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Non-Tech : Auric Goldfinger's Short List -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: oldirtybastard who wrote (5679)	8/17/2000 10:58:56 AM
From: sommovigo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 19428

olddirtybastard, My brain cells are far more numerous and engaged than yours will ever be, I suspect. Regardless of my investment style, the facts remain about Auric. If you are one of his followers, and you have been found to contemporaneously short and issue with him, I and others are going to make sure that the SEC is aware of the possibility of these actions and entreat them to look into it deeply. The more of us that complain about this situation to the SEC, the more deeply they will look into it. And I'm a squeeky wheel because I honestly believe that the possibility is strong that Auric and people in his "posse" (perhaps you?) may have violated SEC rules, regs, etc and could possibly be guilty of fraud in the form of price manipulation. I and others are going to put ALOT of effort into getting this looked at by the SEC. We feel that there is SIGNIFICANT evidence to suggest a plausibility that shorts such as Auric and Elgindy MAY have employed fraudulent means to manipulate stock prices, and much of that evidence is gathered and submitted to the SEC, NASD, and IFCCFBI for consideration. Furthermore, as evidence is gathered, it will be sent along to these agencies so that any possible case that they are building will take greater form and shape. Do not blush this off, as there seems to have been some major violations of securities laws here and I will follow through - of that you can be sure. I'm a tenacious fish, olddirtybastard - tenacious as hell. Lucky for me I'm not the only one saving and recording posts that Auric, Elgindy, and their respective "posse's" have made here on Silicon Investor - I'm not alone by a long shot. What you fail to recognize in your quote from Section 9 is that Auric didn't disclose his position as a registered broker, nor did he disclose any potential conflicts of interest. IF he and others contemporaneously shorted any stock, it can be argued (convincingly, IMHO) that they did so with for the purpose of manipulating the price. Furthermore, if Auric and others continued shorting an issue once it was depressed, it can be argued (convincingly, IMHO) that they did so to "peg" the price in its depressed state. Both of these things are illegal, and both are covered in Section 9. You may also want to study and understand sections 10, 15, 18, 20, 20A and Rules 10b-3 and 10b-5. I'm not giving up, pal. None of your criticisms of my investments or investment style will, at any point, distract me from what I believe to be the obvious - that it would seem certain short players are posting to these boards as undisclosed registered brokers and may possibly be in violation of federal securities laws. Wave your nose all you want, I'm just getting started.