$MMTLP @RepRalphNorman has chosen to accept the narrative of the SEC without them having supported their position at all. Mind you, the SEC is the same agency that in the 2023–2024 Debt Box case, an Utah federal judge sanctioned for material false statements used to obtain an asset freeze.
The same agency that a 2011 whistleblower complaint AND Inspector General report found had improperly destroyed thousands of preliminary investigation records and was less than forthright with the National Archives about the practice.
And the same agency that in 2024, House Financial Services Chair Patrick McHenry outed Chair Gary Gensler for outright misleading Congress on the agency’s internal view and treatment of Ethereum as a security.
These are clear and factual examples involving routine public deception taking place at the hands of the SEC… and them being hit with judicial sanctions and Congressional reprimand as a result. Yet, instead of actually making a judgement call on a preponderance of concrete evidence showing that yet again the regulators are complicit in harm done to the public, Rep Norman has chosen to accept the empty narrative fed to him, via what many people to be a compromised staffer on his team, by the same regulatory body that shows preferential treatment to some of his largest donors.
Rep Norman, your position is uninformed, unsupported, and unacceptable. I wish you luck in your upcoming election… but I have a feeling that this shareholder community will be very vocal come poll time. As a matter of fact, I will personally see to it that they are.
@RepRalphNorman used the @SECgov compaign of DISTRACTION ("Operation Virtual Coffee") as an excuse to dismiss the valid and relevent claims of defrauded MMTLP investors. Many of which have been confirmed with FOIA records and data collection.
Which is it?...
🔲Lazy
🔲Ignorant
🔲Deceived
🔲Compromised
🔲 All of the above
His statements and actions will NOT age well. Even he can NOT STOP what is coming. #IYKYK
#SouthCarolina voters deserve better.
The MMTLP Army will be vindicated!!!
✍️The CEOs did not facilitate the counterfeiting of stock. 165.5M shares IO. ~1.5 billion OBLIGATIONS!!! #IYKYK
⁉️Anybody still wondering why the SEC enforcement action is STILL STAYED...OVER A YEAR after the Motions to Dismiss were filed??? 🤔🧐
MMTLP MMAT TRCH NBH
At about the 10 minute 47 second mark, @RepRalphNorman basically says that the company defrauded it's investors in reference to MMTLP, and that's just the risk we face when investing on the OTC.
Nevermind that MMTLP wasn't supposed to trade, let alone on the OTC. @johnbrda@palikaras
Recent disclosures tied to $MMTLP show internal communications between the SEC, FINRA, and the broker-dealer lobby (FIF) coordinating actions around unrecoverable loaned shares and effectively naked short positions.
For readers of InvestorTurf, this is not a revelation. It is validation.
In our prior investigation, “How Wall Street Creates Counterfeit Shares for AMC and GameStop,” we documented how U.S. market plumbing enables synthetic share creation through a closed loop of regulatory failures involving FINRA, the SEC, and the DTCC. The $MMTLP case fits that framework almost perfectly.
Our reporting laid out three core claims:
1. FINRA is structurally conflicted, acting as both regulator and protector of broker-dealers that fund it.
2. The DTCC tolerates chronic settlement failures, allowing phantom shares to persist under the cover of “fails to deliver” and netting mechanics.
3. The SEC consistently defers enforcement, choosing market stability and institutional protection over rule of law and investor protection.
The $MMTLP halt exposed the endgame of that system. When naked short positions became mathematically impossible to close, trading was stopped, not to protect investors, but to prevent forced buy-ins that would have exposed the scale of counterfeit share issuance.
That outcome is not an accident. It is the logical conclusion of regulatory capture.
Why This Was Inevitable Under Gensler
Gary Gensler’s SEC has repeatedly promised reform while presiding over the same outcomes:
• Record settlement failures
• Token fines treated as a cost of doing business
• No criminal referrals tied to systemic naked short selling
If internal communications show regulators coordinating with industry lobbyists while retail investors were locked out of the market, that raises a fundamental question: who is the SEC actually regulating?
InvestorTurf has long argued that the SEC does not function as an independent watchdog, but as a pressure-release valve, stepping in only to manage optics and contain risk when the system threatens to expose itself.
The Legal Implications
If regulators knowingly facilitated or concealed market manipulation, the issue moves beyond incompetence. Conduct of this nature, if proven, would fall under federal criminal statutes, including:
• 18 U.S.C. § 371 — Conspiracy to defraud the United States
• 18 U.S.C. § 1348 — Securities and commodities fraud
• 18 U.S.C. § 1001 — False statements or concealment within federal jurisdiction
• 15 U.S.C. § 78j(b) and Rule 10b-5 — Market manipulation and fraud
These are not abstract theories. They are the exact statutes designed to address coordinated deception in U.S. financial markets.
The InvestorTurf Conclusion
The $MMTLP disclosures do not represent a breakdown in oversight.
They represent how the system is designed to function when naked shorts become too visible.
FINRA shields.
The DTCC obscures.
The SEC delays.
And retail investors are told to trust the process.
If senior officials were aware of unrecoverable synthetic positions and acted to suppress price discovery rather than enforce the law, then accountability must go beyond hearings and resignations. Criminal investigation is the minimum threshold.
Markets cannot survive when regulators protect the counterfeiters.
InvestorTurf has been documenting this pattern for years.
$MMTLP didn’t expose something new.
It exposed what regulators were willing to do when the truth got too close.
President Trump,
FINRA and the SEC are moving to allow deletion of CAT data older than three years. This is not routine. This risks erasing critical evidence of market manipulation, naked shorting, and systemic fraud.
At the very moment Americans are demanding transparency, regulators are preparing to shrink the window of accountability.
You have the authority to act.
Sign this Executive Order. Enforce strict T+1 settlement. Criminalize naked shorting. Hold all participants accountable. Preserve all CAT data.
This is about protecting the financial future of every American and restoring trust in our markets.
Do not let the evidence disappear.
Please sign the order.
@realDonaldTrump #MMTLP #GME #AMC #DJT
@KurtOlsen_USA@LegalBrains@RealTheoWold
EXECUTIVE ORDER (proposed)
Strengthening Securities Settlement Integrity, Reforming Regulation SHO, and Combating Fraudulent Market Practices
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. 78a et seq., the Securities Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C. 77a et seq., and 3 U.S.C. 301, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1. Purpose
The integrity, transparency, and lawful operation of the United States securities markets are essential to the national economy, the protection of investors, and the preservation of public trust.
Abusive trading practices, including persistent failures to deliver, manipulative short selling practices, and the creation or circulation of securities interests not backed by valid issuance, undermine market stability and may violate federal law.
This Order directs strengthened enforcement of existing law and mandates regulatory reform to eliminate systemic settlement failures and unlawful short selling practices.
Section 2. Policy
It is the policy of the United States to:
(a) Ensure strict compliance with lawful securities settlement requirements
(b) Eliminate persistent failures to deliver and abusive short selling practices
(c) Prevent manipulative or deceptive conduct prohibited under Sections 9 and 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5
(d) Promote fair, orderly, and efficient markets pursuant to Section 15(c)
(e) Protect investors and strengthen confidence in United States capital markets
(f) Encourage reporting of violations through whistleblower protections under 15 U.S.C. 78u-6
Section 3. Enforcement of Settlement Requirements
(a) The Securities and Exchange Commission shall, pursuant to its authority under Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act, ensure strict enforcement of the T plus 1 settlement cycle.
(b) Clearing agencies, broker dealers, and market participants shall be required to implement systems reasonably designed to prevent failures to deliver.
(c) The Commission shall require enhanced, standardized, and public reporting of settlement failures and close out activity.
Section 4. Reform and Strengthening of Regulation SHO
(a) Within 90 days of this Order, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall propose and, as appropriate, adopt amendments to Regulation SHO to strengthen enforcement and eliminate systemic abuse.
(b) Such amendments shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, include:
1.Mandatory Pre Borrow Requirement
Require that, prior to effecting any short sale, a broker dealer must obtain and document a confirmed borrow of the security, eliminating reliance solely on locate arrangements where such reliance contributes to settlement failures.
2.Accelerated Close Out Requirements
Require immediate or same day close out of failures to deliver for all equity securities, including threshold and non threshold securities, and eliminate extended close out timelines that permit repeated failures.
3.Prohibition on Reset Transactions
Prohibit the use of options, swaps, or other derivative or structured transactions designed to evade close out requirements or mask failures to deliver.
4.Enhanced Threshold Securities Standards
Strengthen the criteria for threshold securities and require automatic trading restrictions where persistent failures occur.
5.Real Time Transparency
Require public disclosure, on a frequent and standardized basis, of aggregate short positions, failures to deliver, and securities lending data sufficient to promote market transparency.
6.Strict Locate Enforcement
Clarify and enforce the requirement that any locate must be based on a bona fide and verifiable source of borrowable securities, with liability for false or unsupported locates.
(c) The Commission shall ensure that Regulation SHO is administered in a manner that prevents the creation of synthetic or unbacked share supply that distorts price discovery.
Section 5. Prevention of Unlawful Short Selling Practices
(a) The Securities and Exchange Commission shall take all lawful measures to prevent and prosecute violations involving:
1.Short sales conducted without a reasonable and verifiable ability to deliver
2.Schemes to evade locate or close out requirements
3.Manipulative conduct that creates artificial market supply
(b) The Department of Justice shall prioritize prosecution of willful violations of federal securities laws, including fraud, market manipulation, and conspiracy offenses under Title 18.
(c) Nothing in this Order shall be construed to create new criminal offenses, but rather to direct enforcement of existing law to the fullest extent.
Section 6. Accountability Across Market Participants
(a) Enforcement shall apply to all participants in the securities transaction chain, including executives, traders, brokers, compliance personnel, clearing agents, and operational staff.
(b) The Securities and Exchange Commission and self regulatory organizations shall strictly enforce supervisory obligations under Section 15(b)(4)(E).
(c) Individuals who knowingly or recklessly participate in violations shall be subject to existing civil and criminal penalties.
Section 7. Industry Bars and Remedial Authority
(a) The Securities and Exchange Commission shall fully utilize its authority to:
1.Suspend or revoke registrations
https://t.co/rFBYNr0u6P individuals from association with broker dealers, investment advisers, and other regulated entities
3.Impose civil penalties and disgorgement
(b) Agencies shall coordinate to ensure that individuals responsible for serious violations are removed from positions of trust in financial markets.
Section 8. Whistleblower Protection and Incentives
(a) The Securities and Exchange Commission shall enhance enforcement of whistleblower protections under 15 U.S.C. 78u-6.
(b) Individuals reporting violations shall be protected from retaliation and may receive financial awards consistent with law.
(c) Priority shall be given to information exposing systemic manipulation or widespread investor harm.
Section 9. Interagency Task Force on Market Integrity
(a) An interagency task force is hereby established, chaired by the Securities and Exchange Commission, with participation from the Department of Justice, the Department of the Treasury, and other relevant agencies.
(b) The task force shall:
1.Coordinate investigations and enforcement
2.Share intelligence and data
3.Recommend additional regulatory or legislative reforms
(c) Within 120 days, the task force shall report its findings and recommendations to the President.
Section 10. General Provisions
(a) Nothing in this Order shall impair the authority granted by law to any executive department or agency.
(b) This Order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law, including the Administrative Procedure Act.
(c) If any provision of this Order is held invalid, the remainder shall not be affected.
Section 11. Effective Date
This Order shall take effect immediately.
Section 12. Statement of National Commitment
The United States affirms that its markets must operate on truth, transparency, and accountability. The protection of investors and the preservation of fair markets are essential to the strength of the Nation and the future prosperity of its people. This Order advances those principles and reinforces confidence in the American system of free enterprise.
@DOGE_SEC The SEC has identified 636,000 pages (10.6 gigabytes) related to #MMTLP but has refused to release them. Naked short selling destroying America. #Finrafraud
For an @SECGov commissioner who once said "We do not tolerate liars, cheaters, & scammers”, why are so many elephants in the room like #MMTLP off-limits? What's the point of the roadshow when the result is all travel - but selective hearing & no answers?
The CAT got your tongue?
@HesterPeirce WHAT IS THE CERTIFIED AGGREGATED AUDITED SHARE COUNT FOR $MMTLP ??? IT’S BEEN 3 + YEARS AND STILL NO SHARE COUNT??
IS THE SHORT POSITION SO HUGE YOU CANT/WONT SHOW IT???
$MMTLP
ISN’T GOING AWAY UNTIL WE GET A RESOLUTION & JUSTICE!!! @SecScottBessent@SECPaulSAtkins
I will be in Boston April 17. If you'd like to meet with me, please email [email protected] with Boston in the subject line and a brief description of what you'd like to discuss.
WHAT IS THE CERTIFIED AGGREGATED AUDITED SHARE COUNT FOR $MMTLP ??? IT’S BEEN 3 YEARS AND STILL NO SHARE COUNT??
IS THE SHORT POSITION SO HUGE YOU CANT/WONT SHOW IT???
$MMTLP
ISN’T GOING AWAY UNTIL WE GET A RESOLUTION & JUSTICE!!! @Jim_Jordan@RepAnnWagner
MMTLP has been fighting to expose the corruption & FRAUD in @SECGov@FINRA for 3 years but is congress & the system hiding behind @SECGov lies of an investigation? Hasn't it been long enough for the 65k+ Veteran's, retirees & families to allow their representatives to give them the "INVESTIGATION" excuse rather than look at the EVIDENCE MMTLP HAS EXPOSED of CONSPIRACY & FRAUD???
PLEASE HELP! PLEASE HOLD THOSE IN GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE!
@HesterPeirce. Why won't ypu respond to MMTLP INVESTORS?
@JDVance remember when you & 74 other congressional members questioned MMTLP? WE NEED A FRAUD TASK FORCE time to expose the corruption!
MMTLP WHAT'S THE AUDITED AGGREGATED SHARE COUNT!