United States Bankruptcy Court
Northern District of Texas

Notice of Bankruptcy Case Filing

A bankruptcy case concerning the debtor(s) listed below was filed under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, entered on 01/31/2006 at 4:10 PM and filed on 01/31/2006.

International Galleries Inc.
3744 Arapaho
Addison, TX 75001
Tax id: 11-3689453

The case was filed by the debtor's attorney:
Omar J. Alaniz
Neligan Tarpley Andrews & Foley LLP
1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 2600
Dallas , TX 75201
214-840-5300
The case was assigned case number 06-30306 to Judge Barbara J. Houser.

Commitment to the Community 10/21/05 La Raza neither retracts the article “Painted Fraud” nor apologizes to International Galleries Inc. (IGI) and is determined to defend vigorously in court our right to inform and protect civic causes.

Let the Chips Fall Where They May 10-21-2005  ...president of IGI, Paul J. Myer, warned us that his presence would precede “90 or more people with baseball bats” who would be ready to pay us a “visit” demanding explanations.

Painted Fraud  08-19-2005 ...Art critics, financial analysts, collectors and civic group representatives issued an alert for Chicago residents to take precautions against the possibility of falling prey to a fraud of high magnitude, orchestrated through a “pyramid” which offers the purchase of pictorial art works alleged to be of high value.