Mike Corbin and His Workshop of Wizards Addresses Slander and Defamation By Hollister Pinnacle News

Mike Corbin Demands Public Retraction, Provides Proof of False And Defamatory Statements Published by Pinnacle News Since April 2002

HOLLISTER, Calif., Aug. 25 -- Mike Corbin states: "The time has come to address concerns that have been brought to my attention regarding the status of a company that I founded years ago, Corbin Pacific, also known as Mike Corbin's Workshop of Wizards. My family and I have been the subject of direct and repeated attacks by a local newspaper in Hollister, Calif., the Pinnacle News, regarding a company that I helped co-found, Corbin Motors. Because of the grossly defamatory and extremely inaccurate reporting by this newspaper since April 2002, my family, Corbin Pacific and I have been defamed by the false and inaccurate writings of reporter Kate Woods, publisher Tracie L. Cone, and general manager and editor-in chief Anna Marie dos Remedios. I would like to take this opportunity to clear things up and let my trusted business partners know that I and Corbin Pacific have done nothing wrong. Corbin Pacific remains a strong company with innovative products and the ability to meet the needs of the motorcycle community now and in the future. It is unfortunate that the gross inaccuracies printed regarding Corbin Motors have affected another company that I am deeply dedicated to Corbin Pacific."

"Corbin Motors was a company with great promise due to my invention of the Sparrow, an electric commuter vehicle, and the Merlin, a gas powered personal transport. Unfortunately, as the company struggled to obtain venture financing, the CEO of Corbin Motors, Ronald Huch, foreclosed on a $500,000 note which forced the company into bankruptcy. There is nothing more to the story than that. The fabrications and erroneous statements in the Pinnacle News about hidden bank accounts containing millions of dollars are simply untrue. We are going public with the truth and holding those at the Pinnacle News responsible for their wrongdoings by demanding written retraction on all falsities reported. In fact, in today's Los Angeles Times, business columnist Michael Hiltzik reports on the Pinnacle's undisclosed biased and the effect of the inaccurate reporting. (Link to story online: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-golden25aug25,1,7801048.column?coll=la- headlines-business) I hope that this information helps to clear any misconceptions and reflects my deep dedication to Corbin Pacific, our clients and our business partners. My passion for Corbin Pacific and the motorcycle world has never waned. The Wizard is in his Workshop."