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Freeman Smith

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1) · Apr 1, 2019 → Apr 20, 2026

2deals (issuers)
$4.22Mreported sold
157investors
4Form D filings
2019–2026years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:17 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Freeman Smith is listed as an executive officer on 4 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Apr 2019 and Apr 2026: Riverside Resources Inc (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1) — industry reported as "Other" — 2019; $2.97M reported sold to 121 investors) and Blue Jay Gold Corp. (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1) — industry reported as "Other" — 2025–2026; $1.24M reported sold to 36 investors).

What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, over about 7 years. Across those companies the filings report $4.22M sold in total.

Listed alongside Jeff Dare (4 shared filings), John-Mark Staude (4 shared filings), Geordie Mark (3 shared filings), Robert Scott (3 shared filings), Kendra Johnson (2 shared filings) and 6 others.

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

1 of the issuers belongs to the sponsor group First (3 issuers, $2.29M reported sold, 2021–2026).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. First has 3 companies on file and $2.29M 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 (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 2 court cases matching the name, 14 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 16 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 4 public filings for Freeman Smith and found 3 differences: Form D filed 22 days after the first sale; Offering amount changed between filings; 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 Freeman Smith has not run yet — it is joining a line of 14,526 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 28 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

2 cases: 2 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

United States v. Freeman-Smith closed
District Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 5:93-cr-90050 · Filed Nov 30, 1993 · Closed May 11, 1994
Role of Freeman-Smith: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1994-05-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 18 federal dockets); court in MI (not a filing state); criminal docket
United States v. Freeman-Smith closed
District Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 5:93-cr-90050 · Filed Nov 30, 1993 · Closed May 11, 1994
Role of Freeman-Smith: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1994-05-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 18 federal dockets); court in MI (not a filing state); criminal docket
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, 2:17 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 Freeman Smith..

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

14 cases: 1 open, 13 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Freeman A Smith open
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Virginia · No. 19-61895 · Filed Sep 6, 2019
Role of Freeman A Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 18 federal dockets); court in VA (not a filing state)
Freeman L Smith and Michelle T Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 6:11-bk-28535 · Filed Jun 6, 2011 · Closed Apr 7, 2014
Role of Freeman L Smith and Michelle T Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2014-04-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 18 federal dockets); court in CA (not a filing state)
Freeman A Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Virginia · No. 09-62249 · Filed Jul 16, 2009 · Closed Oct 30, 2014
Role of Freeman A Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2014-10-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 18 federal dockets); court in VA (not a filing state)
Freeman Smith and Charles Anne Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Mississippi · No. 09-00105 · Filed Jan 13, 2009 · Closed May 4, 2009
Role of Freeman Smith and Charles Anne Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-05-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 18 federal dockets); court in MS (not a filing state)
Freeman L. Smith and Jo Ann Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Texas · No. 03-11561 · Filed Oct 21, 2003 · Closed Feb 19, 2004
Role of Freeman L. Smith and Jo Ann Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2004-02-19 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 18 federal dockets); court in TX (not a filing state)
Freeman Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 01-64702 · Filed Dec 19, 2001 · Closed May 29, 2002
Role of Freeman Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-05-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 18 federal dockets); court in MI (not a filing state)
FREEMAN E. SMITH, JR. and ANITA CAROLE SMITH closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · No. 01-41438 · Filed Apr 18, 2001 · Closed Jul 1, 2005
Role of FREEMAN E. SMITH, JR.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-07-01 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 18 federal dockets); court in AL (not a filing state)
Freeman Smith and Dreama Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Virginia · No. 00-03120 · Filed Oct 2, 2000 · Closed Dec 27, 2000
Role of Freeman Smith and Dreama Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2000-12-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 18 federal dockets); court in VA (not a filing state)
Freeman Smith and Linda Carol Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Louisiana · No. 00-30556 · Filed Apr 7, 2000 · Closed Oct 10, 2000
Role of Freeman Smith and Linda Carol Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2000-10-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 18 federal dockets); court in LA (not a filing state)
Freeman E. Smith and Kathleen A. Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · No. 2-98-24666 · Filed Dec 14, 1998 · Closed Sep 27, 1999
Role of Freeman E. Smith and Kathleen A. Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1999-09-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 18 federal dockets); court in NY (not a filing state)
FREEMAN SMITH closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · No. 97-47506 · Filed Oct 31, 1997 · Closed Jul 19, 2002
Role of FREEMAN SMITH: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-07-19 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 18 federal dockets); court in MN (not a filing state)
Freeman Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · No. 3:90-bk-30416 · Filed Jan 31, 1990 · Closed Jul 9, 1990
Role of Freeman Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1990-07-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 18 federal dockets); court in TN (not a filing state)
Freeman E. Smith and Diana L. Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · No. 2-86-20463 · Filed Apr 9, 1986 · Closed Sep 9, 1986
Role of Freeman E. Smith and Diana L. Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1986-09-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 18 federal dockets); court in NY (not a filing state)
Freeman K Smith and Tilda Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Kentucky · No. 84-30156 · Filed Jul 26, 1984 · Closed Jun 5, 1992
Role of Freeman K Smith and Tilda Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1992-06-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 18 federal dockets); court in KY (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, 2:17 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

3 differences found between the filings for Freeman Smith (compared 4 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Sep 29, 2025 – Oct 21, 2025

Form D filed 22 days after the first sale — Blue Jay Gold Corp.

The filing says the first sale was Sep 29, 2025. The Form D was filed Oct 21, 2025 — 22 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 7 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.

Sources
Note · Oct 21, 2025 – Jan 16, 2026

Offering amount changed between filings — Blue Jay Gold Corp.

The Oct 21, 2025 filing says $1,566,339 offered; the Jan 16, 2026 Form D/A says $2,175,503.

What this means The target raise changed. Raising the cap is common when a deal grows; ask whether the extra money has the same terms and use.

Sources
Note · Mar 19, 2019 – Apr 1, 2019

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Riverside Resources Inc (latest filing Apr 1, 2019)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Apr 1, 2019 (first sale Mar 19, 2019). It reports $1,324,167 sold of $3,144,897 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
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

3 of 3 offerings report sales commissions totalling $115,392; 0 report finder's fees; 0 report proceeds to related persons.

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Apr 20, 2026 D
Blue Jay Gold Corp.
File 021-581032
$45,051$0$0Beacon Securities US Limited BrokerCheck CRD 000306613 ↗
via Beacon Securities Limited
EDGAR ↗
Jan 16, 2026 D/A
Blue Jay Gold Corp.
File 021-561587
$8,405$0$0Sprott Global Resource Investments Ltd BrokerCheck CRD 35878 ↗EDGAR ↗
Apr 1, 2019 D
Riverside Resources Inc
File 021-336112
$61,936$0$0Sprott Global Resource Investments Ltd BrokerCheck CRD 35878 ↗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 2

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

Other · group: First

Blue Jay Gold Corp.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1) · Oct 21, 2025 → Apr 20, 2026 · 3 filings
  • Apr 20, 2026 · D · $1,135,947 sold of $1,985,221 · 11 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Jan 16, 2026 · D/A · $1,243,145 sold of $2,175,503 · 36 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Oct 21, 2025 · D · $895,051 sold of $1,566,339 · 16 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $1.24M from 36 investors (63% of the $1.99M target) as of the latest filing. Freeman is listed as executive officer on 3 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: Other / 506(b) (18,678 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.

Other

Riverside Resources Inc

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1) · Apr 1, 2019
  • Apr 1, 2019 · D · $1,324,167 sold of $3,144,897 · 54 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $2.97M from 121 investors (95% of the $3.14M target) as of the latest filing. Freeman is listed as executive officer.

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 / 506(b) (18,678 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 Freeman 11

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

JD
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Person

Jeff Dare

Executive Officer · 4 shared filings (2 issuers) · also on 7 other issuers

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

JS
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Person

John-Mark Staude

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

Listed on the same filings as Freeman Smith. Their page shows their other deals.

RS
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Person

Robert Scott

Executive Officer · 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 15 other issuers

Robert Scott is on 16 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

GM
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Person

Geordie Mark

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

Listed on the same filings as Freeman Smith. Their page shows their other deals.

KJ
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Person

Kendra Johnson

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Freeman Smith. Their page shows their other deals.

SH
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Person

Scott Hicks

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

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

BG
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Person

Brian Groves

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

Listed on the same filings as Freeman Smith. Their page shows their other deals.

JC
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Person

James Clare

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

Listed on the same filings as Freeman Smith. Their page shows their other deals.

RS
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Person

Rob Scott

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 6 other issuers

Rob Scott is on 7 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

WH
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Person

WALTER HENRY

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Freeman Smith. Their page shows their other deals.

CE
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Person

CAROL ELLIS

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Freeman Smith. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

Sponsor group

First

3 issuers · 7 filings · $2.29M reported sold · 2021–2026

One team, 3 deal companies. Freeman Smith is listed on 1 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 Freeman Smith.

Same business address

31 other issuers file from the same address

A shared address can mean the same team, a shared office building or a registered agent. It is a lead, not a conclusion.

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 Freeman Smith 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 Freeman Smith is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Riverside Resources Inc's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #238,416 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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