LOS ANGELES, CA, Dec 10 (MARKET WIRE) --
Allied Artists International, Inc., the sole and exclusive owner and
holder of the "Allied Artists" trade name and trademarks, has today named
Robert N. Rooks, Darron Carr, Carlton Jinkins, Jammie Padilla, Mark Nolte
and several corporations in connection with a scheme to impersonate
Allied Artists by unscrupulously forming "Allied Artists Pictures
Corporation." Under the direction of Rooks, the group then used the
unlawfully formed "Allied Artists Pictures Corporation" to lure
unsuspecting investors into purchasing virtually worthless stock.
Rooks has an enduring and spurious past, having been indicted in September
of 2000 by the United States Attorney for the District of Nevada, on
multiple counts of conspiracy, wire fraud, aiding and abetting and money
laundering, and subsequently being permanently enjoined from future
securities violations by the United States District Court for the Central
District of California. In the later action, brought by the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission, a Los Angeles federal court found that
Rooks disseminated false and misleading information in 1996 that caused a
publicly-traded company's stock price to skyrocket from $.13 to $4, or
more than 3,000%.
In its complaint against Rooks and his co-defendants, Allied Artists
International, Inc. charges that the quintet unlawfully formed two
corporations, both named "Allied Artists Pictures Corporation," one in
California and the other in Nevada, for the express purpose of
impersonating the real "Allied Artists," in violation of federal law.
Additionally, the defendants are accused of unlawfully launching a website
located at www.alliedartistspicturescorp.com, also in violation of the
real Allied Artists' trade name and trademarks. The real Allied Artists'
website can be found at www.alliedartists.com.
Having been previously found guilty of securities fraud by the United
States District Court for the Central District of California, Rooks is
permanently banned from involvement with publicly traded companies.
However, the counterfeit website established by Mr. Rooks and his
co-defendants, directs the public to a Yahoo! Finance page claiming that
International Synergy Holding Company, trading on the Frankfurt Exchange
as IBS.F, has acquired "Allied Artists Pictures Corporation." In reality,
"Allied Artists Pictures Corporation" is nothing more than two vacuous
corporations Rooks and his co-defendants created in violation of the real
Allied's trademarks, for the purpose of disseminating false information
designed to artificially inflate International Synergy's stock price.
Allied Artists International, Inc.'s President, Robert Fitzpatrick,
remarked that "Allied will not tolerate any violations of its long
recognized federal trademarks and will aggressively pursue those
attempting to tarnish them." Brenton L. Horner, lead trial counsel for
Allied Artists International, Inc., states that "these defendants'
actions are textbook trademark infringement and violate a multitude of
other federal and state laws. I expect the federal court will act
swiftly." Fitzpatrick adds that throughout the years "a number of people
have tried to enrich themselves through various schemes involving misuse
of the Allied name," and warned the public to "be careful of any website
that claims to be associated with Allied Artists, unless that website is
properly linked to and from the www.alliedartists.com site."
Allied Artists does not charge musicians, screenwriters or producers to
submit material for consideration, and does not solicit investments
through its website. The only legitimate website that accepts submissions
on behalf of Allied Artists is the www.alliedartists.com site.
Media wishing to review the court filings in this matter may do so at:
http://alliedartists.com/legal/AAIvRooks,etal.pdf.
Contact:
Jerry Sifuentes
Office of Press Relations
(626) 330-0600 x8150 from Los Angeles
(646) 350-0009 x8150 from New York
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