They expected to profit by selling the companies — deli operator Hometown International and a California ... impression that there was a genuine market interest in the stock,” it said.

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The deli owners were unaware that Patten and his associates used Hometown International for a reverse ... a "calculated scheme" to manipulate the market and enrich the group at the expense of ...