(1) this Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this case, and Section 6c of the Act, 7 U.S.C. �13a-1 (1994), authorizes ex parte relief;

(2) there is good cause to believe that defendants IBS, Inc., a North Carolina corporation ("IBS-NC"), Mazuma Trading Group, Inc. d/b/a Pinpoint Marketing Ltd. ("Pinpoint"), IMC Trading, Inc., a North Carolina corporation ("IMC-NC"), IMC Trading, Inc., an Arizona corporation ("IMC-AZ"), IMC Trading, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("IMC-NV"), Joe Miller Company d/b/a IMC Trading, Inc., a California corporation ("IMC-CA") (collectively the "IMC Common Enterprise"), Alan J. Stein ("Stein"), Joseph E. Finateri, Sr. ("Finateri"), and Michael Temple ("Temple") have engaged in, are engaging in and are about to engage in fraud in violation of 7 U.S.C. � 6b (1994) and the sale of illegal futures contracts in violation of 7 U.S.C. � 6(a) (1994);

(3) since 1992, defendants have operated a telemarketing investment scheme involving futures contracts in commodities through a series of corporations and from a string of offices across the United States;

(4) in December 1998, the defendants informed their customers that their business premises had moved to the Bahamas, that they could be reached at a Bahamian telephone number, and that investment checks should be sent to a Bahamian address;

(5) in reality the defendants operate from business premises in Charlotte, North Carolina, telephone calls made to the Bahamian telephone number are answered by an answering service that forwards messages to the defendants in North Carolina, and some investment checks sent to the Bahamas have been shipped to North Carolina and deposited into a North Carolina bank account;

(6) significant funds received by the defendants from members of the public have been transferred to relief defendants Kimberlynn Creek Ranch, Inc., Kingsfield Racing, Inc., A.J.S. Enterprises, Inc., F.X. & B., L.L.C., Pamela Kingsfield, and Samuel Kingsfield, none of which have provided any bona fide services on behalf of defendants;

(7) significant funds received by International Bullion Services, Inc., a Bahamas corporation, are being held on behalf of IMC Common Enterprise customers;

(8) relief defendants International Bullion Services, Inc., a Bahamas corporation, Kimberlynn Creek Ranch, Inc., Kingsfield Racing, Inc., A.J.S. Enterprises, Inc., F.X. & B., L.L.C., Pamela Kingsfield, and Samuel Kingsfield have received funds that rightfully belong to customers of the defendants;

(9) absent the entry of this statutory restraining order, the defendants and relief defendants are likely to dissipate or transfer assets and destroy business records; and,

(10) this is a proper case for granting a statutory restraining order ex parte to preserve the status quo, protect public customers from loss and damage, and enable the Commission to fulfill its statutory duties, therefore the Court orders as follows:

1. "Assets" means any legal or equitable interest in, right to, or claim to, any real or personal property, including but not limited to chattels, goods, instruments, equipment, fixtures, general intangibles, effects, leaseholds, mail or other deliveries, inventory, checks, notes, accounts, credits, receivables, contracts, insurance policies, and all cash, wherever located, whether in the United States or abroad.

2. The term "document" is synonymous in meaning and equal in scope to the usage of the term in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34(a), and includes, but is not limited to, writings, drawings, graphs, charts, photographs, audio and video recordings, computer records, and other data compilations from which information can be obtained and translated, if necessary, through detection devices into reasonably usable form. A draft or non-identical copy is a separate document within the meaning of the term.

3. "Defendants" means IBS, Inc., a North Carolina corporation ("IBS-NC"), Mazuma Trading Group, Inc. d/b/a Pinpoint Marketing Ltd. ("Pinpoint"), IMC Trading, Inc., a North Carolina corporation ("IMC-NC"), IMC Trading, Inc., an Arizona corporation ("IMC-AZ"), IMC Trading, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("IMC-NV"), Joe Miller Company d/b/a IMC Trading, Inc., a California corporation ("IMC-CA") (collectively the "IMC Common Enterprise"), Alan J. Stein ("Stein"), Joseph E. Finateri, Sr. ("Finateri"), Michael D. Temple ("Temple"), and any person insofar as he or she is acting in the capacity of an officer, agent, servant, employee or attorney of the IMC Common Enterprise, Stein, Finateri, or Temple, and any person who receives actual notice of this Order by personal service or otherwise insofar as he or she is acting in concert or participation with the IMC Common Enterprise, Stein, Finateri, or Temple.

4. "Relief Defendants" means International Bullion Services, Inc. ("IBS-Bahamas"), Kimberlynn Creek Ranch, Inc. ("Kimberlynn Creek"), Kingsfield Racing, Inc. ("Kingsfield Racing"), A.J.S. Enterprises, Inc. ("AJS Enterprises"), F.X. & B. L.L.C. ("FX & B"), Pamela Kingsfield and Samuel Kingsfield, and any person insofar as he or she is acting in the capacity of an officer, agent, servant, employee or attorney of IBS-Bahamas, Kimberlynn Creek, Kingsfield Racing, AJS Enterprises, FX & B, Pamela Kingsfield or Samuel Kingsfield, and any person who receives actual notice of this Order by personal service or otherwise insofar as he or she is acting in concert or participation with IBS-Bahamas, Kimberlynn Creek, Kingsfield Racing, AJS Enterprises, FX & B, Pamela Kingsfield or Samuel Kingsfield.

A. transferring, selling, alienating, liquidating, encumbering, pledging, leasing, loaning, assigning, concealing, dissipating, converting, withdrawing, or otherwise disposing of any assets, wherever located, including assets held outside the United States, except as provided in Paragraphs III and VI of this Order, or as otherwise ordered by the Court;

B. Opening or causing to be opened any safe deposit boxes titled in the name or subject to access by any of the defendants or relief defendants.

C. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph, defendants shall transfer possession of all assets of the receivership defendants pursuant to paragraph VI of this Order.

A. Prohibit defendants, relief defendants and all other persons from withdrawing, removing, assigning, transferring, pledging, encumbering, disbursing, dissipating, converting, selling or otherwise disposing of any such asset except as directed by further order of the Court or, as to receivership assets, as directed by the Receiver appointed herein;

B. Deny defendants, relief defendants and all other persons access to any safe deposit box that is:

1. titled in the name of any defendant or relief defendant, either individually or jointly; or

2. otherwise subject to access by any defendant or relief defendant.

Notwithstanding this Paragraph, the Receiver appointed herein shall be provided with access to any safe deposit box titled in the name of, or subject to access by, the IMC Common Enterprise;

C. Provide the Receiver and counsel for the Commission, within five (5) business days of receiving a copy of this Order, a statement setting forth:

1. the identification number of each such account or asset titled in the name, individually or jointly, of any of the defendants or relief defendants, or held on behalf of, or for the benefit of, any of the defendants or relief defendants, or under the control of any of the defendants or relief defendants;

2. the balance of each such account, or a description of the nature and value of such asset as of the close of business on the day on which this Order is served, and, if the account or other asset has been closed or removed, the date closed or removed, the total funds removed in order to close the account, and the name of the person or entity to whom such account or other asset was remitted; and

3. the identification of any safe deposit box that is either titled in the name, individually or jointly, of any defendant or relief defendant, or is otherwise subject to access by any defendant or relief defendant;

D. Upon request by the Receiver or the Commission, promptly provide the Receiver and the Commission with copies of all records or other documentation pertaining to such account or asset, including, but not limited to, originals or copies of account applications, account statements, signature cards, checks, drafts, deposit tickets, transfers to and from the accounts, all other debit and credit instruments or slips, currency transaction reports, 1099 forms, and safe deposit box logs; and

E. Cooperate with all reasonable requests of the Receiver relating to implementation of this Order, including transferring funds at the Receiver's direction and producing records related to defendants' or relief defendants' accounts.

A. Provide the Commission and the Receiver with a full accounting of all funds, documents, and assets outside of the United States which are (1) titled in the name individually or jointly of such defendant or relief defendant; or (2) held by any person or entity, for the benefit of any defendant or relief defendant; or (3) under such defendant's or relief defendant's direct or indirect control, whether jointly or singly;

B. Transfer to the territory of the United States and deliver to the Receiver all funds, documents, and assets located in foreign countries which are (1) titled in the name individually or jointly of such defendant or relief defendant; or (2) held by any person or entity, for the benefit of any defendant or relief defendant; or (3) under such defendant's or relief defendant's direct or indirect control, whether jointly or singly;

C. Provide the Commission access to all records of accounts or assets of the defendants and relief defendants held by financial institutions located outside the territorial United States by signing the Consent to Release of Financial Records attached to this Order.

A. Assume full control of the receivership defendants by removing defendants Stein, Finateri, Temple and any officer, independent contractor, employee, or agent of the receivership defendants, from control and management of the affairs of the receivership defendants;

B. Take exclusive custody, control, and possession of all the funds, property, mail and other assets of, in the possession of, or under the control of the receivership defendants, wherever situated. The Receiver shall have full power to sue for, collect, receive and take possession of all goods, chattels, rights, credits, moneys, effects, land, leases, books, records, work papers, and records of accounts, including computer-maintained information, and other papers and documents of the receivership defendants, including documents related to customers or clients whose interest are now held by or under the direction, possession, custody or control of the receivership defendants;

C. Take all steps necessary to secure the business premises of the receivership defendants, including but not limited to premises located at 9809 Emerald Point Drive, Charlotte, N.C., 28278 units 2 and 4; 6060 JA Jones Drive, Charlotte, North Carolina 28226, Suite 501; 7816 Fairview Road, Ste. 219, Charlotte, North Carolina, 28226; 13000-F York Road, Ste. 206, Charlotte, North Carolina, 28278; 1682 Katy Lane, Fort Mill Business Center, Fort Mill, South Carolina, 28708; 2444 West Highway 160, Fort Mill, South Carolina 28708; any storage box, crate, facility or other space located at Star MiniStorage, 1125 S. Oracle, Mesa, AZ 85204 and under the control of the receivership defendants; and any and all other premises under the control of the receivership defendants;

D. Preserve, hold and manage all receivership assets, and perform all acts necessary to preserve the value of those assets, in order to prevent any loss, damage or injury to customers or clients;

E. Prevent the withdrawal or misapplication of funds entrusted to the receivership defendants, and otherwise protect the interests of customers or clients;

F. Manage and administer the receivership defendants by performing all acts incidental thereto that the receiver deems appropriate, including hiring or dismissing any and all personnel or suspending operations;

G. Collect all money owed to the receivership defendants;

H. Initiate, defend, compromise, adjust, intervene in, dispose of, or become a party to any actions or proceedings in state, federal or foreign court necessary to preserve or increase the assets of the receivership defendants or to carry out his or her duties pursuant to this Order;

I. Choose, engage and employ attorneys, accountants, appraisers, and other independent contractors and technical specialists, as the Receiver deems advisable or necessary in the performance of duties and responsibilities under the authority granted by this Order;

J. Issue subpoenas to obtain documents and records pertaining to the receivership, and conduct discovery in this action on behalf of the receivership estate;

K. Open one or more bank accounts as designated depositories for funds of the receivership defendant. The Receiver shall deposit all funds of the receivership defendants in such designated accounts and shall make all payments and disbursements from the receivership estate from such accounts; and

L. Make payments and disbursements from the receivership estate that are necessary or advisable for carrying out the directions of, or exercising the authority granted by, this Order. The Receiver shall apply to the Court for prior approval of any payment of any debt or obligation incurred by the receivership defendants prior to the date of entry of this Order, except for payments that the Receiver deems necessary or advisable to secure assets of the receivership defendants.

A. Possession and custody of all funds, assets, property, and all other assets, owned beneficially or otherwise, wherever situated, of the receivership defendants;

B. Possession and custody of documents of the receivership defendants, including but not limited to, all books and records of accounts, all financial and accounting records, balance sheets, income statements, bank records (including monthly statements, canceled checks, records of wire transfers, and check registers), client lists, title documents and other papers;

C. Possession and custody of all precious metals, other commodities, funds, and other assets being held on behalf of the receivership defendants or the receivership defendants' customers;

D. All keys, computer passwords, entry codes, and combinations to locks necessary to gain or to secure access to any of the assets or documents of the receivership defendants, including but not limited to, access to the receivership defendants' business premises, means of communication, accounts, computer systems, or other property; and

E. Information identifying the accounts, employees, properties or other assets or obligations of the receivership defendants.

A. Commencing, prosecuting, litigating or enforcing any suit, except that actions may be filed to toll any applicable statute of limitations;

B. Accelerating the due date of any obligation or claimed obligation, enforcing any lien upon, or taking or attempting to take possession of, or retaining possession of, property of the receivership defendants or any property claimed by the receivership defendants, or attempting to foreclose, forfeit, alter or terminate any of the receivership defendants' or relief defendants' interests in property, whether such acts are part of a judicial proceeding or otherwise;

C. Using self-help or executing or issuing, or causing the execution or issuance of any court attachment, subpoena, replevin, execution or other process for the purpose of impounding or taking possession of or interfering with, or creating or enforcing a lien upon any property, wherever located, owned by or in the possession of the receivership defendants or relief defendants, or the Receiver, or any agent of the Receiver; and

D. Doing any act or thing to interfere with the Receiver taking control, possession or management of the property subject to the receivership, or to in any way interfere with the Receiver or the duties of the Receiver; or to interfere with the exclusive jurisdiction of this Court over the property and assets of the receivership defendants or relief defendants.