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Steven Cade

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Mar 23, 2016 → Mar 23, 2017

2deals (issuers)
$400Kreported sold
5investors
2Form D filings
2016–2017years on file
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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

Steven Cade is listed as an executive officer on 2 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Mar 2016 and Mar 2017: Cade Global, LLC (Escondido, CA — industry reported as "Other" — 2017; $250K reported sold to 3 investors) and Benex LLC (Encinitas, CA — industry reported as "Other" — 2016; $150K reported sold to 2 investors).

What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer. Across those companies the filings report $400K sold in total.

Listed alongside George Melendez (1 shared filing).

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

All 2 issuers belong to the sponsor group Benex (2 issuers, $400K reported sold, 2016–2017).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Benex has 2 companies on file and $400K 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) — 1 bankruptcy case matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 1 record 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 Steven Cade and found 6 differences, 2 worth asking the sponsor about: Bankruptcy case: Steven D. Cade and Debra J. Cade; 267% of the money raised went to insiders; 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 Steven Cade has not run yet — it is joining a line of 29,971 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 638 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, 2:35 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.

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: VA (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 Steven Cade..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (3,318 actions): AZ Corporation Commission Securities Division (411 actions, 2017–2026), CA DFPI (25 actions, 2007–2024; listing starts 2002 — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for CO, FL, IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, NY, OH, UT, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

1 case: 1 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Steven D. Cade and Debra J. Cade closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Oregon · No. 10-36985 · Filed Jul 23, 2010 · Closed Oct 2, 2015
Role of Steven D. Cade and Debra J. Cade: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2015-10-02 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (rare in federal dockets); court in OR (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, 2:35 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.

4. Differences between public sources

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

6 differences found between the filings for Steven Cade — 2 worth asking about (compared 2 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Jul 23, 2010 – Oct 2, 2015

Bankruptcy case: Steven D. Cade and Debra J. Cade — filed Jul 23, 2010

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Oregon docket "Steven D. Cade and Debra J. Cade" filed Jul 23, 2010, closed Oct 2, 2015. Steven Cade is listed as Debtor ("Steven D. Cade and Debra J. Cade"). Our match estimate: 40%.

What this means A bankruptcy filing was found. Many are old or personal and have nothing to do with the deal — but ask what it was and when it closed.

Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Oregon ↗
Sources
Note · Dec 7, 2018 – Feb 4, 2020

Bankruptcy case: Benex LLC — filed Dec 7, 2018

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California docket "Benex LLC" filed Dec 7, 2018, closed Feb 4, 2020. Benex LLC (related issuer) is listed as Debtor ("Benex LLC"). Our match estimate: 60%.

What this means A bankruptcy filing was found. Many are old or personal and have nothing to do with the deal — but ask what it was and when it closed.

Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California ↗Benex LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Worth asking · Mar 23, 2016

267% of the money raised went to insiders — Benex LLC

The Mar 23, 2016 Form D reports $150,000 sold and $400,000 of the proceeds used for payments to officers, directors or promoters. Issuer's note: "Proceeds will be used to acquire an extermination company".

What this means The filing reports how much of the money raised was paid to insiders. Over 10% is high for most deals. Ask what it paid for.

Form D · Mar 23, 2016 ↗Benex LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Mar 23, 2016 – Mar 23, 2017

Steven Cade appears on 2 deals that stopped filing before reaching their target

Cade Global, LLC (last filing Mar 23, 2017; $250,000 sold of $1,100,000); Benex LLC (last filing Mar 23, 2016; $150,000 sold of $400,000). Each has no filing in more than two years and reported under half its target sold.

What this means An issuer whose last filing is more than two years old and reported under half its target sold. The raise may have closed early or quietly stopped. Ask what happened to each.

Cade Global, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗Benex LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Mar 22, 2017 – Mar 23, 2017

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Cade Global, LLC (latest filing Mar 23, 2017)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Mar 23, 2017 (first sale Mar 22, 2017). It reports $250,000 sold of $1,100,000 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.

Form D · Mar 23, 2017 ↗Cade Global, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Mar 16, 2016 – Mar 23, 2016

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Benex LLC (latest filing Mar 23, 2016)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Mar 23, 2016 (first sale Mar 16, 2016). It reports $150,000 sold of $400,000 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.

Form D · Mar 23, 2016 ↗Benex LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
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

0 of 2 offerings report sales commissions; 0 report finder's fees; 2 report proceeds to related persons totalling $412,500.

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Mar 23, 2017 D
Cade Global, LLC
File 021-283196
$0$0$12,500
Placement fees
None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Mar 23, 2016 D
Benex LLC
File 021-259831
$0$0$400,000
Proceeds will be used to acquire an extermination company
None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
How this is counted

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 Steven Cade on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

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Other · group: Benex

Cade Global, LLC

Escondido, CA · Mar 23, 2017
  • Mar 23, 2017 · D · $250,000 sold of $1,100,000 · 3 investors · min. $50,000 · role: Executive Officer (CEO) EDGAR ↗

Raised $250K from 3 investors (23% of the $1.1M target) as of the latest filing. Steven is listed as executive officer.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
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 / 506(c) (1,881 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.

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Other · group: Benex

Benex LLC

Encinitas, CA · Mar 23, 2016
  • Mar 23, 2016 · D · $150,000 sold of $400,000 · 2 investors · min. $50,000 · role: Executive Officer (Manager) EDGAR ↗

Raised $150K from 2 investors (38% of the $400K target) as of the latest filing. Steven is listed as executive officer.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
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 / 506(b) (18,678 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 Steven 1

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

George Melendez

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Steven Cade. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

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Sponsor group

Benex

2 issuers · 2 filings · $400K reported sold · 2016–2017

One team, 2 deal companies. Steven Cade is listed on 2 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 Steven Cade.

Same business address

1 other issuer 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 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 Steven Cade 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 Steven Cade is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Cade Global, LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #273,590 of 374,652 in line (1,383 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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