The two men were part of an international market manipulation scheme with ties to Canada
False Tweets sent the stock prices of two companies plunging
Client given false monthly statements
Two U.S. audit firms and seven audit professionals also agreed to settle the SEC’s charges
Group forged IRS forms to falsely claim US$10 million in income had been withheld on their behalf by Canadian financial institutions
Day trader fined $125,000
Mortgage investment scam defrauded victims of more than $7.5 million
Scammers are calling claiming to represent the RCMP and seeking to collect fines or income taxes
The fake documents purporting to be from the U.S. regulator demand money from victims for fictitious securities law violations
The fact Keith Henry Alexander lost his own money in the scheme and paid back $143,000 to other investors were mitigating factors in the settlement