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To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (167505)	5/22/2002 12:42:08 PM
From: jimcav	Respond to of 436258

DJ 2 FBI Agents Indicted In US Stock Fraud NEW YORK (AP)--Two FBI agents helped a stock analyst extort publicly traded companies by providing confidential information on investigations of the companies, authorities alleged Wednesday. Lynn Wingate, an FBI agent assigned to the bureau's Albuquerque, N.M, office; Jeffrey Royer, a former agent who resigned late last year; and analyst Amr "Tony" Elgindy were among five defendants charged in a securities fraud indictment unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn. The indictment accuses the agents of using FBI databases to provide their co-conspirators with inside information, and also to track a grand jury investigation targeting the alleged scheme in exchange for cash. The charges "reveal a shocking partnership between an experienced stock manipulator and law enforcement agents, undertaken for their illicit personal financial gain," said U.S. Attorney Alan Vinegrad. Elgindy and an associate, Troy Peters, were in custody in San Diego; Royer and Wingate in Albuquerque; and the fifth defendant, another Elgindy associate, Derrick Cleveland, in Oklahoma City, pending court appearances. If convicted of conspiracy, each defendant could receive 20 years in prison. (END) DOW JONES NEWS 05-22-02 12:37 PM - - 12 37 PM EDT 05-22-02 -------------------- TAL News Server History: ADD : 02/05/22 12:37

To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (167505)	5/22/2002 12:50:12 PM
From: Israel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Pathetic and sad.. Guess so long as you are a Market Maker/Large Financial Institutions then you can manipulate and cheat at will, otherwise, tread lightly or they'll send the 'federales' for you.. Yeah, special interests and big money dont have control of the system.. <s> Israel

To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (167505)	5/22/2002 12:54:33 PM
From: yard_man	Respond to of 436258

I just hope he gets a fair trial -- I don't know the fellow and don't know whether he did anything wrong or not, but prosecution of anything like this is going to be selective until the bear chews up some big people. Are the homebuilders finally going to break here -- like watching grass grow -- fer goodness sake.