• Digital Brands Group launched an investigation into potential naked short selling or other market manipulation in its common stock.
• Christian Attar, a Houston-based firm focused on market-manipulation and naked-short matters, was retained on July 6, 2026 to lead the probe.
• The review targets persistent fails-to-deliver, settlement imbalances, volume anomalies tied to suspected off-exchange activity, including between Nasdaq DBGI and Frankfurt S8W.
• DBG plans to send compliance demands to clearinghouses and prime brokers, citing a zero-tolerance stance on abusive trading practices.
• It warned of potential complaints to the SEC, FINRA, and congressional committees if settlement close-outs are not executed.

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