The DTCC, SEC nor FINRA take actions like this to protect the company, they are protecting the investors.
== seriously .. this is believed?
fyi
i had the most honest conversation mid feb <in the last 3 years> with an sec employee who admitted to me that the OTC was set up for BS .. <read fraud> what gets their *attn* are squeaky wheels .. which apparently doesn't happen as often as one might think as shares are shaken and folks move elsewhere
a quick read of the DTCC's *client* base reveals their interests
i'll also be very clear .. in that i'm far more impressed with finra than i am the sec .. finra is more interested from the MMs' *involved* and i've interacted specifically with their whistle blower group about one unregistered co. since i first learned of the whistle blower group earlier this year
i'd strongly rec'd anyone to contact them with specifics .. they are extremely *responsive* to those who can *OFFER* specific details observed
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