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Michael Appolo

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · NH · May 10, 2024 → May 10, 2024

1deal (issuers)
$0reported sold
3investors
1Form D filing
2024year on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:56 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Michael Appolo is listed as a director on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in May 2024: AV Wine Bar, Inc. (Derry, NH — restaurants — 2024; 3 investors reported).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed May 2024. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment — it is a notice, not an approval.

No other person or management entity is listed on the same filings.

What this means The filings name this person alone — no co-officers, directors or promoters were listed.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 12 court cases matching the name, 2 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 14 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.

What the community is saying

Community search for Michael Appolo has not run yet — it is joining a line of 19,616 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 32 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

12 cases: 4 judgment, 5 dismissed, 3 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Templeton v. Appolo Fuels, Inc. judgment
District Court, E.D. Kentucky · No. 6:19-cv-00071 · Filed Mar 14, 2019 · Closed Oct 8, 2021 · Nature of suit: 890 Other Statutory Actions · Cause: 31:3545 Action to Recovery Money
Role of Appolo Fuels, Inc.: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2021-10-08 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on motion before trial; judgment for defendant Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 19 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in KY (not a filing state)
Appolo Tech Corp. v. Colonial Surety Company dismissed
District Court, E.D. New York · No. 1:13-cv-00718 · Filed Feb 7, 2013 · Closed Jun 19, 2013 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions
Role of Appolo Tech Corp.: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2013-06-19 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 19 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NY (not a filing state)
McNew v. Appolo Fuels, Inc. closed
District Court, E.D. Kentucky · No. 6:12-cv-00024 · Filed Jan 27, 2012 · Closed Apr 6, 2012 · Nature of suit: 220 Foreclosure
Role of Appolo Fuels, Inc.: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2012-04-06 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Remanded to state court Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 19 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in KY (not a filing state)
Appolo Fuels, Inc. v. Claiborne Heavy Hauling, LLC (PLR2) judgment
District Court, E.D. Tennessee · No. 3:11-cv-00467 · Filed Sep 29, 2011 · Closed Sep 2, 2015 · Nature of suit: Contract: Other · Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract
Role of Appolo Fuels, Inc.: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2015-09-02 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on court trial; judgment for plaintiff Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 19 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TN (not a filing state)
The Antigua Group Inc. v. Appolo Embroidery closed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 2:09-mc-00297 · Filed Oct 21, 2009 · Closed Oct 21, 2009
Role of Appolo Embroidery: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2009-10-21 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 19 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in CA (not a filing state)
MSD Mining Co v. Appolo Fuels Inc judgment
District Court, E.D. Kentucky · No. 6:02-cv-00471 · Filed Sep 6, 2002 · Closed Sep 30, 2003 · Nature of suit: 422 Bankruptcy appeals rule 28 USC 158
Role of Appolo Fuels Inc: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2003-09-30 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on motion before trial; judgment for defendant Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 19 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in KY (not a filing state)
APPOLO FUELS INC v. DOI, ET AL closed
District Court, E.D. Kentucky · No. · Filed Jun 26, 1998 · Closed Feb 24, 2000 · Nature of suit: 890 Other statutory actions
Role of APPOLO FUELS INC: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2000-02-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 19 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in KY (not a filing state)
Appolo Fuels Inc v. DOI judgment
District Court, E.D. Kentucky · No. 6:98-cv-00311 · Filed Jun 26, 1998 · Closed Feb 24, 2000 · Nature of suit: 863 D.I.W.C. / D.I.W.W.
Role of Appolo Fuels Inc: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2000-02-24 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on motion before trial; judgment for defendant Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 19 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in KY (not a filing state)
Appolo Fuels, Inc. v. Babbitt dismissed
District Court, E.D. Tennessee · No. 3:96-cv-00952 · Filed Nov 12, 1996 · Closed Jul 21, 1998 · Nature of suit: 893 Environmental matters
Role of Appolo Fuels, Inc.: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1998-07-21 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 19 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TN (not a filing state)
Appolo Fuels, Inc. v. DOI dismissed
District Court, E.D. Tennessee · No. 3:95-cv-00692 · Filed Dec 11, 1995 · Closed Oct 8, 1996 · Nature of suit: 893 Environmental matters
Role of Appolo Fuels, Inc.: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1996-10-08 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Voluntarily dismissed Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 19 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TN (not a filing state)
Appolo Heating, Inc. v. MAI Basic Four, Inc. dismissed
District Court, N.D. New York · No. 1:90-cv-01353 · Filed Dec 17, 1990 · Closed Nov 28, 1994 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions
Role of Appolo Heating, Inc.: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1994-11-28 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: other Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 19 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NY (not a filing state)
APPOLO FUELS INC v. J ASHER dismissed
District Court, E.D. Tennessee · No. · Filed Mar 1, 1988 · Closed Feb 27, 1989 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions
Role of APPOLO FUELS INC: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1989-02-27 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 19 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TN (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, 2:56 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 Michael Appolo..

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

2 cases: 2 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Appolo Heating, Inc. v. Sumner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 16-50027 · Filed Dec 20, 2016 · Closed Feb 27, 2017
Role of Appolo Heating, Inc.: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 2017-02-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 19 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NY (not a filing state)
Unsecured Creditor's Committee v. Appolo Construction closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 00-04009 · Filed Jan 5, 2000 · Closed Feb 5, 2001
Role of Appolo Construction: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2001-02-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 19 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MI (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, 2:56 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

No differences found between the public filings we have for Michael Appolo (compared 1 filing on Oct 24, 2026).

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 1 offering — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders

Per-offering detail
Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
May 10, 2024 D
AV Wine Bar, Inc.
File 021-512908
$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 Michael Appolo on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Restaurants

AV Wine Bar, Inc.

Derry, NH · May 10, 2024
  • May 10, 2024 · D · $0 sold of $350,000 · 3 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

3 investors reported; no amount sold yet as of the latest filing. Michael is listed as director.

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: Restaurants / 506(b) (639 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 Michael 0

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

No other person or management entity is named on the same filings.

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 Michael Appolo 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 Michael Appolo is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in AV Wine Bar, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #100,597 of 374,652 in line (53 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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