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To: Intrepid1 who wrote (30547)	4/17/1999 8:53:00 AM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 36349

PAIR: SOUNDVIEW TECHN decreased estimate for fiscal year ending 12/99 from $0.36 to $0.34 on 04/14/99 PAIR: SOUNDVIEW TECHN made new estimate for quarter ending 06/99 of $0.07 on 04/14/99 PAIR: STEPHENS INC decreased estimate for quarter ending 12/99 from $0.11 to $0.10 on 04/14/99 PAIR: WARBURG DILLON decreased estimate for fiscal year ending 12/99 from $0.40 to $0.34 on 04/14/99 PAIR: WARBURG DILLON has reiterated estimate for long term EPS growth of 20.00% per year on 04/14/99 PAIR: WARBURG DILLON made new estimate for quarter ending 06/99 of $0.06 on 04/14/99 PAIR: WARBURG DILLON made new estimate for quarter ending 09/99 of $0.09 on 04/14/99 PAIR: WARBURG DILLON made new estimate for quarter ending 12/99 of $0.13 on 04/14/99

To: Intrepid1 who wrote (30547)	4/17/1999 1:00:00 PM
From: tuck	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 36349

Etc., Even if his last trade was in January, he might very well have some kind of position as of the date of publication of his "article," so that it made some change for him, at least on paper. Given that, and that he was an employee, his attorney is going to have a hard time proving he did not have some monetary interest -- even if indirect -- in pulling off his hoax. I'm no expert on fraud, either, but this looks awfully close, and it should be hard to duck behind first amendment rights when the greater good of society is weighed against them. Further, in using surrounding ads and text to make his page look the real one, and in using links he was not authorized to use, he likely violated some kind of copyright law, no matter where the page was located. Again, I'm no expert, but I think he's toast. As a first offender, he'd probably get a bunch of community service. Let's hope it changes him for the better and deters similarly inclined folks. Cheers, Tuck