Norman V. Meier; Treuhand, Inc.; Windeco Corporation; Texxon Oil Corp.; International Financial Services, Inc.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) obtained a final judgment against Norman V. Meier for orchestrating a years-long, multi-million-dollar international securities fraud. The court entered judgments by default against Meier and several companies controlled by him, imposing civil penalties, disgorgement, and an officer and director bar on Meier. Meier was ordered to pay $5,047,515 in total, while the companies were ordered to pay over $6 million in disgorgement and prejudgment interest. The SEC's investigation was conducted by William J. Donahue, Kerry Dakin, and Rory J. Alex, supervised by Colin D. Forbes of the Boston Regional Office.