ALLEGED UNETHICAL AND ILLEGAL BEHAVIOR PRACTICED BY OPTIONS TALENT GROUP (OPTG.OB)

(PRWEB) June 22, 2002

Contact: Jason Waters

Consumer Advocate

310-415-7043

advocate90017@hotmail.com

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ALLEGED UNETHICAL AND ILLEGAL BEHAVIOR

PRACTICED BY OPTIONS TALENT GROUP (OPTG.OB)

In the corporately controlled Los Angeles office of Options Talent, employees do not need to show any form of identification when filling out paperwork including but not limited to a Passport, Social Security card or any type of identification, while recruiting child and adults models. This causes a otential threat to both other employees and the community at large.

Over 10% of the voting stock of Options Talent Group is controlled by Joan Randell, wife of Cortes Randell, who has a lengthy criminal record for fraud and who is former President of e-Models, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Options Talent Group, and from which Options Talent Group is based.

Options Talent Group Chairman and CEO Mohamed Hadid filed for personal bankruptcywithin the past five years after being sued and judgements handed down in which Hadid claimed personal bankruptcy and no assets, while being involved in Sector Communications and offshore companies.

A high-ranking member of the Royal Family of the United Arab Emirates filed the largest suit and receuived a million-plus judgement against Hadid.

New talent employees, who may have no experience in the fashion world, are expected to work at daily Open Calls held across the country at 7:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday in more senior positions including evaluating models with no compensation.

The company has chosen to raise additional capital through franchisee sales of a new Sporting Division, which is similar to the Model Division, yet they focus on marketing youngsters through e-commerce.

Intenational franchisees in Singapore and several cities in the Philippines are opening to raise capital for the corporation and find more unwitting new faces who want to be a star and are willing to pay large sums to be added to an electronic database.

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