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Will they do this every time, and what's the breaking point before reform?

They will do this every time that a business criminal friend of a high government official stands to lose a ton of money.

Just google the tickers. These are penny stocks (or rather _way below a penny_) pump and dump scams.

You are correct. Most of the time the SEC seems unconcerned with aggregate public trades that manipulate stock prices.