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15. These Def endantshave partci ed i t ' i pat n he d ppum anddum p's hem e 'c
wih W at on Def t s endant and w er ass s ed by At or D ef s e it t ney endant s. 16. Ins ead ofl l i t egaly nvestng i o com pani t e Def i nt es, hes endant rout nel s i y
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Def endant and dum ped on t open m ar . s he ket 1 8. Thes Def e endant m ai ai m uli e s ock-radi ac s nt n tpl t t ng count and s o at t i own unr s er t oc per e he r egi t ed d kbroker 'se cest per i rapi s lo st age' rvi hat m t d el- s, s t- li and ot s k- el ed m ac nat ons. hor se lng, her toc r at hi i
19. In doi s t ng o, hese Def endant c r vent t r s rat on proc s s i cum ed he egi t i es and ac ed as a c t ondui t dum p shar ofm i ro- ap c pani on t publc to es c c om es he i
m ar s and unsus ket pect ng i i nvest s. or 20. W hie re esent ng t l pr i hem s ves as ac edi ed i el cr t nves ors,t e t hes Def endant ar notac r t t y routnel engage i a l ratve d s e c edi ed; he i y n uc i d ar run- ound'of '
an i port di c osur polc under yi t s m ant s l e iy l ng he ecur tesl s. i i aw
sc e by pr di i hem ovi ng nfat and i cur e i or at on t t out i i ed nac at nf m i o he s de nves or t s and s vi as c er ng ondui s t di sem i i ofpres re eases and i t o s nat on s l nacc urat e
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s oc i general t k, n . 26. At orney Def t endant knew t t D e endant i ended t dum p t s hat he f s nt o he s es i m edi el and w ihout appr i e regi t i r har m at y t opr at s rat on equi ed by t pro s ons r he vi i ofSec i 5 oft Sec ii Ac and/ Fl i St e Law . ton he ur tes t or or da at 27. At or y Def t ne endant pr ended t s s et o erve t i er t ofSi ul ed and he nt es s m at t Pl nt f . o ever,t s vi es oft e at orneysw er r ai and pai f by he ai if H w he er c hes t e et ned d or ot r Def he endant f t r per s or hei sonalgai n. 28. By i sui Opi on Let ersw hi h f lt ed i properlf i of s ng ni t c acii at m i tng r t i tons9 om t s oc cer i es r c i he t k tscat t es, heseAt or ys ai and abet ed o her t ne ded t t Def endant i t sc s n he hem e,as wel as di ee l par i i ed i c pi ac and sc e l r t y t c pat n ons r y hem
to de r f aud Pl ntf and ot ai if hers.
29. At orne Def t y endant partci ed i and f lt ed m uli e s rat y s i pat n acii at tpl t eg s i desi ess ons gned t ci cum ventt r s rat on proc and perm i t D ef o r he egi t i ess t he endant s
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30. At orney D ef t endantsf ii e and engaged i a so s i ed f ac ltat n phi t cat f runar ound' o an i po ant di c os e po i y,Rul 144 oft Sec t esA c 'f m rt s l ur lc e he urii t
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re i ng paym ent on hi behal .Lac ng a bus nes pur e or i ce vi s s f ki i s pos ndependentw ilof l any s t W ATSON LLC ser as an al er ego t W ATSON ,com pl el beho den t or , ved t o et y l o hi w il s l.
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40. De e ant The Trpo Gr up, f nd , i d o LLC CTRI POD' i aW ic nsn lmied 's ) so i i t
labiiy c pany wi h i sregi t ed addr s at 250 E . i c i Avenue, i lt om t t s er es W s ons n M iw aukee,W I 53202. ef l D endant Ei enberg i t Regi t ed A gent.On s s he s er i or aton and be i ,Tr pod w asem pl yed,ata1 tm es r evantt t s c pl nt, nf m i lef i o li el o hi om ai
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exc usvel f t pur es ofpayi m oni t s t e G o ds ei s and I enberg' l i y or he pos ng es o et l l t n' s s labii i and f t pur esofr ei ng paym ent and s esofs oc on t r i ltes, or he pos ec vi s har t k hei behal . ki a bus nes pur e or i f Lac ng i s pos ndependentw ilofany sort Tr pod s ved as l , i er an aler ego t Gol ei and Ei enberg,c pl el behol t t r wil t o dst n s om et y den o hei l.
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and sharesofs oc on herbehal .Lac ng a bus nesspur t k f ki i pose or i ndependentw ilof l any so , RM M AC ser as an aler ego t Fr y,c pl el beho den t herw il rt W ved t o e om et y l o l.
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l ed at3040 Cant bur Dr ve,Boca Rat FL 33434.0n i orm at on and ocat er y i on, nf i
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3500 Sout DupontH i ay,Dover,DE 19901.On i or aton and belef A SHER h ghw nf m i i ,
w asem pl oyed,atal t m esrel vantt t scom pl nt exc us vel f t pur li e o hi ai , l i y or he posesof payi m oni t set l K RAM ER' labiii and f t pur ng es o t e S i lt es, or he poses ofrec vi ei ng
paym ent and s s haresofs ock on t r behal.Lac ng a bus nes pur t hei f ki i s pose or
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w as pr i es dentofSTO CK STREET.0n i or at on and belef STO CK nf m i i , STREET wasem pl oyed,atal t m es rel li evantt t scom pl nt exc us vel f t pur esof o hi ai , l i y or he pos
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ar t t y i ended t i e hat he nt o nvesti and m anage bus nes i age on behal t n i sm fof he Com pany,f t pur or he poses ofgener i i er i t Com pany am ongs banker at ng nt est n he t s and i nves or asw el as t i t s, l he nves i publc .Fur her ore,Def t ng i t m endant s m i re esent t r i entonsregar ng di pos t on ofSi ul ed' s s pr ed hei nt i di s ii m at s hares af er t
acqui i i t t e entt t om i t t di cl e t r i enton t s lt r s ton, o he xt hat hey t ed o s os hei nt i o el hei
Shar aggr i y i o t m ar and t r i ent on t dum p a1 oft s es i es ess vel nt he ket hei nt i o 1 he har n a m at erofdays.A1 oft t l hese st em ent pr at s oved f s orm at i l m i l ng al e er aly s eadi gi t cont xti w hi h t were m ade. ven he e n c hey 159. Pl nt fs r i on t e m at alm i re ai i eled hes eri s pres at ons and m at ri ent i e al om i si w hen ent i i o t t s ons er ng nt he rans ton t r t i am ong ot t ngs ac i hat esuled n, her hi , t i suanc ofshar t Def he s e es o endant .H ad Pl ntf known t t above s ai if hat he
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