Securities and Exchange Commission v. Cope et al

  1. July 30, 2018

    Pump-And-Dump Scheme Participants Must Pay $9M

    A New York federal judge on Monday ordered four participants in a pump-and-dump scheme that targeted retail investors to pay a combined $9.1 million in disgorgement and civil penalties.

  2. September 18, 2014

    SEC Targets 8 Over Penny-Stock Fraud, Banker Charged

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday sued eight individuals over their alleged role in a pump-and-dump scheme, including a purported California merchant banker who also faces criminal charges that he masterminded the fraud and another who allegedly used illegal profits toward an earlier SEC penalty.