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To: SEC-ond-chance who wrote (82763)1/4/2003 3:13:45 PM
From: StockDung  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 122087
 
HAVE YOU HEARD THE ONE ABOUT RAY DIRKS AND THE MONEY LAUNDERERS?

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For further information, please contact: Jay Goldberg, CEO of Carnegie Cooke & Company, Inc., +1-800-262-2331; or Ray Dirks, or Sal Nuccio, both of Sky Capital LLC, +1-866-991-9918, for Carnegie Cooke & Company, Inc.
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PF investigates appositive in dollar
Inquiry is opened to investigate denunciation of the Periodical of Brazil on races of horse transmitted on line for the country

AMAURY RIBEIRO JR.

- the Federal Policy of the Rio Grande Do Sul started to yesterday investigate the activities of the Carnegie Cooke of Brazil, company of Porto Alegre that operates the appositive ones of horse races, in dollar, on line, directly of some jockeys of U.S.A.. The inquiry was restored by determination of the superintendent of the PF in the Rio Grande Do Sul, delegated Albinic Rubem Sockink, that said to have yesterday been shocked when taking knowledge, for intermediary of the Periodical of Brazil , of that the resources of the appositive ones of the Carnegie Cooke of Brazil are sent for the exterior. The company of appositive also acts as the name of Jockey Eldorado Club of the South.

' ' This is a barbarity, is wanting, at the very least, to make a trick with people. This casino opens a breach pra that money of other crimes can be washed and be sent for the exterior by means of the gambling habit '', said Sockink.

Known for having deciphered operations of money laudering by means of the Cc-5 accounts (of domiciliated foreign in Brazil), the attorney general in the Rio Grande Do Sul, Celso Three, enumerated a series of crimes to be investigated: money laudering, irregular remittance of resources for the exterior, formation of group and criminal organization. For Celso Three, the functioning of a branch office of the Carnegie Cooke in Brazil demonstrates that for backwards of the contravention if they hide innumerable other crimes.

' ' This history is frightful. Sample that the money gotten with the organized crime can be being washed and sent by the exterior by means of the appositive ones. It is one clear test of that the government of the state commits an error when making seen for the contravention in the State '' thick

Valdo Marques Jr, lawyer of the Carnegie Cooke of Brazil, said yesterday that the functioning of the house has endorsement in a forwarding of the Court of Justice of the Rio Grande Do Sul. According to it, more resources do not fit and the measure guarantees the functioning of the house of appositive until the judgment of the merit. The information, however, was denied yesterday by the assessorship of the press of the Court: it does not have register of sentence guaranteeing the functioning of the house. Line moves only in the Court the criminal proceeding on the legality of appositive on. In 23 of October, the minister of the STF Carlos Veloso denied habeas-corpus to the lawyers of the Carnegie Cooke for considering that appositive on-line of the house must be fit in the crime of criminal contravention.

The lawyer still said that the company has authorization of the Central banking to send the money of the appositive ones for the exterior. This version is contradictated by the proper homeowner, remodelled colonel Valdo Marques, father of the lawyer. according to colonel You mark informed to the Periodical of Brazil, the money of the appositive ones does not leave Brazil.


' ' the Central banking can have given authorization to never send money for the exterior for other ends, for the gambling habit, since it does not have ability for this '', it affirmed solicitor Celso Three.

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Carnegie Cooke Expands Brazilian Market With Parana Track Deal

LAS VEGAS, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Carnegie Cooke & Company, Inc., (OTC: CGKY) an authorized provider of gaming services in Brazil, announced today that it entered into an agreement with the Jockey Club of Parana in Curitiba, giving Carnegie the right to open a Race Book.

Carnegie's Brazilian subsidiary, Carnegie Cooke do Brasil Ltda, signed the contract with the club, the country's third largest. Under its terms, Carnegie will manage the Race Book it establishes at the club, and retain 50% of its profits. A race book is a wagering facility in which patrons can view simulcasts of local and international thoroughbred races and wager on them. The agreement also gives Carnegie Cooke the opportunity to open off-track-betting parlors throughout the State of Parana. The OTB's, like the Race Book, will present real-time telecasts of Brazilian and foreign horse races.

Aside from racing, the Jockey Club of Parana is also widely known for its nightclub, which draws multitudes of people seeking the entertainment and social life it offers.

Parana at Center of South Cone Market

The State of Parana, in southern Brazil, has attracted substantial business and industrial investment, because it is the geographic hub of the gigantic South Cone Market, or Mercosul, which encompasses major Latin American economic centers. The economic-development area was formed by Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay under the Asuncion Treaty, which their governments signed in 1991.

Curitiba, a Model City

Curitiba, the 309-year-old capital of the state, is home to the Jockey Club of Parana. It is the only Brazilian city to enter the twenty-first century as a national and international reference of urban planning and quality of life. A study sponsored by the United Nations in 2001 gave Curitiba top ranking among Brazilian state capitals in the Index of Quality of Life.

In 2000 and 2001, Curitiba, the administrative and financial center of Parana, topped other Brazilian cities in the number of new enterprises established, according to a study by Simonsen & Associados, published in Examo Magazine. Last August, Moody's gave Curitiba a credit rating of Aa1, its second highest in the general classification, attesting to the urban center's economic strength.

There are two primary reasons why Curitiba has been attracting substantial investments from such leading international groups as Daimler Chrysler, Audi/Volkswagen, General Motors and Renault. The first is that Metropolitan Curitiba is within 930 miles of the capitals of the member countries of the South Cone Market and major Brazilian cities. And, the second is that Curitiba has an excellent infrastructure in terms of transportation, electric power, telecommunications, water supply, sanitation and urban structuring.

About Carnegie Cooke & Company, Inc.

Carnegie Cooke, which has its headquarters in Las Vegas, became a public company in 2000. Its business plan, now being implemented, is to generate profitable revenues by: (1) mechanizing wagering at Brazilian racetracks, (2) operating off-track betting parlors (OTB's), (3) providing international simulcast racing at tracks and OTB's, and (4) placing virtual-reality gaming machines in these locations and other highly-trafficked sites throughout Brazil.

Carnegie owns the Jockey Club El Dorado in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande, and has mechanized its track's wagering system as well as those of eight others in Brazil. It has an exclusive agreement with Caliente, a Mexican corporation, for simulcast transmission of international races throughout Brazil, making it the only company capable of providing such a service in that country. It also has contracted with Comsat, the Lockheed Martin subsidiary, for provision of satellite service. Carnegie is in the process of placing its virtual-reality machines in key locations.

For further information, please contact: Jay Goldberg, CEO of Carnegie Cooke & Company, Inc., +1-800-262-2331; or Ray Dirks, or Sal Nuccio, both of Sky Capital LLC, +1-866-991-9918, for Carnegie Cooke & Company, Inc.

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12/16/2002 12:33 EST



To: SEC-ond-chance who wrote (82763)1/5/2003 4:39:38 PM
From: StockDung  Respond to of 122087
 
"El rancho's former owners have a checkered past at best, especially Las Vegas
Entertainment Network.
Since our investigation aired, they've been under scrutiny by the F-B-I and Securities and
Exchange Commission for allegations of stock scams and investor fraud.
Los Angeles businessman Jack Carlton says he knows about that fraud from personal
experience with L.V.E.N.
Carlton says, “I can't say what happened to my money.” He says he lost his retirement
savings to L.V.E.N. when they failed to deliver a return on his $300,000 investment in
electronic bingo machines to be sold in Brazil."

kvbc.com
El Rancho back on the Hot Seat:

PART 1

LAS VEGAS, April 24-Anyone who's lived in or visited Las Vegas over the last 8 years
has probably asked this question, what's up with the EL Rancho?
Over the last 9 months, our News 3 Investigators have put El Rancho owners and local
government leaders on the Hot Seat. News 3 Investigator Darcy Spears answers that
question.
You might say it's a miracle but this crumbling old eyesore will soon become a memory in
the blink of an eye. In fact, the county says there have already been inquiries about
implosion permits for this place and the questions are coming from el rancho's neighbor,
who's also the new owner.
There will be cheers when the el rancho comes crashing down, burying 8 years of
mystery in a pile of dust.
Last summer, employees who asked us to conceal their identities took us on the only tour
anyone's ever had of the decaying property. They gave News 3 and the community an eye
opening view of this eyesore, showing us just how bad the place had become since its
doors closed to the public in 1991.
Can you imagine buying a $3 million condo, looking out your window and seeing this
place?
That was the million-dollar question, actually, the $45 million-dollar question. 45 million
dollars is the amount Turnberry executives are paying to purchase the dilapidated El
Rancho property. Apparently, they couldn't imagine selling a high-priced penthouse with
this in its backyard.
Now, Turnberry place residents won't have to overlook El Rancho and that makes County
Commissioner Myrna Williams, whose district encompasses both properties, very happy.
Williams says, “I think we have a miracle and I'm excited and I know lots of other people
are excited and hopefully we don't hit any snags along the way.”
Williams, who just had eye surgery and still has to wear sunglasses for sensitivity, says
when El rancho is imploded, she wants to be there to pull the switch.
Williams says, “The real blight is on its way out…we'll be getting an eyesore off the strip,
we'll be having a very fine property there and it'll just be great for everybody. It'll solve a lot
of problems.”
The problems she's talking about are those we exposed when our investigation first
began.
For example, a chemical room that could kill you, asbestos falling out of the ceilings, and
faulty wiring are some of the problems we exposed.
When county inspectors took a look at the place after seeing our video, Commissioner
Williams sent the county's first-ever contact with El Rancho owners.
In the letter she writes, “I am sure you can understand my deep concern regarding this
property. Foremost the safety of our tourists and workers and secondly the fact that it sits
within our major strip corridor where all gaming properties continually renovate and
upgrade. The property has been vacant for many years. What future plans do you have for
this property and is it possible to expedite the time line for those plans?”
After 8 years sitting, shuttered, our investigation and that letter led to El Rancho's sale
within a few short months.
Williams says, “I wouldn't like to think that people have to be coerced. It's a very valuable
piece of property and I'm sure that they were anxious to solve their problems as well.”
The owner's problems are explained in a letter they sent back to the county.
They talk about why the El Rancho sat for so many years and what they were waiting for.
But local experts and a scorned investor don't buy it.
Escrow on El Rancho's sale could close by the end of this week, or June first at the latest.
Turnberry's not yet saying what their plans are for the property.

PART 2

Turnberry is indeed taking over el rancho but many say the sale should've taken place a
long time ago.
Did it take our investigation and county pressure to light a fire under El Rancho owners'
feet and would they have sold at all if we hadn't turned up the heat?
The folks at Turnberry have their hands full with the new addition to their family, the El
Rancho.
Williams says, “When you have a piece of property that's vacant for as long as that's
been vacant, you end up having problems and squatters and all kinds of things and no
matter how hard you try, there's always something that happens or somebody that can
sneak in.”
Plenty of vagrants were sneaking in and staying at El Rancho, that’s just one of the
hazards we first exposed several months ago when some workers who asked us to
conceal their identities invited us in and showed us around the decaying hotel-casino.
Inside we saw marijuana and empty beer bottles all around as well as rats, roaches and
other nasty things.
Nasty should be turning to nice now that Florida-based Turnberry Co. is purchasing the
property and will probably tear it down to expand their residential presence in Las Vegas.
Williams says, “Rumors are abundant. There have not been any permits pulled. There
have not been any plans turned in yet. This is just the beginning of the deal.’
A deal that was done in a few short months, after the property sat vacant for eight long
years.
Why the sale all of a sudden?
The answer lies with International Thoroughbred Breeders, a New Jersey company that
currently owns the El Rancho. I.T.B. answered the county's recent inquiry about their
plans for the property, sent as a result of our investigation, with a letter that announces the
sale to Turnberry and explains the ultimate failure to make Countryland USA, a reality.
ITB officers claim they were "unsuccessful in raising the funds necessary to renovate and
upgrade the property to the standards which would be appropriate for Las Vegas."
Review-journal columnist John L. Smith who's been writing about El Rancho for years,
doesn't buy it.
Smith says, “We have now passed through a time of unprecedented growth on the strip in
which interest rates nationally are the lowest they've been perhaps in the history of the
strip, where money on Wall Street has been more available than ever for funding of Strip
properties and the El Rancho can't get any money? It tells me something about how the
place is being promoted and maybe about the owners.”
El rancho's former owners have a checkered past at best, especially Las Vegas
Entertainment Network.
Since our investigation aired, they've been under scrutiny by the F-B-I and Securities and
Exchange Commission for allegations of stock scams and investor fraud.
Los Angeles businessman Jack Carlton says he knows about that fraud from personal
experience with L.V.E.N.
Carlton says, “I can't say what happened to my money.” He says he lost his retirement
savings to L.V.E.N. when they failed to deliver a return on his $300,000 investment in
electronic bingo machines to be sold in Brazil.
Carlton says, “It'd mean my retirement. That's the whole thing. At my age, point of
retirement, perhaps I was suckered into a deal that really didn't exist but I just don't believe
that.”
For all the others like Jack Carlton and anyone who may have lost money investing in El
Rancho, there's one thing Commissioner Williams says they can believe, “there will never
be another El Rancho again.”
Escrow on El Rancho's sale could close by the end of this week, or the latest by June 1.
Turnberry's not yet saying what their plans are for the property.
The county plans to ask the 2001 legislature to grant them the power to condemn so they
can affectively address problem properties like el rancho in the future.
Currently, only cities have the legal power to condemn.