Ray DeLaughter is listed as an executive officer and director on 3 SEC Form D filings by 3 issuers between Jul 2015 and Jan 2018: WP Ventures, LLC (Houston, TX — industry reported as "Other" — 2015; $29.2M reported sold to 40 investors), WP Ventures #2, LLC (Katy, TX — industry reported as "Other" — 2018; $9.22M reported sold to 40 investors) and WP Ventures South, LLC (Houston, TX — other real estate — 2015; $3.9M reported sold to 35 investors).
What this means A repeat sponsor — 3 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director, over about 3 years. Across those companies the filings report $42.3M sold in total.
Listed alongside Keith Dalton (3 shared filings) and Terry Hlavinka (3 shared filings).
What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Ray. Each name links to their own page.
All 3 issuers belong to the sponsor group Wp Ventures South (3 issuers, $42.3M reported sold, 2015–2018).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Wp Ventures South has 3 companies on file and $42.3M 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 (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 listed in Key records below.
What this means 4 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 3 public filings for Ray DeLaughter and found 4 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Form D filed 310 days after the first sale; 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.