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To: Francois Goelo who wrote (6847)	2/17/2000 10:30:00 PM
From: Sir Auric Goldfinger	Respond to of 10354

Uh FrenchFry, I must apologize, that post was Vlpekas sp? But yours is full of the same lies. None the less you are for once correct, so being the honorable man I am, I apologize for attributing the wrong post to you. However, you are still a silly tout.

To: Francois Goelo who wrote (6847)	2/24/2000 12:38:00 PM
From: Sir Auric Goldfinger	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10354

See what's gonna happen to you, Frenchy: "Former Trader Gets 2-to-6 Years in Baridis Insider Trading Case New York, Feb. 23 A former self-employed securities trader was sentenced to two-to-six years in prison for trading on inside information provided by a former Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. compliance officer. Vince Napolitano, 33, who operated a securities trading business out of a Manhattan apartment, was convicted in November of fraud and conspiracy charges by a New York jury. Marisa Baridis, who shared confidential information she got while working as a compliance officer at Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney Inc., now a unit of Citigroup Inc., testified for the prosecution at Napolitano's trial. Assistant Manhattan District Attorney Adam Reeves asked Justice Edward McLaughlin to sentence Napolitano to five-to-15 years, saying the defendant had 'adopted a persona as an organized crime figure' to try to intimidate co-conspirators and persuade them not to testify against him. Napolitano pleaded with the judge to sentence him to probation, saying he had two children at home and a pregnant wife. The children's godfather testified that Napolitano was a good father. McLaughlin, who sat silently for several minutes after hearing Napolitano's arguments, said the defense had presented a compelling case for leniency. 'The insider trading concept is not the same as looting someone's brokerage account...but his guilt is overwhelming,' the judge said. In addition to the prison term, McLaughlin fined Napolitano $150,000. Reeves had asked for a fine of $441,124, saying it was double the profit from Napolitano's illegal trades. Baridis negotiated a plea bargain in 1997 with federal prosecutors to dispose of the charges against her. She was sentenced in December to two years probation. Another defendant who pleaded guilty to taking inside tips from Baridis, Robert Breed, was sentenced last year to seven months in jail and a $5,000 fine. Breed had been a broker at First United Equities Inc. Marc Nogid, a former Hampshire Securities broker who pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the Baridis case, was sentenced last March to 250 hours of community service and a $5,000 fine. Jennifer D'Antoni, a former Duke & Co. broker, pleaded guilty and received the same sentence as Nogid. Four other defendants who pleaded guilty in related cases are scheduled to be sentenced by McLaughlin tomorrow. Feb/23/2000 13:48 For more stories from Bloomberg News, click here. (C) Copyright 2000 Bloomberg L.P. "

To: Francois Goelo who wrote (6847)	2/24/2000 1:00:00 PM
From: Sir Auric Goldfinger	Respond to of 10354

Doom FrenchFry, time to liquidate ALL US assets, including the sailboat company: "Investor sentenced in Wall Street insider scheme NEW YORK (Reuters) - An investor indicted with 10 others of conspiring to steal more than $1 million through inside information obtained from major Wall Street brokerages was sentenced to two to six years in prison Wednesday. Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Edward McLaughlin also fined private investor Vincent Napolitano $150,000 and ordered him remanded but his lawyer said he would appeal and seek bail. Napolitano, 31, who was convicted Nov. 1999 of conspiracy, criminal possession of stolen property and scheming to defraud. Napolitano made $220,000 from information covering dozens of companies including Health Images Inc., Coram Healthcare GMIS, Pacific Rehabilitation, StarSight Telecast and Square Industries, according to testimony at his trial. Eight of the other defendants in the insider trading case that began three years ago pleaded guilty and charges against the other two defendants were dismissed. The charges stemmed from the arrest of Marisa Baridis, a legal compliance officer who sold confidential information stolen from her former employers, Smith Barney a subsidiary of Travelers Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Discover & Co. Baridis was responsible for protecting highly sensitive merger and acquisition information. A week after she was indicted in state court, federal prosecutors filed similar charges against her. Baridis pleaded guilty in federal court in December 1997 to selling confidential information and faces a possible maximum sentence of 15 years in prison and a $1 million fine. She is cooperating with federal prosecutors. 16:15 02-23-00"