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To: who cares? who wrote (8679)	7/5/2000 1:49:52 PM
From: Sir Auric Goldfinger	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10354

To avoid being a late filer, ZSUN must put out it's Q by August 15th. Let the Truth Watch begin.

To: who cares? who wrote (8679)	7/7/2000 12:47:25 PM
From: StockDung	Respond to of 10354

HAMPTON-PORTER HIRES BERGMAN AS DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Story Filed: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 1:29 PM EST SAN DIEGO, Jun 23, 1999 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Hampton-Porter is pleased to announce the addition of Mark Bergman as Director of Research. Mark Bergman is one of the leading experts in the area of technology enterprises and investment advice. Recently, he was Chief of Global Equities at FAB Capital, and Senior Analyst at leading Investment Banking firms, such as Volpe, Hambrecht & Quist, Cruttenden Roth. In addition, he was Director of Research for the Boston Group. He has founded leading technology growth firms and was recently Senior Vice-President of Xybernaut Corporation -- the worldwide leader in wearable computers. Dr. Bergman received a Ph.D. from Northwestern University and completed post-doctorate work at the University ofIllinois. SOURCE Hampton-Porter (C) 1999 PR Newswire. All rights reserved. prnewswire.com

To: who cares? who wrote (8679)	7/10/2000 7:17:25 PM
From: Sir Auric Goldfinger	Respond to of 10354

Leslie Fay's Ex-Financial Chief, Polishan, Is Found Guilty of Fraud By LISA VICKERY Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL NEW YORK -- Paul Polishan, former chief financial officer of Leslie Fay Cos., was found guilty of 18 of 21 counts stemming from an accounting scandal that drove the women's apparel maker into bankruptcy-court protection in 1993. Mr. Polishan was convicted of bank fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 30 years. He also was found guilty of multiple counts of wire and securities fraud. Mr. Polishan, who was indicted in 1996, will be sentenced in October. The verdict in the nonjury trial was delivered Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Thomas I. Vanaskie in federal district court in Scranton, Pa. The trial was held in Pennsylvania because Leslie Fay maintained financial headquarters there, separate from its New York operational headquarters. Leslie Fay, a publicly traded apparel maker, declined to comment on Mr. Polishan's conviction. The criminal investigation was launched seven years ago, shortly after Leslie Fay disclosed accounting irregularities. The company eventually had to restate earnings, reversing $81 million of erroneously reported profit. In the wake of the accounting irregularities, the company filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Leslie Fay emerged from bankruptcy-court protection in 1997. David Barasch, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, who oversaw the case with Assistant U.S. Attorney Bruce Brandler, called it a "spectacular verdict." Mr. Polishan's lawyer in New York, Michael G. Berger, said the defendant and his family are "deeply disappointed in the verdict and plan to pursue the remedies available to them," such as posttrial motions and an appeal. Donald Kenia, a former Leslie Fay controller, in 1994 pleaded guilty to making false statements to the Securities and Exchange Commission and agreed to cooperate with the government's investigation. He was a key witness against Mr. Polishan. Mr. Kenia admitted to making some false entries in the company's books beginning in the last quarter of 1991 and continuing through 1992. The false entries related to inflated inventory adjustments and a reduction in cost of goods sold, and as a result, the company reported enhanced profits for those periods. Mr. Kenia's sentencing had been delayed until Mr. Polishan's case concluded. In 1997, top officers and directors at Leslie Fay agreed to pay $34.7 million to settle a consolidated class-action suit filed by shareholders, who had alleged securities fraud. Among other things, the suit charged that the officers' bonuses were bolstered by the inflated earnings.