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Citron crypto-skeptic Andrew Left to face fraud charges

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Brayden Lindrea5 hours agoCitron crypto-skeptic Andrew Left to face fraud chargesThe crypto-skeptic could spend 25 years behind bars should he be convicted on all 18 fraud-related charges.1716 Total views7 Total sharesListen to article 0:00NewsOwn this piece of crypto historyCollect this article as NFTJoin us on social networksAndrew Left, the founder of short-selling financial research firm Citron Research, has been accused of securities fraud for allegedly profiting $16 million by making “bait and switch” stock recommendations that mislead retail investors.


Left, a strong crypto-skeptic, used social media and TV appearances to make recommendations on stocks he had short or long positions in, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission alleged in a July 26 statement.


This created a false perception that his public comments on these stocks were in line with his company’s trading activity — though in many cases, he would do the opposite. “Left bought back stock immediately after telling his readers to sell, and he sold stock immediately after telling his readers to buy.”


“This fraudulent practice deceived investors and allowed Left to use his Citron Research reports and tweets as catalysts from which he could derive short-term profits,” the regulator added.Excerpt from the SEC’s complaint against Andrew Left and Citron Capital. Source: SEC


The SEC alleges that Citron and Left engaged in illegal trades and attempted to manipulate the market between March 2018 and December 2023, filing the case in the US District Court Central District of California.


There were 26 trades made from 23 companies, including Nvidia, American Airlines, Alibaba, Meta (formerly Facebook) and X (formerly Twitter and now not publicly traded).


Meanwhile, the US Department of Justice also announced a criminal case against Left, which accused the short-seller of committing securities fraud and lying to federal law enforcement about compensation from hedge funds.


If Left is convicted on all 18 fraud-related charges, he could spend 25 years behind bars. His indictment comes a little over two years after he said the crypto industry is full of fraud.


“I think crypto is just complete fraud, over and over and over,” Left said when asked where he saw fraud taking place in financial markets in July 2022.Citron recently told investors to short Coinbase


This February, Left’s Citron called for the short sale of Coinbase stockfollowing the crypto exchange’s temporary outage on Feb. 28.


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Citron suggested investors place a Bitcoin long position through one of the spot exchange-traded funds while shorting the “bloated” crypto exchange.Source:Citron Research


Cointelegraph reached out to Citron for comment but did not receive an immediate response.


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