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‘House of cards’: B.C. hearing into $46 million pump-and-dump schemes wraps up

One commission lawyer compared the case to a scene from the 2015 blockbuster The Big Short

Zak Vescera
Zak Vescera

27 Jan 2025 • 5 min read

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The words "B.C. Securities Commission: Invest Right" are pictured on the side of a glass building in downtown Vancouver
A panel at the B.C. Securities Commission heard allegations that Core Capital Partners was at the heart of three "sophisticated" pump-and-pump schemes. (Bethany Lindsay/The IJF)

Zak Vescera
Zak Vescera

Zak is a Vancouver-based reporter focusing on white-collar crime in British Columbia. He previously reported for The Tyee and The Saskatoon StarPhoenix.

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