The New Hampshire Bureau of Securities Regulation filed a staff petition for relief against a contractor who is accused selling interests in a company and a North Carolina investment property that authorities say did not exist.
According to combined media reports, the bureau accused Antonio Silva of conducting two sales of securities that defrauded his investor of $35,000. The bureau asked a state judge to freeze Silva’s assets and order him to cease having contact with his alleged victim.
Silva’s alleged actions violated a March 2023 consent order when Silva agreed to stop issuing or selling securities. At the time, regulators accused him of selling a 40% stake in a pizza business, despite only owning 33% of the company. Silva, who was not required to admit or deny those claims, was ordered to reimburse his investor for $30,000 and pay a $10,000 fine.
This is the latest action brought against Silva, who was also arrested late last year for allegedly renting a home he didn’t own. A hearing on that case is scheduled for September.
Silva been on probation since 2020 for writing a bad check. In 2012, he was charged with felony securities fraud for activities related to a scooter rental business in Las Vegas. He pleaded that charge down to a misdemeanor.
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