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Gary Ralston

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · FL · Jun 24, 2009 → Nov 22, 2022

4deals (issuers)
$100Kreported sold
2investors
4Form D filings
2009–2022years 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

Gary Ralston is listed as an executive officer and promoter on 4 SEC Form D filings by 4 issuers between Jun 2009 and Nov 2022: DYNETECH SECURED INCOME FUND, LLC (Orlando, FL — reits and finance — 2009; $100K reported sold to 2 investors), Imperial Wash & Storage LLC (Lakeland, FL — commercial — 2022), Lakeland Christina Center LLC (Lakeland, FL — commercial — 2022) and Lake Ruby Shoppes, LLC (Lakeland, FL — commercial — 2014).

What this means A repeat sponsor — 4 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and promoter, over about 13 years. Across those companies the filings report $100K sold in total.

Listed alongside Dean Saunders (2 shared filings), Tyler Davis (2 shared filings), Charles C. Smith (1 shared filing), Cherif Medawar (1 shared filing), JAMES DONAZANTI (1 shared filing) and 3 others.

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

The issuers belong to 2 sponsor groups: Ridgecrest (3 issuers, $0 reported sold, 2021–2022) and Tuscan Gardens (16 issuers, $37.4M reported sold, 2009–2022).

What this means This person is listed across more than one sponsor team; each group page shows that team's full track record.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 1 court case matching the name, 9 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 4 public filings for Gary Ralston 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 Gary Ralston has not run yet — it is joining a line of 4,623 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 dismissed

RALSTON,GARY v. HHS dismissed
District Court, S.D. Illinois · No. · Filed Jul 17, 1987 · Closed Nov 30, 1988 · Nature of suit: 863 D.I.W.C. / D.I.W.W.
Role of RALSTON,GARY: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1988-11-30 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: other Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 14 federal dockets); court in IL (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, 2:18 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.

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 Gary Ralston..

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

9 cases: 9 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Gary E Ralston closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · No. 1:17-bk-12977 · Filed Jul 3, 2017 · Closed Jul 10, 2018
Role of Gary E Ralston: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2018-07-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 14 federal dockets); court in TN (not a filing state)
Gary H. Ralston closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · No. 13-13975 · Filed Jun 30, 2013 · Closed Oct 14, 2016
Role of Gary H. Ralston: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2016-10-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 14 federal dockets); court in MA (not a filing state)
Gary L. Ralston, Jr. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 11-27409 · Filed Dec 9, 2011 · Closed Apr 18, 2012
Role of Gary L. Ralston, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-04-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 14 federal dockets); court in PA (not a filing state)
Gary R. Ralston and Kathryn Ralston closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · No. 04-17654 · Filed Sep 17, 2004 · Closed Apr 4, 2005
Role of Gary R. Ralston and Kathryn Ralston: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-04-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 14 federal dockets); court in MA (not a filing state)
Gary A. Ralston closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. South Carolina · No. 00-02136 · Filed Mar 9, 2000 · Closed Oct 30, 2000
Role of Gary A. Ralston: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2000-10-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 14 federal dockets); court in SC (not a filing state)
Gary W. Ralston closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · No. 98-25327 · Filed Oct 27, 1998 · Closed Mar 8, 1999
Role of Gary W. Ralston: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1999-03-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 14 federal dockets); court in PA (not a filing state)
Gary J. Ralston and Sarah A. Markgraf closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 98-21361 · Filed Feb 23, 1998 · Closed Jul 26, 2003
Role of Gary J. Ralston and Sarah A. Markgraf: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-07-26 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 14 federal dockets); court in PA (not a filing state)
Gary J. Ralston and Sarah A. Markgraf closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 92-25238 · Filed Dec 2, 1992 · Closed Apr 13, 1993
Role of Gary J. Ralston and Sarah A. Markgraf: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1993-04-13 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 14 federal dockets); court in PA (not a filing state)
Gary H. Ralston and Patricia S. Ralston closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · No. 88-12431 · Filed Dec 9, 1988 · Closed Aug 18, 1989
Role of Gary H. Ralston and Patricia S. Ralston: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1989-08-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 14 federal dockets); court in MA (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

1 difference found between the filings for Gary Ralston (compared 4 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Jun 15, 2009 – Jun 24, 2009

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — DYNETECH SECURED INCOME FUND, LLC (latest filing Jun 24, 2009)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Jun 24, 2009 (first sale Jun 15, 2009). It reports $100,000 sold of $5,000,000 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
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 4 offerings report sales commissions; 0 report finder's fees; 3 report proceeds to related persons totalling $425,000. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Nov 22, 2022 D
Imperial Wash & Storage LLC
File 021-465580
$0$0$17,500 (est.)
1% of the purchase price of the Property which is estimated to be $17,500.
None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jan 5, 2022 D
Lakeland Christina Center LLC
File 021-427966
$0$0$57,500 (est.)
1% of the purchase price of the Property which is estimated to be $57,500.
None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Oct 9, 2014 D
Lake Ruby Shoppes, LLC
File 021-226168
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jun 24, 2009 D
DYNETECH SECURED INCOME FUND, LLC
File 021-132236
$0 (est.)$0$350,000 (est.)
PAID TO DYNETECH SECURED INCOME FUND SERVICES, LLC
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 4

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

Commercial · group: Ridgecrest

Imperial Wash & Storage LLC

Lakeland, FL · Nov 22, 2022
  • Nov 22, 2022 · D · $0 sold of $2,250,000 · 0 investors · min. $50,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. Gary 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: Commercial / 506(b) (6,713 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.

Commercial · group: Ridgecrest

Lakeland Christina Center LLC

Lakeland, FL · Jan 5, 2022
  • Jan 5, 2022 · D · $0 sold of $3,000,000 · 0 investors · min. $50,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. Gary 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: Commercial / 506(b) (6,713 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.

Commercial

Lake Ruby Shoppes, LLC

Lakeland, FL · Oct 9, 2014
  • Oct 9, 2014 · D · $0 sold of $600,000 · 0 investors · min. $60,000 · role: Promoter EDGAR ↗

No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. Gary 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. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Commercial / 506(b) (6,713 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.

REITS and Finance · group: Tuscan Gardens

DYNETECH SECURED INCOME FUND, LLC

Orlando, FL · Jun 24, 2009
  • Jun 24, 2009 · D · $100,000 sold of $5,000,000 · 2 investors · min. $50,000 · role: Executive Officer (PRESIDENT OF THE ISSUER AND MANAGER) EDGAR ↗

Raised $100K from 2 investors (2% of the $5M target) as of the latest filing. Gary 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.

People around Gary 8

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

TD
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Person

Tyler Davis

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

Listed on the same filings as Gary Ralston. Their page shows their other deals.

DS
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Person

Dean Saunders

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (2 issuers)

Listed on the same filings as Gary Ralston. Their page shows their other deals.

SC
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Person

Sean D. Casterline

Promoter · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 14 other issuers

Sean D. Casterline is on 15 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

JW
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Person

John Wagner

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

Listed on the same filings as Gary Ralston. Their page shows their other deals.

CM
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Person

Cherif Medawar

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

Listed on the same filings as Gary Ralston. Their page shows their other deals.

JD
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Person

JAMES DONAZANTI

Promoter · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Gary Ralston. Their page shows their other deals.

SS
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Person

STEVEN SITKOWSKI

Promoter · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Gary Ralston. Their page shows their other deals.

CS
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Person

Charles C. Smith

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

Charles C. Smith is on 5 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

The team behind the deals

Sponsor group

Ridgecrest

3 issuers · 3 filings · $0 reported sold · 2021–2022

One team, 3 deal companies. Gary Ralston 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 Gary Ralston.

Sponsor group

Tuscan Gardens

16 issuers · 29 filings · $37.4M reported sold · 2009–2022

One team, 16 deal companies. Gary Ralston 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 Gary Ralston.

Same business address

2 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 4 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 Gary Ralston 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 4 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Gary Ralston is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in DYNETECH SECURED INCOME FUND, LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #371,418 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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