Teddy:
Did it occur to you that Asensio might be, shall we say ``selective,'' in posting his record. Since I know plenty about the CVUS/SPDE record, let's look carefully. Around Feb-March 1998, as CVUS has already laid off a good chunk of its staff at the end of Dec 97 and is running out of cash, Arsenio issued a positive report just at the beginning of the LMDS auction. This whips the suckers up in a frenzy, the stock runs to about $7, and then Shant Hovnanian's father, sister and other associates do a major dump. The stock then proceeds gradually to crash all the way down to 25 cents in the coming months. Later in 99 after CVUS has raised cash by selling a good chunk of its spectrum to Winstar, who issues another glowing recommendation prior to the announcement of a spectrum sale to XOXO, then Nextlink, disguised as an ``equity participation.'' Arsenio, again. Of course, the stock spikes again and Hovnanian's father, as well as close associates like former Congressman Rinaldo do another big dump. Now, if you go to look at SPDE's web site,who has been going last year on a mountain climb in Armenia with ole Shant Hovnanian (CEO of SPDE)? Arsenio of course. The partners in crime take a well deserved rest after fleecing the masses.
But I agree about one thing, calling Arsenio a sewer rat is really unfair ... to the rats! |