The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) separately announced charges against individuals who reaped more than $194 million in illicit proceeds by orchestrating an international stock manipulation scheme involving numerous U.S. issuers.

On Monday, the SEC announced charges against 16 individuals who allegedly participated in a multiyear scheme to defraud investors by secretly dumping onto the market large quantities of stock.

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