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SEC Obtains Emergency Asset Freeze, Charges California Trader with Posting False Stock Tweets

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges and an asset freeze and other emergency relief against an Irvine, California-based trader who used social media to spread false information about a defunct company, while secretly…

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