SEC Suspends trading in perennial pump Geo Finance Corp $GEFI

Three days ago the SEC suspended trading in Geo Finance Corp (GEFI). This stock has been pumped and dumped numerous times, most recently on December 9th to 11th by EpicStockPicks.com, StockoftheWeek.net, UnitedPenniesofAmerica.com, Pennypicks.net, DamnGoodPennyPicks.com, ImpressivePennystocks.com, TodaysPennyStocks.com and BeatPennyStocks.com.

See SEC suspension notice for GEFI (PDF)

The reason for the suspension was the usual boilerplate about innacurate information and potentially manipulative activity:

The Commission temporarily suspended trading in the securities of GEFI because of concerns regarding the accuracy and adequacy of information in the marketplace and potentially manipulative activity related to GEFI common stock.

The Commission acknowledges the assistance of FINRA in this matter

 

 

Continuing a recent trend of increased activity by FINRA, the SEC acknowledged FINRA’s assistance (above).

Coinciding with the recent pump the company put out two press releases on December 9th, which likely also played a part in the suspension:

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Coastal Integrated Services $COLV gets a Wall Street Revelator pump

Coastal Integrated Services (COLV) is a new Wall Street Revelator landing page pump for which I received my first pump email today although others reported receiving pump emails on the 4th. The email directed me to http://www.colvreport.com/

So far there is very little volume and it has about a 10% bid/ask spread. Because is is a Wall Street Revelator / Andy Carpenter pump there is a good chance that there will be hard mailers promoting COLV in the future. The large number of shares outstanding makes me think it unlikely that this pump will go up much if at all. Per Promotion Stock Secrets there are at least 28 million free-trading shares available to be dumped into the pump.

 

Disclosed budget: $12,500
Promoter:  Wall Street Revelator / Andy Carpenter
Paying party: ?
Shares outstanding: 352,487,940
Previous closing price: $0.39
Market capitalization: $137 million

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Disclaimer: I have no position in COLV and will not trade it unless it gets significantly higher volume. I have no relationship with any parties mentioned above. This blog has a terms of use that is incorporated by reference into this post; you can find all my disclaimers and disclosures there as well.

IFAN Financial $IFAN Hard mailer pump and dump

IFAN Financial (IFAN) is the new hard mailer pump on the block. It has a low starting price for a hard mailer pump and a high purported budget that is likely overstated, judging by the trading volume in the stock. See the Promotion Stock Secrets article on the IFAN pump. There have also been two negative articles on IFAN on SeekingAlpha. Besides the hard mailer there is also a website landing page promoting IFAN at http://ifanreport.com/

 

Disclosed budget: $3,500,000
Promoter:  Mintefor Investments Ltd and Don McShane
Paying party: ?
Shares outstanding: 79,960,020
Previous closing price: $0.61
Market capitalization: $48 million

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[Edit 2014-12-19]: See this article on IFAN on SeekingAlpha. An updated chart is shown below. I no longer have any position in IFAN.

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Prosecutors close to plea deals with stock promoters Boye and Cusimano

See my most recent post on the case against stock promoters Eric Cusimano, his wife Jessica, and Jamie Boye.

Three days ago the trial against Boye and the Cusimanos was adjourned until December in anticipation of all defendants reaching plea deals:

 

Since the initial appearance, counsel for the government has spoken
extensively with all defense counsel, and anticipate that a pretrial resolution will be reached
in this case for the defendants. In the case of Defendant Eric Cusimano and Defendant
Jessica Cusimano, the parties have discussed the parameters of a potential plea, and have a
nearly finalized plea document. The parties need to clarify a few minor issues, at which
point the plea will be submitted for approval. In the case of Defendant Jamie Boye, the
parties have discussed the parameters of a potential plea, and additional discovery has been
provided to assist in evaluating the plea. For all of the defendants, the pre-indictment plea
process has been lengthy due to the complex issues regarding the plea, including loss
calculations for guidelines purposes, associated tax issues, and the forfeiture of assets that
will accompany the plea. Therefore, the parties are requesting additional time to allow a
change of plea and sentence to occur in the present case.

 

Current docket report:

 

1:14-mj-00069-HKS All Defendants USA v. Cusimano et al
Date filed: 05/19/2014
Date of last filing: 10/24/2014

History

Doc.
No.
Dates Description
24
Filed & Entered:   10/24/2014
Terminated: 10/24/2014
Docket Text Motion to Adjourn
25
Filed & Entered:   10/24/2014
Docket Text Order on Motion to Adjourn
20
Filed & Entered:   09/22/2014
Docket Text Oral Argument
21
Filed & Entered:   09/22/2014
Docket Text Order on Motion for Reconsideration
22
Filed & Entered:   09/22/2014
Docket Text Bond
23
Filed & Entered:   09/22/2014
Docket Text Order Setting Conditions of Release
19
Filed & Entered:   09/16/2014
Docket Text Order on Motion to Adjourn
18
Filed & Entered:   09/15/2014
Terminated: 09/16/2014
Docket Text Motion to Adjourn
17
Filed & Entered:   09/12/2014
Terminated: 09/22/2014
Docket Text Motion for Reconsideration
16
Filed & Entered:   09/11/2014
Docket Text Order on Motion for Leave to Appear
Filed & Entered:   09/10/2014
Docket Text Add and Terminate Attorneys
14
Filed & Entered:   09/05/2014
Docket Text Writ of Habeas Corpus ad Prosequendum Executed
15
Filed & Entered:   09/05/2014
Terminated: 09/11/2014
Docket Text Motion to Appear
13
Filed & Entered:   08/15/2014
Docket Text Order
12
Filed: 08/13/2014
Entered: 08/14/2014
Docket Text Warrant Returned Executed
10
Filed & Entered:   07/24/2014
Docket Text Warrant Returned Executed
11
Filed & Entered:   07/24/2014
Docket Text Warrant Returned Executed
7
Filed: 06/30/2014
Entered: 07/01/2014
Docket Text Order to Continue – Ends of Justice
8
Filed: 06/30/2014
Entered: 07/01/2014
Docket Text Order to Continue – Ends of Justice
9
Filed: 06/30/2014
Entered: 07/01/2014
Docket Text Order to Continue – Ends of Justice
6
Filed & Entered:   06/26/2014
Docket Text Notice of Attorney Appearance – Defendant
Filed & Entered:   06/24/2014
Docket Text Initial Appearance
Filed & Entered:   06/20/2014
Docket Text Initial Appearance
5
Filed & Entered:   06/20/2014
Docket Text Order
Filed: 06/17/2014
Entered: 06/19/2014
Docket Text Writ of Habeas Corpus ad Prosequendum Issued
4
Filed: 06/17/2014
Entered: 06/19/2014
Docket Text Petition and Order for Writ of Habeas Corpus ad Prosequendum
Filed & Entered:   06/16/2014
Docket Text Initial Appearance
Filed & Entered:   06/16/2014
Docket Text Notice of Hearing
2
Filed & Entered:   06/16/2014
Docket Text Rule 5(c)(3) Documents Received
3
Filed: 06/16/2014
Entered: 06/17/2014
Docket Text Order Setting Conditions of Release
1
Filed: 05/19/2014
Entered: 06/12/2014
Docket Text Complaint

 

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Falconridge Oil Technologies $FROT landing page pump

This morning at 7:01am I received an email from Marketing@insiderwealthalert.com with an advertisement for Falconridge Oil Technologies (FROT) linking to a website for the pump at http://frotinfo.com/

Given the low budget and the weak state of the market for stock promotions, I think this will likely never get much volume and will slowly fade.

Disclosed budget: $150,000
Promoter:  Charles Moskowitz dba The Moskowitz Report
Paying party: Eclipse Media
Shares outstanding: 49,016,667
Previous closing price: $0.92
Market capitalization: $45 million

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The publisher was paid the sum of $7,500 for his contributions. Eclipse Marketing has budgeted $150,000 for the week of October 20th, 2014 for the dissemination of this information to enhance public awareness for FROT

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IMPORTANT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER: This stock profile should be viewed as a paid advertisement. The publisher, Charles Moskowitz dba The Moskowitz Report, understands that in an effort to enhance public awareness of FalconRidge Oil Ltd. and its securities through the distribution of this advertisement, Eclipse Media paid all of the costs associated with creating, printing and distribution of this advertisement. The publisher was paid the sum of $7,500 for his contributions. Eclipse Marketing has budgeted $150,000 for the week of October 20th, 2014 for the dissemination of this information to enhance public awareness for FROT If successful, this advertisement will increase investor and market awareness, which may result in increased numbers of shareholders owning and trading the common stock of FalconRidge Oil Ltd., increased trading volumes, and possibly increased share price of the common stock of FalconRidge Oil Ltd.. The publisher has not undertaken to determine if Eclipse Media is, or intends to be in the future, directly or indirectly, a shareholder of FalconRidge Oil Ltd.. The publisher may receive revenue, the amount of which cannot be determined to any degree of certainty, as a result of this advertising effort and the accompanying subscription offer. This publication is not, and should not be construed to be, an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security. This publication, its publisher, and its editor do not purport to provide a complete analysis of any company’s financial position. The publisher and editor are not, and do not purport to be, broker-dealers or registered investment advisors. Any investment should be made only after consulting a professional investment advisor and only after reviewing the financial statements and other pertinent corporate information about the company. Further, readers are advised to read and carefully consider the Risk Factors identified and discussed in the advertised company’s SEC filings. Investing in securities, particularly micro cap securities such as FalconRidge Oil Ltd., is speculative and carries a high degree of risk. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This publication is based exclusively on information generally available to the public and does not contain any material, non-public information. The information on which it is based is believed to be reliable. Nevertheless, the publisher cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information. This publication contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding expected continual growth of the featured company and/or industry. The publisher notes that statements contained herein that look forward in time, which include everything other than historical information, involve risks and uncertainties that may affect the company’s actual results of operations. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include the size and growth of the market for the company’s products and services, the ultimate degree of success in the company’s excursions, the company’s ability to fund its capital requirements in the near term and long term, pricing pressures, etc. The Moskowitz Report is a trademark of Charles Moskowitz. All other trademarks used in this publication are the property of their respective trademark holders. The Moskowitz Report and Charles Moskowitz are not affiliated, connected, or associated with, and are not sponsored, approved, or originated by, the trademark holders unless otherwise stated. No claim is made by The Moskowitz Report or Charles Moskowitz to any rights in any third-party trademarks.

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Crumbs Bake Shop $CRMBQ to liquidate

Despite the huge run up in the shares of Crumbs Bake Shop (CRMBQ) on the news that Crumbs has reopened one of their shuttered stores and will reopen a bunch more soon, Crumbs Bake Shop Inc no longer has anything to do with the Crumbs stores or brand and will not benefit from the store openings. In fact, Crumbs Holding Company (CRMBQ) filed a motion (PDF) on October 1st to change from chapter 11 bankruptcy to chapter 7 (liquidation) and stated in the application that:

The Debtors no longer maintain active business operations and have only operated their businesses for the purpose of maximizing the value of the Debtors’ assets, resolving certain claims and winding down their affairs for the benefit of the Debtors’ creditors. The Debtors’ remaining assets include, among other things, potential causes of action including, among others, avoidance actions under the Bankruptcy Code. The Debtors have determined that the best interest of all creditors will best be served by converting these
Chapter 11 cases to cases under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code so that a Chapter 7 trustee may investigate and pursue those causes of action to maximize recoveries while reducing the continuing costs of the administration of these estates.

Up to date filings in the bankruptcy case can be found on the trustee’s website.

Unlike the last news spike on the completion of the sale of essentially all of Crumbs’ assets to Lemonis-Fischer Acquisition Company (LFAC), I did not immediately short the spike. I would really love to short CRMBQ now as its price action is toppy but my brokers will not let me short it for some reason that I cannot fathom.

See my previous blog posts on CRMBQ:
Owners of CRMBQ no longer own Crumbs Bakeshop
The end is near for Crumbs Bakeshop

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Disclosure: I am short CRMUQ and I am a day-trader. I may close my short position or short more at any time. I am actively looking to short CRMBQ. I have no relationship with any parties mentioned above. This blog has a terms of use that is incorporated by reference into this post; you can find all my disclaimers and disclosures there as well.

 

Calculating the value of $BIOF ex-rights

Note: the below post is only relevant for trading of BIOF on 9/24 and does not apply after the stock has gone ex-rights.

Tomorrow BIOF will start trading ex-rights, with each right giving the owner the right to buy 2.25 shares of BIOF at $5 (if the average price of BIOF over the next 10 days is under 6.25 then the $5 strike price is adjusted down to 80% of that 10-day average price — I ignore that in this calculation).

The rights started trading as BIOFR today and tomorrow everyone that owns BIOF today will have 1 share of BIOFR for each share of BIOF they own. Using a little bit of algebra we can determine the correct price of BIOFR for any given price of BIOF today. By my calculations, with BIOF at $9.11 BIOFR should be trading at $2.85 (it is currently $3.10 x $3.18).

BIOFP = BIOF post rights

BIOFR = 2.25 * (BIOFP – 5.00)
BIOF = BIOFR + BIOFP

BIOFP = BIOF – BIOFR
BIOFR = 2.25 * (BIOF – BIOFR -5)

Using Excel’s solver add-in I can then take the current price of BIOF and solve for the price that BIOFR should be trading at.

Of course, if I had just realized early on today that BIOF was not trading ex-rights yet, I could have bought it at about $6.60 or so for easy profits without any algebra.

Disclaimer: I have no position in any stock mentioned above. I have no relationship with any parties mentioned above. This blog has a terms of use that is incorporated by reference into this post; you can find all my disclaimers and disclosures there as well.

 

Feds indict a bunch of stock promoters

I am a little slow to post this — these two separate cases were publicized last week. This looks like one more nail in the coffin of the biggest stock promotion scams. I have done little besides collect links to the best stories about the two different cases.

Titan Securities / IPC Corporate Securities / Legacy Global Markets / Robert Bandfield / Andrew Godfrey / Kelvin Leach / Rohn Knowles / Brian de Wit / Cem Can (Jim Can)

DoJ press release
Criminal indictment

SEC press release
SEC complaint
Promotion Stock Secrets case summary
Rise and fall of penny stock Cynk in Feds’ sights

Jay Fung / Eric Van Nguyen / Anthony Thompson / Hanna Schmeider / Kenneth Oxsalida / Joseph Dervali / Luz Rodriguez / Chrospher Balseiro

The first three names above should be familiar to long-time readers of this blog. Fung and Thompson were previously sued by the SEC back in May of 2012. Eric Van Nguyen worked with those two and had not been indicted or sued by the SEC. Eric also worked with John Babikian at least at first with the Awesomepennystocks websites (despite his claims to the contrary).

Manhattan Distract Attorney press release
Bloomberg article

One interesting tidbit from the Bloomberg article:

Many of the eight people whose indictment was announced today had never met each other and their only connection is that they had all worked with Sepe, Fritz said.

That leads me to believe that Sepe informed on the others. It will be interesting to see if that is the case.

Follow this case on New York’s court system website.

Disclaimer: I have no position in any stock mentioned above. I have no relationship with any parties mentioned above. This blog has a terms of use that is incorporated by reference into this post; you can find all my disclaimers and disclosures there as well.

Owners of $CRMBQ stock no longer own Crumbs Bakeshop – yet it was still up 100% yesterday

Yesterday the stock of the bankrupt Crumbs Bakeshop (CRMBQ) went up over 100%. This is likely because foolish people who don’t understand bankruptcy heard the news about the purchase and think current shareholders will benefit. They will not.

See the order yesterday:

Order Under 11 U.S.C. § 105(a), 363 and 365 (I) Authorizing and Approving Sale of Substantially all of the Debtors’ Assets Free and Clear of Liens, Claims Encumbrances and Interests, (II) Authorizing and Approving Assumption and Assignment of Certain Unexpired Leases of Non-Residential Real Property in Connection with the Sale and (III) Granting Related Relief (related document:22 Motion re: for an Order Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. Sections 363 and 365 and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2002, 6004 and 6006: (1) Approving “Stalking Horse” Asset Purchase Agreement for the Sale of Substantially All the Debtors’ Assets; (2) Approving Bidding Procedures and Form, Manner and Sufficiency of Notice; (3) Scheduling (A) an Auction Sale and (B) a Hearing to Consider Approving the Highest and Best Offer; (4) Authorizing the Debtors to Sell Substantially all their Assets Free and Clear of Liens, Claims, Encumbrances, and Interests and to Assume and Assign Certain Related Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases; and (5) Granting Other Related Relief Filed by Michael D. Sirota on behalf of Crumbs Bake Shop, Inc.) Service of notice of the entry of this order pursuant to Rule 9022 was made on the appropriate parties. See BNC Certificate of Notice. Signed on 8/27/2014. (slf) (Entered: 08/27/2014)

See my post about the news reports of the sale of the assets to Lemonis Fischer Acquisition Corp and my earlier post detailing the stalking-horse bid details.

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See also the Wall Street Journal article on this from yesterday (excerpted below):

The investor group’s no-cash offer leaves unsecured creditors in the Chapter 11 case with few options for recovery. An attorney for the unsecured creditors said in court filings on Monday that a creditor committee could pursue lawsuits against as-yet-unnamed parties to earn money for the group.

Mr. Sirota said after the hearing that the company will liquidate its remaining holdings but that the bulk of the work is done with the conclusion of the sale.

Disclosure: I am short CRMBQ and CRMUQ and I am a day-trader. I may close my short position or short more at any time. My plan is to keep adding to my short on any spikes and then hold for 50%+ gains. I have no relationship with any parties mentioned above. This blog has a terms of use that is incorporated by reference into this post; you can find all my disclaimers and disclosures there as well.

The End is near for Crumbs Bakeshop $CRMBQ $CRMUQ

The deadline for competing bids for Crumbs Bakeshop (CRMBQ and CRMUQ) has come and gone with no offers besides the stalking horse bid (see my previous post on that).

Per Dow Jones Newswires yesterday:

DJ CNBC’s Lemonis Will Likely Sweep Up Crumbs — Market Talk
13:29 EDT – A possible revival of Crumbs Bake Shop at the hands of CNBC personality Marcus Lemonis and Dippin’ Dots owner Fischer Enterprises is closer to reality after a Tuesday deadline to submit competing offers for the shuttered company came and went with little fanfare. A Crumbs spokeswoman says no bidders emerged to challenge a $6.5M debt-forgiveness offer from Lemonis and Fischer, so the cupcake chain will ask a bankruptcy judge to cancel a scheduled auction. If approved by the court, the sale will likely lead to a new kind of Crumbs store which incorporates the buyers’ other dessert brands. (sara.randazzo@wsj.com; @sara_randazzo)
(END) Dow Jones Newswires

I have started averaging into a final short position in both Crumbs stock (CRMBQ) and Crumbs units (stock plus warrants) as the company should emerge from bankruptcy in a month (and the stock should drop precipitously before then) with shareholders getting completely wiped out and most debt holders suffering large losses.

Disclosure: I am short CRMBQ and CRMUQ and I am a day-trader. I may close my short position or short more at any time. I have no relationship with any parties mentioned above. This blog has a terms of use that is incorporated by reference into this post; you can find all my disclaimers and disclosures there as well.