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Scott Abel

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · LA, TX · Dec 20, 2019 → Dec 20, 2019

2deals (issuers)
$45.4Mreported sold
46investors
2Form D filings
2019year on file

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

The short version

Scott Abel is listed as a director on 2 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Dec 2019 and Jan 2024: Express Lien, Inc. (New Orleans, LA — other technology — 2019; $30M reported sold to 15 investors) and BrainCheck, Inc. (Austin, TX — other technology — 2024; $15.4M reported sold to 31 investors).

What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as director, over about 5 years. Across those companies the filings report $45.4M sold in total.

Listed alongside Charlie Plauche (2 shared filings), Bart Swanson (1 shared filing), Bradford Walker (1 shared filing), Eric Schmitter (1 shared filing), Gretchen Lynn (1 shared filing) and 10 others.

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Scott. 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) — 7 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 7 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 2 public filings for Scott Abel and found 3 differences: Form D filed 28 days after the first sale; No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open; 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.

What the community is saying

Community search for Scott Abel has not run yet — it is joining a line of 16,934 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, 2:45 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 Scott Abel..

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

7 cases: 7 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Scott H. Abel and Lisa E. Abel closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin · No. 09-32097 · Filed Aug 21, 2009 · Closed Dec 24, 2009
Role of Scott H. Abel and Lisa E. Abel: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-12-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); court in WI (not a filing state)
Scott J. Abel and Lisa A. Abel closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin · No. 1-04-18428 · Filed Nov 30, 2004 · Closed Mar 22, 2005
Role of Scott J. Abel and Lisa A. Abel: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-03-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); court in WI (not a filing state)
Scott B. Abel and Robin T. Abel closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · No. 04-16365 · Filed Aug 3, 2004 · Closed Mar 21, 2005
Role of Scott B. Abel and Robin T. Abel: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-03-21 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); court in MA (not a filing state)
Scott W Abel and Claudia M Abel closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 04-12555 · Filed Mar 30, 2004 · Closed Feb 11, 2008
Role of Scott W Abel and Claudia M Abel: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2008-02-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); court in IL (not a filing state)
Scott M. Abel closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 96-62249 · Filed May 10, 1996 · Closed Sep 18, 1996
Role of Scott M. Abel: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1996-09-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); court in NY (not a filing state)
Scott Abel and Denise Abel closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · No. 92-31800 · Filed Apr 16, 1992 · Closed Aug 21, 1996
Role of Scott Abel and Denise Abel: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1996-08-21 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); court in CA (not a filing state)
Scott W Abel and Claudia M Abel closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 86-08612 · Filed Jun 3, 1986 · Closed May 15, 1991
Role of Scott W Abel and Claudia M Abel: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1991-05-15 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); court in IL (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, 2:45 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

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

Note · Nov 22, 2019 – Dec 20, 2019

Form D filed 28 days after the first sale — Express Lien, Inc.

The filing says the first sale was Nov 22, 2019. The Form D was filed Dec 20, 2019 — 28 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 13 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 21, 2023 – Jan 5, 2024

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — BrainCheck, Inc. (latest filing Jan 5, 2024)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Jan 5, 2024 (first sale Dec 21, 2023). It reports $15,367,215 sold of $18,367,215 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

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
Jan 5, 2024 D
BrainCheck, Inc.
File 021-501670
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Dec 20, 2019 D
Express Lien, Inc.
File 021-356163
$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 2

Every issuer that named Scott Abel on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Other Technology

BrainCheck, Inc.

Austin, TX · Jan 5, 2024
  • Jan 5, 2024 · D · $15,367,215 sold of $18,367,215 · 7 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $15.4M from 31 investors (84% of the $18.4M target) as of the latest filing. Scott 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: 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.

Other Technology

Express Lien, Inc.

New Orleans, LA · Dec 20, 2019
  • Dec 20, 2019 · D · $30,000,004 sold of $30,000,004 · 14 investors · min. $74,030 · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $30M from 15 investors (100% of the $30M target) as of the latest filing. Scott 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: 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 Scott 15

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

CP
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Charlie Plauche

Director · 2 shared filings (2 issuers) · also on 10 other issuers

Charlie Plauche is on 12 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

BW
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Bradford Walker

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Scott Abel. Their page shows their other deals.

HN
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Hodong Nam

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 27 other issuers

Hodong Nam is on 28 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

YK
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Person

Yael Katz

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

Listed on the same filings as Scott Abel. Their page shows their other deals.

SW
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Scott Gerard Wolfe, Jr.

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 2 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as Scott Abel. Their page shows their other deals.

MG
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Michael Gollner

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Scott Abel. Their page shows their other deals.

NB
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Nathan Budde

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Scott Abel. Their page shows their other deals.

MS
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Person

Michael Smerklo

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 8 other issuers

Michael Smerklo is on 9 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

MR
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Martin Roth

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Scott Abel. Their page shows their other deals.

HY
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Person

Hisham Younes

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Scott Abel. Their page shows their other deals.

BS
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Person

Bart Swanson

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Scott Abel. Their page shows their other deals.

GL
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Person

Gretchen Lynn

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Scott Abel. Their page shows their other deals.

ES
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Person

Eric Schmitter

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Scott Abel. Their page shows their other deals.

KR
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Person

Kim Rodriguez

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

Listed on the same filings as Scott Abel. Their page shows their other deals.

JH
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Person

Jodi Hubler

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Scott Abel. Their page shows their other deals.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 2 issuers 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 Scott Abel 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 2 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Scott Abel is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Express Lien, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #224,151 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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