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Daniel A Otto

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · NC · Apr 19, 2024 → Apr 19, 2024

1deal (issuers)
$58Mreported sold
64investors
2Form D filings
2024year on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:56 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Daniel A Otto is listed as an executive officer on 2 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Apr 2024 and Oct 2024: 22nd Century Group, Inc. (Mocksville, NC — biotechnology — 2024; $58M reported sold to 64 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Oct 2024. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment — it is a notice, not an approval.

Listed alongside Andy Arno (2 shared filings), Anthony Johnson (2 shared filings), Lawrence Firestone (2 shared filings), Lucille S. Salhany (2 shared filings), Staffeldt P. Jonathan (2 shared filings) and 3 others.

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

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 11 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 11 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 Daniel A Otto and found 1 difference: Daniel A Otto is written 2 different ways on the filings.

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 Daniel A Otto has not run yet — it is joining a line of 3,264 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 27 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, 2:56 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: AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA (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 Daniel A Otto..

State securities regulators searched: AZ (Corporation Commission Securities Division), CA (DFPI — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE (DOJ Investor Protection Unit), TX (State Securities Board), WA (DFI) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. Other states are not covered.

3. Bankruptcies

11 cases: 11 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Daniel E Otto closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Missouri · No. 21-40736 · Filed Mar 3, 2021 · Closed Jun 23, 2021
Role of Daniel E Otto: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2021-06-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 19 federal dockets); court in MO (not a filing state); middle initial differs
Daniel S. Otto and Michele J. Otto closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · No. 18-11386 · Filed Apr 17, 2018 · Closed May 4, 2020
Role of Daniel S. Otto and Michele J. Otto: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2020-05-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 19 federal dockets); court in MA (not a filing state); middle initial differs
Daniel L. Otto closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Illinois · No. 10-82886 · Filed Sep 16, 2010 · Closed May 8, 2013
Role of Daniel L. Otto: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2013-05-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 19 federal dockets); court in IL (not a filing state); middle initial differs
Daniel E Otto closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 10-29365 · Filed Jun 30, 2010 · Closed Oct 25, 2010
Role of Daniel E Otto: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-10-25 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 19 federal dockets); court in IL (not a filing state); middle initial differs
Daniel L. Otto and Cynthia D. Otto closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Illinois · No. 09-82783 · Filed Sep 1, 2009 · Closed Jan 14, 2010
Role of Daniel L. Otto and Cynthia D. Otto: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-01-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 19 federal dockets); court in IL (not a filing state); middle initial differs
Daniel L. Otto and Cynthia D. Otto closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Illinois · No. 06-81094 · Filed Jul 18, 2006 · Closed Dec 6, 2006
Role of Daniel L. Otto and Cynthia D. Otto: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-12-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 19 federal dockets); court in IL (not a filing state); middle initial differs
Daniel R. Otto and Beth A. Otto closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · No. 03-35931 · Filed Oct 16, 2003 · Closed Jan 23, 2004
Role of Daniel R. Otto and Beth A. Otto: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2004-01-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 19 federal dockets); court in IN (not a filing state); middle initial differs
Daniel C. Otto and Denise M. Otto closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Oregon · No. 99-33402 · Filed May 7, 1999 · Closed Jul 27, 2004
Role of Daniel C. Otto and Denise M. Otto: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2004-07-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 19 federal dockets); court in OR (not a filing state); middle initial differs
Daniel S. Otto and Sherry L. Otto closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 8:96-bk-23370 · Filed Nov 8, 1996 · Closed Jun 30, 1997
Role of Daniel S. Otto and Sherry L. Otto: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-06-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 19 federal dockets); court in CA (not a filing state); middle initial differs
Daniel M. Otto closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Iowa · No. 96-52263 · Filed Sep 9, 1996 · Closed Jan 6, 1997
Role of Daniel M. Otto: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-01-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 19 federal dockets); court in IA (not a filing state); middle initial differs
Daniel K. Otto and Helen L. Otto closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin · No. 1-94-10577 · Filed Mar 9, 1994 · Closed Jun 27, 1994
Role of Daniel K. Otto and Helen L. Otto: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1994-06-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 19 federal dockets); court in WI (not a filing state); middle initial differs
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, 2:56 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

1 difference found between the filings for Daniel A Otto (compared 2 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Apr 19, 2024 – Oct 4, 2024

Daniel A Otto is written 2 different ways on the filings

listed as "Daniel A Otto" on the Apr 19, 2024 filing, and "Daniel Otto" on the Oct 4, 2024 filing.

What this means Same person, written differently — a middle name or suffix left off, or spelled another way. It is normal, but check that the full legal name matches your subscription documents.

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

2 of 2 offerings report sales commissions totalling $324,732; 0 report finder's fees; 0 report proceeds to related persons. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Oct 4, 2024 D
22nd Century Group, Inc.
File 021-525954
$70,500$0$0Dawson James Securities, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 130645 ↗EDGAR ↗
Apr 19, 2024 D
22nd Century Group, Inc.
File 021-511077
$254,232 (est.)$0$0Dawson James Securities, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 130645 ↗EDGAR ↗
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 1

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

Biotechnology

22nd Century Group, Inc.

Mocksville, NC · Apr 19, 2024 → Oct 4, 2024 · 2 filings
  • Oct 4, 2024 · D · $1,200,000 sold of $1,200,000 · 7 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Apr 19, 2024 · D · $4,200,000 sold of $4,200,000 · 9 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $58M from 64 investors (100% of the $1.2M target) as of the latest filing. Daniel is listed as executive officer on 2 filings for this deal.

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. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Biotechnology / 506(b) (3,253 filings); ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile). Computed by PartnerFacts from SEC EDGAR Form D data as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Rows without a range: fewer than 30 comparable filings, or not a Rule 506 offering. No ranking or score.

People around Daniel 8

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

AJ
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Person

Anthony Johnson

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 4 other issuers

Anthony Johnson is on 5 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

LS
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Person

Lucille S. Salhany

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Daniel A Otto. Their page shows their other deals.

SJ
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Person

Staffeldt P. Jonathan

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Daniel A Otto. Their page shows their other deals.

LF
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Person

Lawrence Firestone

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

Listed on the same filings as Daniel A Otto. Their page shows their other deals.

AA
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Person

Andy Arno

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Daniel A Otto. Their page shows their other deals.

JM
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Person

John Miller

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 2 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as Daniel A Otto. Their page shows their other deals.

NS
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Person

Nora B. Sullivan

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Daniel A Otto. Their page shows their other deals.

JM
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Person

JAMES A MISH

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Daniel A Otto. Their page shows their other deals.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 1 issuer 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 Daniel A Otto 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 1 issuer this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Daniel A Otto is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in 22nd Century Group, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #89,274 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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