FINAL JUDGEMENT ENTERED FINAL JUDGEMENT AGAINST DEFENDANT FOR ALLEGEDLY MISLEADING INVESTORS

FROM:  U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
Court Enters Final Judgment by Consent Against SEC Defendant Corey Ribotsky

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that, on November 14, 2013 the Honorable Joseph F. Bianco, United States District Court Judge for the Eastern District of New York, entered a final judgment by consent against Defendant Corey Ribotsky. In addition, Judge Bianco also dismissed all claims against Defendant The NIR Group, LLC at the SEC's request because that entity is defunct and has no assets.

The SEC filed this enforcement action on September 28, 2011, alleging, among other things, that during the financial crisis Ribotsky and NIR made false statements to investors regarding the poor performance and trading strategy of the various AJW Funds he managed through NIR. The SEC also alleged that Ribotsky misappropriated client assets and mislead investors about the decision to form the AJW Master Fund.

Ribotsky consented to the final judgments without admitting or denying the allegations in the Commission's complaint. The final judgment against Ribotsky imposed permanent injunctions prohibiting Ribotsky from violating Section 17(a)(1), (2) and (3) of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, and Sections 206(1), 206(2) and 206(4) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and Rule 206(4)-8 thereunder. Ribotsky has also agreed to pay $12,500,000 in disgorgement, $1,000,000 in prejudgment interest, and a $1,000,000 civil penalty.

To settle the Commission's related administrative proceedings that the Commission will separately institute, Ribotsky has consented to be barred from any future association with any broker, dealer, investment adviser, municipal securities dealer, municipal advisor, transfer agent, or nationally recognized statistical rating organization, with the right to reapply after four years.