That scam generated almost $600 million in stolen funds.
Ed was badly burned by those scammers. By the time Ed's second deposition came around, he realized he had been played by people who he thought were his bro's, including Allan. Ed made a fraction of the money those other guys did. His second deposition with Leslie showed a pretty humble guy after his first one went sideways with Ed pretending to be a tough guy. He was shocked at what the DOJ had for evidence. They sat on those guys internet, had multiple people in the chat rooms, had their phone and texts, had both video and audio of their meeting with Nicky Vissokovsky.
Absolutely toast if they lied again to the SEC.
On a side note, someone once made contact with Cline's husband years ago and let him know how many people Judy helped scam. I hope that guy croaked knowing what a turd Judy really is.