• Digital Brands Group retained law firm Christian Attar to investigate suspected naked short selling or other manipulation in its common shares.
• ShareIntel was engaged in June 2026 to track ownership, trading, settlement, custody, beneficial holders, broker-dealers, clearing agents, custodians.
• Internal review flagged unusual trading patterns, including suspected spoofing, collusion, transfer agent discrepancies, repeated 4.99% rule breaches.
• Management signaled potential litigation, with evidence slated for regulators including the SEC, DOJ, Ontario Securities Commission.

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