On Thursday, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia issued an order freezing the assets of SJK Investment Management, an investment advisor firm, as well as the assets of SJK's Chief Executive Officer Stanley Kowalewski, in an action by the Securities and Exchange Commission against SJK which sought an emergency freeze of the assets, according to a press release by Courthouse News Service. The SEC claims in its complaint, filed on Thursday, that SJK allegedly defrauded investors in two hedge funds worth approximately $65 million. Mr. Kowalewski is alleged to have placed $16.5 million of the funds into a separate account which he allegedly used for personal uses. Government officials claim that Kowalewski allegedly paid himself $1 million for personal and business expenses, charged an alleged $4 million "administrative fee" which he allegedly took as a salary draw, and allegedly lived rent free in a home that he caused the fund to purchase. SJK is also alleged to have sent investors false account statements showing fictitious returns on their investments, according to the complaint. The complaint seeks permanent injunctions, penalties, disgorgement of profits and a ruling to bar Mr. Kowalewski from the financial industry.
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