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Pankaj Dayo Motwani Settles Securities Violations with Oregon DFR

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Detected March 17th, 2026
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Summary

The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation has issued a Consent Order against Pankaj Dayo Motwani for alleged securities violations. The order includes findings of fact, conclusions of law, and assesses civil penalties, denies use of exemptions, and bars Motwani from financial services business activities.

What changed

The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation (DFR) has entered into a Consent Order with Pankaj Dayo Motwani (also known as Parker Dayo and Parker Dale), settling allegations of securities violations. The order details findings that Motwani, who was not licensed as an investment adviser in Oregon, provided investment advice to an 85-year-old Oregon resident, GA. Specific allegations include recommending the liquidation of an IRA to invest in a promissory note with misrepresented returns and prior misrepresentations regarding a cryptocurrency investment. The DFR has issued orders to cease and desist, assessed civil penalties, denied the use of exemptions, and barred Motwani from financial services business activities in Oregon.

This enforcement action requires immediate attention from compliance officers overseeing operations in Oregon or dealing with clients in that state. Regulated entities should review their internal controls and agent licensing to ensure compliance with Oregon securities laws. While specific compliance deadlines for Motwani are detailed within the order, the broader implication is a heightened scrutiny of investment adviser conduct, particularly concerning vulnerable populations like the elderly. Non-compliance with such orders can result in significant penalties, including bars from the industry.

What to do next

  1. Review licensing status of all individuals providing investment advice in Oregon.
  2. Assess internal controls for identifying and preventing potential elder financial exploitation.
  3. Ensure all investment recommendations and representations are accurate and fully disclosed.

Penalties

Assessing civil penalties, denying use of exemptions, barring from financial services business activities.

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Page 1 of 11 – CONSENT ORDER DAYO - S-24-0021 STATE OF OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES DIVISION OF FINANCIAL REGULATION In the Matter of: PANKAJ DAYO MOTWANI a/k/a PARKER DAYO a/k/a PARKER DALE, an Individual, Respondent. Case No. S-24-0021 ORDERS TO CEASE AND DESIST, ASSESSING CIVIL PENALTIES, DENYING USE OF EXEMPTIONS, BAR FROM FINANCIAL SERVICES BUSINESS ACTIVITIES, AND CONSENT TO ENTRY OF ORDERS The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services for the State of Oregon (“Director”), acting by and through the Division of Financial Regulation (“Division”), and in accordance with the Oregon Securities Law, Oregon Revised Statutes (“ORS”) 59.005 to 59.451, 59.991 and 59.995, and Oregon Administrative Rules (“OAR”) chapter 441, has investigated the securities business activities of Pankaj Dayo Motwani a/k/a Parker Dayo a/k/a Parker Dale (“Respondent”). Respondent wishes to resolve and settle this matter with the Director. Now, therefore, as evidenced by the authorized signature subscribed on this Order, Respondent hereby CONSENTS to entry of this Order upon the Director’s Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law as stated hereinafter. FINDINGS OF FACT The Director FINDS that: Respondent 1. Respondent resides in Bayside, New York. 2. Respondent has a LinkedIn page which states he is self-employed as a “Financial Consultant.”

Page 2 of 11 – CONSENT ORDER DAYO - S-24-0021 3. At all times material to this Order, Respondent was not licensed in Oregon as a state investment adviser or as an investment adviser representative. 4. At times material to this Order, Respondent received fees or other compensation, or expected to receive fees or other compensation, either directly or indirectly, for advising others, including Oregon residents, as to the value of securities or as to the advisability of investing in, purchasing or selling securities. Respondent’s business activities involving GA and RA 5. During August 2023, Respondent contacted an Oregon resident, “GA” and discussed investments with her. At the time, GA was 85 years old. 6. Respondent told GA his advisors were expecting a stock market crash to occur in the next few years. Respondent encouraged GA to diversify her investments. 7. During prior communications with GA, Respondent had previously recommended to GA that she liquidate her IRA account and invest in various investments, such as a start-up cancer research initial public offering, and an annuity. 8. A few years ago, Respondent sold an investment in cryptocurrency to GA and her husband “RA”. Before they invested, Respondent represented to GA and RA they would receive returns of five times the amount of money they invested in the cryptocurrency company. The cryptocurrency company they invested in, through Respondent, is past due on payments to GA and RA. 9. At all times material to this Order, the net worth of GA and RA, excluding the value of their primary residence, was less than $1 million; their individual incomes did not exceed $200,000; their joint income did not exceed $300,000; and they did not have a trust with total assets of more than $5 million. 10. During August 2023, Respondent encouraged GA to liquidate $40,000 from her IRA account in order to invest in a promissory note issued by a medical billing company. ///

Page 3 of 11 – CONSENT ORDER DAYO - S-24-0021 11. Respondent represented to GA the promissory note he was offering would pay returns of 12%-15% per year for GA. Respondent represented to GA she would receive payments every three months deposited into her bank account. 12. In August 2023, acting on the advice she received from Respondent, GA requested that the registered investment adviser firm where she has investment accounts transfer $40,000 of her funds from her IRA account. The amount of funds in her IRA account at the time was approximately $70,000. Suspected Financial Exploitation 13. A licensed investment adviser representative (hereinafter referred to as “AD”) at the registered investment adviser firm where GA has investment accounts detected unusual account activity involving GA. Accordingly, instead of granting GA’s funds transfer request, AD contacted and spoke with GA, communicated with Respondent, and then filed a Suspected Financial Exploitation report with the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation (“the Division”). 14. Respondent admitted to AD that Respondent is not licensed in any capacity to sell investments. Respondent described himself as a marketer and independent contractor who is paid by the companies he promotes. 15. Respondent told AD that Respondent was trying to secure $30,000-$40,000 from GA to purchase a promissory note that was paying returns of 12% - 15%. Respondent said the note would diversify GA’s holdings. When speaking with AD, Respondent refused to reveal the name the issuer of the note, but Respondent acknowledged the issuer was not rated by any reputable ratings agency. 16. When AD contacted GA, GA said she had not met Respondent in person, but she had a video meeting with Respondent and spoke with Respondent over the phone. 17. Although Respondent promoted the investment to GA, and GA said it sounded like a good deal to her at the time, GA ultimately agreed to cancel the funds transfer request

Page 4 of 11 – CONSENT ORDER DAYO - S-24-0021 and did not purchase the promissory note or otherwise invest in the medical billing company Respondent recommended to her. Telephone conversations with Division investigator 18. An investigator employed by the Division (“investigator”) contacted Respondent by telephone on January 18, 2024 and again on January 31, 2024. 19. Respondent told the investigator that Respondent buys lists of accredited investors, then calls them, stating he represents a company, and discusses investment opportunities with potential investors. 20. Respondent told the investigator he contacted GA using information from a list of leads Respondent bought around ten years ago. 21. When the investigator asked Respondent about the investment Respondent offered to GA, Respondent said the issuer is a medical billing company that pays doctors up front for medical billings, then collects the medical billings. Respondent gets potential investors to invest in the business. 22. The investigator asked Respondent whether Respondent receives commissions. Respondent acknowledged that he introduces investors to the companies offering investments, and in exchange, Respondent receives referral fees. 23. Respondent said he represents the company, and if someone does business with him, it is his responsibility whether they make money or lose money, because he introduced them and received a referral fee. 24. Respondent acknowledged that he told GA he wanted her to cash out her IRA to invest in the medical billing company he promoted to GA. He claimed he advised GA to do so because the market can crash. 25. According to Respondent, a friend of Respondent’s named “Nick” introduced Respondent to the company that issues the notes. When asked by the investigator, Respondent denied knowing Nick’s last name.

Page 5 of 11 – CONSENT ORDER DAYO - S-24-0021 26. According to the Respondent, Nick contacted Respondent to ask if Respondent knew of any people to invest in the company. Respondent said Nick offered Respondent a referral fee to bring investors forward, because Nick knew Respondent is not licensed and is not authorized by the company to solicit investors. 27. When asked what Nick’s role is with the company, Respondent said he does not know, but he described Nick as friendly and associated with management. Respondent said Nick charges wealthy people to do due diligence into investments. 28. Respondent told the investigator that once an investor decided to invest, Respondent would connect the investor with an executive from the company who would accept the investor’s money and provide disclosures. When the investigator asked Respondent for the name of the contact person Respondent would have connected GA with, Respondent said, “Nick, I don’t know his last name.” Division’s request for information in writing from Respondent 29. In May 2024, a member of Division staff, on behalf of the Director, sent a request for information dated May 15, 2024 to Respondent, in connection with an inquiry (DFR Case No. S-24-0021) regarding Respondent’s business activities and possible violations of the Oregon Securities Law. The request directed Respondent to provide a response in writing no later than May 24, 2024. 30. Respondent acknowledged receipt of the Division’s request for information. Respondent requested extensions of time to provide a written response to the information request. Division staff granted two of Respondent’s requests for extensions of time to provide a written response to the Division’s information request. When granting the second request, Division staff informed Respondent no additional extensions will be granted. 31. Respondent initially represented to Division staff he would send a written response to the information request. Respondent later told Division staff he needed additional time to retain and pay an attorney to represent him. Respondent also told

Page 6 of 11 – CONSENT ORDER DAYO - S-24-0021 Division staff an attorney would contact Division staff on Respondent’s behalf regarding the information request. 32. To date, the Division has not received any substantive response in writing from Respondent to the Division’s request for information. Also, Division staff have not been contacted by any attorney on behalf of Respondent. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW The Director CONCLUDES that: 33. Respondent transacted business as a “state investment adviser” in Oregon, as defined by ORS 59.015(20)(a). Respondent, for compensation, engaged in the business of advising others as to the value of securities or as to the advisability of investing in, purchasing or selling securities. 34. Respondent transacted business in Oregon as a state investment adviser without the license required under the Oregon Securities Law, in violation of ORS 59.165(6). 35. Respondent acted as an “investment adviser representative” in Oregon, as defined by ORS 59.015(8)(a). Respondent, while associated with a state investment adviser required to be licensed in Oregon, made recommendations, or otherwise rendered advice regarding securities. 36. Respondent transacted business in Oregon as an investment adviser representative without the license required under the Oregon Securities Law, in violation of ORS 59.165(4)(c). 37. At all times material to this Order, GA and RA were not accredited investors. 38. ORS 59.245 provides, in relevant part: (1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may: (a) Make such public or private investigations within or outside this state as the director deems necessary to determine whether a person has violated or is about to violate any provision of the Oregon Securities Law or any rule or order of the director, or to aid in the enforcement of the

Page 7 of 11 – CONSENT ORDER DAYO - S-24-0021 Oregon Securities Law or in the formulation of rules and forms thereunder; (b) Make any proper inquiry of a person that is licensed or required to be licensed as a broker-dealer, salesperson, investment adviser representative or state investment adviser, or any officer, partner, director or authorized representative of a broker-dealer, salesperson, investment adviser representative or state investment adviser, in relation to the activities or condition of the broker-dealer, salesperson, investment adviser representative or state investment adviser or in relation to any other matter connected with offering, purchasing or selling any security or conducting a securities business; (c) Require or permit a person to file a statement in writing, under oath or otherwise as the director determines, as to all the facts and circumstances concerning the matter to be investigated… (2) A person shall promptly and truthfully reply to an inquiry from the director in relation to any matter connected directly or indirectly with an offer, purchase or sale of any security or the conduct of a securities business. The person shall reply using the form of communication the director requests, and the person shall verify the reply in the manner and form that the director specifies…. 39. By failing to provide a substantive response in writing to the Division’s information request dated May 15, 2024, Respondent failed to promptly and truthfully reply, in writing, to an inquiry from the Director, in relation to a matter connected directly or indirectly with an offer, purchase or sale of any security or the conduct of a securities business. 40. By failing to provide a substantive response in writing to the Division’s information request dated May 15, 2024, Respondent violated ORS 59.245(2). ORDERS Now therefore, the Director issues the following Orders: 41. In accordance with ORS 59.245(3), Respondent is hereby ORDERED to CEASE AND DESIST from violating: A. ORS 59.165(6), transacting business in Oregon as a state investment adviser without the required license; B. ORS 59.165(4)(c), transacting business in Oregon as investment adviser representative without the required license; and

Page 8 of 11 – CONSENT ORDER DAYO - S-24-0021 C. ORS 59.245(2), failing to promptly and truthfully reply to an inquiry from the director in relation to a matter connected directly or indirectly with an offer, purchase or sale of any security or the conduct of a securities business, and failing to reply using the form of communication the director requests. 42. As authorized by ORS 59.995, the Director ORDERS Respondent to pay CIVIL PENALTIES totaling $40,000 as follows: A. $15,000 for violating ORS 59.165(6); B. $15,000 for violating ORS 59.165(4)(c); and C. $10,000 for violating ORS 59.245(2). 43. The Director hereby SUSPENDS PAYMENT of $30,000 of the CIVIL PENALTIES assessed herein for a period of three years, provided Respondent: A. Complies with all the terms of this Order; and B. Does not violate the Oregon Securities Law within the three-year time period. 44. Respondent must pay the non-suspended CIVIL PENALTIES totaling $10,000 to the Department of Consumer and Business Services on a payment schedule as follows: A. $1,000 down payment on the civil penalties when this Order is returned to the Division, no later than January 30, 2026; B. $1,000 civil penalty payment due no later than February 27, 2026; C. $1,000 civil penalty payment due no later than March 31, 2026; D. $1,000 civil penalty payment due no later than April 30, 2026; E. $1,000 civil penalty payment due no later than May 29, 2026; F. $1,000 civil penalty payment due no later than June 30, 2026; G. $1,000 civil penalty payment due no later than July 31, 2026; H. $1,000 civil penalty payment due no later than August 31, 2026; I. $1,000 civil penalty payment due no later than September 30, 2026; and J. $1,000 civil penalty payment due no later than October 30, 2026.

Page 9 of 11 – CONSENT ORDER DAYO - S-24-0021 45. The Director reserves the right to immediately take enforcement action, pursuant to the procedures set forth in ORS 183.745, to impose the suspended CIVIL PENALTIES if Respondent violates any term of this Order, including but not limited to the civil penalty payment schedule set forth in paragraph 44 above. Respondent’s failure to satisfy any term(s) of this Order will render all suspended and non-suspended penalties immediately due and owing. 46. Respondents stipulate and agree that the amounts assessed herein are not dischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(7). 47. If Respondent complies with all terms of this Order, including but not limited to the terms of the civil penalty payment schedule described above, and does not violate any provision of the Oregon Securities Law during the three-year period from the effective date of this Order, the Director will WAIVE the suspended portion of the civil penalties ($30,000) assessed herein after three years from the effective date of this Order. 48. As authorized by ORS 59.045(2), the Director hereby DENIES Respondent, and any and all agents, authorized representatives, and entities owned, operated or controlled by Respondent, their successors and assigns, the use of any exemptions that would otherwise be available under ORS 59.025 and ORS 59.035, concerning securities and transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Oregon Securities Law. 49. Respondent is permanently BARRED from offering or selling any and all investments, investment opportunities, investment programs, and securities in Oregon, and from engaging in financial services business activities in Oregon as a state investment adviser, investment adviser representative, broker-dealer, securities salesperson, insurance producer, or insurance consultant and is permanently BARRED from all of the following financial services business activities in Oregon: A. applying for, holding, or renewing any investment adviser, investment adviser representative, broker-dealer or securities salesperson license in the State of Oregon;

Page 10 of 11 – CONSENT ORDER DAYO - S-24-0021 B. applying to register or renew any securities in the State of Oregon; C. applying for, holding, or renewing any insurance producer or insurance consultant license in the State of Oregon; and D. applying for, holding, or renewing any license or registration required by the Director in Oregon, including but not limited to insurance, consumer finance, collection agency, manufactured structure dealer, or mortgage lending. 50. This Order is binding upon Respondent’s successors and assigns. 51. This Order is a “Final Order” under ORS 183.310(6)(b). Subject to that provision, the entry of this Order does not limit other remedies that are available to the Director under Oregon law. SO ORDERED this _______ day of ____________________, 2026. SEAN O’DAY, Director Department of Consumer and Business Services ____________________________________ Dorothy Bean, Chief of Enforcement [The remainder of this page intentionally left blank.] 5th February/s/ Dorothy Bean

Page 11 of 11 – CONSENT ORDER DAYO - S-24-0021 CONSENT TO ENTRY OF ORDER BY PANKAJ DAYO MOTWANI A/K/A PARKER DAYO A/K/A PARKER DALE I, Pankaj Dayo Motwani a/k/a Parker Dayo a/k/a Parker Dale, state that I have read the foregoing Order and that I know and fully understand the contents hereof; that the factual allegations stated herein are true and correct; that I have been advised of my right to a hearing and have been advised of my right to be represented by counsel in this matter; that I voluntarily consent to the entry of this Order without any force or duress, expressly waiving any right to a hearing in this matter, as well as any rights to administrative or judicial review of this Order; that I understand that the Director reserves the right to take further actions against me to enforce this Order or to take appropriate action upon discovery of other violations of the Oregon Securities Law by me; and that I will fully comply with the terms and conditions stated herein. I understand that this Order is a public document. _____________________________ Pankaj Dayo Motwani State of ___________________ County of ____________________ Signed or attested before me this _____ day of __________, 2026. by Pankaj Dayo Motwani. ____________________________ Notary Public /s/ P ankaj Dayo MotwaniNew YorkOrleans2nd February/s/ Patel Ghanshyambhai R

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State (Oregon)

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Investment Advisers Elder Financial Exploitation

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