Mr. “Short of the Year” himself was convicted yesterday for securities fraud. The guy spent years dropping dramatic tweets scaring everyone into shorting stocks… while secretly buying the same names behind the scenes and allegedly pocketing $21M.
source: [https://www.disruptionbanking.com/2026/06/03/is-andrew-lefts-21m-securities-fraud-conviction-the-end-of-activist-short-selling/](https://www.disruptionbanking.com/2026/06/03/is-andrew-lefts-21m-securities-fraud-conviction-the-end-of-activist-short-selling/)