Prosecutors claim Smanjak and others obtained millions of shares of penny stock in a sports drink company called Rudy Nutrition and then pumped up the trading volume by trading it among themselves and issuing misleading press releases. They allegedly then dumped the stock on the market until federal regulators halted trading in 2008.
Pacer update 28 Oct 10 USA v. Smanjak CRIMINAL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 8:10-cr-00215-UA-1
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA (Southern Division - Santa Ana)
CRIMINAL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 8:10-cr-00215-UA-1
Case title: USA v. Smanjak Date Filed: 10/27/2010
Assigned to: Judge Unassigned
Defendant (1) Chad Peter Smanjak
Pending Counts Disposition 18:1343; 18:2(a) WIRE FRAUD; AIDING AND ABETTING (1-10) 18:1956(h) CONSPIRACY TO MONEY LAUNDER (11)
Highest Offense Level (Opening) Felony
Plaintiff USA represented by Christine S Bautista AUSA - Office of US Attorney Santa Ana Branch - Criminal Division 411 West Fourth Street Suite 8000 Santa Ana, CA 92701 714-338-3542 Fax: 714-338-3561 Email: USACAC.criminal@usdoj.gov ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Date Filed # Docket Text
10/27/2010 4 NOTICE of Related Case(s) filed by Plaintiff USA as to Defendant Chad Peter Smanjak Related Case(s): SACR 10-63-JVS and SACR 10-128-JVS (mt) (Entered: 10/28/2010)
10/27/2010 3 MEMORANDUM filed by Plaintiff USA as to Defendant Chad Peter Smanjak. Re Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Chooljian, Magistrate Judge Patrick J Walsh. (mt) (Entered: 10/28/2010)
10/27/2010 2 CASE SUMMARY filed by AUSA Christine S Bautista as to Defendant Chad Peter Smanjak; defendants Year of Birth: 1973 (mt) (Entered: 10/28/2010)
10/27/2010 1 INDICTMENT Filed as to Chad Peter Smanjak (1) count(s) 1-10, 11. Offense occurred in LA OC. (mt) (Entered: 10/28/2010)
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