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To: Arcane Lore who wrote (1003)	7/28/2000 8:54:42 AM
From: Arcane Lore	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1156

Homicide detectives seize data in Clifton Friday, July 28, 2000 By DAN KRAUT and DAVID VOREACOS Staff Writers Detectives investigating the slayings last year of two stock promoters in Monmouth County have seized evidence from a Clifton home in their probe of potentially related white-collar crime. Authorities would not discuss what they took Wednesday night from the Charles Street home of Joe Logan Jr. And they did not explain the relationship of the records to the execution-style killings of Alain A. Chalem and Maier Lehmann. The pair were killed in Chalem's Colts Neck mansion Oct. 26, and, a source familiar with the case said, Logan was in the home hours before the killings. Logan, who was also involved in the securities business, did not return a reporter's call Thursday. But his lawyer spoke on his behalf. "My client denies that he's involved in any wrongdoing," said Logan's attorney, Michael Critchley. "From everything I know about this case, he absolutely is not considered a suspect in the homicide." When asked about the records seized by authorities over six hours, ending 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, FBI Special Agent Sandra Carroll, said, "Obviously, we're involved in the investigation." She said the bureau is not investigating the homicide, but is probing potential white-collar crimes. She would not comment further. At the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office, which is investigating the killings and which also participated in Wednesday's search, Assistant Prosecutor Peter Warshaw said, "I am not discussing any part of the investigation." However, the Prosecutor's Office has maintained since the killing that the crime appears related to financial dealings of Chalem and Lehmann. The pair ran an online business trading in high-risk penny stocks, and promoted stocks on their Web site, which was registered in Panama City, Panama, and operated by an administrator in Budapest, Hungary. Authorities have theorized that the killer may have lost money in a transaction with the pair or been motivated by revenge. The men were believed to be informers in investigations of the securities industry. Chalem, who grew up in Englewood Cliffs, was 41. Lehmann was 37. In Logan's quiet Clifton neighborhood, near the borders of Little Falls and Montclair, neighbors seemed oblivious to the probe. Clifton police Capt. Thomas Surowiec said his office was notified of the search as a "courtesy" so that his department would not be shocked to see documents hauled off from a home. But he said he had no further details. Staff Writer Dan Kraut's e-mail address is kraut@bergen.com bergen.com

To: Arcane Lore who wrote (1003)	1/11/2002 3:40:45 PM
From: StockDung	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1156

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION V. GLOBAL DATATEL, INC., RICHARD BAKER, MARIO HABIB, and STUART BOCKLER, Case No. 01-9108-CIV-RYSCAMP (S.D. Fla., filed Dec. 26, 2001). SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Litigation Release No. 17300 / January 10, 2002 SEC FILES COMPLAINT ALLEGING FRAUD AGAINST A DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA COMPANY, TWO OF ITS FORMER OFFICERS, AND A STOCK PROMOTER SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION V. GLOBAL DATATEL, INC., RICHARD BAKER, MARIO HABIB, and STUART BOCKLER, Case No. 01-9108-CIV-RYSCAMP (S.D. Fla., filed Dec. 26, 2001). On December 26, 2001, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint alleging securities fraud against Global Datatel, Inc. ("Global Datatel"), its chief executive officer, Richard Baker ("Baker"), and Mario Habib ("Habib"), the president of eHOLA.com ("eHOLA") subsidiary of Global Datatel. Also named in the complaint is Stuart Bockler, who was hired as a stock promoter by Global Datatel. The Commission's complaint, filed in federal court in Miami, alleges that from January 1999 through August 1999, Baker and Habib disseminated false information about Global Datatel via the Internet, press releases, and other public statements. eHOLA was purportedly attempting to become the America OnLine of Latin America, and the false statements concerned, among other things, the number of eHOLA's Internet subscribers, revenue projections, and a multi-million direct CD mailing. The complaint further alleges that Global Datatel also issued false and misleading statements concerning its 1998 revenue and net income. The complaint also alleges that from January 1999 through October 1999, Bockler, after receiving common stock from the Company, issued at least a dozen reports on Global Datatel that contained baseless price projections for Global Datatel's common stock. The complaint alleges that contemporaneous with the issuance of these reports, Bockler sold his Global Datatel shares. The complaint alleges that Bockler never publicly disclosed his compensation arrangement with the Company, or that fact that he was selling his Global Datatel stock while recommending its purchase to the public. The Commission's complaint seeks a permanent injunction against all defendants enjoining them from further violations of Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 ("Securities Act"), Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, and, as against Bockler, Section 17(b) of the Securities Act. The complaint also seeks a civil money penalty against Baker, Habib, and Bockler, and disgorgement against Bockler. SEC Complaint in this matter. sec.gov --------------------------------------------------------------------------------