lol, ok I see - you're talking about the brokers certifying the share positions for the dividend. I never received mine - TD Ameritrade gave me 5 different speculative reasons, all they BS. The people answering the phones have no clue, were not informed why the request is denied for all shareholders. You're right it is abnormal.
But it very much implies they were SHORT. Other brokers signed it no problem, yup you owned these shares. TD Ameritrade actually lied about it, saying they provided the shareholder list to PNMS, which Mike and Theresa say was definitely never received. TD Ameritrade has also shorted other pinkies quite severely, so it's not out of character for them to get caught with a hand in the cookie jar.
