Post by Ethan / JRyan on Aug 17, 2018 22:36:27 GMT -5
Well a lot of the following information is older but it will bring you up to speed..
I guess it really began in the summer of 2017, this was an article from Seeking Alpha - I did not notice it at the time, but this was the Panda's first shot across the bow.
Seeking Alpha Article from Panda
Zion Oil & Gas - Drilling Dry Holes Til $0; Will Bankruptcy Court Or Extreme Dilution Get Them There First?
iHub Link to My opinions on the "Seeking Alpha" Article
Next the infamous Panda attacks again. It started here on the Hub.
SEC, Fuzzy Panda and, Probes Reporter - The Connection
SEC, Fuzzy Panda and, Probes Reporter - The Connection
Part of the history is here:
iHub Link
This is a direct attack on Zion Oil and its shareholders. The SEC is aware of this I would think. We know Zion is, this has been going on for a couple of months.
In short here it is:
Step 1 - Contact SEC and claim something then ask if their is a investigation on company X.
Wait
Step 2 - File a FOIA request for any information about company X.
Step 3 - Get letter from SEC, cut paste the part where the confirmation about inquiry made from step 1. Slam Stock Publicly and make money off share price drop.
Step 4 - Wait for SEC to get through the Red Tape to finally inform company about inquiry about accusations made in step 1. Again make money off share price drop.
Zion did not know about it officially but they knew because we knew the game old fuzzy was playing. They chose to say publicly that they have not been informed of investigation at that time, which of course was 100% correct.
I have to trust that Zion and its lawyers know what they are doing. The fact that the CEO 'gifted' shares all the while this was going on is the only thing we have. Surely he would not have done that unless he was 100% sure it was ok to do so.
Probes Reporter = Fuzzy Panda (Same team)
Folks will have answer one of these days...good part is who they will answer to.
CONTINUED: Will be updated as needed.
Now we know, they claim that they denied knowing of pending SEC investigation! Well what horsepucky. They did not know, but we here at iHUB knew something was amiss with Panda. That information and timeline is in the following stickies!
STICKY #1
STICKY # 2
STICKY # 3 & TIMELINE OF EVENTS!!
Here is proof!!
Gee I wonder who the third party is?
Got to give them credit, a good hit job! How can this be legal?
Panda's Video (Financial Times)
I find this funny, look who posts on Powell's Twitter? Wanna Guess?
August 3rd 2018
But WAIT! Seems that Panda is congratulating Powell on a great investigation the day before Powell says he is going to write a story on Zion. Wait a minute here.
It might be worth a read on Panda's twitter....what drives him? Why the hate?
Panda's Twitter
My shares are not for sale nor are my services nor will my signature appear on their sheets.
I ask you to look below and see the pattern. Go back to the timeline and dates and look. This was started by Panda and his Probes paid buddy. I sure hope the SEC can see the pattern as well.
Timeline of a hit job...effective one also as it worked!
Time to add some explanation of Probes Reporter, took me a while but I did find it. A post from iHub.
Wednesday, 07/11/18 09:01:26 PM iHub Link
JRyan, some research to add and expand on.
Without definite confirmation (i.e. speculation), these are some things to consider with respect to the research you have done regarding the SEC investigation, the Hit Job by FT, and the "Whistle-blower" report you uncovered.
- “Davies" is not an overly common name.
(Except if you are a member of The Kinks smile)
- Searched for that name with some twitter interaction with Jamie Powell (FT Author). A Dan Davies matched.
- Looked into Dan Davies and found that he writes a lot about scams.
- The "Whistle-blower" report uses a lot of the same terminology as in Mr. Davies' book (see below) and Mr. Davies' article in the Guardian (see below).
- Saw that Mr. Davies has written for The Financial Times (as does Jamie Powell) and appears to live in London with Jamie Powell.
- Some of Jamie Powell’s article covered some of the same aspects.
- Some of Jamie Powell's material appears to have been taken from the “Whistle-blower" report you uncovered.
- Mr. Davies writes about “Ponzi” schemes within his book (see below). It's written the same way in the "Whistle-blower" report.
- If one succeeds as a “Whistle-blower”, one can make money. 10-30% of fines collected.
- Mr. Davies is a former regulatory economist at the Bank of England and analyst for a number of investment banks. His career has seen him tackle all manner of financial crookedness, including the LIBOR and FX scandals, the collapse of Anglo Irish Bank and the Swiss Nazi gold scandal.
- Mr. Davies has written for the Financial Times and the New Yorker among other publications.
- Mr. Davies has a book - Lying for Money
- This is his twitter feed.
- Recent article - www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jun/28/how-to-get-away-with-financial-fraud
Thankfully, Mr. Davies is a public figure or I would not be able to post about this individual.
Do not know if it means anything as it relates to $ZN and the SEC Whistle-blower report but it might open up some new avenues for your research. You may already know about this individual. Hope this research helps you with your research in some way.
Let me know what you find.
I guess it really began in the summer of 2017, this was an article from Seeking Alpha - I did not notice it at the time, but this was the Panda's first shot across the bow.
Seeking Alpha Article from Panda
Zion Oil & Gas - Drilling Dry Holes Til $0; Will Bankruptcy Court Or Extreme Dilution Get Them There First?
iHub Link to My opinions on the "Seeking Alpha" Article
Next the infamous Panda attacks again. It started here on the Hub.
SEC, Fuzzy Panda and, Probes Reporter - The Connection
SEC, Fuzzy Panda and, Probes Reporter - The Connection
Part of the history is here:
iHub Link
This is a direct attack on Zion Oil and its shareholders. The SEC is aware of this I would think. We know Zion is, this has been going on for a couple of months.
In short here it is:
Step 1 - Contact SEC and claim something then ask if their is a investigation on company X.
Wait
Step 2 - File a FOIA request for any information about company X.
Step 3 - Get letter from SEC, cut paste the part where the confirmation about inquiry made from step 1. Slam Stock Publicly and make money off share price drop.
Step 4 - Wait for SEC to get through the Red Tape to finally inform company about inquiry about accusations made in step 1. Again make money off share price drop.
Zion did not know about it officially but they knew because we knew the game old fuzzy was playing. They chose to say publicly that they have not been informed of investigation at that time, which of course was 100% correct.
I have to trust that Zion and its lawyers know what they are doing. The fact that the CEO 'gifted' shares all the while this was going on is the only thing we have. Surely he would not have done that unless he was 100% sure it was ok to do so.
Probes Reporter = Fuzzy Panda (Same team)
Folks will have answer one of these days...good part is who they will answer to.
CONTINUED: Will be updated as needed.
Now we know, they claim that they denied knowing of pending SEC investigation! Well what horsepucky. They did not know, but we here at iHUB knew something was amiss with Panda. That information and timeline is in the following stickies!
STICKY #1
STICKY # 2
STICKY # 3 & TIMELINE OF EVENTS!!
Here is proof!!
Gee I wonder who the third party is?
Got to give them credit, a good hit job! How can this be legal?
Panda's Video (Financial Times)
I find this funny, look who posts on Powell's Twitter? Wanna Guess?
August 3rd 2018
But WAIT! Seems that Panda is congratulating Powell on a great investigation the day before Powell says he is going to write a story on Zion. Wait a minute here.
It might be worth a read on Panda's twitter....what drives him? Why the hate?
Panda's Twitter
My shares are not for sale nor are my services nor will my signature appear on their sheets.
I ask you to look below and see the pattern. Go back to the timeline and dates and look. This was started by Panda and his Probes paid buddy. I sure hope the SEC can see the pattern as well.
Timeline of a hit job...effective one also as it worked!
Time to add some explanation of Probes Reporter, took me a while but I did find it. A post from iHub.
Wednesday, 07/11/18 09:01:26 PM iHub Link
I posted this, regarding the Probes Reporter, on June 2nd. What happened today was so predictable. This has been in the works for months. With over 6 MILLION shares short, the bear trap is been set!
So I've been doing some research into this alleged SEC investigation and the Probes Reporter who has unearthed this investigation. I have developed an opinion as to what's going on based on what I was able to find today.
First, according to www.probesreporter.com, the probes reporter is basically a hired gun. For $1200/yr, you can become a client of this service, then ask them for a report of any open, ongoing SEC investigations regarding your particular company of interest (BTW - for a cool $20,000/yr you can get the deluxe Probes treatment). Apparently, once you've paid for your subscription, Mr. probes reporter then files FOIA requests with the SEC regarding any open investigation of the target company. According to the SEC.gov website, Probes Reporter has filed ~500 FOIA requests since October, 2017. Here's an example of one he filed regarding Bojangles, Inc. in December 2017 (lol)
www.sec.gov/files/18-00851-T.pdf
Second, according to the SEC.gov website, the SEC enforcement division:
.
An SEC investigation can be initiated due to:
Now just because there is an ongoing investigation doesn't mean that Zion has actually done anything wrong. At this point, if there is an investigation, depending on the timing, Zion may not yet have even be aware there is an investigation ongoing as:
It is probable, especially given Mr. Probes voluminous FOIA requests of the SEC (and he's not the only one), the SEC may have opened a case, but has not yet even started an informal inquiry, much less a issued any subpoenas.
So, my hypothesis is that, some time ago, someone, quite probably a short, but could also be a former disgruntled employee, an anti-semite, or some other disgruntled party, called the SEC Enforcement division with a complaint or a tip against Zion regarding one of the common violations above. They then hired Mr. Probes Reporter's service, which then triggers an FOIA request. Once Mr. Probes Reporter get's his vague response from the SEC, he then uses it to declare that the company is under investigation, and by subtle suggestion either corrupt or a fraud, resulting in Zion's corresponding price drop. Mr. Probes and his clients walk away with a tidy sum from their short.
What I would like to know is if Mr. Probes Reporter (and his clients, who for that cool $20k can get "private meetings & conference calls" with Mr. Probes himself) shorts a stock once he (and his clients) receives the affirmative response from the SEC of an investigation, prior to accusing a company of being under investigation on social media. Would this activity be illegal?
So I've been doing some research into this alleged SEC investigation and the Probes Reporter who has unearthed this investigation. I have developed an opinion as to what's going on based on what I was able to find today.
First, according to www.probesreporter.com, the probes reporter is basically a hired gun. For $1200/yr, you can become a client of this service, then ask them for a report of any open, ongoing SEC investigations regarding your particular company of interest (BTW - for a cool $20,000/yr you can get the deluxe Probes treatment). Apparently, once you've paid for your subscription, Mr. probes reporter then files FOIA requests with the SEC regarding any open investigation of the target company. According to the SEC.gov website, Probes Reporter has filed ~500 FOIA requests since October, 2017. Here's an example of one he filed regarding Bojangles, Inc. in December 2017 (lol)
www.sec.gov/files/18-00851-T.pdf
Second, according to the SEC.gov website, the SEC enforcement division:
obtains evidence of possible violations of the securities laws from many sources, including market surveillance activities, investor tips and complaints, other Divisions and Offices of the SEC, the self-regulatory organizations and other securities industry sources, and media reports
.
An SEC investigation can be initiated due to:
Common violations that may lead to SEC investigations include:
Misrepresentation or omission of important information about securities
Manipulating the market prices of securities
Stealing customers' funds or securities
Violating broker-dealers' responsibility to treat customers fairly
Insider trading (violating a trust relationship by trading on material, non-public information about a security)
Selling unregistered securities.
Misrepresentation or omission of important information about securities
Manipulating the market prices of securities
Stealing customers' funds or securities
Violating broker-dealers' responsibility to treat customers fairly
Insider trading (violating a trust relationship by trading on material, non-public information about a security)
Selling unregistered securities.
Now just because there is an ongoing investigation doesn't mean that Zion has actually done anything wrong. At this point, if there is an investigation, depending on the timing, Zion may not yet have even be aware there is an investigation ongoing as:
All SEC investigations are conducted privately. Facts are developed to the fullest extent possible through informal inquiry, interviewing witnesses, examining brokerage records, reviewing trading data, and other methods. With a formal order of investigation, the Division's staff may compel witnesses by subpoena to testify and produce books, records, and other relevant documents. Following an investigation, SEC staff present their findings to the Commission for its review. The Commission can authorize the staff to file a case in federal court or bring an administrative action. In many cases, the Commission and the party charged decide to settle a matter without trial.
It is probable, especially given Mr. Probes voluminous FOIA requests of the SEC (and he's not the only one), the SEC may have opened a case, but has not yet even started an informal inquiry, much less a issued any subpoenas.
So, my hypothesis is that, some time ago, someone, quite probably a short, but could also be a former disgruntled employee, an anti-semite, or some other disgruntled party, called the SEC Enforcement division with a complaint or a tip against Zion regarding one of the common violations above. They then hired Mr. Probes Reporter's service, which then triggers an FOIA request. Once Mr. Probes Reporter get's his vague response from the SEC, he then uses it to declare that the company is under investigation, and by subtle suggestion either corrupt or a fraud, resulting in Zion's corresponding price drop. Mr. Probes and his clients walk away with a tidy sum from their short.
What I would like to know is if Mr. Probes Reporter (and his clients, who for that cool $20k can get "private meetings & conference calls" with Mr. Probes himself) shorts a stock once he (and his clients) receives the affirmative response from the SEC of an investigation, prior to accusing a company of being under investigation on social media. Would this activity be illegal?
JRyan, some research to add and expand on.
Without definite confirmation (i.e. speculation), these are some things to consider with respect to the research you have done regarding the SEC investigation, the Hit Job by FT, and the "Whistle-blower" report you uncovered.
- “Davies" is not an overly common name.
(Except if you are a member of The Kinks smile)
- Searched for that name with some twitter interaction with Jamie Powell (FT Author). A Dan Davies matched.
- Looked into Dan Davies and found that he writes a lot about scams.
- The "Whistle-blower" report uses a lot of the same terminology as in Mr. Davies' book (see below) and Mr. Davies' article in the Guardian (see below).
- Saw that Mr. Davies has written for The Financial Times (as does Jamie Powell) and appears to live in London with Jamie Powell.
- Some of Jamie Powell’s article covered some of the same aspects.
- Some of Jamie Powell's material appears to have been taken from the “Whistle-blower" report you uncovered.
- Mr. Davies writes about “Ponzi” schemes within his book (see below). It's written the same way in the "Whistle-blower" report.
- If one succeeds as a “Whistle-blower”, one can make money. 10-30% of fines collected.
- Mr. Davies is a former regulatory economist at the Bank of England and analyst for a number of investment banks. His career has seen him tackle all manner of financial crookedness, including the LIBOR and FX scandals, the collapse of Anglo Irish Bank and the Swiss Nazi gold scandal.
- Mr. Davies has written for the Financial Times and the New Yorker among other publications.
- Mr. Davies has a book - Lying for Money
- This is his twitter feed.
- Recent article - www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jun/28/how-to-get-away-with-financial-fraud
Thankfully, Mr. Davies is a public figure or I would not be able to post about this individual.
Do not know if it means anything as it relates to $ZN and the SEC Whistle-blower report but it might open up some new avenues for your research. You may already know about this individual. Hope this research helps you with your research in some way.
Let me know what you find.
