The civil lawsuit initially filed by the commission in 2023 ended on May 28, with a judge ordering the SEC to pay attorney and receivership fees.
A federal judge has ordered the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to pay roughly $1.8 million in attorney and receivership fees related to the regulator’s civil case against Digital Licensing, the firm doing business as Debt Box.
In a May 28 filing in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, Judge Robert Shelby signed off on an order requiring the SEC to pay roughly $1 million for attorney fees and costs and $750,000 for receiver fees and costs. The order came the same day as one dismissing the case without prejudice.
The judge cited a March ruling in which a court found the SEC “engaged in bad faith conduct” over a temporary restraining order to freeze Debt Box’s assets. The firm later filed documents with the court claiming that the commission’s information was inaccurate, leading to the threat of sanctions.
