52. From June 14, 2013 through the early morning of July 2, 2013, over 2.9 million shares of ADPC common stock was accumulated in A. Hawatmeh’s, N. Hawatmeh’s and Pustovit’s accounts through market purchases at prices ranging from $.0018 to $.03 per share.
53. The ADPC trades in N. Hawatmeh’s account were controlled by A. Hawatmeh.
54. The ADPC trades in A. Hawatmeh’s, N. Hawatmeh’s and Pustovit’s accounts from June 14, 2013 through July 1, 2013 constituted over 90% of the total trading volume of ADPC common stock during that period.
55. The price of ADPC common stock rose from $.008 per share on June 14, 2013, to $.025 per share on July 1, 2013.
56. From June 19, 2013 to July 1, 2013, matched orders for ADPC common stock were entered in the accounts of A. Hawatmeh, N. Hawatmeh and Pustovit.
57. On July 1, 2013, Pustovit engaged in two wash trades of ADPC common stock.
58. A. Hawatmeh entered matched orders for ADPC (including orders in the N. Hawatmeh account) knowing that matching orders had been placed or would be placed in the account of N. Hawatmeh or Pustovit.
59. Pustovit entered matched orders for ADPC knowing that matching orders had been placed or would be placed by in the account of A. Hawatmeh or N. Hawatmeh.
60. A. Hawatmeh and Pustovit entered the matched orders for ADPC (including 6 orders in the N. Hawatmeh account) with the intention of creating a false or misleading appearance of active trading in ADPC common stock or a false and misleading appearance with respect to the market for ADPC common stock.
61. On July 1, 2013, Pustovit sold ADPC common stock in an account at one broker-dealer, identified herein as “B-D 1” and at the same time bought an equal amount of ADPC common stock in an account in his name at another broker-dealer, identified herein as “B-D 2.” These transactions did not result in a change in the beneficial ownership of the ADPC stock being traded.
62. Pustovit effected these wash trades with the intention of creating a false or misleading appearance of active trading in ADPC common stock or a false and misleading appearance with respect to the market for ADPC common stock.
63. The Defendants matched orders and wash trades of ADPC stock affected the price and volume of ADPC stock. These orders accounted for trading volume of over 4.1 million shares of ADPC common stock, approximately 50% of the total volume during the period from 20 June 19, 2013 to July 1, 2013.
64. Starting on the morning of July 2, 2013, there was an e-mail and Internet promotion of ADPC stock by a stock promoter using the name “Explosive Alerts.”
65. Pustovit was the registered owner of the Explosive Alerts website at this time.
66. At or around 10 AM eastern time on July 2, 2013, Explosive Alerts broadcast the following spam e-mail:
ADPC buy Alert! Alerting ADPC here at .0255 We strongly believe ADPC could see .08+ today! By the time you finish reading this email ADPC will probably have rose 5% or maybe even 10% so stop wasting your time and go make some damn money!
67. Explosive Alert’s price rise prediction was baseless, since ADPC had no business operations at the time of the promotion.
68. Between 10:00 AM and 10:40 AM eastern time on July 2, 2013, A. Hawatmeh sold 2,720,000 shares of ADPC common stock in his account at E*TRADE at prices ranging from $.025 to $.071 per share.
69. A. Hawatmeh and Pustovit had prior knowledge of the ADPC promotion and its timing.
70. A. Hawatmeh’s sales of ADPC from June 14, 2013 through July 2, 2013 generated gross profits of approximately $53,970.
71. Pustovit’s sales of ADPC from June 14, 2013 through July 2, 2013 generated profits of approximately $42,200.
72. Following the promotion of ADPC, the price and volume of ADPC stock collapsed. The trading volume of ADPC stock on July 2, 2014 was over 9.8 million shares with a high price of $.08 per share. By July 12, 2013, the price had declined to $.0031 per share and the trading volume was only 35,500 shares.
Extract - 08/05/2014 3 AMENDED COMPLAINT against defendant(s) All Defendants with JURY DEMAND, filed by Securities and Exchange Commission.(Stoelting, David) (Entered: 08/05/2014) Doc 3 PDF file http://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/2014/comp-pr2014-159.pdf
73. From June 28, 2013 through November 5, 2013, over 6.6 million shares of ADSU common stock was accumulated in A. Hawatmeh’s and N. Hawatmeh’s accounts through market purchases at prices ranging from $.0032 to $.048 per share.
74. The trading in ADSU common stock in N. Hawatmeh’s account was controlled by A. Hawatmeh.
75. From June 28, 2013 through July 22, 2013, A. Hawatmeh’s and N. Hawatmeh’s accounts purchased a total of 3,960,000 shares of ADSU common stock in market trades at prices ranging from $.0032 to $.018 per share. These trades constituted over 90% of the total trading volume of ADSU common stock during that period.
76. On July 2, 2013, the A. Hawatmeh and N. Hawatmeh accounts entered matched orders for 10,000 shares of ADSU common stock that were executed at $.07.
77. ADSU’s price rose from $.009 per share on June 28, 2013 to $.0181 per share on July 22, 2013.
78. On August 23, 2013, the A. Hawatmeh and N. Hawatmeh accounts entered matched orders by which the entire 2,850,000 shares of ADSU common stock in N. Hawatmeh’s account was sold to A. Hawatmeh at $.09 per share.
79. Following the matched orders on August 23, 2013, and through November 5, 2013, A. Hawatmeh purchased an additional 2,905,950 shares of ADSU common stock in market trades at prices ranging from $.005 per share to $.0481 per share.
80. Trading in A. Hawatmeh’s and N. Hawatmeh’s accounts from August 23, 2013 through November 5, 2013, including the matched orders, constituted over 90% of the total trading volume in ADSU during this period. By November 5, 2013, A. Hawatmeh’s account held over 6.6 million shares of ADSU.
81. A. Hawatmeh entered matched orders for ADSU (including orders entered in the N. Hawatmeh account) knowing that matching orders had been placed or would be placed in the A. Hawatmeh or N. Hawatmeh account.
82. A. Hawatmeh entered matched orders with the intention of creating a false or misleading appearance of active trading in ADSU common stock or a false and misleading appearance with respect to the market for ADSU common stock.
83. The matched orders in A. Hawatmeh’s and N. Hawatmeh’s accounts affected the market price and volume of ADSU stock. For example, the 2,850,000 share matched order on August 23, 2013 accounted for 93% of the market volume on that day.
84. On November 7 and November 8, 2013, there was an aggressive promotion of ADSU over the Internet and social media claiming that ADSU would trade at $2 per share. This assertion was baseless since ADSU had no business operations at the time of the promotion.
85. On November 7 and November 8, 2013, A. Hawatmeh sold his entire 6.6 million share position in ADSU at prices ranging from $.045 to $.24 per share.
86. A. Hawatmeh had prior knowledge of the ADSU promotion and its timing.
87. A. Hawatmeh’s sales of ADSU stock from June 28, 2013 through November 08, 2013 generated gross profits of approximately $425,000.
88. On November 8, 2013, B-D 1, through which A. Hawatmeh traded ADSU, froze A. Hawatmeh’s account. At the time of the freeze, the account contained positions in numerous microcap stocks and approximately $486,000 in cash.
89. The trading volume for ADSU common stock on November 7 and 8, 2013 was 4,121,053 shares and 11,897,090 shares, respectively. The price of ADSU common stock peaked on November 7, at $.24 per share. By December 4, 2013, the daily volume of ADSU common stock had declined to approximately 186,000 shares and the price had declined to $.01 per share.
Extract - 08/05/2014 3 AMENDED COMPLAINT against defendant(s) All Defendants with JURY DEMAND, filed by Securities and Exchange Commission.(Stoelting, David) (Entered: 08/05/2014) Doc 3 PDF file http://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/2014/comp-pr2014-159.pdf
45. Beginning on April 20, 2012, ISML was the subject of an Internet promotional campaign by Mrowca’s stock promotion entity, Money Runners Group LLC, and other promoters. ISML was also promoted by Mrowca on the Investors Hub web site under the user name “HotStockAce.” The promotions urged investors to buy ISML and claimed that ISML would trade at $.20 per share, although there was no news at the company justifying the prediction or the buy recommendation.
HotStockAce Monday, 01/16/12 08:39:42 PM Re: IH Admin [Shelly] post# 102407 Post # of 111019
Hello Admins,
I apologize for advertising my site by having a link to my site in my posts. I promise to not do that anymore and be on my best behavior. I have made a mistake doing so but fully realize after reading the rules again that I shouldn't have. Please consider my apology and let me out of jail early. If not I understand. But I have learned my lesson and would love to join the I hub community once again.