Carl F. Schoeppl, Attorney

CarlF. Schoeppl is the Managing Shareholder of the Law Firm of Schoeppl & Burke,P.A.  Mr. Schoeppl is a former senior federalprosecutor with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),Division of Enforcement, and prosecuted some of the most notable securitiesfraud cases on behalf of the SEC in federal courts throughout the SoutheasternUnited States, including SEC v. Chapnick, [1993 1994 Transfer Binder]Fed. Sec. L. Rep (CCH) 98,076 (S.D. Fla. Feb. 11, 1994) (an insider trading and$33 million securities fraud case involving former offices of the failedCommonwealth Savings and Loan Association of Florida); and SEC v. Bradt[Current Transfer Binder] Fed. Sec. L. Rep. (CCH 98,624 (S.D. Fla. Mar. 7, 1995)(a$27 million Ponzi scheme case involving the notorious con-man Thomas R.Mullens and the defunct Omni Capital Group, Ltd.).  Mr.Schoeppl also served as Ethics Counsel for the SEC's Southeast Regional Office,and was responsible for rendering ethics opinions and legal advice on ethicalissues to a staff of over fifty.  Prior to histenure at the SEC, Mr. Schoeppl was Special Assistant District Attorney inAtlanta, Georgia with responsibility over trying major felony criminal cases. Mr. Schoeppl has been appointed by the United States District Court forthe Middle District of Florida, upon the recommendation of the SEC, as theReceiver for five different corporations in an SEC enforcement action styled SECv. Schaefer, et al., Case No. 98-343-CIV-ORL-22A (M.D. Fla.) ($3.5 millionsecurities fraud/Ponzi scheme case involving the sale of promissory notes). Mr. Schoeppl has also been appointed by the United States District Courtfor the southern District of Florida, upon the recommendation of the FederalTrade Commission (FTC), as the Receiver for Transworld Enterprises, Inc. in anFTC enforcement action styled FTC v. Transworld Enterprises, Inc., et al,Case No. 008-8126-CIV-GRAHAM (S.D. Fla.) ($3 million nationwide franchise fraudcase involving the sale of ATM business opportunities).  InOctober 2001, Mr. Schoeppl was appointed by the United States District Court forthe southern District of Florida, upon the recommendation of the SEC, to serveas the Receiver for U.S. Capital Funding, Inc. in a $48 million securities fraudcase styled SEC v. First Capital Services, Inc., et al., Case No.00-8445-CIV-MIDDLEBROODS (S.D. Fla.).  Recently, Mr.Schoeppl was appointed by the United States District Court for the SouthernDistrict of Florida, upon the recommendation of the FTC, as Temporary Receiverfor America's Shopping Network, Inc. (ASN), Consumer Services, Inc., KarenZagami, Carianne Sica, Louis Gangi, HME, Inc., and John Epstein in an FTCenforcement action styled FTC v. America's Shopping Network, Inc., et al.,Case No. 02-80540-CIV-HURLEY (S.D. Fla.).  The ASN,the Defendants allegedly conducted a nationwide fraudulent work-at-home scheme. 

Mr.Schoeppl has also served as an expert witness for the SEC in SEC v. WebHosting Headquarters Partnerships, et al., Case No.00-4975-CIV-HIGHSMITH/GRABER (S.D. Fla.).  He has also served as an expertwitness in Michael E.Wright v. Sam A. Ruth, Case No. CL-99-4152-AJ (PalmBeach County Cir. Ct.), Dion M. Dorizas d/b/a Atlantic Financial Corporationv. Sir Nick, Inc., et al., Case No. MC-99-6295-RB (Palm Beach County Cir.Ct.), In re: Nat Ruderman Revocable Living Trust: Zucker v. Ruderman,Case No. CP-98-5609-IY (Palm Beach County Cir. Ct.), Thomas F. Mazzei v.Sterling Palmer, et al., Case 00014371 (Broward County Ct.), and BonnieA. Pearce v. Seawinds Healthcare Services, LLC, Case No. SS-01-733-RD (PalmBeach County Ct.).

• Williamson v. State 1996

• Vincelli v. National Home Health Care Corp., 2000

• Travel Access, Inc. v. System One Direct Access, Inc., ( 1997

• SEC v. Yun 2001

• SEC v. Omnigene Development, Inc., 2000

• SEC v. Chapnick 1994

• SEC v. Bradt 1995

• Periera v. Florida Power & Light Company 1996

• Computerized Thermal Imaging , Inc. v. Bloomberg LP 2002

• Computerized Thermal Imaging , Inc. v. Bloomberg LP

• Cadle Co. v. G & G Assoc.

• Aquamar, S.A. v. Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc. 1999