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Lee Richards

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · NC · Feb 24, 2020 → Jun 15, 2020

1deal (issuers)
$4.19Mreported sold
20investors
3Form D filings
2020year on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:46 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Lee Richards is listed as a director on 3 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Feb 2020 and Jun 2020: Sift Media, Inc. (Durham, NC — other technology — 2020; $4.19M reported sold to 20 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Jun 2020. 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 Judson S Bowman (3 shared filings), Robert E. Long III (3 shared filings), Slawek Pruchnik (3 shared filings) and Steve Nelson (3 shared filings).

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Lee. 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) — 4 bankruptcy cases matching the name 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 3 public filings for Lee Richards and found 2 differences: Offering amount changed between filings; Minimum investment 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 Lee Richards has not run yet — it is joining a line of 17,670 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 28 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, 2:46 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 Lee Richards..

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

4 cases: 4 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Lee W. Richards closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Texas · No. 16-11520 · Filed Dec 27, 2016 · Closed Mar 31, 2017
Role of Lee W. Richards: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2017-03-31 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 12 federal dockets); court in TX (not a filing state)
Charles A. Richards and Lee A. Richards closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 05-19423 · Filed Jun 29, 2005 · Closed Nov 10, 2005
Role of Lee A. Richards: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-11-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 12 federal dockets); court in OH (not a filing state)
Lee R. Richards and Jill R. Richards closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Texas · No. 01-62304 · Filed Sep 28, 2001 · Closed Apr 22, 2003
Role of Lee R. Richards and Jill R. Richards: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-04-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 12 federal dockets); court in TX (not a filing state)
Lee A Richards closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 6:99-bk-25864 · Filed Sep 21, 1999 · Closed Jan 11, 2000
Role of Lee A Richards: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2000-01-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 12 federal dockets); court in CA (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, 2:46 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

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

Note · May 18, 2020 – Jun 15, 2020

Offering amount changed between filings — Sift Media, Inc.

The May 18, 2020 filing says $1,200,000 offered; the Jun 15, 2020 Form D/A says $1,769,239.

What this means The target raise changed. Raising the cap is common when a deal grows; ask whether the extra money has the same terms and use.

Sources
Note · May 18, 2020 – Jun 15, 2020

Minimum investment changed between filings — Sift Media, Inc.

The May 18, 2020 filing lists a minimum of $0; the Jun 15, 2020 Form D/A lists $2,455.

What this means A different minimum usually means the offering terms changed. Check which terms apply to you.

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
Jun 15, 2020 D/A
Sift Media, Inc.
File 021-367152
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Feb 24, 2020 D
Sift Media, Inc.
File 021-361191
$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 Lee Richards on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Other Technology

Sift Media, Inc.

Durham, NC · Feb 24, 2020 → Jun 15, 2020 · 3 filings
  • Jun 15, 2020 · D/A · $1,769,239 sold of $1,769,239 · 14 investors · min. $2,455 · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • May 18, 2020 · D · $770,000 sold of $1,200,000 · 3 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Feb 24, 2020 · D · $1,500,000 sold of $1,500,000 · 10 investors · min. $9,142 · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $4.19M from 20 investors (100% of the $1.77M target) as of the latest filing. Lee 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 Lee 4

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

Robert E. Long III

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 31 other issuers

Robert E. Long III is on 32 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

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Person

Slawek Pruchnik

Executive Officer, Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Lee Richards. Their page shows their other deals.

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Person

Judson S Bowman

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

Listed on the same filings as Lee Richards. Their page shows their other deals.

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Person

Steve Nelson

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Lee Richards. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

Same business address

14 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 Lee Richards 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 Lee Richards is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Sift Media, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #10,976 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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