I don't know what the argument is here, but a) IMO disclaimers carry no weight in illegal actions. Just because Terrorists announce that they might kill people, doesn't make them immune from prosecution when they actually do kill people. Therefore IHUB's (as well as the companies and promoters involved) disclaimers are invalidated the moment (if) IHUB has been used for illegal pumping of those stocks by IHUB employees or by people blessed/asked to do so by IHUB employees. b) IHUB has/had the chance to claim innocence by distancing itself from employees accused of wrongdoing. If they continue to let MATT act as he did in the past (keep him as an employee without leave), IMO they will make themselves liable if Matt gets convicted of those crimes.