Defendant Name: HS Contrarian Investments, LLC

Defendant Type: Other

Initial Case Details

Legal Case Name SEC v. Barry C. Honig, John Stetson, Michael Brauser, John R. O'Rourke III, Mark Groussman, Phillip Frost, Robert Ladd, Elliot Maza, Brian Keller, John H. Ford, Fil Alpha Capital Anstalt, ATG Capital LLC, Frost Gamma Investments Trust, GRQ Consultants, Inc., HS Contrarian Investments, LLC, Grander Holdings, Inc., Melechdavid, Inc., OPKO Health, Inc., Southern Biotech, Inc., and Stetson Capital Investments Inc.
First Document Date 07-Sep-2018
Initial Filing Format Civil Proceeding
Case Number 18-cv-08175
Allegation Type Market Manipulation
Federal District Court New York, Southern District of New York

Violations Alleged

Exchange Act
• Sec 10(b) + Rule 10b-5
Securities Act
• Sec 17(a)(1)
• Sec 17(a)(2)
• Sec 17(a)(3)
• Sec 17(a) (Not specified)
Other
• Section 13(d); Rule 13d-1(a) Exchange Act

Resolutions

First Resolution Date 06-Mar-2020

Related Documents:

comp24262 07-Sep-2018 Complaint
Complaint and Jury Demand
comp24431 08-Mar-2019 Complaint
First Amended Complaint and Jury Demand
The SEC, in their complaint, stated: "This case involves a series of highly profitable "pump-and-dump" schemes involving three public companies..."
LR-24431 22-Mar-2019 Litigation Release
SEC Settles with Multiple Defendants in Market Manipulation Case and Amends Complaint as to Thirteen Remaining Defendants
The Commission stated: "On March 8, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed an amended complaint in an ongoing civil action in which the SEC alleges that numerous individuals and associated entities participated in microcap schemes that generated over $27 million from unlawful stock sales. The amended complaint includes additional allegations in support of its claims against thirteen of the original twenty defendants in a civil action."
court_doc230_18-cv-08175 06-Mar-2020 Court Docket Document
Judgment as to Defendant HS Contrarian Investments, LLC
comp24771 16-Mar-2020 Complaint
Second Amended Complaint and Jury Demand

Other Defendants in Action:

Opko Health Inc.
Alpha Capital Anstalt
ATG Capital LLC
Frost Gamma Investments Trust
GRQ Consultants, Inc.
Grander Holdings, Inc.
Melechdavid, Inc.
Stetson Capital Investments, Inc.
Southern Biotech, Inc.
Barry C. Honig
John Stetson
John H. Ford
Michael Brauser
Brian Keller
John R. O'Rourke III
Elliot Maza
Robert Ladd
Phillip Frost
Mark Groussman