Have an EX-SEC attorney working on a lawsuit. Triple damages plus fees and expenses. He believes he has enough documentation to successfully launch a lawsuit. The keep to trigger the process was to take a complete loss, and for that loss, with triple damages, to be worth his while.
It'll cost you more than you lost.
VFIN has been working for a client who wants to dump. It's really pretty simple; a pattern everyone's familiar with. A pattern that an "ex-SEC attorney" should be familiar with as well. You sure he really worked for the SEC? Was he in Enforcement?