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[janice shell]

...and I got the same tip. Mario Aiello's been a bad boy for a long time:

Van Sun says market cops swoop on Silver Star Energy

2004-05-25 07:36 ET - In the News

The Vancouver Sun reports in its Saturday edition that the stock market cops allege that Silver Star Energy is a classic pump-and-dump stock fraud. The Sun's David Baines writes that according to information sworn to obtain search warrants, investigators with Vancouver's Integrated Market Enforcement Team believe that at least five men involved in the company's affairs participated in the fraud. They include Vancouver geologist Robert McIntosh, who serves as president and chief executive officer, and certified management accountant David Naylor, the company's chief financial officer. Also named as alleged co-conspirators are long-time Howe Street promoter Mario Aiello, who until recently was the secretary; Sak Narwal, the largest shareholder; and Scott Marshall, whose wife, Naomi Marshall-Johnston, is the second-largest shareholder. The investigation is still in progress. No charges have been laid, the allegations are unproved. Members of the IMET team began investigating Silver Star in February after The Sun noted the huge gulf between the company's book value of about $15,000 (U.S.) and its stock market value, which had rocketed to more than $200-million (U.S.) on the OTC Bulletin Board.

http://www.stockwatch.com/News/Item.aspx?bid=B-349549-U:SVSE&symbol=SVSE&news_region=U&name=Silver+Star+Energy+Inc&hitwords=aiello+mario

Van Sun says Silver Star's McIntosh heads to LA

2004-02-16 08:21 ET - In the News

The Vancouver Sun reports in its Saturday edition that James Winston's Growth Stock Advisor newsletter is pushing his latest "phenomenal opportunity" -- Silver Star Energy, a start-up oil and gas exploration company that was being run out of a small office on Howe Street in Vancouver. The Sun's David Baines writes that as of Sept. 30, it had zero revenues and total assets of $15,000. But somehow its OTC-BB-quoted stock had ballooned to $1.92 (U.S.) for a market cap of $200-million (U.S.). According to the disclaimer at the end of his report, Winston's Growth Stock Advisory is published and distributed by a company called Market Street Publishing Ltd., which was paid $505,000 (U.S.) by a company called Apollo Holdings Ltd. for its services. Imagine that: Half a million bucks for an ad, which also probably includes a mass mailout. So what is Apollo Holdings and why are they paying so much to tout the stock? Mr. Baines called Silver Star president Robert McIntosh, a consulting geologist. Former corporate secretary Mario Aiello said Mr. McIntosh quit the company, which had moved to Los Angeles. Mr. Baines left a message for Mr. McIntosh at the LA office, but he never called back.

http://www.stockwatch.com/News/Item.aspx?bid=B-318338-U:SVSE&symbol=SVSE&news_region=U&name=Silver+Star+Energy+Inc.&hitwords=mario+aiello

And going back even further...

http://www.stockwatch.com/News/Item.aspx?bid=B-216079-U:*SEC&symbol=*SEC&news_region=U&name=Securities+and+Exchange+Commission&hitwords=aiello+mario