La Jolla-Based Couple Charged with $100 Million Fraud

SAN DIEGO – Brett Rosen and Deborah Rosen of La Jolla were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that they, through their joint investment business, RB Capital Partners, Inc., engaged in a years-long securities fraud and money laundering scheme.

According to the 24-count indictment, since 2020, the Rosens engaged in a market manipulation scheme through financing, promoting, and selling the stock of six publicly traded companies – Optec International, Inc., Sunshine Biopharma, Inc., BlockQuarry Corp., Solar Integrated Roofing Corp., Cyberlux Corp., and Ilustrato Pictures International, Inc.

The indictment alleges that the Rosens’ promotions of these companies provided false and misleading information to investors, potential investors, and the market about their financing of and stock positions in these companies. The false and misleading information was designed to encourage the public to invest in these companies while the Rosens secretly dumped their own stock in these companies to make millions of dollars.

According to the indictment and court documents, the Rosens used the profits of their massive securities fraud scheme to fund their lofty lifestyle, including to purchase a multi-million dollar home in La Jolla Shores.

The United States acknowledges the assistance and cooperation of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Criminal Prosecution Assistance Group of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Janaki G. Chopra and Joseph S. Smith.

DEFENDANTS                                 Case Number 26-CR-0192-DMS                                    

Brett David Rosen                                       Age: 45                                   La Jolla, CA

Deborah Rachel Rosen                                Age: 44                                   La Jolla, CA

RB Capital Partners, Inc.                                                                             La Jolla, CA

CHARGES

Conspiracy, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371

Maximum Penalties: Five years in prison; $250,000 fine

Securities Fraud, in violation of 15 U.S.C. §§ 78(b), 78ff & 17 C.F.R. §. 240.10b-5

Maximum Penalties: Twenty years in prison; $5 million fine

Conspiracy to Launder Monetary Instruments, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h)

Maximum Penalties: Twenty years in prison; $500,000 fine or twice the amount of the criminally derived property involved in the transaction

Money Laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1957

Maximum Penalties: Ten years in prison; $250,000 fine

INVESTIGATING AGENCIES

Federal Bureau of Investigation

*The charges and allegations contained in an indictment are merely accusations, and the defendants are considered innocent unless and until proven guilty.