Ahhh, I didn't think of it from that perspective. And now that I do, no doubt you and Bar are right. I see Sykes is referred to as a "former penny-stock trader". That sounds like something he'd say about himself.
The issuers named in the complaint, for illustrative purposes: SHMP (NaturalShrimp, Inc); OCLN (OriginClear, Inc.); and Ozop Surgical Corp (OSZC). Needless to say, there were many others.