IMO -- Urban was never interested in looking for diamonds.
Re: Was it intentional ?
Urban paid the Canadian JV's money -- but that money was not for options. The money Urban sent to the Canadian JV's was for private placements and Urban sold the shares. Yes, it was intentional.
Re: Could they have been aquired illegally?
The claims were acquired by the Canadian JV's prior to the Cybermark/CMKM merger (2002). No, the claims were acquired and sold -- legally. As of today -- the Saskatchewan Minerals Department records these claims as being owned by --
The document below: records the claims owned by Koch, Dhonau and the Canadian JV's -- As of the Date CMKM called it quits (November 2005).
The last time I updated this was in July 2008.
It records the claim number and the -- date the claims lapsed are in red.