gappa, that's why i said worse case scenario, maybe the officer involved receives a slap on the wrist. i don't believe the company will be punished at all. and i agree, that since ipwg and the officer were not named as defendants, their part in the situation is not criminal.
i would like to point out that it will be months before this winds thru the courts, and i would assume something re: the situation, will be mentioned at the shareholder meeting.
so we now know where some of the selling has been coming from. we also know that even with "panic" from the possibility of scandal, the stock closed strong friday.
i also wonder if the market maker knowing there was a "dedicated" seller, was emboldened to manipulate the stock???