Defendant Name: GRQ Consultants, Inc.

Defendant Type: Other

Document Reference: comp24431

Document Details

Legal Case Name SEC v. Barry C. Honig, Michael Brauser, John Stetson, John R. O'Rourke III, Robert Ladd, Elliot Maza, Brian Keller, John H. Ford, ATG Capital LLC, GRQ Consultants, Inc., HS Contrarian Investments, LLC, Grander Holdings, Inc., and Stetson Capital Investments, Inc.
Document Name First Amended Complaint and Jury Demand
Document Date 08-Mar-2019
Document Format Civil Proceeding
Case Number 18-cv-08175
Federal District Court New York, Southern District of New York
Allegation Type Market Manipulation
Document Summary The SEC, in their complaint, stated: "This case involves a series of highly profitable 'pump-and-dump' schemes involving three public companies..."

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