SUMMARY
1. This case concerns a sophisticated, multiyear, multi-national attack on the United
States financial markets and retail United States investors by foreign and domestic actors.
These actors schemed to sell fraudulently hundreds of millions of dollars in stocks in the
United States markets.
DEFENDANTS
22. Frederick L. Sharp, age 69 and born in Los Angeles, California, resides in West
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
23. Zhiying Yvonne Gasarch a/k/a Zhiying Chen, age 49 and born in China, is a
dual citizen of Canada and China, and resides in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.
24. Courtney Kelln, age 41, resides in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.
25. Mike K. Veldhuis, age 41 and born in the Netherlands, resides in Vancouver,
Canada.
26. Paul Sexton, age 53 and born in the United Kingdom, resides in Anmore, British
Columbia, Canada.
27. Jackson T. Friesen, age 33, lives in Delta, British Columbia, Canada.
28. William T. Kaitz, age 40, lives in Arnold, Maryland.
29. Graham R. Taylor, age 51 and born in the United Kingdom, resides in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on information and belief.
30. Avtar Singh Dhillon, MD, age 60 and born in India, is a Canadian citizen
https://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/2021/comp-pr2021-148.pdf
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