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Strategies & Market Trends : Anthony @ Equity Investigations, Dear Anthony, -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/2/2000 8:33:00 AM
From: JCinTC	Respond to of 122087

Tony, I've followed this thread since day 1 & I wish you all the best. Good Luck, JC

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/2/2000 8:34:00 AM
From: jjetstream	Respond to of 122087

Tony, No need to duck for cover from this camp....I don't know one person who doesn't have skeletons in his/her closet.....big, large, small, or tiny...it doesn't matter we ALL have 'em.....yours were just made public.....personally I've heard of your actions in the early 90's, but I've only judged you on what you have become in the late 90's....and you okay by me....good luck in the future...just turn the page and get on with it....we all have a few chapters in our life that would be better, if we could re-write them...time to move on.....

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/2/2000 8:38:00 AM
From: Steven Osborne	Respond to of 122087

Anthony: I hope they fine you and use the cash for Kosovo, Africa etc, and leave you alone thereafter. Your community service was accomplished already (Kosovo). We need you here, not just for the shorts (and a few longs) but for the thoughts and yes, wisdom, you have provided re: using one's intellect for seeing the forest from the trees and having compassion for those who have less than others through no fault of their own. Steve

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/2/2000 8:39:00 AM
From: SEAN007	Respond to of 122087

Well I for one am blessed to have the good fortune of knowing you, Tony. You are a good man and my prayers are with you and your family. I stand behind you 100%.

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/2/2000 8:40:00 AM
From: Probart	Respond to of 122087

We all make mistakes (some believe otherwise), repair the damage where you can and move on. eom

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/2/2000 9:28:00 AM
From: Jane4IceCream	Respond to of 122087

Good Luck to You Anthony..... Hope you will still be here. Jane

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/2/2000 9:40:00 AM
From: Cube	Respond to of 122087

Anthony, There is no higher calling in life than to be a teacher. Yeah you've made us all a ton of money, but most importantly you have taught us. That is something none of your critics can claim. I think I can speak for most of us here when I say: we consider you family. Our feelings for you and about you will endure. You will also endure, because any help you need is available from us - your second family. Cube

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/2/2000 10:26:00 AM
From: peter_moreno	Respond to of 122087

Anthony Anyone who has nothing in their past is a very unusual person. The best to you and your family. Peter

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/2/2000 10:59:00 AM
From: Boquacious	Respond to of 122087

i still luv you tony

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/2/2000 12:51:00 PM
From: If only I'd held	Respond to of 122087

Hey Man, it's like this...if you did something wrong, and you are remorseful about it....that's good enough. There are so many assholes running around in this world that do nothing BUT wrong and will never acknowledge that they were wrong, that you should be proud of yourself for your integrity. Whatever happens, you are in my prayers, and I will do whatever I can to help out. Just let me know. Best wishes and keep your head up.

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/2/2000 2:23:00 PM
From: Kevin Podsiadlik	Respond to of 122087

Wow. Really sorry to hear the news. Guess this means we won't be meeting in Cowtown next week, but I'm still pulling for you. Best of luck.

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/2/2000 2:31:00 PM
From: RuIrish57	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 122087

tony You made a mistake and admitted it.Who the h-ll hasn't?? Move on and don't look back. Your critic's will be out but even those hemroid's will pass. I'll say a few extra prayer's for you tonight and thanks again for all your help. all the best irish

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/2/2000 2:37:00 PM
From: HandsOn	Respond to of 122087

Good luck Tony.

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/2/2000 3:10:00 PM
From: swisstrader	Respond to of 122087

Gee, maybe I missed the point...if you're gonna maintain this bad boy image, I was kinda thinking it would be something with more teeth than alleged bogus claims for disability payments...that was it?...you'll get a small fine, more community service and a slap on the bottom, but that's about it...sheesh, and I thought you were like some gun slingin Clint Eastwood shootin up the town!...you have completely blown your bad boy image here!...as a side note, go easy on yourself.

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/2/2000 3:20:00 PM
From: zx	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 122087

anthony/a@p, you have always been basicly honest here at si. no one is perfect. i have defended you in the past, and will continue. recogize you made a mistake. make amends. try and live a better life. get over it, forget it. God bless you and your family you have always tried to defend the small investor. hope you continue to expose the lies and the cheats and protect us small investors here at si. don't let them make you give up. ag

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/2/2000 5:05:00 PM
From: Jack Hartmann	Respond to of 122087

Tony, Good luck in the sentencing. I hope the judge takes in account the last three years of good work that you have done on SI. Jack

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/2/2000 6:20:00 PM
From: Henk Wondergem	Respond to of 122087

I am glad you did!! "This past week..I did something that I never thought I would do. I gave up fighting." Your time is TOO valuable for all of us here, that you should spend it fighting a bureaucracy! And if you have any time left in your busy schedule, you are much better of spending it with your family. That will be the best investment you can make, and it comes with large dividends. You have redeemed yourself many times over, just don't think of it as capitulation, certainly I will not. Spend the time you saved fighting it, to take your family on a holiday, ENJOY, March break is coming up henk

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/2/2000 6:50:00 PM
From: 2MAR$	Respond to of 122087

Without you here , this thread becomes a ------->wasteland? There is an art to shorting, of which you have taught many fine lessons here.... in sudden gusts and blowing winds that sucked too many traders up, you were there to call the scam, to ring the bell,to bring out "The Can" of whoop~ass down! But more reasonably and seasonably you have apeared to be, and as this is a most intriguing game to learn , I for one will miss your peronality and articularity! In a way you are a rarity, and made these times some of the most exciting in which to be. Can it be , SI will be a better place without your voice ringing in it's halls? Lot's of new changes and hopefully many for the better, in terms of Peace await you. Thanks for the "long" picks Tony, and sure many will miss your company, and abilty to stir things up. That's the only way , people can really learn---> with focus & intensity! Peace, Mars

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/2/2000 8:06:00 PM
From: micky	Respond to of 122087

"I am confident that my critics will jump on this oppurtunity to harass and to attack me. However I believe that they will fail in trying to bring attention to themselves at my expense. I hope to be judged by my actions and words here and now. Not what I said and did 6 years ago." I guess I qualify as a critic, but for all of that, it is not easy to say "mea culpa", and you will be a better person for it. I hope that as you examine the things that make for a good night's sleep, you will ask yourself about the other "exceptions" to your sence of "doing the right thing". Yet, it has been six+ years, and during all this time, you have known in your heart that you were guilty while professing your innocence and telling all that you are being railroaded. Anthony, it's time to grow up and pay the piper. There are other people that you have hurt along the way - are you ready to admit that? are you ready to plead guilty? are you ready to face Allah and tell him the Truth? The Catholic church gives redemption for admission of sins and penance, perhaps a different approach from the Muslim religion, but those who have suffered because of your actions may be satisfied by a small step - asking forgiveness and making amends. Anthony, you know what you have done. So does your Diety. Seek restitution - make good on what you have done bad... you know what this involves. This is only the tip of the mountain on what you have done --- All might be well were you to be REALLY humble. It is time ... You'll feel better, and gain a lot of respect. You're a smart guy - you should know better.

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/2/2000 8:19:00 PM
From: Don Kelly	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 122087

>>>I do not know what the punishment for this is...<<< Why not? If you negotiated a plea, the sentence should have been part of the plea bargain.

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/2/2000 9:08:00 PM
From: Mark Haddad	Respond to of 122087

Anthony, Its always been my experience that honesty is the best policy. In business and in life in general. Its good that you stood up like a man and admitted you have wronged, (we all have, especially when we were younger). God bless you, and don't ever go down without a fight. CHIN UP, BOY!! KIDDO

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/2/2000 9:24:00 PM
From: McNabb Brothers	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 122087

Tony, If all your followers really knew you for what you are and did a little research on you as I have they would know you deserve everything that's coming to you! You have hurt many many people Tony and have taken advantage of many along the way. From what I hear this is only the tip of the iceburg as far as your legal problems go and I will be watching to see you work through them as well! For all of you out there that love and worship Tony go ahead and bash me, but someday you will realize whom Tony is all about. He reminds me of Bill Clinton, seems everyone likes a person as long as they are financial better off for that person, but morals do not give a hoot! I will go to my grave broke before I give up my morals! Tony, let me know your E-mail address if you get to have one in prison! Hank

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/2/2000 11:06:00 PM
From: robt justine	Respond to of 122087

For quite some time you have attacked people for daring to assume that Anthony @ Equity is Anthony Elgindy. Now you feel free to sign that name to your message. You owe a simple apology to all those people that you attacked and threatened to sue in this regard. The bluster, pomp and circumstance of the past accompanying your posts will only take a brief vacation in my opinion. I hope and trust that your accusers will REMAIN as vigilant in exposing you as you have been in attacking people who dare question you. It seems that Anthony @Equity Investigations was out-investigated.

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/2/2000 11:16:00 PM
From: Deeber	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 122087

Poetic Justice...the man that claims to expose scams got nailed in his own...I am willing to bet this will not be the last guilty charge he will see. Something is fish that he does not even know the sentence, he accepted a plea, how does he not know? Fishy fishy... DOnt drop the soap.

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/3/2000 12:06:00 AM
From: Investor Clouseau	Respond to of 122087

A@P, that was said like a true gentleman. I admire your candor and forthright admission. Severe depression often afflicts gifted individuals. IC

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/3/2000 1:56:00 AM
From: mingus79	Respond to of 122087

I firmly believe that you are a man of great integrity. You have helped alot of people by showing them how to trade and exposing scams. I don't think what happened 6 years ago matters, we all make mistakes.

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/3/2000 6:54:00 AM
From: Wolff	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 122087

Anthony, what you have done is one of the hardest things to do. Most people would shy away from even speaking about it at all. They would do everything not to acknowlege it. They would do whatever they could to make up reasons other than explain what was going on. Admitting that you suffered from depression publically is still a taboo, in a society that dwells in surface level depths and constrained by sheepish political correctness. People can get themselves in a tizzy and say "see see" about your legal matter, but most of them live in unexamined lives, existing deep within the herd. What strikes me most about this matter is the time period involved, and some of the circumstances that are known on the public record. Why in America, does a case that boils down to IMO....you making bonehead mistakes related to a medical conditon... take full 6 years to bring up? Talk about a high profile "gotcha" on miniscul substance. It is also my understanding that both the Judge and Procecutor either resigned because of acknowleged bias or gross conduct. It was also reported that legal experts believed this to be a civil matter between a private insurer and you. I am no expert in this particular case I just understand what I have read....nevertheless it smells like you have been singled out intentionally. It bothers me that government resources are being utilized not for the general well-being of the comunity but instead to muck-rake 6 years into past event. I read thestreet.com's article and was in awe of the complete absurdity of the connection that Beth Kwon attempted to draw. Here was Beth's argument paraphrased IMO: "Since Anthony was struggling with personal difficulties as a young man, that are now in courts after 6 years, can his investment opinions be worthwhile now?" A trully pathetic argument, there is no relationship between the comparison being offered. At no point does Beth establish why the reader should be concerned. What Beth Kwon offer.....quoting her article: "Sure, a disability dispute doesn't have much to do with stock trading. But it's at least embarrassing for someone who champions the cause of investors in digging up frauds to be himself accused of mail fraud." There is, the muck has been raked and now thrown! Beth's arguement will be the same as others that will rant here on SI. NOTHING TO DO WITH SECURITES, BUT EMBARASSING. In Asia there is a saying, "The nail that sticks out, gets hammered in". But Helen Keller said this, "Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exit in nature.... life is either a daring adventure or nothing" Cheers to you Tony, wolff PS: yah long winded I know, but its better than watching informercials when you ain't been sleeping right. PSS any gramatical and spelling errors were left in intentionally

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/3/2000 8:36:00 AM
From: Don Pueblo	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 122087

Your message implies that since you 'gave up fighting' and 'capitulated' that you were not guilty of the crime. Did you break the law? If you did, then you are guilty, and the people that prosecuted you did the right thing, and the wisest thing to do if you really want to move ahead is to admit to yourself that you broke the law, and not to continue to imply that some injustice was done to you. If you did it, then you are responsible for what happened to you; not somebody else. You. Dig: people who refuse to accept the consequences that result from their own actions may not be the best people to seek advice from, eh? Very simple.

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/3/2000 7:43:00 PM
From: BigTex	Respond to of 122087

Hey A@P...i'm kinda sorry to hear about the conviction..but...we all live in america and are all subject to the laws of society...if ya broke the law... you have to stand up,suck it up,and take whatever the laws of the land lays on ya..that is the price that we pay for living in the land of the free...nobody is above the law... you have taught hundreds of traders how to capitalize on the timing in the stockmarket...and..there are many who are thankful to ya for that...but...that has nothing to do with what ya did... so..stand up tall..take it on the chin...and be glad that you live in the usa... i know what i am saying doesn't help what you are feeling that you are up against... but...just be glad that the sentecing is not in another part of the world... Be Cool Your Bud... BigTex

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/4/2000 10:35:00 AM
From: SouthFloridaGuy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 122087

Screw'em Tony. We've had our squabbles, but I am behind you. You're a great asset.

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/5/2000 12:11:00 AM
From: 10K a day	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 122087

Dude.... Sometimes owning weakness is the strongest position. You did what you had to do. We all deserve compassion for what we have been through. We all make mistakes. We pick up. We go on.

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/5/2000 11:12:00 AM
From: Rainy_Day_Woman	Respond to of 122087

Anthony we all make mistakes some are private some are public some more painful than others and we will all continue to make mistakes knowning that, how can we judge others? if we're wise, we can take something positive away from it, apply it to life and go on good luck to you sherry

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/5/2000 10:35:00 PM
From: vampire	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 122087

First you say you gave up fighting...then you say you "accepted" benefits you weren't entitled to. So you were stealing. One question - why did you spend so long fighting?

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/6/2000 1:49:00 PM
From: David in Ontario	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 122087

A@P - we all thought that we were invincible when we were younger, but we aren't. Our health - physical and mental - is a fragile thing. What's important now is that you recovered. However, I'm sorry that it's taken so long to resolve your matter with the authorities. Take your lumps and put them into the 'experience basket' - walk out into the sunshine - and move on... David :)

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/8/2000 1:23:00 PM
From: SpongeBrain	Respond to of 122087

Why does this shock you?? Only a seasoned criminal can expose other equally brilliant criminals. No one knows the secrets as well as someone on the inside.

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	3/11/2000 5:57:00 PM
From: ztect	Respond to of 122087

Hey Tony......36 responses to one post must be some kind of SI record. No real comment on the past. During duressing times at a young age, we only seem to later develop the wisdom to put our past actions into the proper perspective. Sincerely, z

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (52277)	5/23/2002 8:27:25 PM
From: sultanasiren	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 122087

Interesting post and even more interesting responses. I suspect you will make a deal this time, too. Hopefully, after 10-65 years of soul searching , you will change those standards that you held so dear. Notwithstanding all the people who have been harmed by you and your "Enterprise", your children are also innocent victims - you should be ashamed of what your actions have done to your loved ones. You sold their innocence to the devil for a Rolls Royce. Fame and fortune can be fleeting even when legally acquired. Best of luck to your children. It wouldn't surprise me to hear that you had millions hidden away to be used for their benefit. I am sure the DOJ will be watching the source of the funds that are used for their benefit. Those millions can't take the place of having a father that they could respect who would guide them and nurture them into adulthood. I hope the pen reforms you this time.