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Joel Castellanos
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CLASS ACTION JX-SEC-LR-26490Opened AUG 21 2026Quick look

Joel Castellanos

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AUG 21 '26EventJoel Castellanos
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Entered on the record AUG 21 2026Occurred AUG 21 2026
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Place
Florida

"District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Castellanos personally and through his sales team of about 42 sales agents, solicited and raised at least $25.2 million in MJ Capital’s unregistered securities from at least 1,222 investors."

Status
Case 0:26-cv-60495-AHS

"Joel Castellanos, Case No. 0:26-cv-60495-AHS (S.D."

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Amounts
$196,000,000 Settlement

"Fla filed Feb. 23, 2026) SEC Files Settled Action as to Additional Individual in Alleged $196 Million South Florida Ponzi Scheme On February 23, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a settled action as to Joel Castellanos for his role in an alleged $196 million fraudulent securities offering orchestrated by MJ Capital Funding, LLC, its affiliated company, MJ Taxes and More, Inc., and their principal officer, Johanna M."

$150,000 Penalty

"Fla.), and order him to pay a civil penalty of $150,000."