SAN DIEGO — A La Jolla couple was indicted by a federal grand jury last week on charges stemming from an alleged $100 million securities fraud and money laundering scheme, federal prosecutors announced.
Brett Rosen, 45, and Deborah Rosen, 44, are accused of carrying out a years-long market-manipulation scheme through their investment firm, RB Capital Partners, Inc., according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California.
A 24-count indictment alleges that since 2020, the Rosens financed, promoted and sold stock in six publicly traded companies — Optec International, Inc., Sunshine Biopharma, Inc., BlockQuarry Corp., Solar Integrated Roofing Corp., Cyberlux Corp. and Ilustrato Pictures International, Inc. — while providing false and misleading information to investors about their financing and stock positions…