Trying to buy enough shares to gain control from retail longs is their last best option which is why crushing the price down so that they can gain a lower entry point from those so inclined to sell their shares on the cheap makes it all worth it for them.
You know this doesn't even trade 2 mill shares a day and there are well over a billion OS, right?
Seems like you don't.
The only thing crushing the price down is disinterest in a crappy OTC stock.