Defendant Name: El Paso Corporation

Defendant Type: Public Company

Document Reference: LR-20642

Document Details

Legal Case Name SEC v. El Paso Corporation, El Paso CGP Company LLC, El Paso Exploration & Production Co., Rodney D. Erskine, Randy L. Bartley, Steven L. Hochstein, John D. Perry and Bryan T. Simmons
Document Name SEC Settles Securities Fraud Case With El Paso Corporation, Its Subsidiaries, and Several Former Employees
Document Date 11-Jul-2008
Document Format Civil Proceeding
Case Number 08-cv-02191
Federal District Court Texas, Southern District of Texas
AAER 2844
Allegation Type Issuer Reporting and Disclosure
Document Summary On July 11, 2008, the SEC stated that: "[It] filed a civil action against El Paso Corporation (El Paso), its subsidiaries El Paso CGP Company LLC (CGP) and El Paso Exploration & Production Co. (EPPH), and several former employees alleging that they inflated, or participated in the inflation of, the companies' proved natural gas and oil reserves in violation of the federal securities laws."

Disgorgement & Penalty Information

Resolutions
Enjoinment

Related Documents:

comp20642 11-Jul-2008 Complaint
Complaint
The SEC stated: "Between 1998 and 2003, El Paso Corporation's ("El Paso's") oil and gas production subsidiaries, El Paso CGP Company LLC ("CGP") and El Paso Exploration and Production Co. ("EPPH"), materially overstated their proved oil and gas reserves under the Securities and Exchange Commission's ("Commission's") rules. In September 2004, El Paso restated its financial statements for the period from year end 1999 through September 30,2003."
court_doc7_08-cv-02191 28-Jul-2008 Court Docket Document
Final Judgment as to Defendant El Paso Corporation
The Court stated: "The Securities and Exchange Commission having filed a Complaint and Defendant El Paso Corporation ("Defendant") having entered a general appearance; consented to the Court's jurisdiction over Defendant and the subject matter of this action; consented to entry of this Final Judgment without admitting or denying the allegations of the Complaint (except as to jurisdiction); waived findings of fact and conclusions of law; and waived any right to appeal from this Final Judgment."

Other Defendants in Action:

Rodney D. Erskine