A lot of this is done from offshore. If it was all onshore, it likely could be very easily addressed. Even the DOJ report talks about Russian money and offshore funds.
Shorting these tiny companies from offshore is a common way to launder money into the US.
Let me get this informed speculation straight. Because you don't know what CB is doing, you assume he is doing nothing to deal with the shorts and that is being informed? That is nonsensical on its' face.
Also, I'm not certain what your insinuation is with your first paragraph. NWBO should have hired a former prosecutor so they themselves could have gone after the shorts? That is not how it works. You refer criminal behavior to the proper authorities to conduct investigations and put a stop to illegal behavior.