sipc. this is criminal." gilbert goss link, also of louisiana, "has it changed our lifestyle? yes, tremendously. not only my wife and i have been deprived of our lifetime savings, but my five children have worked alongside with us have been unfairly deprived of their inheritance." carolyn smith in baton rouge to the core of the mavment "i cannot believe this. this is killing me and my family." now fraudulent schemes, unfortunately, go on all the time. but, again, mr. chairman, what makes this so, so heartbreaking is the victimization upon victimization. first came the original fraud, then came the s.e.c., and saw this going on and did not act and did not give victims and potential victims any lts for four years, and then after the s.e.c. acted, after the s.e.c. ordered sipc to compensate victims, sipc, sharon bowen included, in an unprecedent the move refused to follow that maintained by the federal election commission requiring them-to-sue sipc, which is now tied up in court and toins this