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Tom Leach

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · WA · Jun 8, 2009 → Jun 8, 2009

1deal (issuers)
$1.88Mreported sold
6investors
1Form D filing
2009year on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:18 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Tom Leach is listed as a director on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Jun 2009: Tellus Renewables Worldwide Incorperated (Arlington, WA — other energy — 2009; $1.88M reported sold to 6 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Jun 2009. 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 Joel A Edmonds (1 shared filing), Larry David Nelson (1 shared filing), Michele A Nelson (1 shared filing), Nathan Chapman (1 shared filing) and Timothy D Wetzel (1 shared filing).

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

What this means 2 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 1 public filing for Tom Leach and found 7 differences, 5 worth asking the sponsor about: WA securities regulator final order naming a team member (Aug 1, 2018); WA securities regulator statement of charges naming a team member (Jun 1, 2017); 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 Tom Leach has not run yet — it is joining a line of 39,664 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

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, 2:18 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: 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 Tom Leach..

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

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

Tom L. Leach and Odessa M. Leach closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Georgia · No. 02-30442 · Filed Mar 22, 2002 · Closed Oct 11, 2005
Role of Tom L. Leach and Odessa M. Leach: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-10-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (rare in federal dockets); court in GA (not a filing state)
Tom S Leach and Debby A Leach closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:95-bk-53625 · Filed Jun 28, 1995 · Closed Oct 24, 1995
Role of Tom S Leach and Debby A Leach: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1995-10-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (rare in federal dockets); court in OH (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, 2:18 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

7 differences found between the filings for Tom Leach — 5 worth asking about (compared 1 filing on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Aug 1, 2018

WA securities regulator final order naming a team member (Aug 1, 2018)

Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Securities Division (DFI) issued a Final Order dated Aug 1, 2018. Respondents as listed: Timothy Dion Wetzel; Wetzel Oil Inc.; Wetzel Energy Technology Company Inc.; and Better Fuel North West, A WETCO Company, Inc.. Outcome as listed: On August 1, 2018, the Director of the Washington Department of Financial Institutions entered a Final Order against Timothy Dion Wetzel (“Wetzel”); Wetzel Oil Inc. (“WOI”); Wetzel Energy Technology Company Inc. (“WETCO”); and Better Fuel North West, A WETCO Company, Inc. (“BFNW”) (collectively, “Respondents”). … The Final Order ordered Respondents to cease and desist from any further violations of these provisions of the Securities Act and Business Opportunity Fraud Act. The Final Order also ordered Respondents to pay the following fines and costs: (1) Wetzel and WETCO are jointly and severally liable for a fine of $140,000 for violating the Securities Act in connection with the offer and sale of WETCO stock and promissory notes, and for $20,000 in investigative costs; (2) Wetzel and BFNW are jointly and severally liable for a fine of $80,000 in connection with the offer and sale of BFNW stock, and for $10,000 in investigative costs; and (3) Wetzel is liable for an additional fine of . Matched to Timothy D Wetzel (listed on the same filings). Our match estimate: 70%.

What this means A state regulator issued an order (cease-and-desist, consent order, fine or bar). Read the order; ask the sponsor what it covered.

WA order · Final Order ↗Timothy D Wetzel — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Worth asking · Jun 1, 2017

WA securities regulator statement of charges naming a team member (Jun 1, 2017)

Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Securities Division (DFI) issued a Statement of Charges dated Jun 1, 2017. Respondents as listed: Timothy Dion Wetzel; Robert Thomas Kelly; Wetzel Energy Technology Company Inc.; Wetzel Oil Inc.; Better Fuel North West, A WETCO Company, Inc; and Better Fuel Group NW, Inc.. Outcome as listed: On June 1, 2017 the Director of the Washington Department of Financial Institutions entered a Statement of Charges against Timothy Dion Wetzel (“Wetzel”); Robert Thomas Kelly (“Kelly”); Wetzel Energy Technology Company Inc. (“WETCO”); Wetzel Oil Inc.; Better Fuel North West, A WETCO Company, Inc. (“BFNW”); and Better Fuel Group NW, Inc. (collectively, “Respondents”). … The Statement of Charges gave notice of the Securities Division’s intent to order Respondents to cease and desist from violating the Acts, and to impose fines and to charge costs against Wetzel, Kelly, WETCO, and BFNW.. Matched to Timothy D Wetzel (listed on the same filings). Our match estimate: 70%.

What this means A state regulator issued an order (cease-and-desist, consent order, fine or bar). Read the order; ask the sponsor what it covered.

WA order · Statement of Charges ↗Timothy D Wetzel — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Worth asking · Mar 22, 2002 – Oct 11, 2005

Bankruptcy case: Tom L. Leach and Odessa M. Leach — filed Mar 22, 2002

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Georgia docket "Tom L. Leach and Odessa M. Leach" filed Mar 22, 2002, closed Oct 11, 2005. Tom Leach is listed as Debtor ("Tom L. Leach and Odessa M. Leach"). 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, M.D. Georgia ↗
Sources
Worth asking · Jun 28, 1995 – Oct 24, 1995

Bankruptcy case: Tom S Leach and Debby A Leach — filed Jun 28, 1995

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio docket "Tom S Leach and Debby A Leach" filed Jun 28, 1995, closed Oct 24, 1995. Tom Leach is listed as Debtor ("Tom S Leach and Debby A Leach"). 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, S.D. Ohio ↗
Sources
Worth asking · Jun 8, 2009

Paid seller listed without a CRD number: Tellus Renewables Worldwide, Inc — Tellus Renewables Worldwide Incorperated

Tellus Renewables Worldwide, Inc is listed as receiving sales compensation on 1 filing (Jun 8, 2009) with no FINRA CRD number given.

What this means People paid to sell securities normally hold a FINRA registration with a CRD number. Without one we cannot look them up on BrokerCheck. Ask who they are and whether they are registered.

Form D · Jun 8, 2009 ↗BrokerCheck search: Tellus Renewables Worldwide, Inc ↗Tellus Renewables Worldwide Incorperated — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · May 20, 2009 – Jun 8, 2009

Form D filed 19 days after the first sale — Tellus Renewables Worldwide Incorperated

The filing says the first sale was May 20, 2009. The Form D was filed Jun 8, 2009 — 19 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 4 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.

Form D · Jun 8, 2009 ↗Tellus Renewables Worldwide Incorperated — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · May 20, 2009 – Jun 8, 2009

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Tellus Renewables Worldwide Incorperated (latest filing Jun 8, 2009)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Jun 8, 2009 (first sale May 20, 2009). It reports $1,875,000 sold of $2,000,000 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 · Jun 8, 2009 ↗Tellus Renewables Worldwide Incorperated — 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 1 offering report sales commissions; 0 report finder's fees; 1 reports proceeds to related persons totalling $120,000. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Jun 8, 2009 D
Tellus Renewables Worldwide Incorperated
File 021-131777
$0$0$120,000 (est.)
First year salaries and working capital loan repayment
Tellus Renewables Worldwide, Inc no CRD number reportedEDGAR ↗
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 Tom Leach 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

Tellus Renewables Worldwide Incorperated

Arlington, WA · Jun 8, 2009
  • Jun 8, 2009 · D · $1,875,000 sold of $2,000,000 · 6 investors · min. $10,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $1.88M from 6 investors (94% of the $2M target) as of the latest filing. Tom is listed as director.

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.

People around Tom 5

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

MN
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Person

Michele A Nelson

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Tom Leach. Their page shows their other deals.

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Person

Timothy D Wetzel

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Tom Leach. Their page shows their other deals.

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Person

Joel A Edmonds

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

Listed on the same filings as Tom Leach. Their page shows their other deals.

NC
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Person

Nathan Chapman

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Tom Leach. Their page shows their other deals.

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Person

Larry David Nelson

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

Listed on the same filings as Tom Leach. 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); 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 Tom Leach 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 Tom Leach is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Tellus Renewables Worldwide Incorperated's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #370,425 of 374,652 in line (1,386 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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Securities regulators

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Business registries

Washington Secretary of State business search ↗OpenCorporates ↗

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