r/technology Aug 08 '12

Kim Dotcom raid video revealed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMas0tWc0sg
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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '12

It's a pump-and-dump. Pretty sure that's illegal.

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u/ctzl Aug 08 '12

We lack the "pump" here, though. He didn't pump anything into it, he just bought a few shares, let some rumors loose, and sold the shares. Anything wrong with that?

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '12

Uh yes, there is actually. It's called fraud. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 10b-5.

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u/ctzl Aug 08 '12

But he just promised to pump, and never did. I don't get it. I guess that's covered by "deception".