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John Costello

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · NY · Nov 23, 2016 → Jul 24, 2018

1deal (issuers)
$42.5Mreported sold
9investors
2Form D filings
2016–2018years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:37 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

John Costello is listed as a director on 2 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Nov 2016 and Jul 2018: xAD Inc. (New York, NY — computers — 2016–2018; $42.5M reported sold to 9 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 Anders N. Richardson (2 shared filings), Jason Green (2 shared filings), Magid Abraham (2 shared filings), Stephen McCarthy (2 shared filings), William Zerella (2 shared filings) and 7 others.

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.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 11 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 11 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 John Costello and found 5 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Form D filed 134 days after the first sale; 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 John Costello has not run yet — it is joining a line of 18,858 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 30 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

None found in sources searched — federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

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, 2:37 AM ET.

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 John Costello..

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

11 cases: 11 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

John J. Costello closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · No. 8-16-73204 · Filed Jul 18, 2016 · Closed Feb 13, 2017
Role of John J. Costello: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2017-02-13 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 134 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
John W. Costello, Sr. and Georgia M. Costello closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · No. 16-36077 · Filed Jun 9, 2016 · Closed Sep 8, 2016
Role of John W. Costello, Sr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2016-09-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 134 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
John R. Costello and Joan A. Costello closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 15-30739 · Filed May 19, 2015 · Closed Sep 11, 2015
Role of John R. Costello and Joan A. Costello: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2015-09-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 134 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
John Costello, III closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 09-10551 · Filed Feb 25, 2009 · Closed Sep 30, 2014
Role of John Costello, III: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2014-09-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 134 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
John J Costello closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 08-60573 · Filed Mar 20, 2008 · Closed Jul 14, 2014
Role of John J Costello: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2014-07-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 134 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
John W. Costello and Georgia M. Costello closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · No. 03-36057 · Filed May 4, 2003 · Closed Sep 10, 2003
Role of John W. Costello and Georgia M. Costello: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-09-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 134 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
John A. Costello and Shelly Costello closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 02-17259 · Filed Nov 12, 2002 · Closed Jun 26, 2008
Role of John A. Costello and Shelly Costello: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2008-06-26 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 134 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
John Costello and Doris Costello closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 99-12858 · Filed May 11, 1999 · Closed Oct 14, 1999
Role of John Costello and Doris Costello: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1999-10-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 134 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
John J. Costello closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 98-15058 · Filed Jul 29, 1998 · Closed Dec 11, 1998
Role of John J. Costello: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1998-12-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 134 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
John R. Costello and Joan A. Costello closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 96-62723 · Filed Jun 5, 1996 · Closed Oct 23, 1996
Role of John R. Costello and Joan A. Costello: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1996-10-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 134 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
John O. Costello closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · No. 2-91-23515 · Filed Dec 16, 1991 · Closed May 27, 1992
Role of John O. Costello: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1992-05-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 134 federal dockets); 5 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
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, 2:37 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

5 differences found between the filings for John Costello — 1 worth asking about (compared 2 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Mar 12, 2018 – Jul 24, 2018

Form D filed 134 days after the first sale — xAD Inc.

The filing says the first sale was Mar 12, 2018. The Form D was filed Jul 24, 2018 — 134 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 119 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 · Feb 3, 2025

Same name, different state: "John Costello" (FL) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is NY. A separate record, "John Costello" with address state FL, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by Parallel 26 Investment Fund I, LLC (Feb 3, 2025). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Nov 23, 2016 to Jul 24, 2018; the other has one filing dated Feb 3, 2025.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
Note · Nov 30, 2021 – May 15, 2023

Same name, different state: "John J Costello" (NC) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is NY. A separate record, "John J Costello" with address state NC, is listed on 3 filings — most recently by Utility Innovation Holdings, Inc. (May 15, 2023). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Nov 23, 2016 to Jul 24, 2018; the other runs Nov 30, 2021 to May 15, 2023.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
Note · Aug 23, 2016

Same name, different state: "John Costello" (CA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is NY. A separate record, "John Costello" with address state CA, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by Fantex, Inc. (Aug 23, 2016). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Nov 23, 2016 to Jul 24, 2018; the other has one filing dated Aug 23, 2016.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
Note · Jun 10, 2009 – Oct 5, 2009

Same name, different state: "John Costello" (MA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is NY. A separate record, "John Costello" with address state MA, is listed on 7 filings — most recently by OurStage, Inc (Oct 5, 2009). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Nov 23, 2016 to Jul 24, 2018; the other runs Jun 10, 2009 to Oct 5, 2009.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. 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 2 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 24, 2018 D
xAD Inc.
File 021-317624
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Nov 23, 2016 D
xAD Inc.
File 021-275061
$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 John Costello on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Computers

xAD Inc.

New York, NY · Nov 23, 2016 → Jul 24, 2018 · 2 filings
  • Jul 24, 2018 · D · $18,000,000 sold of $18,000,000 · 1 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Nov 23, 2016 · D · $42,499,999 sold of $42,499,999 · 5 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $42.5M from 9 investors (100% of the $18M target) as of the latest filing. John is listed as director on 2 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: Computers / 506(b) (499 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 (4)

Separate person records under the same name, not combined with this page. Each line says whether it shares an issuer with this record.

  • John Costello — MA, 1 issuer, Jun 10, 2009 → Oct 5, 2009 · no shared issuer
  • John Costello — CA, 1 issuer, Aug 23, 2016 → Aug 23, 2016 · no shared issuer
  • John J Costello — NC, 1 issuer, Nov 30, 2021 → May 15, 2023 · no shared issuer
  • John Costello — FL, 1 issuer, Feb 3, 2025 → Feb 3, 2025 · no shared issuer

People around John 12

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

JG
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Person

Jason Green

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 7 other issuers

Jason Green is on 8 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

MA
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Person

Magid Abraham

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as John Costello. Their page shows their other deals.

SM
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Person

Stephen McCarthy

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as John Costello. Their page shows their other deals.

WZ
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Person

William Zerella

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

Listed on the same filings as John Costello. Their page shows their other deals.

AR
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Person

Anders N. Richardson

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

Listed on the same filings as John Costello. Their page shows their other deals.

DS
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Person

Dipanshu Sharma

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

Listed on the same filings as John Costello. Their page shows their other deals.

DP
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Person

Dennis Phelps

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

Listed on the same filings as John Costello. Their page shows their other deals.

SM
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Person

Steve Murray

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

Listed on the same filings as John Costello. Their page shows their other deals.

CY
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Person

Christopher D. Yamaoka

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as John Costello. Their page shows their other deals.

SK
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Person

Sunil Kumar

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as John Costello. Their page shows their other deals.

SM
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Person

Steven J. Murray

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

Steven J. Murray is on 5 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

RS
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Person

Ricky Sandler

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

Listed on the same filings as John Costello. 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 John Costello 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 John Costello is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in xAD Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #251,441 of 374,652 in line (37 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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