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To: GST who wrote (62995)	1/25/2001 12:41:05 PM
From: Richard Mazzarella	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116753

GST, <<Will they have the capital to do so?>> Sure, they borrow money, or simply merge with shares. ABX knows how to borrow money, that's their current business. <VBG> <<ABX buying NEM or PDG?>> Yes, that's a consideration why I hold HM.

To: GST who wrote (62995)	1/25/2001 10:40:17 PM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116753

OT(?) Friday January 19 2:55 PM ET Conn. Stockbroker's Remains Found By JOHN NOLAN, Associated Press Writer FORT THOMAS, Ky. (AP) - Bones found along the Ohio River last year turn out to be the remains of a 44-year-old Connecticut stockbroker who disappeared in 1966 as authorities were investigating him for possible tax fraud. Henry Scharf was shot in the head and his body was dumped in a grave along the river, where it stayed for 34 years until flooding and erosion uncovered the bones, police said Friday. Two 15-year-old boys fishing in the river found the skull last Easter weekend. ``We don't know exactly where he was shot. But I know he wasn't shot and put on a plane and taken here,'' said Dr. Emily Craig, Kentucky's forensic anthropologist. In March 1966, Scharf testified before a New York City grand jury investigating a scheme to evade $7 million in taxes owed on foreign stock trades. He disappeared later that day after leaving his home in Weston, Conn. His green Corvette was found in a parking lot at New York's Kennedy Airport and authorities concluded he boarded a Cincinnati-bound flight under an assumed name. When the body was found last year, investigators quickly suspected it was someone from out of state. They found European-style clothing - Scharf was born in Vienna; a gold money clip with the initials H.S.; and keys with the faint name of Connecticut locksmiths, Craig said. ``Without the keys, we would have had no way of connecting him to Connecticut,'' she said. The final identification was made when DNA from the bones and teeth was compared with a DNA sample from Scharf's sister. Fort Thomas police detective Mike Daly is investigating the possibility that Scharf's killing was associated with organized crime. Not only was the victim shot in the head, but the body was encased in lime, intended by the killer to hasten its deterioration. They're still not sure why he came to Cincinnati. ``You don't know if Scharf had acquaintances here, or he was just running from the indictment,'' Daly said. Three other men were ultimately convicted in the tax scheme; Scharf, the alleged originator, was indicted in absentia. Scharf's wife is still living. Daly said investigators would eventually talk to the family.