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Re: weebs post# 108

Wednesday, 06/30/2010 12:00:50 AM

Wednesday, June 30, 2010 12:00:50 AM

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Big Wall St Journal article about this stock today.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704638504575318681417658388.html?KEYWORDS=amarok#articleTabs%3Dcomments

By JOHN R. EMSHWILLER And KARA SCANNELL
On Jan. 6, 2009, Ukragro Corp. of Zhitomir, Ukraine, made an initial filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission to sell stock to the public. Its sole employee and owner was a 79-year-old massage therapist.

The company had no revenue, $100 in assets and planned to open a string of health spas. Public records on file at the SEC show that the agency asked no questions and the application cleared through the commission eight days later.

Over the past two years, eight other start-ups reviewed by the SEC have been similarly headed by people in Ukraine or Russia, with no revenue or operations and minimal assets. Business plans ranged from renting bicycles in Kiev to selling cars in Siberia. All used the same small Seattle law firm, Dean Law Corp., to help with their initial SEC filings. The SEC cleared them to sell stock, in most cases without asking a single question, according to the public records at the agency
...... more at link above.