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William Trefts

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Aug 9, 2019 → Apr 6, 2020

1deal (issuers)

$20.5Mreported sold

45investors

6Form D filings

2019–2020years on file

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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:44 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: not yet

The short version

William Trefts is listed as a director on 6 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Aug 2019 and Apr 2020: Vericool, Inc. (Livermore, CA — manufacturing — 2019–2020; $20.5M reported sold to 45 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 Carl Anders Persson (6 shared filings), Danny Dubuk (6 shared filings), Darrell Jobe (6 shared filings), Dan Skaff (4 shared filings), Kenneth Pontarelli (4 shared filings) and 4 others.

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

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 5 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below. Not yet searched: SEC enforcement releases.

What this means 5 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.

What the community is saying

Nothing found on Reddit, BiggerPockets or community forums for high-net-worth investors (searched Oct 24, 2026) — search queued; this line updates when it has run.

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

What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts; live RECAP re-check pending. State courts: not yet searched. PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:44 AM ET.

State courts: not yet searched. 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

Not yet searched

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. — not yet searched.

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: not yet searched.

No SEC search has run yet for this person.

3. Bankruptcies

5 cases: 2 open, 3 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Marc Trefts Williams open

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 26-48861 · Filed Aug 7, 2026

Role of Marc Trefts Williams: Debtor · Outcome: Pending — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 6 federal dockets); different first name (marc); court in MI (not a filing state)

Marc Trefts Williams open

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 22-47369 · Filed Sep 21, 2022

Role of Marc Trefts Williams: Debtor · Outcome: Pending — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 6 federal dockets); different first name (marc); court in MI (not a filing state)

Marc Trefts Williams closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 02-56679 · Filed Jul 22, 2002 · Closed Oct 30, 2002

Role of Marc Trefts Williams: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-10-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 6 federal dockets); different first name (marc); court in MI (not a filing state)

William Henry Trefts closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Missouri · No. 91-48163 · Filed Dec 13, 1991 · Closed Feb 6, 1997

Role of William Henry Trefts: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-02-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 6 federal dockets); different first name (henry); court in MO (not a filing state)

K. E. Trefts And Sons, Inc. closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 9:86-bk-93611 · Filed Mar 3, 1986 · Closed Mar 10, 1995

Role of K. E. Trefts And Sons, Inc.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1995-03-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 6 federal dockets); different first name (k); court in the person's filing state (CA)

What was searched

Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not yet searched. PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:44 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.

4. Differences between public sources

Not made for individual people — comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups

5. Money to insiders

1 of 3 offerings reports sales commissions totalling $375,000; 0 report finder's fees; 1 reports proceeds to related persons totalling $400,000. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)

Offering (latest filing)	Sales commissions	Finder's fees	To insiders	Paid to sell it	Source
Apr 6, 2020 D/A Vericool, Inc. File 021-346256	$375,000 (est.)	$0	$400,000 (est.)	Silver Leaf Partners BrokerCheck CRD 126694 ↗	EDGAR ↗
Dec 26, 2019 D Vericool, Inc. File 021-356404	$0	$0	$0	None listed on this filing	EDGAR ↗
Oct 3, 2019 D Vericool, Inc. File 021-350222	$0	$0	$0	None listed on this filing	EDGAR ↗

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

Manufacturing

Vericool, Inc.

Livermore, CA · Aug 9, 2019 → Apr 6, 2020 · 6 filings

Apr 6, 2020 · D/A · $20,480,248 sold of $20,480,248 · 32 investors · min. $14,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗
Feb 26, 2020 · D/A · $15,816,425 sold of $15,816,425 · 31 investors · min. $14,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗
Dec 26, 2019 · D · $68 sold of $68 · 2 investors · min. $17 · role: Director EDGAR ↗
Dec 23, 2019 · D/A · $13,516,455 sold of $14,843,575 · 27 investors · min. $14,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗
Oct 3, 2019 · D · $0 sold of Indefinite · 45 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
Aug 9, 2019 · D · $7,396,602 sold of $16,341,290 · 22 investors · min. $14,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $20.5M from 45 investors (100% of the $20.5M target) as of the latest filing. William is listed as director on 6 filings for this deal.

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: Manufacturing / 506(b) (1,339 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 William 9

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

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