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John Genesi

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Jan 23, 2014 → Jan 23, 2014

1deal (issuers)
$166.2Mreported sold
51investors
1Form D filing
2014year on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:30 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

John Genesi is listed as an executive officer on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Jan 2014: GROWLIFE, INC. (Kirkland, WA — industry reported as "Other" — 2014; $166.2M reported sold to 51 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Jan 2014. 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 Alan R Hammer (1 shared filing), Eric Shevin (1 shared filing), Jeff Giarraupto (1 shared filing), Marco Hegyi (1 shared filing), ROBERT HUNT (1 shared filing) and 2 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 (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 court cases matching the name, 5 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 9 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 1 public filing for John Genesi and found 5 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Regulator action naming a team member: Anthony J. Ciabattoni (Mar 13, 2015); 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 Genesi has not run yet — it is joining a line of 24,622 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

4 cases: 2 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 1 judgment, 1 dismissed

Genesi v. International Portfolio, Inc closed
District Court, S.D. Florida · No. 1:13-mc-20411 · Filed Feb 4, 2013 · Closed Feb 4, 2013
Role of Genesi: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2013-02-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 10 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (not a filing state)
GENESI v. INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO, INC. closed
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · No. 2:13-mc-00013 · Filed Jan 22, 2013 · Closed Jan 22, 2013
Role of GENESI: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2013-01-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 10 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in PA (not a filing state)
Genesi v. International Portfolio, Inc. judgment
District Court, S.D. New York · No. 1:12-cv-05462 · Filed Jul 16, 2012 · Closed Nov 30, 2012 · Nature of suit: Negotiable Instrument · Cause: 28:1332oc Diversity-Other Contract
Role of Genesi: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2012-11-30 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Other; judgment for plaintiff Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 10 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NY (not a filing state)
COMMUNICATION CAPITAL GROUP v. GENESI dismissed
District Court, N.D. California · No. · Filed Sep 26, 1986 · Closed May 4, 1988 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions
Role of GENESI: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1988-05-04 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: lack of jurisdiction Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 10 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (CA)
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, 2:30 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 John Genesi..

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

5 cases: 5 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Howard P. Magaliff, as Chapter 7 Trustee of Genesi v. BBQ Chicken Little Neck Corp. d/b/a BBQ Chicken closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · No. 18-08248 · Filed Apr 17, 2018 · Closed Sep 13, 2018
Role of Howard P. Magaliff, as Chapter 7 Trustee of Genesi: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 2018-09-13 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 10 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NY (not a filing state)
Howard P. Magaliff, as Chapter 7 Trustee of Genesi v. SHKIM Corp. d/b/a BBQ Chicken closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · No. 18-08246 · Filed Apr 17, 2018 · Closed Sep 13, 2018
Role of Howard P. Magaliff, as Chapter 7 Trustee of Genesi: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 2018-09-13 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 10 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NY (not a filing state)
Howard P. Magaliff, as Chapter 7 Trustee of Genesi v. Lee & Lim, LLC d/b/a BBQ Chicken closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · No. 18-08250 · Filed Apr 17, 2018 · Closed Feb 25, 2019
Role of Howard P. Magaliff, as Chapter 7 Trustee of Genesi: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 2019-02-25 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 10 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NY (not a filing state)
Howard P. Magaliff, as Chapter 7 Trustee of Genesi v. Yuwon Corp. d/b/a BBQ Chicken closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · No. 18-08249 · Filed Apr 17, 2018 · Closed Sep 14, 2018
Role of Howard P. Magaliff, as Chapter 7 Trustee of Genesi: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 2018-09-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 10 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NY (not a filing state)
Howard P. Magaliff, as Chapter 7 Trustee of Genesi v. BCB Cliffside Corp. d/b/a BCB Cliffside Park Corp. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · No. 18-08247 · Filed Apr 17, 2018 · Closed Feb 25, 2019
Role of Howard P. Magaliff, as Chapter 7 Trustee of Genesi: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 2019-02-25 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 10 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NY (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, 2:30 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 Genesi — 1 worth asking about (compared 1 filing on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Mar 13, 2015

Regulator action naming a team member: Anthony J. Ciabattoni (Mar 13, 2015)

A ap release dated Mar 13, 2015 names Tony Ciabattoni (listed on the same filings). Our match estimate: 80%. 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.

Anthony J. Ciabattoni ↗Tony Ciabattoni — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Apr 17, 2018 – Feb 25, 2019

5 bankruptcy cases name the subject or team members

Bankruptcy case: Howard P. Magaliff, as Chapter 7 Trustee of Genesi v. Lee & Lim, LLC d/b/a BBQ Chicken — filed Apr 17, 2018 · Bankruptcy case: Howard P. Magaliff, as Chapter 7 Trustee of Genesi v. BCB Cliffside Corp. d/b/a BCB Cliffside Park Corp. — filed Apr 17, 2018 · Bankruptcy case: Howard P. Magaliff, as Chapter 7 Trustee of Genesi v. Yuwon Corp. d/b/a BBQ Chicken — filed Apr 17, 2018 · Bankruptcy case: Howard P. Magaliff, as Chapter 7 Trustee of Genesi v. BBQ Chicken Little Neck Corp. d/b/a BBQ Chicken — filed Apr 17, 2018 · Bankruptcy case: Howard P. Magaliff, as Chapter 7 Trustee of Genesi v. SHKIM Corp. d/b/a BBQ Chicken — filed Apr 17, 2018

What this means A bankruptcy filing was found. Many are old or personal and have nothing to do with the deal — but ask what it was and when it closed.

Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York ↗Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York ↗Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York ↗Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York ↗
Sources
Note · Sep 26, 1986 – Feb 4, 2013

4 court cases name John Genesi — 1 as defendant

By role: plaintiff in 3, defendant in 1. Newest: "Genesi v. International Portfolio, Inc" (District Court, S.D. Florida, Feb 4, 2013); "GENESI v. INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO, INC." (District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania, Jan 22, 2013); "Genesi v. International Portfolio, Inc." (District Court, S.D. New York, Jul 16, 2012). Some of these are name matches with a match estimate below 95% — check each docket.

What this means Several court cases name this subject. Some are routine business suits. Ask what each was about and how it ended.

Docket · Genesi v. International Portfolio, Inc ↗Docket · GENESI v. INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO, INC. ↗Docket · Genesi v. International Portfolio, Inc. ↗Docket · COMMUNICATION CAPITAL GROUP v. GENESI ↗
Sources
Note · Dec 20, 2013 – Jan 23, 2014

Form D filed 34 days after the first sale — GROWLIFE, INC.

The filing says the first sale was Dec 20, 2013. The Form D was filed Jan 23, 2014 — 34 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 19 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.

Form D · Jan 23, 2014 ↗GROWLIFE, INC. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Dec 20, 2013 – Jan 23, 2014

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — GROWLIFE, INC. (latest filing Jan 23, 2014)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Jan 23, 2014 (first sale Dec 20, 2013). It reports $1,000,000 sold of $40,000,000 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.

Form D · Jan 23, 2014 ↗GROWLIFE, INC. — PartnerFacts page ↗
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 1 offering report sales commissions; 0 report finder's fees; 0 report proceeds to related persons.

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Jan 23, 2014 D
GROWLIFE, INC.
File 021-210628
$0$0$0NA no CRD number reportedEDGAR ↗
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 1

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

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GROWLIFE, INC.

Kirkland, WA · Jan 23, 2014
  • Jan 23, 2014 · D · $1,000,000 sold of $40,000,000 · 1 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $166.2M from 51 investors (100% of the $40M target) as of the latest filing. John is listed as executive officer.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
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 Technology / 506(b) (17,390 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.

People around John 7

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

Marco Hegyi

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

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

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Person

ROBERT HUNT

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

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

SS
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Person

Sterling C Scott

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

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

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Person

Alan R Hammer

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

TC
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Person

Tony Ciabattoni

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

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Person

Eric Shevin

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

JG
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Person

Jeff Giarraupto

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

The team behind the deals

Same business address

1 other issuer 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 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 Genesi 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 Genesi is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in GROWLIFE, INC.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #106,740 of 374,652 in line (1,245 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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Business registries

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