As soon as BOG began offering investments in oil-and-gas prospects, Faulkner
misrepresented his education, experience, and background. He claimed to have earned master’s
and doctorate degrees from universities, which he had not. He represented that he had extensive
and diverse experience “in all aspects of oil and gas operations,” when he had no such
experience. In fact, his only exposure to the oil-and-gas industry was through website data
hosting work he and his prior company, C I Host, performed for oil-and-gas companies. Yet, he
promoted himself as an expert in the oil-and-gas industry, even branding himself as the “Frack
Master.” He also paid a public relations firm to promote him and to book appearances on
television and radio shows
At this point I suspect that this claim by the SEC is materially correct. I have never stated it so bluntly, because I could not prove it. Perhaps the SEC has more info than I.
I looked up the date of the first emails I sent to newspapers and to Breitling itself inquiring about their experience. It was in mid 2013.
Yes, reaper, I don't know anything about trading penny stocks, but I do know a little about the petroleum business.
