Alabama Man Arrested After Causing Bitcoin Price to Surge, Then Plummet After Fake SEC Tweet By Law.com's Legal Tech News October 17, 2024 Email this postTweet this postLike this postShare this post on LinkedIn “The defendant allegedly deceived the public by impersonating the victim and making fraudulent statements on behalf of the SEC,” Chad Yarbrough, the assistant director of the FBI criminal investigative division, said in a statement.