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[weißerRitter]

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Größter Aktienbetrug aufgeflogen

Nach verdeckten Ermittlungen ließ das amerikanische FBI den größten Aktienbetrug in der Geschichte Amerikas platzen. Unter den 120 mutmaßlichen Tätern waren Mitglieder aller großen Mafia-Familien aus New York.

New York - Die Betrüger sollen die Kurse der Aktien von mehr als 30 Unternehmen vor allem über das Internet manipuliert und unzählige Anleger zum Kauf von angeblich zukunftsträchtigen Wertpapieren zu völlig überhöhten Preisen verlockt haben. Der Schaden, der den Anlegern dadurch entstanden ist, wird auf 102 Millionen Mark geschätzt
Den Angeklagten wird eine ganze Palette von Straftaten vorgehalten - darunter Morddrohungen durch den Einsatz von Auftragskillern, Körperverletzung in zahlreichen Fällen, Erpressungen, Beamtenbestechungen, Unterschlagungen und betrügerische Manipulationen von Computernetzen. Unter anderem sollen sie in Chatrooms durch gezielte "Geheimtipps" Aktien als wertvoll angepriesen haben.

Die meisten Angeklagten seien in den vergangenen zwei Tagen bei einer konzertierten Großaktion von mehr als 600 Polizeibeamten in mehreren US-Bundesstaaten festgenommen worden, sagte Chefanklägerin Mary Joe White.

Zu dem Betrüger-Ring hätten 57 Börsenmakler, zwölf Anlageberater, zehn führende und mehrere "kleine" Mitglieder von Verbrecherclans, einige Buchhalter sowie ein Polizeibeamter gehört. "Das ist die größte Zahl von festgenommenen Verdächtigen, die es bisher in einem Aktienbetrugsfall gab", sagte White.

Die "Verbindungen" des Betrüger-Kartells hätten bis in den gewerkschaftlichen Pensionsfond der New Yorker Polizei gereicht. Dessen Schatzmeister sei bestochen und später erpresst worden, Investitionen des Fonds in betrügerisch überteuerte Aktienanlagen zu zeichnen. Der einflussreiche Polizeibeamte habe zudem dafür gesorgt, dass Mitglieder von Mafia-Banden Waffenscheine und Ausnahme- Parkgenehmigungen bekommen hätten, berichtete die "New York Times".

Im Mittelpunkt des Massenbetrugs stand nach Erkenntnissen der Ermittler die einst seriöse Anlagefirma DMN Capital Investments. Bosse der New Yorker Gangsterclans Bonanno, Genovese, Luchese, Colombo und Gambino hätten vor Jahren beschlossen, das Wall-Street- Unternehmen zu unterwandern und zum Ausgangspunkt ihres US-weiten Aktienbetrugsrings zu machen.

In den vergangenen Monaten sei es gelungen, FBI-Agenten in die Firma zu schleusen. Sie hätten umfangreiches Beweismaterial gesammelt und unter anderem mehr als 1 000 Stunden Gespräche zwischen Führungsfiguren des Betrugsaktion mitgeschnitten.

Der stellvertretende New Yorker FBI-Direktor, Barry W. Mawn, sagte, die gesamte Operation der "Familien" habe alle wichtigen Zeichen traditioneller Mafia-Methoden gehabt. "Egal, welchen Markt die Banden infiltrieren, ob den Fischmarkt oder den Aktienmarkt, ihre Hauptmethoden sind immer dieselben: Gewalt und die Drohung mit Gewalt."

gruß

[goldsteen]

klingt wie aus einem Scorcese Film " Es war einmal in Amerika !"

weia weia

Gruss OLiver

[oberhof]

lieber weißerRitter,

deine bisherigen threads waren ja auch nicht gerade von der beteiligung her der renner.

100 millionen bei 30 firmen.

das zahlen firmen wie aol oder cisco oder microsoft aus der portokasse.

sowas gibt es auch in deutschland jeden tag, und zwar in sehr starkem
maße.
der unterschied ist nur, daß sich unsere polizei mehr um parkuhren, radarkontrollen und abstand zum nachbargrundstück kümmert.

die jetzige meldung aus den usa, die du hier verbreitest, ist doch
alltäglich im aktien-geschäft, nur daß hier anscheinend mal durchgegriffen wurde.


hieraus jedoch eine diffamierung der us- aktien oder der gesamten usa zu machen, ist lächerlich.


wieviele firmen in deutschland soll ich dir nennen, die manipuliert
haben oder wurden???

also, was soll diese information???

oberhof

[Bruder_Jeremias]

So wird´s also gemacht. Um welche AG´s handelt es sich?

[Heinerlaender]

@oberhof
wo liegt in diesem Text von weißer Ritter eine Diffamierung von Us Aktien vor? Er drängt weder zum kauf noch zum verkauf, er veröffentlicht nur einen sachlichen bericht. Ist da jemand etwas angefressen?
Heiner

[Die_Wahrheit]

Leute, Leute, denkt doch mal einen Schritt weiter....

Wenn sowas in den USA passiert, dann wird sowas auch anderswo passieren, z.B. in Emerging Markets (in Russland gibt´s ja bekanntlich auch eine Russen-Mafia)...

Deshalb immer gut aufpassen, wo Ihr Euer Geld anlegt.

Ich glaube, die USA sind immer noch am sichersten - dort wird so etwas verfolgt und bestraft. In anderen Ländern wird sowas von den Ermittlungsbehörden NIE UND NIMMER aufgedeckt. Dann gehen Eure Russen-Aktien in den Keller und Ihr wißt nicht warum....

...

[oberhof]

wo ist denn eigentlich das problem ??

wieviele firmen in deutschland soll ich euch nennen, wo dies passiert
aber auf grund unserer bescheuerten gesetze im sande verläuft.
oder was machen denn die fax-abrufe, zeitschriften, 190er-nummern,
fernsehsender oder auch massenhaft beiträge hier im board ???

also, sturm im wasserglas.
wenn in deutschland usa-gesetze in bezug auf aktien angewandt würden,
dann wäre sehr vieles anders, das gilt auch für w o-board.

also, wer hier so etwas verbreitet, soll die namen der firmen nennen.

aber auch dann wäre es für mich uninteressant, weil deutsche firmen viel schlimmer sind.

gruss

oberhof

[jemand]

hoffentlich nicht um alte Bekannte Bruder JO

[weißerRitter]

hi oberhof,

inwieweit meine anderen threads nicht die renner waren,
ist wohl mehr eine frage der zu sachlichen aufmachung.

zu diesem thread ist zu sagen,daß es sich hier einfach
um eine info handelt,die man als aktienanleger einfach
wissen sollte,nicht wissen muß.eine diffamierung lag
mir fern,zumal ich alle meine beiträge ausnahmslos unkommentiert
einstelle.dabei geht es immer um inhalte,die so nicht
frei erhältlich sind,es sei denn,man hat ein abo.

wen es interessiert,im asienboard habe ich eine täglich
aktualisierte presseschau eingestellt,darin zur zeit ein
beitrag über abzockerei von banken bei neuemissionen
samt faxabruf für geld-zurück-formular und ein beitrag
über die absichten,die russ.raumstation mir an die
börse zu bringen.

[SoWhat]

Guten Tag zusammen,

sowas gabs schon als die Börse aufmachte. Also immer schön eigenenes Research betreiben und nicht blind jede australische Bude oder andere 1000 Prozenter kaufen.
Sowas gibts überall auf der Welt nur jetzt sind sie mal massiv vorgegangen. Wurde auch Zeit, wenn sie das auch mal in der Gründertagen unseres hiesigen
Neuen Marktes getan hätten, dann wäre manchem Anleger auch einiges erspart geblieben.

Hier ein Zeitungsartikel aus LA. Eine große Restaurantkette war auch involviert, glaube Ranch1, kann dies aber im Moment nicht mit Bestimheit sagen.

Those Charged Include Alleged Members of Organized Crime

New York, N.Y., June 14, 2000 – The Securities and Exchange Commission today
sued 63 individuals and entities in
five enforcement actions as part of its continuing campaign to clean up fraud in the
market for low-priced securities,
i.e., the microcap market. The actions allege a wide array of illegal conduct including
"pump and dump" manipulation
schemes, private placement fraud and investment adviser pay-to-play violations. All
told, those charged reaped
millions of dollars in illicit profits. Also today, the Commission suspended trading in the

securities of WAMEX Holdings, Inc. and E-Pawn.com, Inc.

Simultaneously, in related criminal prosecutions, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern
District of New York and the
Federal Bureau of Investigation announced the unsealing of indictments and the filing
of criminal complaints naming
more than 100 defendants in securities fraud schemes. The criminal indictments
announced by the U.S. Attorney and
the FBI name 11 members and associates of five different organized crime families in
connection with several
securities fraud scams. These individuals are charged with participating in numerous
manipulations of microcap
stocks, extortion, money laundering, bribery and kickbacks, witness tampering, and
murder solicitation.

SEC Director of Enforcement Richard H. Walker said, "The securities fraud involved in
today`s actions is among the
most egregious witnessed in recent years. These manipulations of numerous stocks
were designed for the sole
purpose of stealing investors` hard-earned dollars. The prosecutions announced today
rid the vital market for
low-priced securities of unscrupulous operators and reaffirm regulators` commitment
to keeping this market safe and
fair."

1. Microcap Fraud/Manipulation Schemes

The Division of Enforcement (Division) instituted two administrative proceedings
charging a broad range of fraudulent
activity affecting nine microcap stocks.

a. Piazza Proceeding

The Division charges that in 1995 and 1996, 32 individuals participated in a scheme
to inflate the stock prices of
Spaceplex Amusement Centers International, Ltd., Reclaim, Inc., Beachport
Entertainment Group, Inc., and
International Nursing Services, Inc. The Division alleges that each of these schemes
involved payment of bribes to
brokers in exchange for the brokers causing their retail customers to purchase the
securities. The respondents sold
shares at the artificially inflated prices. The respondents are charged with obtaining
at least $8 million in illegal profits
from these schemes.

b. Wolfson Proceeding

The Division charges that from January 1999 through at least March 2000, Allen Z.
Wolfson fraudulently inflated the
stock prices of BeautyMerchant.com (formerly known as ATR Industries, Inc.),
Learner`s World, Inc., Rollerball
International, Inc., Healthwatch, Inc. and HYTK Industries, Inc. The Division alleges
that in connection with these
manipulations, Wolfson obtained control of
large blocks of shares, caused sham trades to be made to give the appearance of an
increasing demand for the
shares in the market, paid bribes to six brokers to create demand, and sold into that
demand. The six brokers are also
being charged today for their roles in the manipulation. The Division contends that
the respondents received at least $7
million in illicit profits from these manipulations.

2. Investment Adviser Pay-to-Play

The Division charges William M. Stephens with participating in a kickback and bribery
scheme concerning the
investment assets of certain labor union pension
funds. Stephens is the Chief Investment Strategist of Husic Capital Management, a
registered investment adviser in
San Francisco. The Division alleges that in order to land the pension funds as
advisory clients, Stephens
agreed in advance to channel a portion of the funds` assets into rigged investment
vehicles. The Division also
contends that Stephens understood that a portion of the funds` assets would be
then siphoned out of the rigged
investments to be paid as bribes and kickbacks to trustees of the funds.

3. Private Placements

The Commission filed two civil injunctive actions charging 14 individuals and nine
companies with fraudulent private
placement offerings that raised approximately $3.5 million from investors. The
Commission contends that in these
actions, among other things, various unregistered salespeople working in "boiler
rooms" cold-called investors making
misrepresentations about the offerings using high pressure sales tactics. More than
300 investors fell victim to these
schemes.

4. Trading Suspensions

The SEC also temporarily suspended trading in the securities of WAMEX Holdings, Inc.
and E-Pawn.com, Inc., due to
the lack of accurate public information available to investors concerning these
issuers. The shares of both
of these companies are quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board. The Commission contends
that, contrary to the company`s
public claims, WAMEX is not lawfully authorized to operate an Alternative Trading
System and that questions exist
regarding the company`s claims to have raised funding from private investors. The
SEC also contends that inaccurate
information existed as to the identity of the persons in control of E-Pawn.com.


120 Charged in Securities Fraud Case Tied to Mob

From Associated Press

NEW YORK -- Charges were brought Wednesday against 120 people in
what federal prosecutors said was the largest securities fraud crackdown in
U.S. history. Among those charged were members of all five New York City
organized crime families.
The far-reaching fraud stretched over five years, and never before have so
many people been charged at once in such a case, U.S. Attorney Mary Jo
White said.
Barry W. Mawn, FBI assistant director in charge of the New York office,
said the investigation had "uncovered once again La Cosa Nostra`s efforts to
infiltrate the securities markets."
"No matter what market the mob tries to infiltrate, from the fish market to
the stock market, the methods it uses are always the same: violence and the
threat of violence," he said.
Richard Walker, director of enforcement of the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, called the crimes "among the most egregious witnessed
in recent years."
As part of the overall scheme, the Internet was sometimes used to promote
stocks and companies were falsely touted as Internet or "dot.com" companies
to induce investors to capitalize on the Internet boom, prosecutors said.
The charges were detailed in 16 indictments and seven criminal complaints
unsealed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan. The schemes allegedly resulted in
total losses of more than $50 million.
Among those charged in the mammoth scheme were 10 alleged members
and associates of organized crime, a former New York police detective, a
West Coast investment adviser, stock promoters, brokers, and officers,
directors and other insiders of several companies.
Search warrants were executed at four locations in New York, one in
Dallas and one in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The participants allegedly engaged in racketeering, using bribery, extortion
and even soliciting murder to further frauds that reaped millions of dollars in
illegal profits.
As part of the scheme, members and associates of the Bonanno and
Colombo organized crime families allegedly forged alliances with members and
associates of the remaining three New York organized crime families.
They then sought to control and infiltrate broker dealers to defraud union
pension plans, using traditional "boiler-room" operations and Internet
techniques to carry out their crimes, prosecutors said in a statement.
When those techniques failed, they resorted to threats, extortion, physical
intimidation and the solicitation of murder to further their goals, they said.
The criminal enterprise allegedly tried to manipulate eight publicly traded
securities and to defraud investors in connection with three private placements
of securities, including one by Ranch 1 Inc., a company that operates fast food
restaurants in the New York City area and elsewhere.
In recent years, members of organized crime families have surfaced more
frequently in securities fraud investigations.
Authorities have said mobsters have tried to infiltrate Wall Street because
they have been forced out of many of their more traditional rackets and
because dramatic rises in the value of stocks has convinced them there is easy
money to be made.

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.

Litigation Rel. No. 16589 /June 14, 2000

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. DIAGNOSTIC PROFESSIONAL IMAGING SERVICES, INC., NATIONWIDE
MEDICAL SUPPLIES, INC., JUSTIN MARVUL, MICHAEL DANILOVICH, MARAT "MARK" ZAYATS, GREGORY LEVIN,
JAMES GENNADY GABERKORN, VADIM STEVEN SHAPIRO, ARTHUR PRAKOPETS, AND DIRECT SURGICAL SUPPLIES,
LTD., 00 Civ. 4386 (NRB)(S.D.N.Y.)

The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") filed a complaint today in the United States District Court for the Southern District of
New York against Diagnostic Professional Imaging Services, Inc. ("Diagnostic"), Nationwide Medical Supplies, Inc. ("Nationwide"), Justin Marvul
("Marvul"), Michael Danilovich ("Danilovich"), Marat "Mark" Zayats ("Zayats"), Gregory Levin ("Levin"), James Gennady Gaberkorn
("Gaberkorn"), Vadim Steven Shapiro ("Shapiro"), Arthur Prakopets ("Prakopets"), and Direct Surgical Supplies, Ltd. ("Direct Surgical"). The
complaint charges the defendants with making false and misleading statements while offering and selling the common stock of Diagnostic and
Nationwide, and misappropriating the proceeds of the offering. In each scheme, the defendants allegedly told investors that they had the opportunity
to buy stock in the issuer prior to an upcoming initial public offering ("IPO"), and that the investors could double their money once the IPO was
completed. In truth, an IPO was never on the horizon for either issuer, as both Diagnostic and Nationwide were, at best, small, thinly capitalized
start-up companies. The Commission alleges that, through these schemes, the defendants raised approximately $760,000 from approximately
seventy-nine investors, and misappropriated a large percentage of those funds.

The Commission`s complaint names the following defendants and makes the following allegations:

1. Diagnostic is a New York corporation which claimed to have offices in Brooklyn, New York. During 1998 and 1999, Diagnostic purported to
be in the business of operating a center for performing magnetic resonance imaging ("MRI") scans on patients referred by physicians. Diagnostic`s
stock is not registered pursuant to Sections 12 or 15 of the Exchange Act.

2. Nationwide is a Delaware corporation which purports to have its principal place of business in Brooklyn, New York. Nationwide claims to be a
supplier of medical, dental and chiropractic products manufactured by others. Nationwide`s stock is not registered with the Commission pursuant to
Sections 12 or 15 of the Exchange Act.

3. Marvul, 26, resides in Brooklyn, New York, and, posing as "Eric Feldman," controlled Diagnostic and its bank account.

4. Danilovich, 26, resides in Brooklyn, New York and was Diagnostic`s president and secretary.

5. Zayats, 29, resides in Brooklyn, New York. Zayats held himself out as someone who did "marketing" for Diagnostic. Zayats also is Nationwide`s
secretary, vice president and director.

6. Levin, 23, resides in Brooklyn, New York, and is Nationwide`s chief executive officer, president, and chairman of the board of directors.

7. Gaberkorn, 30, resides in Brooklyn, New York. From March through June 1998, Gaberkorn was employed as a registered representative of a
registered broker-dealer. Since then, he has not been associated with any broker or dealer.

8. Shapiro, 28, resides in New York, New York and Baltimore, Maryland. He has had a Series 7 license since January 26, 1995. From March
through June 1998, Shapiro was employed as a registered representative of a registered broker-dealer. Shapiro is presently associated with a
different registered broker-dealer, as a registered representative.

9. Direct Surgical, is a New York corporation which purports to have its principal place of business in Brooklyn, New York.

10. Prakopets, 25, resides in Brooklyn, New York. Prakopets was the president and sole employee of Direct Surgical.

Marvul, Danilovich, Gaberkorn, Shapiro, Zayats, and Levin conducted a Regulation D offering of Diagnostic common stock between March 1998
and October 1998, raising more than $580,000 from at least fifty investors. Later, Zayats and Levin, aided and abetted by Prakopets and Direct
Surgical, conducted a Regulation D offering of Nationwide common stock between March 1999 and October 1999, raising another $180,000 from
twenty-nine investors.

The proposed defendants involved in each offering, either directly or through others, made material misrepresentations to investors about, among
other things, each issuer`s plans to use the proceeds of the offering to develop its business, the likelihood that each issuer would launch an initial
public offering ("IPO"), the IPO offering price, and the predicted post-IPO value of the stock. Marvul (using the false name "Eric Feldman") and
Danilovich served as officers of Diagnostic and managed its stock offering. Marvul recruited others to solicit investors and encouraged them to make
false representations to investors about Diagnostic`s business and plans for an IPO. Danilovich and Levin solicited investors directly. Zayats recruited
Gaberkorn to solicit investors and provided him with information about Diagnostic. Gaberkorn in turn involved Shapiro in the offering. Marvul and
Danilovich controlled and used the proceeds of the Diagnostic offering for purposes unrelated to the corporation at a time when they knew that the
funds were supposed to be used towards Diagnostic`s business.

Zayats and Levin set up Nationwide, served as its officers, and conducted its stock offering. Both made material misrepresentations to investors
concerning Nationwide`s plans to use the proceeds of the offering to develop its business and its plans for an IPO. At least $42,000 of the
Nationwide offering proceeds was diverted to Direct Surgical, a company controlled by Prakopets.

As a result of the foregoing, the Commission alleges that Diagnostic, Nationwide, Marvul, Danilovich, Gaberkorn, Shapiro, Zayats, and Levin
committed securities fraud in violation of Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and
Rule 10b-5 thereunder. Prakopets and Direct Surgical are charged with aiding and abetting Nationwide`s, Zayats`s and Levin`s fraud by assisting
in the disposition of proceeds from the Nationwide offering. The Commission seeks a final judgment against the defendants, among other things: (i)
enjoining them from future violations of the above-cited provisions; (ii) requiring the disgorgement of all of their ill-gotten gains, plus pre-judgment
interest; (iii) assessing civil penalties against them; and (iv) barring Marvul, Danilovich, Levin and Zayats from serving as an officer or director of a
publicly traded company. The Commission`s suit remains pending.



Good luck

sowhat

[elmacho]

hi oberhof

von dir:

wieviele firmen in deutschland soll ich euch nennen, wo dies passiert

oder was machen denn die fax-abrufe, zeitschriften, 190er-nummern,

wer hier so etwas verbreitet, soll die namen der firmen nennen.

von mir:
schalte mal die glotze ein, oder kauf dir ne zeitung.
solche sachen sollte man schon nich mit solcher leichtigkeit behandeln.
immerhin wurden die typen in new york erpresst un bekamen auch morddrohungen. wer weis, vielleicht beisst schon der eine oder andere ins gras oder schwimmt im hadson river.also bitte vergleicht die ehrenwerte sizilianermafia nicht mit den daumenlutscher hierzulande.

ich würde mal sagen das die firmen vorerst mal nicht bekannt werden sollten weil sonst ein sell-off ohnegleichen stattfinden wird und das mit bittere konseguenzen für viele anleger weltweit.