Man pleads guilty to fraud and forgery offences relating to fake takeover approach
Christopher Woolcott has pleaded guilty to 4 counts of fraud and forgery after creating a fake takeover bid for Touchstone Exploration Inc. Mr Woolcott held shares in Touchstone Exploration Inc and stood to benefit financially from any upward movement in the share price had the fake takeover bid been announced to the market.Mr Woolcott admitted creating a fictitious takeover approach for Touchstone Exploration...
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Christopher Woolcott has pleaded guilty to 4 counts of fraud and forgery after creating a fake takeover bid for Touchstone Exploration Inc. Mr Woolcott held shares in Touchstone Exploration Inc and stood to benefit financially from any upward movement in the share price had the fake takeover bid been announced to the market.Mr Woolcott admitted creating a fictitious takeover approach for Touchstone Exploration...
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