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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
CASE NO.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION,
Plaintiff,
V.
JAMES M. SCHNEIDER,
Defendant.
COMPLAINT
Plaintiff Securities and Exchange Commission alleges as follows:
I. INTRODUCTION
1. The Commission brings this action to enjoin Defendant James M. Schneider
("Schneider") from violating the antifraud and registration provisions of the federal securities
laws. From no later than March 2008 through November 2013, Schneider participated in a
scheme with Daniel McKelvey ("McKelvey"), Alvin Mirman ("Mirman"), and Steven Sanders
("Sanders") (collectively, the "Control Persons") in which at least 20 undisclosed "blank check"
companies (collectively, the "Blank Check Companies") as defined in Rule 419 under the
Securities Act of 1933 ("Securities Act"), 17 C.F.R. § 230.419, were manufactured for sale by
reverse merger with a deceptive public float of purportedly unrestricted securities. With the
participation and substantial assistance of Schneider, the Control Persons sold 18 of the Blank
Check Companies for approximately $6 million.
2. Schneider, a seasoned securities law attorney, acted as the Control Persons'
primary attorney in furtherance of the scheme. Schneider provided professional services from- 1 -
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