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The following is the text of a February 3, 2015, Arizona Corporation Commission press release:<\/p>\n

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The Arizona Corporation Commission today ordered Tucson residents Michael and Betsy Feinberg and their affiliated company, Catharon Software Corporation, to pay $4,926,559 in restitution and a $250,000 administrative penalty for defrauding investors with an unregistered investment program. The Commission found that the Feinbergs, formerly of Sedona, represented that they had created and owned a patented computer language technology named \u201cV\u2206Delta\u201dthat would enable Catharon to compete with Microsoft and other computer language systems manufacturers.<\/p>\n

While not registered to offer or sell securities in Arizona, the Feinbergs induced investors to purchase Catharon stock by repeatedly representing that Catharon would launch its technology within months of the investors\u2019 investment, Catharon would generate $2 billion in revenue within three years and investors would receive returns of between 400 and 1,572percent.\u00a0 The Commission found, however, that the Feinberg never launchedCatharon\u2019s technology.<\/p>\n

The Commission found, and the Feinbergs admitted, they did not have any reasonable factual basis for the projected launch dates, the projected $2 billion revenue figure and investment returns, or their representations that Catharon would compete with Microsoft and similar companies. Further, the Commission found that the Feinbergs failed to disclose their use of investor monies to pay for personal living expenses, including a bird-watching trip to Mexico, as well as the transfer of more than $891,000 to their personal bank account. In settling this matter, the Feinberg admitted to the Commission\u2019s findings for the purposes of its administrative proceeding and any other proceeding in which the Commission is a party and consented to theentryof the consent order.<\/p>\n

For more details about this case, view the full text of the Commission\u2019s order S-20905A-14-0061. The Commission\u2019s final order against the named respondents will be posted online<\/a> as soon as it is signed by all of the Commissioners.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The following is the text of a February 3, 2015, Arizona Corporation Commission press release: The Arizona Corporation Commission today ordered Tucson residents Michael and Betsy Feinberg and their affiliated company, Catharon Software Corporation, to pay $4,926,559 in restitution and a $250,000 administrative penalty for defrauding investors with an unregistered investment program. The Commission found that the Feinbergs, formerly of Sedona, represented that they had created and owned a patented computer language technology named \u201cV\u2206Delta\u201dthat would enable Catharon to compete with Microsoft and other computer language systems manufacturers. While not registered to offer or sell securities in Arizona, the Feinbergs induced investors to purchase Catharon stock by repeatedly representing that Catharon would launch its technology within months of the investors\u2019 investment, Catharon would generate $2 billion in revenue within three years and investors would receive returns of between 400 and 1,572percent.\u00a0 The Commission found, however, that the Feinberg never launchedCatharon\u2019s technology. The Commission found, and the Feinbergs admitted, they did not have any reasonable factual basis for the projected launch dates, the projected $2 billion revenue figure and investment returns, or their representations that Catharon would compete with Microsoft and similar companies. Further, the Commission found that the Feinbergs failed to disclose their use of investor monies to pay for personal living expenses, including a bird-watching trip to Mexico, as well as the transfer of more than $891,000 to their personal bank account. In settling this matter, the Feinberg admitted to the Commission\u2019s findings for the purposes of its administrative proceeding and any other proceeding in which the Commission is a party and consented to theentryof the consent order. For more details about this case, view the full text of the Commission\u2019s order S-20905A-14-0061. 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