{"id":55443,"date":"2024-02-05T18:03:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T02:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=55443"},"modified":"2024-02-05T18:03:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T02:03:13","slug":"ceo-for-women-beverage-co-allegedly-got-more-than-13-5-million-from-more-than-1000-investors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=55443","title":{"rendered":"CEO For-Women-Beverage Co. 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She is charged with 38 counts of securities fraud and one count of making false statements to federal investigators.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7492487407MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Rose pleaded not guilty at her arraignment in federal court in downtown Los Angeles,, and a March 19 trial was scheduled. A federal magistrate judge today ordered Rose to be released on a $20,000 bond.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7492487407MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">According to the indictment returned on January 18 and unsealed today, Rose founded She Beverage Co. Inc., a Lancaster-based beverage manufacturer, in 2009. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7492487407MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2782 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IRS-Criminal-Investigation.-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IRS-Criminal-Investigation.-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IRS-Criminal-Investigation.-120x76.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IRS-Criminal-Investigation.-308x192.jpg 308w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IRS-Criminal-Investigation..jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Rose was the company\u2019s president, CEO, and chairman of its board of directors. Rose promoted She Beverage as a woman-owned beverage manufacturer that marketed and sold beer, wine, bottled water, and other products purportedly designed specifically to cater to women\u2019s needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7492487407MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">From 2017 to December 2020, Rose raised investments in She Beverage to more than $13.5 million from more than 1,000 investors nationwide. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7492487407MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Specifically, she caused the company to offer and sell its shares through an offering memorandum, offering shares in the company for $2.50 per share. Rose also hosted in-person meetings for current and prospective investors, some of which were livestreamed to out-of-town investors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7492487407MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Even though Rose marketed She Beverage as a successful company, she allegedly used the vast majority of the $13.5 million she raised from investors to enrich herself, her family, and her friends. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7492487407MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11000 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/fbi-BADGE-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/fbi-BADGE-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/fbi-BADGE-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/fbi-BADGE.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>According to the indictment, she also used victim investor money to \u201cpurchase\u201d shell companies to give the false appearance that She Beverage was expanding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7492487407MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Contrary to Rose\u2019s written promises to spend 30% of the money raised from investors on inventory, she allegedly spent only 2.5% of investors\u2019 money on inventory from 2015 to 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7492487407MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">From 2016 to 2021, the indictment alleges that Rose caused $6 million of victim investor funds raised in the company offerings to be used for the benefit of herself and her friends. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7492487407MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Rose allegedly failed to inform investors that she spent more than $1 million of company funds at casinos and used company money to purchase cars and trucks for family and friends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7492487407MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> She allegedly also used company money to pay for a lease on a house she rented and to purchase luxury clothing from retailers such as Gucci and Louis Vuitton.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7492487407MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Rose allegedly lied to investors by stating in 2018 that her company had \u201cgenerated approximately $4-5 million in revenue\u201d when, in fact, that year, She Beverage had sold less than $263,000 in merchandise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7492487407MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">She allegedly also made false statements to investors that She Beverage sold United States Food and Drug Administration-approved bottled water made with a proprietary formula that cured cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7492487407MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> Rose made other alleged false claims about her prior business experience, including that she had developed McDonald\u2019s Bagel Sandwich and the creation of Versace\u2019s \u201cTribute\u201d clothing line.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7492487407MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-41105 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cropped-judge-gavel-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cropped-judge-gavel-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cropped-judge-gavel-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cropped-judge-gavel-2.jpg 684w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Other false statements included that there were nine-figure offers from other companies to purchase She Beverage and about Rose\u2019s educational background, including that she received \u201cprofessional certificates in the field of medicine, journalism <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">broadcasting, education, and company branding,\u201d according to the indictment. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7492487407MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Rose allegedly made false statements to investors and investigators with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7492487407MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">If convicted of all charges, Rose would face a statutory maximum sentence of 20<b>\u00a0<\/b>years in federal prison for each securities fraud count and up to five years in federal prison for the false statements count. She is presumed innocent unless proven guilty, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7492487407MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">In September 2021, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/litigation\/litreleases\/lr-25206\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">SEC sued Rose<\/a>\u00a0for allegedly fraudulently raising millions of dollars from She Beverage investors throughout the United States. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7492487407MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">On January 16, U.S. District Judge Christina A. Snyder imposed a judgment finding Rose, She Beverage Co. Inc., and two others jointly and severally liable for disgorgement of $12 million representing net profits from the fraud, as well as $738,774 in pre-judgment interest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7492487407MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The FBI and IRS Criminal Investigation are investigating this matter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7492487407MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeff P. 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