From: TQW30@aol.com
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 11:18 AM
To: rule-comments@sec.gov
Subject: Re: S7-19-03 I used to hear about the 'bad things going on in Wall Street' way 

back in the 60's when I first got involved(and swindled) by a stock dealer (Al Weiss) who 
worked with in Phila. All of the 7-8 stocks, he bought 'at high prices' except one, have 
gone bankrupt.  I wanted to buy gold but he, the trusted expert, always was against the 
idea. At the time, a short while after I left the military I had invested $2000 in the 
market

There really was no one I could turn to complain because the stock market people really 
didnt care about anyone or anything except their stcok company and the market itself. The 
Boards of Directors didnt give a damn except themselves and did everything to protect their 
King/Queen Bee and did nothing to shield us individual stockholders. 

There was an article in the NY Times several months ago that the Mafia is involved in the 
stock market. What is being done by the SEC to protect our markets from getting them out, 
and other corrupted companies out?

Yes, while its too late for myself, Enron, World Crossings, Adelphia, and many other 
companies in the past, lets get this electing(no cronyism stuff) a legitimate/honest board 
of directors made a law as soon as possible.