SEC Alert! SEC Charges Father-Son Duo and Associate in Market Manipulation Schemes Resulting in a New Jersey Deli with a $100 Million Valuation. These schemes included artificially inflating the share price of Hometown International.
Source: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2022-172
In a parallel action, the U.S. Attorneyโs Office for the District of New Jersey announced criminal charges against Patten, Coker Sr., and Coker Jr.
According to the SECโs complaint, Patten, Coker Sr., and Coker Jr., who was the former