SEC v. Timothy Page; Trevor Page; Ticino Capital Limited; Wellesley Holdings Limited; Porrima Limited; Emergent Investment Company, et al., No. 1:21-cv-05292, Southern District of New York (Jan. 1, 2021) — Complaint
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SEC v. TIMOTHY PAGE, No. 1:21-cv-05292 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 1, 2021)
Timothy and Trevor Page, along with offshore shell companies, orchestrated a pump-and-dump securities fraud scheme (2016–2019) involving penny stocks like BioHemp and EnviroTechnologies, using boiler rooms, fake legal opinions, and FBI-cooperating cross-trades to inflate prices and illegally sell over $8.1M in unregistered shares, resulting in SEC charges seeking disgorgement, penalties, and lifetime trading bans.
Timothy and Trevor Page, through nominee entities including Ticino Capital, Wellesley Holdings, Porrima Limited, Emergent Investment, and FJ Investments, conducted a multi-year securities fraud scheme from 2016 to 2019, manipulating penny stocks such as BioHemp, EnviroTechnologies, Cyberfort, and Link Reservations. They illegally sold over $8.1 million in restricted shares without registration, used boiler rooms to deceive investors, fabricated legal opinion letters to remove trading restrictions, and paid at least $410,000 in kickbacks to an FBI cooperator for artificial cross-trades. The SEC charges them with violations of Sections 5(a), 5(c), 10(b), 17(a), and 9(a)(2) of federal securities laws, and seeks disgorgement of all ill-gotten gains, civil penalties, permanent injunctions, and a lifetime ban on Trevor Page’s participation in penny stock offerings.
Timothy and Trevor Page, along with offshore shell companies Ticino Capital, Wellesley Holdings, Porrima Limited, Emergent Investment, and FJ Investments, orchestrated a sophisticated pump-and-dump securities fraud scheme from 2016 through at least July 2019, targeting penny stocks including BioHemp International, EnviroTechnologies, Cyberfort Software, and Link Reservations. They concealed their beneficial ownership through nominee entities, used boiler room call centers to generate artificial demand with false and misleading statements, and fabricated legal opinion letters to remove restrictive legends on shares, enabling illegal unregistered sales exceeding $8.1 million. To offload unsold shares, they paid over $410,000 in kickbacks to an individual they believed was a corrupt broker, but who was in fact cooperating with the FBI, resulting in payments being funneled to an FBI-controlled entity. The Pages also failed to file required beneficial ownership disclosures under Section 13(d), further violating federal securities laws. The SEC alleges violations of Sections 5(a), 5(c), 10(b), 17(a)(1), 17(a)(3), and 9(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Exchange Act, and seeks disgorgement of all ill-gotten gains with prejudgment interest, civil penalties, permanent injunctions, and a lifetime ban on Trevor Page’s involvement in penny stock offerings. Additionally, the Commission seeks recovery of illicit proceeds from relief defendant Janan Page and all related entities involved in the scheme.
Extracted insights
- $4.50M $4.5 million $1M–$10M
- $3.60M $3.6 million $1M–$10M
- $772K $772,000 $100K–$1M
- $763K $762,500 $100K–$1M
- $762K $762,000 $100K–$1M
- $410K $410,000 $100K–$1M
- $262K $262,000 $100K–$1M
- $123K $122,644 $100K–$1M
- $100K $100,000 $100K–$1M
- $50K $49,980 $10K–$100K
- $50K $49,950 $10K–$100K
- $42K $42,000 $10K–$100K
- company emergent investment company
- company fj investments international inc.
- person fraud scheme
- company porrima limited
- agency Securities and Exchange Commission
- company ticino capital limited
- person timothy page
- person trevor page
- court united states district court, eastern district of new york
- company wellesley holdings limited
- SEC filed complaint against Timothy Page, Trevor Page, Ticino Capital Limited, Wellesley Holdings Limited, Porrima Limited, Emergent Investment Company, FJ Investments International Inc.
- Timothy Page engaged in securities fraud Fraudulent sale of stock in Link Reservations Inc., EnviroTechnologies International Inc., Cyberfort Software Inc., BioHemp International Inc.
- Trevor Page engaged in securities fraud Fraudulent sale of stock in Link Reservations Inc., EnviroTechnologies International Inc., Cyberfort Software Inc., BioHemp International Inc.
- Timothy Page used nominees to disguise Holdings in publicly traded companies
- Trevor Page used nominees to disguise Holdings in publicly traded companies
- Timothy Page engaged boiler rooms to generate Artificial demand for stock through false and misleading statements
- Trevor Page engaged boiler rooms to generate Artificial demand for stock through false and misleading statements
- Timothy Page agreed to pay kickbacks for Cross trades of worthless shares in brokerage customer accounts
- Trevor Page agreed to pay kickbacks for Cross trades of worthless shares in brokerage customer accounts
- Ticino Capital Limited served as nominee for Timothy Page and Trevor Page
- Wellesley Holdings Limited served as nominee for Timothy Page and Trevor Page
- Porrima Limited served as nominee for Timothy Page and Trevor Page
- Emergent Investment Company served as nominee for Timothy Page and Trevor Page
- FJ Investments International Inc. served as nominee for Timothy Page and Trevor Page
- Fraud scheme occurred from 2016 through July 2019
- Timothy Page violated Sections 5(a), 5(c), 17(a)(1), 17(a)(3) of Securities Act; Section 10(b) of Exchange Act; Rules 10b-5(a), (c); Section 9(a)(2) of Exchange Act; Section 13(d) of Exchange Act; Rule 13d-1
- Trevor Page violated Sections 5(a), 5(c), 17(a)(1), 17(a)(3) of Securities Act; Section 10(b) of Exchange Act; Rules 10b-5(a), (c); Section 9(a)(2) of Exchange Act; Section 13(d) of Exchange Act; Rule 13d-1
- Wellesley Holdings Limited violated Sections 5(a), 5(c), 17(a)(1), 17(a)(3) of Securities Act; Section 10(b) of Exchange Act; Rules 10b-5(a), (c)
- Emergent Investment Company violated Sections 5(a), 5(c), 17(a)(1), 17(a)(3) of Securities Act; Section 10(b) of Exchange Act; Rules 10b-5(a), (c)
- Porrima Limited violated Sections 5(a), 5(c), 17(a)(1), 17(a)(3) of Securities Act; Section 10(b) of Exchange Act; Rules 10b-5(a), (c)
- Ticino Capital Limited violated Sections 17(a)(1), 17(a)(3) of Securities Act; Section 10(b) of Exchange Act; Rules 10b-5(a), (c)
- FJ Investments International Inc. violated Sections 17(a)(1), 17(a)(3) of Securities Act; Section 10(b) of Exchange Act; Rules 10b-5(a), (c); Section 13(d) of Exchange Act; Rule 13d-1
- SEC seeks permanent injunction against Defendants
- Case filed in United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
- Case filed on September 23, 2021
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION,
Plaintiff,
v.
TIMOTHY PAGE, TREVOR PAGE,
TICINO CAPITAL LIMITED,
WELLESLEY HOLDINGS LIMITED,
PORRIMA LIMITED, EMERGENT
INVESTMENT COMPANY, and FJ
INVESTMENTS INTERNATIONAL
INC.,
De fe ndants .
JANAN PAGE,
Relief Defendant.
Civil Action No. 21-CV-______
JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
COMPLAINT
P la intif f, Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), alleges the
following against defendants Timothy P age, Trevor P age, Tic ino C a pita l Limite d ( “Tic ino” ) ,
Wellesley Holdings Limited (“Wellesley”), Porrima Limited (“Porrima”), Emergent Investment
Company (“Emergent”); and FJ Investments International Inc. (“FJ Investments”) (and
collectively, the “Defendants”) and relief defendant Janan Page:
SUMMARY
1. This is a s e c ur itie s fraud enforcement action. Starting no later than 2016 and
continuing through at least J uly 2019, the Defendants schemed fraudulently to s e ll the stock of
various publicly traded companies, including the stock of Link Reservations, Inc. (“Link”),
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EnviroTechnologies International, Inc. (“EnviroTechnologies”), Cyberfort Software Inc.
(“Cyberfort”), and BioHemp International, Inc. (“BioHemp”), to investors in the public United
States securities markets. Timothy and Trevor P age used nominees—including defendants
Ticino, Wellesley, P orrima, Emergent, and FJ Investments—to disguise their holdings of
substantial inte r e s ts in publicly traded companies. Timothy P age and Trevor P age also engaged
boiler rooms (i.e., call center operations designed to lure investors to purchase stock, often using
high-pressure sales tactics) to generate arti ficial demand for their stock by making false and
misleading statements to investors.
2. Further, when market demand for their uns old shares dried up towards the end of
the various boiler room promotional campaigns that they funded, Timothy and Trevor P age
agreed to pay kickbacks to an individual who they believed was a corrupt broker. The Pages
believed the broker would buy the P ages’ worthless shares in unsuspecting brokerage customers’
accounts (hereinafter referred to as “cross trades”). Unbeknownst to the P ages, they coordinated
these cross trades with an individua l who was cooperating with a Federal Bureau of Investigation
(“FBI”) inve s tiga tio n , and the P ages paid these cross trade kickbacks to an entity controlled by
the FBI.
VIOLATIONS
3. As a result of the conduct alleged herein, Timothy P age, Trevor P age, Wellesley,
Emergent, and P orrima violated, and unless restrained and enjoined will continue to violate,
Sections 5(a), 5(c), 17(a)(1), and 17(a)(3) of the Secur itie s A c t of 1933 (“Securities Act”), and
Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) and Rules 10b-5(a) and
(c) thereunder; Ticino and FJ Investments violated Sections 17(a)(1) and (3) of the Securities Act
and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rules 10b-5(a) and (c) thereunder; Timothy P age and
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Trevor Page violated Section 9(a)(2) of the Exchange Act; and Timothy P age, Trevor P age and
FJ Investments also violated Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13d-1 thereunder.
NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND RELIEF SOUGHT
4. The Commission seeks a permanent injunction against the Defendants, enjoining
them from engaging in the transactions, acts, practices, and courses of business alleged in this
Complaint, disgorgement of all ill-gotten gains from the unlawful conduct set forth in this
Complaint, together with prejudgment interest under Section 21(d)(7) of the Exchange Act [15
U.S.C. §78u(d)(7)], c ivil pe na ltie s pursuant to Section 20(d) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C.
§77t(d)] and Section 21(d)(3) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §78u(d)(3)]; an order barring
Trevor P age from participating in any offering of a penny stock, pursuant to Section 20(g) of the
Securities Act [15 U.S.C. §77t(g)] and/or Section 21(d) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C.
§78u(d)]; orders enjoining Timothy P age and Trevor P age from directly or indirectly, including,
but not limited to, through an entity owned or controlled by Timothy P age or Trevor P age,
participating in the issuance, purchase, offer or sale of any security, provided, however, that such
injunction shall not prevent Timothy P age or Trevor P age from purchasing or selling securities
listed on a national securities exchange for their own personal accounts; and such other relief as
the Court may deem appropriate.
JURISDICTION AND VENUE
5. This Court has jurisdiction over this action pursuant to Section 22(a) of the
Securities Act [15 U.S.C. §77v(a)] and Sections 21(d), 21(e), and 27 of the Exchange Act [15
U.S.C. §§78u(d), 78u(e), and 78aa].
6. V e nue lie s in this D is tr ic t pursuant to Section 22(a) of the Securities Act [15
U.S.C. §77v(a)] and Section 27 of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §78aa]. Certain of the acts,
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practices, transactions and courses of business alleged in this Complaint occurred within the
Eastern District of New York, and were effected, directly or indirectly, by making use of means
or instrumentalit ies of transportation or communication in interstate commerce, or the mails. For
example, during the period described in this Complaint, individua ls who r e s ide in the Eastern
District of New York purchased the stock of EnviroTechnologies and Cyberfort.
DEFENDANTS
7. Timothy (“Tim”) P age, 71, is a citizen of the United Kingdom (“U.K.”) and, at
various times, resided in the U . K . , Sw itze r la nd a nd Fiji. Tim P a ge was charged by the
Commission in two actions filed in 2007 and 2009 for violating Sections 5(a) and 5(c) of the
Securities Act in connection with several stock offerings, as well as a violation of Section
15(a)(1) of the Exchange Act in the 2009 matter. SEC v. Phillip W. Offill, Jr., et al. (Case No.
07-cv-01643 (N.D. Tex.)); SEC v. Connectajet.com, Inc., et al. (Case No. 09-cv-01742 (N.D.
Tex.)).
8. Trevor Page, 35, is a U.K. resident and is Tim P age’s son.
9. Tic ino C a pita l Limite d is a Maltese corporation formed in June 2014, owned on
paper by a Swiss attorney. Tim and Trevor P age used brokerage accounts held in Ticino
Capital’s name illegally to sell shares of stock and used bank accounts held in Ticino Capital’s
name to compensate boiler room operators to promote stocks they were selling and for other
purposes.
10.
We lle s le y H oldings Limite d is a Hungarian corporation formed in May 2018,
owned on paper by a Swiss citizen. Tim and Trevor P age used a brokerage account in the name
of Wellesley illegally to sell shares of at least one company (BioHemp International, Inc.
(“BioHemp”)) and used a bank account in the name of Wellesley secretly to provide financing to
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B ioH e mp’s operations.
11.
P or r ima Limite d is a Hungarian corporation formed in February 2018, owned on
paper by a Hungarian lawyer based in Budapest. Tim and Trevor P age used a brokerage account
in the name of Porrima Limited illegally to sell shares of at least BioHemp.
12.
Emergent Investment Company is a Hungarian corporation formed in February
2018, owned on paper by a citizen of the P hilippines , where Tim P age owns property. Tim and
Trevor P age used a brokerage account in the name of Emergent illegally to sell shares of
BioHemp, and Tim P age was an authorized signer on Emergent’s Hungarian bank account.
13.
FJ Investments International Inc. is a Utah corporation formed in early 2018 and
controlled by a Utah resident. The Utah resident incorporated FJ Investments to acquire and
hold the controlling block of shares of BioHemp as a nominee for Tim P age.
RELIEF DEFENDANT
14. Janan P age, 63, is a resident of the U.K., Switzerland and Fiji. She is the wife of
Tim Page. Illicit proceeds of Tim and Trevor P age’s fraud were directed to bank and brokerage
accounts held in Janan P age’s name. Brokerage accounts held in Janan Page’s name were a ls o
used to conduct manipulative trades in securities that Tim and Trevor Page were selling.
RELATED PARTIES
15. EnviroTechnologies represents in public filings that it is an organic products
company. EnviroTechnologies (Ticker: ETII) trades on the OTC Markets (defined in P aragraph
25, below). EnviroTechnologies was incorporated in Delaware in 1996 under the name HIS of
V ir ginia , I nc ., and is currently headquartered in P leasant Grove, Utah.
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16. Cyberfort is a Nevada corporation, currently headquartered in San Francisco,
C a lif or nia. Cyberfort represents in public filings that it is focused on providing software security
technology. Cyberfort’s common stock (Ticker: CYBF) is quoted on the OTC Markets.
17. BioHemp is a Nevada corporation that purportedly has a principal place of
business in New York, New York. BioHemp was originally incorporated in Nevada in August
2012 as Book It Local Inc., and in August 2013, Book It Local filed a Form 8-A12G to register a
class of its securities under the Exchange Act. Since that time, the company has had a reporting
obligation under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. During the time period at issue in this
Complaint, BioHemp stock (Ticker: BKIT) was quoted on the OTC Markets. The Commission
suspended trading in BioHemp stock (Ticker: BKIT) for 10 days effective July 26, 2019 and in
May 2021, commenced a proceeding to determine whether the registration of its shares should be
revoked.
18. Link is a Nevada corporation headquartered in Herefordshire, U.K. Link was
originally incorporated in December 2006 as Wishart Enterprises, Ltd. In June 2010, Wishart
changed its name to Vendum Batteries, Inc. In May 2015, Vendum Batteries changed its name
to Link. Link’s common stock is quoted on OTC Markets under the symbol LRSV.
BACKGROUND
19. P ersons who control companies which have stock that is sold to the public
(“control persons”) are subject to a variety of legal and regulatory requirements. Such
registration requirements, sale restrictions, and disclosure obligations are safeguards designed to
inform investors about the nature of the stock they are holding or considering buying, and from
whom they would be buying that stock.
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20. Before selling stock, control persons are required to: (a) register the stock sales
with the Commission pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 77e]; (b) sell the
stock pursuant to an applicable exemption from registration; or (c) sell the stock pursuant to
conditions set forth in SEC Rule 144 [17 C.F.R. § 240.144], including limitations on the amount
of stock a control person can legally sell. Also, investors in certain public companies are
required publicly to disclose any ownership interest in excess of 5% of the company’s publicly
traded stock.
21. “Restricted stock” includes stock of a company whose shares are traded publicly
(also known as an “issuer”) that has been acquired from an issuer, or an a f f ilia te of an issuer, in a
private transaction that is not registered with the Commission. In addition, stock held by an
issuer or affiliate of an issuer is restricted stock. Absent an exemption under the federal
securities laws and rules, restricted stock cannot legally be offered or sold to the public unless a
securities registration statement has been filed with the Commission (for an offer) or is in effect
(for a sale). A registration statement contains important information about an issuer’s business
operations, financial condition, results of operations, risk factors, and management. It also
includes disclosure of any person or group who is the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the
company’s securities.
22. An “affiliate” of an issuer is a person or entity that, directly or indirectly through
one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such
issuer (i.e., a control person). “Control” means the power to direct management and policies of
the company in question. Af f ilia te s inc lude of f ic e r s , directors and controlling shareholders, as
well as any person who is under “common control” with or has common control of an issuer. As
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used herein, the term “control group” means a group that collectively is an “affiliate” of an
issuer.
23. “Unrestricted stock” is stock that ma y le ga lly be offered and s old in the public
securities marketplace by a non-a f f ilia te , or dina r ily after having previously been subject to a
registration statement. Registration statements are transaction specific, however, and apply to
each separate offer and sale as detailed in the registration statement. Registration, therefore,
does not attach to the security itself, and registration at one stage for one party does not
necessarily suffice to register subsequent offers and sales by the same or different parties. Thus,
when a control person buys publicly-traded or otherwise unrestricted shares in a company s/he
controls, those shares automatically become subject to the legal restrictions on sales by an
a f f ilia te , w hic h s tr ic tly limit the quantity of shares that may be sold in the public markets absent
registration. Without registration, affiliates are prohibited from selling large quantities of an
issuer’s shares, regardless of how the affiliates obtained those shares.
24. A “transfer agent” is a company that, among other things, issues and cancels
certificates of a company’s stock to reflect changes in ownership. Many companies that have
publicly traded securities use transfer agents to keep track of the individua ls and entities that own
their stock. Transfer agents routinely keep track of whether shares are restricted from resale.
25. Over-the-Counter (“OTC”) Markets, Inc. is a stock quotation service that
facilitates public trading of shares in public companies that are not otherwise listed on national
securities exchanges (like NASDAQ or the New York Stock Exchange). P ublic companies that
do not have an obligation to file reports with the Commission may choose to file public reports
(such as quarterly and annual statements) on the OTC Markets website for investors to review
and consider when making investment decisions.
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26. “P enny Stock,” as used herein, generally refers to a security issued by a very
small company that trades at less than $5 per share.
27. “Pump-and-dump” schemes typically involve company shareholders touting, or
“pumping,” (or paying others to tout or “pump”) a company’s stock through false and misleading
statements or through manipulative trading, for the purpose of creating market demand into
which those same shareholders sell, or “dump,” their shares.
FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS
ENVIROTECHNOLOGIES SCHEME TO DEFRAUD
28. From 2016 through 2018, Tim and Trevor Page coordinated with at least two
other individuals to engineer a pump-and-dump scheme by concealing their control over
EnviroTechnologies. By hiding their control, Tim and Trevor Page sold the ir
EnviroTechnologies’ stock without registering the sales or complying with legally mandated sale
limita tions, while concealing from prospective purchasers that EnviroTechnologies’ stock was
being sold, in bulk, by the people who controlled the company.
29. In furtherance of their scheme fraudulently to sell EnviroTechnologies’ stock,
Tim and Trevor P age, dir e c tly or indir e c tly, secretly controlled EnviroTechnologies by: (a)
providing significant funding to the company; (b) engaging an officer of EnviroTechnologies’
board to be their company insider; and (c) controlling a significant percentage of the company’s
stock.
Funding and B oard Control
30. Starting no later than July 2016, Tim and Trevor Page began working closely with
an individua l (identified herein as P erson A) to ensure that EnviroTechnologies stock could be
quoted for trading on OTC Markets. During a conversation surreptitiously recorded between a
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witness who was cooperating with an FB I inve s tiga tio n and Tim P age on or about February 13,
2018, Tim Page referred to Person A as his “partner” on the EnviroTechnologies deal.
31. Person A was an EnviroTechnologies paid consultant. P erson A prepared and
filed EnviroTechnologies’ financial statements. P erson A a ls o arranged for payment of
EnviroTechnologies’ semi-annual fees to OTC Markets by using a credit card that had been
issued to Janan P age. These filings enabled EnviroTechnologies to be listed for trading by OTC
Markets, which subsequently enabled Tim and Trevor P age to sell their shares to other investors.
32. Tim P age was a significant source of funding for EnviroTechnologies between
March 2017 and May 2019. Tim P age, however, arranged to obfuscate the fact that he was the
source of that funding to avoid the appearance that he directly or indirectly controlled
EnviroTechnologies. For example, Tim P age arranged to fund EnviroTechnologies’ operations
by transferring funds from several accounts he controlled, including accounts held in the name of
Ticino and Emergent, to accounts controlled by an officer of EnviroTechnologies ( ide ntif ie d
herein as P erson C), who in turn transferred the funds to EnviroTechnologies. Examples of
transfers f ollow :
i. On or about March 7, 2017, Tim P age paid $16,961.65 from his personal bank
account to a company controlled by P erson C (“P erson C’s Company”). On
March 8, 2017, P erson C’s Company wired $15,000 to
EnviroTechnologies. Follow in g this w ir e tr a ns f e r , the remaining balance in
P erson C’s Company’s account was less than $3,600.
ii. On or about March 21, 2017, Ticino paid $49,980 to P erson C’s Company. On
the same day, P erson C’s Company wired $49,950 to
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EnviroTechnologies. Following this wire transfer, the remaining balance in
P erson C’s Company’s account was less than $900.
iii. On or about October 16, 2018, Emergent paid $14,966 to P erson C’s
Company. On October 17, 2018, P erson C’s Company wired $14,960 to
EnviroTechnologies. Follow in g this w ir e tr a ns f e r , the remaining balance in
P erson C’s Company’s account was less than $400.
33. Tim P age knew, or was reckless in not knowing, that P erson C’s Company was a
dormant LLC that P erson C used to funnel money to EnviroTechnologies. P erson C and Tim
Page executed promissory notes between P erson C’s Company and Tim P age (or Tim P age’s
companies) to make it seem as if the transfers resulted from a loan arrangement when, in
actuality, they did not.
Stock Control
34. Tim and Trevor P age, working with P erson A, directly or indirectly controlled
almost all of EnviroTechnologies’ purportedly unrestricted stock. For example, in September
2016, three foreign entities controlled by Tim and Trevor P age, including defendant Tic ino,
acquired a class of stock that could be converted into commonly traded stock (i.e., a type of stock
that can typically be traded in the public securities markets if it is unrestricted). These three
entities all exercised their conversion rights in October 2016, making them the owners of a total
of 30,000,000 common shares of EnviroTechnologies.
35. Shortly thereafter, P erson A facilitated the assignment of a convertible promissory
note to two other foreign entities controlled by Tim and Trevor P age, which Tim and Trevor
P age arranged to have converted into a total of 20,000,000 additional common shares of
EnviroTechnologies in 2017.
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36. Having consolidated control of 50,000,000 common shares of
EnviroTechnologies stock, Tim and Trevor P age arranged to have the stock certificates issued
without restrictive legends on the basis of false and misleading opinion letters authored by
EnviroTechnologies’ securities counsel (hereinafter referred to as “Person B”).
37. Trevor P age coordinated w ith P e r son B to author the false and misleading opinion
letters. For example, on or about October 3, 2016, Trevor P age emailed P erson B and requested
opinion letters for three offshore nominees that were holding his (and Tim P age’s) stock.
O pinion le tte r s a r e intended to be provided to transfer agents to authorize the transfer agents to
issue stock without a restricted legend (which would prevent the shares from being deposited
with a broker dealer and sold to investors in the public market).
38. On or about October 3, 2016, Trevor P age used his credit card to pay $900 to
P erson B for the three opinion letters.
39. The opinion letters were false and misleading because, among other things,
P erson B represented to the company’s transfer agent that the P ages’ entities were not affiliates
of EnviroTechnologies. In actuality, the entities were nominees that were used to conceal the
P ages’ identities, and Tim and Trevor P age were affiliates of EnviroTechnologies by virtue of
their control over the company’s operations and its stock.
40. The ta ble be low illustrates the stock transfers to the Pages’ entities, as described
in P aragraphs 34 through 36, above. As shown in this chart, Red Crane Ltd., Car Rus
Consulting, Norfolk Heights Ltd., and Company A were controlled by, or he ld stock on behalf of
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and at the direction of, Tim and Trevor P age.
Ille gal Sales of EnviroTechnologies Stock
41. Red Crane Ltd. then transferred its shares to a foreign entity that purported to be
an asset manager, but really just served as part of a trading platform to dump penny stocks for
various control groups. Norfolk Heights Ltd. was another nominee that was also part of the same
trading platform.
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Between approximately February 2017 and May 2018, Tim and Trevor P age
and others with whom they were coordinating arranged for the foreign asset manager/trading
platform to dump their EnviroTechnologies stock. The sales occurred in two waves: February
through June 2017, and February through May 2018.
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The Commission charged, an d o btained ju d gmen ts ag ainst, Norfolk Heights Ltd. and Fountain Drive Ltd. (see
paragraph 50 herein) in a separate case for their role as part of an illicit trading platform. See SEC v. Bajic, et al.,
No . 20-cv -0007 (S.D.N.Y., filed Jan . 2, 2020).
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42. During the time period February through June 2017, Tim and Trevor P age s old,
directly or indirectly, approximately 3.9 million shares of EnviroTechnologies stock for proceeds
of approximately $3.7 millio n.
43. On 46 of the 101 available trading days between February 7, 2017 and June 16,
2017, Tim and Trevor Page’s stock sales accounted for more than 50% of the total market
volume for EnviroTechnologies. As the chart below reflects, between February and June 2017,
this trading on behalf of Tim and Trevor P age effectively increased the price of the stock from
$0.60 per share to a high of $1.93 per share on April 7, 2017, at which point the notional market
capitalization of EnviroTechnologies was at least $390 million.
44. By February 2018, the volume of trading in EnviroTechnologies stock had
decreased, which negatively affected Tim and Trevor P ages’ ability to sell their remaining
EnviroTechnologies’ shares profitably. To address this issue, Tim and Trevor P age manipulated
the market for EnviroTechnologies’ stock by creating the false appearance of active trading in
EnviroTechnologies’ shares.
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45. In particular, during a conversation surreptitiously recorded between a witness
who was cooperating with an FBI investigation and Tim P age on or about February 13, 2018,
Tim P age complained that he was not able to sell as much stock as he wanted to because of the
low volume. Tim P age further explained: “we are maintaining the price, and it’s costing us
money, and it’s very frustrating because I can’t capture . . . so it’s costing me money just trying
to maintain that so I’m getting very frustrated.” Tim Page was describing his efforts to maintain
an artificially high stock price by entering small and manipulative buy orders—which had the
effect of creating an artificial appearance of market demand— aimed at enabling Tim P a ge and
Trevor P age to s e ll the ir remaining EnviroTechnologies shares at an a r tif ic ia lly high price.
46. As Tim P age described during the February 13, 2018 recorded conversation, Tim
P age had arranged for brokerage accounts held in Janan P age’s name to place many small buy
orders of EnviroTechnologies stock to maintain its price. Tim P age arranged the buy orders for
the purpose of artificially increasing the price per share of EnviroTechnologies’ stock and for the
purpose of inducing others to invest.
47. The chart below illustrates Tim Page’s manipulative efforts to buy
EnviroTechnologies stock to prevent the stock price from declining further than it already had on
a given day or to stabilize the stock price at a daily high:
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48. Within a few months, Tim P age took additional steps to generate demand for his
and Trevor P age’s EnviroTechnologies’ shares that they ha d ye t to s e ll. Spe c if ic a lly , in or about
April and May 2018, Tim P age hired a boiler room to generate more demand for
EnviroTechnologies stock held, directly or indirectly, by him and Trevor P age.
49. Tim P a ge and Trevor P age knew, or were reckless in not knowing, that the boiler
room operator (hereinafter referred to as the “Boiler Room Operator”) would tout
EnviroTechnologies’ shares as a good investment opportunity without disclosing that Tim Page
had hired the boiler room, and without disclosing that the persons who controlled the company
inte nded to sell the ir shares to the unsuspecting investors solicited by the boiler room.
50. As the table below reflects, the profits from Tim P age and Trevor P age’s sales of
EnviroTechnologies shares were distributed to Ticino and at least one other entity controlled by
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Tim and Trevor P age. P erson A and the Boiler Room Operator also received some of those
proceeds.
51. Tim and Trevor P age knew, or were reckless in not knowing, that their shares
were legally required to be registered and, therefore, were restricted from resale. Tim and Trevor
P age schemed to defraud the company’s transfer agent and the market by concealing the ir
control over EnviroTechnologies by evading their disclosure obligations as affiliates of the
company.
52. Tim and Trevor P age’s sale of their EnviroTechnologies’ stock between February
2017 and May 2018 yielded combined profits of more than $4.5 million.
DEFENDANTS’ ENVIROTECHNOLOGIES REGISTRATION VIOLATIONS
53. Tim Page and Trevor P age’s EnviroTechnologies stock sales involved an
underwriter. For example, the Pages were underwriters because they were affiliates who
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acquired EnviroTechnologies stock with the intent to distribute it. Further, the foreign brokers
and foreign account operators who sold stock on the Pages’ behalf also acted as underwriters
because the foreign brokers and foreign account operators were selling shares for affiliates in
connection with the distribution of the securities to the public. Accordingly, the sales were
required to be registered or otherwise comply with the conditions set forth in SEC Rule 144
because Tim and Trevor Page were affiliates of EnviroTechnologies. Tim and Trevor P age did
not sell EnviroTechnologies’ stock pursuant to an effective registration statement and no valid
exemption from registration existed. Further, Tim and Trevor P age did not meet or comply with
the safe harbor conditions set forth in SEC Rule 144, which, among other things, provide a
limitation for the amount of shares an affiliate can legally sell in order to qualify for the safe
harbor, and therefore were not entitled to its protections.
BIOHEMP SCHEME TO DEFRAUD
Company Control
54. In early 2018, Tim and Trevor P age took control, directly or indirectly, of
B ioHemp. For example, Trevor Page called P erson C and asked him to incorporate a company
to hold BioHemp’s stock. P erson C agreed and incorporated FJ Investments. FJ Investments
then purchased 18,000,000 restricted shares of BioHemp stock—the majority of the company’s
outstanding shares. FJ Investments received the shares without FJ Investments or anyone else
providing consideration for those shares, and FJ Investments was holding the shares on Tim
Page’s and Trevor P age’s behalf.
55. Shortly thereafter, Tim and Trevor P age arranged via defendant FJ Investments to
ins ta ll a ne w B ioHemp Chief Executive Officer (“P erson D”). P erson D was an associate of Tim
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and Trevor P age and, like P erson C, took direction (through BioHemp’s largest shareholder, FJ
Investments), from Tim and Trevor P age. For example:
i. On various dates in 2017 through 2020, Tim and Trevor P age arranged to pay
P erson D, with whom the P ages were coordinating, more than $100,000. (As
described in P aragraph 81, below, P erson D a ls o served as the chief executive
officer of Cyberfort.)
ii. In or about June 2018, P erson D paid a vendor for BioHemp with a credit card
issued in Janan P age’s name.
iii. In or about October 2018, P erson C and P erson D caused BioHemp to execute a
1-for-1,000 reverse split of its stock (1 share is exchanged for every 1,000 shares
outstanding), which had the effect of (a) dramatically reducing the company’s
existing shareholders (because any shareholder holding less than 1,000 shares
would receive a payout instead of holding a fraction of a share); and (b) reducing
the “f loa t” (the company’s purportedly unrestricted stock that was available for
trading) to approximately 11,000 shares. This was a first step toward enabling
Tim and Trevor P age to control vir tua lly the e ntir ety of the f loa t.
iv. In or about March 2019, P erson D caused BioHemp to issue 25,000,000
restricted shares to FJ Investments, which was a front or “nominee” company
controlled by Tim and Trevor P age. BioHemp announced that the issuance was
“in preparation of a pending acquisition and investment agreement.” In
a c tua lity, Tim and Trevor P age arranged for BioHemp to issue FJ Investments
25,000,000 shares to increase their control over the company. Indeed, as of
March 2019 and as a result of BioHemp’s corporate actions, Tim and Trevor
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P age controlled 99.99% of BioHemp’s outstanding stock through FJ
Investments.
56. Between May and July 2019, Tim and Trevor P age, through defendants
Wellesley, P orrima, and Emergent, obtained 3,818,813 shares of purportedly unrestricted
B ioHemp shares, which represented 99.7% of the float (in light of the prior 1-for-1,000 reverse
stock split).
57. Tim and Trevor P age acquired these 3,818,813 purportedly unrestricted shares via
their nominees—Wellesley, Porrima and Emergent—from a single payment made in 2016.
Specifically, in or about September 2016, an entity wired $42,000 to the trust account for the law
firm representing BioHemp. In exchange for this payment, BioHemp issued a promissory note
dated September 19, 2016 to the entity (the promissory note is referred to herein as the
“B ioHemp P romissory Note”). Between March and July 2019, in separate transactions,
Wellesley, Porrima and Emergent, purportedly each acquired their BioHemp shares following
nearly identical steps:
i. Fir st, each of the three defendants purportedly purchased an interest in the
B ioHemp P romissory Note. The combined interests totaled the full face value of
the note.
ii. Second, each of the three defendants presented BioHemp with a letter demanding
payment on their acquired interest in the BioHemp P romissory Note.
iii. Thir d, P erson D (or, in one instance, his successor chief executive officer) signed
a board resolution settling the debt by authorizing the issuance of shares in lieu
of payment.
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iv. Fourth, in each instance, Trevor Page arranged for P erson B to write opinion
letters attesting that the transfer agent could issue share certificates without
restrictive legends for the BioHemp shares acquired by Wellesley, Porrima and
Emergent. Spe c if ic a lly, Person B’s letters attested that these entities were not
a f f ilia te s of BioHemp. The opinion letters were false and misleading in that
We lle s le y, P or r ima and Emergent were nominee entities for Tim and Trevor
Page, who were affiliates of BioHemp by virtue of (a) their control over the
company’s operations; or (b) their control over the company’s shares.
Ille gal Sale of B ioHe mp Stock
58. After obtaining the purportedly unrestricted shares in the names of We lle s le y,
P orrima and Emergent, Tim and Trevor P age arranged to deposit the stock with offshore
brokerage firms and directly or indirectly sold over 3 million shares of BioHemp stock to retail
investors.
59. To generate interest in their shares, Tim P age hired the Boiler Room Operator to
tout B ioH e mp through his boiler room. For example, in or about June 2019, Tim P age caused
Emergent to pay the Boiler Room Operator approximately $122,644 and, at or about the same
time, Tim Page caused Emergent to buy a watch costing approximately $262,000 for the B oile r
Room Operator.
60. Tim and Trevor P age knew, or were reckless in not knowing, that the Boiler
Room Operator would tout BioHemp’s shares as a good investment opportunity without
disclosing that Tim P age had hired the B oile r Room Operator, and without disclosing that the
control persons of BioHemp intended to sell their shares to the unsuspecting investors solicited
by the Boiler Room Operator and his team.
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61. Tim Page, Trevor Page, Wellesley, Emergent, and Porrima knew, or were reckless
in not knowing, that their shares were legally restricted from resale. Tim Page, Trevor Page,
Wellesley, Emergent, and Porrima schemed to defraud the company’s transfer agent and the
market by concealing their control over BioHe mp, inc luding by operating secretly through FJ
Investments, in order to conceal their status as affiliates of the company.
62. Tim P age and Trevor P age received, directly or indirectly, approximately $3.6
million in illegal proceeds as a result of fraudulently se lling B ioHemp stock.
DEFENDANTS’ BIOHEMP REGISTRATION VIOLATIONS
63. Tim Page, Trevor Page, Wellesley, Emergent, and Porrima’s BioHemp stock sales
involved an underwriter. For example, the Pages, Emergent, Wellesley and Porrima were
underwriters because they were affiliates who acquired BioHemp stock with the intent to
distribute it. Further, the foreign brokers and foreign account operators who sold stock on these
defendants’ behalf also acted as underwriters because the foreign brokers and foreign account
operators were selling shares for affiliates in connection with the distribut ion of the securities to
the public. Accordingly, the sales were required to be registered or otherwise compliant with the
conditions set forth in SEC Rule 144, because Tim and Trevor Page were affiliates of BioHemp.
Tim Page, Trevor Page, Wellesley, Emergent, and P orrima did not sell BioHemp’s stock
pursuant to an effective registration statement and no valid exemption from registration existed.
Further, Tim Page, Trevor Page, Wellesley, Emergent, and Porrima did not comply with the safe
harbor conditions set forth in SEC Rule 144.
DEFENDANTS’ BIOHEMP DISCLOSURE VIOLATIONS
64. B ioHemp had a voting class of equity securities registered under Section 12 of the
Exchange Act. In March 2019, BioHemp issued 25,000,000 shares to FJ Investments, which
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held those shares for Tim and Trevor P age. At that point, Tim and Trevor P age controlle d
approximately 99.9% of BioHemp’s outstanding stock through FJ Investments.
65. Because of the P ages’ exclusive control over the shares acquired by FJ
Investments, the P ages had investment power within the meaning of Rule 13d-3(a) over these
B ioHemp shares and, therefore, had “acquired” beneficial ownership of those shares within the
meaning of Rule 13d-5(a). Accordingly, the Pages were required to file a statement of beneficial
ownership within ten days of acquiring that beneficial ownership. The P ages, however, failed to
file any such statement.
66. Similarly, FJ Investments was required to file its own statement of beneficial
ownership within ten days of acquiring that beneficial ownership because it was the beneficia l
owner of more than 5% of BioHemp’s stock. FJ Investments, however, failed to file a statement
of beneficial ownership.
LINK SCHEME TO DEFRAUD
Control over Link
67. From at least February 2016 through February 2018, Tim and Trevor P age
controlled Link in a similar way to EnviroTechnologies. For example, P erson A served as a
consultant of Link as he did for EnviroTechnologies (arranging for, among other things, the
is s ue r to f ile paperwork with OTC Markets on Tim P age and Trevor P age’s behalf).
68. Tim and Trevor P age also controlled Link’s stock. During a conversation
surreptitiously recorded by a witness who was cooperating w ith an FB I inve s tiga tio n on or about
February 13, 2018, Tim P age explained that: (a) Link had 285 million outstanding shares of
which 175 million were restricted (meaning there were approximately 110 million shares that
were purportedly unrestricted), and (b) only “about 1.8 million is away from us,” (meaning that
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Tim and Trevor P age controlled approximately 108 million of the approximately 110 million
purportedly unrestricted shares).
69. Tim and Trevor P age knew, or were reckless in not knowing, that they were
affiliates of Link and that their stock was legally restricted from resale.
Ille gal Sale of Link Stock: 2016 and 2017
70. In or about February 2016, Tim and Trevor P age arranged for the deposit of
15,000,000 Link shares into a foreign account in the name of Norfolk Heights Ltd. Tim and
Trevor P age also hired the Boiler Room Operator to promote Link shares to generate demand
among investors. From approximately October 2016 through April 2017, through Norfolk
Heights Ltd., Tim and Trevor P age sold 2.3 million shares of Link, generating proceeds of at
le a s t $1. 9 millio n.
71. Of the $1.9 million in Link proceeds, Tim and Trevor P age caused foreign
trading accounts to transfer at least $762,500 to personal bank accounts held in the name of Tim
P age and/or Janan P age, and $30,000 to Ticino.
72. Tim and Trevor P age also arranged for additional funds to be paid to the B oile r
Room Operator from the Link proceeds generated through Norfolk Heights Ltd.’s accounts.
Spe c if ic a lly, Norfolk Heights Ltd. wired 12 payments to bank accounts controlled by the Boiler
Room Operator totaling over $772,000 between October 2016 and February 2018. Tim P a ge and
Trevor P age knew, or were reckless in not knowing, that the Boiler Room Operator and his team
would tout Link’s shares as a good investment opportunity without disclosing the fact that Tim
P age had hired the Boiler Room Operator and that the control persons of Link intended to sell
the ir shares to unsuspecting investors solicited by the Boiler Room Operator and his team.
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73. Tim P age and Trevor P age knew, or were reckless in not knowing, that their
shares were legally restricted from resale. Tim P age and Trevor P age schemed to defraud the
company’s transfer agent and the market by concealing their control over Link in order to avoid
detection as affiliates of the company.
Ille gal Sale of Link Stock: 2018
74. Despite selling millions of Link shares in 2016 and 2017, Tim Page and Trevor
P age held additional Link shares that they sought to sell in 2018. During a conversation
surreptitiously recorded by a witness who was cooperating with an FB I inve s tiga tio n on or about
February 13, 2018, Tim P age acknowledged that he had used a boiler room to promote Link in
the past, but that the effect of the boiler room was waning. During that same recorded
conversation, Tim P age and the witness discussed that they could arrange for the witness to use a
network of brokers to buy Link stock on behalf of unsuspecting brokerage customers in
exchange for a 20 to 25% kickback.
75. On or about February 15, 2018, during a surreptitiously recorded call between a
witness who was cooperating with an FB I inve s tiga tio n and Tim Page and Trevor P age, Tim
P age explained that Trevor P age would coordinate their trading with a Swiss-based broker.
76. On or about February 15 and February 16, 2018, Tim P age and Trevor P age
coordinated cross trades w ith a witness who was cooperating with an FBI investigation.
77. On or about February 23, 2018, during a surreptitiously recorded call by a witness
who was cooperating with an FBI investigation and Tim Page, Tim Page reminisced about
having engaged in the coordinated cross trades on February 15 and 16, 2018 and explained that
he intended to pay the kickback from his personal account.
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78. On or about February 27, 2018 and March 1, 2018, Tim and Trevor Page
coordinated additional cross trades with a witness who was cooperating with an FBI
investigation.
79. During the same February 23, 2018 recorded conversation, Tim P age explained
that he and Trevor P age had been placing trades to support the price of Link at $.11 per share
until the witness could arrange more purchases. Tim Page and Trevor Page placed these trades
to a r tif ic ia lly raise the price per share of Link’s stock for the purpose of inducing the purchase or
sale of Link stock by others. Spe c if ic a lly , Tim Page and Trevor P age manipulated the price per
share of Link to defraud market participants into believing that the value of Link stock was $.11
per share.
CYBERFORT SCHEME TO DEFRAUD
80. As they had done when selling shares of EnviroTechnologies, BioHemp, and
Link, Tim and Trevor P age fraudulently sold shares of Cyberfort. Tim and Trevor P age: (a) had
the power to control Cyberfort; (b) hired the Boiler Room Operator to tout Cyberfort’s stock; and
(c ) sold more than a million of shares of Cyberfort stock through foreign accounts in order to
conceal their control.
81. Tim Page and Trevor P age controlled Cyberfort through P erson D. On various
dates in 2017 through 2020, Tim and Trevor P age arranged to pay P erson D, with whom the
P ages were coordinating in both Cyberfort and B ioHemp, more than $100,000.
82. Starting in early 2018, Tim Page and Trevor P age retained the Boiler Room
Operator, whom they had engaged to push the stock of EnviroTe c hnolo g ie s , B ioHemp, and Link.
Tim P age and Trevor P age knew, or were reckless in not knowing, that the Boiler Room
Operator and his team would tout Cyberfort’s shares as a good investment opportunity without
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disclosing that Tim P age had hired the B oile r Room Operator and that the persons in control of
Cyberfort intended to sell the ir shares to the unsuspecting investors solic ite d by the B oile r Room
Operator.
83. In or about June 2018, Tim and Trevor P age used their nominee, Ticino, to
deposit 1,250,000 shares of Cyberfort into a foreign brokerage account.
84. Between approximately June 19, 2018 and September 10, 2018, Tim Page and
Trevor P age, though Ticino, sold their 1,250,000 shares while the boiler room they had hired
aggressively touted the company’s stock to retail investors, including elderly investors.
Similarly, in October 2018, the P ages deposited into a foreign brokerage account the additional
1,250,000 shares of Cyberfort they had obtained through Emergent in September 2018. They
then directed the sale of about 20,000 of these shares into the United States securities markets in
November and December 2018. In total, the P ages sold at least 1.27 million shares of Cyberfort
for illegal proceeds of at least $1.9 million.
85. Tim P age and Trevor P age knew, or were reckless in not knowing, that the Boiler
Room Operator would tout Cyberfort shares as a good investment opportunity without disclosing
that Tim P age had hired the boiler room, and without disclosing that the persons who controlled
the company intended to sell their shares to the unsuspecting investors solicited by the boiler
room.
86. Tim P age, Trevor P age, and Ticino knew, or were reckless in not knowing, that
their shares were legally restricted from resale. Tim P age, Trevor P age, and Ticino schemed to
defraud the company’s transfer agent and the market by concealing their control over Cyberfort
in order to conceal their status as affiliates of the company.
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MONETARY TRANSFERS TO JANAN PAGE
87. Janan Page received investor funds derived from the unlawful acts, practices and
scheme of Tim P age and Trevor P age, as described in this Complaint. For example, during
October and November 2016, Tim P age caused a foreign account to transfer approximately
$410,000 to a bank account at least partially controlled by Janan P age (this $410,000 was part of
the approximately $762,000 that Tim P age arranged to be transferred from foreign brokerage
accounts to accounts held in his name and/or Janan P age’s name). Janan P age did not provide
consideration for these proceeds.
FIRST CLAIM FOR RELIEF
FRAUD IN THE OFFER OR SALE OF SECURITIES
(Violations of Se ctions 17(a)(1) and (3) of the Se curitie s Act)
(All De fe ndants)
88. P aragraphs 1 through 87 above are re-alleged and incorporated by reference a s if
fully set forth herein.
89. By reason of the conduct described above, the Defendants, in the offer or sale of
securities, by the use of the means or instrumentalities of interstate commerce or of the mails,
directly or indirectly, acting with the requisite degree of knowledge or state of mind (i) employed
devices, schemes, or artifices to defraud; and (ii) engaged in transactions, practices, or courses of
business which operated or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any persons, including
purchasers or sellers of the securities.
90. By reason of the conduct described above, the Defendants violated Securities Act
Sections 17(a)(1) and (3) [15 U.S.C. §77q(a)(1) and (3)].
SECOND CLAIM FOR RELIEF
FRAUD IN CONNECTION WITH THE PURCHASE OR SALE OF SECURITIES
(Violations of Se ction 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rules 10b-5 (a) and (c) the re unde r)
(All De fe ndants)
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91. P aragraphs 1 through 87 above are re-alleged and incorporated by reference a s if
fully set forth herein.
92. By reason of the conduct described above, the Defendants, directly or indirectly,
in connection with the purchase or sale of securities, by the use of the means or instrumentalit ie s
of interstate commerce or of the mails, or of any facility of any national securities exchange,
intentionally, knowingly or recklessly, (i) employed devices, schemes, or artifices to defraud;
and (ii) engaged in acts, practices, or courses of business which operated or would operate as a
fraud or deceit upon any persons, including purchasers or sellers of the securities.
93. By reason of the conduct described above, the Defendants violated Exchange Act
Section 10(b) [15 U.S.C. §78j(b)] and Rules 10b-5 (a) and (c) [17 C.F.R. §240.10b-5(a) and (c)]
thereunder.
THIRD CLAIM FOR RELIEF
UNREGISTERED OFFERINGS OF SECURITIES
(Violations of Se ctions 5(a) and 5(c) of the Se curitie s Act)
(Timothy Page , Tre vor Page , We lle sley, Porrima, and Eme rge nt)
94. P aragraphs 1 through 87 above are re-alleged and incorporated by reference as if
fully set forth herein.
95. By reason of the conduct described above, Timothy P age, Trevor P age,
Wellesley, Porrima, and Emergent, dir e c tly or indir e c tly : ( a ) made use of the means or
instruments of transportation or communication in interstate commerce or of the mails to sell,
through the use or medium of a prospectus or otherwise, securities as to which no r e gis tr a tion
statement has been in effect and for which no exemption from registration has been available;
and/or (b) made use of the means or instruments of transportation or communication in interstate
commerce or of the mails to offer to sell, through the use or medium of a prospectus or
otherwise, securities, including, but not limite d to, the securities of EnviroTechnologies and
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B ioHemp, as to which no registration statement has been filed and for which no exemption from
registration has been available.
96. As a result, Timothy P age, Trevor P age, Wellesley, P orrima, and Emergent
violated Securities Act Sections 5(a) and (c) [15 U.S.C. §§77e(a) and (c)].
FOURTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF
MARKET MANIPULATION
(Violations of Se ction 9(a)(2) of the Exchange Act)
(Timothy Page and Tre vor Page )
97. P aragraphs 1 through 87 above are re-alleged and incorporated by reference as if
fully set forth herein.
98. Section 9(a)(2) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §78i(a)(1)-(2)] makes it unla w f ul
for any person, directly or indirectly, by the use of the mails or any means or instrumentalit y of
interstate commerce, or of any facility of any national securities exchange, to effect a series of
transactions in a security creating actual or apparent active trading in such security, or raising or
depressing the price of such security, for the purpose of inducing the purchase or sale of such
security by others.
99. By engaging in the conduct described above, Timothy P age and Trevor P age
violated Section 9(a)(2) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §78i(a)(2)].
FIFTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF
FAILURE TO REPORT OVER 5% BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
(Violation of Se ction 13(d)(1) and Rule 13d-1)
(Timothy Page, Trevor Page, and FJ Investments)
100. P aragraphs 1 through 87 above are re-alleged and incorporated by reference as if
fully set forth herein.
101. During the period subject to this Complaint , the stock of B ioHemp was a security
under Section 3(a)(1) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §78c(a)(10)].
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102. During the period described in this Complaint, B ioHemp had equity securities that
were registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §78l].
103. By reason of the conduct described in this Complaint, defendants Timothy P age,
Trevor P age, and FJ Investments, after acquiring directly or indirectly beneficial ownership of
more than 5 percent of a class of BioHemp equity securities, failed to file statements with the
Commission containing the information required by Schedule 13D [17 C.F.R. §240.13d-101]
within ten days after they acquired such shares.
104. As a result, Timothy P age, Trevor P age, and FJ Investments violated and, unless
enjoined, will continue to violate Section 13(d)(1) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §78m(d)(1)]
and Rule 13d-1 thereunder [17 C.F.R. §240.13d-1].
SIXTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF
OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF, INCLUDING UNJUST ENRICHMENT AND
CONSTRUCTIVE TRUST
(Janan Page )
105. P aragraphs 1 through 87 above are re-alleged and incorporated by reference as if
fully set forth herein.
106. Section 21(d)(5) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §78u(d)(5)] states “[i]n any
action or proceeding brought or instituted by the Commission under any provision of the
securities laws, the Commission may seek, and any Federal court may grant, any equitable relief
that may be appropriate or necessary for the benefit of investors.”
107. The Relief Defendant has received investor funds derived from the unlawful acts,
practices and scheme of the Defendants under circumstances dictating that, in equity and good
conscience, she should not be allowed to retain such funds.
108. As a result, the Relief Defendant is liable for unjust enrichment and should be
required to return her ill-gotten gains, in an amount to be determined by the Court. The Court
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should also impose a constructive trust on property in the possession of the Relief Defendant that
is traceable to the Defendants’ wrongful acts.
PRAYER FOR RELIEF
WHEREFORE, the Commission respectfully requests that this Court:
A. Permanently restrain defendants Timothy and Trevor P age, the ir agents, servants,
employees and attorneys, and those persons in active concert or participation with them who
receive actual notice of the injunction by personal service or otherwise, and each of them, from
violating Sections 5(a), 5(c), 17(a)(1), and 17(a)(3) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. §§77e(a),
(c); 77q(1) and (3)], and Sections 9(a)(2), 10(b) and 13(d) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C.
§§78j(b), 78i(a), 78m(d)(1)], and Rules 10b-5(a) and (c) and 13d-1 thereunder [17 C.F.R.
§240.10b-5; §240.13d-1].
B. Permanently restrain defendants Wellesley, P orrima and Emergent, the ir officers,
agents, servants, employees and attorneys, and those persons in active concert or participation
w ith them who receive actual notice of the injunction by personal service or otherwise, and each
of them, from violating Sections 5(a), 5(c), 17(a)(1), and 17(a)(3) of the Securities Act
[15 U.S.C. §§77e(a), (c); 77q(1) and (3)], and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C.
§§78j(b)], and Rules 10b-5(a) and (c) thereunder [17 C.F.R. §240.10b-5].
C. P ermanently restrain defendant Ticino, its officers, agents, servants, employees
and attorneys, and those persons in active concert or participation with it who receive actual
notice of the injunction by personal service or otherwise, and each of them, from violating
Sections 17(a)(1), and 17(a)(3) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. §77q(1) and (3)], and Section
10(b) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §78j(b)], and Rules 10b-5(a) and (c) thereunder [17 C.F.R.
§240.10b-5].
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D. Permanently restrain defendant FJ Investments, its officers, agents, servants,
employees and attorneys, and those persons in active concert or participation with it who receive
actual notice of the injunction by personal service or otherwise, and each of them, from violating
Sections 17(a)(1), and 17(a)(3) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. §77q(1) and (3)], and Sections
10(b) and 13(d) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §§78j(b), 78m(d)(1)], and Rules 10b-5(a) and
(c) and 13d-1 thereunder [17 C.F.R. §240.10b-5; §240.13d-1].
E. Order the Defendants and Relief Defendant to disgorge, with prejudgment
inte r e s t, a ll ill-gotten gains obtained by reason of the unlawful conduct alleged in this Complaint,
pursuant to Section 21(d)(7) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §78u(d)(7)].
F. Order the Defendants to pay civil monetary penalties pursuant to Section 20(d) of
the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. §77t(d)] and Section 21(d)(3) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C.
§78u(d)(3)];
G. Enter an order barring Trevor P age from participating in any offering of a penny
stock, pursuant to Section 20(g) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. §77t(g)] and/or Section 21(d) of
the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §78u(d)];
H. Enter an order enjoining Timothy P age and Trevor P age from directly or
indirectly, including, but not limited to, through an entity owned or controlled by Timothy P age
or Trevor P age, participating in the issuance, purchase, offer or sale of any security; provided,
however, that such injunction shall not prevent Timothy P age or Trevor P age from purchasing or
selling securities listed on a national securities exchange for their own personal accounts.
I. Retain jurisdiction over this action to implement and carry out the terms of all
orders and decrees that may be entered; and
J. Gra nt such other and further relief as this Court may deem just and proper.
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JURY DEMAND
The Commission demands a jury in this matter for all claims so triable.
DATED: September 23, 2021
Respectfully submitted,
/s / Alic ia Reed _____________________
Alicia Reed
Amy Gwiazda*
Eric Forni*
Kathleen Shields*
Attorneys for the P la intif f
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Boston Regional Office
33 Arch St., 24
th
Floor
Boston, MA 02110
*Not admitted in the U.S. District Court for the
Eastern District of New YorkUNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION,
Plaintiff,
v.
TIMOTHY PAGE, TREVOR PAGE,
TICINO CAPITAL LIMITED,
WELLESLEY HOLDINGS LIMITED,
PORRIMA LIMITED, EMERGENT
INVESTMENT COMPANY, and FJ
INVESTMENTS INTERNATIONAL
INC.,
Defendants.
JANAN PAGE,
Relief Defendant.
Civil Action No. 21-CV-______
JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
COMPLAINT
Plaintiff, Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), alleges the
following against defendants Timothy Page, Trevor Page, Ticino Capital Limited (“Ticino”),
Wellesley Holdings Limited (“Wellesley”), Porrima Limited (“Porrima”), Emergent Investment
Company (“Emergent”); and FJ Investments International Inc. (“FJ Investments”) (and
collectively, the “Defendants”) and relief defendant Janan Page:
SUMMARY
1. This is a securities fraud enforcement action. Starting no later than 2016 and
continuing through at least July 2019, the Defendants schemed fraudulently to sell the stock of
various publicly traded companies, including the stock of Link Reservations, Inc. (“Link”),
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EnviroTechnologies International, Inc. (“EnviroTechnologies”), Cyberfort Software Inc.
(“Cyberfort”), and BioHemp International, Inc. (“BioHemp”), to investors in the public United
States securities markets. Timothy and Trevor Page used nominees—including defendants
Ticino, Wellesley, Porrima, Emergent, and FJ Investments—to disguise their holdings of
substantial interests in publicly traded companies. Timothy Page and Trevor Page also engaged
boiler rooms (i.e., call center operations designed to lure investors to purchase stock, often using
high-pressure sales tactics) to generate artificial demand for their stock by making false and
misleading statements to investors.
2. Further, when market demand for their unsold shares dried up towards the end of
the various boiler room promotional campaigns that they funded, Timothy and Trevor Page
agreed to pay kickbacks to an individual who they believed was a corrupt broker. The Pages
believed the broker would buy the Pages’ worthless shares in unsuspecting brokerage customers’
accounts (hereinafter referred to as “cross trades”). Unbeknownst to the Pages, they coordinated
these cross trades with an individual who was cooperating with a Federal Bureau of Investigation
(“FBI”) investigation, and the Pages paid these cross trade kickbacks to an entity controlled by
the FBI.
VIOLATIONS
3. As a result of the conduct alleged herein, Timothy Page, Trevor Page, Wellesley,
Emergent, and Porrima violated, and unless restrained and enjoined will continue to violate,
Sections 5(a), 5(c), 17(a)(1), and 17(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”), and
Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) and Rules 10b-5(a) and
(c) thereunder; Ticino and FJ Investments violated Sections 17(a)(1) and (3) of the Securities Act
and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rules 10b-5(a) and (c) thereunder; Timothy Page and
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Trevor Page violated Section 9(a)(2) of the Exchange Act; and Timothy Page, Trevor Page and
FJ Investments also violated Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13d-1 thereunder.
NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND RELIEF SOUGHT
4. The Commission seeks a permanent injunction against the Defendants, enjoining
them from engaging in the transactions, acts, practices, and courses of business alleged in this
Complaint, disgorgement of all ill-gotten gains from the unlawful conduct set forth in this
Complaint, together with prejudgment interest under Section 21(d)(7) of the Exchange Act [15
U.S.C. §78u(d)(7)], civil penalties pursuant to Section 20(d) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C.
§77t(d)] and Section 21(d)(3) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §78u(d)(3)]; an order barring
Trevor Page from participating in any offering of a penny stock, pursuant to Section 20(g) of the
Securities Act [15 U.S.C. §77t(g)] and/or Section 21(d) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C.
§78u(d)]; orders enjoining Timothy Page and Trevor Page from directly or indirectly, including,
but not limited to, through an entity owned or controlled by Timothy Page or Trevor Page,
participating in the issuance, purchase, offer or sale of any security, provided, however, that such
injunction shall not prevent Timothy Page or Trevor Page from purchasing or selling securities
listed on a national securities exchange for their own personal accounts; and such other relief as
the Court may deem appropriate.
JURISDICTION AND VENUE
5. This Court has jurisdiction over this action pursuant to Section 22(a) of the
Securities Act [15 U.S.C. §77v(a)] and Sections 21(d), 21(e), and 27 of the Exchange Act [15
U.S.C. §§78u(d), 78u(e), and 78aa].
6. Venue lies in this District pursuant to Section 22(a) of the Securities Act [15
U.S.C. §77v(a)] and Section 27 of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §78aa]. Certain of the acts,
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practices, transactions and courses of business alleged in this Complaint occurred within the
Eastern District of New York, and were effected, directly or indirectly, by making use of means
or instrumentalities of transportation or communication in interstate commerce, or the mails. For
example, during the period described in this Complaint, individuals who reside in the Eastern
District of New York purchased the stock of EnviroTechnologies and Cyberfort.
DEFENDANTS
7. Timothy (“Tim”) Page, 71, is a citizen of the United Kingdom (“U.K.”) and, at
various times, resided in the U.K., Switzerland and Fiji. Tim Page was charged by the
Commission in two actions filed in 2007 and 2009 for violating Sections 5(a) and 5(c) of the
Securities Act in connection with several stock offerings, as well as a violation of Section
15(a)(1) of the Exchange Act in the 2009 matter. SEC v. Phillip W. Offill, Jr., et al. (Case No.
07-cv-01643 (N.D. Tex.)); SEC v. Connectajet.com, Inc., et al. (Case No. 09-cv-01742 (N.D.
Tex.)).
8. Trevor Page, 35, is a U.K. resident and is Tim Page’s son.
9. Ticino Capital Limited is a Maltese corporation formed in June 2014, owned on
paper by a Swiss attorney. Tim and Trevor Page used brokerage accounts held in Ticino
Capital’s name illegally to sell shares of stock and used bank accounts held in Ticino Capital’s
name to compensate boiler room operators to promote stocks they were selling and for other
purposes.
10. Wellesley Holdings Limited is a Hungarian corporation formed in May 2018,
owned on paper by a Swiss citizen. Tim and Trevor Page used a brokerage account in the name
of Wellesley illegally to sell shares of at least one company (BioHemp International, Inc.
(“BioHemp”)) and used a bank account in the name of Wellesley secretly to provide financing to
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BioHemp’s operations.
11. Porrima Limited is a Hungarian corporation formed in February 2018, owned on
paper by a Hungarian lawyer based in Budapest. Tim and Trevor Page used a brokerage account
in the name of Porrima Limited illegally to sell shares of at least BioHemp.
12. Emergent Investment Company is a Hungarian corporation formed in February
2018, owned on paper by a citizen of the Philippines, where Tim Page owns property. Tim and
Trevor Page used a brokerage account in the name of Emergent illegally to sell shares of
BioHemp, and Tim Page was an authorized signer on Emergent’s Hungarian bank account.
13. FJ Investments International Inc. is a Utah corporation formed in early 2018 and
controlled by a Utah resident. The Utah resident incorporated FJ Investments to acquire and
hold the controlling block of shares of BioHemp as a nominee for Tim Page.
RELIEF DEFENDANT
14. Janan Page, 63, is a resident of the U.K., Switzerland and Fiji. She is the wife of
Tim Page. Illicit proceeds of Tim and Trevor Page’s fraud were directed to bank and brokerage
accounts held in Janan Page’s name. Brokerage accounts held in Janan Page’s name were also
used to conduct manipulative trades in securities that Tim and Trevor Page were selling.
RELATED PARTIES
15. EnviroTechnologies represents in public filings that it is an organic products
company. EnviroTechnologies (Ticker: ETII) trades on the OTC Markets (defined in Paragraph
25, below). EnviroTechnologies was incorporated in Delaware in 1996 under the name HIS of
Virginia, Inc., and is currently headquartered in Pleasant Grove, Utah.
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16. Cyberfort is a Nevada corporation, currently headquartered in San Francisco,
California. Cyberfort represents in public filings that it is focused on providing software security
technology. Cyberfort’s common stock (Ticker: CYBF) is quoted on the OTC Markets.
17. BioHemp is a Nevada corporation that purportedly has a principal place of
business in New York, New York. BioHemp was originally incorporated in Nevada in August
2012 as Book It Local Inc., and in August 2013, Book It Local filed a Form 8-A12G to register a
class of its securities under the Exchange Act. Since that time, the company has had a reporting
obligation under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. During the time period at issue in this
Complaint, BioHemp stock (Ticker: BKIT) was quoted on the OTC Markets. The Commission
suspended trading in BioHemp stock (Ticker: BKIT) for 10 days effective July 26, 2019 and in
May 2021, commenced a proceeding to determine whether the registration of its shares should be
revoked.
18. Link is a Nevada corporation headquartered in Herefordshire, U.K. Link was
originally incorporated in December 2006 as Wishart Enterprises, Ltd. In June 2010, Wishart
changed its name to Vendum Batteries, Inc. In May 2015, Vendum Batteries changed its name
to Link. Link’s common stock is quoted on OTC Markets under the symbol LRSV.
BACKGROUND
19. Persons who control companies which have stock that is sold to the public
(“control persons”) are subject to a variety of legal and regulatory requirements. Such
registration requirements, sale restrictions, and disclosure obligations are safeguards designed to
inform investors about the nature of the stock they are holding or considering buying, and from
whom they would be buying that stock.
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20. Before selling stock, control persons are required to: (a) register the stock sales
with the Commission pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 77e]; (b) sell the
stock pursuant to an applicable exemption from registration; or (c) sell the stock pursuant to
conditions set forth in SEC Rule 144 [17 C.F.R. § 240.144], including limitations on the amount
of stock a control person can legally sell. Also, investors in certain public companies are
required publicly to disclose any ownership interest in excess of 5% of the company’s publicly
traded stock.
21. “Restricted stock” includes stock of a company whose shares are traded publicly
(also known as an “issuer”) that has been acquired from an issuer, or an affiliate of an issuer, in a
private transaction that is not registered with the Commission. In addition, stock held by an
issuer or affiliate of an issuer is restricted stock. Absent an exemption under the federal
securities laws and rules, restricted stock cannot legally be offered or sold to the public unless a
securities registration statement has been filed with the Commission (for an offer) or is in effect
(for a sale). A registration statement contains important information about an issuer’s business
operations, financial condition, results of operations, risk factors, and management. It also
includes disclosure of any person or group who is the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the
company’s securities.
22. An “affiliate” of an issuer is a person or entity that, directly or indirectly through
one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such
issuer (i.e., a control person). “Control” means the power to direct management and policies of
the company in question. Affiliates include officers, directors and controlling shareholders, as
well as any person who is under “common control” with or has common control of an issuer. As
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used herein, the term “control group” means a group that collectively is an “affiliate” of an
issuer.
23. “Unrestricted stock” is stock that may legally be offered and sold in the public
securities marketplace by a non-affiliate, ordinarily after having previously been subject to a
registration statement. Registration statements are transaction specific, however, and apply to
each separate offer and sale as detailed in the registration statement. Registration, therefore,
does not attach to the security itself, and registration at one stage for one party does not
necessarily suffice to register subsequent offers and sales by the same or different parties. Thus,
when a control person buys publicly-traded or otherwise unrestricted shares in a company s/he
controls, those shares automatically become subject to the legal restrictions on sales by an
affiliate, which strictly limit the quantity of shares that may be sold in the public markets absent
registration. Without registration, affiliates are prohibited from selling large quantities of an
issuer’s shares, regardless of how the affiliates obtained those shares.
24. A “transfer agent” is a company that, among other things, issues and cancels
certificates of a company’s stock to reflect changes in ownership. Many companies that have
publicly traded securities use transfer agents to keep track of the individuals and entities that own
their stock. Transfer agents routinely keep track of whether shares are restricted from resale.
25. Over-the-Counter (“OTC”) Markets, Inc. is a stock quotation service that
facilitates public trading of shares in public companies that are not otherwise listed on national
securities exchanges (like NASDAQ or the New York Stock Exchange). Public companies that
do not have an obligation to file reports with the Commission may choose to file public reports
(such as quarterly and annual statements) on the OTC Markets website for investors to review
and consider when making investment decisions.
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26. “Penny Stock,” as used herein, generally refers to a security issued by a very
small company that trades at less than $5 per share.
27. “Pump-and-dump” schemes typically involve company shareholders touting, or
“pumping,” (or paying others to tout or “pump”) a company’s stock through false and misleading
statements or through manipulative trading, for the purpose of creating market demand into
which those same shareholders sell, or “dump,” their shares.
FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS
ENVIROTECHNOLOGIES SCHEME TO DEFRAUD
28. From 2016 through 2018, Tim and Trevor Page coordinated with at least two
other individuals to engineer a pump-and-dump scheme by concealing their control over
EnviroTechnologies. By hiding their control, Tim and Trevor Page sold their
EnviroTechnologies’ stock without registering the sales or complying with legally mandated sale
limitations, while concealing from prospective purchasers that EnviroTechnologies’ stock was
being sold, in bulk, by the people who controlled the company.
29. In furtherance of their scheme fraudulently to sell EnviroTechnologies’ stock,
Tim and Trevor Page, directly or indirectly, secretly controlled EnviroTechnologies by: (a)
providing significant funding to the company; (b) engaging an officer of EnviroTechnologies’
board to be their company insider; and (c) controlling a significant percentage of the company’s
stock.
Funding and Board Control
30. Starting no later than July 2016, Tim and Trevor Page began working closely with
an individual (identified herein as Person A) to ensure that EnviroTechnologies stock could be
quoted for trading on OTC Markets. During a conversation surreptitiously recorded between a
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witness who was cooperating with an FBI investigation and Tim Page on or about February 13,
2018, Tim Page referred to Person A as his “partner” on the EnviroTechnologies deal.
31. Person A was an EnviroTechnologies paid consultant. Person A prepared and
filed EnviroTechnologies’ financial statements. Person A also arranged for payment of
EnviroTechnologies’ semi-annual fees to OTC Markets by using a credit card that had been
issued to Janan Page. These filings enabled EnviroTechnologies to be listed for trading by OTC
Markets, which subsequently enabled Tim and Trevor Page to sell their shares to other investors.
32. Tim Page was a significant source of funding for EnviroTechnologies between
March 2017 and May 2019. Tim Page, however, arranged to obfuscate the fact that he was the
source of that funding to avoid the appearance that he directly or indirectly controlled
EnviroTechnologies. For example, Tim Page arranged to fund EnviroTechnologies’ operations
by transferring funds from several accounts he controlled, including accounts held in the name of
Ticino and Emergent, to accounts controlled by an officer of EnviroTechnologies (identified
herein as Person C), who in turn transferred the funds to EnviroTechnologies. Examples of
transfers follow:
i. On or about March 7, 2017, Tim Page paid $16,961.65 from his personal bank
account to a company controlled by Person C (“Person C’s Company”). On
March 8, 2017, Person C’s Company wired $15,000 to
EnviroTechnologies. Following this wire transfer, the remaining balance in
Person C’s Company’s account was less than $3,600.
ii. On or about March 21, 2017, Ticino paid $49,980 to Person C’s Company. On
the same day, Person C’s Company wired $49,950 to
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EnviroTechnologies. Following this wire transfer, the remaining balance in
Person C’s Company’s account was less than $900.
iii. On or about October 16, 2018, Emergent paid $14,966 to Person C’s
Company. On October 17, 2018, Person C’s Company wired $14,960 to
EnviroTechnologies. Following this wire transfer, the remaining balance in
Person C’s Company’s account was less than $400.
33. Tim Page knew, or was reckless in not knowing, that Person C’s Company was a
dormant LLC that Person C used to funnel money to EnviroTechnologies. Person C and Tim
Page executed promissory notes between Person C’s Company and Tim Page (or Tim Page’s
companies) to make it seem as if the transfers resulted from a loan arrangement when, in
actuality, they did not.
Stock Control
34. Tim and Trevor Page, working with Person A, directly or indirectly controlled
almost all of EnviroTechnologies’ purportedly unrestricted stock. For example, in September
2016, three foreign entities controlled by Tim and Trevor Page, including defendant Ticino,
acquired a class of stock that could be converted into commonly traded stock (i.e., a type of stock
that can typically be traded in the public securities markets if it is unrestricted). These three
entities all exercised their conversion rights in October 2016, making them the owners of a total
of 30,000,000 common shares of EnviroTechnologies.
35. Shortly thereafter, Person A facilitated the assignment of a convertible promissory
note to two other foreign entities controlled by Tim and Trevor Page, which Tim and Trevor
Page arranged to have converted into a total of 20,000,000 additional common shares of
EnviroTechnologies in 2017.
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36. Having consolidated control of 50,000,000 common shares of
EnviroTechnologies stock, Tim and Trevor Page arranged to have the stock certificates issued
without restrictive legends on the basis of false and misleading opinion letters authored by
EnviroTechnologies’ securities counsel (hereinafter referred to as “Person B”).
37. Trevor Page coordinated with Person B to author the false and misleading opinion
letters. For example, on or about October 3, 2016, Trevor Page emailed Person B and requested
opinion letters for three offshore nominees that were holding his (and Tim Page’s) stock.
Opinion letters are intended to be provided to transfer agents to authorize the transfer agents to
issue stock without a restricted legend (which would prevent the shares from being deposited
with a broker dealer and sold to investors in the public market).
38. On or about October 3, 2016, Trevor Page used his credit card to pay $900 to
Person B for the three opinion letters.
39. The opinion letters were false and misleading because, among other things,
Person B represented to the company’s transfer agent that the Pages’ entities were not affiliates
of EnviroTechnologies. In actuality, the entities were nominees that were used to conceal the
Pages’ identities, and Tim and Trevor Page were affiliates of EnviroTechnologies by virtue of
their control over the company’s operations and its stock.
40. The table below illustrates the stock transfers to the Pages’ entities, as described
in Paragraphs 34 through 36, above. As shown in this chart, Red Crane Ltd., Car Rus
Consulting, Norfolk Heights Ltd., and Company A were controlled by, or held stock on behalf of
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and at the direction of, Tim and Trevor Page.
Illegal Sales of EnviroTechnologies Stock
41. Red Crane Ltd. then transferred its shares to a foreign entity that purported to be
an asset manager, but really just served as part of a trading platform to dump penny stocks for
various control groups. Norfolk Heights Ltd. was another nominee that was also part of the same
trading platform.1 Between approximately February 2017 and May 2018, Tim and Trevor Page
and others with whom they were coordinating arranged for the foreign asset manager/trading
platform to dump their EnviroTechnologies stock. The sales occurred in two waves: February
through June 2017, and February through May 2018.
1 The Commission charged, and obtained judgments against, Norfolk Heights Ltd. and Fountain Drive Ltd. (see
paragraph 50 herein) in a separate case for their role as part of an illicit trading platform. See SEC v. Bajic, et al.,
No. 20-cv-0007 (S.D.N.Y., filed Jan. 2, 2020).
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42. During the time period February through June 2017, Tim and Trevor Page sold,
directly or indirectly, approximately 3.9 million shares of EnviroTechnologies stock for proceeds
of approximately $3.7 million.
43. On 46 of the 101 available trading days between February 7, 2017 and June 16,
2017, Tim and Trevor Page’s stock sales accounted for more than 50% of the total market
volume for EnviroTechnologies. As the chart below reflects, between February and June 2017,
this trading on behalf of Tim and Trevor Page effectively increased the price of the stock from
$0.60 per share to a high of $1.93 per share on April 7, 2017, at which point the notional market
capitalization of EnviroTechnologies was at least $390 million.
44. By February 2018, the volume of trading in EnviroTechnologies stock had
decreased, which negatively affected Tim and Trevor Pages’ ability to sell their remaining
EnviroTechnologies’ shares profitably. To address this issue, Tim and Trevor Page manipulated
the market for EnviroTechnologies’ stock by creating the false appearance of active trading in
EnviroTechnologies’ shares.
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45. In particular, during a conversation surreptitiously recorded between a witness
who was cooperating with an FBI investigation and Tim Page on or about February 13, 2018,
Tim Page complained that he was not able to sell as much stock as he wanted to because of the
low volume. Tim Page further explained: “we are maintaining the price, and it’s costing us
money, and it’s very frustrating because I can’t capture . . . so it’s costing me money just trying
to maintain that so I’m getting very frustrated.” Tim Page was describing his efforts to maintain
an artificially high stock price by entering small and manipulative buy orders—which had the
effect of creating an artificial appearance of market demand— aimed at enabling Tim Page and
Trevor Page to sell their remaining EnviroTechnologies shares at an artificially high price.
46. As Tim Page described during the February 13, 2018 recorded conversation, Tim
Page had arranged for brokerage accounts held in Janan Page’s name to place many small buy
orders of EnviroTechnologies stock to maintain its price. Tim Page arranged the buy orders for
the purpose of artificially increasing the price per share of EnviroTechnologies’ stock and for the
purpose of inducing others to invest.
47. The chart below illustrates Tim Page’s manipulative efforts to buy
EnviroTechnologies stock to prevent the stock price from declining further than it already had on
a given day or to stabilize the stock price at a daily high:
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48. Within a few months, Tim Page took additional steps to generate demand for his
and Trevor Page’s EnviroTechnologies’ shares that they had yet to sell. Specifically, in or about
April and May 2018, Tim Page hired a boiler room to generate more demand for
EnviroTechnologies stock held, directly or indirectly, by him and Trevor Page.
49. Tim Page and Trevor Page knew, or were reckless in not knowing, that the boiler
room operator (hereinafter referred to as the “Boiler Room Operator”) would tout
EnviroTechnologies’ shares as a good investment opportunity without disclosing that Tim Page
had hired the boiler room, and without disclosing that the persons who controlled the company
intended to sell their shares to the unsuspecting investors solicited by the boiler room.
50. As the table below reflects, the profits from Tim Page and Trevor Page’s sales of
EnviroTechnologies shares were distributed to Ticino and at least one other entity controlled by
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Tim and Trevor Page. Person A and the Boiler Room Operator also received some of those
proceeds.
51. Tim and Trevor Page knew, or were reckless in not knowing, that their shares
were legally required to be registered and, therefore, were restricted from resale. Tim and Trevor
Page schemed to defraud the company’s transfer agent and the market by concealing their
control over EnviroTechnologies by evading their disclosure obligations as affiliates of the
company.
52. Tim and Trevor Page’s sale of their EnviroTechnologies’ stock between February
2017 and May 2018 yielded combined profits of more than $4.5 million.
DEFENDANTS’ ENVIROTECHNOLOGIES REGISTRATION VIOLATIONS
53. Tim Page and Trevor Page’s EnviroTechnologies stock sales involved an
underwriter. For example, the Pages were underwriters because they were affiliates who
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acquired EnviroTechnologies stock with the intent to distribute it. Further, the foreign brokers
and foreign account operators who sold stock on the Pages’ behalf also acted as underwriters
because the foreign brokers and foreign account operators were selling shares for affiliates in
connection with the distribution of the securities to the public. Accordingly, the sales were
required to be registered or otherwise comply with the conditions set forth in SEC Rule 144
because Tim and Trevor Page were affiliates of EnviroTechnologies. Tim and Trevor Page did
not sell EnviroTechnologies’ stock pursuant to an effective registration statement and no valid
exemption from registration existed. Further, Tim and Trevor Page did not meet or comply with
the safe harbor conditions set forth in SEC Rule 144, which, among other things, provide a
limitation for the amount of shares an affiliate can legally sell in order to qualify for the safe
harbor, and therefore were not entitled to its protections.
BIOHEMP SCHEME TO DEFRAUD
Company Control
54. In early 2018, Tim and Trevor Page took control, directly or indirectly, of
BioHemp. For example, Trevor Page called Person C and asked him to incorporate a company
to hold BioHemp’s stock. Person C agreed and incorporated FJ Investments. FJ Investments
then purchased 18,000,000 restricted shares of BioHemp stock—the majority of the company’s
outstanding shares. FJ Investments received the shares without FJ Investments or anyone else
providing consideration for those shares, and FJ Investments was holding the shares on Tim
Page’s and Trevor Page’s behalf.
55. Shortly thereafter, Tim and Trevor Page arranged via defendant FJ Investments to
install a new BioHemp Chief Executive Officer (“Person D”). Person D was an associate of Tim
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and Trevor Page and, like Person C, took direction (through BioHemp’s largest shareholder, FJ
Investments), from Tim and Trevor Page. For example:
i. On various dates in 2017 through 2020, Tim and Trevor Page arranged to pay
Person D, with whom the Pages were coordinating, more than $100,000. (As
described in Paragraph 81, below, Person D also served as the chief executive
officer of Cyberfort.)
ii. In or about June 2018, Person D paid a vendor for BioHemp with a credit card
issued in Janan Page’s name.
iii. In or about October 2018, Person C and Person D caused BioHemp to execute a
1-for-1,000 reverse split of its stock (1 share is exchanged for every 1,000 shares
outstanding), which had the effect of (a) dramatically reducing the company’s
existing shareholders (because any shareholder holding less than 1,000 shares
would receive a payout instead of holding a fraction of a share); and (b) reducing
the “float” (the company’s purportedly unrestricted stock that was available for
trading) to approximately 11,000 shares. This was a first step toward enabling
Tim and Trevor Page to control virtually the entirety of the float.
iv. In or about March 2019, Person D caused BioHemp to issue 25,000,000
restricted shares to FJ Investments, which was a front or “nominee” company
controlled by Tim and Trevor Page. BioHemp announced that the issuance was
“in preparation of a pending acquisition and investment agreement.” In
actuality, Tim and Trevor Page arranged for BioHemp to issue FJ Investments
25,000,000 shares to increase their control over the company. Indeed, as of
March 2019 and as a result of BioHemp’s corporate actions, Tim and Trevor
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Page controlled 99.99% of BioHemp’s outstanding stock through FJ
Investments.
56. Between May and July 2019, Tim and Trevor Page, through defendants
Wellesley, Porrima, and Emergent, obtained 3,818,813 shares of purportedly unrestricted
BioHemp shares, which represented 99.7% of the float (in light of the prior 1-for-1,000 reverse
stock split).
57. Tim and Trevor Page acquired these 3,818,813 purportedly unrestricted shares via
their nominees—Wellesley, Porrima and Emergent—from a single payment made in 2016.
Specifically, in or about September 2016, an entity wired $42,000 to the trust account for the law
firm representing BioHemp. In exchange for this payment, BioHemp issued a promissory note
dated September 19, 2016 to the entity (the promissory note is referred to herein as the
“BioHemp Promissory Note”). Between March and July 2019, in separate transactions,
Wellesley, Porrima and Emergent, purportedly each acquired their BioHemp shares following
nearly identical steps:
i. First, each of the three defendants purportedly purchased an interest in the
BioHemp Promissory Note. The combined interests totaled the full face value of
the note.
ii. Second, each of the three defendants presented BioHemp with a letter demanding
payment on their acquired interest in the BioHemp Promissory Note.
iii. Third, Person D (or, in one instance, his successor chief executive officer) signed
a board resolution settling the debt by authorizing the issuance of shares in lieu
of payment.
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iv. Fourth, in each instance, Trevor Page arranged for Person B to write opinion
letters attesting that the transfer agent could issue share certificates without
restrictive legends for the BioHemp shares acquired by Wellesley, Porrima and
Emergent. Specifically, Person B’s letters attested that these entities were not
affiliates of BioHemp. The opinion letters were false and misleading in that
Wellesley, Porrima and Emergent were nominee entities for Tim and Trevor
Page, who were affiliates of BioHemp by virtue of (a) their control over the
company’s operations; or (b) their control over the company’s shares.
Illegal Sale of BioHemp Stock
58. After obtaining the purportedly unrestricted shares in the names of Wellesley,
Porrima and Emergent, Tim and Trevor Page arranged to deposit the stock with offshore
brokerage firms and directly or indirectly sold over 3 million shares of BioHemp stock to retail
investors.
59. To generate interest in their shares, Tim Page hired the Boiler Room Operator to
tout BioHemp through his boiler room. For example, in or about June 2019, Tim Page caused
Emergent to pay the Boiler Room Operator approximately $122,644 and, at or about the same
time, Tim Page caused Emergent to buy a watch costing approximately $262,000 for the Boiler
Room Operator.
60. Tim and Trevor Page knew, or were reckless in not knowing, that the Boiler
Room Operator would tout BioHemp’s shares as a good investment opportunity without
disclosing that Tim Page had hired the Boiler Room Operator, and without disclosing that the
control persons of BioHemp intended to sell their shares to the unsuspecting investors solicited
by the Boiler Room Operator and his team.
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61. Tim Page, Trevor Page, Wellesley, Emergent, and Porrima knew, or were reckless
in not knowing, that their shares were legally restricted from resale. Tim Page, Trevor Page,
Wellesley, Emergent, and Porrima schemed to defraud the company’s transfer agent and the
market by concealing their control over BioHemp, including by operating secretly through FJ
Investments, in order to conceal their status as affiliates of the company.
62. Tim Page and Trevor Page received, directly or indirectly, approximately $3.6
million in illegal proceeds as a result of fraudulently selling BioHemp stock.
DEFENDANTS’ BIOHEMP REGISTRATION VIOLATIONS
63. Tim Page, Trevor Page, Wellesley, Emergent, and Porrima’s BioHemp stock sales
involved an underwriter. For example, the Pages, Emergent, Wellesley and Porrima were
underwriters because they were affiliates who acquired BioHemp stock with the intent to
distribute it. Further, the foreign brokers and foreign account operators who sold stock on these
defendants’ behalf also acted as underwriters because the foreign brokers and foreign account
operators were selling shares for affiliates in connection with the distribution of the securities to
the public. Accordingly, the sales were required to be registered or otherwise compliant with the
conditions set forth in SEC Rule 144, because Tim and Trevor Page were affiliates of BioHemp.
Tim Page, Trevor Page, Wellesley, Emergent, and Porrima did not sell BioHemp’s stock
pursuant to an effective registration statement and no valid exemption from registration existed.
Further, Tim Page, Trevor Page, Wellesley, Emergent, and Porrima did not comply with the safe
harbor conditions set forth in SEC Rule 144.
DEFENDANTS’ BIOHEMP DISCLOSURE VIOLATIONS
64. BioHemp had a voting class of equity securities registered under Section 12 of the
Exchange Act. In March 2019, BioHemp issued 25,000,000 shares to FJ Investments, which
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held those shares for Tim and Trevor Page. At that point, Tim and Trevor Page controlled
approximately 99.9% of BioHemp’s outstanding stock through FJ Investments.
65. Because of the Pages’ exclusive control over the shares acquired by FJ
Investments, the Pages had investment power within the meaning of Rule 13d-3(a) over these
BioHemp shares and, therefore, had “acquired” beneficial ownership of those shares within the
meaning of Rule 13d-5(a). Accordingly, the Pages were required to file a statement of beneficial
ownership within ten days of acquiring that beneficial ownership. The Pages, however, failed to
file any such statement.
66. Similarly, FJ Investments was required to file its own statement of beneficial
ownership within ten days of acquiring that beneficial ownership because it was the beneficial
owner of more than 5% of BioHemp’s stock. FJ Investments, however, failed to file a statement
of beneficial ownership.
LINK SCHEME TO DEFRAUD
Control over Link
67. From at least February 2016 through February 2018, Tim and Trevor Page
controlled Link in a similar way to EnviroTechnologies. For example, Person A served as a
consultant of Link as he did for EnviroTechnologies (arranging for, among other things, the
issuer to file paperwork with OTC Markets on Tim Page and Trevor Page’s behalf).
68. Tim and Trevor Page also controlled Link’s stock. During a conversation
surreptitiously recorded by a witness who was cooperating with an FBI investigation on or about
February 13, 2018, Tim Page explained that: (a) Link had 285 million outstanding shares of
which 175 million were restricted (meaning there were approximately 110 million shares that
were purportedly unrestricted), and (b) only “about 1.8 million is away from us,” (meaning that
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Tim and Trevor Page controlled approximately 108 million of the approximately 110 million
purportedly unrestricted shares).
69. Tim and Trevor Page knew, or were reckless in not knowing, that they were
affiliates of Link and that their stock was legally restricted from resale.
Illegal Sale of Link Stock: 2016 and 2017
70. In or about February 2016, Tim and Trevor Page arranged for the deposit of
15,000,000 Link shares into a foreign account in the name of Norfolk Heights Ltd. Tim and
Trevor Page also hired the Boiler Room Operator to promote Link shares to generate demand
among investors. From approximately October 2016 through April 2017, through Norfolk
Heights Ltd., Tim and Trevor Page sold 2.3 million shares of Link, generating proceeds of at
least $1.9 million.
71. Of the $1.9 million in Link proceeds, Tim and Trevor Page caused foreign
trading accounts to transfer at least $762,500 to personal bank accounts held in the name of Tim
Page and/or Janan Page, and $30,000 to Ticino.
72. Tim and Trevor Page also arranged for additional funds to be paid to the Boiler
Room Operator from the Link proceeds generated through Norfolk Heights Ltd.’s accounts.
Specifically, Norfolk Heights Ltd. wired 12 payments to bank accounts controlled by the Boiler
Room Operator totaling over $772,000 between October 2016 and February 2018. Tim Page and
Trevor Page knew, or were reckless in not knowing, that the Boiler Room Operator and his team
would tout Link’s shares as a good investment opportunity without disclosing the fact that Tim
Page had hired the Boiler Room Operator and that the control persons of Link intended to sell
their shares to unsuspecting investors solicited by the Boiler Room Operator and his team.
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73. Tim Page and Trevor Page knew, or were reckless in not knowing, that their
shares were legally restricted from resale. Tim Page and Trevor Page schemed to defraud the
company’s transfer agent and the market by concealing their control over Link in order to avoid
detection as affiliates of the company.
Illegal Sale of Link Stock: 2018
74. Despite selling millions of Link shares in 2016 and 2017, Tim Page and Trevor
Page held additional Link shares that they sought to sell in 2018. During a conversation
surreptitiously recorded by a witness who was cooperating with an FBI investigation on or about
February 13, 2018, Tim Page acknowledged that he had used a boiler room to promote Link in
the past, but that the effect of the boiler room was waning. During that same recorded
conversation, Tim Page and the witness discussed that they could arrange for the witness to use a
network of brokers to buy Link stock on behalf of unsuspecting brokerage customers in
exchange for a 20 to 25% kickback.
75. On or about February 15, 2018, during a surreptitiously recorded call between a
witness who was cooperating with an FBI investigation and Tim Page and Trevor Page, Tim
Page explained that Trevor Page would coordinate their trading with a Swiss-based broker.
76. On or about February 15 and February 16, 2018, Tim Page and Trevor Page
coordinated cross trades with a witness who was cooperating with an FBI investigation.
77. On or about February 23, 2018, during a surreptitiously recorded call by a witness
who was cooperating with an FBI investigation and Tim Page, Tim Page reminisced about
having engaged in the coordinated cross trades on February 15 and 16, 2018 and explained that
he intended to pay the kickback from his personal account.
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78. On or about February 27, 2018 and March 1, 2018, Tim and Trevor Page
coordinated additional cross trades with a witness who was cooperating with an FBI
investigation.
79. During the same February 23, 2018 recorded conversation, Tim Page explained
that he and Trevor Page had been placing trades to support the price of Link at $.11 per share
until the witness could arrange more purchases. Tim Page and Trevor Page placed these trades
to artificially raise the price per share of Link’s stock for the purpose of inducing the purchase or
sale of Link stock by others. Specifically, Tim Page and Trevor Page manipulated the price per
share of Link to defraud market participants into believing that the value of Link stock was $.11
per share.
CYBERFORT SCHEME TO DEFRAUD
80. As they had done when selling shares of EnviroTechnologies, BioHemp, and
Link, Tim and Trevor Page fraudulently sold shares of Cyberfort. Tim and Trevor Page: (a) had
the power to control Cyberfort; (b) hired the Boiler Room Operator to tout Cyberfort’s stock; and
(c) sold more than a million of shares of Cyberfort stock through foreign accounts in order to
conceal their control.
81. Tim Page and Trevor Page controlled Cyberfort through Person D. On various
dates in 2017 through 2020, Tim and Trevor Page arranged to pay Person D, with whom the
Pages were coordinating in both Cyberfort and BioHemp, more than $100,000.
82. Starting in early 2018, Tim Page and Trevor Page retained the Boiler Room
Operator, whom they had engaged to push the stock of EnviroTechnologies, BioHemp, and Link.
Tim Page and Trevor Page knew, or were reckless in not knowing, that the Boiler Room
Operator and his team would tout Cyberfort’s shares as a good investment opportunity without
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disclosing that Tim Page had hired the Boiler Room Operator and that the persons in control of
Cyberfort intended to sell their shares to the unsuspecting investors solicited by the Boiler Room
Operator.
83. In or about June 2018, Tim and Trevor Page used their nominee, Ticino, to
deposit 1,250,000 shares of Cyberfort into a foreign brokerage account.
84. Between approximately June 19, 2018 and September 10, 2018, Tim Page and
Trevor Page, though Ticino, sold their 1,250,000 shares while the boiler room they had hired
aggressively touted the company’s stock to retail investors, including elderly investors.
Similarly, in October 2018, the Pages deposited into a foreign brokerage account the additional
1,250,000 shares of Cyberfort they had obtained through Emergent in September 2018. They
then directed the sale of about 20,000 of these shares into the United States securities markets in
November and December 2018. In total, the Pages sold at least 1.27 million shares of Cyberfort
for illegal proceeds of at least $1.9 million.
85. Tim Page and Trevor Page knew, or were reckless in not knowing, that the Boiler
Room Operator would tout Cyberfort shares as a good investment opportunity without disclosing
that Tim Page had hired the boiler room, and without disclosing that the persons who controlled
the company intended to sell their shares to the unsuspecting investors solicited by the boiler
room.
86. Tim Page, Trevor Page, and Ticino knew, or were reckless in not knowing, that
their shares were legally restricted from resale. Tim Page, Trevor Page, and Ticino schemed to
defraud the company’s transfer agent and the market by concealing their control over Cyberfort
in order to conceal their status as affiliates of the company.
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MONETARY TRANSFERS TO JANAN PAGE
87. Janan Page received investor funds derived from the unlawful acts, practices and
scheme of Tim Page and Trevor Page, as described in this Complaint. For example, during
October and November 2016, Tim Page caused a foreign account to transfer approximately
$410,000 to a bank account at least partially controlled by Janan Page (this $410,000 was part of
the approximately $762,000 that Tim Page arranged to be transferred from foreign brokerage
accounts to accounts held in his name and/or Janan Page’s name). Janan Page did not provide
consideration for these proceeds.
FIRST CLAIM FOR RELIEF
FRAUD IN THE OFFER OR SALE OF SECURITIES
(Violations of Sections 17(a)(1) and (3) of the Securities Act)
(All Defendants)
88. Paragraphs 1 through 87 above are re-alleged and incorporated by reference as if
fully set forth herein.
89. By reason of the conduct described above, the Defendants, in the offer or sale of
securities, by the use of the means or instrumentalities of interstate commerce or of the mails,
directly or indirectly, acting with the requisite degree of knowledge or state of mind (i) employed
devices, schemes, or artifices to defraud; and (ii) engaged in transactions, practices, or courses of
business which operated or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any persons, including
purchasers or sellers of the securities.
90. By reason of the conduct described above, the Defendants violated Securities Act
Sections 17(a)(1) and (3) [15 U.S.C. §77q(a)(1) and (3)].
SECOND CLAIM FOR RELIEF
FRAUD IN CONNECTION WITH THE PURCHASE OR SALE OF SECURITIES
(Violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rules 10b-5(a) and (c) thereunder)
(All Defendants)
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91. Paragraphs 1 through 87 above are re-alleged and incorporated by reference as if
fully set forth herein.
92. By reason of the conduct described above, the Defendants, directly or indirectly,
in connection with the purchase or sale of securities, by the use of the means or instrumentalities
of interstate commerce or of the mails, or of any facility of any national securities exchange,
intentionally, knowingly or recklessly, (i) employed devices, schemes, or artifices to defraud;
and (ii) engaged in acts, practices, or courses of business which operated or would operate as a
fraud or deceit upon any persons, including purchasers or sellers of the securities.
93. By reason of the conduct described above, the Defendants violated Exchange Act
Section 10(b) [15 U.S.C. §78j(b)] and Rules 10b-5(a) and (c) [17 C.F.R. §240.10b-5(a) and (c)]
thereunder.
THIRD CLAIM FOR RELIEF
UNREGISTERED OFFERINGS OF SECURITIES
(Violations of Sections 5(a) and 5(c) of the Securities Act)
(Timothy Page, Trevor Page, Wellesley, Porrima, and Emergent)
94. Paragraphs 1 through 87 above are re-alleged and incorporated by reference as if
fully set forth herein.
95. By reason of the conduct described above, Timothy Page, Trevor Page,
Wellesley, Porrima, and Emergent, directly or indirectly: (a) made use of the means or
instruments of transportation or communication in interstate commerce or of the mails to sell,
through the use or medium of a prospectus or otherwise, securities as to which no registration
statement has been in effect and for which no exemption from registration has been available;
and/or (b) made use of the means or instruments of transportation or communication in interstate
commerce or of the mails to offer to sell, through the use or medium of a prospectus or
otherwise, securities, including, but not limited to, the securities of EnviroTechnologies and
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BioHemp, as to which no registration statement has been filed and for which no exemption from
registration has been available.
96. As a result, Timothy Page, Trevor Page, Wellesley, Porrima, and Emergent
violated Securities Act Sections 5(a) and (c) [15 U.S.C. §§77e(a) and (c)].
FOURTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF
MARKET MANIPULATION
(Violations of Section 9(a)(2) of the Exchange Act)
(Timothy Page and Trevor Page)
97. Paragraphs 1 through 87 above are re-alleged and incorporated by reference as if
fully set forth herein.
98. Section 9(a)(2) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §78i(a)(1)-(2)] makes it unlawful
for any person, directly or indirectly, by the use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of
interstate commerce, or of any facility of any national securities exchange, to effect a series of
transactions in a security creating actual or apparent active trading in such security, or raising or
depressing the price of such security, for the purpose of inducing the purchase or sale of such
security by others.
99. By engaging in the conduct described above, Timothy Page and Trevor Page
violated Section 9(a)(2) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §78i(a)(2)].
FIFTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF
FAILURE TO REPORT OVER 5% BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
(Violation of Section 13(d)(1) and Rule 13d-1)
(Timothy Page, Trevor Page, and FJ Investments)
100. Paragraphs 1 through 87 above are re-alleged and incorporated by reference as if
fully set forth herein.
101. During the period subject to this Complaint, the stock of BioHemp was a security
under Section 3(a)(1) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §78c(a)(10)].
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102. During the period described in this Complaint, BioHemp had equity securities that
were registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §78l].
103. By reason of the conduct described in this Complaint, defendants Timothy Page,
Trevor Page, and FJ Investments, after acquiring directly or indirectly beneficial ownership of
more than 5 percent of a class of BioHemp equity securities, failed to file statements with the
Commission containing the information required by Schedule 13D [17 C.F.R. §240.13d-101]
within ten days after they acquired such shares.
104. As a result, Timothy Page, Trevor Page, and FJ Investments violated and, unless
enjoined, will continue to violate Section 13(d)(1) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §78m(d)(1)]
and Rule 13d-1 thereunder [17 C.F.R. §240.13d-1].
SIXTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF
OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF, INCLUDING UNJUST ENRICHMENT AND
CONSTRUCTIVE TRUST
(Janan Page)
105. Paragraphs 1 through 87 above are re-alleged and incorporated by reference as if
fully set forth herein.
106. Section 21(d)(5) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §78u(d)(5)] states “[i]n any
action or proceeding brought or instituted by the Commission under any provision of the
securities laws, the Commission may seek, and any Federal court may grant, any equitable relief
that may be appropriate or necessary for the benefit of investors.”
107. The Relief Defendant has received investor funds derived from the unlawful acts,
practices and scheme of the Defendants under circumstances dictating that, in equity and good
conscience, she should not be allowed to retain such funds.
108. As a result, the Relief Defendant is liable for unjust enrichment and should be
required to return her ill-gotten gains, in an amount to be determined by the Court. The Court
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should also impose a constructive trust on property in the possession of the Relief Defendant that
is traceable to the Defendants’ wrongful acts.
PRAYER FOR RELIEF
WHEREFORE, the Commission respectfully requests that this Court:
A. Permanently restrain defendants Timothy and Trevor Page, their agents, servants,
employees and attorneys, and those persons in active concert or participation with them who
receive actual notice of the injunction by personal service or otherwise, and each of them, from
violating Sections 5(a), 5(c), 17(a)(1), and 17(a)(3) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. §§77e(a),
(c); 77q(1) and (3)], and Sections 9(a)(2), 10(b) and 13(d) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C.
§§78j(b), 78i(a), 78m(d)(1)], and Rules 10b-5(a) and (c) and 13d-1 thereunder [17 C.F.R.
§240.10b-5; §240.13d-1].
B. Permanently restrain defendants Wellesley, Porrima and Emergent, their officers,
agents, servants, employees and attorneys, and those persons in active concert or participation
with them who receive actual notice of the injunction by personal service or otherwise, and each
of them, from violating Sections 5(a), 5(c), 17(a)(1), and 17(a)(3) of the Securities Act
[15 U.S.C. §§77e(a), (c); 77q(1) and (3)], and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C.
§§78j(b)], and Rules 10b-5(a) and (c) thereunder [17 C.F.R. §240.10b-5].
C. Permanently restrain defendant Ticino, its officers, agents, servants, employees
and attorneys, and those persons in active concert or participation with it who receive actual
notice of the injunction by personal service or otherwise, and each of them, from violating
Sections 17(a)(1), and 17(a)(3) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. §77q(1) and (3)], and Section
10(b) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §78j(b)], and Rules 10b-5(a) and (c) thereunder [17 C.F.R.
§240.10b-5].
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D. Permanently restrain defendant FJ Investments, its officers, agents, servants,
employees and attorneys, and those persons in active concert or participation with it who receive
actual notice of the injunction by personal service or otherwise, and each of them, from violating
Sections 17(a)(1), and 17(a)(3) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. §77q(1) and (3)], and Sections
10(b) and 13(d) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §§78j(b), 78m(d)(1)], and Rules 10b-5(a) and
(c) and 13d-1 thereunder [17 C.F.R. §240.10b-5; §240.13d-1].
E. Order the Defendants and Relief Defendant to disgorge, with prejudgment
interest, all ill-gotten gains obtained by reason of the unlawful conduct alleged in this Complaint,
pursuant to Section 21(d)(7) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §78u(d)(7)].
F. Order the Defendants to pay civil monetary penalties pursuant to Section 20(d) of
the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. §77t(d)] and Section 21(d)(3) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C.
§78u(d)(3)];
G. Enter an order barring Trevor Page from participating in any offering of a penny
stock, pursuant to Section 20(g) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. §77t(g)] and/or Section 21(d) of
the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §78u(d)];
H. Enter an order enjoining Timothy Page and Trevor Page from directly or
indirectly, including, but not limited to, through an entity owned or controlled by Timothy Page
or Trevor Page, participating in the issuance, purchase, offer or sale of any security; provided,
however, that such injunction shall not prevent Timothy Page or Trevor Page from purchasing or
selling securities listed on a national securities exchange for their own personal accounts.
I. Retain jurisdiction over this action to implement and carry out the terms of all
orders and decrees that may be entered; and
J. Grant such other and further relief as this Court may deem just and proper.
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JURY DEMAND
The Commission demands a jury in this matter for all claims so triable.
DATED: September 23, 2021
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Alicia Reed _____________________
Alicia Reed
Amy Gwiazda*
Eric Forni*
Kathleen Shields*
Attorneys for the Plaintiff
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Boston Regional Office
33 Arch St., 24th Floor
Boston, MA 02110
*Not admitted in the U.S. District Court for the
Eastern District of New York
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