---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001065949-26-000002"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001483646"
company_name: "BLACKSTAR ENTERPRISE GROUP, INC."
filed_at: "2026-01-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T05:56:55.669117+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BlackStar dismisses Fruci & Associates, appoints LJ Soldinger as auditor

## Summary
- Dismissed Fruci & Associates II, PLLC as independent auditor effective January 23, 2026.
- No disagreements with Fruci on accounting principles or audit scope for fiscal years 2024-2023.
- Prior Fruci reports contained a going concern uncertainty but no adverse or qualified opinion.
- Appointed L J Soldinger Associates, LLC as independent auditor for fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2025.
- No prior consultations with LJ Soldinger before engagement; board approved same day.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001065949-26-000002
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001483646
- company_name: BLACKSTAR ENTERPRISE GROUP, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-01-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 4.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1483646/000106594926000002/0001065949-26-000002-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1483646/000106594926000002/blackstar8kjan302026.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 31648efcdbda21ebe9e6826b54706fff4e7bc3d4
  claim: BLACKSTAR ENTERPRISE GROUP, INC. engaged L J Soldinger Associates, LLC as its auditor.
  evidence_excerpt: On January 23, 2026, the Company engaged L J Soldinger Associates, LLC (“LJ Soldinger”) to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1483646/000106594926000002/0001065949-26-000002-index.htm
- claim_id: 41bcf80930393d9f5f682255ab7dbe959b9413fc
  claim: BLACKSTAR ENTERPRISE GROUP, INC. dismissed Fruci & Associates II, PLLC as its auditor.
  evidence_excerpt: On January 23, 2026 (the “Effective Date”), BlackStar Enterprise Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), dismissed Fruci & Associates II, PLLC (“Fruci”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1483646/000106594926000002/0001065949-26-000002-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.