Federal charges have landed three men in hot water, accused of conspiring to illegally promote stocks in exchange for more than $4.2 million in hush money. Among them is Jonathan William Mikula, a 38-year-old investment newsletter analyst from Woodstock, Georgia, who, along with his buddy Christian Fernandez and CEO Amit Raj Beri, allegedly took part in a bribery scheme to boost certain securities by keeping their compensation under wraps.