John Cook is listed as an executive officer, director, and promoter on 4 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Dec 2014 and Nov 2021: Proof Artisan Distillers, LLC (Fargo, ND — industry reported as "Other" — 2014–2021; $190K reported sold to 20 investors) and Proof Investment Group, LLC (Fargo, ND — investing — 2015; $91K reported sold to 11 investors).
What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, director, and promoter, over about 7 years. Across those companies the filings report $281K sold in total.
Listed alongside Joel Kath (2 shared filings) and Francis Leier (1 shared filing).
What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around John. Each name links to their own page.
All 2 issuers belong to the sponsor group Proof (2 issuers, $91K reported sold, 2014–2021).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Proof has 2 companies on file and $91K 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 (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) — 4 SEC releases listed in Key records below.
What this means 4 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 John Cook and found 13 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: 110% of the money raised went to insiders; 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.