Stock Promoter litigation follow-up: Jay Fung in prison for Insider trading, more litigation for Anthony J. Thompson Jr.

I usually ignore SEC insider-trading litigation so I managed to miss when Jay Fung was arrested for insider-trading on a takeover (specifically, the Gilead takeover of Pharmasset in 2011). This was a follow-up to SEC v. Kevin L. Dowd (3:13-cv-00494) and USA v. Kevin Dowd (3:13-cr-00636-AET), all in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey (links are to dockets at CourtListener.com). The original civil complaint (pdf) was brought by the SEC on January 25, 2013. The final judgment against Dowd ordered him to pay $33,325 to the SEC. As to the criminal complaint, Dowd plead guilty and was sentenced to 3 years probation and forfeiture of $35,000.

The criminal complaint against Dowd listed his co-conspirators (the ones who actually traded on the information) as follows:

j. Co-conspriator J.F. was defendant DOWD’s childhood friend, and resided in or around Del Ray Beach, Florida. Among other things, J.F. operated “Company A” , which maintained a brokerage account with a brokerage firm headquartered in Shrewsbury, New Jersey (“Brokerage Firm B”). J.F. previously worked at a penny stock promotion company in Boca Raton, Florida (the “Stock Promotion Company”) from approximately in or about 2000 to approximately in or about late 2006, where defendant DOWD also worked between in or about May 2000 through in or about July 2001.

k. Co-conspirator E.B. resided in or around Boca Raton, Florida, and among other things, was the vice president of “Company B” , a business based in Boynton Beach, Florida. E.B. worked at the Stock Promotion Company with co-conspirator J.F. from
approximately in or about 2003 through in or about 2005, and knew defendant Dowd.

“Con-conspirator J.F.” was later revealed to be Jay Fung when he was charged on information on March 9, 2016 and immediately pled guilty. The case was US v. Fung (3:16-cr-00107) in the US District Court, District of New Jersey. On January 17, 2018 he was sentenced to 1 year in prison to be followed by 3 years of supervised release. Jay Fung forfeited $345,245.

Jay Fung is currently imprisoned at CI Taft:

Previously, Jay Fung had been sued by the SEC for his promotion of RecycleTech (RCYT). That case was SEC v. Recycle Tech, Inc (1:12-cv-21656) in the US District Court, Sourthern District of Florida. I blogged about that case when it was first filed in 2012. In that case, the final judgment against Jay Fung was rendered on February 14th, 2014. Fung and his company Pudong LLC were judged to be jointly and severally liable for disgorgement of $456,457 along with interest of $30,998.36. Fung was also ordered to pay a civil penalty of $120,000.

Criminal and Civil cases against Jay Fung, Anthony J. Thompson Jr., and Eric Van Nguyen

The Manhattan District Attorney charged a number of stock promoters including the three listed above, back in 2014. The case is 03853-2014 in Manhattan Supreme Court. I first reported on that case in September 2014 and then provided an update on September 26th, 2017.

The summary of the criminal case is below:

The charges (at least against Thompson) are shown below:

Charge Detail Disposition/Sentence
PL 165.52 00 C Felony, 1 count, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Cpsp-2nd:value Of Prop >$50000
Indictment Count 7
Dismissed
PL 165.54 00 B Felony, 2 counts, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Cpsp-1st:value Prop > $1000000
Indictment Count 16
Dismissed
GB 0352C 06 E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Securities Fraud >$250
Indictment Count 20
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
GB 0352C 05
**TOP CHARGE**
E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Securities Fraud >9 Perso
Indictment Count 12
Date Added 09/03/2014
Pled Guilty
PL 155.35 01 D Felony, 1 count, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Grand Larceny 3rd Degree
Indictment Count 23
Dismissed
PL 155.35 01 D Felony, 1 count, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Grand Larceny 3rd Degree
Indictment Count 27
Dismissed
PL 165.52 00 C Felony, 1 count, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Cpsp-2nd:value Of Prop >$50000
Indictment Count 33
Dismissed
GB 0352C 06 E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Securities Fraud >$250
Indictment Count 39
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
PL 155.35 01 D Felony, 1 count, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Grand Larceny 3rd Degree
Indictment Count 52
Dismissed
GB 0352C 06 E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Securities Fraud >$250
Indictment Count 66
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
PL 155.35 01 D Felony, 1 count, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Grand Larceny 3rd Degree
Indictment Count 73
Dismissed
GB 0352C 05 E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Securities Fraud >9 Perso
Indictment Count 77
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
GB 0352C 05 E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Securities Fraud >9 Perso
Indictment Count 1
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
PL 190.65 1A E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Scheme Def 1st:10 Or> Persons
Indictment Count 30
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
GB 0352C 06 E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Securities Fraud >$250
Indictment Count 53
Date Added 09/03/2014
Covered By Gb 0352c 05
PL 190.65 1A E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Scheme Def 1st:10 Or> Persons
Indictment Count 61
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
PL 190.65 1B E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Scheme Def 1st:property> $1000
Indictment Count 62
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
GB 0352C 06 E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Securities Fraud >$250
Indictment Count 85
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
PL 190.65 1A E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Scheme Def 1st:10 Or> Persons
Indictment Count 2
Date Added 09/03/2014
Covered By Gb 0352c 05
PL 190.65 1B E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Scheme Def 1st:property> $1000
Indictment Count 6
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
PL 155.35 01 D Felony, 1 count, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Grand Larceny 3rd Degree
Indictment Count 19
Dismissed
GB 0352C 06 E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Securities Fraud >$250
Indictment Count 9
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
GB 0352C 06 E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Securities Fraud >$250
Indictment Count 11
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
GB 0352C 06 E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Securities Fraud >$250
Indictment Count 26
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
GB 0352C 06 E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Securities Fraud >$250
Indictment Count 41
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
PL 165.54 00 B Felony, 1 count, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Cpsp-1st:value Prop > $1000000
Indictment Count 49
Dismissed
GB 0352C 06 E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Securities Fraud >$250
Indictment Count 55
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
GB 0352C 05 E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Securities Fraud >9 Perso
Indictment Count 46
Date Added 09/03/2014
Pled Guilty
GB 0352C 06 E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Securities Fraud >$250
Indictment Count 57
Date Added 09/03/2014
Covered By Gb 0352c 05
GB 0352C 06 E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Securities Fraud >$250
Indictment Count 68
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
PL 155.35 01 D Felony, 1 count, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Grand Larceny 3rd Degree
Indictment Count 71
Dismissed
GB 0352C 06 E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Securities Fraud >$250
Indictment Count 28
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
PL 190.65 1B E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Scheme Def 1st:property> $1000
Indictment Count 31
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
GB 0352C 06 E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Securities Fraud >$250
Indictment Count 45
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
PL 190.65 1B E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Scheme Def 1st:property> $1000
Indictment Count 48
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
PL 155.35 01 D Felony, 1 count, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Grand Larceny 3rd Degree
Indictment Count 69
Dismissed
GB 0352C 06 E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Securities Fraud >$250
Indictment Count 83
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
PL 190.65 1B E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Scheme Def 1st:property> $1000
Indictment Count 3
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
PL 190.65 1A E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Scheme Def 1st:10 Or> Persons
Indictment Count 5
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
PL 165.54 00 B Felony, 2 counts, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Cpsp-1st:value Prop > $1000000
Indictment Count 15
Dismissed
PL 155.35 01 D Felony, 1 count, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Grand Larceny 3rd Degree
Indictment Count 8
Dismissed
GB 0352C 06 E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Securities Fraud >$250
Indictment Count 24
Date Added 09/03/2014
Covered By Gb 0352c 05
PL 155.35 01 D Felony, 1 count, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Grand Larceny 3rd Degree
Indictment Count 36
Dismissed
GB 0352C 05 E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Securities Fraud >9 Perso
Indictment Count 29
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
GB 0352C 06 E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Securities Fraud >$250
Indictment Count 43
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
PL 190.65 1A E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Scheme Def 1st:10 Or> Persons
Indictment Count 47
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
PL 155.40 01 C Felony, 1 count, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Gr Lar 2nd:property Val>$50000
Indictment Count 65
Dismissed
GB 0352C 06 E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Securities Fraud >$250
Indictment Count 70
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
GB 0352C 06 E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Securities Fraud >$250
Indictment Count 72
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
GB 0352C 05 E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Securities Fraud >9 Perso
Indictment Count 60
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
PL 155.35 01 D Felony, 1 count, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Grand Larceny 3rd Degree
Indictment Count 80
Dismissed
GB 0352C 06 E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Securities Fraud >$250
Indictment Count 81
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
PL 155.35 01 D Felony, 1 count, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Grand Larceny 3rd Degree
Indictment Count 82
Dismissed
PL 155.35 01 D Felony, 1 count, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Grand Larceny 3rd Degree
Indictment Count 84
Dismissed
PL 155.30 01 E Felony, 1 count, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Gr Lar 4-vlue Prpty>$1000
Indictment Count 10
Dismissed
PL 155.35 01 D Felony, 1 count, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Grand Larceny 3rd Degree
Indictment Count 25
Dismissed
GB 0352C 06 E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Securities Fraud >$250
Indictment Count 37
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
PL 155.35 01 D Felony, 1 count, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Grand Larceny 3rd Degree
Indictment Count 42
Dismissed
PL 155.35 01 D Felony, 1 count, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Grand Larceny 3rd Degree
Indictment Count 44
Dismissed
PL 165.52 00 C Felony, 1 count, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Cpsp-2nd:value Of Prop >$50000
Indictment Count 50
Dismissed
GB 0352C 06 E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Securities Fraud >$250
Indictment Count 59
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
PL 165.54 00 B Felony, 2 counts, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Cpsp-1st:value Prop > $1000000
Indictment Count 63
Dismissed
GB 0352C 06 E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Securities Fraud >$250
Indictment Count 74
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
PL 190.65 1A E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Scheme Def 1st:10 Or> Persons
Indictment Count 78
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
PL 190.65 1B E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Scheme Def 1st:property> $1000
Indictment Count 79
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
GB 0352C 05 E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Securities Fraud >9 Perso
Indictment Count 4
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
PL 190.65 1B E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Scheme Def 1st:property> $1000
Indictment Count 14
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
PL 165.54 00 B Felony, 1 count, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Cpsp-1st:value Prop > $1000000
Indictment Count 32
Dismissed
PL 155.35 01 D Felony, 1 count, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Grand Larceny 3rd Degree
Indictment Count 40
Dismissed
PL 155.35 01 D Felony, 1 count, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Grand Larceny 3rd Degree
Indictment Count 54
Dismissed
PL 155.35 01 D Felony, 1 count, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Grand Larceny 3rd Degree
Indictment Count 56
Dismissed
PL 155.35 01 D Felony, 1 count, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Grand Larceny 3rd Degree
Indictment Count 58
Dismissed
PL 165.54 00 B Felony, 2 counts, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Cpsp-1st:value Prop > $1000000
Indictment Count 64
Dismissed
PL 155.35 01 D Felony, 1 count, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Grand Larceny 3rd Degree
Indictment Count 21
Dismissed
PL 190.65 1A E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Scheme Def 1st:10 Or> Persons
Indictment Count 13
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed
GB 0352C 06 E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Securities Fraud >$250
Indictment Count 22
Date Added 09/03/2014
Covered By Gb 0352c 05
PL 155.35 01 D Felony, 1 count, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Grand Larceny 3rd Degree
Indictment Count 38
Dismissed
PL 155.35 01 D Felony, 1 count, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Grand Larceny 3rd Degree
Indictment Count 67
Dismissed
PL 155.35 01 D Felony, 1 count, Arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Grand Larceny 3rd Degree
Indictment Count 75
Dismissed
GB 0352C 06 E Felony, 1 count, Not an arrest charge, Not an arraignment charge

Description Securities Fraud >$250
Indictment Count 76
Date Added 09/03/2014
Dismissed

 

The appearances in the case are shown below. Unfortunately, details are not given so I cannot be sure if any of the defendants have been dropped from the case. Sentencing is scheduled for September 27th, 2018.

Date/
Time
Judge/
Part
Calendar
Section
Arraignment/
Hearing Type
Court
Reporter
Outcome/
Release Status
09/27/2018
Scherzer, A
TAP A
SENTENCES Sentencing  
06/05/2018
Antignani, S
TAP A
SENTENCES Sentencing Castellano, L
Adjourned For Sentencing
Released on Recognizance
05/17/2018
Scherzer, A
TAP A
SENTENCES Sentencing Wilson, T
Adjourned For Sentencing
Released on Recognizance
02/08/2018
Edwards, E
TAPA-93
SENTENCES Sentencing Geraldi, Vincent
Adjourned For Sentencing
Released on Recognizance
09/27/2017
Biben, E
TAPA-93
TRIALS AM No Type Whitaker,
Pled Guilty
Released on Recognizance
09/18/2017
Biben, E
TAPA-93
TRIALS AM No Type Whitaker, B
Adjourned
Bail Continued
09/13/2017
Biben, E
TAPA-93
TRIALS AM No Type Whitaker, B
Adjourned
Bail Continued
09/05/2017
Biben, E
TAPA-93
TRIALS AM No Type Geraldi, V
Adjourned
Bail Continued
07/21/2017
Biben, E
TAPA-93
TRIALS AM No Type Hudson,
Adjourned
Bail Continued
06/08/2017
Conviser, Daniel
95
TRIALS AM No Type Kramsky, L
Adjourned
Bail Continued
05/12/2017
Conviser, Daniel
95
TRIALS AM No Type Davidson, C
Edwards, C
Adjourned
Bail Continued
05/02/2017
Conviser, Daniel
95
TRIALS AM No Type Kramsky, L
Adjourned
Bail Continued
04/04/2017
Conviser, Daniel
95
TRIALS AM No Type Kramsky, L
Adjourned
Bail Continued
01/27/2017
Conviser, Daniel
95
TRIALS AM No Type Kramsky, Lisa
Adjourned
Bail Continued
01/20/2017
Conviser, Daniel
95
TRIALS AM No Type Kramsky, L
Adjourned
Bail Continued
01/19/2017
Conviser, Daniel
95
TRIALS AM No Type Kramsky, L
Adjourned
Bail Continued
01/11/2017
Conviser, Daniel
95
TRIALS AM No Type Kramsky, L
Bruno, E
Dismiss Some, Not All Counts
Bail Continued
01/06/2017
Conviser, Daniel
95
TRIALS AM No Type Bruno, E
Adjourned
Bail Continued
12/05/2016
Conviser, Daniel
95
TRIALS AM No Type Davidson, C
Adjourned
Bail Continued
11/18/2016
Conviser, Daniel
95
TRIALS AM No Type Davidson, C
Adjourned
Bail Continued
11/15/2016
Conviser, Daniel
95
TRIALS AM No Type Davidson, C
Adjourned
Bail Continued
10/11/2016
Conviser, Daniel
95
TRIALS AM No Type Mcneill, D
Adjourned
Bail Continued
09/20/2016
Conviser, Daniel
95
TRIALS AM No Type Gale, Geralyn
Adjourned
Bail Continued
09/13/2016
Conviser, Daniel
95
TRIALS AM No Type Fleming, J
Adjourned
Bail Continued
07/12/2016
Conviser, Daniel
95
TRIALS AM No Type Tiardo, E
Adjourned
Bail Continued
06/07/2016
Conviser, Daniel
95
TRIALS AM No Type Geralyn, Gale
Kramsky, L
Adjourned
Bail Continued
05/17/2016
Conviser, Daniel
95
TRIALS AM No Type Demattia, L
Adjourned
Bail Continued
04/20/2016
Conviser, Daniel
95
TRIALS AM No Type Postel, M
Adjourned
Bail Continued
02/26/2016
Conviser, Daniel
95
TRIALS AM No Type Minelli, L
Adjourned
Bail Continued
02/23/2016
Conviser, Daniel
95
TRIALS AM No Type Minelli, L
Adjourned
Bail Continued
01/15/2016
Conviser, Daniel
95
TRIALS AM No Type Mcneill, D
Adjourned
Bail Continued
12/15/2015
Conviser, Daniel
95
TRIALS AM No Type Huntington, D
Conroy, E
Adjourned
Bail Continued
12/01/2015
Conviser, Daniel
95
TRIALS AM No Type Minelli, L
Adjourned
Bail Continued
09/08/2015
Conviser, Daniel
95
TRIALS AM No Type Huntington, D
Adjourned
Bail Continued
02/24/2015
Conviser, Daniel
95
TRIALS AM No Type Torres-fuster, L
Adjourned
Bail Continued
02/06/2015
Conviser, Daniel
95
TRIALS AM No Type Corcoran, R
Adjourned
Bail Continued
02/05/2015
Conviser, Daniel
95
TRIALS AM No Type Corcoran, R
Adjourned
Bail Continued
01/06/2015
Conviser, Daniel
95
TRIALS AM No Type Benkel, V
Adjourned
Bail Continued
12/09/2014
Conviser, Daniel
95
TRIALS AM No Type Huntington, D
Adjourned
Bail Continued
12/02/2014
Conviser, Daniel
95
TRIALS AM No Type Benkel, V
Adjourned
Bail Continued
11/18/2014
Conviser, Daniel
95
TRIALS AM No Type Aiello, C
Adjourned
Bail Continued
09/22/2014
Hayes, R
85
TRIALS AM No Type Kramsky,
Adjourned
Bail Continued
09/11/2014
Hayes, R
85
ARRAIGNMENTS Regular Aiello, Cynthia
Pled Not Guilty, Returned On Warrant
Bond $1,000,000 (Bond)
09/03/2014

GRAND JURY
MISCELLANEOUS No Type   True Bill, Warrant Ordered

 

The most recent decision in the case that I can access is from May 16th, 2016. Decisions do not appear to be accessible through the court’s website.

SEC Case against Anthony J. Thompson et al

Notwithstanding my ignorance of the exact outcome of the criminal case, the civil case has resumed (see docket). This week (on July 11th) the SEC alleged the following in a letter (document 99):

We write in advance of the July 10, 2018 prehearing conference in this matter in order to provide the Court with additional background as to the status of this litigation. Unfortunately, it has become apparent that defendant Anthony J. Thompson (“Thompson”) has engaged in a pattern of obfuscation and delay. The SEC has recently obtained documents from other litigation in which Thompson is involved that suggest not only that he has deliberately delayed the discovery process in the SEC action, but that his misconduct might be far broader than originally thought, and that Thompson might have significant assets secreted abroad.

As to defendant Jay Fung, he was agreed to a settlement offer that the staff is prepared to submit senior management and the Commission for review.

The other litigation referred to by the SEC is his divorce, Kendall Thompson v. Anthony J. Thompson, Jr., Case No. 147268-FL, and a trust litigation “in which Kendall [Thompson] alleges that Thompson has fraudulently diverted assets from a trust supposedly set up for the benefit of their children to pay for drugs and prostitutes, among other things.” (The quote is from the first footnote in the above-linked letter.)

This letter highlights how the SEC had agreed to a settlement with Thompson but he never formally agreed and now with the new allegations it is my opinion that the SEC will not settle with Thompson:

After approximately two months of what the SEC believed were good faith settlement discussions, Thompson has failed to formally agree or execute the settlement papers sent to him.

Information Obtained From the Matrimonial Case and the Trust Litigation

The SEC has learned from an initial and by necessity cursory review of some of the materials it has recently received of certain facts that are potentially material to the case at bar. These facts include that Thompson, in addition to the funds received in from the schemes set out in the Complaint, sold off OTC Solutions, Inc. for $6 million. The SEC was also informed that Thompson has been providing “consulting” services to companies located in Belize, might have been paid several million dollars in Belize. The SEC further learned that Thompson might have converted his ill-gotten gains into luxury cars and boats, and jewelry, including expensive watches. Finally, from reviewing the pleadings in those cases the SEC learned that Thompson was accused of similar dilatory and obfuscatory discovery tactics therein, including failing to adequately produce tax returns, banking information, and other financial data.

Disclaimer: I have no position in any stock mentioned above. I have no relationship with any parties mentioned above. This blog has a terms of use that is incorporated by reference into this post; you can find all my disclaimers and disclosures there as well.

 

Trading in AXM Pharma (AXMP) suspended by SEC

This morning prior to market open the trading in AXM Pharma (AXMP) was suspended by the SEC.

SEC Suspension Release (pdf)
SEC Suspension Order (pdf)

The reason for the SEC trading suspension (from the release):

because of questions about the adequacy and accuracy of information concerning AXMP’s leadership and operations contained in a Quarterly Report issued by AXMP on May 14, 2018, AXMP’s press releases issued between July 2, 2018 and July 6, 2018, and a Supplemental Information Report issued by AXMP on July 5, 2018. AXMP is a Nevada corporation based in Las Vegas, NV. AXMP’s stock is quoted on OTC Link (previously “Pink Sheets”) operated by OTC Markets Group Inc. under the symbol AXMP.

 

Here is the quarterly report mentioned above. The supplemental information report referred to above includes the CEO’s resignation. Below are the links to the press releases issued between July 2 and July 6:

AXM Pharma Announces A Proposed Reverse Merger with A Cameroon Billionaire Businessman – GlobeNewswire | 07/02/2018

AXM Pharma Announces the Appointment of a New Chief Executive Officer – GlobeNewswire | 07/03/2018

AXM Pharma Issues Correction – GlobeNewswire | 07/07/2018

This trading suspension is related to the suspension earlier this month of WSML, CYPE, and BTHI. AXM Pharma shares many connections with those other three companies including a connection with Mandla J. Gwadiso.

 

Disclaimer: I have no position in any stock mentioned above. I have no relationship with any parties mentioned above. This blog has a terms of use that is incorporated by reference into this post; you can find all my disclaimers and disclosures there as well.

Brian Sodi aka ‘Mailman’, allegedly responsible for dozens of pump and dump flyers, faces criminal and civil charges

On March 9, 2018 Brian Robert Sodi aka ‘Mailman’ was arrested and criminal and civil charges were announced against him. See the SEC press release and the Department of Justice press release. I have been behind in my blogging and did not realize just how important Brian Sodi allegedly was to the pump and dump industry until I finally got around to reading the criminal indictment and the SEC complaint.

How did Sodi acquire the nickname “mailman”? According to the SEC complaint he ran a large number of stock promotions (both online and physical mail) for 17 years.

91. From 1998 through at least 2015, Sodi’s Penny Stock Promotion Platform was a significant disseminator of penny stock promotional materials, handling, at its peak, as many as two dozen or more such campaigns annually

First, the allegations from the above-mentioned press releases. I start with excerpts from the DoJ press release:

A ten-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court charges BRIAN ROBERT “Mailman” SODI, 46, of Boca Raton, with conspiracy to commit securities fraud and mail fraud, and related charges.

According to the indictment, Sodi used his Florida-based publishing houses to distribute deceptive promotional mailers recommending the purchase of select penny stocks, while hiding from potential investors that he secretly was selling the stocks he was urging them to buy. The indictment also charges that Sodi obscured his involvement in the scheme by using offshore accounts and intermediaries to launder the proceeds of his fraud back to himself and his publishing houses.

According to the indictment, Sodi conducted his scheme as follows:

He would acquire shares of a publicly-traded stock, positioning himself to benefit from selling the shares at inflated prices. Sodi would try to induce the public to purchase the stock by developing and disseminating promotional and marketing mailers that exaggerated the stock’s prospects for growth and urged readers to purchase it. The mailers would falsely and deceptively conceal and fail to disclose that Sodi intended to sell the stock he was urging others to buy. After the stock price rose, Sodi would sell the stock for a profit.

Sodi hid his ownership interest in the promoted stock by trading through Arliss, a Swiss account, instead of through a brokerage account held in his own name. He brought the proceeds of his fraud back to himself and his publishing houses through offshore accounts held by firms in Switzerland, the Cayman Islands, and elsewhere.

Now excerpts from the SEC press release:

The SEC’s complaint alleges that Brian Robert Sodi, known in penny stock circles as “Mailman” for his pervasive participation in direct-mailed penny stock promotions, committed a fraud known as scalping.  He allegedly disseminated promotions recommending the purchase of the stocks in Southern USA Resources Inc. and Goff Corporation without disclosing he owned shares and planned to sell them through a foreign bank.  Sodi also allegedly hid from investors that he was being paid in stock for one of these promotions.  According to the SEC’s complaint, Sodi proceeded to unload hundreds of thousands of his own shares to the detriment of other investors who bought in to the hype.

The SEC’s complaint filed February 26 charges Sodi and two of his publishing houses, Capital Financial Media LLC and List Data Solutions LLC, with violating Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Sections 17(a) and (b) of the Securities Act of 1933.  The complaint also charges Sodi with violating Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13d-1 as well as Sections 5(a) and (c) of the Securities Act.  Among other things, the complaint seeks an accounting of all of Sodi’s and his entities’ sales of all U.S. penny stocks that Sodi’s platform promoted within the last five years.

Perhaps most interestingly, the list of domestic and foreign regulatory agencies that assisted in the investigation is long:

The SEC appreciates the assistance of the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Northern District of Alabama, District of New Jersey, Eastern District of New York, and Eastern District of Virginia as well as the Criminal Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Alabama State Securities Commission, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Alberta Securities Commission, British Columbia Securities Commission, Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission, Dubai Financial Services Authority, Guernsey Financial Services Commission, Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority, the Malta Financial Services Authority, the Mauritius Financial Services Commission, Investigation Section of the Financial Services Regulation Division of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario Securities Commission, Québec Autorité des Marchés Financiers, Monetary Authority of Singapore, Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, United Arab Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority, and United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority.

There are three court cases that have been generated by this so far. The first (and least interesting) is United States v. Sodi (9:18-mj-08088) in the US District Court of the Southern District of Florida. All my links to court cases in this post are to the freely-available docket on CourtListener.com. In addition to the docket, some of the court documents are available to download from that website for free.

The criminal indictment was originally filed in the US District Court, Northern District of Alabama before being removed to the Southern District of Florida — where it was promptly transferred back to Alabama. My guess is that the only reason for the brief removal of the case to Florida was because Sodi was arrested there so therefore bond had to be set there. On March 8, 2018, was released on $250,000 bond (pdf).

The second case is  Securities and Exchange Commission v. Sodi (5:18-cv-00313) in the US District Court, Northern District of Alabama. Read the complaint (pdf). As is normal when a defendant is facing parallel civil and criminal charges, Sodi and his companies (Capital Financial Media, LLC and List Data Solutions, LLC) filed a motion to stay the proceedings of the civil case while the criminal case is litigated. From that motion:

Pursuant to Rule 7 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Defendants Brian Robert Sodi (“Sodi”), Capital Financial Media, LLC, and List Data Solutions, LLC (collectively, “Defendants”), respectfully move the Court for an order staying this matter pending resolution of the criminal case against Sodi in this District.

On June 28th lawyers for the SEC and the defendants had a telephone conference to discuss the motion to stay. On June 29th the judge ordered:

Consistent with discussion on the record during the telephone conference on June 28, 2018 in this matter, on or before July 20, 2018, the parties shall please submit a proposed partial stay order that addresses the Fifth Amendment concerns in this case. The Court STAYS the defendants’ obligations to respond to the complaint in this matter until the Court reviews the parties’ joint submission and enters an appropriate order. Signed by Judge Madeline Hughes Haikala on 6/29/2018.

The third and most important case is  United States v. Sodi (5:18-cr-00056) in US District Court, Northern District of Alabama. Read the criminal indictment (pdf). The indictment was filed under seal on February 22, 2018.

I will skip discussion of the indictment to briefly address the other filings in the case so far, most of which are procedural and uninteresting. Unsurprisingly, both sides moved for the case to be ruled complex (which gives both sides more time to prepare for trial) and the judge ordered that motion approved.  From the motion:

A first production of discovery has already been delivered to the defense and further productions are being prepared. The Government estimates that the organized discovery ultimately made available to the defense will amount to at least 100 gigabytes of data, mostly in the form of thousands of documents, with additional materials to be made available for inspection or copying.
A telephone status conference has been scheduled for July 30, 2018 to discuss the timeline for pretrial motions, plea notification, and trial.

One interesting fact garnered from the government’s motion for alternative victim notification procedures (pdf):

The Indictment alleges that Sodi participated in such fraud schemes involving four separate stock tickers during 2012 and 2013.
Because the frauds alleged in the Indictment were directed at influencing the stock price of each of the targeted stocks, and thereby influencing the market for the stocks as a whole, the number of victims harmed by the defendant’s activities reaches far beyond the typical range for ordinary financial fraud cases. The Government currently estimates that 48,848 investors, in the United States and elsewhere, purchased manipulated stock during Sodi’s frauds.

Considering that the same people would tend to trade many different pumps, rather than dividing 48,848 by 4 to get 12,000 traders/investors during each pump and dump, I would estimate 24,000 traders/investors traded each of the stocks Sodi is alleged to have promoted.

The Indictment

We return to review the indictment (pdf). I will excerpt what I think are the most important parts of the indictment. First, the people and entities involved:

c. The defendant, BRIAN ROBERT SODI, known to others involved in penny stock fraud as “Mailman,” personally controlled companies Capital Financial Media, LLC (CFM), List Data Solutions, LLC (LDS), GLJ Holdings, LLC (GLJ), Trinity Investment Research, LLC (TIR), and other companies using the same business address in Delray Beach, Florida. BRIAN ROBERT SODI and his entities were involved in penny stock promotion s, primarily through the distribution of mailers by postal mail, email, and online advertising.

d. Cooperating Witness 1 (CW-1) and Cooperating Witness 2 (CW-2) were co-conspirators with BRIAN ROBERT SODI as described below

e. Arliss International, Inc. (Arliss) was a corporate entity incorporated in the British Virgin Islands in and around October 2009. BRIAN ROBERT SODI used Arliss to scalp stock during the pump-and-dump schemes described in this Indictment. Although Arliss’s manager was nominally an official of EuroHelvetia Trustco S.A. (EHT), a wealth administration firm headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, Arliss was in fact used by and operated for the benefit of BRIAN ROBERT SODI.

f. Southern USA Resources, Inc. (SUSA) was a Delaware corporation doing business in Ashland, Alabama, in Clay County, within the Northern District of Alabama. From in and around 2012 to in and around 2013, SUSA operated a gold mine in the Northern District of Alabama. SUSA registered its common stock with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on or about May 10, 2012. SUSA securities were quoted on OTC Link, an electronic inter-dealer quotation system for over-the-counter securities, under the ticker symbol “SUSA.” SUSA shares were available for public trading until on or about March 1, 2013, when the SEC issued an order suspending trading in SUSA stock. BRIAN ROBERT SODI used Arliss to scalp SUSA stock during a promotion by BRIAN ROBERT SODI’s publishing houses that was executed from in and around 2012 to in and around 2013. On or about November 22, 2013, the SEC revoked SUSA’s registration for various violations of the securities laws.

g. Great Wall Builders Ltd. (GWBU) was a Texas corporation. GWBU common stock was registered with the SEC under Exchange Act Section 12(g) and was quoted on OTC Link under the ticker symbol “GWBU.” BRIAN ROBERT SODI used Arliss to scalp GWBU stock during a promotion by BRIAN ROBERT SODI’s publishing houses in and around 2012.

h. Potash America, Inc. (PTAM) was a Nevada corporation headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida (originally named Adtomize Inc.). PTAM common stock was registered with the SEC under Exchange Act Section 12(g) and was quoted on OTC Link under the ticker symbol “PTAM.” BRIAN ROBERT SODI used Arliss to scalp PTAM stock during a promotion by his publishing houses in and around 2012.

i. Goff, Corp. (GOFF) was a Nevada corporation headquartered in Cork City, Ireland. GOFF common stock was registered with the SEC under Exchange Act Section 12(g). BRIAN ROBERT SODI used Arliss to scalp GOFF stock during a promotion run by his publishing houses in and around 2013. GOFF securities were quoted on OTC Link under the ticker symbol “GOFF” and were available for public trading until on or about June 29, 2013, when GOFF terminated its stock registration.

Of the four stocks mentioned in the indictment, two of them (GOFF and GWBU) were also promoted by the infamous AwesomePennyStocks. I wrote a blog post detailing the Goff Corp (GOFF) stock promotion by email and by online landing page and hard mailer (distributed by Capital Financial Media). I wrote about the Great Wall Builders (GWBU) email promotion by Awesomepennystocks and how that campaign was interrupted by SpamHaus and iContact. I previously blogged about the SEC suspending trading in Southern USA Resources (SUSA). Tim Lento posted a scan of the front and disclaimer page of the SUSA hard mailer. Here is a copy of that scan.
The main allegations from the indictment are as follows:
6. It was further a part of the scheme that BRIAN ROBERT SODI’s mailers would falsely, deceptively, and misleadingly conceal and fail to disclose the material fact that BRIAN ROBERT SODI intended to sell the very stock that he was urging others to buy.

8. It was further a part of the scheme that sometimes, accomplices and co-conspirators of BRIAN ROBERT SODI, both known and unknown to the Grand Jury, would use “match trading,” i.e.,coordinated transactions designed to manipulate the stock price, to deceive investors into believing that the public was actively trading in the stock.
9. It was further a part of the scheme that after the stock price rose, BRIAN ROBERT SODI would sell the stock for a profit.
10. It was further a part of the scheme that BRIAN ROBERT SODI would conceal his ownership interest in the promoted stock by trading through Arliss, a Swiss account, instead of through a brokerage account held in his own name.
11. It was further a part of the scheme that BRIAN ROBERT SODI would repatriate the proceeds to himself and his publishing houses through offshore accounts held by firms in Switzerland, the Cayman Islands, and elsewhere.
THE CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT SECURITIES FRAUD
12. From in and around 2012 through in and around 2013, all dates inclusive, BRIAN ROBERT SODI, together with CW-1, CW-2, and others known and unknown to the Grand Jury, conspired to defraud investors in the Northern District of Alabama and elsewhere through the fraud scheme described above by executing trades of SUSA stock.

The SEC complaint (pdf) against Sodi and his companies includes some other details not in the indictment:

IT IS LIKELY THAT SODI HAS ENGAGED IN ADDITIONAL
SCALPING FRAUD WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS
Sodi for Years Had Access to Administrative Firm A’s Network of Offshore Accounts
83. Sodi made regular use of Swiss Administrative Firm A – administered accounts from as far back as 2005 and continuing through at least 2015, as demonstrated by, among other things:
a. both Front Company A and Front Company B being Swiss Administrative Firm A-administered accounts;
b. a third, older account (“Front Company C”), which was active from at least early 2005 through early 2010, and which was also Swiss Administrative Firm A-administered – having been used repeatedly to make payments for Sodi’s benefit to many of the same persons and entities to which Front Company A likewise made payments, including parties who designed, built and landscaped Sodi’s vacation home on Nicaragua’s Pacific Coast, “Casa Sodi”;
c. Swiss Administrative Firm A itself having sent at least one wire, on September 8, 2010, to Sodi’s very same “player account” at the very same Casino to which Front Company A also wired funds (as alleged in paragraph 28 above);
d. other Swiss Administrative Firm A-administered accounts, including “omnibus” accounts, transferring funds to, and/or receiving funds from, the Front Company A account; and
e. other Swiss Administrative Firm A-administered accounts wiring funds to reload the very same Swiss Visa Card that Front Company B, as alleged in paragraph 81.c above, wired funds to reload.

After that section the SEC complaint details alleged scalping in PTAM and GWBU in 2012. One alleged detail of note (emphasis mine):

At the time of these purchases, Sodi knew that the massive GWBU promotional campaign his Penny Stock Promotion Platform had prepared was about to launch, and that it would also coincide and be coordinated with a massive APS campaign likewise promoting GWBU.

The complaint continues to allege other stocks scalped after 2013, although it lists only one stock, Graham & Hill Industries (GHIL):

88. In addition to the Front Company A and Front Company B-linked funds that were routed circuitously to Sodi’s CFM entity in April 2014 via Hong Kong Account A, as alleged in paragraph 81.b above, other funds followed a similar path. These include six transfers totaling $950,000 between June 18 and September 22, 2014 from Hong Kong Account A to Sodi’s LDS entity.

89. Sodi’s Penny Stock Promotion Platform booked all $950,000 of the aforementioned wires from Hong Kong Account A as income relating to the Sodi Platform’s promotion of a marijuana stock called Graham & Hill Industries (GHIL). Every penny of this $950,000 however, was first sent to Hong Kong Account A by the very same account – which happened to be at a Cayman Islands bank – that was selling GHIL stock into the price and volume rises generated by that touting campaign. Moreover, every penny of this $950,000 was funded by sales of GHIL stock.

The SEC complaint also alleges that Sodi lied to SEC staff:

93. During the staff’s investigation leading to the filing of this action, Sodi appeared for testimony. During that testimony, Sodi made false statements, including claims that he (i) never had, and never was given the use of, any foreign accounts; (ii) never received or shared, directly or indirectly, in any proceeds of any sales of any of the stocks his publishing houses promoted; and (iii) had never – apart from a single instance over twelve years ago – been paid in stock for running a promotional campaign.

My Records of CFM and LDS stock promotions

I have collected a large number of records of stock promotions on this blog. While this collection is not exhaustive, I do make sure to collect disclaimer info and details of the promotion for each big promotion I have blogged about. Below are all the stocks not mentioned in the SEC complaint or indictment for which I have records showing CFM or LDS as being involved in the promotion. I blogged about many of these but many of the promotions below are linked only to archived webpages at The Internet Archive showing the promotion; others are linked to PDF copies of the online landing pages promoting the stocks that I made at the time of the promotion.

Note that my inclusion of the promotions in this below list does not mean that I believe that Sodi or his companies violated the law in promoting these companies — it is possible to legally promote a company — I only indicate that he and/or his companies promoted these stocks. Dates below are approximate — many of these promotions ran for many months.

Green & Hill Industries (GHIL): List Data Solutions (June, 2014)

Mining Metals of Mexico (WIIM): List Data Solutions (April, 2014)

Black River Petroleum (BRPC): Capital Financial Media (April, 2014)

Guar Global (GGBL): List Data Solutions (December, 2013)

Amazonica Corp (AMZZ): Capital Financial Media (November, 2013)

Xumanii Corp (XUII): Capital Financial Media (July, 2013)

Lot78 Inc (LOTE): Capital Financial Medial (March, 2013)

PacWest Industries (PWEI): Capital Financial Media (March, 2013)

Swingplane Ventures (SWVI): Capital Financial Media (February 2013) (Thanks to Tim Lento for the scan of the mailer)

Graphite Corp (GRPH): List Data Solutions (February 2013)

Lifetech (LTCH): Capital Financial Media (November, 2012)

Stevia Corp (STEV): Capital Financial Media (September, 2012)

Stevia Nutra (STNT): Capital Financial Media (August, 2012)

Boldface Group (BLBK): Capital Financial Media (August, 2012)

American Energy Development (AEDC): Capital Financial Media (July, 2012)

Psychic Friends Network (PFNI): Capital Financial Media (May, 2012)

Sunpeaks Ventures (SNPK): Capital Financial Media (April, 2012)

North Springs Resources (NSRS): Capital Financial Media (January, 2012)

Xcelmobility (XCLL): Capital Financial Media (January, 2012)

White Smile Global (WSML): Capital Financial Media (November, 2011)

TakeDown Entertainment (TKDN): Capital Financial Media (September, 2011) (Archived copy of promotion landing page)

Allezoe Medical (ALZM): Capital Financial Media (July, 2011) (Archived copy of promotion landing page)

Portage Resources (POTG): Capital Financial Media (June, 2011)

Xinde Technology (WTFS): Capital Financial Media (June, 2011)

OncoSec Medical (ONCS): Capital Financial Media (May, 2011)

First American Silver (FASV): Capital Financial Media (April, 2011)

Avatar Ventures Corp (AVVC): Capital Financial Media (April, 2011) (Archived copy of promotion landing page)

Kunekt Corp (KNKT): Capital Financial Media (February, 2011)

Hiroyoshi Worldwide (HHWW): Capital Financial Media (February, 2011)

Many more stock promotions run by List Data Solutions and/or Capital Financial Media can be found by using the Internet Archive Wayback Machine on SmallcapFortunes.com although the pump pages were not accessible directly from the main page, so a reader needs to find the direct link to find the archived page. It appears that at least at one point Capital Financial Media LLC owned SmallCapFortunes.com (another messageboard source from someone I trust saying the same thing). The current owner of the SmallCapFortunes.com domain name is Trinity Investment Research LLC of Florida (per current WHOIS search; screen capture).

Correction 2019-6-25: Typo fixed in name of Stevia Nutra. Year 2108 corrected to 2018.

Disclaimer: I have no position in any stock mentioned above. I have no relationship with any parties mentioned above. This blog has a terms of use that is incorporated by reference into this post; you can find all my disclaimers and disclosures there as well.

SEC Suspends trading in 3 suspected pump & dumps

This morning the SEC suspended trading in three stocks that had “unusual and unexplained market activity” (in other words, they looked like pump and dumps) and because of questions about the accuracy of the companies’ press releases and 8-Ks. The date on all the suspensions is July 3rd but the most liquid of the stocks CYPE traded all day July 3rd (a half-day) and the suspensions didn’t show up in the SEC trading suspension RSS feed until this morning after the open.

The three stocks are: Century Petroleum Corp (CYPE), Big Time Holdings, Inc (BTHI), and Williamsville Sears Management (WSML). All three companies show Brian K. Kistler as a consultant or officer. On OTCMarkets.com he is listed as CEO of BTHI and a consultant at WSML and a consultant at CYPE.

LinkedIn lists Mandla J. Gwadiso as founder of BTHI and WSML (pdf copy of his LinkedIn profile). He just tweeted two days ago that he was going to buy CYPE stock:

 

See more about these companies here:

Century Petroleum Corp (CYPE)
SEC suspension release (pdf)
SEC suspension order (pdf)

Reason for the suspension (from the release):

The Commission temporarily suspended trading in the securities of CYPE because of questions about the accuracy of information in the company’s press releases since at least May 25, 2018, regarding the company’s business plans and acquisitions, and concerns since at least May 25, 2018, about recent, unusual and unexplained market activity in the company’s common stock.

CYPE daily candlestick chart:

Big Time Holdings, Inc (BTHI)
SEC suspension release (pdf)
SEC suspension order (pdf)

Reason for the suspension (from the release):

The Commission temporarily suspended trading in the securities of BTHI because of questions about the accuracy of information contained in BTHI’s Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 24, 2018, and concerns since at least May 24, 2018, about recent, unusual and unexplained market activity in the company’s common stock.

BTHI daily candlestick chart:

Williamsville Sears Management (WSML)
SEC suspension release (pdf)
SEC suspension order (pdf)

Reason for the suspension (from the release):

The Commission temporarily suspended trading in the securities of WSML because of questions about the accuracy of information in the company’s press releases since at least May 29, 2018, regarding the company’s business plans and acquisitions, and concerns since at least March 9, 2018, about recent, unusual and unexplained market activity in the company’s common stock.

WSML daily candlestick chart:

 

Disclaimer: I have no position in any stock mentioned above. I have no relationship with any parties mentioned above. This blog has a terms of use that is incorporated by reference into this post; you can find all my disclaimers and disclosures there as well.

UBI Blockchain Internet (UBIA): First the SEC trading suspension, now the settlement

Yesterday (July 2, 2018) the SEC filed suit against and then settled with “attorney T.J. Jesky and his law firm’s business affairs manager, Mark F. DeStefano,” for “violating the registration provisions of the federal securities laws” when they sold UBI Blockchain Internet (UBIA) stock. See the complaint (pdf).

The SEC had previously suspended trading (pdf) in UBIA from January 5th to January 23rd, 2018. The reason for the suspension at the time was:

(i) questions regarding the accuracy of assertions, since at least September 2017, by UBIA in filings with the Commission regarding the company’s business operations; and (ii) concerns about recent, unusual and unexplained market activity in the company’s Class A common stock since
at least November 2017

UBIA daily candlestick chart over last 8 months (click to enlarge):

Here are some details from the complaint:

1. This action seeks to enjoin further illegal conduct by, and obtain certain other relief from, Defendants Jesky and Destefano, who collectively illegally obtained approximately
$1.4 million in a ten-day period from their unlawful offers and sales of securities into the public market of UBI Blockchain Internet Ltd., which trades under the ticker symbol UBIA (“UBIA”). Even though the Defendants were required under the registration statement to sell their shares at a specific price that had been reported to the Commission and to the investing public, Defendants nonetheless sold their shares in the market for as much as thirteen times the required price.

2. From about 2010 through 2016, UBIA was a shell company that claimed to be in the business of designing climate controlled units for the distributed production of energy. In
early 2017, however, UBIA announced that it had entered a new business, to engage in “the research and application of blockchain technology with a focus on the Internet of things covering food, drugs and healthcare.” The Defendants have been associated with UBIA since at least 2011.

3. In October 2017, the Defendants arranged to receive UBIA shares in return for legal services rendered to UBIA by Jesky’s law firm, including the firm’s preparation of a
registration statement with the Commission. Pursuant to that registration statement, UBIA sought to register the public resale of certain shares, including the shares issued to Jesky and DeStefano. The registration statement prepared by the Jesky firm required that all Class A shares sold pursuant to the registration statement had to be sold at a fixed price of $3.70 per share.

4. Inexplicably, UBIA’s stock experienced a dramatic increase after the Defendants acquired their shares, rising from approximately $4.00 per share on November 20, 2017 to a high of approximately $115.00 on December 15, 2017, even though UBIA had not issued any news releases that would have explained such an increase. As soon as the registration statement was declared effective on December 22,
2017, the Defendants began to unlawfully sell their shares at prices far in excess of the $3.70 price required by the registration statement. Between December 26, 2017 and January 5, 2018,

Defendants sold more than 50,000 of their UBIA shares into the public over-the-counter market (“OTC”). Jesky sold 24,995 UBIA shares at prices between $21.12 and $48.13, for total proceeds of $766,036. DeStefano sold 26,000 UBIA shares at prices between $21.56 and $48.40, for total proceeds of $798,473.

6. The Defendants’ unlawful sales only stopped when the Commission suspended trading in UBIA stock on January 8, 2018, based on questions about the accuracy of assertions in
UBIA’s SEC filings and the recent, unusual market activity in the company’s stock.

7. Defendants’ offers and sales of UBIA securities between December 26, 2017 and January 5, 2018, none of which were made at the fixed price of $3.70 required by the registration
statement filed with the Commission, were in violation of Sections 5(a) and (c) of the Securities Act of 1933 [15 U.S.C. § 77e(a) & (c)].

The settlement is a typical SEC settlement:

Without admitting or denying the allegations in the SEC’s complaint, Jesky and DeStefano agreed to return approximately $1.4 million of allegedly ill-gotten gains, pay $188,682 in penalties, and be subject to permanent injunctions.  The settlement is subject to the court’s approval.

 

Disclaimer. No position in any stock mentioned and I have no relationship with anyone mentioned in this post. This blog has a terms of use that is incorporated by reference into this post; you can find all my disclaimers and disclosures there as well.

SEC Charges Joseph A. Fiore and his companies with market manipulation and scalping of Plandai Biotechnology (PLPL) stock

Plandai Biotechnology (PLPL) was a stock promotion that lasted for over a year from early 2013 through mid-2014. At the peak the stock went over $3 on volume of 10 million shares. On June 20th, 2018 the SEC filed suit against Joseph A. Fiore and two companies he allegedly controlled, Berkshire Capital Management Company, Inc. (“Berkshire”), and Eat at Joe’s, Ltd. (now known as SPYR, Inc., a public company that trades OTC as SPYR) (“Eat at Joe’s”).

Below is a chart of Plandai Biotechnology during the period in question.

See the SEC’s allegations in the following documents:

SEC Litigation Release
SEC complaint (pdf)

Case docket on CourtListener. The case is Securities and Exchange Commission v. Fiore (7:18-cv-05474) U.S. District Court, S.D. New York.

Excerpt from the complaint:

1. Defendant Fiore orchestrated a fraudulent scheme to promote and otherwise manipulate the market for the common stock of microcap company Plandai Biotechnology, Inc. (“Plandai”). Fiore engaged in a variety of deceptive conduct to affect the market for Plandai stock, while concealing that he controlled a large number of Plandai shares and intended to sell them. Fiore generated more than $11.5 million in illegal proceeds through his undisclosed sales of Plandai shares, through his own accounts and in accounts that he controlled in the names of Defendants Berkshire and Eat at Joe’s.
2. One facet of Fiore’s scheme was scalping, the illegal and deceptive practice of recommending that investors purchase a security while failing to disclose an intent to sell the same security. From at least April 2013 to March 2014 (the “Relevant Period”), Fiore, himself
and acting through his company Berkshire, organized, financed and directed a steady stream of stock alerts and research reports that promoted the purchase of Plandai stock. Fiore paid promoters directly to promote Plandai stock or, more commonly, paid third-party consultants to retain promoters to promote Plandai stock.
3. These promotions recommended that investors buy Plandai stock, while failing to disclose, as required by law, that Fiore, the organizer and funder of the promotional campaign, beneficially owned shares of Plandai stock, intended to sell shares, and was actively selling his
Plandai holdings into the public market. During the course of his scalping campaign, Fiore sold nearly 12 million shares of Plandai common stock through accounts he controlled.
4. Manipulative trading was another facet of Fiore’s fraudulent scheme. During the Relevant Period, Fiore, Berkshire, and Eat at Joe’s knowingly engaged in manipulative trading practices in order to induce investors to purchase Plandai stock, by artificially supporting and increasing the share price and creating the false appearance of market activity in the stock.

The complaint is quite detailed and gives details of Fiore’s alleged wash trading. According to the complaint:

During the Relevant Period, Fiore maintained and controlled six
brokerage accounts held in the name of Berkshire and six brokerage accounts held in the name of Eat at Joe’s. Fiore directed and controlled these accounts and used them, along with a brokerage account in his own name, to engage in the unlawful trading, as alleged herein.

The alleged stock promotions were not cheap:

24. Between April 2013 and March 2014, Fiore paid the promoters at least $2,137,000 to promote penny stocks, including Plandai, with approximately $675,000 going to the two intermediary consulting companies, who then retained third parties to promote Plandai
stock. Fiore personally selected the promoters, including the promoters that the consulting companies located and later retained on his behalf. He also paid the promoters for each promotional publication that they disseminated, and controlled the timing of their promotions.

One facet of promotions that I am familiar with is that they usually come at the same time as company press releases. And the alleged connection in the case of Plandai is quite explicit:

27. Throughout the promotional campaign, Fiore suggested topics for certain promotions and routinely provided the promoters with information about Plandai for use in their promotional materials. Fiore also frequently coordinated the dissemination of the promotional
materials to coincide with Plandai’s issuance of press releases, in order to generate additional positive news about Plandai.
28. On multiple occasions, Fiore received copies of Plandai press releases directly from Plandai before they had been publicly disseminated, and then forwarded the releases to third-party promoters for use in their promotional materials.

The SEC in its complaint also alleges the inadequacy of stock promoter disclaimers:

34. Fewer than half of the promotions contained generic disclaimers indicating that the promoter had been compensated for promoting the stock, and that Berkshire, or the unnamed entity paying for the promotions, “may own,” or “may sell” Plandai stock. But these disclaimers were incomplete, misleading, and materially inaccurate because Fiore and Berkshire were actively selling throughout the Relevant Period. Moreover, many promotions contained no such
disclaimer, and none of the promotions disclosed the true state of affairs: that Berkshire and Fiore beneficially owned, intended to sell and were actively selling shares of Plandai stock.

In addition to allegedly paying for promotion and liquidating stock, the SEC alleges that Fiore also at times supported the price of Plandai Biotechnology by buying stock:

54. Fiore first learned on or about June 25, 2013 that the Seattle Times was preparing an article suggesting that Plandai was a fraud. He began buying Plandai stock immediately thereafter for the purpose of manipulatively supporting the stock price and conditioning the
market in advance of the publication of the negative article.
55. On the eighteen trading days from June 25, 2013 to July 22, 2013, Fiore not only bought more Plandai shares than he sold, but his purchasing accounted for a significant portion of the market volume in Plandai stock. As discussed in paragraphs 63 to 77 below, Fiore’s purchases during this period were manipulative. Fiore’s trades set the closing price for Plandai stock on eleven of these eighteen trading days. On seven of those days, Fiore had also been responsible for the prior trade execution reported in the market, further indicating that his trades were an attempt to artificially inflate the stock price.

Who were the brokers?

The SEC complaint does not name the brokers and it is important to point out that Fiore is alleged to have lied to his brokers. The brokers have not been charged in the suit. For this reason, although I have identified “Broker B” with a high degree of certainty I will not identify the broker here. The complaint did not provide enough information for me to identify any of the other brokers allegedly used by Fiore or his companies.

Legal Threats against critic Alan Brochstein

On September 3rd, 2013 Alan Brochstein, CFA wrote a negative article on Plandai Biotechnology, Plandaí­ Biotechnology: Avoid This Green Tea Fantasy. Less than a month later he received a letter from Plandai’s outside counsel (Paula Colbath of Loeb & Loeb) accusing him of defaming the company. Ultimately the article stayed up (although behind SeekingAlpha’s paywall) and nothing came of the legal threats.

SPYR Inc (formerly known as Eat at Joe’s)

On August 3rd, 2016 Fuzzy Panda Shorts (follow him on Twitter) wrote on SeekingAlpha about SPYR Inc as a good stock to short and outlined many of the connections with Fiore and Berkshire Capital and many of the penny stocks that Fiore has financed. This is an excellent article that has lots of details on Fiore not easily found elsewhere.

 

Disclaimer. No position in any stock mentioned and I have no relationship with anyone mentioned in this post. This blog has a terms of use that is incorporated by reference into this post; you can find all my disclaimers and disclosures there as well.

SEC Suspends trading in yet another blockchain stock, Evolution Blockchain Group Inc (EVBC)

This morning the SEC issued a trading suspension for the shares of Evolution Blockchain Group Inc (EVBC).

SEC trading suspension release (PDF)
SEC trading suspension order (PDF)

The reasons given for the trading suspension (emphasis mine):

The Commission temporarily suspended trading in the securities of EVBC because of (1) questions about the accuracy and adequacy of information in the marketplace since at least May 17, 2018, including the accuracy of information contained in an Evolution Blockchain press release dated May 17, 2018, referencing a whitepaper, and (2) concerns since at least May 15, 2018, about recent unusual and unexplained market activity in the company’s common stock. Evolution Blockchain is a Nevada corporation whose stock is quoted on OTC Link LLC (previously Pink Sheets), operated by OTC Markets Group, Inc., under the ticker symbol EVBC.

The Commission acknowledges FINRA’s assistance in this matter.

The press release from May 17th, 2018 is copied below in full:

Evolution Blockchain Group – Announces Two Acquisitions and Corporate Updates

Las Vegas, Nevada (FSCwire) – Evolution Blockchain Group Inc. (OTC: EVBC) (“Evolution” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has acquired two new blockchain technologies, Drive-coin and Gamebitcoin.

Drive-coin

Drive-coin is a peer-to-peer blockchain solution for the automotive and parts industry.  It is in development and when completed will allow for peer-to-peer vehicle and parts sales using a blockchain inventory management system designed with the use of smart contracts.  It will also have a social networking component with many features to localize sales of the vehicles and parts.  The technology will support automotive financing options integrated with traditional lenders to facilitate the purchasing or leasing of vehicles with Drive-Coin.

Gamebitcoin

Gamebitcoin is a game specific blockchain development solution tailored to gaming transactions across the globe.  Currently a prototype token, Gamebitcoin will be built out on our own unique blockchain with various unique features that will allow for multiple revenue streams.  Gamebitcoin will be an open platform where software and game developers can connect to API’s and integrate their game to the Gamebitcoin.  Fees are transaction based granting new developers easier access to revenue at a lower cost.

EBG Blockchain Prototype

Our whitepaper outlines a unique and proprietary blockchain technology system that improves on current blockchain methodology by improving the user experience, enhancing user asset protections, improving security methodologies and implementing unique and proprietary features. Extensive auditing of the blockchain will occur before release.

Management Additions

Evolution would like to welcome two new officers to the company, Thom Richardson as Vice President of Technology and Dominic dos Santos as Head of Project Management for Gamebitcoin.  Mr. Richardson has over six years of experience as a software engineer focused in the area of agile development.  He comes from a strong data-driven background and got his start at Fidelity Investments.  After graduation, Thom Richardson obtained his degree in Economics from the University of Texas at Arlington.  Prior to Evolution, Mr. Richardson has spent the last 5 years managing software teams from all corners of the world building applications and APIs using the MEAN stack , an open-source JavaScript software stack for building dynamic websites and web related applications.  Mr. Santos is a young entrepreneur and business owner of a private web development and server hosting company.  Educated at Sheridan College and then Concordia University, Mr. Santos is an expert in Windows and Linux software.

New Website

In addition, Evolution has launched its new website: www.evolutionblockchain.com.

“Drive-Coin is an exciting blockchain technology that we are developing and looking to forward to launching,” says Lawrence Stephenson, President of Evolution, “This blockchain technology will eventually be coupled with a compliant initial coin offering (ICO).  Prior to launching the Drive-Coin or the Gamebitcoin ICOs, we will be consulting with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the CSE and our legal team to determine if our Drive-Coin tokens are considered securities as defined by the SEC or token assets and will take the necessary avenues to ICO,” adds Lawrence Stephenson, “It is very important to us that we adhere to the laws and approach this new and exciting financial technology within the guidelines of regulation.  We are very pleased to welcome Thom and Dominic to the team, as they will be instrumental in managing the development and launch of our technologies.”

About Evolution Blockchain Group

Evolution Blockchain Group is focused on acquiring, developing and launching globally scalable blockchain technology solutions, as well as building cryptocurrency mining operations.  Initial product launches will utilize smart contracts and showcase our products core features.  EBG is committed to becoming a significant contributor in the evolution of blockchain technology that yields long term value for its shareholders and the global community by providing engineering, development, capital and expertise to our own proprietary blockchain core projects – projects that we will license and generate royalties from.  Our unique technologies improve on various aspects of current blockchain developments and focus on producing revenue driven results.  Evolution has entered a new and exciting field of technology, a field that is changing the way businesses and people interact.

Contact Info

Lawrence Stephenson

lstephenson@evolutionblockchain.com

Perhaps more interesting than the press release is the SEC mention of the trading of the stock, which doubled before losing almost all its gains and closing close to the opening price on May 15th (the date mentioned in the SEC press release). The volume on that day was only about 35,000 shares and I cannot remember the last time the SEC mentioned unusual trading activity in a suspension press release in a stock that was trading so little volume. The SEC also mentioned the assistance of FINRA so perhaps SARs (suspicious activity reports) filed by brokers found evidence of wash trading. The somewhat increased volume and fairly tight trading range after May 15th does lead me to believe that there may have been wash trading going on in the stock to prepare it for a stock promotion.

EVBC will resume trading on the grey market (no market makers) at the open on Wednesday, July 11th.

EVBC previously traded as Garmatex Technologies (GRMX) and was reported by Promotion Stock Secrets to be a boiler room / email pump by StockCallers. The ticker and name were changed on March 27, 2018. Promotion Stock Secrets also reported that there had been some phone calls promoting the stock over the last month.

Below is the chart from when GRMX was promoted from March through early May of 2017:

Disclaimer. No position in any stocks mentioned and I have no relationship with anyone mentioned in this post except that I have subscribed to Promotion Stock Secrets for the last few years. This blog has a terms of use that is incorporated by reference into this post; you can find all my disclaimers and disclosures there as well.

How Boiler Room pump and dumps end: Comerton Corp (COCM)

Of all the various kinds of pump and dumps, I like shorting boiler room pumps the best. The reason for that is once they end, they don’t bounce back. The boiler rooms these days use fake names and temporary phone numbers and mail drop boxes to pretend to be in a location when they are halfway around the world. They cold call people on their suckers list to get them to buy and once they sell all the stock or they can’t get anymore suckers, they disconnect the phones and move on. No re-pumps or big bounces for a short seller to worry about and utter account destruction for the people who bought. See for example the Tactical Services (LUADD then TTSI) pump and dump and the OneLife Technologies (OLMM) pump and dump.

LUADD/TTSI daily chart:

There was a SeekingAlpha Article on OLMM as well as tweets by some traders I respect saying that it was a boiler room pump:

 

OLMM daily chart:

Of note: OLMM received the caveat emptor designation (skull and crossbones) by OTCMarkets on Mary 8th and that likely caused the promoters to abandon it.

Disclaimer from an email or landing page promoting OLMM:

 

While I missed out on shorting Comerton Corp (COCM) because I did not find shares to short, OLMM and TTSI were both remunerative shorts for me.

Below is the chart of COCM. Once again, suckers got destroyed. OTCMarkets gets significant credit for stopping this promotion — they gave the stock the dreaded caveat emptor designation on June 5th. After that it had one more up day before falling drastically. One note to short sellers: Interactive Brokers now prohibits new positions in stocks with the caveat emptor designation (although they take a couple days to apply this after the stock gets the designation). See stocks that have received the caveat emptor designation.

 

I would like to thank Promotion Stock Secrets / Day Trading Buzz for mentioning this in their daily update back in early May. I don’t trade a lot of pump and dumps anymore but especially for the under-the-radar ones their service is very useful — if you aren’t on the sucker call list it is hard to find out which stocks are undergoing a boiler room promotion. I searched and searched for shares to short but ended up missing out on shorting Comerton Corp. Only a few people were able to short it.

From the Promotion Stock Secrets daily morning update in early May:

COCM – Comerton Corp – stock callers promotion style tape with bids and crosses – has lower level connections and was a poor promotion previously as HAGE – check our research for reference and monitor for awareness, updates, exponential volume increase, upticks

A search for posts on $COCM on Twitter lead to one person saying that he was called and told to buy the stock:

A quick call to the above phone number led to a voice-mailbox for “Stephen Harris” so it looks like that virtual phone number was already disconnected and reused by someone else (who likely has no connection to the boiler room).

Disclaimer. No position in any stock mentioned and I have no relationship with anyone mentioned in this post except that I am a subscriber to Promotion Stock Secrets and have been for a few years. This blog has a terms of use that is incorporated by reference into this post; you can find all my disclaimers and disclosures there as well.

Update on Eros International v. Short sellers litigation

It has now been eight months since Eros International (EROS) sued a large number of short sellers for defamation after they publicly criticized the company. Anyone can see the court docket and download files for free at the New York County Supreme Court website (the case is 653096/2017). So far a not much has been decided in the case, with the majority of the defendants having responded having filed motions to dismiss and Eros attempting to move to discovery. The plaintiffs and defendants (specifically,  the Mangrove Defendants, the GeoInvesting Defendants, and the ClaritySpring Defendants) wrote to the judge (read the letter) on May 4th, 2018 to argue whether it was proper to move to discovery prior to the judge considering the motion to dismiss. The judge has not yet decided those issues.

A number of subpoenas were served on third parties by Eros’ counsel to attempt to ascertain the identity of John Doe defendants and this has taken up a lot of time. On February 22nd the judge ruled that Eros had until June 1st to properly serve remaining John Doe defendants. See doc 161 (pdf) for ruling.

On February 14th, 2018 the judge granted Eros’ motion for default against Manuel Asensio and Mill Rock Advisors for failing to respond to the complaint. See doc 160 (pdf) for ruling.

A copy of the docket (direct-linking to documents at the court website) is below:

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 1 SUMMONS WITH NOTICE 
Summons with Notice
Processed 06/06/2017
Bowe, M.
Confirmation Notice
 2 SUMMONS – SUPPLEMENTAL (PRE RJI) 
Supplemental Summons
Processed 09/29/2017
Bowe, M.
Confirmation Notice
 3 COMPLAINT 
Complaint
Processed 09/29/2017
Bowe, M.
Confirmation Notice
 4 EXPARTE ORDER (PROPOSED)  (Motion# 001) 
(Proposed) Ex Parte Order to Extend Time to Serve John Doe Defendants Nos. 1-20
Processed 09/29/2017
Bowe, M.
Confirmation Notice
 5 AFFIDAVIT OR AFFIRMATION IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSED OSC/EXPARTE APP  (Motion# 001) 
Affirmation in Support of Motion to Extend Time to Serve John Doe Defendants Nos. 1-20
Processed 09/29/2017
Bowe, M.
Confirmation Notice
 6 EXHIBIT(S)   – A  (Motion# 001) 
Original Summons with Notice
Processed 09/29/2017
Bowe, M.
Confirmation Notice
 7 EXHIBIT(S)   – B  (Motion# 001) 
Supplemental Summons with Notice
Processed 09/29/2017
Bowe, M.
Confirmation Notice
 8 RJI -RE: OTHER EX PARTE APPLICATION  (Motion# 001) Processed 09/29/2017
Bowe, M.
Confirmation Notice
 9 ADDENDUM – COMMERCIAL DIVISION (840C)  (Motion# 001) Processed 09/29/2017
Bowe, M.
Confirmation Notice
 10 AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE 
Affidavit of Service of the Supplemental Summons, Summons with Notice, Complaint, and Notice of Comm(..)
Processed 10/03/2017
Bowe, M.
Confirmation Notice
 11 AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE 
Affidavit of Service of the Supplemental Summons, Summons with Notice, Complaint, and Notice of Comm(..)
Processed 10/03/2017
Bowe, M.
Confirmation Notice
 12 AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE 
Affidavit of Service of the Supplemental Summons, Summons with Notice, Complaint, and Notice of Comm(..)
Processed 10/03/2017
Bowe, M.
Confirmation Notice
 13 AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE 
Affidavit of Service of the Supplemental Summons, Summons with Notice, Complaint, and Notice of Comm(..)
Processed 10/03/2017
Bowe, M.
Confirmation Notice
 14 AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE 
Affidavit of Service of the Supplemental Summons, Summons with Notice, Complaint, and Notice of Comm(..)
Processed 10/03/2017
Bowe, M.
Confirmation Notice
 15 AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE 
Affidavit of Service of the Supplemental Summons, Summons with Notice, Complaint, and Notice of Comm(..)
Processed 10/03/2017
Bowe, M.
Confirmation Notice
 16 DECISION + ORDER ON MOTION  (Motion# 001) Processed 10/06/2017
Court User
Confirmation Notice
 17 AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE 
Affidavit of Service of the Supplemental Summons, Summons with Notice, Complaint, and Notice of Comm(..)
Processed 10/10/2017
Bowe, M.
Confirmation Notice
 18 AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE 
Affidavit of Service of the Supplemental Summons, Summons with Notice, Complaint, and Notice of Comm(..)
Processed 10/10/2017
Bowe, M.
Confirmation Notice
 19 AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE 
Affidavit of Service of the Supplemental Summons, Summons with Notice, Complaint, and Notice of Comm(..)
Processed 10/10/2017
Bowe, M.
Confirmation Notice
 20 AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE 
Affidavit of Service of the Supplemental Summons, Summons with Notice, Complaint, and Notice of Comm(..)
Processed 10/10/2017
Bowe, M.
Confirmation Notice
 21 AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE 
Affidavit Of Service Of Notice Of Commencement, Summons With Notice, and Supplemental Summons And Co(..)
Processed 10/11/2017
Bowe, M.
Confirmation Notice
 22 AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE 
Affidavit Of Service Of Notice Of Commencement, Summons With Notice, and Supplemental Summons And Co(..)
Processed 10/11/2017
Bowe, M.
Confirmation Notice
 23 AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE 
Affidavit of Service of Notice of Commencement of Action Subject to Mandatory Electronic Filing, Sum(..)
Processed 10/13/2017
Bowe, M.
Confirmation Notice
 24 AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE 
Affidavit of Service of Notice of Commencement of Action Subject to Mandatory Electronic Filing, Sum(..)
Processed 10/13/2017
Bowe, M.
Confirmation Notice
 25 AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE 
Supplemental Affidavit of Service of the Supplemental Summons, Summons with Notice, Complaint, and N(..)
Processed 10/13/2017
Bowe, M.
Confirmation Notice
 26 STIPULATION – OTHER – ( REQUEST TO SO ORDER ) 
Stipulation Extending the Time to Respond to the Complaint
Processed 10/23/2017
Asaro, M.
Confirmation Notice
 27 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE (POST RJI) 
Patrick L. Rocco for ClaritySpring, Inc., ClaritySpring Securities LLC and Nathan Z. Anderson
Processed 10/27/2017
Rocco, P.
Confirmation Notice
 28 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE (POST RJI) 
Susan M. Davies for Defendants ClaritySpring, Inc., ClaritySpring Securities LLC and Nathan Z. Ander(..)
Processed 10/27/2017
Davies, S.
Confirmation Notice
 29 STIPULATION – SO ORDERED Processed 10/30/2017
Court User
Confirmation Notice
 30 STIPULATION – OTHER – ( REQUEST TO SO ORDER ) 
Stipulation Extending Time to Respond to Complaint
Processed 10/30/2017
Davies, S.
Confirmation Notice
 31 STIPULATION – SO ORDERED Processed 11/06/2017
Court User
Confirmation Notice
 32 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ( PROPOSED )  (Motion# 002) 
For pro hac vice admission of Stephen Ryan, Jr.
Processed 11/16/2017
Davies, S.
Confirmation Notice
 33 Deleted
 34 AFFIRMATION 
Affirmation of Susan M. Davies
Processed 11/16/2017
Davies, S.
Confirmation Notice
 35 STIPULATION – OTHER 
Stipulation to Admission Pro Hac Vice
Processed 11/16/2017
Davies, S.
Confirmation Notice
 36 AFFIDAVIT OR AFFIRMATION IN SUPPORT  (Motion# 002) 
Affidavit of Stephen Ryan, Jr.
Processed 11/16/2017
Davies, S.
Confirmation Notice
 37 AFFIDAVIT OR AFFIRMATION IN SUPPORT  (Motion# 002) 
Affirmation of Susan M. Davies
Processed 11/16/2017
Davies, S.
Confirmation Notice
 38 STIPULATION – OTHER  (Motion# 002) 
Stipulation to Pro Hac Vice Admission
Processed 11/16/2017
Davies, S.
Confirmation Notice
 39 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ( PROPOSED )  (Motion# 003) 
Proposed Order to Show Cause for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Bryan A. Wood
Processed 11/16/2017
Davies, S.
Confirmation Notice
 40 AFFIDAVIT OR AFFIRMATION IN SUPPORT  (Motion# 003) 
Affidavit of Bryan A. Wood
Processed 11/16/2017
Davies, S.
Confirmation Notice
 41 AFFIDAVIT OR AFFIRMATION IN SUPPORT  (Motion# 003) 
Affirmation of Susan M. Davies
Processed 11/16/2017
Davies, S.
Confirmation Notice
 42 STIPULATION – OTHER  (Motion# 003) 
Stipulation to Pro Hac Vice Admission
Processed 11/16/2017
Davies, S.
Confirmation Notice
 43 AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE 
Affidavits of Service re: ClaritySpring Securities LLC
Processed 11/17/2017
Bowe, M.
Confirmation Notice
 44 DECISION + ORDER ON MOTION  (Motion# 002) Processed 11/27/2017
Court User
Confirmation Notice
 45 DECISION + ORDER ON MOTION  (Motion# 003) Processed 11/27/2017
Court User
Confirmation Notice
 46 LETTER / CORRESPONDENCE TO JUDGE 
Letter requesting page limit enlargement
Processed 11/28/2017
Wise, T.
Confirmation Notice
 47 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ( PROPOSED )  (Motion# 005) Processed 11/30/2017
Asaro, M.
Confirmation Notice
 48 MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT  (Motion# 005) Processed 11/30/2017
Asaro, M.
Confirmation Notice
 49 AFFIDAVIT OR AFFIRMATION IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSED OSC/EXPARTE APP  (Motion# 005) 
Affirmation of Jessica A. Fitts in Support of Defendants Mangrove Partners’ and Nathaniel H. August'(..)
Processed 11/30/2017
Asaro, M.
Confirmation Notice
 50 EXHIBIT(S)   – 1  (Motion# 005) 
October 30, 2015 report
Processed 11/30/2017
Asaro, M.
Confirmation Notice
 51 EXHIBIT(S)   – 2  (Motion# 005) 
November 10, 2015 report
Processed 11/30/2017
Asaro, M.
Confirmation Notice
 52 EXHIBIT(S)   – 3  (Motion# 005) 
November 13, 2015 report
Processed 11/30/2017
Asaro, M.
Confirmation Notice
 53 EXHIBIT(S)   – 4  (Motion# 005) 
November 20, 2015 report
Processed 11/30/2017
Asaro, M.
Confirmation Notice
 54 EXHIBIT(S)   – 5  (Motion# 005) 
October 23, 2015 report
Processed 11/30/2017
Asaro, M.
Confirmation Notice
 55 EXHIBIT(S)   – 6  (Motion# 005) 
October 26, 2015 report
Processed 11/30/2017
Asaro, M.
Confirmation Notice
 56 EXHIBIT(S)   – 7  (Motion# 005) 
October 23, 2015 article
Processed 11/30/2017
Asaro, M.
Confirmation Notice
 57 EXHIBIT(S)   – 8  (Motion# 005) 
“Alpha Exposure” tweets through September 29, 2017
Processed 11/30/2017
Asaro, M.
Confirmation Notice
 58 EXHIBIT(S)   – 9  (Motion# 005) 
August 14, 2017 report
Processed 11/30/2017
Asaro, M.
Confirmation Notice
 59 EXHIBIT(S)   – 10  (Motion# 005) 
Complaint
Processed 11/30/2017
Asaro, M.
Confirmation Notice
 60 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ( PROPOSED )  (Motion# 004) 
Proposed Order to Show Cause to Dismiss the Complaint Pursuant to CPLR 3211(a)(1),(7)
Processed 11/30/2017
Deleeuw, M.
Confirmation Notice
 61 AFFIDAVIT OR AFFIRMATION IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSED OSC/EXPARTE APP  (Motion# 004) 
Affirmation of Michael de Leeuw In Support Of Order To Show Cause To Dismiss The Complaint Pursuant (..)
Processed 11/30/2017
Deleeuw, M.
Confirmation Notice
 62 EXHIBIT(S)   – 1  (Motion# 004) 
Exhibit 1 to de Leeuw Affirmation
Processed 11/30/2017
Deleeuw, M.
Confirmation Notice
 63 EXHIBIT(S)   – 2  (Motion# 004) 
Exhibit 2 to de Leeuw Affirmation
Processed 11/30/2017
Deleeuw, M.
Confirmation Notice
 64 EXHIBIT(S)   – 3  (Motion# 004) 
Exhibit 3 to de Leeuw Affirmation
Processed 11/30/2017
Deleeuw, M.
Confirmation Notice
 65 EXHIBIT(S)   – 4  (Motion# 004) 
Exhibit 4 to de Leeuw Affirmation
Processed 11/30/2017
Deleeuw, M.
Confirmation Notice
 66 EXHIBIT(S)   – 5  (Motion# 004) 
Exhibit 5 to de Leeuw Affirmation
Processed 11/30/2017
Deleeuw, M.
Confirmation Notice
 67 EXHIBIT(S)   – 6  (Motion# 004) 
Exhibit 6 to de Leeuw Affirmation
Processed 11/30/2017
Deleeuw, M.
Confirmation Notice
 68 EXHIBIT(S)   – 7  (Motion# 004) 
Exhibit 7 to de Leeuw Affirmation
Processed 11/30/2017
Deleeuw, M.
Confirmation Notice
 69 EXHIBIT(S)   – 8  (Motion# 004) 
Exhibit 8 to de Leeuw Affirmation
Processed 11/30/2017
Deleeuw, M.
Confirmation Notice
 70 EXHIBIT(S)   – 9  (Motion# 004) 
Exhibit 9 to de Leeuw Affirmation
Processed 11/30/2017
Deleeuw, M.
Confirmation Notice
 71 EXHIBIT(S)   – 10  (Motion# 004) 
Exhibit 10 to de Leeuw Affirmation
Processed 11/30/2017
Deleeuw, M.
Confirmation Notice
 72 MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT  (Motion# 004) 
Memorandum of Law in Support of Order to Show Cause to Dismiss the Complaint Pursuant to CPLR 3211(a(..)
Processed 11/30/2017
Deleeuw, M.
Confirmation Notice
 73 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ( PROPOSED )  (Motion# 006) 
for Dismissal of All Causes of Action Against ClaritySprings, Inc., ClaritySprings Securities LLC an(..)
Processed 11/30/2017
Rocco, P.
Confirmation Notice
 74 AFFIRMATION  (Motion# 006) 
Affirmation of Susan M. Davies re Briefing Schedule
Processed 11/30/2017
Rocco, P.
Confirmation Notice
 75 EXHIBIT(S)   – 1  (Motion# 006) 
Davies Exhibit 1 (Order Entered 11/6/2017 NYSCEF 31)
Processed 11/30/2017
Rocco, P.
Confirmation Notice

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 76 EXHIBIT(S)   – 2  (Motion# 006) 
Davies Exhibit 2 (Order Entered 10/30/2017 NYSCEF 29)
Processed 11/30/2017
Rocco, P.
Confirmation Notice
 77 AFFIDAVIT  (Motion# 006) 
Affidavit of Stephen Ryan, Jr.
Processed 11/30/2017
Rocco, P.
Confirmation Notice
 78 EXHIBIT(S)   – 1  (Motion# 006) 
Ryan Exhibit 1 (ClaritySpring Inc. Twitter Page)
Processed 11/30/2017
Rocco, P.
Confirmation Notice
 79 EXHIBIT(S)   – 2  (Motion# 006) 
Ryan Exhibit 2 (ClaritySpring Inc. Tweet 3/9/2017)
Processed 11/30/2017
Rocco, P.
Confirmation Notice
 80 EXHIBIT(S)   – 3  (Motion# 006) 
Ryan Exhibit 3 (ClaritySpring Inc. Tweet 3/17/2017)
Processed 11/30/2017
Rocco, P.
Confirmation Notice
 81 EXHIBIT(S)   – 3A  (Motion# 006) 
Ryan Exhibit 3A (ValueWalk Article “GeoInvesting Now Says Eros Facing ‘Very Real Liquidity Crisis'”)
Processed 11/30/2017
Rocco, P.
Confirmation Notice
 82 EXHIBIT(S)   – 4  (Motion# 006) 
Ryan Exhibit 4 (ClaritySpring Inc. Tweet 3/31/2017)
Processed 11/30/2017
Rocco, P.
Confirmation Notice
 83 EXHIBIT(S)   – 4A  (Motion# 006) 
Ryan Exhibit 4A (“Quoth the Raven” Tweet)
Processed 11/30/2017
Rocco, P.
Confirmation Notice
 84 EXHIBIT(S)   – 5  (Motion# 006) 
Ryan Exhibit 5 (ClaritySpring Inc. Tweet 6/26/2017)
Processed 11/30/2017
Rocco, P.
Confirmation Notice
 85 EXHIBIT(S)   – 6  (Motion# 006) 
Ryan Exhibit 6 (ClaritySpring Inc. Tweet 7/21/2017)
Processed 11/30/2017
Rocco, P.
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 86 EXHIBIT(S)   – 7  (Motion# 006) 
Ryan Exhibit 7 (ClaritySpring Inc. Tweet 7/27/2017)
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Rocco, P.
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 87 EXHIBIT(S)   – 8  (Motion# 006) 
Ryan Exhibit 8 (Hindenburg Research Article “Eros Earning Review: An Abundance of Red Flags”
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Rocco, P.
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 88 EXHIBIT(S)   – 9  (Motion# 006) 
Ryan Exhibit 9 (Hindenburg Research Article “Eros’s Latest Buyout Rumors Seem Suspect”
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Rocco, P.
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 89 EXHIBIT(S)   – 10  (Motion# 006) 
Ryan Exhibit 10 (Hindenburg Research Article “Eros International: New Receivables Accounting Red Fl(..)
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Rocco, P.
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 90 EXHIBIT(S)   – 11  (Motion# 006) 
Ryan Exhibit 11 (Hindenburg Research Tweets 8/1/2017)
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 91 EXHIBIT(S)   – 12  (Motion# 006) 
Ryan Exhibit 12 (Hindenburg Research Tweet 8/4/2017 at 10:32 am)
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 92 EXHIBIT(S)   – 12A  (Motion# 006) 
Ryan Exhibit 12A (Article “Film Artists Working Abroad Shown as Exports to Evade Tax: CAG”)
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Rocco, P.
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 93 EXHIBIT(S)   – 13  (Motion# 006) 
Ryan Exhibit 13 (Hindenburg Research Tweet 8/4/2017 at 10:18 am)
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Rocco, P.
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 94 EXHIBIT(S)   – 13A  (Motion# 006) 
Ryan Exhibit 13A (Document from Indian Ministry of Corporate Affairs)
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 95 MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT  (Motion# 006) 
Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion To Dismiss All Causes of Action Against ClaritySpring Inc., C(..)
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Rocco, P.
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 96 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE  (Motion# 004) Processed 12/01/2017
Court User
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 97 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE  (Motion# 005) Processed 12/01/2017
Court User
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 98 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ( PROPOSED )  (Motion# 007) 
(Proposed)Order To Show Cause
Processed 12/01/2017
Bowe, M.
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 99 MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT  (Motion# 007) 
Memorandum Of Law In Support Of Plaintiffs Motion For Default Judgments Against Defendants Manuel P.(..)
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Bowe, M.
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 100 AFFIDAVIT OR AFFIRMATION IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSED OSC/EXPARTE APP  (Motion# 007) 
Affirmation Of Michael J. Bowe In Support Of Plaintiffs Motion For Default Judgments Against Defenda(..)
Processed 12/01/2017
Bowe, M.
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 101 EXHIBIT(S)   – A  (Motion# 007) 
Asensio Nail and Mail Affidavit of Service
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 102 EXHIBIT(S)   – B  (Motion# 007) 
Asensio Doorman Affidavit of Service
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 103 EXHIBIT(S)   – C  (Motion# 007) 
Asensio & Co SOS Affidavit of Service
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 104 EXHIBIT(S)   – D  (Motion# 007) 
Mill Rock SOS Affidavit of Service
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 105 EXHIBIT(S)   – E  (Motion# 007) 
CPLR_3215(g) Aff.
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Bowe, M.
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 106 EXHIBIT(S)   – F  (Motion# 007) 
2017.11.20 Asensio Email
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 107 EXHIBIT(S)   – G  (Motion# 007) 
2017.11.22 Tountas Email
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 108 EXHIBIT(S)   – H  (Motion# 007) 
2017.11.22 Asensio Email
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 109 EXHIBIT(S)   – I  (Motion# 007) 
2017.11.24 Bowe Email
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 110 EXHIBIT(S)   – J  (Motion# 007) 
2017.11.24 Tountas Email
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 111 EXHIBIT(S)   – K  (Motion# 007) 
2017.11.25 Asensio Email
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 112 EXHIBIT(S)   – L  (Motion# 007) 
2017.11.28 Asensio Email
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Bowe, M.
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 113 EXHIBIT(S)   – M  (Motion# 007) 
2017.11.29 Cantor Email
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Bowe, M.
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 114 EXHIBIT(S)   – N  (Motion# 007) 
2017.10.20 Sorkin Email
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Bowe, M.
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 115 EXHIBIT(S)   – O  (Motion# 007) 
2017.10.05 Alpha Exposure Tweets
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Bowe, M.
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 116 EXHIBIT(S)   – P  (Motion# 007) 
2017.10.05 Asensio Tweet
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Bowe, M.
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 117 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE (POST RJI) Processed 12/03/2017
Cantor, M.
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 118 AFFIDAVIT OR AFFIRMATION IN OPPOSITION TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE  (Motion# 007) 
Affidavit in Opposition to Proposed OSC
Processed 12/03/2017
Cantor, M.
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 119 EXHIBIT(S)   – 1  (Motion# 007) 
November 20, 2017 email
Processed 12/03/2017
Cantor, M.
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 120 EXHIBIT(S)   – 2  (Motion# 007) 
June 12, 2016 Letter
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Cantor, M.
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 121 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE  (Motion# 006) Processed 12/04/2017
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 122 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE  (Motion# 007) Processed 12/06/2017
Court User
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 123 AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE  (Motion# 007) Processed 12/08/2017
Bowe, M.
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 124 STIPULATION – ADJOURNMENT OF MOTION – BEFORE JUDGE  (Motion# 007) Processed 01/12/2018
Cantor, M.
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 125 LETTER / CORRESPONDENCE TO JUDGE 
Letter to Justice Bransten requesting leave to file an omnibus opposition that does not exceed 60 pa(..)
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Tountas, S.
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 126 LETTER/CORRESPONDENCE – SO ORDERED Processed 01/17/2018
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 127 STIPULATION – ADJOURNMENT OF MOTION -IN SUBMISSIONS PART -RM 130  (Motion# 007) Processed 01/22/2018
Cantor, M.
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 128 MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN OPPOSITION  (Motion# 005) 
Plaintiff’s Memorandum of Law in Opposition to The Mangrove Defendants’ Order to Show Cause
Processed 01/23/2018
Bowe, M.
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 129 AFFIDAVIT OR AFFIRMATION IN OPPOSITION TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE  (Motion# 005) 
Affirmation of Michael J. Bowe in Opposition to The Mangrove Defendants’ Order to Show Cause
Processed 01/23/2018
Bowe, M.
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 130 EXHIBIT(S)   – A  (Motion# 005) 
Bloomberg News Feed
Processed 01/23/2018
Bowe, M.
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 131 MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN OPPOSITION  (Motion# 004) 
Plaintiff’s Memorandum of Law in Opposition to The GeoInvesting Defendants’ Order to Show Cause
Processed 01/23/2018
Bowe, M.
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 132 AFFIDAVIT OR AFFIRMATION IN OPPOSITION TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE  (Motion# 004) 
Affirmation of Michael J. Bowe in Opposition to The GeoInvesting Defendants’ Order to Show Cause
Processed 01/23/2018
Bowe, M.
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 133 EXHIBIT(S)   – A  (Motion# 004) 
Letter from Tountas to Anderson
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Bowe, M.
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 134 EXHIBIT(S)   – B  (Motion# 004) 
Bloomberg News Feed
Processed 01/23/2018
Bowe, M.
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 135 EXHIBIT(S)   – C  (Motion# 004) 
GeoInvesting Mar. 8, 2017 Article
Processed 01/23/2018
Bowe, M.
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 136 MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN OPPOSITION  (Motion# 006) 
Plaintiff’s Memorandum of Law in Opposition to The ClaritySpring Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss the C(..)
Processed 01/23/2018
Bowe, M.
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 137 AFFIDAVIT OR AFFIRMATION IN OPPOSITION TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE  (Motion# 006) 
Affirmation of Michael J. Bowe in Opposition to The Clarity Spring Defendants’ Order to Show Cause
Processed 01/23/2018
Bowe, M.
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 138 EXHIBIT(S)   – A  (Motion# 006) 
Letter from Tountas to Anderson
Processed 01/23/2018
Bowe, M.
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 139 EXHIBIT(S)   – B  (Motion# 006) 
Hindenburg SA Profile
Processed 01/23/2018
Bowe, M.
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 140 EXHIBIT(S)   – C  (Motion# 006) 
Bloomberg News Feed
Processed 01/23/2018
Bowe, M.
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 141 AFFIRMATION/AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE Processed 02/01/2018
Tountas, S.
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 142 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ( PROPOSED )  (Motion# 008) 
Plaintiff Eros International PLC’s Order to Show Cause to Extend Time
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Bowe, M.
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 143 AFFIDAVIT OR AFFIRMATION IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSED OSC/EXPARTE APP  (Motion# 008) 
Affirmation In Support Of Eros Second Motion To Extend Time To Serve John Doe Defendants Nos. 1-5 & (..)
Processed 02/01/2018
Bowe, M.
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 144 EXHIBIT(S)   – A  (Motion# 008) 
Summons with Notice
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Bowe, M.
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 145 EXHIBIT(S)   – B  (Motion# 008) 
Supplemental Summons
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Bowe, M.
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 146 EXHIBIT(S)   – C  (Motion# 008) 
Decision and Order
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Bowe, M.
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 147 EXHIBIT(S)   – D  (Motion# 008) 
Part 1
Processed 02/01/2018
Bowe, M.
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 148 EXHIBIT(S)   – D  (Motion# 008) 
Part 2
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 149 EXHIBIT(S)   – E  (Motion# 008) 
StockTwits Subpoena Duces Tecum
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Scribd Subpoena Duces Tecum
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Twitter Subpoena
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 153 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE  (Motion# 008) Processed 02/05/2018
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 154 MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN REPLY  (Motion# 006) Processed 02/07/2018
Rocco, P.
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 155 MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN REPLY  (Motion# 004) 
Reply In Further Support of Order to Show Cause By Defendants GeoInvesting, LLC, Christopher Irons, (..)
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 156 MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN REPLY  (Motion# 005) 
Reply Memorandum of Law in Further Support of Defendants Mangrove Partners’ and Nathaniel H. August'(..)
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Asaro, M.
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 157 STIPULATION – ADJOURNMENT OF MOTION – BEFORE JUDGE  (Motion# 007) Processed 02/14/2018
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 158 LETTER / CORRESPONDENCE TO JUDGE  (Motion# 005) 
Letter to the Honorable Eileen Bransten from Joseph L. Sorkin dated 2/15/2018
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 159 LETTER / CORRESPONDENCE TO JUDGE 
Letter to Justice Bransten, dated February 16, 2018, from Michael J. Bowe, in response to Defendant(..)
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Bowe, M.
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 160 DECISION + ORDER ON MOTION  (Motion# 007) Processed 02/26/2018
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 161 DECISION + ORDER ON MOTION  (Motion# 008) Processed 02/26/2018
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 162 LETTER / CORRESPONDENCE TO JUDGE 
Joint Letter to Justice Bransten dated May 4, 2018 requesting Preliminary Conference
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Disclaimer. I have no position in any stock mentioned above. I have no relationship with any parties mentioned above. This blog has a terms of use that is incorporated by reference into this post; you can find all my disclaimers and disclosures there as well.

Penny Stock attorney Diane Dalmy sentenced to 3 years in prison

Yesterday attorney Diane Dalmy was sentenced to three years in prison for her work on behalf of penny stock companies and insiders.

From the DoJ press release:

According to court documents and statements made in court, DALMY, an attorney, performed securities-related legal work on behalf of several public companies, including Mammoth Energy Group, Inc., a company that later became known as Strategic Asset Leasing Inc.; and Fox Petroleum, Inc. (the “Subject Companies”).  Between approximately January 2009 and July 2016, DALMY conspired with others, including William Lieberman, of Boca Raton, Florida, and Christian Meissenn, of Suffield, Connecticut, to defraud investors through a stock “pump and dump” scheme.  During the course of the conspiracy, DALMY acted largely at Lieberman’s direction.

Finally, between February 2015 and July 2016, DALMY laundered a portion of the proceeds of the scheme on behalf of the co-conspirators.  DALMY helped Lieberman to incorporate and open bank accounts for a private company, Queen Asia Pacific Ltd. (“Queen Asia”), which was controlled by Lieberman.  These bank accounts were used to receive proceeds of the scheme from a brokerage account in Queen Asia’s name. DALMY periodically received money in Queen Asia’s bank accounts, transferred those funds to her IOLTA, and then transferred the funds again to Lieberman, Meissenn, and their network of stock promoters.  In total, DALMY laundered approximately $825,000 on behalf of the co-conspirators through Queen Asia’s bank accounts and her IOLTA.

Dalmy has been prohibited from representing companies trading on OTCMarkets since September 2009:

Compared to how much money she made, Dalmy is being fined a lot:

DALMY’s total gain from her participation in this conspiracy, and related legal work for the Subject Companies, was approximately $30,000.

Judge Meyer ordered DALMY to pay $2 million in restitution.

On February 6, 2018, DALMY pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy.

The lesson we can learn from this: don’t commit serious crimes for small amounts of money, especially if you are an attorney.

Dalmy has less than one more month of freedom. She has been ordered to report to prison on June 14, 2018.

Disclaimer. I have no position in any stock mentioned above. I have no relationship with any parties mentioned above. This blog has a terms of use that is incorporated by reference into this post; you can find all my disclaimers and disclosures there as well.