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Insider Talking: November 30, 2002

November 30, 2002

The British Columbia Securities Commission has scheduled a hearing for December 10 11, 2002 to consider applications to vary asset freeze orders relating to accounts at the Bank of Montreal in Vancouver that were frozen in 2000 as part of

Poland: Mariella Company

September 9, 2002

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Poland into Mariella LLC for alleged tax fraud.

Italy: Marco Bourelly

September 9, 2002

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Italy into Marco Bourelly and Fausto De Berardinis for alleged bank fraud.

Italy: Mauricio Raggio et al

September 9, 2002

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Italy into Mauricio Raggio and Rocio Zaldivar Mercado for alleged money laundering regarding the proceeds of corruption by the former Secretary of the Italian Socialist Party Benedetto Craxi, a.k.a. Bettino Craxi.

Switzerland: Henderson Pacific et al

September 3, 2002

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Switzerland into Hans Josef Ludwig, Georg Eduard von Boguslawski, Robert Schoch and Lidia Santangelo-Ortoleva for alleged fraud involving Henderson Pacific Private Bank and Henderson Pacific Financial Services AG.

Colombia: Guillermo Ortiz Gaitan

August 7, 2002

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Colombia into Guillermo Ortiz Gaitan and members of his family for suspected illegal enrichment, narcotics trafficking and money laundering.

Regulatory Warnings: June 30, 2002

June 30, 2002

Recently-filed warnings from securities regulators around the world.

Italy: Daniel Pludwinski

April 8, 2002

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Italy into Daniel Pludwinski and Laurent Formisano for alleged involvement in the counterfeiting and smuggling of works of art.

Italy: Antonio Centrone

January 17, 2002

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Italy into alleged tax evasion by Centrone Pietro & Figli.

Italy: ISS Research

December 11, 2001

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Italy into ISS Research for allegedly illegally distributing Human Growth Hormone.

Italy: Marco Bourelly et al

November 29, 2001

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Italy into Marco Bourelly and Fausto de Berardinis for alleged bank fraud.

Italy: Illegal Importation and Sale of Hormones via the Internet

November 15, 2001

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Italy into unknown persons for allegedly illegally and without authorization importing into Italy and selling dangerous products containing hormones.

Italy: Armando Cultrera et al

November 14, 2001

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Italy into Armando Cultrera, Vincenzo Cultrera, Carmela Cultrera, Roberto Cultrera, Isabella Albergo, Franco Giardano, Sonia Bonazzi, Loredana Capuano, Roberta Papini, Gianna Laura Boccaforno, Ettore Ragozzini and Mirella Tromba for alleged fraud.

Italy: Centrone Pietro & Figli

November 5, 2001

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Italy into Centrone Pietro & Figli for alleged fraud.

Italy: DMR Texas Internet Payment Solutions Inc.

October 16, 2001

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Italy into a scheme to defraud thousands of Italian victims whose credit card numbers were used without their authorization between January 1, 1999 and November 1, 2000.

Italy: Lucent Labs

October 10, 2001

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Italy against unknown persons for "illegally and without authorization importing into Italy and selling dangerous products containing hormones".

Italy: IGNOTI

March 29, 2001

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Italy into the alleged sexual exploitation of minors and the sale of pornography over the Internet.

Italy: Nicola Nocerino

March 15, 2001

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Italy into Nicola Nocerino for suspected involvement in organized crime.

Norway: Christian August Mohr

March 2, 2001

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Norway into Christian August Mohr and Carmelo Salvatore Firetto for alleged investment fraud.

Italy: Giuseppe Lucchi

February 9, 2001

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Italy into Giuseppe Lucchi for alleged money laundering.

Italy: Giuseppe Conigliaro

January 17, 2001

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner for a criminal investigation in Italy into Giuseppe Conigliaro for alleged heroin trafficking.

Italy: Giuseppe Cipolla

December 29, 2000

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Italy into Giuseppe Cipolla for alleged fraud regarding the bankruptcies of Oleificio Borelli SpA and Gruppo Borelli SpA.

Italy: Antonio Sciacca

November 20, 2000

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Italy into Antonio Sciacca for the alleged murder of Jimmy Yu, attempted robbery and criminal possession of a weapon.

Italy: Marino Carpino

November 15, 2000

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Italy into Marino Carpino for attempted fraud.

Italy: Feruccio Sclippa

August 4, 2000

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Italy into Feruccio Sclippa for alleged fraud.

Italy: Eurocopes Society

April 4, 2000

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Italy into the administrators of Eurocopes Society Coop. Arl for alleged bankruptcy fraud.

Italy: ACNA Chemical Company

June 23, 1997

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Italy into several individuals who allegedly caused the burual of a large quantity of toxic/noxious waste at and around ACNA Company's chemical plant in Italy.

United Kingdom: Gerhard Martens et al

March 25, 1996

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in the United Kingdom into an alleged advance fee fraud by Gerhard Martens and others.

USA v. Kim Schmitz et al: Criminal Indictment

October 31, 1994

Indictment in USA v. Kim Schmitz, a.k.a. "Kimble"; Ivy James Lay, a.k.a. "Knight Shadow"; Claude Oliver Bilak, a.k.a. "Killer"; Joshua Neil Freifield, a.k.a. "Legend"; Michelle Lillian Goodzuk, a.k.a. "Killerette"; Enoch John White, a.k.a. "Sonny", a.k.a. "Phone Stud"; Ted Anthony Lemmy, a.k.a. "Speed Master"; Leroy James Anderson, a.k.a. "Major Theft"; and Frank Ronald Stanton, Jr., a.k.a. "Mystery", at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.