USA v. Tobin et al

  1. April 19, 2021

    Ex-Tax Atty Gets 15-Month Stock Fraud Term Slashed

    A former tax attorney who has served about half of a 15-month sentence for facilitating a pump-and-dump stock fraud scheme convinced a Massachusetts federal judge to free him from prison and let him finish his time with a year of home confinement, according to a filing Friday.

  2. August 13, 2020

    'You Are A Former Lawyer,' Irked Judge Says In Jailing Atty

    A Massachusetts federal judge blasted a former tax attorney Thursday for using his legal skills to aid a pair of pump-and-dump fraud schemes that cost investors up to $15 million, sentencing him to 15 months in prison, or nearly four times longer than prosecutors requested.

  3. August 12, 2020

    'Varsity Blues' Tipster Gets 1 Year For Stock Schemes

    The man who tipped off federal prosecutors to the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scheme was sentenced to one year in prison Wednesday for his role in a $15 million pair of pump-and-dump schemes, after earning an "unprecedented discount" from the judge for his cooperation.

  4. August 11, 2020

    Feds Won't Seek Prison For Reported 'Varsity Blues' Tipster

    Federal prosecutors will not seek prison time for a California man who admitted to participating in a $164 million pump-and-dump scheme and also reportedly tipped off the government to the existence of the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case.

  5. December 05, 2018

    3 Men Connected To Global Pump & Dump To Plead Guilty

    Three defendants connected with the alleged mastermind of a global pump-and-dump scheme are expected to plead guilty in Boston federal court to conspiring to commit securities fraud, according to plea agreements that have been filed. 

  6. November 28, 2018

    2 Attys Charged, Face SEC Suit Over Pump & Dump Scheme

    Two international tax attorneys were hit with criminal charges and a civil complaint by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Massachusetts federal court in connection with multiple multimillion-dollar pump-and-dump schemes, officials said Tuesday.