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Brian Laughlin

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Apr 29, 2009 → Apr 29, 2009

2deals (issuers)
$50Kreported sold
1investors
2Form D filings
2009year on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:18 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Brian Laughlin is listed as a director and promoter on 2 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers in Apr 2009: iNet Properties Fund I LLC (Tustin, CA — reits and finance — 2009; $50K reported sold to 1 investors) and American Properties Fund I LLC (Tustin, CA — reits and finance — 2009).

What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as director and promoter. Across those companies the filings report $50K sold in total.

Listed alongside Paul Lam (2 shared filings) and Patrick ONeill (1 shared filing).

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

All 2 issuers belong to the sponsor group Inet (2 issuers, $50K reported sold, 2009).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Inet has 2 companies on file and $50K reported sold in total — the group page shows the whole track record in one place.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FINRA, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) — 10 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 10 records 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 2 public filings for Brian Laughlin and found 4 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: 4000% of the money raised went to insiders; 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 Brian Laughlin has not run yet — it is joining a line of 55,280 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 641 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: Bing (site:reddit.com / site:biggerpockets.com) and Reddit's own search, plus DuckDuckGo/Brave/BiggerPockets search when they are answering.

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, 2:18 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: 48 regulators (FINRA, NASAA, 37 states) — crawled Oct 24, 2026, 8:48 AM ET

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 Brian Laughlin..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (64,910 actions): FINRA (38,350 actions, 1995–2026), NASAA (31 actions, 2000–2026; listing starts 1997), AK Division of Banking and Securities (273 actions, 1971–2025), AL Securities Commission (880 actions, 2001–2026), AR Securities Department (1,305 actions, 1998–2026), 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), CO Division of Securities (731 actions, 2001–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-05-02)), CT Department of Banking Securities Division (940 actions, 2006–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-04-22)), DC DISB Securities Bureau (25 actions, 2012–2026), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), FL Office of Financial Regulation (49 actions, 2018–2026), GA Secretary of State Securities Division (65 actions, 2015–2026; listing starts 2012), HI DCCA Securities Enforcement Branch (26 actions, 2012–2026), ID Department of Finance Securities Bureau (663 actions, 1994–2026), IL Secretary of State Securities Department (4,122 actions, 2003–2023), KS Insurance Department Securities Division (58 actions), KY Department of Financial Institutions (342 actions, 2005–2026), LA Office of Financial Institutions Securities Division (13 actions, 2010–2025; listing starts 2008), MA Secretary of the Commonwealth Securities Division (125 actions, 2012–2025; live site blocks automated access — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-02-04), MD Attorney General Securities Division (1,054 actions, 2004–2026), ME Office of Securities (539 actions, 2000–2026), MI LARA Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau (201 actions), MO Secretary of State Securities Division (919 actions, 1998–2026), MS Secretary of State Securities Division (209 actions, 1995–2026), MT Commissioner of Securities and Insurance (597 actions, 2000–2026), NC Secretary of State Securities Division (265 actions, 2004–2024), ND Securities Department (711 actions, 1990–2026; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-01-06), NH Bureau of Securities Regulation (402 actions, 2002–2026), NM Regulation and Licensing Department Securities Division (90 actions, 2010–2025), NV Secretary of State Securities Division (118 actions, 2018–2026), NY Attorney General Investor Protection Bureau (44 actions, 2012–2026), OH Division of Securities (327 actions, 1993–2006), OK Department of Securities (2,531 actions, 1998–2026), OR Division of Financial Regulation (589 actions, 1988–2026), PA Department of Banking and Securities (1,448 actions, 2008–2024; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2024-08-09), RI DBR Securities Division (98 actions, 2005–2025), SC Attorney General Securities Division (540 actions, 2006–2026), SD Division of Insurance – Securities Regulation (106 actions, 2017–2026), TN Department of Commerce and Insurance Securities Division (405 actions, 1992–2026), TX State Securities Board (936 actions, 1999–2026), UT Division of Securities (772 actions, 2000–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2010-05-27)), VT DFR Securities Division (137 actions, 2010–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026), WI DFI Division of Securities (1,072 actions, 1998–2026), WV Securities Commission (State Auditor) (64 actions), WY Secretary of State Compliance Division (6 actions, 2016–2024) — last crawled Oct 24, 2026, 8:48 AM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

10 cases: 10 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Brian R. O'Laughlin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 18-34499 · Filed Dec 13, 2018 · Closed Mar 22, 2019
Role of Brian R. O'Laughlin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2019-03-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IL (not a filing state)
Brian Laughlin and Jeanne Laughlin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. North Dakota · No. 04-31283 · Filed Jul 20, 2004 · Closed Oct 26, 2004
Role of Brian Laughlin and Jeanne Laughlin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2004-10-26 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in ND (not a filing state)
Jeanne Laughlin and Brian Laughlin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. North Dakota · No. 02-32025 · Filed Dec 26, 2002 · Closed May 14, 2003
Role of Brian Laughlin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-05-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in ND (not a filing state)
Brian Laughlin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · No. 01-18689 · Filed Nov 15, 2001 · Closed Feb 25, 2002
Role of Brian Laughlin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-02-25 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MA (not a filing state)
Brian G. O'Laughlin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · No. 1-01-14688 · Filed Jul 26, 2001 · Closed Nov 28, 2001
Role of Brian G. O'Laughlin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-11-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NY (not a filing state)
Brian Laughlin and Pamela Laughlin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · No. 99-11743 · Filed Jun 29, 1999 · Closed Oct 6, 1999
Role of Brian Laughlin and Pamela Laughlin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1999-10-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IN (not a filing state)
Brian J. O'Laughlin and Julie A. O'Laughlin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 98-54837 · Filed Nov 17, 1998 · Closed Mar 22, 1999
Role of Brian J. O'Laughlin and Julie A. O'Laughlin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1999-03-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NJ (not a filing state)
Brian S. Mac Laughlin and Victoria L. Mac Laughlin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Hampshire · No. 95-10974 · Filed Apr 27, 1995 · Closed Nov 22, 1995
Role of Brian S. Mac Laughlin and Victoria L. Mac Laughlin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1995-11-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NH (not a filing state)
Brian M. Laughlin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine · No. 93-20014 · Filed Jan 7, 1993 · Closed May 10, 1996
Role of Brian M. Laughlin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1996-05-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in ME (not a filing state)
Brian P. O'Laughlin and Doreen M. O'Laughlin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · No. 1-92-13210 · Filed Sep 18, 1992 · Closed Feb 19, 1998
Role of Brian P. O'Laughlin and Doreen M. O'Laughlin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1998-02-19 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; 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, 2:18 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

4 differences found between the filings for Brian Laughlin — 1 worth asking about (compared 2 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Apr 29, 2009

4000% of the money raised went to insiders — iNet Properties Fund I LLC

The Apr 29, 2009 Form D reports $50,000 sold and $2,000,000 of the proceeds used for payments to officers, directors or promoters (marked as an estimate).

What this means The filing reports how much of the money raised was paid to insiders. Over 10% is high for most deals. Ask what it paid for.

Sources
Note · Apr 29, 2009

Brian Laughlin appears on 2 deals that stopped filing before reaching their target

iNet Properties Fund I LLC (last filing Apr 29, 2009; $50,000 sold of $10,000,000); American Properties Fund I LLC (last filing Apr 29, 2009; $0 sold of $15,000,000). 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.

Sources
Note · Apr 19, 2009 – Apr 29, 2009

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — iNet Properties Fund I LLC (latest filing Apr 29, 2009)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Apr 29, 2009 (first sale Apr 19, 2009). It reports $50,000 sold of $10,000,000 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.

Sources
Note · Oct 5, 2017

Same name, different state: "Brian Laughlin" (IN) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "Brian Laughlin" with address state IN, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by Prosolia, Inc. (Oct 5, 2017). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Apr 29, 2009; the other has one filing dated Oct 5, 2017.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

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

0 of 2 offerings report sales commissions; 0 report finder's fees; 2 report proceeds to related persons totalling $5,000,000. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Apr 29, 2009 D
iNet Properties Fund I LLC
File 021-130552
$0$0$2,000,000 (est.)None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Apr 29, 2009 D
American Properties Fund I LLC
File 021-130553
$0$0$3,000,000 (est.)None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
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 Brian Laughlin on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

REITS and Finance · group: Inet

American Properties Fund I LLC

Tustin, CA · Apr 29, 2009
  • Apr 29, 2009 · D · $0 sold of $15,000,000 · 0 investors · min. $100,000 · role: Promoter EDGAR ↗

No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. Brian is listed as promoter.

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.

REITS and Finance · group: Inet

iNet Properties Fund I LLC

Tustin, CA · Apr 29, 2009
  • Apr 29, 2009 · D · $50,000 sold of $10,000,000 · 1 investors · min. $100,000 · role: Director (Member) EDGAR ↗

Raised $50K from 1 investor (1% of the $10M target) as of the latest filing. Brian is listed as director.

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.

Other pages with the same name (1)

Separate person records under the same name, not combined with this page. Each line says whether it shares an issuer with this record.

  • Brian Laughlin — IN, 1 issuer, Oct 5, 2017 → Oct 5, 2017 · no shared issuer

People around Brian 2

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

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Person

Paul Lam

Promoter, Director · 2 shared filings (2 issuers)

Listed on the same filings as Brian Laughlin. Their page shows their other deals.

PO
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Person

Patrick ONeill

Promoter · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Brian Laughlin. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

Sponsor group

Inet

2 issuers · 2 filings · $50K reported sold · 2009–2009

One team, 2 deal companies. Brian Laughlin is listed on 2 of them.

Sources

Issuers are grouped when their Form D filings share related persons, a management entity or a business address (automatic match from the filings). "Listed" marks the issuers that name Brian Laughlin.

Registrations and other filings

Business registration (state registry / Secretary of State)

Individuals are not matched to business registrations — registries list companies, and a name alone is not enough to tie a person to one. Officers and managers appear by name inside each matched company's record on the issuer pages. Registries searched: AL (Alabama Secretary of State — Business Entity Records (arc-sos.state.al.us), searched by issuer name, data as of Oct 24, 2026); CO (Colorado Secretary of State — Business Entities in Colorado (data.colorado.gov), data as of Oct 23, 2026); CT (Connecticut Secretary of the State — Business Registry (data.ct.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026); FL (Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations — quarterly corporate data file (Sunbiz), data as of Oct 7, 2026); KY (Kentucky Secretary of State — Business Entity Search (sosbes.sos.ky.gov), searched by issuer name, data as of Oct 24, 2026); NY (New York Department of State — Corporations and Other Entities (data.ny.gov: All Filings + Active Corporations), data as of Oct 20, 2026); OR (Oregon Secretary of State — Active Businesses, All (data.oregon.gov), data as of Oct 20, 2026); PA (Pennsylvania Department of State — Registered Businesses, Current (data.pa.gov), data as of Oct 6, 2026); TX (Texas Comptroller — Active Franchise Taxpayers incl. Secretary of State file data (data.texas.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026). Registries of other states have not been searched: many publish no bulk file and require a CAPTCHA or bot challenge on their search page, which we do not bypass (Delaware, for example, offers no public bulk file).

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 Brian Laughlin 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 Brian Laughlin is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in iNet Properties Fund I LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #371,537 of 374,652 in line (1,386 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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