Federal Tipoffs Involving Ohio
Ohio U.S. Attorney: Federal Investigation of GBEN Pump-and-Dump Scheme Results in Conviction of Eight Men and Recovery of Over $400,000 for Victim Restitution
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio issued the following news release:
United States Attorney Rebecca C. Lutzko announced the results of a federal investigation involving eight men that were charged in two cases with participating in a pump-and-dump scheme designed to inflate the stock price of Global Resources, Inc. ("GBEN"), a public company that purportedly planned to bring hemp-infused wine to market. All the defendants pleaded guilt
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