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Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · MT · Jul 8, 2009 → Mar 15, 2011
Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:19 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET
James Vito is listed as an executive officer, director, and promoter on 2 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Jul 2009 and Mar 2011: EngineLab, Inc. (Missoula, MT — other technology — 2009–2011; $456K reported sold to 8 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.
No other person or management entity is listed on the same filings.
What this means The filings name this person alone — no co-officers, directors or promoters were listed.
Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FINRA, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) — 2 SEC releases, 15 state regulator orders 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 2 public filings for James Vito and found 9 differences, 4 worth asking the sponsor about: Regulator action: Vito Capotorto (Dec 20, 2002); Regulator action: Vito Michael Randazzo (May 29, 2001); 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.
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None found in sources searched — federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026
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2 SEC releases; 15 state regulator orders
Anthony Vito Biondo (CRD #2432635, Registered Representative, Valley Stream, New York) submitted an Offer of Settlement pursuant to which he was censured, fined $15,000, and suspended from association with any NASD member in any capacity for six months. Without admitting or denying the allegations, Biondo consented to the described sanctions and to the entry of findings that he failed to respond to NASD requests for information.Order / docket ↗ Regulator's list ↗
Vito Gerard Padulo (CRD #2370645, Registered Representative, Englishtown, New Jersey) was barred from association with any NASD member in any capacity. The sanctions were based on findings that Padulo failed to respond to NASD requests for information concerning a customer complaint.Order / docket ↗ Regulator's list ↗
Vito Gili, Jr. (CRD #2670123, Registered Principal, Boca Raton, Florida) submitted an Offer of Settlement pursuant to which he was barred from association with any NASD member in any capacity. Without admitting or denying the allegations, Gili consented to the described sanction and to the entry of findings that he failed to respond to NASD requests for information.Order / docket ↗ Regulator's list ↗
Vito Gerard Padulo (CRD #2370645, Registered Representative, Englishtown, New Jersey) was named as a respondent in an NASD complaint alleging that he effected transactions in the account of a public customer without the customer’s prior knowledge, authorization, or consent. The complaint also alleges that Padulo failed to respond to NASD requests for information.Order / docket ↗ Regulator's list ↗
Vito Gerard Padulo (CRD #2370645, Registered Representative, Englishtown, New Jersey) was fined $20,000 and suspended from association with any NASD member in any capacity for 30 days for unauthorized transactions. In addition, Padulo was barred from association with any NASD member in any capacity for failing to respond to NASD requests for information. The sanctions were based on findings that Padulo effected unauthorized transactions in the account of a public customer and failed to respond to NASD requests for information.Order / docket ↗ Regulator's list ↗
Vito Robert Lomonaco (CRD #2159938, Registered Principal, Bronx, New York) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent in which he was barred from association with any NASD member in any capacity and ordered to pay $11,000, plus interest, in restitution to a public customer. Satisfactory proof of payment of restitution, plus interest, must be provided before Lomonaco reassociates with any NASD member or before requesting relief from any statutory disqualification. Without admitting or denying the allegations, Lomonaco consented to the described sanctions and to the entry of findings that he engaged in a private securities transaction and failed to provide written notification to, or obtain written approval from, his member firm.Order / docket ↗ Regulator's list ↗
Charles Vito Koubek, Jr. (CRD #2068434, Registered Representative, Forest Hills, New York) was named as a respondent in an NASD complaint alleging that Koubek engaged in private securities transactions and failed to provide prior written notice to his member firm. The complaint also alleges that Koubek, while using the means and instrumentalities of interstate commerce to offer securities for sale, omitted to state material facts necessary in order to make the statements made in connection with such offers, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading; engaged in acts, practices, or courses of business that operated or would operate as fraud or deceit; effected transactions in, or induced the purchase or sale of, securities by means of manipulative, deceptive, or other fraudulent device or contrivance; and failed to observe high standards of commercial honor and just and equitable principals of trade. The complaint further alleges that Koubek induced a public cOrder / docket ↗ Regulator's list ↗
Vito James Balsamo (CRD #2084901, Staten Island, New York) was named a respondent in a FINRA complaint alleging that he participated in private securities transactions without first obtaining his member firm’s written approval. The complaint alleges that Balsamo falsely represented to his firm that he had not taken part in/participated or been involved in any capacity in any private securities transaction, and that he hadn’t been involved in any capacity in the purchase or sale of a security not conducted through the firm. The complaint also alleges that Balsamo failed to provide FINRA-requested, on-the-record testimony.Order / docket ↗ Regulator's list ↗
Vito James Balsamo (CRD #2084901, Staten Island, New York) submitted an Offer of Settlement in which he was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. Without admitting or denying the allegations, Balsamo consented to the sanction and to the entry of findings that he participated in private securities transactions without first obtaining his member firm’s written approval.Order / docket ↗ Regulator's list ↗
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 James Vito..
State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (64,910 actions): FINRA (38,350 actions, 1995–2026), NASAA (31 actions, 2000–2026; listing starts 1997), AK Division of Banking and Securities (273 actions, 1971–2025), AL Securities Commission (880 actions, 2001–2026), AR Securities Department (1,305 actions, 1998–2026), 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), CO Division of Securities (731 actions, 2001–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-05-02)), CT Department of Banking Securities Division (940 actions, 2006–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-04-22)), DC DISB Securities Bureau (25 actions, 2012–2026), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), FL Office of Financial Regulation (49 actions, 2018–2026), GA Secretary of State Securities Division (65 actions, 2015–2026; listing starts 2012), HI DCCA Securities Enforcement Branch (26 actions, 2012–2026), ID Department of Finance Securities Bureau (663 actions, 1994–2026), IL Secretary of State Securities Department (4,122 actions, 2003–2023), KS Insurance Department Securities Division (58 actions), KY Department of Financial Institutions (342 actions, 2005–2026), LA Office of Financial Institutions Securities Division (13 actions, 2010–2025; listing starts 2008), MA Secretary of the Commonwealth Securities Division (125 actions, 2012–2025; live site blocks automated access — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-02-04), MD Attorney General Securities Division (1,054 actions, 2004–2026), ME Office of Securities (539 actions, 2000–2026), MI LARA Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau (201 actions), MO Secretary of State Securities Division (919 actions, 1998–2026), MS Secretary of State Securities Division (209 actions, 1995–2026), MT Commissioner of Securities and Insurance (597 actions, 2000–2026), NC Secretary of State Securities Division (265 actions, 2004–2024), ND Securities Department (711 actions, 1990–2026; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-01-06), NH Bureau of Securities Regulation (402 actions, 2002–2026), NM Regulation and Licensing Department Securities Division (90 actions, 2010–2025), NV Secretary of State Securities Division (118 actions, 2018–2026), NY Attorney General Investor Protection Bureau (44 actions, 2012–2026), OH Division of Securities (327 actions, 1993–2006), OK Department of Securities (2,531 actions, 1998–2026), OR Division of Financial Regulation (589 actions, 1988–2026), PA Department of Banking and Securities (1,448 actions, 2008–2024; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2024-08-09), RI DBR Securities Division (98 actions, 2005–2025), SC Attorney General Securities Division (540 actions, 2006–2026), SD Division of Insurance – Securities Regulation (106 actions, 2017–2026), TN Department of Commerce and Insurance Securities Division (405 actions, 1992–2026), TX State Securities Board (936 actions, 1999–2026), UT Division of Securities (772 actions, 2000–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2010-05-27)), VT DFR Securities Division (137 actions, 2010–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026), WI DFI Division of Securities (1,072 actions, 1998–2026), WV Securities Commission (State Auditor) (64 actions), WY Secretary of State Compliance Division (6 actions, 2016–2024) — last crawled Oct 24, 2026, 8:48 AM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).
None found in sources searched — federal bankruptcy courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026
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Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals
9 differences found between the filings for James Vito — 4 worth asking about (compared 2 filings on Oct 24, 2026)
A ap release dated Dec 20, 2002 names James Vito. Our match estimate: 40%. The release is the source; we do not summarize its outcome here.
What this means A regulator filed or announced an action naming this person or company (or someone on the same filings). Read the release; ask the sponsor what it was and how it ended.
A ap release dated May 29, 2001 names James Vito. Our match estimate: 40%. The release is the source; we do not summarize its outcome here.
What this means A regulator filed or announced an action naming this person or company (or someone on the same filings). Read the release; ask the sponsor what it was and how it ended.
Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Securities issued a Consent Order dated Aug 19, 2002. Respondents as listed: Vito R. Lomonaco. Matched to James Vito. Our match estimate: 40%.
What this means A state regulator issued an order (cease-and-desist, consent order, fine or bar). Read the order; ask the sponsor what it covered.
The Mar 15, 2011 Form D reports $456,000 sold and $75,000 of the proceeds used for payments to officers, directors or promoters (marked as an estimate).
What this means The filing reports how much of the money raised was paid to insiders. Over 10% is high for most deals. Ask what it paid for.
The Jul 8, 2009 Form D reports $200,000 sold and $25,000 of the proceeds used for payments to officers, directors or promoters (marked as an estimate).
What this means The filing reports how much of the money raised was paid to insiders. Over 10% is high for most deals. Ask what it paid for.
EngineLab, Inc. (last filing Mar 15, 2011; $456,000 sold of $1,000,000). Each has no filing in more than two years and reported under half its target sold.
What this means An issuer whose last filing is more than two years old and reported under half its target sold. The raise may have closed early or quietly stopped. Ask what happened to each.
The filing says the first sale was Jul 7, 2009. The Form D was filed Mar 15, 2011 — 616 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 601 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.
The latest filing for this offering is dated Mar 15, 2011 (first sale Jul 7, 2009). It reports $456,000 sold of $1,000,000 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.
The latest filing for this offering is dated Jul 8, 2009 (first sale Jul 7, 2009). It reports $200,000 sold of $1,000,000 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.
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.
0 of 2 offerings report sales commissions; 0 report finder's fees; 2 report proceeds to related persons totalling $100,000. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)
| Offering (latest filing) | Sales commissions | Finder's fees | To insiders | Paid to sell it | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2011 D EngineLab, Inc. File 021-156759 | $0 | $0 | $75,000 (est.) | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Jul 8, 2009 D EngineLab, Inc. File 021-132499 | $0 | $0 | $25,000 (est.) | 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).
Every issuer that named James Vito on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.
Raised $456K from 8 investors (46% of the $1M target) as of the latest filing. James is listed as executive officer, director, promoter on 2 filings for this deal.
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.
Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.
No other person or management entity is named on the same filings.
Individuals are not matched to business registrations — registries list companies, and a name alone is not enough to tie a person to one. Officers and managers appear by name inside each matched company's record on the issuer pages. Registries searched: AL (Alabama Secretary of State — Business Entity Records (arc-sos.state.al.us), searched by issuer name, data as of Oct 24, 2026); CO (Colorado Secretary of State — Business Entities in Colorado (data.colorado.gov), data as of Oct 23, 2026); CT (Connecticut Secretary of the State — Business Registry (data.ct.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026); FL (Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations — quarterly corporate data file (Sunbiz), data as of Oct 7, 2026); NY (New York Department of State — Corporations and Other Entities (data.ny.gov: All Filings + Active Corporations), data as of Oct 20, 2026); OR (Oregon Secretary of State — Active Businesses, All (data.oregon.gov), data as of Oct 20, 2026); PA (Pennsylvania Department of State — Registered Businesses, Current (data.pa.gov), data as of Oct 6, 2026); TX (Texas Comptroller — Active Franchise Taxpayers incl. Secretary of State file data (data.texas.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026). Registries of other states have not been searched: many publish no bulk file and require a CAPTCHA or bot challenge on their search page, which we do not bypass (Delaware, for example, offers no public bulk file).
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.
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 are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to James Vito 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.
Websites and social links of the issuers James Vito is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in EngineLab, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #353,237 of 374,652 in line (1,386 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓
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