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Even More Problems at B. Riley (RILY)

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Feb 10, 2025 · 16:18

<p>On February 1 of last year, The Bear Cave published on B. Riley and highlighted B. Riley&#8217;s ties to Brian Kahn, an alleged co-conspirator in a large fraud at Prophecy Asset Management. The Bear Cave <a href="https://thebearcave.substack.com/p/problems-at-a-billion-dollar-mess">wrote</a>,</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;Despite heavy criticism from a collection of prominent activist short-sellers&#8230; The Bear Cave believes B. Riley&#8217;s diminishing credibility is not being fully recognized by the market.&#8221;</p></blockquote><p>On February 15, The Bear Cave <a href="https://thebearcave.substack.com/p/more-problems-at-b-riley-rily">reported</a> that Marcum, B. Riley&#8217;s auditor, had engaged outside counsel to &#8220;represent Marcum in connection with regulatory matters&#8221; and highlighted that independent short seller Marc Cohodes called B. Riley &#8220;the biggest pound-for-pound financial fraud I&#8217;ve seen.&#8221;</p><p>Since then, B. Riley stock has fallen ~80% and the company has been unable to file financials past its March 2024 quarter.</p><p>Today, The Bear Cave reports on new litigation documents and an employee exodus that suggest additional significant near-term pressures for <strong>B. Riley</strong> (NASDAQ: RILY &#8212; $120 million). The Bear Cave also believes fraud allegations surrounding B. Riley could negatively affect <strong>CBIZ Inc</strong> (NYSE: CBZ &#8212; $4.16 billion).</p><p>Let&#8217;s dig in.</p>
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