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To: American Spirit who wrote (1030)	6/2/2006 4:22:28 PM
From: StockDung	Respond to of 1449

#7, Armstrong Test. pp. 159:14-161:6). For his part, Markow testified that he transferred the stock in exchange for Armstrong using his website (“myDD.com”) to conduct a “public awareness campaign” about stocks Markow was interested in. (Doc. #125, Exhibit 6 to Pl. =============================== Finally, in December 2000 Markow transferred 10,000 shares of China World Trade to Armstrong. (Ex. #7, Armstrong Test. pp. 149:1-150:21; Doc. #125, Exhibit 6 to the Pl. Mem., Markow Test. pp. 191:14-193:10). When initially confronted about this transfer during his testimony, Armstrong said for the first time that part of the $18,750 he wired to Goelo in March for BLUEPOINT shares was actually for another stock.14 (Ex. #7, Armstrong Test. pp. 151:24- 153:25, 154:21-155:8). He explained that the money included $5,000 earmarked for a stock in a future reverse merger company, although he and Goelo did not specify a company, the number of shares, the share price, or the date of the merger. (Ex. #7, Armstrong Test. pp. 157:13- 158:12). Armstrong could not explain why Markow sent him the stock instead of Goelo. (Ex. #7, Armstrong Test. pp. 159:14-161:6). For his part, Markow testified that he transferred the stock in exchange for Armstrong using his website (“myDD.com”) to conduct a “public awareness campaign” about stocks Markow was interested in. (Doc. #125, Exhibit 6 to Pl. Mem., Markow Test. pp. 192:9-193:10; Ex. #7, Armstrong Test. p. 121:21-22). This contradicts Armstrong’s testimony that he never accepted any compensation from Markow or anyone else to promote stocks on his website. (Ex. #7, Armstrong Test. p. 191:14-17). Ernest Hung has confirmed that he received a private message from Goelo asking him “to post a certain [sic] information about a company called BLUEPOINT.” (Doc. #130, Deposition of 13 Armstrong believed that received a “raw deal” on the shares he purchased from the market makers because they “are the ones that gave me the bad price, because it stated trading at – you know, it was showing that it was going to start trading at around 6 or $7 that morning and they apparently did some what I call, you know, pumping the stock up and they traded their shares and flipped them back and forth to each other, ran it up to 20, and then filled all the market orders that they’d taken which hadn’t filled at $6.” (Ex. #7, Armstrong Test. pp. 129:1-18). 14 Goelo testified that the money he received from Armstrong only involved the purchase of BLUEPOINT. (Doc. #118, Goelo Dep. pp. 126:16-127:2). Case 2:03-cv-00326-JDH-MRA Document 139-1 Filed 08/15/2005 Page 20 of 84 15

To: American Spirit who wrote (1030)	6/5/2006 1:10:42 PM
From: StockDung	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1449

Rep. Kennedy returns to Rhode Island after rehab stint Updated 6/5/2006 11:57 AM ET By Stephan Savoia, AP PROVIDENCE (AP) — U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy said Monday he was feeling good after nearly a month in drug rehabilitation and was looking forward to getting back to work. "I can tell you today, I feel confident about my health, positive about my future, and passionate about my work representing the people of Rhode Island," the Rhode Island Democrat said in a speech at Brown University on the future of mental health care and addiction treatment. It was his first public appearance since being released Friday from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. The six-term congressman checked into the clinic on May 5, one day after a middle-of-the-night car crash near the U.S. Capitol that he said he could not remember. He also had been treated at the clinic over the Christmas holidays. ON DEADLINE: Kennedy greeted by standing ovation Kennedy called the accident "a wake up call" and said he was grateful he did not hurt anyone. The experience "has reaffirmed for me that the challenge of mental illness is a part of everyone's experience — whether it has touched an individual, a friend or family member," he said. He said he received "an outpouring of support" while he was at the clinic. "Hundreds shared their personal experience with this disease," he said. Kennedy said he would continue to undergo addiction treatment. "Congressman Kennedy's doctors are encouraged by his progress and have worked with him to put in place a stringent system of after care that may include periodic visits to Mayo Clinic for continued health care consultation," the clinic said in a statement released by Kennedy's office. The Washington accident raised questions about whether Kennedy, 38, was given special treatment by police, who did not conduct field sobriety tests. Capitol Police cited him for three traffic violations and said he appeared to be intoxicated. Kennedy, the son of Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., has been a passionate advocate for improved mental health care coverage and has spoken publicly about his own battles with depression, alcoholism and substance abuse. A few days after the crash, Rhode Island Democrats endorsed him for re-election. Republicans have called for him to step down. "He ought to resign because he can't fulfill his duties as congressman," said Chuck Newton, Rhode Island Republican Party spokesman. "We're a small state and we only have two congressmen, so it really matters if someone can't do the job." Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Posted 6/5/2006 7:51 AM ET Updated 6/5/2006 11:57 AM ET