Gary L. Brown, 60, of Sarasota, Florida, was arrested today on securities fraud charges in connection with an alleged scheme to artificially inflate the price of shares of Skylynx Communications, Inc., for which he served as CEO. According to the complaint, Brown, along with co-conspirators Joseph F. Morgan and Edward McPhee, acquired a significant number of Skylynx shares and then proceeded to "drive up the value" of the shares.FraudTalk is a blog focused on the review and discussion of recent significant cases of fraud, corruption and employee misconduct - particularly major embezzlement cases in the US. Fraud Talk is published by Chris Marquet, Chairman & CEO of Marquet International Ltd., an international investigations, litigation support and due diligence firm.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Florida CEO Arrested For Securities Fraud
Gary L. Brown, 60, of Sarasota, Florida, was arrested today on securities fraud charges in connection with an alleged scheme to artificially inflate the price of shares of Skylynx Communications, Inc., for which he served as CEO. According to the complaint, Brown, along with co-conspirators Joseph F. Morgan and Edward McPhee, acquired a significant number of Skylynx shares and then proceeded to "drive up the value" of the shares.
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