With the SEC currently looking very deeply into the current situation with PAVC and the inability to deliver shares.....I must wonder what the SEC will think after seeing the 'past histories' of many involved with the company, and see's the habitual history of fraudulent actions by MANY involved.....Especially since they are now saying they are not going to tolerate companies or individuals that screw retail folk and have a history of repeat offenses......and if anybody has done DD on JPHC, APO and those involved, as well as PAVC and those involved, then very obviously it is a rather ugly past history of habitual lies and fraud, imo.......
<<SEC Targets Recidivists in Over-the-Counter Markets (Update1)
Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will boost scrutiny of over-the-counter market frauds to identify and pursue repeat offenders who facilitate misconduct, the agency's enforcement chief said.
The agency will target even supporting players whose names are linked to multiple infractions in such cases, including lawyers, brokers, penny-stock promoters and shell-company sellers, Linda Thomsen, the highest-ranking U.S. securities enforcer, said in an interview yesterday.
``If you go after the other players, you have more effect,'' potentially upsetting a variety of scams, she said. ``There are international implications.''
SEC Chairman Christopher Cox last year pledged to boost efforts to thwart frauds aimed at retail investors as the increasing concentration of wealth among older Americans threatens to trigger an ``avalanche'' of cases. Those investors are often the targets of fraudulent securities sales, penny stock manipulation and so-called Ponzi schemes.
The SEC review may cast a spotlight on people whose names were linked repeatedly to past lawsuits, or highlight recidivists in current ones, said Thomsen. The agency usually seeks higher penalties against those who repeat misconduct.
Some professionals are thought to be more lenient in their dealings, serving ``as a path of least resistance, or a weak link in the network protecting investors,'' Cox said.
The SEC will step up cooperation with criminal prosecutors to pursue recidivists and plans to develop computer methods to identify people with multiple violations, Thomsen added in a speech today in Coronado, California.
To contact the reporter on this story: David Scheer in Washington at dscheer@bloomberg.net . Last Updated: January 26, 2007 12:21 EST