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From: Robin D. Wilson
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Re: Pencom Systems (INQUIRY)
Keywords: PENCOM, BS
Message-ID: <1991Jun4.162205.16706@pensoft.uucp>
Date: 4 Jun 91 16:22:05 GMT
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In article <9106032341.AA00612@wixer> bgodot@wixer.UUCP (Buck Godot) writes:
> 
> The following letter recently appeared in Sour Graoes Magazette, an
> Austin, Texas publication.  It points some very barbed accusations at
> Pencom.  It also includes an intimidating carbon copy list.
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> John F. Akers, CEO
> IBM
> Old Orchard Rd.
> Armonk, NY 10504
> 
> Dear Mr. Akers:
>       I am writing this in order to warn you.  Pencom has deceived
> IBM, the Austin Technology Incubator, and a number of other high-tech
> companies.
>       Two principal staff members of Pencom Systems, Inc. are
> operating under dual identities.  Edward Taylor, a vice-president of
> Pencom Systems, also goes by the name of Edward C. Ateyeh.  Thomas
> Morgan, a manger (sic) of technical research for Pencom Systems, also
> goes by the name of Thomas Pallister.

So what does this prove?  Lots of "recruiters" go by psuedonyms.  I just don't  
see that this is a problem.

>       There is also the matter of the possibility of insider trading. 
> Pencom employs Clinton R. Tomlinson as a recruiter.  He is also a
> securities dealer licensed with First American National Securities.

Just because he has a license (which is not really proved here),  he must be  
insider trading; right?  Get real.. having a license and insider trading are a  
far ways apart.

> 
> Has anyone heard of these people or the securities company?  Does
> anyone know how to prove or disprove these accusations?  Any
> opinions?

Ed, Tom and Clint both work here, but the information provided by this letter  
is somewhat "sketchy" don't you think?  It seems that someone had a "burr"  
under their saddle, but they were too afraid to come out and say what was  
really bothering them.  Just out of curosity, was their a date on the letter?

"Something about: ...if it floats like a duck, it's made of wood, if its made  
of wood, it burns, if it burns,  its a witch... from Monty Python."

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