Leonid Momotok Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud
On August 2, 2016, Leonid Momotok of Suwanee, Georgia pled guilty before United States Magistrate Judge Ramon E. Reyes, Jr. in United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
The criminal charges against Momotok arose out of the same conduct alleged by the SEC in a civil securities fraud action filed in August 2015. The SEC’s amended complaint alleges that Momotok and over 30 other defendants participated in a far-reaching fraudulent scheme, buying and selling stock over approximately five years on the basis of hacked press releases stolen from three newswire services. The SEC has recovered over $52 million and obtained full injunctive relief from the 11 defendants who have agreed to settlements in its case.
The SEC’s action against Momotok, which remains pending, seeks an injunction against Momotok for violating the federal securities laws, disgorgement and prejudgment interest of allegedly unlawful trading profits, and civil penalties.
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