It has been widely discussed across several UNVC message boards, how Dalton used several investors over the years to promote the hype / speculation with private messages; it is all very well documented across these UNVC media message boards. He sent them hype / speculative messages to run the PPS up.
When it was posted 3-4 years ago several investors had filed complaints with the SEC, the private messaging slowed down to a trickle / drop, the heavy promoting went to a trickle for extended periods of time, to this day in time very few promote his social media post that were big promoters.
Most don't understand how SEC investigations work / proceed, they can go for 3-6 + years before any actions are taken, those doing the heavy promoting or the public sure wouldn't be notified in advanced.
SEC gathers social media information from message boards discretely, there is no advance warnings to promoters or affiliated participants, usually they become aware of an active investigation when subpoenas for documents communications, banking / brokerage records are served, but this isn't always the case, on rare occasions staff reaches out directly.
Also, keep in mind that OTC Markets is a market operator, not a government regulator. When their compliance team receives legitimate complaints, they don't have subpoena power--so they often pass the information along and hold off on taking visible action, so they don't tip anyone off while the SEC or FINRA builds a case behind the scenes.
Regulators Love Message Board Evidence; There are numerous SEC enforcement cases and Department of Justice (DOJ) criminal prosecutions where public message board posts, social media threads, and private messages served as primary evidence to bring pump-and-dump and stock manipulation charges. In securities fraud cases, the SEC has to prove scienter (intent to deceive or manipulate) and material misrepresentation. Message boards and private messages give investigators three things that are nearly impossible for defendants to explain away later:
Every post is time-stamped to the second, allowing enforcement analysts to lay a promoter's posts directly over a second-by-second stock chart and brokerage trade blotter. When a promoter's private messages (obtained via subpoena) say "dumping into this bid" while their public message board post five minutes later says "massive news coming, load the boat," it proves intent to defraud on its face.
Even when users delete old posts or accounts, regulators use web archives, platform subpoenas, and whistleblower screenshots submitted through the SEC’s tip portal to reconstruct the entire timeline. This also applies when individuals in a position to control or moderate message boards delete legitimate posts simply to fit their own narrative.
Disclaimer---For informational and discussion purposes only. Based on public board history and general information on how regulatory processes work--not confirmed facts of an active investigation, legal advice, or financial advice. Do your own due diligence.
PL
When it was posted 3-4 years ago several investors had filed complaints with the SEC, the private messaging slowed down to a trickle / drop, the heavy promoting went to a trickle for extended periods of time, to this day in time very few promote his social media post that were big promoters.
Most don't understand how SEC investigations work / proceed, they can go for 3-6 + years before any actions are taken, those doing the heavy promoting or the public sure wouldn't be notified in advanced.
SEC gathers social media information from message boards discretely, there is no advance warnings to promoters or affiliated participants, usually they become aware of an active investigation when subpoenas for documents communications, banking / brokerage records are served, but this isn't always the case, on rare occasions staff reaches out directly.
Also, keep in mind that OTC Markets is a market operator, not a government regulator. When their compliance team receives legitimate complaints, they don't have subpoena power--so they often pass the information along and hold off on taking visible action, so they don't tip anyone off while the SEC or FINRA builds a case behind the scenes.
Regulators Love Message Board Evidence; There are numerous SEC enforcement cases and Department of Justice (DOJ) criminal prosecutions where public message board posts, social media threads, and private messages served as primary evidence to bring pump-and-dump and stock manipulation charges. In securities fraud cases, the SEC has to prove scienter (intent to deceive or manipulate) and material misrepresentation. Message boards and private messages give investigators three things that are nearly impossible for defendants to explain away later:
Every post is time-stamped to the second, allowing enforcement analysts to lay a promoter's posts directly over a second-by-second stock chart and brokerage trade blotter. When a promoter's private messages (obtained via subpoena) say "dumping into this bid" while their public message board post five minutes later says "massive news coming, load the boat," it proves intent to defraud on its face.
Even when users delete old posts or accounts, regulators use web archives, platform subpoenas, and whistleblower screenshots submitted through the SEC’s tip portal to reconstruct the entire timeline. This also applies when individuals in a position to control or moderate message boards delete legitimate posts simply to fit their own narrative.
Disclaimer---For informational and discussion purposes only. Based on public board history and general information on how regulatory processes work--not confirmed facts of an active investigation, legal advice, or financial advice. Do your own due diligence.
PL
