U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

          Litigation Release No.  15685 / March 26, 1998

          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. WESTERN EXECUTIVE GROUP,
          INC., CASH SYSTEMS USA, INC., CHARLES R. RIETZ, ROBERT R.
          PARRISH, ROBERT J. STRUTH and R. STEPHEN EDGEL,
          Civil Action No. 96-6938 GHK (JGx) (C.D. Cal.)

          The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") announced
          that on March 10, 1998, the Honorable George H. King, United
          States District Court Judge for the Central District of
          California, entered a Judgment against defendants Charles R.
          Rietz ("Rietz") of Gilbert, Arizona, Robert R. Parrish
          ("Parrish") of Gilmer, Texas, Robert J. Struth ("Struth") of
          Southern California, and R. Stephen Edgel ("Edgel") of
          Carmichael, California permanently enjoining these four
          defendants from selling unregistered securities and selling
          securities by fraudulent means.  Also, Parrish, Struth and Edgel
          were permanently enjoined from operating as unregistered broker-
          dealers.

          In addition, the Judgment includes an order that Rietz pay
          disgorgement of $212,077; that Parrish pay disgorgement of
          $188,311; that Struth pay disgorgement of $149,885; and that
          Edgel pay disgorgement of $44,823.  Each defendant was ordered to
          pay a civil penalty in the same amount.

          The Commission alleged in its Complaint filed in October of 1996
          that the defendants were operating a Ponzi scheme involving
          investment contracts for the sale and leaseback of automated
          teller machines ("ATMs").  The defendants offered the ATM
          investment program over the Internet to the public and raised
          over $3.49 million from at least 132 investors nationwide.  This
          was the Commission's first lawsuit involving ATMs and one of the
          largest lawsuits involving Internet investment fraud.

          The Complaint alleged that the defendants violated Sections 5(a)
          and 5(c) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"),
          the registration provisions, and Section 17(a) of the Securities
          Act and Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
          "Exchange Act"), and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, the antifraud
          provisions.  The Complaint also charged Parrish, Struth and Edgel
          with violations of Section 15(a) of the Exchange Act, the broker-
          dealer registration provision.