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Lmao..........the Securities and Exchange Commission today charged four promoters with ties to the Pacific Northwest for manipulating the securities of several microcap companies, including marijuana-related stocks that the agency has warned investors about in recent weeks.
The SEC alleges that the four promoters bought inexpensive shares of thinly traded penny stock companies on the open market and conducted pre-arranged, manipulative matched orders and wash trades to create the illusion of an active market in these stocks. They then sold their shares in coordination with aggressive promotional campaigns that urged investors to buy the stocks because the prices were on the verge of rising substantially. However, these companies had little to no business operations at the time. The promoters reaped more than $2.5 million in illegal profits through their schemes.
Two of the companies manipulated in this case – GrowLife Inc. and Hemp Inc. – claim to be related to the medical marijuana industry. The SEC has issued an investor alert warning about possible scams involving marijuana-related investments, noting that fraudsters often exploit the latest growth industries to lure investors into stock manipulation schemes. Other schemes by these four promoters involved an oil-and-gas company – Riverdale Oil and Gas Corporation – and three other microcap stocks, ISM International, Allied Products Corp, and Aden Solutions.
The SEC was able to unearth the schemes through the work of its recently created Microcap Fraud Task Force.
“Our Microcap Fraud Task Force is taking direct aim at abusive practices and serial violators within the microcap markets like these four promoters seeking to exploit retail investors for personal gain,” said Michael Paley, co-chair of the SEC’s Microcap Fraud Task Force. “In this case, we meticulously reviewed trading records and developed the evidence necessary to connect these four promoters and their coordinated trading efforts.”
The SEC’s complaint filed in federal court in Tacoma, Wash., charges the following individuals:
Mikhail Galas, a stock promoter who lives in Vancouver, Wash.Alexander Hawatmeh, a member of Worthmore Investments LLC, which owns a stock promotion website called stockhaven.com. He formerly lived in Vancouver and currently resides in Lincoln City, Oregon.Christopher Mrowca, a stock promoter who operates Money Runners Group LLC, which has an affiliated stock promotion website called MoneyRunnersGroup.com. He lives in Bradenton, Fla.Tovy Pustovit, who owns a stock promotion website called Explosive Alerts. He also lives in Vancouver.
In a parallel action, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington announced criminal charges against Galas, Hawatmeh, and Mrowca.
According to the SEC’s complaint, GrowLife Inc. was part of a broader online promotion of several marijuana-related stocks in early 2014. Mrowca specifically promoted GrowLife through his Money Runners Group website and predicted that the stock price would nearly double. Mrowca, Galas, and Hawatmeh meanwhile engaged in manipulative trading designed to increase the price and volume of GrowLife stock, and they later sold their shares for illicit profits.
I can't remember his name but it hit me after I left it might be him and it was.
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here it is
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=76761740
No I don't play volleyball unless there is beer involved lol
You have PMs on Friday between 4 and 5 :).
You aren't the volleyball player I ran into at a local swimming hole are you?
Hey Bro I got your PM and I don't have PM because it doesn't benefit me.
But to answer your question yes I that's where I live :)
Lol, on radar...seems like the new pump after dnax
dumping appears to continue though
MLHC, toxic financer out of shares.
Had me some 18 and 19
Saw DNAX going at 17 but was busy at work, that hurt
yep, we'll see here
asher out...look what dnax did yesterday with same 13g
congratulations on the book that's really cool. We have been dating for a while now, ready for school to start up again in a couple of weeks
You got a girl now? Glad to hear it.
My new book is #2 on Amazon
In Eschatology category.
MNKD awaits buy out or partnership news.... Nothing but good either way.
AIVI is getting closer every day.
hey dude, I never do summer school. Way to crazy for me, I enjoy the summer. I have been working a lot though with my side business as a handyman. Also went out to Cali for a week with the girl. How have u been?
How is summer going? Did you take off... Or are you teaching summer school?
I don't have multiple alias just me ~ your on ignore
what about Lotus?
I change my name cause I can .. its like changing boxer shorts... I have no reason to hide !!! IM stockraker good luck ... now I put you back on ignore cause you do nothing for me... nothing for anyone
we know the story, you will just change your name or create a few new aliases and just recycle again. GL in life
no need to lie here ~ good luck with yourself ...
shame on me for earning an honest living? hahaha you're definitely not on your own either, keep lying to yourself
Im my own bitch ... I don't need a job like you do LMFAo
MR TEACHER
I see you are mikes little bitch again, haha. times getting rough?
what catches up with me .... where you not a irp promoter pumping shit a year back ??? your the biggest joke on ihub ..
wont be fun when it all catches up with you ??
ITS ALWAYS FUN !!!!! otc BABY ~~~
Fuck can't rem, started with a S. Mike whacked the fck out of it and was all over the board
what was the other one
Play wasn't out yet....UP and coming, it's this wk.
hes fucked teff before, teff is an idiot. they play each other. hopefully they both get fucked someday. Both are worthless leaches. what was the play robert was saying?
Did mike releasing yet? Raker tweeted he's behind his plays100 percent...shld be fun To watch.....mike fucked teff in his last play....board shld be fun, lmao
swcc being run up by mike or brandon fyi. I told them about it long ago. They are running out of ideas haha
VYDR no pump I can find, someone has been loading it.
news that the debenture has been repurchased completely.
That's what it looks like to me, supposed to be in 4 phases
3 phases already have taken place so he has done what he said he would do.
Not to mention there is actually a legit business here.
So the CEO is buying the debenture? Never seen that before.
u too, out on the lake all weekend, playin golf. America
Maybe the to be determined president and ticker change spell a change of direction? The small RS seems like they just wanted to move the shares price up without wiping out investors. Worst case I figure they'll pump it again now that they RS'd. I see it got pumped last November thanks for bringing that to my attention.
been promod before = shit
NHURD i'm watching it just did a 1-2 reverse split and the CEO just resigned think someone new comes in and it gets some news.
Woo Hoo.... wild day today..... but MNKD got FDA approval..... up over $11.00 after hours now. Good times ahead.
AIVI closed at .24
woo hoo!!
Wasn't going to trade on Fridays...grabd Ggsm...oooppssss
Well I see the other board went to shit lol. quit posting
UDHI I'm long from 16 good DD on this one
What up bro....long time..what with the ticker
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