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John S. Tharpe

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · FL · Apr 13, 2010 → Nov 2, 2012

1deal (issuers)
$31.2Mreported sold
39investors
2Form D filings
2010–2012years on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:21 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

John S. Tharpe is listed as a director on 2 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Apr 2010 and Nov 2012: TharpeRobbins Company, Inc. (New Canaan, CT — business services — 2010–2012; $31.2M reported sold to 39 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 EUGENE P. CONESE, JR. (2 shared filings), Joel A. Kepley (2 shared filings), Owen G. Tharrington (2 shared filings), THOMAS A. BURGER, JR. (2 shared filings), Dennis R. Multack (1 shared filing) and 6 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.

The issuer belongs to the sponsor group Gridiron (33 issuers, $6.36B reported sold, 2009–2026).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Gridiron has 33 companies on file and $6.36B 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 (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 9 court cases matching the name, 9 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 18 records came back, including 1 court case still open — open cases can take years and cost money. 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 S. Tharpe and found 1 difference: Reported revenue range changed between filings.

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 S. Tharpe has not run yet — it is joining a line of 10,347 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 27 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

9 cases: 1 open, 3 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 4 dismissed, 1 judgment

1408 THARPE LLC v. AMERICAN NATIONAL LLOYDS INSURANCE COMPANY open
District Court, N.D. Florida · No. 4:25-cv-00308 · Filed Jul 18, 2025
Role of 1408 THARPE LLC: Plaintiff · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 148 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (FL)
Tharpe v. BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. closed
District Court, S.D. Florida · No. 9:20-cv-81446 · Filed Aug 28, 2020 · Closed Aug 31, 2020
Role of Tharpe: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2020-08-31 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 148 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (FL)
Tharpe v. Capital One N.A. dismissed
District Court, S.D. Florida · No. 9:17-cv-80951 · Filed Aug 15, 2017 · Closed Aug 15, 2017 · Nature of suit: 422 Bankruptcy appeals rule 28 USC 158
Role of Tharpe: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2017-08-15 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: other Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 148 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (FL)
Tharpe v. Capital One, N.A. dismissed
District Court, S.D. Florida · No. 2:16-cv-14436 · Filed Oct 11, 2016 · Closed Mar 30, 2017 · Nature of suit: 430 Banks and banking
Role of Tharpe: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2017-03-30 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: other Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 148 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (FL)
Tharpe v. American Honda Finance Corporation dismissed
District Court, M.D. Florida · No. 8:15-cv-00941 · Filed Apr 20, 2015 · Closed Oct 30, 2015 · Nature of suit: 890 Other Statutory Actions · Cause: Restrictions on Use of Telephone Equipment
Role of Tharpe: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2015-10-30 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 148 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (FL)
Tharpe v. IQ Data International, Inc. dismissed
District Court, M.D. Florida · No. 8:13-cv-02993 · Filed Nov 25, 2013 · Closed Sep 17, 2014 · Nature of suit: 480 Consumer Credit · Cause: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act
Role of Tharpe: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2014-09-17 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 148 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (FL)
Tharpe v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC judgment
District Court, S.D. Florida · No. 2:13-cv-14379 · Filed Sep 23, 2013 · Closed Oct 20, 2016 · Nature of suit: 890 Other Statutory Actions · Cause: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act
Role of Tharpe: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2016-10-20 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on motion before trial; judgment for defendant Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 148 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (FL)
Tharpe v. DSG International closed
District Court, M.D. Florida · No. 6:98-mc-00072 · Filed Nov 25, 1998 · Closed Nov 30, 1998
Role of Tharpe: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1998-11-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 148 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (FL)
THARPE, JOHN H. v. closed
District Court, N.D. Florida · No. · Filed Mar 23, 1989 · Closed Jan 19, 1990 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions
Role of THARPE, JOHN H. v.: Party · Outcome: Terminated 1990-01-19 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Remanded to state court Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 148 federal dockets); first name matches; court in the person's filing state (FL); middle initial differs
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, 2:21 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: 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 S. Tharpe..

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

9 cases: 9 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Craig Tharpe Jones and Lisa Ann Jones closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Florida · No. 20-30222 · Filed Mar 5, 2020 · Closed Jun 15, 2020
Role of Craig Tharpe Jones and Lisa Ann Jones: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2020-06-15 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 148 federal dockets); different first name (craig); court in the person's filing state (FL)
Capital One, N.A. v. Tharpe closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · No. 17-01441 · Filed Nov 13, 2017 · Closed May 31, 2018
Role of Tharpe: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2018-05-31 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 148 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (FL)
Tharpe v. First Magnus Financial Corporation closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · No. 17-01328 · Filed Aug 11, 2017 · Closed May 31, 2018
Role of Tharpe: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 2018-05-31 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 148 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (FL)
Tharpe v. Capital One N.A. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · No. 17-01143 · Filed Apr 3, 2017 · Closed Sep 29, 2017
Role of Tharpe: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 2017-09-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 148 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (FL)
Patterson v. EDR Tharpe Limited Partnership closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 3:12-ap-00001 · Filed Jan 3, 2012 · Closed Feb 27, 2013
Role of EDR Tharpe Limited Partnership: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2013-02-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 148 federal dockets); different first name (edr); court in the person's filing state (FL)
John Tharpe closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · No. 01-12181 · Filed Aug 22, 2001 · Closed Jan 31, 2002
Role of John Tharpe: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-01-31 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 148 federal dockets); first name matches; court in GA (not a filing state)
John Tharpe closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Tennessee · No. 97-14426 · Filed Nov 13, 1997 · Closed Jul 24, 2001
Role of John Tharpe: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-07-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 148 federal dockets); first name matches; court in TN (not a filing state)
Donald Tharpe Bell and Rachel Louise Bell closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 8:92-bk-12314 · Filed Sep 16, 1992 · Closed Jan 4, 1993
Role of Donald Tharpe Bell and Rachel Louise Bell: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1993-01-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 148 federal dockets); different first name (donald); court in the person's filing state (FL)
John Allen Tharpe and Betty Jean Tharpe closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 8:90-bk-00032 · Filed Jan 2, 1990 · Closed Jan 29, 1991
Role of John Allen Tharpe and Betty Jean Tharpe: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1991-01-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 148 federal dockets); different first name (allen); court in the person's filing state (FL)
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, 2:21 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

1 difference found between the filings for John S. Tharpe (compared 2 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Apr 13, 2010 – Nov 2, 2012

Reported revenue range changed between filings — TharpeRobbins Company, Inc.

"No Revenues" (Apr 13, 2010); then "Decline to Disclose" (Nov 2, 2012).

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.

Form D · Apr 13, 2010 ↗Form D · Nov 2, 2012 ↗TharpeRobbins Company, 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

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
Nov 2, 2012 D
TharpeRobbins Company, Inc.
File 021-186404
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Apr 13, 2010 D
TharpeRobbins Company, Inc.
File 021-140468
$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 S. Tharpe on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

TC
Business Services · group: Gridiron

TharpeRobbins Company, Inc.

New Canaan, CT · Apr 13, 2010 → Nov 2, 2012 · 2 filings
  • Nov 2, 2012 · D · $8,000,000 sold of $8,000,000 · 7 investors · min. $42,689 · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Apr 13, 2010 · D · $31,233,900 sold of $31,233,900 · 39 investors · min. $10,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $31.2M from 39 investors (100% of the $8M target) as of the latest filing. John is listed as director on 2 filings for this deal.

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.

People around John 11

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

TB
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Person

THOMAS A. BURGER, JR.

Executive Officer, Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 24 other issuers

THOMAS A. BURGER, JR. is on 25 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

OT
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Person

Owen G. Tharrington

Executive Officer, Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 6 other issuers

Owen G. Tharrington is on 7 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

EC
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Person

EUGENE P. CONESE, JR.

Director, Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 11 other issuers

EUGENE P. CONESE, JR. is on 12 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

JK
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Person

Joel A. Kepley

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

JG
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Person

John Sargent Gault

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 3 other issuers

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

GS
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Person

GEOFFREY SPILLANE

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

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

GT
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Person

Gilliam Brett Tharpe

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

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

GT
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Person

G. Brett Tharpe

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

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

DM
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Person

Dennis R. Multack

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

RE
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Person

Richard H. Evans

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

MA
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Person

Michael A. Arkes

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

The team behind the deals

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Sponsor group

Gridiron

33 issuers · 49 filings · $6.36B reported sold · 2009–2026

One team, 33 deal companies. John S. Tharpe is listed on 1 of them.

Sources

Issuers are grouped when their Form D filings share related persons, a management entity or a business address (automatic match from the filings). "Listed" marks the issuers that name John S. Tharpe.

Same business address

8 other issuers 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 S. Tharpe 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 S. Tharpe is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in TharpeRobbins Company, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #328,762 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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Business registries

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