VANCOUVER, BC, July 7, 2026 /CNW/ – A North Vancouver resident has admitted to committing fraud when he raised money from investors and spent most of it on things like gambling, personal expenses, and payments to friends and associates.
David Lawrence Pazurik has agreed to pay $107,176 to the BC Securities Commission (BCSC) as disgorgement – the net amount he obtained from his misconduct – and another $200,000 to settle the matter.
Through online classified ads, Pazurik offered shares in an unnamed advertising and promotional business. He told investors that his sole proprietorship, Pazman Promotions, produced customized merchandise for other businesses, and that he would use investors’ funds to fulfil sales contracts. He told investors they would receive reimbursement of their funds, plus a specific amount of profits, in a short period of time.
Pazurik also presented the same or a similar proposal to one or more individuals, presenting it as a profit-sharing agreement.
Pazurik raised $200,460 from 14 investors between January 2021 and May 2022 through profit-sharing agreements. He spent $146,456 of those funds on items and expenses unrelated to the purposes of the investment, and paid only $39,280 to investors. He did not pay the full amount of returns, as promised in the profit-sharing agreements.
Under the settlement agreement with the BCSC, Pazurik, who has no prior securities disciplinary history, is permanently banned from various activities in B.C.’s investment market, including acting as a director or officer of any issuer or registrant, acting as a registrant or promoter, advising or acting in a management or consultative role in the investment market, and engaging in promotional activities. He also is permanently banned from purchasing securities or derivatives, except under very limited circumstances, and only through a registrant.
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SOURCE British Columbia Securities Commission