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America wants to Know!

Why won’t the SEC answer a simple yes or no question?

by: Kevin M. West

On April 9th, I wrote the SEC a simple question… It was a simple Yes or No question that had nothing to do with the matter of the particular case I was inferring to. The letter was addressed to [e-mail] where all email directed to the SEC for this particular case was requested to be sent by Leslie Hakala of the SEC. Here is the entire email that was sent:

Just one simple Yes or No question for you;

I am a shareholder in CMKM Diamonds, is the SEC going to protect my rights as a shareholder in this hearing on April 25th?

To which, the SEC’s reply on April 12th was to return my letter with nothing except

“Auto forwarded by a Rule” on it.

So, I hit reply and sent it back with another letter which read:

Dear Ms. Hakala,

What kind of reply is this? I find it odd that I am asking a YES or NO question and you cannot respond to it with a simple answer.

Are you or are you NOT going to protect my rights as a current shareholder in CMKM Diamonds, at the hearing on 4-25-05?

Yes or NO please.

P.S. SEC's web site says.. The primary mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is to protect investors and maintain the integrity of the securities markets.

The answer should be a simple one if the above statement is the truth!

Sincerely,

Kevin M. West

CMKM Diamonds shareholder since 2-04

However, this time I sent it to: [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] and CC: [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail]

Now I get back a form letter to let me know they are BUSY! It starts out with the wording:

Thank you for your e-mail to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Your comments and concerns are very important to us. Unfortunately, because of the large volume of e-mail that we are receiving on this matter, we will not personally respond to “each”

message. We do read and carefully consider the opinions expressed in all of the e-mails that we receive.

OK, by this time I am wondering why Ms. Hakala would have taken the time to read my letter and CAREFULLY consider it, and then didn’t take the time to hit 2-3 keys on her computer to send back the Yes or No answer that I requested. Instead, the letter is forwarded to another email where this person takes the time to add the form letter and send it back to me. I point out the word “each” in their form letter here… they cannot say they don’t personally respond to anyone.

If the SEC’s mission truly is to protect investors and maintain the integrity of the securities markets, then why will they not answer the question?

I didn’t ask any questions about the case, I very SIMPLY asked if the SEC was going to do the job that we as taxpayers hired them to do.

I then called and talked to the very nice lady at the SEC by the name of Ann. Ann knew of my letter and was aware of the response I received. I informed her that I only wanted to have someone put a Yes or No in writing and send it back to me. I told her that if someone would do that, I would not bother them with this question anymore. She answered by telling me that it was the SEC’s job to protect investors. So, I then asked why no one was willing to put it in writing by answering Yes or No to my question. I was told she would pass on my request, but I have received nothing.

The answer to my question should be so obvious and it should be required to be answered to any citizen of this country that’s wants to know. Well, we know that the SEC’s top man, William Donaldson, has a copy of my letter as well as Annette Nazareth and other high level SEC employees. (employed by taxpayers)

We also know that President Bush has a copy of my letter and he wants us to put social security funds into the market that is supposed to be regulated by the SEC. The same SEC that won’t tell me they are going to protect my rights as a shareholder. Will someone respond?

America wants to Know: As taxpayers, American citizens and investors, is the SEC doing the job we are paying them for?

“Stand up America” and TAKE YOUR COUNTRY BACK!

Sincerely,

Kevin M. West

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