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Death Spiral Financing and GTII: How to trap a short.

Anyone interested in helping me continuing my reporting consider supporting my work:  Here I. Introduction           One of the most common questions I hear about GTII, also known as Global Tech Industries Group, Inc., is "What do they do?" Let's talk about it.      GTII is a Nevada corporation that has been operating under several different names since 1980. Their focus has been on developing innovative technology to enhance productivity and efficiency. However, they unfortunately became entangled with an accused predatory lender and became the target of a group of short-sellers hoping to profit at their expense.      Despite these challenges, GTII has some positive aspects worth mentioning. They own several companies that are doing innovative work in their respective fields. One of these companies is HDS (Health Discovery Services), which is using technology to advance healthcare.       HD...

Alpine Securities 2013-2023: A Decade of Insider Trading, Manipulative Trading, AML Violations, and More

Anyone interested in helping me continuing my reporting consider supporting my work:  Here             Alpine Securities Corporation is a US-based brokerage firm that has been involved in several legal cases with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in recent years. Today, I'll be highlighting twelve cases from 2013-2023 that paint a grim picture of Alpine Securities and their blatant disregard for the laws meant to keep our financial system fair and equitable. While the outcomes of the investigations have resulted in fines, disgorgement, penalties, and barred individuals from the securities industry, it seems that Alpine Securities has no intention of taking adequate measures to prevent future violations and comply with industry standards, even though every settlement has included an agreement to do so. This article will provide an in-depth analysis of each case and the outcomes of t...

Regulators Knew About MMTLP Manipulation More Than a Year Before Delisting

    Anyone interested in helping me continuing my reporting consider supporting my work:  Here      Transcripts obtained through FOIA requests have surfaced, revealing conversations between the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the MMAT/MMTLP matter. The transcripts suggest that regulators knew about the manipulation happening in MMTLP more than a year before the events that occurred in December 2022.      On December 5th, 2022, Sam Draddy, the Senior Vice President in FINRA’s National Cause and Financial Crimes Detection Programs, Market Investigations Team, and head of FINRA’s Insider Trading, Market Fraud, and Offering Investigations Units, informed the SEC that the MMAT/MMTLP matter had hit his Fraud team's radar screen. He suggested that his Fraud team could have a conversation directly with the SEC to avoid duplicating efforts. Draddy also mentioned that they were...