In fact, the Casey Institute has learned that a veritable flood of e-mails have been directed to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman, Arthur Levitt, demanding an explanation for what many regard as a "material omission" from Sinopec's SEC filing.
But the question still remains: Having omitted some important part of the story, and assuming that omission was material, did the defendant withhold the omitted part (a) knowingly and (b) with intent to deceive?