The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed charges against two companies and five individuals for their participation in a fraud scheme involving Upper Street Marketing, Inc. stocks. The scheme involved boosting the stock price and trading volumes of Upper Street Marketing, Inc., and then selling shares at a profit. The SEC suspended Upper Street Marketing’s securities trading for ten days.
According to the SEC complaint, Joseph R. Earle, Jr., and Barry D. Reagh orchestrated this scheme, convincing a brokerage company to accept their Upper Street shares under the false belief that other people controlled them. Reagh, in fact, was the person who controlled the shares. Earle and Reagh launched a promotion campaign by hiring Dudley, a researcher and publicist who would promote the stock via research reports and press release. Dudley, however, falsely claimed his company was responsible for paying for the research reports. In fact, it was Reagh, Upper Street, and Earle who paid. Reagh sold off his shares when the trading volume and stock price increased.
Upper Street, Earle, Steven E. Bryant, Project Growth International, Inc., also sold new Upper Street shares in what they called a private offer to fund the promotion campaign. The private offering was never registered with SEC. Bryant, Project Growth, and Earle were also not registered as broker.
The SEC’s complaint accuses all defendants – except Bryant & Project Growth – of violating antifraud laws. Upper Street and Earle are also charged with additional violations. The SEC wants permanent injunctions and civil penalties as well as disgorgement of prejudgment interest and civil penalties against certain individuals.
Roberto Tercero, of the Los Angeles Regional Office, conducted and Marc Blau supervised the SEC investigation. Douglas M. Miller is the lead attorney in this case. The SEC thanks the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority for its assistance.
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