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To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (599)	8/17/2000 1:12:10 AM
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* Thread Index (Part 2 of 2) SEC June 14th Bust / Organized Crime `Largest Securities Fraud' to Be Announced by U.S. Prosecutors Message 13881003 SEC, U.S. Attorney, and FBI Announce Major Attack Against Microcap Fraud; Those Charged Include Alleged Members of Organized Crime siliconinvestor.com U.S., Russian mobsters accused of pulling stock scam Message 13881447 Mob, Brokers in `Largest Securities Fraud,' U.S. Says Message 13883621 Piazza Proceeding Message 13883873 Wolfson Proceeding Message 13883912 With BC-Mob on Wall Street Message 13886500 Feds nab 120 for fraud; Mob members, securities dealers, charged with bilking victims of more than $50 million Message 13887036 Relationship to AZNT Message 13887235 Stocks allegedly involved in Wall Street fraud scheme Message 13887604 Message 13889172 Bulls, Bears and Gangsters Message 13889442 Miscellaneous** Electronic bulletin boards carry corporate criticism Message 9737498 1st Amendment vs. Internet? Message 10532325 Unmasking Anonymous Posters Message 10720382 Sticks and Stones... Online chat rooms offer a new forum for feedback corpreport.com Corporations Fight Internet `Cybersmear' Message 12163400 Internet Financial Chat Rooms Raise Concerns for Regulators, Companies Message 12163410 SEC Commissioner Laura Unger Releases On-Line Trading Report -- VII. ON-LINE DISCUSSION FORUMS Message 12163691 Cybersmear' lawsuits raise privacy concern Message 12163860 An Analysis of the Online Trading Report Released by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on November 22, 1999 by Blake A. Bell (1)...III. Investor Chat Rooms and Bulletin Boards Message 12163911 EPIC Blasts Yahoo for Identifying Posters Message 12163953 On the Net, In the Dark; Companies want to know who's criticizing them online -- some critics say that's none of their business Message 12163955 Tearing Down the Internet's Anonymous Posters Message 12383657 Detecting Financial Fraud From Publicly Available Sources Message 12850195 Free speech or cyber-slander? Chatters claim First Amendment right to anonymity on online bulletin boards Message 13010311 Plaintiffs Falsely Labeled as 'Indicted' on U.S. Site Cannot Sue lawnewsnetwork.com Personal Jurisdiction in On-line Expression Cases: Rejecting Minimum Contacts in Favor of Affirmative Acts Message 13282600 Securities Regulation and the Internet @ CyberSecuritiesLaw cybersecuritieslaw.com For a Fee, Analyst Mark Bergman Will Hype Your Company's Stock Message 13518859 Disclaimers no protection against fraud Message 13551291 SEC AND U.S. ATTORNEY MOVE AGAINST ACCUSED MICROCAP STOCK MANIPULATORS; THREE SPREAD FALSE INFORMATION THROUGH INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS sec.gov Guarding the Net; Companies alert to Internet stock chat Message 13710930 Companies Fight Anonymous Critics With Lawsuits Message 13710955 Dealing With the "Cybersmear" nylj.com In the Pursuit of Cybercriminals Real Detectives Turn to Amateurs Message 13729109 Scams And Spams Message 13743888 Online Chat Room Isn't as Anonymous As You Might Think Message 13749013 Investigating off-shore scams Message 13817359 Corporate America takes on John Doe Message 13828433 ACLU Slams Plan to Trawl Web for Stock Fraud; SEC Would Use Key Words in Hunt for Dubious Offers Message 13839474 Worker Slurred by Peers Online May Sue Employer Message 13860996 Tracking Down Cyberlibelers Message 13861008 Internet Message Board Lawsuits; Plaintiff Corporations Face Reprisals From Cybersmear Defendants Message 13861038 Online Monitoring Goes Beyond Anonymous Postings; eWatch(R) Provides Investigative Service to Uncover Identities of Malicious Attackers Message 13870695 U.S., Russian mobsters accused of pulling stock scam Message 13881447 Speech by SEC Commissioner: Empowering Investors in an Electronic Age Message 13891760 Court Enters Preliminary Injunction in SEC Action to Halt Fraudulent Internet "Virtual Stock Exchange" [StockGeneration.com]http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=14004265 Bogus Web Postings Bite Analyst, Investors Message 14037259 SEC Files New and Expanded Charges Against Two Defendants in NEI Webworld Internet Stock Manipulation Case Message 14037381 The Web may be new, but the scam is old (NEI Webworld) Message 14037391 SEC v. Refael Shaoulian [pump and dump of Universal Standard Healthcare, Inc. and others] Message 14037329 Dismissal of Securities Fraud Claims Against Internet Newsletter Is Denied (FutureSuperStock) Message 14037431 Yahoo Postings Prompt More Lawsuits Message 14076989 Solv-Ex Lawsuit Alleging Electronic Conspiracy by Shortsellers Is Dismissed Message 14090829 NanoWorld chatters Camporese, Cate sued by Papalia ally Message 14092158 Traders Corner: Janice Shell Message 14096351 Public Citizen, ACLU File Briefs To Restrict Cybersmear Suits Message 14107889 Online Speech Hit With Offline Lawsuits; Companies and their critics clash on message boards Message 14122194 Old fraud, new medium Message 14129890 A Requiem for the message boards Message 14130934 When the SEC comes knocking Message 14133789 Public Citizen, ACLU File Briefs To Restrict Cybersmear Suits Message 14155203 The fight to speak their mind, anonymously Message 14155459 SEC Acts at Cyberspeed To Halt Suspect Trades Message 14185242 SEC’s Automated Internet Surveillance Plan Appears to Respect Privacy and Constitutional Concerns Message 14185252 (Off Topic) Friends and Family Discount -- Legalized Insider Trading? Message 14185274 Chat board controversy heats up; Message posters opine, companies become big bullies Message 14214189 Floydie/Truthseeker posts on ZSUN: Message 12714187 Message 13431689 Message 13445079 Message 13521299 Message 13551078 Message 13555358 Message 13559826 Message 13575118 Message 13681624 Message 13684146 Message 13824100 Message 13886592 Message 13890168 Message 13927919 Message 13935367 Message 13972436 Message 13983926 Message 13983932 Message 13984232 Message 13984246 Message 13984608 Message 13984915 Message 13984937 Message 13984951 Message 13984962 Message 13984989 Message 13985043 Message 13985254 Message 13985825 Message 13985937 Message 13986065 Message 13991354 Message 13991551 Message 13995052 Message 13996148 Message 13998180 Message 14004789 Message 14013539 Message 14013766 Message 14020861 Message 14024704 Message 14024874 Message 14038590 Message 14047824 Message 14047976 Message 14048008 Message 14048052 Message 14053022 Message 14053193 Message 14053310 Message 14053346 Message 14053414 Message 14053481 Message 14054773 Message 14055033 Message 14072784 Message 14082823 Message 14082834 Message 14083784 Message 14083545 Message 14083778 Message 14086044 Message 14093209 Message 14116166 Message 14126098 Message 14134270 Message 14142501 Message 14158563 Message 14161897 Message 14165286 Message 14204266 Message 14214960 Message 14214979 Message 14219866 Message 14220414 Message 14225406

To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (599)	8/17/2000 11:15:39 AM
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Re: 8/9/00 - [PEAKF] Former CEO, Richard Brook, Was Terminated for Good Cause Arbitration Award Nets Peak More Than $500,000 in Damages and Fees Former CEO, Richard Brook, Was Terminated for Good Cause Arbitration Award Nets Peak More Than $500,000 in Damages and Fees FREMONT, Calif. and HONG KONG, Aug 9, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Peak International Limited (Nasdaq: PEAKF chart, msgs; Amex: PTT* chart, msgs) today reported that the matter of Richard Brook vs. Peak International Limited was decided on August 4, 2000. The arbitrator found that Richard Brook was terminated for good cause for disclosing confidential information in violation of his fiduciary duties to the company and that he acted with malice. The net award in favor of Peak includes $100,000 in exemplary damages and totals approximately $500,000. While Peak failed to prove that Richard Brook was responsible for defamatory postings on a YAHOO message board, Peak is pursuing a defamation action against Richard Brook's brother, Michael Brook, who posted messages as doctrstock. Jack Menache, Peak's General Counsel, said, "We are very pleased with the decision which constitutes a complete vindication of Peak." About Peak International Limited Peak International Limited is a low cost leading supplier of precision-engineered transport products for storage, transportation and automated handling of semiconductor devices and other electronic components. Peak employs approximately 2200 people worldwide, directly and through its Shenzhen, China operating partner. Peak operates warehouses throughout the world and offers JIT services to leading semiconductor manufacturers and assemblers. Peak is a leading recycler of used plastic matrix trays operating worldwide under its SemiCycle tradename. *About Peak TrENDS Trust Each share of PTT is entitled to a quarterly distribution of approximately $0.354 and, subject to a cash settlement feature, will be exchanged for between .8696 and 1 share of PEAKF on May 15, 2001. Peak International Limited is not affiliated with the Trust and has no obligations with respect to the TrENDS. Information regarding the TrENDS may be obtained from the trust, 850 Library Avenue, Newark, DE 19715, Attn: Donald Puglisi 302-738-6680. This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including among others, the ability of the company to attract and retain employees, difficulties related to working in the PRC, market demand for the company's products, issues related to costs of manufacturing and raw materials, and other matters that could cause actual results to differ materially from the projections made herein. The words "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "estimates" and similar expressions identify such forward looking statements. CONTACT: Jack Menache of Peak International Limited, 510-449-0104. Source: Peak International Limited -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: Jack Menache of Peak International Limited, 510-449-0104 URL: peakf.com siliconinvestor.com