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Gene Pretti

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · May 19, 2009 → Jul 7, 2021

1deal (issuers)
$6.55Mreported sold
40investors
13Form D filings
2009–2021years 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

Gene Pretti is listed as an executive officer and director on 13 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between May 2009 and Jul 2021: BAMBOO PIPELINE, LLC (Camarillo, CA — industry reported as "Other" — 2009–2021; $6.55M reported sold to 40 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC. 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 Charles King (13 shared filings), Michael Cornell (13 shared filings), Matthew Fay (7 shared filings), Matthew White (5 shared filings), Michael Pfau (4 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 Gene. Each name links to their own page.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) — 1 court case matching the name, 1 bankruptcy case matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 2 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 13 public filings for Gene Pretti and found 13 differences, 4 worth asking the sponsor about: Amount sold went down between filings; Investor count went down 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 Gene Pretti has not run yet — it is joining a line of 27,751 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 638 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

Pretti v. Unum Life Ins Co dismissed
District Court, D. Colorado · No. 1:01-cv-00511 · Filed Mar 22, 2001 · Closed Jan 28, 2002 · Nature of suit: 791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act · Cause: 29:1132 E.R.I.S.A.-Employee Benefits
Role of Pretti: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2002-01-28 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 4 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in CO (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: VA (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 Gene Pretti..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (3,318 actions): 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), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for CO, FL, IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, NY, OH, UT, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

1 case: 1 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

John Kenneth Myers and Cheryl Pretti Myers closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · No. 09-14557 · Filed Jun 8, 2009 · Closed Jun 17, 2014
Role of John Kenneth Myers and Cheryl Pretti Myers: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2014-06-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 4 federal dockets); different first name (cheryl); court in VA (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

13 differences found between the filings for Gene Pretti — 4 worth asking about (compared 13 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · May 19, 2009 – Oct 5, 2009

Amount sold went down between filings — BAMBOO PIPELINE, LLC

The May 19, 2009 filing says $1,250,000 sold; the Oct 5, 2009 Form D says $500,000 sold — $750,000 less.

What this means Amounts sold normally only go up as a raise continues. A drop can mean investors were refunded, a figure was corrected, or an earlier number was wrong. Ask the sponsor which it was.

Sources
Worth asking · Jun 1, 2018 – Oct 31, 2018

Investor count went down between filings — BAMBOO PIPELINE, LLC

The Jun 1, 2018 filing reports 40 investors; the Oct 31, 2018 Form D/A reports 6 investors.

What this means Investor counts normally only grow. A smaller number can mean investors left or were refunded, or a count was corrected. Ask the sponsor what happened.

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Worth asking · Mar 11, 2010 – Mar 25, 2010

Investor count went down between filings — BAMBOO PIPELINE, LLC

The Mar 11, 2010 filing reports 7 investors; the Mar 25, 2010 Form D/A reports 5 investors.

What this means Investor counts normally only grow. A smaller number can mean investors left or were refunded, or a count was corrected. Ask the sponsor what happened.

Sources
Worth asking · Jan 31, 2007 – May 19, 2009

Form D filed 839 days after the first sale — BAMBOO PIPELINE, LLC

The filing says the first sale was Jan 31, 2007. The Form D was filed May 19, 2009 — 839 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 824 days past that.

What this means The notice went in months after money was taken in. Late notices are common and carry no penalty by themselves, but it is fair to ask the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

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Note · Feb 17, 2010 – Mar 11, 2010

Form D filed 22 days after the first sale — BAMBOO PIPELINE, LLC

The filing says the first sale was Feb 17, 2010. The Form D was filed Mar 11, 2010 — 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 · Nov 17, 2011 – Dec 11, 2019

5 offerings have no amendment in the last 12 months and may still be open

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — BAMBOO PIPELINE, LLC (latest filing Dec 11, 2019) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — BAMBOO PIPELINE, LLC (latest filing Oct 31, 2018) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — BAMBOO PIPELINE, LLC (latest filing Nov 21, 2013) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — BAMBOO PIPELINE, LLC (latest filing May 15, 2012) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — BAMBOO PIPELINE, LLC (latest filing Nov 28, 2011)

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. Ask the sponsor which of these raises have closed.

Sources
Note · Feb 5, 2020 – Jul 7, 2021

Gene Pretti's role changed at BAMBOO PIPELINE, LLC: director → executive officer

The Feb 5, 2020 filing lists Gene Pretti as director; the Jul 7, 2021 Form D lists executive officer.

What this means Roles on Form D are self-reported by the issuer. A change can mean a real change in who runs the company, or just a different box ticked. Ask who makes decisions today.

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Note · May 19, 2009 – Dec 15, 2010

4 offerings changed their target amount between filings

Offering amount changed between filings — BAMBOO PIPELINE, LLC · Offering amount changed between filings — BAMBOO PIPELINE, LLC · Offering amount changed between filings — BAMBOO PIPELINE, LLC · Offering amount lowered between filings — BAMBOO PIPELINE, LLC

What this means Targets change as deals grow or shrink. Ask whether later money has the same terms.

Sources
Note · Oct 5, 2009 – Mar 11, 2010

Minimum investment changed between filings — BAMBOO PIPELINE, LLC

The Oct 5, 2009 filing lists a minimum of $250,000; the Mar 11, 2010 Form D lists $0.

What this means A different minimum usually means the offering terms changed. Check which terms apply to you.

Sources
Note · May 19, 2009 – Oct 5, 2009

Minimum investment changed between filings — BAMBOO PIPELINE, LLC

The May 19, 2009 filing lists a minimum of $0; the Oct 5, 2009 Form D lists $250,000.

What this means A different minimum usually means the offering terms changed. Check which terms apply to you.

Sources
Note · May 19, 2009 – Dec 11, 2019

Gene Pretti is written 2 different ways on the filings

listed as "Gene Pretti" on 12 filings (from May 19, 2009), and "Gene T. Pretti" on the Dec 11, 2019 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
Note · May 19, 2009 – Jun 1, 2018

Reported revenue range changed between filings — BAMBOO PIPELINE, LLC

"Not Applicable" (May 19, 2009); then "Decline to Disclose" (Mar 11, 2010); then "Not Applicable" (Nov 28, 2011); then "Decline to Disclose" (Jun 1, 2018).

What this means This is the size band the issuer picks for itself on the form. A change can mean the business grew or shrank — or that it chose not to say. Ask for current numbers.

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Note · Mar 11, 2009 – Sep 24, 2026

Same name, different state: "Gene T. Pretti" (NV or E9) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "Gene T. Pretti" with address state NV or E9, is listed on 135 filings — most recently by Zazove Convertible Securities Fund, L.P. (Sep 24, 2026). Both records have filings in the same period (May 19, 2009 to Jul 7, 2021).

What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. 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

None reported on 8 offerings — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders

Per-offering detail
Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Jul 7, 2021 D
BAMBOO PIPELINE, LLC
File 021-405352
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Feb 5, 2020 D
BAMBOO PIPELINE, LLC
File 021-359819
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Dec 11, 2019 D
BAMBOO PIPELINE, LLC
File 021-355304
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Oct 31, 2018 D/A
BAMBOO PIPELINE, LLC
File 021-313716
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Nov 21, 2013 D
BAMBOO PIPELINE, LLC
File 021-206774
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
May 15, 2012 D
BAMBOO PIPELINE, LLC
File 021-178230
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Nov 28, 2011 D
BAMBOO PIPELINE, LLC
File 021-169256
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Dec 15, 2010 D/A
BAMBOO PIPELINE, LLC
File 021-57556
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗

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

Other

BAMBOO PIPELINE, LLC

Camarillo, CA · May 19, 2009 → Jul 7, 2021 · 13 filings
  • Jul 7, 2021 · D · $250,000 sold of $250,000 · 8 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer (Manager) EDGAR ↗
  • Feb 5, 2020 · D · $250,000 sold of $250,000 · 2 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Dec 11, 2019 · D · $350,000 sold of $1,113,000 · 3 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Oct 31, 2018 · D/A · $6,550,037 sold of $7,050,037 · 6 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Jun 1, 2018 · D · $6,300,037 sold of $7,050,037 · 40 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Nov 21, 2013 · D · $500,000 sold of $1,000,000 · 1 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • May 15, 2012 · D · $250,000 sold of $750,000 · 1 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Nov 28, 2011 · D · $670,000 sold of $1,000,000 · 5 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Dec 15, 2010 · D/A · $3,700,782 sold of $3,700,782 · 5 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Mar 25, 2010 · D/A · $2,450,782 sold of $2,450,782 · 5 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Mar 11, 2010 · D · $1,073,893 sold of $1,250,000 · 7 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Oct 5, 2009 · D · $500,000 sold of $500,000 · 2 investors · min. $250,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • May 19, 2009 · D · $1,250,000 sold of $1,250,000 · 1 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $6.55M from 40 investors (100% of the $250K target) as of the latest filing. Gene is listed as executive officer, director on 13 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 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.

  • Gene T. Pretti — NV, Cayman Islands (as filed: E9), 12 issuers, Mar 11, 2009 → Sep 24, 2026 · no shared issuer

People around Gene 8

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

Charles King

Director, Executive Officer · 13 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 6 other issuers

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

MC
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Person

Michael Cornell

Executive Officer, Director · 13 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Gene Pretti. Their page shows their other deals.

MF
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Person

Matthew Fay

Director, Executive Officer · 7 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Gene Pretti. Their page shows their other deals.

MW
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Person

Matthew White

Director, Executive Officer · 5 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Gene Pretti. Their page shows their other deals.

MP
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Person

Michael Pfau

Executive Officer · 4 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 11 other issuers

Michael Pfau is on 12 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

KM
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Person

Kevin McDonnell

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

Listed on the same filings as Gene Pretti. Their page shows their other deals.

MF
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Person

Matt Fay

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Gene Pretti. Their page shows their other deals.

CM
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Person

Chad MIrgalia

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Gene Pretti. 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 Gene Pretti 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 Gene Pretti is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in BAMBOO PIPELINE, LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #186,609 of 374,652 in line (1,344 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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