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Barry Lazarus

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · MN · Jan 27, 2010 → Feb 4, 2011

2deals (issuers)
$2.5Mreported sold
16investors
3Form D filings
2010–2011years on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:21 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Barry Lazarus is listed as a director on 3 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Jan 2010 and Feb 2011: Top Hat Inc (Shakopee, MN — retailing — 2010; $1.5M reported sold to 13 investors) and EarthClean Corp (South St. Paul, MN — manufacturing — 2010–2011; $996K reported sold to 3 investors).

What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as director. Across those companies the filings report $2.5M sold in total.

Listed alongside Douglas W. Ruth (2 shared filings), Mark Stump (2 shared filings), Andrew D LaFrence (1 shared filing), David R. Pomje (1 shared filing), Dwight E. Helm (1 shared filing) and 5 others.

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Barry. Each name links to their own page.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) — 1 bankruptcy case matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 1 record came back. Each one is listed below with a link to the original document and a line saying why it matched. A name match is not proof it is the same person or company — read the why line and the document. Being sued or named in a release is an accusation, not a finding.

We compared 3 public filings for Barry Lazarus and found 9 differences, 5 worth asking the sponsor about: 4 bankruptcy cases name the subject or team members; Paid seller listed without a CRD number: JME Investment Management, LLC; and more below.

What this means These are differences between the sponsor's own SEC filings — both values, dates and sources are listed in Key records, section 4. Most have ordinary explanations; ask the sponsor.

What the community is saying

Community search for Barry Lazarus has not run yet — it is joining a line of 27,210 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 638 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: BiggerPockets forums (via DuckDuckGo, Brave, Bing and BiggerPockets search) and Reddit (search feed + public archive).

Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

None found in sources searched — federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:21 AM ET.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

2. Regulatory actions

None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: VA (crawled Oct 23, 2026)

What was searched

SEC enforcement searched: SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings — respondent names in the sec.gov index titles (30,205 releases, 1995-09-19 to 2026-10-23); release text is read only to confirm a candidate. Names that appear only in the body of a release are not found. — Searched SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings (1995→ / 2007→) (30,205 records as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) — nothing matched Barry Lazarus..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (3,318 actions): AZ Corporation Commission Securities Division (411 actions, 2017–2026), CA DFPI (25 actions, 2007–2024; listing starts 2002 — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for CO, FL, IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, NY, OH, UT, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

1 case: 1 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Barry S Lazarus closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · No. 1-06-44520 · Filed Nov 25, 2006 · Closed Mar 1, 2007
Role of Barry S Lazarus: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2007-03-01 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (rare in federal dockets); court in NY (not a filing state)
What was searched

Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:21 AM ET.

Court records show docket facts only; we never restate allegations as facts. Outcome wording comes from the docket feed; where it does not state a disposition we say so.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

4. Differences between public sources

Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals

9 differences found between the filings for Barry Lazarus — 5 worth asking about (compared 3 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Jun 10, 1992 – Mar 25, 2022

4 bankruptcy cases name the subject or team members

Bankruptcy case: Barry S Lazarus — filed Nov 25, 2006 · Bankruptcy case: T&M Top Hat, Inc. — filed Oct 29, 2020 · Bankruptcy case: Top Hat 430, Inc. — filed Feb 12, 2013 · Bankruptcy case: T & M TOP HAT INC — filed Jun 10, 1992

What this means A bankruptcy filing was found. Many are old or personal and have nothing to do with the deal — but ask what it was and when it closed.

Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York ↗Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota ↗Top Hat Inc — PartnerFacts page ↗Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota ↗
Sources
Note · Feb 4, 2011

Barry Lazarus appears on 1 deal that stopped filing before reaching its target

EarthClean Corp (last filing Feb 4, 2011; $996,000 sold of $3,000,000). Each has no filing in more than two years and reported under half its target sold.

What this means An issuer whose last filing is more than two years old and reported under half its target sold. The raise may have closed early or quietly stopped. Ask what happened to each.

EarthClean Corp — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Worth asking · Jan 27, 2010

Paid seller listed without a CRD number: JME Investment Management, LLC — Top Hat Inc

JME Investment Management, LLC is listed as receiving sales compensation on 1 filing (Jan 27, 2010) with no FINRA CRD number given.

What this means People paid to sell securities normally hold a FINRA registration with a CRD number. Without one we cannot look them up on BrokerCheck. Ask who they are and whether they are registered.

Form D · Jan 27, 2010 ↗BrokerCheck search: JME Investment Management, LLC ↗Top Hat Inc — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Worth asking · Nov 30, 2010 – Feb 4, 2011

Form D filed 66 days after the first sale — EarthClean Corp

The filing says the first sale was Nov 30, 2010. The Form D was filed Feb 4, 2011 — 66 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 51 days past that.

What this means A late notice is common and carries no penalty by itself. It is worth asking the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Form D · Feb 4, 2011 ↗EarthClean Corp — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Worth asking · Apr 20, 2010 – Aug 20, 2010

Form D filed 122 days after the first sale — EarthClean Corp

The filing says the first sale was Apr 20, 2010. The Form D was filed Aug 20, 2010 — 122 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 107 days past that.

What this means A late notice is common and carries no penalty by itself. It is worth asking the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Form D · Aug 20, 2010 ↗EarthClean Corp — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Worth asking · Oct 27, 2009 – Jan 27, 2010

Form D filed 92 days after the first sale — Top Hat Inc

The filing says the first sale was Oct 27, 2009. The Form D was filed Jan 27, 2010 — 92 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 77 days past that.

What this means A late notice is common and carries no penalty by itself. It is worth asking the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Form D · Jan 27, 2010 ↗Top Hat Inc — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Nov 30, 2010 – Feb 4, 2011

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — EarthClean Corp (latest filing Feb 4, 2011)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Feb 4, 2011 (first sale Nov 30, 2010). It reports $996,000 sold of $3,000,000 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Form D · Feb 4, 2011 ↗EarthClean Corp — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Apr 20, 2010 – Aug 20, 2010

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — EarthClean Corp (latest filing Aug 20, 2010)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Aug 20, 2010 (first sale Apr 20, 2010). It reports $765,000 sold of $3,000,000 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Form D · Aug 20, 2010 ↗EarthClean Corp — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Aug 20, 2010 – Feb 4, 2011

Address moved from Minneapolis, MN to South St. Paul, MN — EarthClean Corp

The people listed on the Aug 20, 2010 filing give Minneapolis, MN; on the Feb 4, 2011 filing they give South St. Paul, MN.

What this means Businesses move; this just shows the two places and dates. If you were told one city and the forms say another, ask which is current.

Form D · Aug 20, 2010 ↗Form D · Feb 4, 2011 ↗EarthClean Corp — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
What is compared

What is compared: every Form D and D/A we hold for this subject, side by side — filing dates vs. first-sale dates (the 15-day rule), amendment timing on open offerings (the yearly-amendment expectation), amounts sold, investor counts, offering amounts and minimums across amendments, industry and size bands, addresses, how each person's name and role is written, paid sellers' CRD numbers, and (for groups) where the member companies were formed and sit. Everything is as filed by the issuer; the SEC does not check it. Differences are common and usually have ordinary explanations — we show both values, the dates, and the source so you can ask. As of Oct 24, 2026.

5. Money to insiders

1 of 3 offerings reports sales commissions totalling $28,000; 1 reports finder's fees totalling $4,000; 0 report proceeds to related persons.

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Feb 4, 2011 D
EarthClean Corp
File 021-154846
$0$0$0None no CRD number reportedEDGAR ↗
Aug 20, 2010 D
EarthClean Corp
File 021-146748
$0$0$0None no CRD number reportedEDGAR ↗
Jan 27, 2010 D
Top Hat Inc
File 021-77361
$28,000$4,000$0JME Investment Management, LLC no CRD number reportedEDGAR ↗
How this is counted

Counts come from Form D Items 12–15 on the filings in our index (latest filing per offering; one offering = one SEC file number; an amendment updates its offering rather than adding one). "To insiders" = gross proceeds used for payments to executive officers, directors or promoters. "—" = not reported on that filing. Amounts marked (est.) were reported as estimates. "Paid to sell it" = sales compensation recipients named on that filing (Item 12), each linked to FINRA BrokerCheck when a CRD number is reported.

Counted across every filing this person is listed on (latest filing per offering, per issuer).

Deals 2

Every issuer that named Barry Lazarus on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

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Manufacturing

EarthClean Corp

South St. Paul, MN · Aug 20, 2010 → Feb 4, 2011 · 2 filings
  • Feb 4, 2011 · D · $996,000 sold of $3,000,000 · 3 investors · min. $45,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Aug 20, 2010 · D · $765,000 sold of $3,000,000 · 3 investors · min. $45,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $996K from 3 investors (33% of the $3M target) as of the latest filing. Barry is listed as director on 2 filings for this deal.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer.

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Retailing

Top Hat Inc

Shakopee, MN · Jan 27, 2010
  • Jan 27, 2010 · D · $1,500,010 sold of $1,500,010 · 13 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $1.5M from 13 investors (100% of the $1.5M target) as of the latest filing. Barry is listed as director.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer.

People around Barry 10

Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.

MS
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Person

Mark Stump

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Barry Lazarus. Their page shows their other deals.

DR
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Person

Douglas W. Ruth

Executive Officer, Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Barry Lazarus. Their page shows their other deals.

JG
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Person

Jeffrey Gatesmith

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Barry Lazarus. Their page shows their other deals.

DH
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Person

Dwight E. Helm

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Barry Lazarus. Their page shows their other deals.

LT
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Person

Larry Thomas

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Barry Lazarus. Their page shows their other deals.

WB
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Person

William Boyajian

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Barry Lazarus. Their page shows their other deals.

DP
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Person

David R. Pomje

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Barry Lazarus. Their page shows their other deals.

GM
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Person

George Mileusnic

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Barry Lazarus. Their page shows their other deals.

WB
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Person

William L Bruggeman, Jr.

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Barry Lazarus. Their page shows their other deals.

AL
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Person

Andrew D LaFrence

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Barry Lazarus. Their page shows their other deals.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 2 issuers this person is listed on appears in Form ADV (searched 24,962 advisers as of Oct 2, 2026). A person is never an adviser firm; Form ADV is checked for the issuers and the management companies they are listed with.

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

Searched SEC Regulation A Data Sets (Forms 1-A, 1-K, 1-Z; 2015 Q2 → 2026 Q3); SEC Crowdfunding Offerings Data Sets (Form C family; 2016 Q2 → 2026 Q3); EDGAR form index for 2026 Q3 → 2026 Q4 (51,358 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET) — nothing matched this name.

Property records none — individuals are not matched

Property records are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to Barry Lazarus by design. Searched property records in Hillsborough County FL (Clerk recorded-document index Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026 + FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Miami-Dade County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Harris County TX (HCAD 2026 ownership roll), Dallas County TX (DCAD 2026 ownership roll), New York City ACRIS documents and PLUTO ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers, Cook County IL sale and ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers (814,874 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET) for the 2 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Barry Lazarus is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Top Hat Inc's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #364,820 of 374,652 in line (1,330 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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Securities regulators

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Business registries

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