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Guy Gentile former StockUSA owner charged by The Securities and Exchange Commission.
On March 23, 2016, the SEC charged Guy Gentile, a former registered representative and owner of StockUSA Execution Services of Carmel, NY with improper manipulation of “penny stocks.”
The SEC complaint alleges that Gentile, who owned and ran StockUSA manipulated trading, improperly made payments, and created fake promotional materials touting natural resources companies such as raven Gold and Kentucky USA Energy. The SEC claims that most of the activity in the trading of the companies stocks was generated by Gentile as part of an effort to manipulate the price for profit.
Guy Gentile’s registration and disciplinary history
In order to lawfully sell investments to the public, one must either be registered or exempt from registration.
Guy Gentile was registered with StockUSA Execution Services from April, 2001 through March, 2012.
According to FINRA’s CRD disclosure report, Guy Gentile has been the subject of one regulatory investigation.
His former company, StockUSA Execution Services has been the subject of 15 regulatory investigations and one arbitration.
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