SEC Charges Eleven in Stock Manipulation Ring

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We have entered into a software development relationship with Vertikal Technologies, Inc., pursuant to which Vertikal has initiated development on a proprietary platform to allow Rubicon to offer an online, discount brokerage division.

VERTIKAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.: President - MATT BROWN
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We have experienced significant changes in our staffing and executive management team as a result of our 2007 and 2008 business acquisitions. Historically we have relied on outside consultants to fulfill the needs of the Company while also relying heavily on our CEO, Joseph Mangiapane, Jr. whom we have a full time employment agreement with. As we have achieved milestones in our growth projections, it has become financially prudent to increase our internal staff to satisfy the operational needs of our business. We have therefore entered into an employment agreement with Todd Vande Hei, a current director and shareholder to act as our interim COO while we seek candidates for a more permanent role with the Company. In addition to our current executives, we also employee two full-time support persons, to assist in the operational activities.

Rubicon Financial Inc · 10-Q · For 3/31/09
http://www.secinfo.com/d12TC3.sQgj.htm?Find=Joseph+Mangiapane&Line=4893#Line4893

We have entered into a software development relationship with Vertikal Technologies, Inc., pursuant to which Vertikal has initiated development on a proprietary platform to allow Rubicon to offer an online, discount brokerage division. With our Online Trading Platform, we expect to create an international trading platform and website for automated, online trading of stocks, options, mutual funds, bonds, foreign exchange currencies, and commodity futures. Our initial markets of focus will be the USA OTC:BB, Pink sheet, and small cap NASDAQ, the London AIM, and the FOREX. We intend to promote our Online Trading Platform through arrangements with Investors Hub, Silicon Investor, and ADVFN. Investors Hub and Silicon Investor are large Internet investment sites with over five million hits per day. ADVFN is a large global market data distributor and the owner of Investors Hub and Silicon Investor. This relationship will give us unique access to a worldwide pool of over a million active traders.

Rubicon Financial Inc · 10-K · For 12/31/08
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