I had to look that up.... "cabal: the artifices and intrigues of a group of persons secretly united in a plot".. Yeah, I guess that fits, although it is really not so secret. As GDSM's attorney, Paradiso has always been of interest to me - he seems to be the common link to many a sleazy penny stock as you pointed out in this post: http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=88788791