He has also held senior
research positions with Mabon Securities in New York City and A.G. "The collective expertise of both Beth
Malone and Anthony will be a great asset for our advisors and
clients," Mr.

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Any member of the purported class
may move the Court to serve as lead plaintiff in this action through
counsel of his or her choice, or may remain an absent class member. He will report directly to
Elizabeth C.

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or
Leslie Glover Toran, Esq. Defendants also falsely claimed during the Class
Period that the theft of consumer data they recently announced was
unprecedented and that the Company welcomes national discussion on how
to ensure that information is used responsibly .
To review a copy of our complaint, please visit our website,
www.

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Polini served as a senior managing director
and co-head of equity research at FTN Midwest Securities Corporation
based in New York City.

Advest, Inc.

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("ChoicePoint" or the
"Company"), Derek Smith, Doug Curling, and Darryl Lemecha on behalf of
purchasers of ChoicePoint common stock (NYSE: CPS) between November
24, 2003 through March 3, 2005, inclusive (the "Class Period").
There are certain legal requirements to serve as lead plaintiff, which
we would be happy to discuss with you.
When Defendants belatedly acknowledged that the security of
ChoicePoint's database had been breached and when the truth about
Defendants ' prior conduct and misrepresentations began to emerge, the
market's reaction to the disclosures was swift and severe.com, where you can also find out more information about
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Business Editors

HARTFORD, Conn. Mullane added., and others.

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Unbeknownst to the market until February 15,
2005, from approximately October 2003 through October 2004 criminals
using "low-tech" methods had been able to access thousands of records
containing personal information maintained by ChoicePoint ., with headquarters in Hartford, CT, is one of the
country's leading regional financial services firms. Advest is a
subsidiary of AXA Financial, which has been a member of the global AXA
Group since 1991.

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Business Editors/Legal Editors

ATLANTA----Atlanta based Chitwood +
Harley LLP announces that it has filed a securities fraud class action
complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern
District of Georgia against ChoicePoint, Inc.com
If you purchased or otherwise acquired CPS securities between
November 24, 2003 through and including March 3, 2005 and have been
damaged thereby, you may request that the Court appoint you as lead
plaintiff no later than May 3, 2005. Louis.
"The return to Advest of this well-respected analyst is part of
our research focus on financial institutions," said Daniel J. Mullane,
Advest's President and CEO.

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renton finlayson

at lgt@classlaw.com
The Complaint alleges that defendants violated Sections 10(b) and
20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Rule 10b-5
promulgated thereunder. The company
provides financial, securities brokerage, trading, investment banking,
trust, and other advisory services to its clients from more than 100
offices in 18 states and the District of Columbia. Bernstein,
AXA Distributors LLC, Advest Inc.

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Anthony Polini Returns to Advest as a Senior Managing Director for Equity Research

About Advest, Inc.

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classlaw. Mr., Sanford C.

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As the market learned in February, 2005, ChoicePoint did not have
adequate controls in place to protect the privacy of the information
it compiled and sold.
Starting in 2002, Mr. While there, his research coverage included
regional and community banks primarily located in the Northeast,
Mid-Atlantic, and Florida.P.

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Malone, who was named Advest's director of research
earlier this month.

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Notice of Filing Securities Class Action Against ChoicePoint Inc. Derek Smith Doug Curling and Darryl Lemecha

65 per share on March 4, 2005. Advest is a member of
the New York, American, and other principal exchanges, and member
SIPC.

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Polini
worked for Advest in New York as managing director in the Financial
Institutions Group, taking the lead on research for institutional,
retail, and investment banking platforms.

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95 per share during the Class Period to as
low as $37. Prior to joining FTN Financial, Mr. With total revenues of more than $46 billion and in
excess of $1 trillion in assets under management and over 50 million
clients worldwide (as of 6/30/04), AXA is a worldwide leader in
financial protection and wealth management.

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classlaw. Following
these disclosures, the market price of ChoicePoint's common stock
dropped from a high of $47. Polini will also bring
three staff members to Advest who will join him in covering
approximately 50 financial institutions.
Edwards + Sons in St.

nadine gauthier

A copy
of the complaint is available from the court and will be posted on our
website, www.----Advest is pleased
to announce that Anthony Polini has returned to the firm as a senior
managing director in equity research, capitalizing on his nearly
20-year career as a sell-side analyst specializing in banks, thrifts,
and diversified financial institutions.

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com at
the address or phone numbers provided below. Defendants became aware of the criminals' access
of the Company's records in October of 2004.

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Antonino, Esq. You are also welcome to
submit questions or transaction information to Chitwood + Harley
online through our website, www. As the
market learned on March 2, 2005, a similar incident occurred five
years ago resulting in the disclosure of 7,000 records.

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You may contact us through our
website, www.

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com, or contact Lauren S. Throughout
the Class Period, the Defendants made material misrepresentations
and/or omitted to make material disclosures by falsely claiming that
ChoicePoint had unique capabilities and systems in place to enable the
responsible use of information while ensuring the protection of
personal privacy. Despite knowing of this
serious threat to consumer privacy and despite knowing that their
representations about the security of ChoicePoint 's data were
inaccurate, Defendants waited until February 15 of this year to
disclose any information about the breach in Company security.
Notwithstanding their nondisclosure and misstatements, Defendants
Smith and Curling sold over eighteen million dollars of stock between
the time they discovered the criminals' access and their initial
disclosure of the breach of their system in February. AXA is represented in the
United States through its strong brands: AXA/Equitable, MONY, AXA
Advisors LLC, Alliance Capital Management L.

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