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DEAN WATSON

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · SD · Jun 11, 2014 → Sep 5, 2014

1deal (issuers)

$141.3Mreported sold

19investors

3Form D filings

2014year on file

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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:31 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

DEAN WATSON is listed as an executive officer and promoter on 3 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Jun 2014 and Sep 2014: POET Grain, LLC (Sioux Falls, SD — other energy — 2014; $141.3M reported sold to 19 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Sep 2014. 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 DAN LOVELAND (3 shared filings), Fred Thurman (3 shared filings), GARY PESTORIOUS (3 shared filings), JEFFREY LAUTT (3 shared filings), POET GRAIN MANAGEMENT, LLC (3 shared filings, management entity) and 3 others.

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around DEAN. 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) — 1 court case matching the name, 16 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 17 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 3 public filings for DEAN WATSON and found 1 difference: No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open.

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 DEAN WATSON has not run yet — it is joining a line of 8,317 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

1 case: 1 judgment

U S A v. WATSON, DEAN ETAL judgment

District Court, D. Idaho · No. · Filed Feb 23, 1987 · Closed Aug 25, 1988 · Nature of suit: 140 Negotiable instruments

Role of WATSON, DEAN ETAL: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1988-08-25 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on default; judgment for plaintiff Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 25 federal dockets); court in ID (not a filing state)

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, 2:31 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.

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 DEAN WATSON..

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

16 cases: 16 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Dean A. Watson and Dawn M. Watson closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 24-31237 · Filed Jul 3, 2024 · Closed Oct 15, 2024

Role of Dean A. Watson and Dawn M. Watson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2024-10-15 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 25 federal dockets); court in OH (not a filing state)

Dean Watson and Jose-Ann M. Watson closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 6:13-bk-02479 · Filed Mar 4, 2013 · Closed Jun 20, 2013

Role of Dean Watson and Jose-Ann M. Watson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2013-06-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 25 federal dockets); court in FL (not a filing state)

Dean F. Watson closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Alabama · No. 10-01656 · Filed Apr 13, 2010 · Closed Jan 20, 2011

Role of Dean F. Watson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-01-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 25 federal dockets); court in AL (not a filing state)

Dean L Watson closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 6:10-bk-12046 · Filed Jan 26, 2010 · Closed May 22, 2010

Role of Dean L Watson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-05-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 25 federal dockets); court in CA (not a filing state)

Dean Watson closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 08-19004 · Filed Nov 15, 2008 · Closed Mar 9, 2009

Role of Dean Watson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-03-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 25 federal dockets); court in OH (not a filing state)

Dean Watson and Tania A Sneed-Watson closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 8:07-bk-12415 · Filed Dec 15, 2007 · Closed Aug 7, 2008

Role of Dean Watson and Tania A Sneed-Watson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2008-08-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 25 federal dockets); court in FL (not a filing state)

Dean H Watson and Cathy J Watson closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 06-11612 · Filed Mar 6, 2006 · Closed Oct 17, 2006

Role of Dean H Watson and Cathy J Watson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-10-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 25 federal dockets); court in NJ (not a filing state)

Dean P. Watson closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · No. 05-50602 · Filed Feb 4, 2005 · Closed May 16, 2005

Role of Dean P. Watson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-05-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 25 federal dockets); court in CA (not a filing state)

Dean D. Watson and Deborah L. Watson closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 8:97-bk-04588 · Filed Mar 24, 1997 · Closed Jan 29, 1999

Role of Dean D. Watson and Deborah L. Watson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1999-01-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 25 federal dockets); court in FL (not a filing state)

Dean B. Watson closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 96-14530 · Filed Aug 30, 1996 · Closed Oct 24, 1997

Role of Dean B. Watson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-10-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 25 federal dockets); court in NY (not a filing state)

Dean A Watson and Donna L Watson closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 6:96-bk-15159 · Filed Apr 2, 1996 · Closed Sep 20, 1996

Role of Dean A Watson and Donna L Watson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1996-09-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 25 federal dockets); court in CA (not a filing state)

Dean P. Watson and Sally E. Watson closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · No. 96-52156 · Filed Mar 22, 1996 · Closed Feb 27, 1998

Role of Dean P. Watson and Sally E. Watson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1998-02-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 25 federal dockets); court in CA (not a filing state)

Dean P. Watson and Sally E. Watson closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · No. 95-56752 · Filed Oct 13, 1995 · Closed Jan 24, 1996

Role of Dean P. Watson and Sally E. Watson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1996-01-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 25 federal dockets); court in CA (not a filing state)

Dean R Watson and Watson Faith M closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 91-32489 · Filed Nov 18, 1991 · Closed Jun 15, 1992

Role of Dean R Watson and Watson Faith M: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1992-06-15 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 25 federal dockets); court in IL (not a filing state)

Dean Watson closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 91-20058 · Filed Jan 8, 1991 · Closed May 29, 1991

Role of Dean Watson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1991-05-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 25 federal dockets); court in PA (not a filing state)

Dean E. Watson closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan · No. 86-02807 · Filed Oct 9, 1986 · Closed Jan 16, 1992

Role of Dean E. Watson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1992-01-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 25 federal dockets); court in MI (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, 2:31 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.

4. Differences between public sources

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

1 difference found between the filings for DEAN WATSON (compared 3 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · May 30, 2014 – Sep 5, 2014

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — POET Grain, LLC (latest filing Sep 5, 2014)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Sep 5, 2014 (first sale May 30, 2014). It reports $141,296,000 sold of $200,000,000 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/A · Sep 5, 2014 ↗POET Grain, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗

Sources

Form D/A · Sep 5, 2014 ↗ (Sep 5, 2014)
POET Grain, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗ (Sep 5, 2014)

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

None reported on 1 offering — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders

Per-offering detail

Offering (latest filing)	Sales commissions	Finder's fees	To insiders	Paid to sell it	Source
Sep 5, 2014 D/A POET Grain, LLC File 021-218959	$0	$0	$0	None listed on this filing	EDGAR ↗

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 Dean Watson on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Other Energy

POET Grain, LLC

Sioux Falls, SD · Jun 11, 2014 → Sep 5, 2014 · 3 filings

Sep 5, 2014 · D/A · $141,296,000 sold of $200,000,000 · 19 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Promoter EDGAR ↗
Jul 17, 2014 · D/A · $88,857,000 sold of $200,000,000 · 11 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Promoter EDGAR ↗
Jun 11, 2014 · D · $53,801,000 sold of $200,000,000 · 6 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Promoter EDGAR ↗

Raised $141.3M from 19 investors (71% of the $200M target) as of the latest filing. Dean is listed as executive officer, promoter on 3 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. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Other Energy / 506(b) (1,000 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 Dean 8

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

Management entity

POET GRAIN MANAGEMENT, LLC

Executive Officer, Director, Promoter · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Dean Watson. Their page shows their other deals.

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Person

Fred Thurman

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 8 other issuers

Fred Thurman is on 9 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)

Person

TYLER STOWATER

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 33 other issuers

TYLER STOWATER is on 34 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)

Person

ROBERT CASPER

Director, Promoter, Executive Officer · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Dean Watson. Their page shows their other deals.

No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)

Person

GARY PESTORIOUS

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Dean Watson. Their page shows their other deals.

No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)

Person

ROBERT WHITEMAN

Executive Officer, Promoter · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Dean Watson. Their page shows their other deals.

No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)

Person

JEFFREY LAUTT

Director, Promoter, Executive Officer · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Dean Watson. Their page shows their other deals.

No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)

Person

DAN LOVELAND

Executive Officer, Director, Promoter · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Dean Watson. 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 DEAN WATSON 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 Dean Watson is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in POET Grain, LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #314,306 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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DEAN WATSON

The short version

What the community is saying

Key records

1. Lawsuits

2. Regulatory actions

3. Bankruptcies

4. Differences between public sources

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — POET Grain, LLC (latest filing Sep 5, 2014)

5. Money to insiders

Deals 1

People around Dean 8

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

Public profiles and social

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