Terax Energy (TEXG)

[petermic]

Probably not much, altho Anderson as a repeat offender may get hit with some jail time.

It's very difficult to prosecute these crimes, though. Especially if there's a jury trial.

Usually the authorities just don't think it's worth the effort and are quick to settle.

There are so many scams out there - my basic belief is that society doesn't think they are a real bad thing. Sort of a buyer beware attitude.

"The Securities and Exchange Commission noted that it's hard to pinpoint how much money investors are losing to spam e-mail and Web site fraud. But estimates range in the hundreds of millions of dollars"

http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070913/BUSINESS01/709130374/1003/BUSIN...