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Gold/Mining/Energy : Gold Price Monitor
GDXJ 105.34+5.2%4:00 PM EST

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To: Alex who wrote (53101)5/22/2000 7:37:00 PM
From: PaulM  Read Replies (2) of 116767
 
U.S. V. GOLD, UNLIMITED, INC.

"The government's proof at trial established that Gold ran an illegal pyramid scheme . . . . Expert witnesses testified that Gold's marketing materials, organizational structure, and recruiting policies marked a program destined for collapse (with concomitant harm to investors). For example, Gold's program, ostensibly predicated on the marketing of gold and jewelry, resulted in a gross profit of only $552,620 from sales of gold coin, yet resulted in the intake of $43 million and the disbursement of but $25 million in "commissions."

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