Schopper, Mary A

Carl F. Schoeppl is the Managing Shareholder of the Law Firm of Schoeppl & Burke, P.A.  Mr. Schoeppl is a former senior federal prosecutor with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Division of Enforcement, and prosecuted some of the most notable securities fraud cases on behalf of the SEC in federal courts throughout the Southeastern United 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 failed Commonwealth 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 ethical issues to a staff of over fifty.  Prior to his tenure at the SEC, Mr. Schoeppl was Special Assistant District Attorney in Atlanta, Georgia with responsibility over trying major felony criminal cases.  Mr. Schoeppl has been appointed by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, upon the recommendation of the SEC, as the Receiver for five different corporations in an SEC enforcement action styled SEC v. Schaefer, et al., Case No. 98-343-CIV-ORL-22A (M.D. Fla.) ($3.5 million securities fraud/Ponzi scheme case involving the sale of promissory notes).  Mr. Schoeppl has also been appointed by the United States District Court for the southern District of Florida, upon the recommendation of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), as the Receiver for Transworld Enterprises, Inc. in an FTC enforcement action styled FTC v. Transworld Enterprises, Inc., et al, Case No. 008-8126-CIV-GRAHAM (S.D. Fla.) ($3 million nationwide franchise fraud case involving the sale of ATM business opportunities).  In October 2001, Mr. Schoeppl was appointed by the United States District Court for the southern District of Florida, upon the recommendation of the SEC, to serve as the Receiver for U.S. Capital Funding, Inc. in a $48 million securities fraud case 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 Southern District of Florida, upon the recommendation of the FTC, as Temporary Receiver for America's Shopping Network, Inc. (ASN), Consumer Services, Inc., Karen Zagami, Carianne Sica, Louis Gangi, HME, Inc., and John Epstein in an FTC enforcement 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. Web Hosting Headquarters Partnerships, et al., Case No. 00-4975-CIV-HIGHSMITH/GRABER (S.D. Fla.).  He has also served as an expert witness in Michael E.Wright v. Sam A. Ruth, Case No. CL-99-4152-AJ (Palm Beach County Cir. Ct.), Dion M. Dorizas d/b/a Atlantic Financial Corporation v. 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 Bonnie A. Pearce v. Seawinds Healthcare Services, LLC, Case No. SS-01-733-RD (Palm Beach County Ct.).