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SEC and U.S. Attorney Charge Three Offshore Hackers Manipulating Market

Today the United States Securities and Exchange Commission announced the filing of civil charges against Jaisankar Marimuthu, Chockalingam Ramanathan and Thirugnanam Ramanathan, three Indian nationals who participated in a fraudulent scheme to manipulate the prices of at least fourteen securities through the unauthorized use of other people’s online brokerage accounts. One victim had $180,000 cash and equity in his online brokerage account before a five-day fishing trip only to find a negative $200,000 balance when he returned.

In a related action, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that a federal court in Nebraska today unsealed a twenty-three count indictment against the individuals charged in the Commission’s complaint.

“Hackers who prey on American investors—no matter what continent they’re operating from—are meeting their match with powerful adversaries in the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission.  We will go anywhere on earth to stop these thieves and hold them accountable,” said SEC Chairman Christopher Cox. Read more at sec.gov.

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	Transfer Trades: Entries made upon the books of Futures Commission Merchants Transfer Trades: Entries made upon the books of Futures Commission Merchants for the purpose of: (1) transferring existing trades from one account to another within the same firm where no change in ownership is involved; (2) transferring existing trades from the books of one FCM to the books of another FCM where no change in ownership is involved. Also called Ex-Pit Transactions.