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The United States Department of Justice has brought a criminal indictment against John M. Edwards, Urban Casavant, Helen Bagley, Brian Dvorak, Ginger Gutierrez and James Kinney alleging that they conspired to commit, and did commit, securities fraud involving the issuance and sale of CMKM stock. The United States Attorney for the District of Nevada has posted information regarding this criminal case on its website at http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/nv/victim_witness/case_updates.html Federal prosecutors will periodically update this information to notify shareholders and victims of significant events in that case and the status of those proceedings. Shareholders and victims of this alleged scheme are invited to visit the website for additional information and instructions. Dear Shareholders, On Thursday, September 17, 2009 the following indictments were unsealed and issued by the US Department of Justice for John Edwards, Urban Casavant, Helen Bagley, Brian Dvorak, James Kinney and Ginger Gutierrez. These indictments come because of the dedicated and combined efforts of many individuals within several agencies of the US government. Although the Company will not specifically name those individuals today, the Company would like to wish each and every one of them sincerest appreciation for all of their hard work. CMKM would like to give special thanks to Mark Faulk for helping to promote a nationwide level of awareness spotlighting the shareholders plight over the last several years. At this time, Mr. Faulk is stepping away from the Company as CEO and moving on to pursue other endeavors. The Company would like to thank Mark for his dedicated service and wish him well in everything he does in the future. Mr. Faulk commented, "My primary goals with CMKM were to ensure that criminal charges were filed against those who wronged the company and its shareholders, and to assist Kevin West and Bill Frizzell in their legal efforts. These indictments bring those goals to fruition. It has been an honor to work with everyone involved, and I will continue to be available on a consultant basis as the company moves forward." CMKM Chairman Kevin West has been reappointed by the board of directors and will resume his duties as CEO/President of the Company. The Company agreed not to communicate publicly about any matters concerning the ongoing criminal investigation before these indictments were unsealed. Government agencies will be providing additional information on the CMKM website to shareholder/victims regarding notifications from and communications with law enforcement authorities regarding these matters. CMKM has not been given any timeframe for these communications to begin. The Company continues to work on the documents which will be necessary to obtain audited financials. Legal advice on the course of this Company has been obtained from one of the leading securities attorneys working in a national law firm. We intend to continue our efforts to seek damages from those individuals and companies that benefited from the illegal actions set out in the indictment. We have additional legal actions planned. We appreciate your patience as this work continues. Kevin West, NOTE: As of October 1, 2009, Pacific Stock Transfer Company will no longer be the transfer agent for CMKM Diamonds, Inc. The Company is currently interviewing other firms and will make its best efforts to select a new one within the next 90 days. Please be advised that any transfers of CMKM stock certificates are on hold until a new transfer agent has been selected. The Company will post more information as soon as a new transfer agent is under contract. UPDATE: Due to the complex nature and expense of hiring a competent transfer agent for this Company, the process is taking longer than expected. Paid transfer agents are a necessary expense for a company containing thousands of shareholders. Unfortunately, the expense to the Company increases relative to the size of the shareholder base. Please be advised that the Company will update this message with all contact information once a new transfer agent is under contract. We appreciate your patience in this matter. ADDRESS CHANGES: Shareholders are not able to change an official address in the shareholder list until a transfer agent has been hired. The Company suggests that if you have an address change that you make sure you have all forwarding information filed with your appropriate postal office until you can make those changes with the new transfer agent. LOST CERTIFICATES: If you have lost your physical certificate; In order to have a new certificate issued there are a few steps required to be completed by the owner of the certificate including an indemnity bond that must be bought and sent to the new transfer agent. Once again, as soon as a new transfer agent has been hired the Company will post their contact information for all shareholders on this website. General information about replacing lost certificates can also be found at the following site::
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