A man accused of running a financial fraud scheme has now lost by default after nearly five years of dodging the law.

The SEC sued Traffic Monsoon and its owner Charles Scoville in July 2016. Scoville never filed a response. Instead, he hired lawyer after lawyer, each one seemingly designed to buy him more time. It worked for years.

A preliminary injunction finally came down in March 2017. Scoville appealed immediately. The court denied his appeal in January 2019. He then signaled plans to take the case to the Supreme Court, filed his writ of certiorari in June 2019, and watched the Supreme Court reject it in November.

Throughout this legal marathon, Scoville was also arrested for aggravated sexual abuse of a child. He pleaded guilty to attempted sexual abuse of a child in November 2018. He's now in prison.

After the Supreme Court shut the door on his last hope, Scoville escalated his courtroom antics. He attacked his own lawyers publicly and filed what court observers describe as a bizarre letter invoking God. What he still refused to do was respond to the SEC's original complaint from 2016.

The court gave him a final deadline: February 3rd, 2020. He missed it.

On April 2nd, 2020, the court clerk recorded an entry of default against Scoville. The SEC filed for default judgment the same day. The judge granted it on January 5th, 2021. Both Traffic Monsoon and Charles Scoville lost by default.

🤖 Quick Answer

Who is Charles Scoville and what were the charges against him?
Charles Scoville was the owner of Traffic Monsoon, a financial scheme sued by the SEC in July 2016 for running a fraudulent operation. In addition to the civil fraud case, he was arrested and pleaded guilty to attempted sexual abuse of a child in November 2018.

Why did the default judgment take nearly five years to obtain?
Scoville employed deliberate legal delaying tactics, repeatedly hiring different lawyers to extend proceedings. He filed multiple appeals, pursued a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court in June 2019, and continued fighting the case despite adverse rulings throughout the litigation process.

What were the key legal milestones in the SEC case against Scoville?
The SEC filed suit in July 2016. A preliminary injunction was issued in March 2017. The court denied

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