SILVER SPRING, Md., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunpeaks Ventures, Inc. (OTCBB: SNPK) (the "Company" or "Sunpeaks Ventures") announced today that is has filed a Complaint in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland against Deal Flow Media, Inc., Thomas Siudak, Red Carpet Books, Inc., and Bill Martlink alleging that they engaged in a systematic series of false, defamatory, and malicious statements as part of a larger conspiracy in an attempt to cause harm to the Company.

"We said last week that we will not stand by idly and allow Sunpeaks to be victimized by persons making baseless and scurrilous comments about the Company. Today, we are backing up that statement," stated Mackie A. Barch, CEO of Sunpeaks Ventures. "And it is very possible that, as we continue to investigate, we will seek to hold accountable other participants."

About Sunpeaks Ventures, Inc.

Sunpeaks Ventures, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary Healthcare Distribution Specialists, LLC ("HDS"), is a nationally focused, value-added distributor of specialty drugs and over-the-counter ("OTC") branded multivitamins to the healthcare provider market. HDS also owns and markets Clotamin®, a specialized over-the-counter multivitamin product designed exclusively for use by patients also on Warfarin®, a popular blood thinner that has a long list of known adverse drug and food interactions.

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