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[rut2k9]

Do companies ever give shares to people to pump their ticker and while claiming to hold, are dumping shares the whole time?

Absolutely.
Commonly.
Look at the disclaimer on any of the pump shops ... while promoting stocks online and through "newsletters" and on twitter, they will state in the disclaimer that they received hundreds of thousands of common shares and expect to sell them at any time. That usually means as soon as they can, at a profit.