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Joseph Melohn

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · NY · Dec 14, 2015 → Feb 6, 2024

1deal (issuers)
$66.2Mreported sold
89investors
3Form D filings
2015–2024years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:35 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Joseph Melohn is listed as a director on 3 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Dec 2015 and Feb 2024: YieldStreet Inc. (New York, NY — other technology — 2015–2024; $66.2M reported sold to 89 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 Michael Weisz (3 shared filings), Milind Mehere (3 shared filings), Chris Sugden (2 shared filings), Dennis Shields (1 shared filing), Ivor Wolk (1 shared filing) and 5 others.

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Joseph. Each name links to their own page.

The issuer belongs to the sponsor group Yieldstreet (140 issuers, $2.45B reported sold, 2015–2026).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Yieldstreet has 140 companies on file and $2.45B 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) — 2 court cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 2 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 3 public filings for Joseph Melohn and found 2 differences: Form D filed 17 days after the first sale; Industry group 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 Joseph Melohn has not run yet — it is joining a line of 6,960 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

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

Melohn Companies, Inc. v. AmeriFirst Financial Corporation judgment
District Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 1:17-cv-01303 · Filed Jun 21, 2017 · Closed Apr 26, 2018 · Nature of suit: 190 Contract: Other · Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Contract Dispute
Role of Melohn Companies, Inc.: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2018-04-26 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on motion before trial; judgment for defendant Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 8 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)
SCHWAB v. THE MELOHN GROUP, LLC closed
District Court, S.D. Florida · No. 1:15-cv-24758 · Filed Dec 29, 2015 · Closed Dec 29, 2015
Role of THE MELOHN GROUP, LLC: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2015-12-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 8 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (not a filing state)
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, 2:35 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 Joseph Melohn..

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

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

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, 2:35 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.

4. Differences between public sources

Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals

2 differences found between the filings for Joseph Melohn (compared 3 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Feb 15, 2019 – Mar 4, 2019

Form D filed 17 days after the first sale — YieldStreet Inc.

The filing says the first sale was Feb 15, 2019. The Form D was filed Mar 4, 2019 — 17 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 2 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 · Dec 14, 2015 – Feb 6, 2024

Industry group changed between filings — YieldStreet Inc.

"Investing" (Dec 14, 2015); then "Other" (Mar 4, 2019); then "Other Technology" (Feb 6, 2024).

What this means The issuer described its business differently on different forms. Often it is just a different box ticked; sometimes the deal itself changed. Ask which business your money is in.

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 3 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
Feb 6, 2024 D
YieldStreet Inc.
File 021-504533
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Mar 4, 2019 D
YieldStreet Inc.
File 021-333949
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Dec 14, 2015 D
YieldStreet Inc.
File 021-253042
$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 Joseph Melohn on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Other Technology · group: Yieldstreet

YieldStreet Inc.

New York, NY · Dec 14, 2015 → Feb 6, 2024 · 3 filings
  • Feb 6, 2024 · D · $66,197,463 sold of $66,197,463 · 89 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Mar 4, 2019 · D · $40,000,000 sold of $40,000,000 · 4 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Dec 14, 2015 · D · $3,700,000 sold of $3,700,000 · 17 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $66.2M from 89 investors (100% of the $66.2M target) as of the latest filing. Joseph is listed as director on 3 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: 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 Joseph 10

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

Milind Mehere

Executive Officer, Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 224 other issuers

Milind Mehere is on 225 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

MW
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Person

Michael Weisz

Executive Officer, Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 252 other issuers

Michael Weisz is on 253 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

CS
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Person

Chris Sugden

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

Listed on the same filings as Joseph Melohn. Their page shows their other deals.

DS
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Person

Dennis Shields

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

Dennis Shields is on 5 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

MC
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Person

Mitch Caplan

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

Listed on the same filings as Joseph Melohn. Their page shows their other deals.

RS
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Person

Ron Suber

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

Listed on the same filings as Joseph Melohn. Their page shows their other deals.

TY
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Person

Ted Yarborough

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Joseph Melohn. Their page shows their other deals.

IW
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Person

Ivor Wolk

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Joseph Melohn. Their page shows their other deals.

KD
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Person

Kunal Dasgupta

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Joseph Melohn. Their page shows their other deals.

TS
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Person

Tim Schott

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Joseph Melohn. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

Sponsor group

Yieldstreet

140 issuers · 177 filings · $2.45B reported sold · 2015–2026

One team, 140 deal companies. Joseph Melohn 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 Joseph Melohn.

Same business address

51 other issuers file from the same address (first 50 shown)

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 Joseph Melohn 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 Joseph Melohn is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in YieldStreet Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #107,570 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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