Criminal Activities

Initiated a criminal complaint on behalf of thousands of shareholders of a publicly owned U.S. company who were the victims of one of the largest “pump and dump” schemes ever investigated by the SEC, involving more than US$ 330 million of fraud proceeds laundered in Switzerland by the managers of the company. The criminal complaint was withdrawn after a settlement was reached, which provided for the payment to the victims of US$ 200 million, which had been frozen in another jurisdiction.