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Thomas Shields

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CT, NY · Nov 27, 2015 → Aug 25, 2017

1deal (issuers)
$6.34Mreported sold
70investors
3Form D filings
2015–2017years on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 3:05 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Thomas Shields is listed as a director on 3 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Sep 2014 and Aug 2017: Sustainable Waste Power Systems, Inc. (Kingston, NY — other energy — 2014–2017; $6.34M reported sold to 70 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC. 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 Michael J. Gillespie (3 shared filings), Andrew C. Jacobs (2 shared filings), Carl D Liggio, Sr. (2 shared filings), Christopher P. Gillespie (2 shared filings), Harris Semegram (2 shared filings) and 3 others.

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

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FINRA, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) — 2 court cases matching the name, 37 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 39 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 Thomas Shields and found 13 differences: 16% of the money raised went to insiders; 22% 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 Thomas Shields has not run yet — it is joining a line of 57,431 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 641 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: Bing (site:reddit.com / site:biggerpockets.com) and Reddit's own search, plus DuckDuckGo/Brave/BiggerPockets search when they are answering.

Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

2 cases: 1 judgment, 1 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. THOMAS E. SHIELDS judgment
District Court, D. Nevada · No. · Filed Sep 11, 1995 · Closed Jan 3, 1996 · Nature of suit: 890 Other statutory actions
Role of THOMAS E. SHIELDS: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1996-01-03 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Remanded to state court; judgment for both plaintiff and defendant Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NV (not a filing state)
Thomas J Shields Sr v. closed
District Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 1:93-ad-00119 · Filed Jul 9, 1993 · Closed Jan 4, 2005
Role of Thomas J Shields Sr v.: Party · Outcome: Terminated 2005-01-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IL (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, 3:05 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: 48 regulators (FINRA, NASAA, 37 states) — crawled Oct 24, 2026, 8:48 AM ET

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 Thomas Shields..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (64,910 actions): FINRA (38,350 actions, 1995–2026), NASAA (31 actions, 2000–2026; listing starts 1997), AK Division of Banking and Securities (273 actions, 1971–2025), AL Securities Commission (880 actions, 2001–2026), AR Securities Department (1,305 actions, 1998–2026), 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), CO Division of Securities (731 actions, 2001–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-05-02)), CT Department of Banking Securities Division (940 actions, 2006–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-04-22)), DC DISB Securities Bureau (25 actions, 2012–2026), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), FL Office of Financial Regulation (49 actions, 2018–2026), GA Secretary of State Securities Division (65 actions, 2015–2026; listing starts 2012), HI DCCA Securities Enforcement Branch (26 actions, 2012–2026), ID Department of Finance Securities Bureau (663 actions, 1994–2026), IL Secretary of State Securities Department (4,122 actions, 2003–2023), KS Insurance Department Securities Division (58 actions), KY Department of Financial Institutions (342 actions, 2005–2026), LA Office of Financial Institutions Securities Division (13 actions, 2010–2025; listing starts 2008), MA Secretary of the Commonwealth Securities Division (125 actions, 2012–2025; live site blocks automated access — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-02-04), MD Attorney General Securities Division (1,054 actions, 2004–2026), ME Office of Securities (539 actions, 2000–2026), MI LARA Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau (201 actions), MO Secretary of State Securities Division (919 actions, 1998–2026), MS Secretary of State Securities Division (209 actions, 1995–2026), MT Commissioner of Securities and Insurance (597 actions, 2000–2026), NC Secretary of State Securities Division (265 actions, 2004–2024), ND Securities Department (711 actions, 1990–2026; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-01-06), NH Bureau of Securities Regulation (402 actions, 2002–2026), NM Regulation and Licensing Department Securities Division (90 actions, 2010–2025), NV Secretary of State Securities Division (118 actions, 2018–2026), NY Attorney General Investor Protection Bureau (44 actions, 2012–2026), OH Division of Securities (327 actions, 1993–2006), OK Department of Securities (2,531 actions, 1998–2026), OR Division of Financial Regulation (589 actions, 1988–2026), PA Department of Banking and Securities (1,448 actions, 2008–2024; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2024-08-09), RI DBR Securities Division (98 actions, 2005–2025), SC Attorney General Securities Division (540 actions, 2006–2026), SD Division of Insurance – Securities Regulation (106 actions, 2017–2026), TN Department of Commerce and Insurance Securities Division (405 actions, 1992–2026), TX State Securities Board (936 actions, 1999–2026), UT Division of Securities (772 actions, 2000–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2010-05-27)), VT DFR Securities Division (137 actions, 2010–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026), WI DFI Division of Securities (1,072 actions, 1998–2026), WV Securities Commission (State Auditor) (64 actions), WY Secretary of State Compliance Division (6 actions, 2016–2024) — last crawled Oct 24, 2026, 8:48 AM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

37 cases: 37 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Thomas Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Illinois · No. 21-70808 · Filed Nov 18, 2021 · Closed Apr 1, 2022
Role of Thomas Shields: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2022-04-01 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IL (not a filing state)
Thomas M. Shields, Jr. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. North Carolina · No. 20-02888 · Filed Aug 20, 2020 · Closed Dec 3, 2020
Role of Thomas M. Shields, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2020-12-03 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NC (not a filing state)
Thomas D Shields, Jr. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Illinois · No. 20-70176 · Filed Feb 10, 2020 · Closed Jul 8, 2020
Role of Thomas D Shields, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2020-07-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IL (not a filing state)
Thomas J. Shields and Sandra A Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 15-09207 · Filed Mar 16, 2015 · Closed Dec 9, 2016
Role of Thomas J. Shields and Sandra A Shields: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2016-12-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IL (not a filing state)
Thomas D Shields, Jr. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Illinois · No. 13-70368 · Filed Mar 4, 2013 · Closed Jun 28, 2013
Role of Thomas D Shields, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2013-06-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IL (not a filing state)
Thomas M Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 2:12-bk-18753 · Filed Dec 14, 2012 · Closed May 22, 2015
Role of Thomas M Shields: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2015-05-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in FL (not a filing state)
Thomas J. Shields and Sandra J. Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 12-25192 · Filed Jun 22, 2012 · Closed Feb 12, 2015
Role of Thomas J. Shields and Sandra J. Shields: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2015-02-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IL (not a filing state)
Thomas R Shields, III closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 8:11-bk-15695 · Filed Apr 22, 2011 · Closed Aug 18, 2011
Role of Thomas R Shields, III: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-08-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CA (not a filing state)
Thomas A. Shields and Lara Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Florida · No. 10-32409 · Filed Nov 23, 2010 · Closed May 12, 2011
Role of Thomas A. Shields and Lara Shields: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-05-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in FL (not a filing state)
Thomas J Shields and Aida Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 10-41408 · Filed Oct 8, 2010 · Closed Feb 7, 2011
Role of Thomas J Shields and Aida Shields: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-02-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NJ (not a filing state)
Thomas Shields and Linda A Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 10-34808 · Filed Aug 12, 2010 · Closed Dec 9, 2010
Role of Thomas Shields and Linda A Shields: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-12-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NJ (not a filing state)
Thomas J. Shields and Sandra J. Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 10-10731 · Filed Mar 12, 2010 · Closed Apr 16, 2012
Role of Thomas J. Shields and Sandra J. Shields: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-04-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IL (not a filing state)
Thomas W. Shields and Tara L. Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California · No. 09-13780 · Filed Apr 28, 2009 · Closed Aug 7, 2009
Role of Thomas W. Shields and Tara L. Shields: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-08-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CA (not a filing state)
Thomas A. Shields and Sarah M. Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 08-71597 · Filed Dec 29, 2008 · Closed Aug 4, 2009
Role of Thomas A. Shields and Sarah M. Shields: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-08-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MI (not a filing state)
Thomas O'Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · No. 05-34138 · Filed Oct 4, 2005 · Closed Jan 23, 2006
Role of Thomas O'Shields: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-01-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in PA (not a filing state)
Thomas R. Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 04-66459 · Filed Sep 10, 2004 · Closed Jan 6, 2005
Role of Thomas R. Shields: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-01-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
Thomas Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 6:04-bk-06779 · Filed Jun 14, 2004 · Closed Oct 7, 2004
Role of Thomas Shields: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2004-10-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in FL (not a filing state)
Thomas P Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 03-26048 · Filed Jun 17, 2003 · Closed Mar 1, 2004
Role of Thomas P Shields: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2004-03-01 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IL (not a filing state)
Thomas Shields and Cheryl Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 3:03-bk-32888 · Filed Apr 9, 2003 · Closed Oct 8, 2003
Role of Thomas Shields and Cheryl Shields: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-10-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in OH (not a filing state)
Thomas C. Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Oregon · No. 02-43269 · Filed Dec 9, 2002 · Closed Mar 14, 2003
Role of Thomas C. Shields: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-03-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in OR (not a filing state)
Thomas Shields and Francisca Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 1:01-bk-18921 · Filed Sep 19, 2001 · Closed Jan 14, 2002
Role of Thomas Shields and Francisca Shields: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-01-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CA (not a filing state)
Thomas L. Shields and Anita J. Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado · No. 00-24975 · Filed Dec 15, 2000 · Closed Apr 30, 2001
Role of Thomas L. Shields and Anita J. Shields: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-04-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CO (not a filing state)
Thomas Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · No. 99-22181 · Filed Jun 22, 1999 · Closed Nov 3, 1999
Role of Thomas Shields: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1999-11-03 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CT)
Thomas Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · No. 98-24372 · Filed Sep 29, 1998 · Closed Apr 5, 1999
Role of Thomas Shields: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1999-04-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CT)
Thomas P. Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Missouri · No. 97-48725 · Filed Sep 9, 1997 · Closed Jan 23, 2003
Role of Thomas P. Shields: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-01-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MO (not a filing state)
Thomas P. Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Missouri · No. 97-43149 · Filed Apr 2, 1997 · Closed Sep 12, 1997
Role of Thomas P. Shields: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-09-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MO (not a filing state)
Thomas E. Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 97-45270 · Filed Apr 1, 1997 · Closed Jan 14, 1999
Role of Thomas E. Shields: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1999-01-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MI (not a filing state)
THOMAS Y SHIELDS and NINA M SHIELDS closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · No. 3:97-bk-02211 · Filed Mar 5, 1997 · Closed Jan 4, 2002
Role of THOMAS Y SHIELDS and NINA M SHIELDS: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-01-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in TN (not a filing state)
Thomas D Shields and Cheryl L Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 3:95-bk-33266 · Filed Sep 22, 1995 · Closed Mar 13, 1996
Role of Thomas D Shields and Cheryl L Shields: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1996-03-13 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in OH (not a filing state)
Thomas C. Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · No. 1-95-11795 · Filed May 30, 1995 · Closed Oct 16, 1995
Role of Thomas C. Shields: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1995-10-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
THOMAS J SHIELDS and LEANNE S SHIELDS closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · No. 94-32538 · Filed May 31, 1994 · Closed Jul 10, 2000
Role of THOMAS J SHIELDS and LEANNE S SHIELDS: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2000-07-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MN (not a filing state)
Thomas M. Shields Jr. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · No. 94-40477 · Filed Mar 4, 1994 · Closed Apr 3, 1996
Role of Thomas M. Shields Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1996-04-03 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in GA (not a filing state)
Thomas O'Shields and Nancy O'Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · No. 94-10428 · Filed Jan 31, 1994 · Closed May 17, 1994
Role of Thomas O'Shields and Nancy O'Shields: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1994-05-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in PA (not a filing state)
Thomas J. Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 93-10613 · Filed Feb 8, 1993 · Closed Jul 8, 1993
Role of Thomas J. Shields: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1993-07-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NJ (not a filing state)
Thomas R. Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Georgia · No. 95-40808 · Filed Oct 21, 1992 · Closed Aug 23, 1995
Role of Thomas R. Shields: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1995-08-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in GA (not a filing state)
Thomas R. Shields and Lois A. Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Georgia · No. 91-42388 · Filed Nov 25, 1991 · Closed Jul 12, 1996
Role of Thomas R. Shields and Lois A. Shields: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1996-07-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in GA (not a filing state)
Thomas J. Shields and Rennie Shields closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Arkansas · No. 5:89-bk-15525 · Filed Dec 22, 1989 · Closed Nov 29, 1994
Role of Thomas J. Shields and Rennie Shields: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1994-11-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 75 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in AR (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, 3:05 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

13 differences found between the filings for Thomas Shields (compared 3 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Aug 25, 2017

16% of the money raised went to insiders — Sustainable Waste Power Systems, Inc.

The Aug 25, 2017 Form D/A reports $6,337,300 sold and $1,000,000 of the proceeds used for payments to officers, directors or promoters (marked as an estimate).

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/A · Aug 25, 2017 ↗Sustainable Waste Power Systems, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Nov 27, 2015

22% of the money raised went to insiders — Sustainable Waste Power Systems, Inc.

The Nov 27, 2015 Form D/A reports $4,543,800 sold and $1,000,000 of the proceeds used for payments to officers, directors or promoters (marked as an estimate).

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/A · Nov 27, 2015 ↗Sustainable Waste Power Systems, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Sep 30, 2014

24% of the money raised went to insiders — Sustainable Waste Power Systems, Inc.

The Sep 30, 2014 Form D/A reports $3,383,000 sold and $800,000 of the proceeds used for payments to officers, directors or promoters (marked as an estimate).

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/A · Sep 30, 2014 ↗Sustainable Waste Power Systems, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Aug 25, 2017

Thomas Shields appears on 1 deal that stopped filing before reaching its target

Sustainable Waste Power Systems, Inc. (last filing Aug 25, 2017; $6,337,300 sold of $30,000,000). 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.

Sustainable Waste Power Systems, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Mar 12, 2012 – Aug 25, 2017

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Sustainable Waste Power Systems, Inc. (latest filing Aug 25, 2017)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Aug 25, 2017 (first sale Mar 12, 2012). It reports $6,337,300 sold of $9,000,000 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/A · Aug 25, 2017 ↗Sustainable Waste Power Systems, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
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Note · Sep 30, 2014 – Nov 27, 2015

Offering amount changed between filings — Sustainable Waste Power Systems, Inc.

The Sep 30, 2014 filing says $3,500,000 offered; the Nov 27, 2015 Form D/A says $9,000,000.

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.

Form D/A (earlier) · Sep 30, 2014 ↗Form D/A (later) · Nov 27, 2015 ↗Sustainable Waste Power Systems, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
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Note · Mar 21, 2012 – Sep 30, 2014

Offering amount lowered between filings — Sustainable Waste Power Systems, Inc.

The Mar 21, 2012 filing says $30,000,000 offered; the Sep 30, 2014 Form D/A says $3,500,000.

What this means The target raise got smaller. That can mean the plan shrank or the sponsor stopped early. Ask what changed in the deal.

Form D (earlier) · Mar 21, 2012 ↗Form D/A (later) · Sep 30, 2014 ↗Sustainable Waste Power Systems, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
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Note · Mar 21, 2012 – Aug 25, 2017

Reported revenue range changed between filings — Sustainable Waste Power Systems, Inc.

"Decline to Disclose" (Mar 21, 2012); then "No Revenues" (Sep 30, 2014); then "Decline to Disclose" (Aug 25, 2017).

What this means This is the size band the issuer picks for itself on the form. A change can mean the business grew or shrank — or that it chose not to say. Ask for current numbers.

Form D · Mar 21, 2012 ↗Form D/A · Sep 30, 2014 ↗Form D/A · Aug 25, 2017 ↗Sustainable Waste Power Systems, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
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Note · Jun 15, 2011 – Sep 13, 2019

Same name, different state: "Thomas A. Shields" (MA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CT or NY. A separate record, "Thomas A. Shields" with address state MA, is listed on 8 filings — most recently by Lake Real Estate, LLC (Sep 13, 2019). Both records have filings in the same period (Nov 27, 2015 to Aug 25, 2017).

What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Thomas A. Shields (MA) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Sep 13, 2019 ↗Lake Real Estate, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗Thomas Shields (CT,NY) — this page ↗
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Note · Jan 22, 2014

Same name, different state: "Thomas Shields" (FL) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CT or NY. A separate record, "Thomas Shields" with address state FL, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by LIGHTING SCIENCE GROUP CORP (Jan 22, 2014). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Nov 27, 2015 to Aug 25, 2017; the other has one filing dated Jan 22, 2014.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Thomas Shields (FL) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Jan 22, 2014 ↗LIGHTING SCIENCE GROUP CORP — PartnerFacts page ↗Thomas Shields (CT,NY) — this page ↗
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Note · Jun 15, 2011 – Aug 31, 2011

Same name, different state: "Thomas F. Shields" (MA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CT or NY. A separate record, "Thomas F. Shields" with address state MA, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by Greater Boston Musculoskeletal Center Management Company, LLC (Aug 31, 2011). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Nov 27, 2015 to Aug 25, 2017; the other runs Jun 15, 2011 to Aug 31, 2011.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Thomas F. Shields (MA) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D/A · Aug 31, 2011 ↗Greater Boston Musculoskeletal Center Management Company, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗Thomas Shields (CT,NY) — this page ↗
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Note · Sep 30, 2014 – Nov 27, 2015

Address moved from Ridgefield, CT to Kingston, NY — Sustainable Waste Power Systems, Inc.

The people listed on the Sep 30, 2014 filing give Ridgefield, CT; on the Nov 27, 2015 filing they give Kingston, NY.

What this means Businesses move; this just shows the two places and dates. If you were told one city and the forms say another, ask which is current.

Form D/A · Sep 30, 2014 ↗Form D/A · Nov 27, 2015 ↗Sustainable Waste Power Systems, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
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Note · Sep 30, 2014 – Aug 25, 2017

Thomas Shields is listed with 2 different address states: CT, NY

CT on 1 filing (Sep 30, 2014); NY on 2 filings (Nov 27, 2015 to Aug 25, 2017).

What this means The address on a Form D is usually the company's, not the person's home, so this often just reflects different companies. It can also mean a move. Nothing wrong by itself.

Form D/A · Sep 30, 2014 ↗Form D/A · Nov 27, 2015 ↗
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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 1 offering report sales commissions; 0 report finder's fees; 1 reports proceeds to related persons totalling $1,000,000. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Aug 25, 2017 D/A
Sustainable Waste Power Systems, Inc.
File 021-175355
$0$0$1,000,000 (est.)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 1

Every issuer that named Thomas Shields 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 Energy

Sustainable Waste Power Systems, Inc.

Kingston, NY · Sep 30, 2014 → Aug 25, 2017 · 3 filings
  • Aug 25, 2017 · D/A · $6,337,300 sold of $9,000,000 · 70 investors · min. $10,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Nov 27, 2015 · D/A · $4,543,800 sold of $9,000,000 · 66 investors · min. $10,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Sep 30, 2014 · D/A · $3,383,000 sold of $3,500,000 · 61 investors · min. $10,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $6.34M from 70 investors (70% of the $9M target) as of the latest filing. Thomas is listed as director on 3 filings for this deal.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
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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 Energy / 506(b) (1,000 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 pages with the same name (3)

Separate person records under the same name, not combined with this page. Each line says whether it shares an issuer with this record.

  • Thomas A. Shields — MA, 5 issuers, Jun 15, 2011 → Sep 13, 2019 · no shared issuer
  • Thomas Shields — FL, 1 issuer, Jan 22, 2014 → Jan 22, 2014 · no shared issuer
  • Thomas F. Shields — MA, 1 issuer, Jun 15, 2011 → Aug 31, 2011 · no shared issuer

People around Thomas 8

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

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No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Michael J. Gillespie

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

Listed on the same filings as Thomas Shields. Their page shows their other deals.

CG
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Christopher P. Gillespie

Executive Officer, Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Thomas Shields. Their page shows their other deals.

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No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Carl D Liggio, Sr.

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Thomas Shields. Their page shows their other deals.

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No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Harris Semegram

Director, Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Thomas Shields. Their page shows their other deals.

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No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Patrick Hynes

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Thomas Shields. Their page shows their other deals.

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No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Andrew C. Jacobs

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Thomas Shields. Their page shows their other deals.

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No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Nikitas Barber

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Thomas Shields. Their page shows their other deals.

JS
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

John Stringer

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

Listed on the same filings as Thomas Shields. Their page shows their other deals.

Registrations and other filings

Business registration (state registry / Secretary of State)

Individuals are not matched to business registrations — registries list companies, and a name alone is not enough to tie a person to one. Officers and managers appear by name inside each matched company's record on the issuer pages. Registries searched: AL (Alabama Secretary of State — Business Entity Records (arc-sos.state.al.us), searched by issuer name, data as of Oct 24, 2026); CO (Colorado Secretary of State — Business Entities in Colorado (data.colorado.gov), data as of Oct 23, 2026); CT (Connecticut Secretary of the State — Business Registry (data.ct.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026); FL (Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations — quarterly corporate data file (Sunbiz), data as of Oct 7, 2026); KY (Kentucky Secretary of State — Business Entity Search (sosbes.sos.ky.gov), searched by issuer name, data as of Oct 24, 2026); NY (New York Department of State — Corporations and Other Entities (data.ny.gov: All Filings + Active Corporations), data as of Oct 20, 2026); OR (Oregon Secretary of State — Active Businesses, All (data.oregon.gov), data as of Oct 20, 2026); PA (Pennsylvania Department of State — Registered Businesses, Current (data.pa.gov), data as of Oct 6, 2026); TX (Texas Comptroller — Active Franchise Taxpayers incl. Secretary of State file data (data.texas.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026). Registries of other states have not been searched: many publish no bulk file and require a CAPTCHA or bot challenge on their search page, which we do not bypass (Delaware, for example, offers no public bulk file).

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 Thomas Shields 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 Thomas Shields is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Sustainable Waste Power Systems, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #266,806 of 374,652 in line (1,386 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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Business registries

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