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Convertable common stock for bonds huh? What's the coupon on that?
That cc yesterday was hosted by freeconferencecall.com (http://www.freeconferencecall.com/)
I recognize the 712-432-xxxx number since I use it from time to time, but never would use such a service for a investor call.
next to the giant printing press dumping shares
BZ looking good today on the international paper earnings. BZ earnings call is Tuesday.
My sell order for TWB got executed at 2.73 from 2.40. I couldn't up it fast enough to hold on. This things got more to run, I got a feeling 3+ may come very soon.
TWB here it goes.
Tom were you the limo driver?
BOCA RATON MAN INDICTED IN SECURITIES AND TAX FRAUD CASE
December 15, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Betty N. Stewart, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, announced that a federal grand jury in Fort Lauderdale, FL, indicted defendant Donald Platten on 17 charges of conspiracy to commit securities fraud, securities fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and impeding the internal revenue laws.
According to the indictment, which was returned on December 11, 2008, Platten, of Boca Raton, FL, was the president of Harvard Learning Centers, Inc., a Florida corporation also located in Boca Raton. Harvard Learning changed its name several times and claimed to be involved in several different business ventures. From 2004 to 2007, Platten caused Harvard Learning to issue stock to his wife, his sister, his ex-sister-in-law and his limousine driver, supposedly as repayment of promissory notes, even though Platten knew that the promissory notes were fraudulent and the company did not owe these individuals the money reflected on the promissory notes. In this manner, Platten caused Harvard Learning to issue stock to repay his own obligations and to enrich himself, his relatives, and others. Platten also caused a subsidiary of Harvard Learning to pay the personal expenses of himself, his wife, his mother, his sister, and his teenage son.
Platten failed to file corporate federal tax returns for Harvard Learning for the years 2004 through 2007 and failed to file his personal federal tax returns for the years 2004, 2005 and 2007. For the year 2006, Platten failed to report on his personal tax return the income that he received as a result of Harvard Learning’s stock issuances and payment of his personal expenses.
Finally, to conceal his ownership of a house in Boca Raton, Florida, Platten caused his limousine driver to purchase the house and obtain a mortgage by providing false information about his income and assets. The day after he purchased the house, Platten caused his limousine driver to execute a quit claim deed transferring his interest in the property to Platten’s wife.
If convicted, Platten faces a maximum of 10 years imprisonment on the conspiracy charges, 280 years imprisonment on the securities fraud, and 3 years imprisonment on the tax charges.
Mr. Acosta commended the efforts of the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation and the Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations. The case is being prosecuted by Trial Attorneys Kenneth C. Vert and Steven D. Grimberg, Department of Justice, Tax Division.
An indictment is merely an accusation and defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
A copy of this press release may be found on the website of the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida at http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/fls. Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at http://www.flsd.uscourts.gov or on http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov.
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This asshat was dumping FNLH back in 07, promoting as the Stock Alarm and dumping into PRs with his buddies. I guess that POS promotion site has already gone under. Then they hit TGLE.
Chart is shaping up nicely. Volume is off the charts!
JRC MMs getting jumpy.
I tend to agree a takeover is in the works. Look at MEG, huge fund bought up shares and now wants seats on the board. For 10 million here, you could have the whole company. Don't let the market fool you, newspapers are still huge cash cows and attractive investments, espcially if you can take them private.
JRC looks awesome. It'll be nice to see what happens with 20% of the float short once it rebounds to the $.50 area.
Right now it looks like a tight battle in the space race between NASA and CSHD. But I think Rufus has the upper hand over NASA in financing.
Selloff yesterday was absolutely ridiculous, took advantage by loading up at .19. Once people realize BK is not an option they're considering, it's going to rebound fast. Way oversold. I expect a buyer like Gannett to be interested at the levels.
JRC's going back to the .40 range by end of week. Get cheapies now.
HOKU looking primed this afternoon.
Don't dump them all at once, you'll stop the run.
HOKU looking strong today. I think this will close well above 9 today.
I noticed today that A-trade applied the 1-1000 R/S to my restricted shares. I had under 1000, so I'm not even left with one measley share. Thanks Don. If I'm ever in Boca I'll be sure to stop by and see you.
Hey all. I've been trading using a similar method with the 3% return and reinvest. I've been hitting up the financials pretty hard recently because of the volatility and done pretty well. I'm interrested in hearing some of your stop-loss strategies. I know the rule of thumb is 10%, but what has worked for you all? I've been using 10%, but thinking about trimming it to 5 or 7.
Thanks
EXPH ready for the next leg up this afternoon. Watch the wires-co likes to put out PRs on Friday afternoons.
Nice base to build on our newsday tomorrow.
EXPH lots of volume today. They always seem to drop a PR on Fridays.
I know Home Depot also sells a lot of Black and Decker. I was just in a store and saw an endcap display for their tools.
I don't shop at Lowe's a whole lot, but I was under the impression that Home Depot was the primary retailer for them. Does Lowe's carry Irwin as well?
I remember Rufus rambling about the codes in a call with Simon. I think that had more to do with Edgar or Euroclear, not the company web site.
Anyone notice that the cvsu.us web site is gone? Is this truly the end for CSHD? I can't believe a company with billions of bonds woudn't have a web site?
Nickle easy. Looking to load up more in the .008 range. Hit me!
Looking good here. A little volume and this thing will fly.
I was able to pick up a few at .008 today. I like the way things are shaping up here. Don't forget Black & Decker is a big line in Home Depot stores as well and there's 2,000+ of them in the US.
Posted by: mastaflash
In reply to: Blue Sky Basin who wrote msg# 156049 Date:1/25/2008 5:32:53 PM
Post #of 156112
I never blame anybody but myself for losing money in penny stocks...or any stock for that matter
Posted by: mastaflash
In reply to: janice shell who wrote msg# 156084 Date:1/26/2008 12:44:18 PM
Post #of 156112
Rubbish....you only turn up after the the fact in my experience, and when you do, everyone runs for the hills....whether you mean to or not, you help shorters out, legal or otherwise. You have cost me a lot of money...
News is always coming next week. Check pacer and edgar early and often.
To those who paid Donnie boy $$$ for divys...
A link to report him to the USPS for mail fraud:
http://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/forms/MailFraudComplaint.aspx
Title 18, United States Code
Section 1341. Frauds & swindles
Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, or to sell, dispose of, loan, exchange, alter, give away, distribute, supply, or furnish or procure for unlawful use any counterfeit or spurious coin, obligation, security, or other article, or anything represented to be or intimated or held out to be such counterfeit or spurious article, for the purpose of executing such scheme or artifice or attempting so to do, places in any post office or authorized depository for mail matter, any matter or thing whatever to be sent or delivered by the Postal Service, or deposits or causes to be deposited any matter or thing whatever to be sent or delivered by any private or commercial interstate carrier, or takes or receives therefrom, any such matter or thing, or knowingly causes to be delivered by mail or such carrier according to the direction thereon, or at the place at which it is directed to be delivered by the person to whom it is addressed, any such matter or thing, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. If the violation affects a financial institution, such person shall be fined not more than $ 1 million or imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both.
Another Don Platten masterpiece.
I got mine today 1 for 1 and I didn't pay a dime to that dirtbag Don.
"Mr. Paul D. Poetter, a native Arizonian, has participated in many types of management genres from 6 SIGNA to Critical Path to Lean Cell"
Six Signa huh? Did Rufus proofread this filing?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Sigma
Nothing can be 20,000 percent down because you can't have more than a 100 percent loss. However, you can have a 20,000 percent gain. FYI brother.
It would be nice if they printed some divys too while they have it cranked up.
Is this the short sqeeze? Anybody get any dividends yet or did Donnie just cash all our 20 dollar checks and skip town?
It's in a Columbian bank deposit box with the bonds, the 6 for 1 divy shares and the moon colony blueprints.