Yes, but Faulkner "protected the integrity of the share structure." During a three-month window from December 2014 through February 2015, Faulkner engaged in heavy daily trading in BECC’s stock through at least two nominee accounts in the names of Steedley and Range Quest Resources (a private entity Faulkner owned and controlled). To fund this trading, Faulkner routed hundreds of thousands of dollars from BECC to these two nominee accounts. These transfers were sourced by investor funds provided to Crude. He “marked the close” on BECC’s stock by initiating hundreds of small lot orders at or near the close of normal trading hours, oftentimes establishing the day’s highest trading price at the end of the day. Faulkner’s trading was done in an attempt to manipulate BECC’s stock price and trading volume, and helped create the false impression that investors unaffiliated with the company were trading in the stock