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Two Defendants in SEC Enforcement Action Plead Guilty in Parallel Criminal Case to Charges of Securities Fraud and Lying to the SEC

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A former employee of a Boston-based biotech company and a friend of the company’s CEO, whom the Securities and Exchange Commission have charged with stock manipulation and with making false statements and a scheme to defraud, have pleaded guilty in a parallel criminal case to charges of securities fraud and obstructing the SEC’s investigation. On September 7, 2018, Kenneth Stromsland,

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SEC Obtains Preliminary Injunction in International Microcap Fraud Scheme

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The Securities and Exchange Commission has obtained a preliminary injunction and continued asset freeze against two individuals and their companies involved in a scheme that generated more than $165 million of illegal sales of stock in at least 50 microcap companies. The court originally entered a temporary restraining order and asset freeze on October 2, 2018. The preliminary injunction and

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Attorney Sentenced To 3 Years For Involvement In MicroCap Pump And Dump

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Last week, ex-lawyer Diane Dalmy was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 36 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for her role in a securities fraud scheme. According to court documents and statements made in court, Dalmy, a former attorney, performed securities-related legal work on behalf of several public companies,

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