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Posted by: STOCKBULLY
Date: Monday, December 29, 2008 1:12:46 PM
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Here is one for ya. the owner of Expedite Ventures is Tim Dougherty. His websites are:

www.expediteventures.com

www.aheadofthebulls.com

www.wallstreetgrapevine.com

www.pamplonapicks.com

www.otcwarriors.com

www.straightupstocks.com

www.europicks.eu

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008812260338

Webster man charged with role in National Lampoon stock scheme

Gary Craig • Staff writer • December 26, 2008

A Webster resident is accused of engaging in a stock scheme designed to fraudulently pump up the value of National Lampoon stock.

Timothy Dougherty was arrested last week by the FBI and charged in Philadelphia for what federal authorities allege was his role in the stock fraud.

Among those criminally charged was Daniel Laikin, National Lampoon's chief executive officer, who resigned his post after his arrest.

National Lampoon is the company that once created the infamous satirical magazine and gave birth to the comedic series of Vacation movies starring Chevy Chase and the classic Animal House.

But in recent years officials at National Lampoon, which has created largely unknown movies with titles such as Barely Legal, have worried that the company was slipping from irreverence to irrelevance. Authorities allege that Laikin feared the company's future was so bleak that he manufactured a stock scam.

Dougherty, 29, was one of the accomplices, federal authorities say.

According to court papers, Laikin and others tried to create a stock ruse to make it appear the company's stock was a hot property. Between 2006 and the end of January 2008, the company had lost more than $11 million, records show.

Laikin and Dennis Barsky of Las Vegas, who also faces criminal charges, paid others "to cause the purchase of at least 87,500 shares of National Lampoon stock for the purpose of creating the appearance of an active and liquid market, inducing other investors to purchase stock, and ultimately increasing the stock's trading price," according to a civil suit from the federal Securities and Exchange Commission.

Among those involved in the stock manipulation was Dougherty, prosecutors and SEC regulators allege.

In March, Dougherty, who operated several financial consulting companies, used money provided by Laikin through an intermediary to buy National Lampoon stock in huge amounts, authorities say.

In March and April, he purchased or assisted with the purchase of almost 62,500 shares through at least 10 transactions, authorities allege. During that time, National Lampoon stock sold for between $1.55 and $2.09.

"Each day's purchase (by Dougherty) represented from 5 to 59 percent of that day's total trading volume" in National Lampoon stock, the SEC alleges in its civil suit against Laikin, Dougherty and others.

Dougherty was paid kickbacks for his role, court papers allege, but it appears he stopped working with the co-conspirators because they thought he didn't do enough to boost National Lampoon's value. In late April, some of those who'd contacted Dougherty reached out to another prospective stock manipulator who was secretly working with the government.

With the assistance of the informant, authorities built the criminal case, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Derek Cohen in Philadelphia.

SEC attorney David Horowitz said the plot appeared to be spurred in part by the threat of delisting National Lampoon stock. "They had been in danger of being kicked off (the stock exchange)," he said.

Dougherty has pleaded not guilty to the federal charges and is free on $100,000 bail, records show. He could not be reached for comment. Calls left at a telephone number recently listed as his were not returned.

Monroe County records show that in 2005 Timothy Dougherty pleaded guilty to possession of stolen property after he purchased a database pilfered from a telemarketing company that raised money for charities. Dougherty ran a competing call-center operation. While it could not be determined whether this is the same Dougherty facing federal charges, the man charged in Monroe County worked out of the same office building and is the same age as the man arrested in Philadelphia.

Jason Kafer, the man who sold Dougherty the charity database in 2005, told authorities then that he'd heard Dougherty had decided to change professions, records show.

"Tim (Dougherty) decided to abandon the whole call center idea and has since moved on to strictly doing his stock trading as far as I know," Kafer said.

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awgustwest wrote:

Replying to whale100:

Hey Awgustwest,

Unless you know something I don't, last time I checked it was innocent until proven guilty.

I have personally seen Mr. Dougherty be the guy who stops what he is doing to give money to pan handlers, and the needy. I have done business with him outside of his arena, and found him to be very concerned about doing the right thing. Oh well, I could go on and on, but I am sure I would be wasting my time, as some cats just ooze oof hate, right?


wow, he oozes of hate too? i only pointed out the obvious, this guy is a common criminal no better than a guy robbing a liquor store. (you my friend are the hater) and mr dougherty is still oozing feces.