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To: Mama Bear who wrote (7687)	7/3/1999 1:39:00 PM
From: Philip Geiger	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 11417

Mamabear, I am not familiar with ZSUN or the substantive charges against the defendants. That's for the trier of fact to decide. I'm still not sure whether you are objecting to the suit on general or substantive grounds. The point I am making is that there ARE people who collude to unjustly enrich themselves at the expense of others (hence the RICO statutes). And that they can go to jail for it. In part, the complaint alleges: "The cybersmear campaign involved the defendants posting false and defamatory information about ZiaSun, ZiaSun officers and directors, and plaintiff Tobin. 3.9 The false information being disseminated by the defendants includes but is not limited to allegations of criminal behavior, involvement in pornography, improper financial interests, improper promotion techniques and dissemination of false corporate and misleading information to the public. The cybersmear campaign continues through the present day. 3.11 Upon information and/or belief, defendants' cybersmear campaign is intended to negatively impact ZiaSun stock prices to defendants' financial benefit. 3.12 Upon information and/or belief, defendants' are working in concert to drive ZiaSun stock prices down for the defendants' ollective benefit. 3.13 Upon information and/or belief, defendants maintain “short” positions in ZiaSun stock, and have a direct financial interest in driving ZiaSun share prices down." If you think the suit is an "abuse of process" on substantive grounds (because of your knowledge of the facts of the case), then fine. I will defer to your specific knowledge since I have none. However, if your objection is a general one, then I suggest you better inform yourself as to the principles of tort law in general; and the elements of the RICO statute in particular.