Charlie Abujudeh v. Patrick Smith, Esq., and Smith Villazor LLP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------------------------------X CHARLIE ABUJUDEH, Plaintiff, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - against – 24 Civ. 4318 (NRB) PATRICK SMITH, ESQ., and SMITH VILLAZOR LLP, Defendants. ------------------------------X NAOMI REICE BUCHWALD UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Between January and July 2020, plaintiff Charlie Abujudeh (“plaintiff” or “Abujudeh”) allegedly participated in a market manipulation scheme to fraudulently sell penny stocks through aggressive and deceptive tactics. By late 2020, Abujudeh had allegedly generated $9.1 million in illicit…