By Bob Jones, AP PRICE, UTAH -- Maurice Malan IV, CEO and owner of Lazarus Energy Ltd took his life yesterday when it was released to the media that he employed illegal immigrants as a nearly never ending supply of slave labor for their mine in Price, Utah, approximately two and a half hours South East of Salt Lake City. This all started when allegations of workers were being paid below minimum wage, working six days a week, 12 to 14 hours a day with inadequate housing and health care.  This led to investigation from several human rights groups and increased pressure put on Malan and Lazarus Energy. To make matters worse, the mine recently collapsed killing many of the workers.  It is unclear if Malan was responsible for it, or if it was a safety oversight.  This has caused the state of Utah to step in and seize control of the mines and re-distribute the contracts.  State officials have also discovered that Lazarus Energy executives have hidden several archaeological sites that they have come across in their mining operations.  These sites have been disturbed and local historical societies and Native American tribes are taking an interest in trying to preserve these sites from further destruction. Lazarus is being lobbied to compensate the workers and families of dead workers, which Lazarus has declined to comment.  The Milan estate has also declined to comment if they will continue their patronage of the arts and education in the Castle Valley area, as they have funded local artists and several scholarships to underprivileged children for years. -- OOC -------------------------------------------------- Martin Christensen US2003051643 SW ARST Mortals VST Mortals CA-058-D