{"id":17061,"date":"2015-11-04T18:53:09","date_gmt":"2015-11-05T02:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=17061"},"modified":"2015-11-04T18:54:55","modified_gmt":"2015-11-05T02:54:55","slug":"n-y-attorney-and-two-brokers-arrested-for-involvement-in-300-million-securities-market-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=17061","title":{"rendered":"N.Y. Attorney and Two Brokers Arrested for Involvement in $300 Million Securities Market Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"parent-fieldname-title\" class=\"documentFirstHeading\">\u00a0<strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">BROOKLYN, NY<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/FBI-Logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7857 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/FBI-Logo-289x300.png\" alt=\"FBI Logo\" width=\"289\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/FBI-Logo-289x300.png 289w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/FBI-Logo.png 636w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/><\/a>Darren Ofsink<\/strong>, a Manhattan attorney and founder of Ofsink LLC; \u00a0<strong>Michael Morris<\/strong>, a registered broker and managing director of Halcyon Cabot Partners Ltd and<strong> Darren Goodrich<\/strong>, another registered brother were arrested today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The trio were charged with\u00a0securities fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit securities fraud, mail fraud, and wire fraud in connection with a $300 million market manipulation scheme, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In addition to the three defendants arrested today, officials said the eleven-count superseding indictment unsealed today charges four additional defendants who were arrested in July 2014: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Abraxas J. Discala<\/strong>, also known as \u201cAJ Discala,\u201d the Chief Executive Officer of OmniView Capital Advisors LLC<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong> Ira Shapiro<\/strong>, the Chief Executive Officer of CodeSmart Holdings, Inc., a publicly traded company<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong> Craig Josephberg<\/strong>, a registered broker<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Kyleen Cane<\/strong>, a Las Vegas attorney and managing partner of Cane Clark LLP<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Three defendants, <strong>Marc Wexler, Matthew Bell<\/strong>, and <strong>Victor Azrak,<\/strong> who were charged in the underlying indictment, \u00a0plead guilty and are awaiting sentencing.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cAs alleged, licensed professionals such as Ofsink, Morris, and Goodrich abused their positions of trust and became part of an elaborate scheme designed to defraud the securities markets and the investing public through false and misleading press releases and manipulated trading activity. The three were entrusted to be gatekeepers to the securities markets but instead perpetrated one of the largest market manipulation schemes ever, and by doing so, preyed upon unsuspecting and elderly investors,\u201d stated <strong>U.S. Attorney Robert L. Capers.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Adding, \u201cToday\u2019s three arrests and the seven arrests last year, reflect the scope of this fraud and our commitment to bring to justice those who abuse our financial markets in order to fraudulently enrich themselves.\u201d <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cUsing investment schemes like \u2018pump and dump,\u2019 \u2018wash trades,\u2019 and \u2018match trades,\u2019 the defendants were able to manipulate stock prices to profit themselves while defrauding unsuspecting investors. 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