The Rampant Anti-PAMite

Britney, her biggest fan, and reality television

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:35:00 +0000

By now, the entire world has heard about Britney Spears' disastrous appearance on the Video Music Awards. Although I usually go out of my way to never watch such programs, and I'm not a Britney Spears fan (I couldn't even tell you what she sings, except "Oops I Did It Again", and the only reason I know that one is because it turned into a joke) I actually tuned in to see this one. That was mostly because rumor had it that Britney had been practicing magic tricks with Criss Angel ("Mindfreak") and she was supposed to disappear then reappear several times during her act.

Also, she was the opening act, so I didn't have to watch a bunch of stupid crap just waiting to see what I wanted to see.

Frankly, she seemed like she was drunk enough to fall over at any second. There were no magic acts, no anything worth watching. I actually felt sorry for her, especially when Sarah Silverman made fun of her immediately afterward. Silverman called Britney's two children "mistakes" on national television.

Now, that's just wrong.

Anyway, for anyone who didn't see Britney's performance, here it is:

Hmmmm ...... not surprisingly, a lot of people made a lot of very unkind comments about Britney Spears after seeing that performance. As for me, I was just dumbstruck.

Anyhoo, some guy named Chris Crocker is apparently a Britney uber-fan (to the point that he does videos of himself performing Britney songs) and he was terribly upset at all the bad press Britney was getting. See for yourself:

Unfortunately - and this should come as no surprise to anyone - Chris Crocker has been contracted to do his own reality show. When I heard that, I was dumbstruck yet again. What makes anybody think we want to see this freak on television every week? What makes anybody think we care enough about him to watch?

Lawyers Gone Wild

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 03:51:00 +0000

From The Houston Chronicle:

Perry ''Bit" Whatley, 84, a former Baytown refinery worker and lifelong Texan, spent his final days in self-imposed exile, a fugitive from a more than two-year-old fight with the state probate courts.

Whatley was living in Arizona when he died, but it was not where he wanted to be, away from his home, cut off from his family and his $2 million fortune.

It was an unlikely, but perhaps unavoidable, end for the retired machinist, a frugal man who had wisely invested his savings in Humble Oil, which became Exxon, then Exxon Mobil. The investment made him a millionaire nearly twice over, and yet for 20 years after his retirement he lived a simple life in a simple Baytown bungalow until last summer, when he fled the jurisdiction of Harris County Probate Court.

Whatley died Feb. 14 in a rental home in Tempe in the company of his longtime caregiver, Dawn Johnson Whatley, 63, whom he married in a bedside ceremony in January 2005. His wife was his sole heir.

The Whatleys, both seniors with serious health problems, abandoned their own home and went into hiding together last summer. They left to avoid a hearing and, later, orders issued by Probate Judge Mike Wood that declared Whatley incapacitated, took away control of his assets and could have forced him into a nursing home.

Perry Whatley's sad saga started out as a dispute between his niece and his new wife, two people who professed devotion to him and who also sought control over his fortune, his health care and his basic life decisions.

But the fight, taken to court in April 2005 by Whatley's niece, morphed quickly into a twisted legal free-for-all and a near-infamous example for critics who claim Texas probate courts have run amok. It also underscores how worries over a loved one — seemingly simple at first — can escalate into a costly and chaotic legal conflict.

It took decades for Whatley to make his money.

In less than two years, nearly $1.5 million has been spent on legal bills and court-authorized expenses for his probate case and related litigation, based on case documents.

And though Whatley is gone, the fight over what remains of his money is far from over.

Read the rest of this disturbing story at The Houston Chronicle.

Paris Hilton's Trash (but now those three words can be taken two ways)

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 03:42:00 +0000

Considering that I regularly use the word "trash" to describe ultra-skanky heiress Paris Hilton, I found this a little amusing. From Yahoo News:

LOS ANGELES - So, how much would you pay for an empty dog-food can if you thought it was snatched from Paris Hilton's trash? So far the answer is $0.

But the people from HollywoodStarTrash.com are counting on someone forking over at least $40. That's the starting bid listed on eBay for the can that once contained a helping of Party Animal organic gourmet. Bidding closes Sunday.

As of midday Monday, the can had no takers. Nor had anyone put down a bid for the used toothbrush, the Hilton fan letter or the Hilton-autographed postcard also said to have been plucked from the hotel heiress' garbage.

According to a video placed on hollywoodstartrash.com, a guy wearing an Uncle Sam mask tracked down Hilton's address from a map to movie stars' homes. Then he and a colleague, who remains off camera, sneaked into Hilton's neighborhood before dawn on a recent Thursday and absconded with six bags of garbage.

"We discovered that Paris Hilton throws out a well organized and quite neat bag of trash, save for a few Cobb salads and banana peels," says one of the two.

Neither immediately responded to an e-mailed request to elaborate.

Their Web site indicated that as time goes by they'll be sifting through other celebrities' trash and offering it for sale. A man identified as a lawyer, who appears on the video, tells them their actions are legal as long as they wait for celebrities to put their trash cans out on the street and don't trespass on their property.

As to whether the trash is really Hilton's, they place the following statement on each of the eBay offerings: "We guarantee that each item comes from the trash bins outside the celebrity's home!"

And who wouldn't believe a guy in an Uncle Sam mask?

Outside the initial amusement factor, though, I find this more than a little disturbing. The website doesn't stop at empty dog food cans and used toothbrushes. It also has photos of prescription bottles and, although they have "censored" over identifying information, it's not at all hard to figure out what those bottles contained. I also find it disturbing that these folks actually believe there's somebody out there, so obsessed with Paris Hilton, that they'd pay for her used tissues and Q-tips. That's beyond weird. It's sick.

DC Judge Who Sued Drycleaner for $54 Million Lost Not Only His Case, But His Mind, Too

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:25:00 +0000

By now, most people have probably heard about the case involving Roy Pearson, a Washington, DC administrative law judge, who sued a dry cleaner for $54 million, over a missing pair of pants. Today, a judge ruled that he not only doesn't get a dime from the dry cleaner, he will also have to pay the dry cleaners' legal fees and costs.

Much more interesting, however, is what happened in the courtroom. Here's a description from ABC News:

The trial proved nearly as dramatic -- and unusual -- as the plaintiff's claims. On the witness stand, Pearson broke down in tears and had to take a break from his testimony because he became too emotional while questioning himself about his experience with the missing trousers.

In his opening statement, Pearson came out swinging, telling the court, "Never before in recorded history have a group of defendants engaged in such misleading and unfair business practices."

Repeatedly referring to himself as "we," Pearson sought to present himself as the leader of a class of tens of thousands, if not a half million people, consisting of local residents he believes are at risk of falling for such insidious business practices as posting "Satisfaction Guaranteed" and "Same Day Service" signs. Pearson said at one point in court filings that he planned to call 63 witnesses.

"Mr. Pearson, you are not 'we.' You are an 'I,'" Bartnoff told him.

As Pearson explained the details of the missing pants, he struggled to get through his hour and a half of testimony, most of which concerned his credentials and his background.

He became visibly emotional when he reached the point in the story in which he recounted a confrontation with Soo Chung from the dry cleaning store.

"These are not my pants," he testified, and said he told her, "I have in my adult life, with one exception, never worn pants with cuffs."

Pearson testified that Chung insisted, saying, "These are your pants."

Pearson then rushed from the courtroom, overcome with emotion.

From that description, I think it's pretty obvious that Pearson is more than a little off in the head. I'm not saying the pants presented were his pants, because I've had a lot of dry cleaners screw up on my stuff so it's very possible they made a mistake; but at the same time, $54 million over a lost pair of pants? Give me a frickin' break.

Obviously, it was a frivolous lawsuit which should never have been brought in the first place (after all, the Chungs at one point offered him $4800, which is more than enough to make up for his lost pants). It has damaged the Chungs' reputation, their credit rating, and generally destroyed their lives. One of the Chungs said that they just want to go back to Korea after this fiasco.

So I think paying the Chungs' attorney fees and court costs just is not enough. Allow them to amend their counterclaim, if necessary, then grant them major damages for what they've endured. That not only will be a step in the direction of making this right again for a couple of hardworking immigrants who have suffered greatly at the hands of a man who intentionally abused our system of justice, it will also serve to warn others who might be tempted to do something that stupid.

Then again, I think you really need to be crazy in order to think you're entitled to that much money just because your pants were lost at the drycleaner's, so even that probably won't serve as a deterrent to other crazies who think something that small is worth zillions.

Mainstream News Finally Covers Third-Party Presidential Candidates (Sort Of)

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 01:55:00 +0000

In the immortal words of Kurt Vonnegut Jr, "There is a tragic flaw in our precious Constitution, and I don’t know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president." The story below from ABC News illustrates Vonnegut's point very well ....

He calls himself a "vampyre" (the Romanian spelling, he says) and claims he's been drinking blood since age five. He also wants to be your next president.

Jonathon "The Impaler" Sharkey is running unchallenged for the Vampire, Witches and Pagan Party 2008 presidential nomination.

Most Americans would have a hard time naming the 19 more-or-less official candidates, but, in fact, there are hundreds of Americans running on third-party and independent tickets.

Sharkey is running on an "impale criminals" platform.

Gene Amondson, a preacher, supports prohibition.

"Average Joe" Schriner is making his third bid as a, simply put, average Joe.

"If you count those who run in the primary, and those who are write-in candidates and are actually making an effort to run, you have 200 or 300 candidates each cycle," said Ron Gunzburger, the publisher of Politics1.com, a site that tracks both the mainstream and lesser-known contenders.

Even a campaign some would call a joke takes a lot of work. These candidates file Federal Elections Commission paperwork, petition to get on ballots, and traverse the nation trying to drum up support. And for their months of effort they will not even come close to one percent of the vote.

Gunzburger has a few theories on why the outsiders run.

"I think some of them have sincere messages and contribute to the debate," he said. "Some of them are the class clowns who miss the attention since high school finished. And some are running because mom told them they are special, and they believe it still."

Sharkey claims he's "in it to win it." Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., used the same line in her announcement, but Sharkey is willing to share. He said he would welcome Mrs. Clinton as a running mate.

"I expect to win because I think the American people are tired of living in fear," Sharkey said. "America has a chance to put somebody in office that people will fear."

He recognizes his downfalls -- being a Satanist for one -- but he thinks the American people will respond to him "once they get past the fact that I'm a non-Christian. Actually I'm anti-Christian."

At the other end of the spectrum is mild-mannered preacher Gene Amondson. He ran for president in 2004 as part of the Prohibition Party, which has been fielding presidential candidates for 135 years.

"Third party people are dreamers, but we yell out there to make a point," he said. "I speak all over the country on why prohibition was America's best 13 years."

Amondson said his party's membership has dwindled to about 150 people and, "most of them don't even have a pulse," but his goal is simply to get as much media as he did in his last race.

Others have similarly modest goals, like getting on the ballot. That means gathering large numbers of signatures and filing mountains of paperwork.

Although this is his third run, "Average Joe" Schriner expects to get his name on just one ballot -- Ohio. In the past, he's settled on being "an official write-in candidate."

Amondson was on the ballot in two states in 2004 -- Colorado and Louisiana, which helped him get a few thousand votes nationwide. This time, he hopes to see his name in print in five states.

Ever the optimist, Sharkey plans to have offices in all 50 states and plans to see his name on all 50 ballots.

There is one outsider in this race who could have a real chance, if he runs. This week New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg left the Republican Party, fanning rumors that he is planning an independent presidential bid. He denies it, but he is getting lots of press attention anyway.

That is not true of the other outsiders. But Gail Parker, a grandmother running for the Green Party nomination, doesn't mind.

"Participating is winning," she said.

Debt Free Organic Scam Targets Farmers

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 04:10:00 +0000

Debt Free Organic claims to be able to help farmers and ranchers get out of debt. Sounds great, huh?

Problem is, it's just another scam.

The documentation is very poorly written, but I'll explain basically what it claims.

According to Debt Free Organic, you can sponsor a farmer (or, if you are a farmer, you can apply for funds) by sending money to help with the paperwork. That money is described as a "donation" and, they claim, is completely voluntary. However, they also say that they reserve the right to not process any requests which do not attach money (cash only), so in reality, the "donation" is not voluntary.

It's pretty interesting reading, if you can stomach it and don't get a headache halfway through (or sooner), because they claim the evil government is withholding funds placed in trust to help farmers and ranchers escape debt.

In truth, there is no such trust fund, and never was. This is actually a take on the old Omega Farm Claims scam, which made very similar claims and stole many millions and left many farmers either bankrupt or in foreclosure; others lost their land, because they believed that their debts were going to be paid by a government trust.

The version of the scam I received included an email. The email you receive may be quite different, or it may be the same.

If you can't stand to read it (although I strongly suggest you do so), at least peruse it, so you will know, if you get this in your email, that it's a scam. If you receive this scam, forward it immediately to your state attorney general's office before they target others in your area. You can safely ignore their warnings about how government agencies can't release information. That's just their way to try to scare people away from reporting them to the authorities. (Remember, they claim the government has a plan to help farmers become debt free, so it makes no sense to say you can't send what you received to the government .... well, except for their weird conspiracy theory crap. The government is not trying to keep farmers from getting the money set aside to make them debt free, because there is no such government program and never was).

The state of Maine has already issued a cease and desist order against Debt Free Organic. Other states, I'm quite sure, will follow; but that doesn't mean the scam won't continue. So be very, very careful. If you receive it, it might be a good idea to send it to others on your contact list, along with a warning, since once you receive it, it's just a matter of time until others receive it as well.

To: "JOHN BILLINGSLEY"
From: Carol Billingsley
Subject: (PLEASE READ) DFO (DEBT FREE ORGANIC) I WANT YOU TO DEFINITELY TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PROGRAM OF DR EICKE.

HI FRIENDS, EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE I COME ACROSS SOMETHING THAT I WANT YOU TO TAKE A SERIOUS LOOK AT. THE COST OF ELIMIATING ALL OF YOUR DEBTS ( SECURED AND UNSECURED) IS ZERO DOLLARS, BUT THE COST OF SHARING THESE WITH A DONATION OF UP TO $1,000 IS VERY REWARDING. I WANT YOU TO LISTEN TO A 15 MINUTE RECORDING BY DR EICHE. THE NUMBER IS 512-505-6816 YOUR LISTENING MAY CHANGE YOUR FINANCIAL OUT LOOK ON LIFE FOREVER.

WHAT IF I TOLD YOU THAT EVERY DEBT THAT YOU HAVE: SECURE AND UNSECURE WOULD BE PAID SUCH AS: FIRST SECOND, & THIRD MORGAGES , VEHICLE AND FARM EQUIPMENT, PERSONAL LOANS, CREDIT CARDS, STUDENT LOANS, INSURANCE LOANS, ANY OTHER SUCH LOAN. WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN SHARING THIS INFORMATION WITH OTHERS? IF YOU WOULD WANT MORE INFORMATION PLEASE GET BACK TO ME.

JOHN BILLINGSLEY 804-XXX-XXXX

Below are the various pieces of scam documentation. The first thing you will notice, when placed into proper order here, is that there are warnings about allowing government sources to see it. Whenever you see that, you know it is a scam, because if they were actually legitimate, they wouldn't worry about the government seeing it.

They claim that the government is withholding the (as I previously stated, nonexistent) trusts, mention a "Petition for Redress of Grievances" (that's a dog that won't hunt, since all that really means is contacting your Congressman) and they throw some government conspiracy theory crap in also.

THE INFORMATION YOU ARE RECEIVING IS BY INVITATION ONLY

UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE PROHIBITED
THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK,
THE OFFICES OF THE ATTORNEYS GENERAL
AND
FEDERAL/STATE REGULATORY AGENCIES
ARE NOT AUTHORIZED
TO RELEASE INFORMATION
WITHOUT WRITTEN CONSENT
OF
DEBT FREE ORGANIC

INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASED
BY
DFO INFORMATION OFFICES
ON A
“NEED TO KNOW”
BASIS

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

--- FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION 
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The American Farm & Ranch Autobiography
In Five Short Chapters.

Chapter 1: I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost... I am helpless. It isn't my fault. It takes forever to find a way out.

Chapter 2: I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I pretend I don't see it. I fall in again. I can't believe I am in the same place, but it isn't my fault. It still takes a long time to get out.

Chapter 3: I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I see it is still there. I still fall in... it's a habit. My eyes are open. I know where I am. It is my fault. I get out mmediately.

Chapter 4: I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I walk around it.

Chapter 5: I walk down another street.

by Portia Nelson

Which chapter are you living in now?
How long do you plan to stay there?
When do you plan to turn to the next chapter?

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DEBT FREE ORGANIC
An Assembly to Petition For Redress of Grievance
In 1988, a number of Private Money Trusts were formed as Pure Sovereign Trusts with full powers of private banking. In part, these private banking Trusts were formed as a vehicle to bring debt-free financing to the farmers and ranchers of North America. It is believed that by restoring the agricultural economy, the general economy will respond and flourish with inherent social, spiritual, educational and family values. Because of the International Monetary Fund, The World Bank, the Federal Reserve Banks and their associated racketeering organizations operating as fraudulent lending institutions acting to prevent DEBT FREE ORGANIC from bringing real aid to the American Agriculture economy, the Trusts now hold full documented funds accounts with direct clearing arrangements for security networking and secure placement of funds through Integrity Teams.

Many banksters and criminals, both domestic and international, have tried to stop these transactions, using threats, bribery, intimidation, murder, illegal seizure (theft) of records and accounts/funds, etc., BUT THE LAW STILL REQUIRES these transactions to go through.

The U.S. Attorney General and bonafide law enforcement officers are still required by Law to obey the mandate of the American People.

THE NEXT STEP in restoring our agriculture to debt-free organic is to have an assembly of INTERESTED and WORKING People who, whether personally farming/ranching or not, will dedicate time and energy to this effort.

Opportunities are open for you in the positions of:
LEADERS, SPONSORS & PATRONS

LEADERS
LEADERS are selected by your various local, area, state and regional assemblies and/or Integrity Teams to coordinate communication & data and to assist in the distribution of funds. These positions are voluntary, and require men and women of integrity who are willing to personally step up into a higher financial opportunity to LIVE DEBT FREE, and more importantly: are willing to help their friends and neighbors step up with them.
GET OUT OF DEBT.
STAY OUT OF DEBT.
LIVE DEBT FREE.

SPONSORS
The Trusts will assign up to $2,500,000.00 to each sponsored farmer and rancher to cancel (pay off completely) ag debt existing before May 08th, 2006. SPONSORS find farmers and ranchers who have existing debt, then “sponsor” them by inviting them to DEBT FREE ORGANIC.

Special note: Anyone who has been forced off their land and who wants to get back into farming or ranching – be encouraged. Be a Special Sponsor and move in the direction of getting back into prosperous family agriculture with DEBT FREE ORGANIC.

PATRONS
PATRONS are non-farm interested people who want to sponsor farmers and ranchers. A Patron may be an organization, or an individual. A Sponsor may refer Patrons to DFO, and work with them to sponsor farmers and ranchers, complete all the necessary paperwork, etc. to assist the cancellation of the debts on our agricultural society. In addition to the full debt pay-offs arranged for the farmers/ranchers, the Sponsor/Patron is assigned up to $100,000.00* split equally for personally assisting their sponsored farmers and ranchers in eliminating debt from their ag operations.

“A WORKER IS WORTHY OF HIS/HER HIRE”
(for Sponsors/Patrons ONLY)
1st farmer/rancher sponsored $ 50,000.00*
2nd farmer/rancher sponsored $ 80,000.00*
3rd and each thereafter $100,000.00*

*NOTE: The amount assigned is split 50/50 between you (SPONSOR/PATRON) and the Sponsor/Patron who referred you to DFO. The Trusts reserve the right to change these amounts or this distribution plan. The Trusts will not be responsible for the processing costs to assign these funds to the farmers, ranchers, Sponsors and/or Patrons, and the Trusts reserve the right to decline to make assignments in some circumstances. See DISCLAIMER for limitations

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
DFO
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Private Trusts DISCLAIMER Debt Free Organic

IF YOU EAT, YOU ARE INVOLVED IN AGRICULTURE
DFO estimates the cost is $750 to $1000 to process all necessary data and files to issue funds assignments PER FARM/RANCH.

There is no free lunch.

The Trusts do not have a policy of charging “up-front” fees, nor will the Trusts be responsible for the processing costs incurred by DFO. To resolve this economic question, Sponsors, Patrons and their sponsored farmers and ranchers can decide how much is a fair amount to send as a token of appreciation to cover these costs, from $0 to $1000. The following chart will be used as a guide to determine assignment of referral funds to SPONSORS and PATRONS:

You send: Trusts assign:
$-0- to $99 . . . . . . . . . . 0 to 10%*
$100 to $199 . . . . . . . . . . . . 10%*
$200 to $299 . . . . . . . . . . . . 20%*
$300 to $399 . . . . . . . . . . . . 30%*
$400 to $499 . . . . . . . . . . . . 40%*
$500 to $599 . . . . . . . . . . . . 50%*
$600 to $699 . . . . . . . . . . . . 60%*
$700 to $799 . . . . . . . . . . . . 70%*
$800 to $899 . . . . . . . . . . . . 80%*
$900 to $949 . . . . . . . . . . . . 90%*
$950 to $1000. . . . . . . . . . . . 100%*
*% of Sliding Scale amount to be assigned to Sponsors/Patrons. THIS GUIDE DOES NOT AFFECT AG DEBT PAY-OFF AMOUNTS.

ADDITIONALLY,
As Sponsor or Patron, if necessary you will be called upon to communicate with Federal & State Executive, Legislative, Judicial and Administrative offices as a powerful team to accomplish the removal of the outrageous debt from our agriculture. Due to the present deathgrip held on America by inner circle bankers who control our courts, legislatures and law enforcement mechanisms, there is no express nor implied guarantee nor representation that any funds will be disbursed by government offices and/or banks where these trust funds may be placed. Such failure or refusal to disburse would be grounds for a PETITION FOR REDRESS OF GRIEVANCE of the highest magnitude and power.

Assignments of funds will be made strictly on a “first-come-first-served” basis, with limitations stated below, and assignments will be made to Sponsors and Patrons at the same time they are made to their sponsored farmer/rancher. Funds assignments are to be distributed by independent auditors under the oversight of local Integrity Teams. DFO and the TRUSTS reserve the right to NOT PROCESS applications which are received without funds for processing them. You may sponsor as many farmers/ranchers as you can appropriately assist. Each farmer/rancher may be sponsored only ONCE, but sponsored spouses are considered as a separate farmer/rancher for debt pay-offs. Spouses may sponsor each other AFTER the first spouse has sponsored another farmer/rancher, but spouses may not be a Patron to each other in sponsoring another farmer/rancher. Patrons cannot sponsor Patrons. Organizations may serve as a Patron, provided that (1) the organization is invited to DFO by a SPONSOR ONLY, (2) the organization sponsors all its selected farms/ranches at one time, and (3) the organization agrees with its Sponsor that the funds assigned to the organization will be split 50/50 with its Sponsor. By participating in this plan, you acknowledge that DFO and the Trusts are working on a best efforts basis, and that you waive all claims against the Trusts, their officers, agents and designees for non-performance or malfeasance by any and all banks and/or government agents and/or employees regarding the funds and distribution plan as presented by DFO. All participants (1) agree to utilize only information, documents, audio and video media provided by or approved in writing by the Trusts, (2) agree to not make claims which have not been previously approved in writing by the Trusts, (3) agree to hold the Trusts harmless for all information/claims disseminated which is/are not provided by nor approved in writing by the Trusts, (4) agree that Sponsors and Patrons are solely and exclusively independent workers and are not representatives nor agents of the Trusts nor DFO, and (5) agree that DFO is an INFORMATION TRUST authorized to assist and enforce the DFO distribution & communication plans for Redress of Grievances.

Treat others as you want to be treated.

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Self-Promises Which Power the Vision

FAITH I will work and live fully confident in my way before the Lord, looking always for the unseen. I will live confidently knowing that man's mind plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps and makes them sure. –Job 13:15; Proverbs 16:9

DECISIONS I will go for it wholeheart with loyalty and discipline --or--
turn my back on it and walk away.

FORMULA #1: D x V x B x P > C

Dissatisfaction x Vision x Believe x Practical steps must be
greater than the Cost

FORMULA #2: ABC = Assess + Believe + Commit

ACTION I will take one action step each day toward my own personal

Happy – Healthy – Wellthy Lifestyle Vision and Objectives

INTELLECTUAL I will be a passionate student of success and personal significance for life.

CAN-DO I absolutely believe I can do all things which God set out for me to do in the network.

LEADERSHIP I will help others see their own value and potential, discovering what I care about & what I value. I will go first. I will be.

YELLOW OUR PROMISE TO YOU: (the path to the “zone”)
BRICK --- if you will change, everything will change for you
ROAD --- what is necessary to change a person is to
TO change their perception about themselves

PIE ala MODE = finding the right QUEST.I.ON

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How Poor People Live

One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people live.

They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.

On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, “How was the trip?”

“It was great, Dad.”

“Did you see how poor people live?” the father asked.

“Oh yeah,” said the son.

So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?” asked the father.

The son answered, “I saw that we have one dog and they had four.

We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end.

We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.

We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight.

We have servants who serve us, but they serve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs.

We have walls around our property to protect us; they have friends to protect them.”

The boy’s father was speechless.

Then his son added, “Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor we are.”

Too many times, we forget what we have and concentrate on what we don’t have. What is one person’s worthless object is another’s prize possession. And what is a prized possession may pale in comparison to true wealth. It is all based on one’s perspective.

Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for all the bounty we have instead of worrying about wanting more. Take joy and appreciate every single thing you have, especially your friends!
(author unknown)

Here are the terms and conditions, which are sometimes sent in reverse order (page two first, page one second). According to these terms and conditions, if you send them money you can never get it back whether you ever seen anything from it or not. You also waive the statutory contract-cancellation period, which is really meaningless since you can't get your money back after you send it. After all, scammers don't make refunds.

TERMS & CONDITIONS – large print Page 1 of 2

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APPLICATION AND AGREEMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS

In accordance with the terms and conditions contained in this Application and Agreement, I hereby submit my Application to become a Sponsor or Patron with DEBT FREE ORGANIC (hereinafter “DFO”) and hereby state and agree as follows:

1. I am of legal age to enter into this agreement. This application and Agreement becomes effective the date it is received and accepted on form by the DFO Regional Coordinator, with Sponsor/Patron and Certifying signatures affixed.

2. Upon DFO acceptance of this Application, I understand that I will be eligible to participate in DFO communications and distribution plans and to receive funds assignments in connections with my direct or indirect sponsorship of farmers and ranchers for cancellation of their agricultural debts, in accordance with DFO Plans and communications.

3. As a Sponsor or Patron, I am an independent worker, not an agent, employee nor fanchisee of DFO nor its affiliates. I will not be treated as an employee with respect to such services, for federal nor state tax purposes. I understand that I am not required by DFO to enter into a commercial agreement with any state nor federal agency in order to participate as a Sponsor or Patron.

4. I understand and agree that the Trusts respectively assume full responsibility for distribution of funds assignments of up to $2,500,000.00 for each farmer/rancher I sponsor, to cancel their agricultural debts, and I agree to certify as true, correct and complete the information upon which the Trusts will rely in making their decisions to assign such funds. I understand and agree that my consideration will consist solely of funds assignments in exchange for my services of assisting my directly or indirectly sponsored farmers/ranchers to cancel their agricultural debts. I am not aware of any revenue taxable activity included in such services, and I will notify DFO in writing in advance before I participate in any revenue taxable activity in connection with this Application and Agreement.

5. I understand that I am not required to make any purchase nor payment in order to become or participate as a Sponsor or Patron. I understand that any funds I provide for processing costs are entirely at my discretion and option. I UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS/REQUESTS FOR REFUND REGARDING ANY AND ALL FUNDS I CHOOSE TO REMIT FOR PROCESSING DATA AND FILES. My certified Application and Agreement shall serve as receipt for such funds donated in cash to DFO (no checks).

6. I understand and agree that any amount assigned to me for my services in assisting a farmer or rancher I personally sponsor will be assigned to me OR IN TRUST as follows: Fifty percent (50%) will be assigned to me, and Fifty percent (50%) will be assigned to the eligible Sponsor/Patron who Certified me to DFO. I will not from said funds pay, reimburse, gift nor otherwise recompensate anyone directly or indirectly for their participation in any DFO communication/distribution plan.

7. I understand that no Attorney General or regulatory authority ever endorses or approves any communication, distribution or compensation plan, and I will not make any such claims of endorsement/approval to others. Failure to comply will result in my immediate termination as Sponsor/Patron.

8. I understand and agree that my work in assisting any directly or indirectly sponsored farmer/rancher does not create nor serve as basis for any claim against DFO nor any Trust nor its/their affiliates. I acknowledge that DFO is an Assembly for Petition for Redress of Grievance. I acknowledge that DFO and the Trusts make no express nor implied guarantee nor representation that funds will be disbursed by the government offices holding any trust funds. I acknowledge that DFO and its affiliates are working on a best efforts basis, and I unconditionally waive all claims against DFO, the Trusts and affiliates, its/their officers, agents and designees, for nonperformance or malfeasance by any and all banks and/or government agents/employees regarding the funds and distribution plan as presented.

9. I agree to utilize only such information, documents, audio and video media which have been provided by or approved in writing by DFO and/or the Trusts. I agree to not engage in advertising of any kind whatsoever.

10. I agree to represent the DFO Plans and information fairly and completely, emphasizing that no purchase of goods or services are required at any level, that no recruitment fee can be derived from the mere act of referring, Certifying or sponsoring anyone, and that no earnings are guaranteed from participating in the DFO Plans. I agree that I will not make any representations about actual potential or expected earnings from participation as a Sponsor/Patron.

11. I understand that as a Sponsor/Patron, I am not guaranteed any income, nor am I assured any profit or success. I further certify that neither DFO, its affiliates nor the person who Certified me to DFO, have made any claims of guaranteed earnings or anticipated earnings that might result from my efforts as a Sponsor or Patron.

12. I agree to train and assist all Sponsor and Patrons I personally Certify to DFO.

13. I understand and agree that DFO and its affiliates, in order to maintain a viable communication and distribution system, may make modifications in its/their plans, literature and structure. I unconditionally agree to be bound by such changes upon notification to me through official DFO literature/communication.

14. I understand that the acceptance of this Application does not constitute the sale of a franchise nor a distributorship nor any “business opportunity”, and that there are no exclusive territories granted to anyone, and that no franchise fees have been paid, nor am I acquiring any interest in a security by the acceptance of this Agreement. I understand and agree that this Application does not involve nor trigger any commercial agreement with any federal nor state instrumentality.

15. I understand and agree that because of the personal nature of this Agreement and the opportunities it provides, it may not be transferred or otherwise assigned without the prior written consent of DFO. I understand and agree that either party to this agreement may terminate this Agreement by giving notice to the other party in writing. I WAIVE ALL STATUTORY RIGHTS TO CANCEL THIS APPLICATION WITHIN A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME (USUALLY THREE DAYS) AND FURTHER WAIVE STATUTORY NOTICE OF CANCELLATION, AND ADOPT INSTEAD THIS CLAUSE GUARANTEEING UNLIMITED RIGHT TO TERMINATE. This Application and Agreement is totally PRIVATE and can only be construed by the trustees of DFO, and not by any court, legislative, executive nor administrative officer(s). This agreement shall not be construed as any act contrary to any APPLICABLE law. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or otherwise unenforceable, the remainder provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect as the express will of the parties. In event of any dispute, both parties unconditionally agree and consent to resolution by arbitration panel, and agree to abide by the decisions of the arbitration panel. This Agreement shall remain in effect until terminated.

16. I understand and agree that this Application and Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto. I have read this Agreement and I acknowledge receiving a copy hereof, and I agree to abide by and be bound by the terms contained herein.

17. The Sponsor/Patron who introduced me to DFO Certifies with his/her signature that he/she personally knows me and he/she disclosed all the above terms and conditions to me, and that I acknowledged same to him/her.

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Here is the application, which victims are supposed to fill out in order to get money. Note that you're giving them information that can result in identity theft:

D E B T F R E E ORGANIC Sponsor / Patron Pre-Work Application & Agreement
File ID No. __________________
Local Office #
Please TYPE or PRINT LEGIBLY! Incomplete or altered applications will be returned.

NEW SPONSOR / PATRON INFORMATION:
[ ] I do or did own/operate a farm or ranch. Please accept my application as a new SPONSOR.
[ ] attached is my request for assignments of funds to pay off my ag debt.
[ ] I do NOT own/operate a farm/ranch. Please accept my application as a new PATRON.
[ ] Mr. Area Code + HOME Telephone
[ ] Mrs.
[ ] Ms. __________________________ (__) __________
LAST Name FIRST Name
Area Code + OFFICE Telephone FAX? [ ]
__________________________________ (__) __________
Street Address (no P.O. Box)
Area Code + CELL PHONE(s)
__________________________________ (__) __________
City – State – ZIP / Postal Code
Email: _________________________________

NOTE: No one has to sponsor anyone to qualify for debt payoff. But you sure miss blessings!

THE PERSON WHO INTRODUCED ME TO DEBT FREE ORGANIC IS:
LAST Name, First, Middle Initial File ID No.
__________________________ ________
Date: ________,___ TIME: _:__ am/pm

I UNDERSTAND THAT NO PURCHASE NOR PAYMENT IS REQUIRED TO BECOME OR REMAIN A SPONSOR OR PATRON. A PARTICIPANT IN THIS DISTRIBUTION AND COMMUNICATION PLAN HAS THE RIGHT TO CANCEL AT ANY TIME, REGARDLESS OF REASON. CANCELLATION MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO YOUR STATE COORDINATOR. I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS PRINTED ON THE BACK OF THIS FORM. I AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES OF DEBT FREE ORGANIC.

SIGN Signature of New Sponsor/Patron
TODAY’S DATE:
SIGN Certification of Person who introduced this new Sponsor/Patron File ID No.:
TODAY’S DATE:

NOTE: Only pre-numbered applications may be used. These applications are available from your Local office through your State or Area Coordinator ONLY. COMPLETE AND PRESENT THIS APPLICATION TO YOUR LOCAL OFFICE ONLY. Attach request for funds assignment to this form. Complete Checklist.

White Original---Regional Coordinator MAKE COPIES FOR YOUR RECORDS

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APPLICATION AND AGREEMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS
In accordance with the terms and conditions contained in this Application and Agreement, I hereby submit my Application to become a Sponsor or Patron with DEBT FREE ORGANIC (hereinafter “DFO”) and hereby state and agree as follows:

1. I am of legal age to enter into this agreement. This Application and Agreement becomes effective the date it is received and accepted on form by the DFO Regional Coordinator, with Sponsor/Patron and Certifying signatures affixed.

2. Upon DFO acceptance of this Application, I understand that I will be eligible to participate in DFO communications and distribution plans and to receive funds assignments PLUS help by direct or indirect sponsorship of farmers and ranchers for cancellation of their agricultural debts, in accordance with DFO Plans and communications.

3. As a Sponsor or Patron, I am an independent worker, not an agent, employee nor franchisee of DFO nor its affiliates. I will not be treated as an employee with respect to such services, for federal nor state tax purposes. I understand that I am not required by DFO to enter into a commercial agreement with any state nor federal agency in order to participate as a Sponsor or Patron. I understand that I do not have to sponsor anyone in order to qualify for any debt payoff.

4. I understand and agree that the Trusts respectively assume full responsibility for distribution of funds assignments of up to $2,500,000.00 for each farmer/rancher I sponsor, to cancel their agricultural debts, and I agree to certify as true, correct and complete the information upon which the Trusts will rely in making their decisions to assign such funds. I understand and agree that my consideration will consist solely of funds assignments as equal not-profit exchange for my services of assisting my directly or indirectly sponsored farmers/ranchers to cancel their agricultural debts. I am not aware of any revenue taxable activity included in such services, and I will notify DFO in writing in advance before I participate in any revenue taxable activity in connection with this Application and Agreement.

5. I understand that I am not required to make any purchase nor payment in order to become or participate as a Sponsor or Patron. I understand that any funds I provide for processing costs are entirely at my discretion and option. I UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS/REQUESTS FOR REFUND REGARDING ANY AND ALL FUNDS I CHOOSE TO REMIT FOR PROCESSING DATA AND FILES. My certified Application and Agreement shall serve as receipt for such funds donated in cash to DFO (no checks) .

6. I understand and agree that any amount assigned to me for my services in assisting a farmer or rancher I personally sponsor will be assigned to me OR IN TRUST as follows: Fifty percent (50%) will be assigned to me, and Fifty percent (50%) will be assigned to the eligible Sponsor/Patron who Certified me to DFO, per Disclaimer. I will not from said funds pay, reimburse, gift nor otherwise recompensate anyone directly/ indirectly for their participation in any DFO communication/distribution plan.

7. I understand that no Attorney General or regulatory authority ever endorses or approves any communication, distribution or compensation plan, and I will not make any such claims of endorsement/approval to others. Failure to comply will result in my immediate termination as Sponsor/Patron.

8. I understand and agree that my work in assisting any directly or indirectly sponsored farmer/rancher does not create nor serve as basis for any claim against DFO nor any Trust nor its/their affiliates. I acknowledge that DFO is an Assembly for Petition for Redress of Grievance. I acknowledge that DFO and the Trusts make no express nor implied guarantee nor representation that funds will be disbursed by the government offices holding any trust funds. I acknowledge that DFO and its affiliates are working on a best efforts basis, and I unconditionally waive all claims against DFO, the Trusts and affiliates, its/their officers, agents and designees, for nonperformance or malfeasance by any and all banks and/or government agents/employees regarding the funds and distribution plan as presented.

9. I agree to utilize only such information, documents, audio and video media which have been provided by or approved in writing by DFO and/or the Trusts. I agree to not engage in advertising of any kind whatsoever.

10. I agree to represent the DFO Plans and information fairly and completely, emphasizing that no purchase of goods or services are required at any level, that no recruitment fee can be derived from the mere act of referring, Certifying or sponsoring anyone, and that no earnings are guaranteed from participating in the DFO Plans. I agree that I will not make any representations about actual potential or expected earnings from participation as a Sponsor/Patron.

11. I understand that as a Sponsor/Patron, I am not guaranteed any income, nor am I assured any profit or success. I further certify that neither DFO, its affiliates nor the person who Certified me to DFO, have made any claims of guaranteed earnings or anticipated earnings that might result from my efforts as a Sponsor or Patron.

12. I agree to train and assist all Sponsor and Patrons I personally Certify to DFO.

13. I understand and agree that DFO and its affiliates, in order to maintain a viable communication and distribution system, may make modifications in its/their plans, literature and structure. I unconditionally agree to be bound by such changes upon notification to me through official DFO literature/communication.

14. I understand that the acceptance of this Application does not constitute the sale of a franchise nor a distributorship nor any “business opportunity”, and that there are no exclusive territories granted to anyone, and that no franchise fees have been paid, nor am I acquiring any interest in a security by the acceptance of this Agreement. I understand and agree that this Application does not involve nor trigger any commercial agreement with any federal nor state instrumentality.

15. I understand and agree that because of the personal nature of this Agreement and the opportunities it provides, it may not be transferred or otherwise assigned without the prior written consent of DFO. I understand and agree that either party to this agreement may terminate this Agreement by giving notice to the other party in writing. I WAIVE ALL STATUTORY RIGHTS TO CANCEL THIS APPLICATION WITHIN A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME (USUALLY THREE DAYS) AND FURTHER WAIVE STATUTORY NOTICE OF CANCELLATION, AND ADOPT INSTEAD THIS CLAUSE GUARANTEEING UNLIMITED RIGHT TO TERMINATE. This Application and Agreement is totally PRIVATE and can only be construed by the trustees of DFO, and not by any court, legislative, executive nor administrative officer(s). This agreement shall not be construed as any act contrary to any APPLICABLE law. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or otherwise unenforceable, it is as severed and the remainder provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect as the express will of the parties. In event of any dispute, both parties unconditionally agree and consent to resolution by arbitration panel, and agree to abide by the decisions of the arbitration panel. This Agreement shall remain in effect until terminated.

16. I understand and agree that this Application and Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto. I have read this Agreement and I acknowledge receiving a copy hereof, and I agree to abide by and be bound by the terms contained herein.

17. The Sponsor/Patron who introduced me to DFO Certifies with his/her signature that he/she personally knows me and he/she disclosed all the above terms and conditions to me, and that I acknowledged same to him/her.

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D E B T
F R E E
ORGANIC Request for Funds Assignment File ID No. ____
Local Office #
Please TYPE or PRINT LEGIBLY! Incomplete or altered applications will be returned.

REQUEST & INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY:
[ ] Mr. Area Code + HOME Telephone
[ ] Mrs.
[ ] Ms. ______________ (__) _________
LAST Name FIRST Name
Area Code + OFFICE Telephone FAX? [ ]
______________________ (__) _________
Street Address (no P.O. Box)
Area Code + CELL PHONE(s)
______________________ (__) _________
City – State – ZIP / Postal Code
Email: ______________________________

THIS IS A REQUEST THAT DEBT FREE ORGANIC PROCESS THE INFORMATION HEREIN AND ENTER A CONTRACT WITH SPECIFIC TRUST(S) TO ASSIGN FUNDS TO THE CREDITORS LISTED ON THIS FORM.

I UNDERSTAND THAT NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT IS REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS DISTRIBUTION PLAN. I AND/OR MY SPONSOR/PATRON MAY ELECT TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO DFO TO OFFSET PROCESSING COSTS, AT OUR SOLE OPTION, WITHOUT ANY REFUND. A PARTICIPANT IN THIS DISTRIBUTION AND COMMUNICATION PLAN HAS THE RIGHT TO CANCEL AT ANY TIME REGARDLESS OF REASON. CANCELLATION MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO THE STATE COORDINATOR OR AREA COORDINATOR. I MUST ATTACH MY COMPLETED AND CERTIFIED SPONSOR/PATRON APPLICATION FORM TO THIS REQUEST, OTHERWISE THIS REQUEST WILL BE RETURNED. I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE TERMS & CONDITIONS PRINTED ON THE BACK OF SPONSOR/PATRON “APPLICATION AND AGREEMENT”, AND I AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES OF DFO.

OPTION: ENCLOSED PLEASE FIND $____ TO HELP OFFSET PROCESSING COSTS.

BY SIGNATURES BELOW, YOU AND YOUR SPONSOR/PATRON CERTIFY THAT THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDED ON THIS FORM IS TRUE, CORRECT AND COMPLETE.

SIGN Signature of Farmer/Rancher requesting funds assignments
TODAY’S DATE and TIME:
________________ __:__ am / pm
SIGN Certification of Sponsor/Patron assisting this Farmer/Rancher File ID No.:
TODAY’S DATE and TIME:
________________ __:__ am / pm
PRINT CERTIFYING SPONSOR/PATRON NAME: and FILE ID No.:
PRINT “UPLINE” SPONSOR/PATRON NAME: and FILE ID No.:

NOTE: Only pre-numbered Request Forms available from your Local office through State or Area Coordinator may be used. COMPLETE AND PRESENT THIS APPLICATION TO YOUR STATE/AREA COORDINATOR ONLY. Attach your completed and Certified “Sponsor/Patron Application & Agreement” to this form, showing that you have applied to become a Sponsor.

PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR IDEAS HOW DFO CAN BETTER SERVE AGRICULTURE IN YOUR AREA. Thanks!

White Original---Regional Coordinator MAKE COPIES FOR YOUR RECORDS

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LAST Name FIRST Name City -- State -- ZIP File ID No.:
If your agriculture debt is in excess of $2,500,000.00 as of 08-May-2006, check this box: [ ]
Number of your family members directly involved in your agriculture operation: ___
Number of acres under cultivation ___
Number of acres NOT cultivated __County(s) __________
Total number of acres ___ Number of parcels ____
Primary crops: _____________________________________
Primary livestock: _________________________________
Number of tractors: _____
Types: ______________________
Approx. ages: _______________

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS NECESSARY FOR THE TRUSTS TO PROCESS FUNDS ASSIGNMENTS.

THE FUNDS ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE KEYED DIRECTLY TO THE SPECIFIC CREDITORS.

--- Please TYPE or PRINT LEGIBLY! ---

1. CREDITOR LEGAL NAME CONTRACT / ACCOUNT NUMBER PAST DUE? [ ] YES [ ] NO
CREDITOR LEGAL ADDRESS AMOUNT DUE DUE DATE: $
CREDITOR STATE, ZIP / POSTAL CODE HAS COLLECTION PROCESS BEGUN [ ] YES [ ] NO
HAS REPOSSESSION PROCESS BEGUN [ ] YES [ ] NO
NOTES:

2. CREDITOR LEGAL NAME CONTRACT / ACCOUNT NUMBER PAST DUE? [ ] YES [ ] NO
CREDITOR LEGAL ADDRESS AMOUNT DUE DUE DATE: $
CREDITOR STATE, ZIP / POSTAL CODE HAS COLLECTION PROCESS BEGUN [ ] YES [ ] NO
HAS REPOSSESSION PROCESS BEGUN [ ] YES [ ] NO
NOTES:

3. CREDITOR LEGAL NAME CONTRACT / ACCOUNT NUMBER PAST DUE? [ ] YES [ ] NO
CREDITOR LEGAL ADDRESS AMOUNT DUE DUE DATE: $
CREDITOR STATE, ZIP / POSTAL CODE HAS COLLECTION PROCESS BEGUN [ ] YES [ ] NO
HAS REPOSSESSION PROCESS BEGUN [ ] YES [ ] NO
NOTES:

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LAST Name FIRST Name City -- State -- ZIP  File ID No.:

4. CREDITOR LEGAL NAME CONTRACT / ACCOUNT NUMBER PAST DUE? [ ] YES [ ] NO
CREDITOR LEGAL ADDRESS AMOUNT DUE DUE DATE: $
CREDITOR STATE, ZIP / POSTAL CODE HAS COLLECTION PROCESS BEGUN [ ] YES [ ] NO
HAS REPOSSESSION PROCESS BEGUN [ ] YES [ ] NO
NOTES:

5. CREDITOR LEGAL NAME CONTRACT / ACCOUNT NUMBER PAST DUE? [ ] YES [ ] NO
CREDITOR LEGAL ADDRESS AMOUNT DUE DUE DATE: $
CREDITOR STATE, ZIP / POSTAL CODE HAS COLLECTION PROCESS BEGUN [ ] YES [ ] NO
HAS REPOSSESSION PROCESS BEGUN [ ] YES [ ] NO
NOTES:

6.
CREDITOR LEGAL NAME CONTRACT / ACCOUNT NUMBER PAST DUE? [ ] YES [ ] NO
CREDITOR LEGAL ADDRESS AMOUNT DUE DUE DATE: $
CREDITOR STATE, ZIP / POSTAL CODE HAS COLLECTION PROCESS BEGUN [ ] YES [ ] NO
HAS REPOSSESSION PROCESSBEGUN [ ] YES [ ] NO
NOTES:

7. CREDITOR LEGAL NAME CONTRACT / ACCOUNT NUMBER PAST DUE? [ ] YES [ ] NO
CREDITOR LEGAL ADDRESS AMOUNT DUE DUE DATE: $
CREDITOR STATE, ZIP / POSTAL CODE HAS COLLECTION PROCESS BEGUN [ ] YES [ ] NO
HAS REPOSSESSION PROCESS BEGUN [ ] YES [ ] NO
NOTES:

8. CREDITOR LEGAL NAME CONTRACT / ACCOUNT NUMBER PAST DUE? [ ] YES [ ] NO
CREDITOR LEGAL ADDRESS AMOUNT DUE DUE DATE: $
CREDITOR STATE, ZIP / POSTAL CODE HAS COLLECTION PROCESS BEGUN [ ] YES [ ] NO
HAS REPOSSESSION PROCESS BEGUN [ ] YES [ ] NO
NOTES:

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LAST Name FIRST Name City -- State -- ZIP  File ID No.:

9. CREDITOR LEGAL NAME CONTRACT / ACCOUNT NUMBER PAST DUE? [ ] YES [ ] NO
CREDITOR LEGAL ADDRESS AMOUNT DUE DUE DATE: $
CREDITOR STATE, ZIP / POSTAL CODE HAS COLLECTION PROCESS BEGUN [ ] YES [ ] NO
HAS REPOSSESSION PROCESS BEGUN [ ] YES [ ] NO
NOTES:

10. CREDITOR LEGAL NAME CONTRACT / ACCOUNT NUMBER PAST DUE? [ ] YES [ ] NO
CREDITOR LEGAL ADDRESS AMOUNT DUE DUE DATE: $
CREDITOR STATE, ZIP / POSTAL CODE HAS COLLECTION PROCESS BEGUN [ ] YES [ ] NO
HAS REPOSSESSION PROCESS BEGUN [ ] YES [ ] NO
NOTES:

11. CREDITOR LEGAL NAME CONTRACT / ACCOUNT NUMBER PAST DUE? [ ] YES [ ] NO
CREDITOR LEGAL ADDRESS AMOUNT DUE DUE DATE: $
CREDITOR STATE, ZIP / POSTAL CODE HAS COLLECTION PROCESS BEGUN [ ] YES [ ] NO
HAS REPOSSESSION PROCESS BEGUN [ ] YES [ ] NO
NOTES:

12. CREDITOR LEGAL NAME CONTRACT / ACCOUNT NUMBER PAST DUE? [ ] YES [ ] NO
CREDITOR LEGAL ADDRESS AMOUNT DUE DUE DATE: $
CREDITOR STATE, ZIP / POSTAL CODE HAS COLLECTION PROCESS BEGUN [ ] YES [ ] NO
HAS REPOSSESSION PROCESS BEGUN [ ] YES [ ] NO
NOTES:

13. CREDITOR LEGAL NAME CONTRACT / ACCOUNT NUMBER PAST DUE? [ ] YES [ ] NO
CREDITOR LEGAL ADDRESS AMOUNT DUE DUE DATE: $
CREDITOR STATE, ZIP / POSTAL CODE HAS COLLECTION PROCESS BEGUN [ ] YES [ ] NO
HAS REPOSSESSION PROCESS BEGUN [ ] YES [ ] NO
NOTES:

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REFERRAL SYSTEM + RELATIONSHIPS + RESULTS

WHY referrals: Because we care enough to find the real problems and find out how to match solutions EXACTLY to those problems. “Problem” is defined as the GAP between where you are now and where you want to be. We know that the ANSWER is in the RIGHT QUESTION, so our focus is on finding the right questions that someone would naturally ask themselves if they only knew which questions to ask.

That is the heart of referrals: a system of relationships built on powerful, empowering, professional questions that produce specific results for EXACT SOLUTIONS.

WHY referrals: Because we work with a SECURITY NETWORK. We always run a discreet security background check on each and every one we might want to deal with. Total security. Then we always start at the same place: “no deal”. From there everyone is free to look for reasons to make a good deal work, or to freely say “no” and walk away with total dignity and self-respect. Remember: this is not for everyone… it is not about the money… it is about what is really important:

What would it mean to be the largest, happiest, healthiest, wealthiest, most powerful family agriculture network in the world? Once you OWN that concept, you can see how learning and asking the right questions is the answer.

HOW? Make the most important 8 letters put together in the English language work for you: DECISION.

DECIDE to step up. DECIDE to help others by learning what questions to ask them. DECIDE to enjoy one powerful, proven way to build a CONNECTION with people: let them do the talking in answer to your questions, and LISTEN. What do you have to lose by listening?

WHO benefits from this referral system: Who knows you that you feel would naturally benefit from Debt Free Organic/Bionomics, and it would just make sense for them?

NAME: COMMITMENT TO EACH PERSON: ACTION
________________ [ ] Sponsor [ ] Refer __________________
________________ [ ] Sponsor [ ] Refer __________________
________________ [ ] Sponsor [ ] Refer __________________
________________ [ ] Sponsor [ ] Refer __________________
________________ [ ] Sponsor [ ] Refer __________________

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REFERRAL SYSTEM + RELATIONSHIPS + RESULTS
NAME: COMMITMENT TO EACH PERSON:

________________ [ ] Sponsor [ ] Refer __________________
________________ [ ] Sponsor [ ] Refer __________________
________________ [ ] Sponsor [ ] Refer __________________
________________ [ ] Sponsor [ ] Refer __________________
________________ [ ] Sponsor [ ] Refer __________________
________________ [ ] Sponsor [ ] Refer __________________
________________ [ ] Sponsor [ ] Refer __________________
________________ [ ] Sponsor [ ] Refer __________________
________________ [ ] Sponsor [ ] Refer __________________
________________ [ ] Sponsor [ ] Refer __________________

Treat others the way you want to be treated.

The Paris Fiasco

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 21:20:00 +0000

I don't know about anybody else, but I'm just about sick and tired of hearing about poor little rich girl Paris Hilton. Paris, of course, is an heir to Hilton Hotel fortune, but she's best known for making a pornographic videotape with a boyfriend, which was later released on the internet. She claims she didn't know he filmed them having sex. She's lying, because she's quite obviously posing and primping for the camera in the video.

She also has a reality show called "The Simple Life", which depicts her and another stupid spoiled whore, Lionel Richie's daughter Nicole, wreaking havoc on the lives of everyone they encounter while they show what happens when stupid spoiled whores are set loose on decent hardworking folks.

Paris is a fashion model as well, for high-priced designer crap, and she's appeared in a few movies where we all were subjected to her complete lack of acting skills.

But mostly, she's famous for being famous, and she's obviously quite struck on herself, as it was revealed that most of the photos and even posters in her home are of herself. I laughed when I saw that. What a self-absorbed twit.

Paris is also apparently very well-known for trying to destroy the reputations of other women. One recipient of Paris's venom is suing her as we speak. Others simply hate her because she's a bitch who gets her kicks from stealing other women's boyfriends, and even their husbands. I watched one video wherein she called some poor victim of her malice "a fucking hoodlum, broke, poor public school bitch from, like, Compton" Compton is a working-class town near Los Angeles, incidentally. In another video she made the comments "fat ugly Jewish bitch", "little black whore got f***d in the butt for coke", "nigger", "black and steal shit", all in the course of less than give minutes. She has at other times made derogatory remarks about every imaginable type of individual, and her targets are obviously anyone who isn't wealthy, blonde, privileged, white, and pretty.

There was no outrage over those comments, and no one even questioned why she would say things like that. Don Imus got fired for far, far less. Yet her reality show continues, and there were no consequences whatsoever for her outrageous behavior. That's disturbing, because many young girls look up to Paris as a role model, when she is in fact anything but that.

So basically, Paris Hilton is a woman who has never faced any consequences for her actions, who has been raised to believe that the world is hers on a silver platter, and all she has to do is be pretty, and cry when she doesn't get her way. It's really quite sickening.

At any rate, today I read that it is costing taxpayers $1,109.78 a day to keep Paris Hilton in the jail medical unit, whereas it costs $99.64 to house the average female inmate. The question then becomes, is it worth it to keep her incarcerated, or should she be either released or placed back on home confinement?

Let's review.

She was arrested for DUI. The prosecutor reduced the charge to reckless driving, and she was sentenced to probation. The terms of that probation were payment of a fine, license suspension, and completion of an alcohol education course.

She never even signed up for the alcohol education course. She also got caught repeatedly driving with a suspended license, once going 70 mph in a 30 mph zone after dark, with her headlights off. I don't need to tell the average semi-intelligent person that she drove on a suspended license a lot more times than she got caught.

She finally got dragged into court on a violation of probation charge. The average person would have been charged with VOP for a lot less. She was 15 minutes late for court, which is sure to put any judge in a bad mood. She testified that she didn't know her license was suspended, although police found a warning that she is not allowed to drive, issued by a police officer, in her glove compartment. When asked if she understood the terms of her probation, she responded ""I just sign what people tell me to sign. I'm a very busy person". When asked about a notice that had been sent to her, she responded that she doesn't read her mail because "I have people who do that for me". Her publicist testified that he told her she could drive. She claimed she didn't check that information out with her attorneys, because she (and this is the funny part) didn't have time to call them.

Obviously, she was lying, and so was her witness. Judges don't like it when people lie to them, so she's lucky she wasn't also hit with a perjury charge.

Quite predicably, the judge sentenced her to 45 days in jail, with the specific criteria that no alternative form of incarceration was acceptable. There was much gnashing of teeth by the Hiltons over that decision, with her mother loudly asking the judge for his autograph, and generally acting like an arrogant twit. Paris was allowed to report at a later date to serve her sentence.

The day she turned herself in, she attended an awards show, walked the red carpet, and was obviously fine. That would change very quickly, though, or at least it changed if you live in BizzaroWorld.

After serving only three days in jail, the sheriff placed Paris on home confinement without filing the proper pleadings to amend her sentence. The prosecutor wasn't even advised of this action. The judge was advised, and he told them his sentence stands. The sheriff ignored the judge, claimed that Paris was suffering from "severe" psychological problems, and said she was deteriorating quickly. He cited liability on the part of the jail if she should harm herself.

Yet a suicidal inmate is much safer in jail, than they are at home. In jail, they are being watched, and it's extremely hard to commit suicide because there's very little there with which one could inflict self-harm. At home, there are many, many ways to commit suicide, so in all actuality his liability was potentially far greater with her on home confinement.

Quite predicably, all hell broke loose over the sheriff's decision, and the judge demanded that Paris be brought to his court the next day, and that the sheriff show cause why he shouldn't be held in contempt of court.

Quite predicably, Paris was sent back to jail, although the judge didn't act on the motion for contempt against the sheriff.

That's the only thing the judge did with which I disagree, incidentally. The sheriff should indeed have been held in contempt of court.

Quite predictably, Paris whined and cried some more in court, even cried for her mommy although she's 26 years old, and this time the sheriff placed her in the medical unit for evaluation. Yet, quite predictably, doctors couldn't figure out what was wrong with her. She's still in the medical unit, and is not only doing interviews from jail, but also playing ping-poing. I vomited into my mouth a little bit when I read that, incidentally.

The latest news is that Paris was taken out of jail and placed on home confinement because she suffers from ADD and claustrophobia. Hello? They sent her home from jail for that? What a bunch of frickin' 'tards. If there was any question about whether Paris was receiving preferential treatment before, those questions have been answered with a resounding "YES".

How convenient that she can hang out in the small VIP rooms of clubs, but mysteriously has claustophobia in jail. How convenient that she has ADD - a diagnosis which many question - when the treatment for that is Adderall. Adderall, of course, is speed, and there are videos of Paris doing all kinds of drugs. Sounds to me like she found a way to keep doing drugs even when in jail.

Problem is, does Paris really need that level of care - the equivalent of a private hospital room with four beds, no less - if she's well enough to do an interview with Barbara Walters and play ping-pong? Not only no, but hell no.

First, it's obvious to anyone with more than one brain cell that there are people in jail with much more serious illnesses who could use those other three beds. Second, Paris's alleged illnesses do not require that level of treatment. Would you be put in the hospital for having ADD and claustrophobia? Give me a break.

So it's worth every single penny to keep Paris Hilton incarcerated. The judge originally ordered her to jail with no allowance for alternative incarceration, because he was dealing with a defendant who quite obviously has absolutely no respect for the law whatsoever, and in fact by her actions proved that she believes the law doesn't apply to her (that's not even going into her complete disrespect for the property of others on her reality show). In the real world, people like Paris are called a sociopath. I therefore support the judge's decision completely, with the sole exception of not finding the sheriff in contempt of court.

If Paris is psychologically well enough to do an interview with Barbara Walters, she doesn't need to be in the expensive medical unit. She also shouldn't be released or placed on home confinement again, though, since she was obviously faking a psychological disorder in an attempt to manipulate the criminal justice system.

Face it, if doctors are "baffled" by her alleged "severe" condition, as was reported over the weekend, she's just malingering (a crime in the military, and it should be a crime in jail as well, given that the taxpayers have to foot the bill for it). In fact, for that stunt, jail officials should take away her good time (since good time is intended to reward inmates who don't cause problems) and force her to serve the entire 45-day sentence.

The sheriff should put her back where she was previously incarcerated, and completely stop the preferential treatment she has been receiving since the beginning, in order to save money for the taxpayers. If she starts blubbering again, the jail should do to her what they'd do to anyone else, by just telling her to shut up.

The simple fact of the matter is, Paris Hilton is no better than anybody else who's in jail. In fact, there are people in jail who are merely awaiting trial but can't afford bail, and thus people who have never been convicted of anything but being poor; and people who are incarcerated but charges will never be filed against them. Where's their preferential treatment, when under our laws a defendant is considered innocent until proven guilty in court? I have a lot more sympathy (and empathy) for those people than I will ever have for a wealthy overgrown brat who has been convicted of a crime involving threat to public safety, and who not only refuses to even try to meet the requirements of simple probation, but also continues to be a threat to public safety while on probation.

I also read that her visitors are taken right past all the other visitors, and the other visitors are made to wait in line for hours while Paris has her visit. That's beyond ridiculous. Her visitors should not get preferential treatment either. Let them wait like everyone else, because it is completely unfair to others if the Hiltons are given priority in jail visitation. The truth is, like their daughter/sister who is no better than anyone else in jail, the Hiltons are no better than anyone else in the jail visitors' area. They may not like that fact, and I'm pretty sure that Paris's extremely arrogant mother won't like it at all, but sometimes the truth hurts. Deal with it.

Last but certainly not least, the citizens of Los Angeles County should recall the Sheriff for his part in this fiasco. When he decided he could overrule a valid court order - especially given that the recipient of his largesse has a grandfather who contributed to his campaign - he crossed a line no sheriff should ever cross, caused citizens nationwide and even worldwide to lose faith in our system of justice, and thus proved beyond any doubt whatsoever that he is not worthy of his office of public trust.

His actions have also started a deluge of lawsuits that will eventually end up costing the county many millions of dollars.

It was reported today that a lawsuit has been filed by a female veteran who lost both legs on active duty, and who was in jail but charges were never filed against her. This woman allegedly developed a hernia while in custody which went untreated, she was denied her cancer medication, and she claims to have been verbally abused and humiliated by being forced to crawl around the facility without the use of her prosthetic legs.

While that may seem like an exaggeration to some, it wouldn't surprise me at all if it actually happened. The problem is that pretty white girl Paris was treated like a princess for her ADD and claustrophobia, while a black female disabled veteran with cancer and no legs, who was never even charged with - much less convicted of - a crime, was treated worse, at that same jail facility in which Paris was originally placed, than I treat my animals. It's sickening, but it happens a lot more than most people think.

Did Paris Hilton receive, and is she continuing to receive, referential treatment? Absolutely, and hopefully the Hilton case will make people nationwide think twice about whether justice in this country is truly blind. It is not.

Tee Time For The '08 Presidential Race

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:40:00 +0000

Tee Barkdull is running for President. One thing strikes me as an immediate positive, which is that his name tells it all. The guy is dull as a piece of bark.

That is, unless he's either on one of his misogynistic rants, or planning to take complete control over the United States. Then, he becomes quite a colorful character.

I ran across Tee on the politicsone blog, where he posts regularly in the reader comments. I honestly didn't pay much attention to Tee, until after the Jacqueline Passey blog entry about the Nevada LP debates. Someone suggested he contact Ms. Passey, and he posted a rather bizarre comment on her blog. When she and her blog readers reacted negatively, he called her a "jack ass", a "witch", a "female dog", and a "bimbo".

When confronted about his behavior, Tee at first just generally freaked out. Eventually he tried to save face by saying he calls anybody those same names, if they say what he claims Ms. Passey said (which, incidentally, no one has ever seen; he claims it occurred in email, but never posted the exchange despite having threatened to do so, and despite requests that he do so).

The funny thing is, Tee didn't differentiate between calling men and women those names. I'd really like to see how a man would react to being called a "bimbo" - or any of those other names - by an obvious loudmouthed bully like Barkdull. But, I digress.

It got really funny when Mr. Presidential Candidate asked the blog owner, 16-year-old Daniel, to help him stop people from picking on him. The funny thing is, no one was picking on him. They were asking legitimate questions about his odd behavior, and he was responding with highly intelligent comments like "shut your pie hole".

Based on Tee's behavior, I decided to look into him a little bit closer. Here are his qualifications for the presidency: He served in the military. He .... well, that's about it. His platform is pretty weird too. In fact, that's what started this whole debacle. He posted on Passey's blog that he wanted to wrest all power from Congress. In other words, like Gene Chapman, Tee also wants to be a Dictator, but he's surprised when the normals think he's nuts.

However, I can say one more positive thing about Tee, which is that he's not running for the LP nomination (he started his own party). The last thing the LP needs is yet another frickin' 'tard embarrassing us all by running for President.

Barney Fife Is Alive And Well, And On A Beat Near You

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:35:00 +0000

From Yahoo News: :

Four months into his job, a police officer in Mississippi holds a gun to the head of an unarmed teenager and puts him in a chokehold. A rookie officer in Illinois gets into a car chase that kills a driver. And a new campus policeman in Indiana shoots an unarmed student to death. Some are blaming these harrowing episodes on what an Associated Press survey found is a common practice across the country: At least 30 states let some newly hired local law enforcement officers hit the streets with a gun, a badge and little or no training.

These states allow a certain grace period — six months or a year in most cases, two years in Mississippi and Wisconsin — before rookies must be sent to a police academy. In many cases, these recruits are supposed to be supervised by a full-fledged officer, but that does not always happen.

The risks, some say, are high.

"You wouldn't want a brain surgeon who isn't properly trained. Someone shouldn't be out there carrying a badge and a gun unless they are qualified to be out there," said Jeremy Spratt, program manager of the Missouri Peace Officer Standards and Training Program.

Click the above link to read the rest of the story.

Ann Coulter Plays The "Gay Card". Again.

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:32:00 +0000

IDIOTIC ANN COULTER PLAYS THE "GAY CARD" AGAIN

Ann Coulter, the controversial, loudmouthed, mini-skirt-wearing darling of the Far Right (who once tried to run for Congress as a Libertarian) seems to be more than a little homophobic. While previously calling Al Gore "a total fag", and claiming Bill Clinton has "the whiff of the bathhouse" - which when questioned she claimed to be a "manifestly obvious fact" - she has moved on to other targets.

Her M.O., however, hasn't changed. This time, she claims that Democratic hopeful John Edwards is a "faggot".

She claims in that video that "you have to go into rehab if you use the word 'faggot'".

That, of course, is not true. It is true, however, that a few years on a therapist's couch probably wouldn't hurt a frickin' 'tard like Coulter.

SECOND ANNUAL FRICKIN' TARD OF THE YEAR AWARD TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON!

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 04:28:00 +0000

Try not to get overly excited, but the winner of the Second Annual Frickin' 'Tard of the Year Award will be announced in the next few weeks. Who could possibly prevail over last year's winner, Jim Norman? Stay tuned. In the meantime, to recap, this is last year's ceremony, presented again for your information and amusement:

Monday, December 05, 2005
FIRST ANNUAL FRICKIN' 'TARD OF THE YEAR AWARD

Hello, and welcome to the First Annual Frickin' 'Tard of the Year Awards! I have to admit, the decision wasn't easy. There are so many frickin' 'tards out there, but only one of them can be the recipient of this dubious honor.

I obviously had to set some criteria for the award, and decided that the most important would be that the frickin' 'tard's actions must have negatively affected other people's lives, and it must involve a scam of some type. That leaves out most of the people who are frickin' 'tards in the Darwinian sense of the term.

This year our nominees (along with a short synopsis of their lunacy) are, in no particular order:

James David Phillip Victor Norman (better known as Jim Norman, operating also as The Espavo Foundation), Toronto.
Jim Norman, who calls himself variously "Canada's Premier Jazz Drummer" and "Canada's Premier Percussionist" has been running a scam for about four years, in which he promises an astronomical return in exchange for a two-week loan, supposedly to help him release his nonexistent $156 million. So far, no one has gotten any money except Jim Norman. When anyone questions why they haven't received their money, he uses extremely vulgar language toward them, and tells them incredibly stupid things like "you cannot handle abundance". He is undoubtedly one of the biggest frickin' 'tards I have ever encountered.

Gene "TogaDude" Chapman (recently and amusingly re-nicknamed "The Human Hibachi" by a Quatloosian), Texas
The world's only living multiple death-faster made for amusing banter again this year, when he decided to teach the IRS a lesson by attempting to set himself on fire while driving an RV with a leaky propane tank. He then (not surpisingly) spent about 42 days in the nut house, and another 30 days in jail. Most recently, he has started a "business" instructing others how to establish their own "home church" to avoid paying taxes. He has gotten a lot of press on this blog as a result of his neverending (and usually hilarious) antics.

Paul Andrew Mitchell (aka PAM, real name Mitch Modeleski), California.
The author of "The Federal Zone" (which claims that no one has to pay taxes unless they are residing in specific federal territories) hasn't done anything new this year, but his legal battle against AOL and everyone with a computer continues, at least in his own mind. He has become even further entrenched in his various conspiracy theories, from federal judges being imposters to 9/11 conspiracy crap. This blog's namesake is always a serious contender for any Frickin' 'Tard award.

David Merrill Van Pelt (who swears his name is just David Merrill), Colorado
This one was the "private banker" who triggered the Montana Freeman standoff against the FBI. He was once arrested for proffering bogus Montana Freeman checks. On the more amusing side, he also claims to have the cure for SARS, and once sued Jesus Christ on behalf of his motor scooter. He is known to some as SFBFKADVP (which is the acronym for "Shit For Brains Formerly Known As David Van Pelt"). He seems to think that he is an expert on something called "advanced-resonance inductive plasma physics". However, when you google that term, the only entries that appear are his, certainly suggesting that it's something he just made up.

Shaini "DOO" Goodwin (aka "Dove of Oneness"), Washington State
This NESARA guru claims to be in continuous contact with high government officials from around the world, including but not limited to intelligence sources. The only problem is, she's not. Instead, she's a grossly overweight woman living in a relative's broken-down trailer, and has no such contacts. NESARA (or at least, her version of NESARA) isn't even real. She claims it is a secret law passed by Clinton which will wipe out all debt and leave us all wealthy beyond out wildest dreams; but, as luck would have it, the Supreme Court entered a gag order which forbids everyone (except, quite conveniently, Dove) from discussing NESARA, under threat of death. This scam arose from the old Omega farm claims scam. Oh, and did I mention the flying saucers and space men who are going to help bring NESARA to the public? Um, yeah. Needless to say, this one is a frickin' 'tard extraordinaire.

Larken "MulletBoy" Rose, Pennsylvania
Larken is a medical transcriber who believes that the average American doesn't have taxable income, because he reads section 861 of the Internal Revenue Code (which applies to Americans working overseas) and ignores Section 61, which applies to you and me. He accordingly stopped filing and paying taxes (both state and federal), then took out an ad in several newspapers which said "Please Prosecute Me". Well, the Department of Justice - being public servants, after all - had no choice but to grant his request. They prosecuted him, and he dropped his bizarro 861 theory like a hot potato, opting instead for a Cheek defense (stating that he did not willfully disobey the law since he had a sincere belief he was right). He was convicted in very short order - about the time it takes me to eat lunch - and was sentenced to 15 months in a federal penitentiary after mitigating his sentence by both preparing his back tax returns and making a substantial payment on his delinquent taxes. The worst part of this, however, is that his wife Tessa was convicted in a separate trial (the money was all in her name - what a guy!), and they have a young daughter. Her sentence is yet to be determined at this writing, but it is conceivable that their daughter will be effectively orphaned for some period of time while Larken and Tessa serve their sentences. So I just don't like this frickin' 'tard, period.

Robert Clarkson (aka The Great One), South Carolina
This physically humongous disbarred lawyer (who never admits he was disbarred, but claims he was suspended for refusal to pay Bar dues due to disagreement with Bar policy) has done more damage than one could imagine by setting up fake trusts (and thus setting his customers up for a very big financial fall when the IRS gets wind of it). Plus, he was disbarred for stealing a woman's welfare check to force her to settle a case, and filing a lien against his own clients for money they didn't owe. It goes without saying that he's not only a frickin' 'tard, but a piece of shit. There is a federal injunction pending against him, the outcome of which is undetermined at this writing.

Chris Hansen, Family Guardian website.
Chris Hansen believes that he is domiciled in Heaven, and therefore the United States government has no jurisdiction over him. During a recent deposition, he gave the attorney questioning him some rather curious answers. For example, in response to the question, "Where do you live?" Hansen replied "In my body, I don't have an address". In response to the question "Where do you spend most of your time?" he answered, "In my body". Hilariously, the attorney then asked, "Where does your body spent most of its time?" Hansen's obviously a frickin' 'tard if he thinks those kinds of answers will protect him against an injunction for giving painfully bad tax advice.

Irwin "Schiffty" Schiff
Irwin Schiff is older than dirt, and his own attorney admitted in civil court filings that Irwin has been formally diagnosed as delusional. He also got sent to prison this year, for the third time on charges of tax evasion. He has written a number of self-published books about how no one has to pay taxes, one of which was actually banned by the government because it was deemed to be commercial speech and therefore not protected by the First Amendment. He represented himself at his latest trial, and turned the courtroom into a three-ring circus. His followers have since made numerous threats against the judge who presided over the trial, as well as the jurors who rendered the verdict. These frickin' 'tards have thus kept the Men In Black very busy trying to protect regular folks who were just doing their civic duty. The fact remains, however, that no one would be getting threatened if it weren't for Irwin Schiff.

Anthony Martelli, aka Anthony Sarivola, aka Anthony Steele, aka "Tony Limo"
This dirty cop / ex-Mafia enforcer for the Colombo Crime Family has been running a scam in which he pretends to secure high-ticket loans, gets a very large commitment fee up front, and then accuses people of fraud so he can keep their money. One company which sued him had given him a staggering 145K. He even had a big stamp made so he can more easily mark their files "File Closed Due To Fraud". Anthony is foul and vulgar, but amusing in that he's obviously pretty damn stupid since he keeps getting caught. He is a former guest of the GreyBar Hotel, having spent years in federal prison for running another financial scam. He was convicted of running yet another financial scam while he was behind bars. At one point in time, his bond was revoked because he had threatened his own sister with bodily harm if she didn't post his bond. He was previously in the Witness Protection Program, and Edward McDonald, attorney-in-charge of the Organized Crime Strike Force for the Eastern District of New York, has called Sarivola/Martelli "a nut job" with regard to his testimony regarding the matter for which he was placed in witness protection. This frickin' 'tard has no shame whatsoever, and regularly goes onto the internet pretending to be satisfied customers. Although his current loan company filed for Chapter 11 (in which he stated that he has earned a cool mil over the last three years), his scams aren't over. He has started several new businesses since we started to expose him on Quatloos - one a "church", and the other a company to provide funding for movie projects.

Those are the nominees, ladies and gentlemen. And now, the moment you've all been waiting for...

The winner of this year's "Frickin' 'Tard of the Year Award" is (envelope please) ....

JIM NORMAN!

Let's talk a little bit more about Jim Norman. I swear, I'm not making this up even though it's so bizarre that you will undoubtedly think otherwise. However, let me start out by telling you that the name of his alleged organization, "Espavo", means "thank you for taking your power". Well, some people say power is money, and if so, the Espavo Foundation is aptly named because this guy has taken a lot of people's money.

First, some background.

Jim Norman claims to have $156 million in a foreign bank account which was frozen by the US government following 9/11, under authority of The Patriot Act. However, the Patriot Act doesn't give the United States the power to freeze a foreign bank account; and that's not even getting into the not-insignificant fact that the United States has no jurisdiction over any foreign bank account. You can read all about the banking provisions of the USA Patriot Act for yourself at www.occ.treas.gov/BSA/BSARegs.htm

He claims to have an account with the World Bank, although the World Bank only deals with countries and not individuals. Two separate representatives of the World Bank have stated that they don't know who he is, that the account form he showed prospective investors is a fraud, and that his claims with regard to the World Bank are a fraud. Yes, they actually used the word "fraud" in writing. Is it even a possibility that he's telling the truth about the World Bank? See for yourself that's it's not possible, by reading the World Bank website at www.worldbank.org

He claims the International Monetary Fund is also involved with his "portfolio", even though the IMF has specifically denied even knowing who he is, denied sending the documents in question, and furthermore they also only deal with countries. You can read all about the International Monetary Fund - and understand why he cannot possibly be telling the truth - on their website, www.imf.org

He claims the International Court of Justice at The Hague (which he calls the World Court) has made decisions in his case, even though they have no jurisdiction to hear anything involving him (again, since he's not a country) and there is no record or even a hint that they have any earthly idea who this guy is. The truth is that the International Court of Justice is the judicial organ of the United Nations, only deals with member countries of the United Nations; and every single case they have ever heard, and every pending case, is listed clearly on their website at www.icj-cij.org

In other words, this makes no sense whatsoever to anyone who bothers to check out his fantastical claims. Those who don't check him out are always going to lose their money. How much money are we talking, you may ask? It's well over a million dollars; some estimate it to be as much as $4 million.

He always has an excuse for why he doesn't pay - and bear in mind that this has been going on for four years even though his investors were each supposed to each be paid within a few weeks - although the excuses are akin to "the dog ate my homework".

This is how the scam works.

Jim Norman has "facilitators" who solicit people to invest in his so-called "project". The reason given these poor gullible folks as to why he needs the money has to do with fines, fees, and other facially false payments that allegedly must be made to release his nonexistent funds. They are given a promissory note, obviously not written by an attorney, which states that they are to be paid the principal sum plus an astounding 760% interest in a period of approximately two weeks. In other words, for each 10K invested, the investor is supposed to receive $76,000 in two weeks. Yeah, I know, anybody with even a lick of common sense should have known this was nothing but a scam. All the money changes hands by wire transfer. And once the money has been paid ... well, the old saying "a fool and his money are soon parted" takes on a whole new meaning.

Some people have given him $5,000. Others have given him as much as $450,000. The sums are staggering.

So, why do people "invest" in the Jim Norman Project? Simple greed and gross gullibility. He convinces these people that he has contacts in international finance, that he has the ability to operate as a country, and that the paltry interest sums one usually sees do not apply in his world. Shockingly, they believe him. What surprises me is the number of people who still believe him, despite the fact that his claims have been thoroughly debunked.

For example, he presented a document which he stated was from the United States Department of the Treasury. This document states that he is to be paid the sum of $3 million from an individual who allegedly defamed him and tried to steal his nonexistent portfolio.

Stop the boat. The US Department of the Treasury has no authority to award damages to him, and no jurisdiction to hear cases of defamation. The document is, in fact, a forgery, as has been confirmed by multiple sources within the Department of the Treasury. Of course, it wasn't necessary to ask if it was a forgery, since it was a really bad forgery.

Frank Abergnale Jr, he's not. Here, see for yourself at www.imgplus.net/pict.php?id=bbfdbe8054 (sorry it's not embedded, but blogger seems to be glitching).

Then there were the Spanish documents, variously from la Caixa Bank (an institution which is regularly named in such scams) and even the Spanish counterpart to the Internal Revenue Service.

According to the Spanish tax document (which is written in Spanish, so his investors just took his word for what it said) he is requesting a tax deduction due to maternity. It also says that he is the proud mother of two sons, both named after him. Now, I don't keep up with all the latest scientific advances, but the last time I checked, it is a biological impossibility for a man to be pregnant.

I told you, this stuff is unbelievable. Many of his "investors" refuse to believe it's a scam even though the evidence has been presented to them repeatedly. Many if not most will not go to law enforcement. Why? A review of the investor list shows that many of the investors are scammers themselves.

I have to admit, it doesn't break my heart when a scammer gets scammed, especially in a scam this blatant.

Not all of his investors are scammers, though. Some of them are elderly. One elderly investor wrote to him, saying that she has no money but that she trusts him to pay off the principal plus interest. She doesn't understand that he is a scammer, much less that her money is gone forever. Now, that pisses me off.

In the meantime, he has sent photos to his "investors" of all the things he has bought with their money. These poor deluded souls think he has those things because he has $156 million in the bank. A few of them are coming to their senses and realizing that he bought these things with their money. Others still believe every word this guy says.

Jim Norman rarely speaks for himself, preferring instead to implicate various females in the United States to do his dirty work for him. He threatened to sue me, as did one of those females. I laughed my ass off about that, I have to admit. When he realized that wasn't going to work, he had another one of his pathetic minions tell me that I was going to be "FIRED!" from Quatloos. That was even more hilarious, since I'm just a volunteer there and exposing people like him is what we do.

I figure that, at this rate in his bizarro game of reverse threats, he will eventually buy me something really nice in an attempt to intimidate me. LOL

Jim Norman does occasionally communicate for himself. When he does, it's like reading the output of a random word generator. He makes threats, he tries to intimidate people, he calls people names, he makes it clear that the people who loaned him money aren't as good as him, and he just generally terrorizes his investors and anyone else who dares to question His Good Self.

Just to give you an idea of his idiocy, here's a private message he had one of his "Team" members send to me:

CARM was also in direct relations with the perpetrator as stated on the Treasury Document, I state unequivocally in the world I work in, we don't need forgery charges refuted in chat rooms INSTIGATED BY PEOPLE WE HAVE FIRED, this is preposterous, TRITE, and not a place to have my International dealing subjected to.....PERIOD. I have LAWYERS AND LAW FIRMS FOR THAT. I have been on the net since its conception, "Jim Norman & Grafite" SEARCH WITH PARENTHESES, seen all kinds of forums that attract the sick that hide behind handles and false credentials, AND HOP FROM ROOM TO ROOM SPEWEING OPINIONS AS FACT, consummate GARBAGE. You think the FBI, CIA, ECOWAS, IMF, WBG, RCMP, ENTERTAIN THESE FORUMS AS A BASE FOR THEIR INVOLVEMENT? MUCH LESS IN MY CASE WHERE I AM IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS, ALL THROUGH LAW FIRMS, FORENSIC ACCOUNTANTING AND COLLEAGUES BECAUSE I CHOOSE TO, ALL PROFESSIONAL IN EXECUTION, MUCH LESS ABOUT MATTERS THAT A CERMELLA KYDD HAS NO IDEA OF AND ARE IN A TOTAL LEAGUE ABOVE AND BEYOND "INTERNET FORUMS". I AM NOT A NEOPHYTE AT ANY OF THIS NET STUFF AND HAVE MORE THAN ONE PRESENCE HERE, ARCHIVAL, MERCHANT CREDIT STATUS AT TIMES AS WELL; ONE DOES NOT GET MERCHANT STATUS ON LINE CASUALLY. WHAT IS ALL THIS FORGERY CRAP, WHAT CEO NEEDS TO GO TO SOME CHAT ROOM AND SEND PROOF?!?!?!?!?! NOT TO MENTION READ DEATH THREATS TO STAFF????? Ego is one thing but ID is totally out of whack here. THE GAME STOPS, CHARGES AS STATED BY KASSIE ARE BUILDING AGAINST CARMELA KYDD AND HER COLLEAGUE HAS FACED CHARGES AND LOST TO THE TUNE OF 3 MILLION. HE LIED BUT NEVER THREATENED, SHE HAS THREATENED, DO YOU THINK IN TIME SHE AND THOSE THAT ARE HER COHORTS IN WHAT IS A "CRIME" WILL GET OFF ANY EASIER? You think you are dealing with some subservient to your forum that needs to banter here? I have lawyers that are versed with Internet law; I have been here for DECADES. Not ONE person from the room has had the COURAGE to contact the email address that Kassie posted for dialogue with my Company and the fact that I would stoop to this level to facilitate myopic children with delusions of grandeur waste my staffs time. That a room facilitator con posture in some all knowing stance DEMANDING PROOF FOR HER FORUM IS DELLUSIONAL, I SUBPENA EVIDENCE AND GET IT WHEN I NEED IT, AND THE FORUM MAY SOON FACE WHATEVE LEGALITYS IT TAKES IF IT IS PROVEN THAT IT AIDS AND ABETS THREATS TO MY STAFF OR I. And wallowing in the rooms, facilitating garbage like "THE IMF AND WBG WILL LIE FOR HIS FOUNDATION TO PROTECT HIM...HE HAS VISITED THE VATICAN, HE IS A DANGEROUSE MAN" ?!?!?!....Listen, go edit comic books for a living, this forum is a DUMB UNPRODUCTIVE pastime. Go into the Health Industry and specialize in COLONICS, this is more productive at flushing out the truth, than the garbage you ALLOW, take responsibility for fueling in your...... FORUM????

Now, why would anyone contact this ass clown at his hotmail address, when we already know what we need to know about him? Quatloosians wouldn't, because it's a waste of our time. We expose scams. We don't get into pissing contests with scammers unless it's necessary for our purposes (or unless they show up in our forums). Besides, we already know that he harasses the hell out of people once he has their email address, and that he regularly traces IPs specifically for harassment purposes. Yeah, I know, I could mask my IP. However, he sent this message to me via the Quatloos internal messaging system, so why do I need to send him an email at all? The one and only reason he wanted people to email him is so that he could figure out which ones of his victims were blowing the whistle on him.

As for the comment about him being dangerous .... I never said that he is dangerous, so that might be a Freudian slip on his part. The fact is, I don't know that he's dangerous, but I don't know that he's not dangerous, either. The above message alone, however, speaks volumes about the extent of his anger management problem.

The lawsuit threats are especially amusing, though. Jim Norman couldn't subpoena his own ass. When I got this, I suggested that he stop talking about suing, and actually do it. I pointed out that there's a fax number for legal issues, which goes directly to Quatloos attorneys, at the top of each forum page. Not surprisingly, he hasn't sued either me or Quatloos; nor will he reveal the names of his alleged attorneys despite repeated requests for that information.

It is absolutely hilarious that he brought up the crap about how we said the IMF and World Bank will lie for him. We never said that. He said that when we pointed out that both organizations had specifically stated in writing that they had no dealings with him and had never even heard of him. We also didn't say anything about him visiting the Pope. That was his lie, to make himself look important to the investors, and we just made fun of it. Of course, considering the wild tales he has told to back up his scam and explain why he hasn't paid anyone, it should come as no surprise to anyone that he has told so many lies that he can't keep them all straight.

Carmela Kydd, incidentally, is a victim of this scam who was for a short period of time a member of the "Team", but was "fired" for some reason which apparently makes sense only to Jim Norman. She doesn't like him any more than he likes her, incidentally. She discovered Quatloos and spilled the beans about this idiot. When she did that, he lost what little bit of mind he started out with. At one point, one of his minions accused me of being Carmela Kydd. Why, you may ask? Well, because "ElfNinosMom" begins with the letter "E", and Carmela's husband's name also starts with the letter "E". Yeah, that's really good detective work on their part *eyes rolling*. I guess their conclusion makes sense in the BizarroWorld in which these frickin' 'tards reside.

As in the above diatribe, they also keep making weird comments about people making threats against him and the "Team". I have no idea what he's talking about. I certainly have never threatened anyone, nor am I aware of anyone else threatening them with bodily harm. However, it goes without saying that if you're stealing people's money, you're going to majorly piss them off. So I guess it's possible, but if so, those threats aren't coming from Quatloosians. We don't want to see them hurt, we want to see them rot in federal prison. Big difference.

"Kassie" is a "Team" member who came onto Quatloos to lie about the scam on his behalf, and distribute his threats to me. He "fired" her just a couple of days ago, again for reasons which apparently make sense only to Jim Norman; and also accused her of stealing. Apparently everyone steals .... except Jim Norman, naturally. LOL.

Of course, for all anyone really knows, that's just another scam and she really wasn't fired. It never ends with these people. There are scams on top of scams. There are cross-scams. There are people scamming Jim Norman in order to get his victims to give their money to other scammers. Even the victims scam other victims. It's just unbelievable.

At any rate, I'm still laughing uproariously about that bizarre private message from Jim Norman. I even printed it and passed it around at a party I hosted over Thanksgiving weekend, and my guests nearly split a gut laughing at this frickin' 'tard. It's now attractively framed and given a place of honor on my office's "Wall Of Shame".

A few people have asked for their original investment to be returned, which they were repeatedly told in "conference calls" they could do at any time. He has refused to return their money, always accusing them of malfeasance and claiming they instead owe him some astronomical sum (always in the millions) for reasons understandable only to him. To my knowledge, not even one single person has received a cent back from Jim Norman. I am, however, aware of a number of people who have requested a refund, and have been harassed and threatened. Here's a little peek into the way he responds to such requests:

FOLKS SORRY TO SULLY YOUR THANKSGIVING, BUT THIS JERK CALLED ME AT 10 AM MONGERING FOR MONEY, IN FULL KNOWLEDGE THAT HE EMAILED A COLLEAGE WITH THE CONTENT BELOW.

THIS IS THE NARCISISTIC GREED YOU HAVE SEEN HAPPEN WITH MY MONEY. THIS GUY HAS NO IDEA WHO HE MESSED WITH.

HE WILL BE CONTACTED AND BILLED LIKE THEOTHER MONGERING CRETINS SOME OF YOU BROUGHT TO ME, WE JNOW WHO BROUGHT HIM IN AND THEY ARE ALREADY IN THE DOG HOUSE AND ONE HAS BEEN CHARGED BY YOUR TREASURY DEPARTMEBT FOR 3 MNILLION….( some of you have seen the documentation). I AM WAITING TO SEE THE COMMENT FROM MY PERSON AT THE IMF IN REGARDS HIS EMAIL ADDRESS AND STATEMENT.

This ass had the GALL to call me after knowing that I had read his comments????????

Then of course the ass named Jim Norman had the gall to bother people on Thanksiving in order to whine about how one of his victims had the "gall" to ask for his own money to be returned. What a crybaby.

Of course the guy knew "who he messed with". He had messed with the creep who had stolen his money, by playing Master of the Painfully Obvious in saying that an alleged email from the IMF was a fraud (after he made a call to Geneva, from which the email allegedly originated, and heard this for himself). Jim Norman, however, doesn't seem to understand that the money he borrowed is not his money. The money belongs to the people who loaned it to him. So Jim Norman can bill the "mongering cretin" for a quadrillion dollars, and it's meaningless except for the humor factor. I am hoping, however, that he will forge yet another document from the US Department of the Treasury. There's nothing like a charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States to get these scammers sent to prison where they belong. Two such forgeries would seal his fate.

Another common ploy he utilizes to silence his victim detractors is to falsely accuse them of committing an illegal act. See, he regularly accuses them of usury ( i.e., charging an illegal interest rate). For some reason he doesn't understand that, since he as the borrower set the rate, usury laws don't apply. Nevertheless, the ploy works on at least some of the victims. Afraid of being sued or charged with a crime, and brainwashed by this idiot into believing that he is a world-class financial expert, they simply resign themselves to their fate rather than contacting the authorities to make a fraud complaint against him, or contacting an attorney to file suit.

Sometimes he will get angry and tell a victim that he is giving them back only their principal, and not the interest rate he promised .... but, he's not going to send them anything until "after [his] business is concluded". Well, since there is no account and no money, his "business" will never be concluded. Duh.

The interesting question is, what makes anyone think this guy has $156 million in the first place? He certainly didn't earn it, nor did he inherit it. He is a frustrated jazz drummer who has two self-released CDs. His music is New Age crap, basically. He didn't make that kind of money from his music, that's for sure. He didn't even make enough money from his music to invest it and make anything even approaching that kind of money. In fact, it's altogether possible that he lost money on those CDs, since he financed them himself.

I can't be sure, but it's a distinct possibility that - at least in the beginning - Jim Norman was himself the victim of a scam. See, this entire situation stinks of a Nigerian advance-fee scam, also known as a 419 scam. Most of the readers of this blog have probably received at least one piece of this kind of spam. There's always a sob story about how somebody (usually in Africa) died and left zillions behind, and a relative or Barrister is trying to find someone in the US with whom to share the fortune. It's pretty funny stuff, but a lot of people fall for it. I suspect this not only because he's obviously not very intelligent, but also because he has all kinds of people - for example, a so-called "Justice Minister" apparently from Cote d'Ivoire, one of the scam capitals of the world - who he claims are helping him with this money. He's sending a lot of it overseas, to a business in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. That's typical of Nigerian scams.

Is it even possible that anyone is such a complete frickin' 'tard that they not only fall for a Nigerian scam, but continue to fall for it over a period of years? The answer to that question is yes. I haven't seen it on this scale, but it is indeed possible.

So either Jim Norman has come up with this scam on his own, or he's being scammed himself because he's stupid enough to believe that someone in Africa placed $156 million on deposit for him. Then it becomes more akin to the Spanish Prisoner scam, in which to release the funds, he must come up with large amounts of cash over and over again.

Either way - whether he came up with it on his own or has been scammed himself, or some combination of the two - there is no doubt whatsoever that Jim Norman stands head and shoulders above the competition for the "Frickin' 'Tard of the Year" award.

New Blog: "Gene Chapman For President of the United States of America, Incorporated"

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 17:52:00 +0000

Since Gene Chapman is running for President of the United States of America, Incorporated, I decided to give him his own ENM-style blog. Enjoy!

www.chapmanforpresident.blogspot.com

Yeah, guess he should have grabbed that url before I did. LOL

TogaDude For President of the United States of America, Inc.

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 14:45:00 +0000

Gene "TogaDude" Chapman - a self-proclaimed exorcist of buildings and the world's only living multiple "death faster", who also applied for a "self-immolation permit" and later tried to set himself on fire in front of an IRS building while driving an RV with a leaky propane tank - has announced his candidacy for President of the United States of America, Inc.

No, that's not a typo. Apparently Gene has fallen for the conspiracy theory that the United States is a corporation.

Whew-boy.

What makes this interesting is that the United States is not a corporation despite what a lot of wingnuts like Gene think.

His campaign team is a who's who of hilarious tax deniers. Robert Clarkson, the lawyer disbarred for stealing a poor woman's welfare check, is his campaign manager for the southeastern states. Doug Kenline, who has been fighting with the IRS for years to the neverending amusement of many, is his webmaster (although he only has a blog, so I don't know why he even needs a webmaster - this isn't rocket science, after all).

Gene's platform is interesting as well. His solution to conflict is to just nuke a 50-square-mile area whenever anybody pisses him off. No, I'm not kidding. So if you thought Dubya was a dangerous warmonger, imagine how dangerous TogaPrez would be.

Bizarre Canadian Scam Targets US Citizens

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 03:01:00 +0000

Please allow me to introduce you to James David Phillip Victor Norman, a frustrated drummer from Canada who has fallen for more than one 419 scam (also known as "Nigerian scams"), and actually convinced Americans to finance the money he sends to the scammers, to the tune of millions.

I swear, I'm not making this up even though it's so bizarre that you will undoubtedly think otherwise. However, let me start out by telling you that the name of his alleged organization, "Espavo", means "thank you for taking your power". Well, some people say power is money, and if so, the Espavo Foundation is aptly named because this guy has taken a lot of people's money.

First, some background.

Jim Norman claims to have $156 million in a foreign bank account which was frozen by the US government following 9/11, under authority of The Patriot Act. However, the Patriot Act doesn't give the United States the power to freeze a foreign bank account; and that's not even getting into the not-insignificant fact that the United States has no jurisdiction over any foreign bank account. You can read all about the banking provisions of the USA Patriot Act for yourself.

He claims to have an account with the World Bank, although the World Bank only deals with countries, and never with individuals. Two separate representatives of the World Bank have stated that they don't know who he is, that the account form he showed prospective investors is a fraud, and that his claims with regard to the World Bank are a fraud. Yes, they actually used the word "fraud" in writing. Is it even a possibility that he's telling the truth about the World Bank? See for yourself that's it's not possible, by reading the World Bank website.

He claims the International Monetary Fund is also involved with his "portfolio", even though the IMF has specifically denied even knowing who he is, denied sending the documents in question, and furthermore they also only deal with countries. You can read all about the International Monetary Fund - and understand why he cannot possibly be telling the truth - on their website.

He claims the International Court of Justice at The Hague (which he calls the World Court) has made decisions in his case, even though they have no jurisdiction to hear anything involving him (again, because he's not a country) and there is no record or even a hint that they have any earthly idea who this guy is. The truth is that the International Court of Justice is the judicial organ of the United Nations, only deals with member countries of the United Nations, and every single case they have ever heard, and every pending case, is listed clearly on their website.

In other words, this makes no sense whatsoever to anyone who bothers to check out his fantastical claims. Those who don't check him out are always going to lose their money. How much money are we talking, you may ask? I've been able to confirm well over a million dollars; some estimate it to be as much as $4 million.

Bear in mind, this scam has been going on for four years, even though his "investors" were each supposed to be paid within a few weeks. He always has an excuse for why he doesn't pay and, although the excuses are akin to "the dog ate my homework", many, many people continue to believe him.

This is how the scam works.

Jim Norman has "facilitators" who solicit people to invest in his so-called "project". The reason given these poor gullible folks as to why he needs the money has to do with fines, fees, and other facially false payments that allegedly must be made to release his nonexistent funds (typical of 419 scams). "Investors" are given a promissory note, obviously not written by an attorney, which states that they are to be paid the principal sum plus an astounding 760% interest in a period of approximately two weeks. In other words, for each 10K invested, the investor is supposed to receive $76,000 in two weeks.

Yeah, I know, anybody with even a lick of common sense should have known this was nothing but a scam, but you might be shocked at the people who believe Jim Norman. That list includes attorneys, believe it or not. All the money changes hands by wire transfer. And once the money has been sent ... well, the old saying "a fool and his money are soon parted" takes on a whole new meaning.

Some people have given him $5,000. Others have given him as much as $450,000. The sums are staggering, when you consider how facially ridiculous his claims are, and how easy it is to ascertain that he is lying.

So, why do people "invest" in the Jim Norman Project? Simple greed and gross gullibility. He actually convinces these people that he has contacts in international finance, that he has the ability to operate as a country, and that the paltry interest rates one usually sees do not apply in his world. He has also claimed that he is opening his own Swiss bank. Not a bank account, mind you. A bank, which he is calling Banque du Espavo. Shockingly, people believe him when he makes those claims. What surprises me most is the number of "investors" who still believe him, despite the fact that his claims have been thoroughly debunked.

For example, he presented a document which he stated was from the United States Department of the Treasury. This document states that he is to be paid the sum of $2 million from a former "facilitator" who allegedly defamed him and tried to steal his nonexistent portfolio.

Stop the boat. The US Department of the Treasury has no authority to award damages to him, and no jurisdiction to award damages, much less to hear a case involving money which allegedly belongs to a Canadian citizen, being held in another country. Add to that the fact that it references the Ivory Coast, one of the scam capitols of the world, and it's obvious what's really going on. The document is, in fact, a forgery, as has been confirmed by multiple sources within the Department of the Treasury. That being said, it wasn't necessary to ask if it was a forgery, since it was a really bad forgery. In particular, note that the words on the seal state "Dept. of Treasury". However, it's actually called "Department of the Treasury". That's not even getting into how the real US Department of the Treasury never issues documents which makes it appear that everyone there writes as if English is their second language. LOL

There was a document allegedly from the International Monetary Fund, which contains the name of a real official at that agency. Note that the name of the person in question is in a different font from the rest of the document. Also, it is interesting to note that the official in question has stated unequivocally that she did not send that document. Considering that she was educated at Harvard, I find it hard to believe that she writes like a Nigerian scammer. Needless to say, the IMF is investigating this matter.

Then there are the Spanish documents, variously from la Caixa Bank (an institution which is regularly named in such scams) and even the Spanish counterpart to the Internal Revenue Service.

According to the Spanish tax document (which is written in Spanish, so his investors just took his word for what it said) he is requesting a tax deduction due to maternity. It also says that he is the proud mother of two sons, both named after him. Now, I don't keep up with all the latest scientific advances, but the last time I checked, it is a biological impossibility for a man to be pregnant.

I told you, this stuff is unbelievable. Many of his "investors" refuse to believe it's a scam even though the evidence has been presented to them repeatedly. Many if not most will not go to law enforcement. Why? A review of the investor list shows that many of the investors are scammers themselves.

I have to admit, it doesn't break my heart when a scammer gets scammed, especially in a scam this blatant.

Not all of his investors are scammers, though. Some of them are elderly. One elderly investor wrote to him after he asked for even more money, saying that she has no money left but that she trusts him to pay off the principal plus interest. She doesn't understand that he is a scammer, much less that her money is gone forever. Now, that pisses me off.

In the meantime, he has sent photos to his "investors" of all the things he has bought. Strangely enough, for the most part he just poses with things which belong to other people, and the one expensive vehicle which was his has been repossessed due to his having passed a counterfeit check in payment (more details below). Even his fiancee is fake. All the photos of her are obviously fashion photography shots, and the only one of them allegedly together is merely a shadow of two arms, holding hands. The girl is real, the relationship is not real. Obviously, this guy lives in a world the rest of us can't see.

Jim Norman rarely speaks for himself, preferring instead to implicate various females in the United States to do his dirty work for him. He threatened to sue me, as did one of those females. I laughed my ass off about that, I have to admit. When he realized that wasn't going to work, he had another one of his pathetic minions tell me that I was going to be "FIRED!" from Quatloos. That was even more hilarious, since I'm just a volunteer there and exposing people like him is what Quatloos does.

I figure that, at this rate in his bizarro game of reverse threats, he will eventually buy me something really nice in an attempt to intimidate me. LOL

Jim Norman does occasionally communicate for himself. When he does, it's like reading the output of a random word generator. He makes threats, he tries to intimidate people, he calls people names, he makes it clear that the people who loaned him money aren't as good as him, and he just generally terrorizes his investors and anyone else who dares to question His Good Self (if the term "My Good Self" sounds familiar, you picked it up off emails from 419 scammers, and Jim has repeatedly used that term in his "updates" and emails).

Just to give you an idea of his idiocy, here's a private message he had one of his "Team" members send to me:

CARM was also in direct relations with the perpetrator as stated on the Treasury Document, I state unequivocally in the world I work in, we don't need forgery charges refuted in chat rooms INSTIGATED BY PEOPLE WE HAVE FIRED, this is preposterous, TRITE, and not a place to have my International dealing subjected to.....PERIOD. I have LAWYERS AND LAW FIRMS FOR THAT. I have been on the net since its conception, "Jim Norman & Grafite" SEARCH WITH PARENTHESES, seen all kinds of forums that attract the sick that hide behind handles and false credentials, AND HOP FROM ROOM TO ROOM SPEWEING OPINIONS AS FACT, consummate GARBAGE. You think the FBI, CIA, ECOWAS, IMF, WBG, RCMP, ENTERTAIN THESE FORUMS AS A BASE FOR THEIR INVOLVEMENT? MUCH LESS IN MY CASE WHERE I AM IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS, ALL THROUGH LAW FIRMS, FORENSIC ACCOUNTANTING AND COLLEAGUES BECAUSE I CHOOSE TO, ALL PROFESSIONAL IN EXECUTION, MUCH LESS ABOUT MATTERS THAT A CERMELLA KYDD HAS NO IDEA OF AND ARE IN A TOTAL LEAGUE ABOVE AND BEYOND "INTERNET FORUMS". I AM NOT A NEOPHYTE AT ANY OF THIS NET STUFF AND HAVE MORE THAN ONE PRESENCE HERE, ARCHIVAL, MERCHANT CREDIT STATUS AT TIMES AS WELL; ONE DOES NOT GET MERCHANT STATUS ON LINE CASUALLY. WHAT IS ALL THIS FORGERY CRAP, WHAT CEO NEEDS TO GO TO SOME CHAT ROOM AND SEND PROOF?!?!?!?!?! NOT TO MENTION READ DEATH THREATS TO STAFF????? Ego is one thing but ID is totally out of whack here. THE GAME STOPS, CHARGES AS STATED BY KASSIE ARE BUILDING AGAINST CARMELA KYDD AND HER COLLEAGUE HAS FACED CHARGES AND LOST TO THE TUNE OF 3 MILLION. HE LIED BUT NEVER THREATENED, SHE HAS THREATENED, DO YOU THINK IN TIME SHE AND THOSE THAT ARE HER COHORTS IN WHAT IS A "CRIME" WILL GET OFF ANY EASIER? You think you are dealing with some subservient to your forum that needs to banter here? I have lawyers that are versed with Internet law; I have been here for DECADES. Not ONE person from the room has had the COURAGE to contact the email address that Kassie posted for dialogue with my Company and the fact that I would stoop to this level to facilitate myopic children with delusions of grandeur waste my staffs time. That a room facilitator con posture in some all knowing stance DEMANDING PROOF FOR HER FORUM IS DELLUSIONAL, I SUBPENA EVIDENCE AND GET IT WHEN I NEED IT, AND THE FORUM MAY SOON FACE WHATEVE LEGALITYS IT TAKES IF IT IS PROVEN THAT IT AIDS AND ABETS THREATS TO MY STAFF OR I. And wallowing in the rooms, facilitating garbage like "THE IMF AND WBG WILL LIE FOR HIS FOUNDATION TO PROTECT HIM...HE HAS VISITED THE VATICAN, HE IS A DANGEROUSE MAN" ?!?!?!....Listen, go edit comic books for a living, this forum is a DUMB UNPRODUCTIVE pastime. Go into the Health Industry and specialize in COLONICS, this is more productive at flushing out the truth, than the garbage you ALLOW, take responsibility for fueling in your...... FORUM????

Now, why would I contact this ass clown at his hotmail address, when I already know what I need to know about him? I wouldn't, because it's a waste of my time. I expose scams. I don't get into pissing contests with scammers unless it's necessary for my purposes. Besides, I already know that he harasses the hell out of people once he has their email address, and that he regularly traces IPs specifically for harassment purposes. Yeah, I know, I could mask my IP. However, he sent this message to me via the Quatloos internal messaging system, so why do I need to send him an email at all? The one and only reason he wanted people to email him is so that he could figure out which ones of his victims were blowing the whistle on him. I'm not a victim, but there's at least one in my area, so I'm not going to set them up to get harassed by a lunatic.

As for the comment about him being dangerous .... I never said that he is dangerous, so that might be a Freudian slip on his part. The fact is, I don't know that he's dangerous, but I don't know that he's not dangerous, either. The above message alone, however, speaks volumes about the extent of his anger management problem.

The lawsuit threats are especially amusing, though. Jim Norman can't even spell subpoena, and in fact couldn't subpoena his own ass. When I got this, I suggested that he stop talking about suing, and actually do it. I pointed out that there's a fax number for legal issues, which goes directly to Quatloos attorneys, at the top of each forum page. Not surprisingly, he hasn't contacted Quatloos attorneys, much less sued either me or Quatloos; nor will he reveal the names of his alleged attorneys despite repeated requests for that information.

It is absolutely hilarious that he brought up the crap about how I said the IMF and World Bank will lie for him. I never said that. He said that when I pointed out that both organizations had specifically stated in writing that they had no dealings with him and had never even heard of him. I also didn't say anything about him visiting the Pope. That was his lie, to make himself look important to the investors, and I just made fun of it. Of course, considering the wild tales he has told to back up his scam and explain why he hasn't paid anyone, it should come as no surprise to anyone that he has told so many lies that he can't keep them all straight.

Carmela Kydd, incidentally, is a victim of this scam who was for a short period of time a member of the "Team", but was "fired" for some reason which apparently makes sense only to Jim Norman. She doesn't like him any more than he likes her, incidentally. She discovered Quatloos and spilled the beans about this idiot, back when I was moderating the scam forums. When she did that, he lost what little bit of mind he started out with. He and his puppets are so obsessed with her that, at one point, one of his minions accused me of being Carmela Kydd. Why, you may ask? Well, because "ElfNinosMom" begins with the letter "E", and Carmela's husband's name also starts with the letter "E". Yeah, that's really good detective work on their part *eyes rolling*. I guess their conclusion makes sense in the BizarroWorld in which these frickin' 'tards reside.

As in the above diatribe, they also keep making weird comments about people making threats against Jim and the "Team". I have no idea what he's talking about. I certainly have never threatened anyone, nor am I aware of anyone else threatening any of them with bodily harm. However, it goes without saying that, if you're stealing people's money, you're going to majorly piss them off. So I guess it's possible that he and the "Team" been threatened, but if so, those threats aren't coming from me, or anyone I know. I don't want to see Jim or his "team" physically injured, I want to see them rot in federal prison. Big difference.

"Kassie" is a "Team" member who came onto Quatloos to lie about the scam on his behalf, and distribute his threats to me. He "fired" her just a couple of days after the above was sent to me, again for reasons which apparently make sense only to Jim Norman; and he also accused her of stealing. Apparently everyone steals .... except Jim Norman, naturally. LOL.

Of course, for all anyone really knows, that's just another scam and she really wasn't fired. It never ends with these people. There are scams on top of scams. There are cross-scams. There are people scamming Jim Norman in order to get his victims to give their money to other scammers. Even the victims scam other victims. It's just unbelievable.

At any rate, I'm still laughing uproariously about that bizarre private message from Jim Norman. I even printed it and passed it around at a party I hosted over Thanksgiving weekend, and my guests nearly split a gut laughing at this frickin' 'tard. It's now attractively framed and given a place of honor on my office's "Wall Of Shame", which includes a fake multi-million dollar judgment against "Elfninos Mom" from Paul Andrew Mitchell, this blog's namesake. But, I digress.

A few victims of the Jim Norman Project have asked for their original investment to be returned, which they were repeatedly told in "conference calls" they could do at any time. He has refused to return their money, always accusing them of malfeasance and claiming they instead owe him some astronomical sum (always in the millions) for reasons understandable only to him. To my knowledge, not even one single person has received a cent back from Jim Norman. I am, however, aware of a number of people who have requested a refund, and have been harassed and threatened. Here's a little peek into the way he responds to such requests:

FOLKS SORRY TO SULLY YOUR THANKSGIVING, BUT THIS JERK CALLED ME AT 10 AM MONGERING FOR MONEY, IN FULL KNOWLEDGE THAT HE EMAILED A COLLEAGE WITH THE CONTENT BELOW.

THIS IS THE NARCISISTIC GREED YOU HAVE SEEN HAPPEN WITH MY MONEY. THIS GUY HAS NO IDEA WHO HE MESSED WITH.

HE WILL BE CONTACTED AND BILLED LIKE THEOTHER MONGERING CRETINS SOME OF YOU BROUGHT TO ME, WE JNOW WHO BROUGHT HIM IN AND THEY ARE ALREADY IN THE DOG HOUSE AND ONE HAS BEEN CHARGED BY YOUR TREASURY DEPARTMEBT FOR 3 MNILLION….( some of you have seen the documentation). I AM WAITING TO SEE THE COMMENT FROM MY PERSON AT THE IMF IN REGARDS HIS EMAIL ADDRESS AND STATEMENT.

This ass had the GALL to call me after knowing that I had read his comments????????

Then of course the ass named Jim Norman had the gall to bother people on Thanksiving, in order to whine about how one of his victims had the "gall" to ask for his own money to be returned.

Of course the guy knew "who he messed with". He had messed with the creep who had stolen his money, by playing Master of the Painfully Obvious in saying that an alleged email from the IMF was a fraud (after he made a call to Geneva, from which the email allegedly originated, and heard this for himself). Jim Norman, however, doesn't seem to understand that the money he borrowed is not his money. The money belongs to the people who loaned it to him. So Jim Norman can bill the "mongering cretin" for a quadrillion dollars, and it's meaningless except for the humor factor. I am hoping, however, that he will forge yet another document from the US Department of the Treasury, claiming to have a judgment against someone else. There's nothing like a charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States, to get these scammers sent to prison where they belong. Two such forgeries would seal his fate.

Another common ploy he utilizes to silence his victim detractors is to falsely accuse them of committing an illegal act. See, he regularly accuses them of usury (i.e., charging an illegal interest rate). For some reason he doesn't understand that, since he as the borrower set the rate, usury laws don't apply. Unfortunately, this ploy works on most of the victims. Afraid of being sued or charged with a crime, and brainwashed by this idiot into believing that he is a world-class financial expert who can operate as a country, they simply resign themselves to their fate rather than contacting the authorities to make a fraud complaint against him, or contacting an attorney to file suit.

Sometimes he will get angry and tell a victim that he is giving them back only their principal, and not the interest rate he promised .... but, he's not going to send them anything until "after [his] business is concluded". Well, since there is in reality no account and no money, his "business" will never be concluded. Duh.

The interesting question is, what makes anyone think this guy has $156 million in the first place? He certainly didn't earn it, nor did he inherit it. He is a frustrated jazz drummer who has two self-released CDs. His music is New Age crap, basically. He didn't make that kind of money from his music, that's for sure. He didn't even make enough money from his music to invest it and make anything even approaching that kind of money. In fact, it's altogether possible that he lost money on those CDs, since he financed them himself.

Is it even possible that anyone is such a complete frickin' 'tard that they not only fall for a Nigerian scam, but fall for more than one of them and continue to fall for them over a period of years? The answer to that question is yes. I haven't seen it on this scale, but it is indeed possible.

Jim Norman's scam more closely resembles the Spanish Prisoner scam in which, to release the nonexistent funds, he must come up with large amounts of cash over and over again.

Jim has since been sued by Alterna Credit Union in Canada, due to an altered Spanish check he passed. The check was originally for a few dollars, and it was altered to hundreds of thousands. He sent most of it to 419 scammers, but decided to treat himself and buy a $170,000 car. The credit union put a hold on the check, but financial institutions can only hold funds for 10 days. It took a month for the credit union to discover that the check was counterfeit, since it had originated overseas. Jim claimed the money was due him as the result of a transaction involving diamonds, but he only knew the first name of the man with whom he was allegedly doing business, so obviously that was yet another scam. Jim lost the lawsuit, not surprisingly, but amusingly had convinced his attorneys (real attorneys) that he really did have all that money. ROFLMAO Eventually, because they hadn't been paid at all, they withdrew from the case. The vehicle was sold at auction, and Jim has made up all kinds of stories about getting multi-million dollar judgments againt the credit union, none of which is true.

His latest fish tale is that his "project" was mentioned on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Um, yeah. That never happened.

The saga continues, of course, and I'll update this blog as it unfolds.

Funniest Divorce Petition .... Ever

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 17:51:00 +0000

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This is, hands down, one of the funniest things I have ever seen. It was written by an attorney back in 1985 - handwritten, I might add, complete with handrawn illustrations.

He says, among many other things, that the marriage lasted until "she got PISSED OFF and HAULED ASS with the car, the Mastercard..."

He says the marriage became "INSUPPORTABLE" because of a clash of personalities between himself (the petitioner) and his wife (the respondent), "but chiefly because of conflict of personalities between RESPONDENT and RESPONDENT that destroyed the legitimate ends of the marriage (good sex!) and prevents any reasonable expectation of reconciliation (unless she consents to having her MOUTH SURGICALLY CLOSED)"

Even I couldn't make this up, hehehe.

However, I have a question. Wouldn't having her mouth surgically closed negate the "good sex" part of the equation? There's a lot more to sex than just intercourse, after all; and good sex requires one helluva lot more, and you need a mouth for that. ;-)

The guy goes on to ask that the property be divided according to who has possession .... then he goes on to explain that he doesn't mean possession by spirits like you see in movies, although his wife could "pass muster for a stand-in for "SYBLE" or the girl in "The Exorcist.""

What's really funny about this is that he goes on and on about how much he loves her. Then he asks that the court change his wife's name to Bella Abzug, Jr. He ends it with the comment "screw you, Bitch, I filed first and your suit is subject to a plea in abatement"

Yep, if that's not love, I don't know what is. ROFLMAO

Anyway, click on the link and see it for yourself. What a hoot!

Jim Norman's Check Shenanigans

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 16:52:00 +0000

Readers of this blog will undoubtedly remember Jim Norman, the recipient of the First Annual Frickin' 'Tard of the Year Award. If you haven't read it I strongly suggest you do so, because it's important to understanding this guy's many scams, not to mention how he thinks and conducts himself (which will help you understand this entry much, much better). That previous entry can be found on this blog's December 2005 archives at http://elfninosmom.blogspot.com/2005/12/first-annual-frickin-tard-of-year.html.

To recap and update for those who have already read it, Jim tells "investors" that he has $168 million in a foreign bank, frozen by the Patriot Act. In exchange for them sending him funds for alleged fees and fines, he promises them a staggering 760% interest for just a couple of weeks' use of their money.

A fool and his money are soon parted, and this is no exception. He hasn't paid anyone a red cent, although he sent out an email at the end of the year that everyone would be paid within a month. Several months later, he claimed that the payment had been sent to the wrong account by his cohort Jeanne. Interestingly enough, Jeanne sends money to the wrong place all the time, if Jim Norman is to be believed. In the interim, a Canadian court has specifically found as a fact that Jim Norman has lived hand-to-mouth for forty years, and is broke. That I don't doubt, with one exception. Obviously, he didn't tell them about the millions he had collected from people in the United States, and wired to various offshore accounts.

Here's his latest scam. Apparently Jim passed a bad check to Alterna Credit Union, up in the Toronto area. It wasn't just any bad check, either. It was a check written on an account at a Spanish bank, and the amount had been altered from 12 Euros to 500,000 Euros.

That's one hell of an alteration. No way was something like that just a mistake.

The credit union for some reason didn't put a hold on it, and didn't call the Spanish bank to confirm funds. However, in their defense, Jim had this account since 1999 in the name of his company, Thrum Records, so they probably figured, what the hell. Bear in mind, they couldn't have put a hold on it long enough to find out it was bogus, since it takes so long to find out that kind of information on an international check (which is why Nigerian scammers pull this stunt regularly, and their victims get stuck holding the proverbial bag). Now, he had never had anywhere near that much money in that account, but then again, most people who have an account that long aren't going to come in out of the blue with a counterfeit check. I'm guessing he had a fish tale for the teller as well - probably something along the lines of how some Spanish investor was investing into his business, or else that they had bought distribution rights to his New Age crap CDs.

The credit union sued him when they found out the check was counterfeit. However, in the meantime, Jim had withdrawn all but $5000 (Canadian) of the money. He bought all kinds of stuff, including a $171,000 Porsche Cayenne (one of the ugliest cars ever made, hands down, and I don't care how much it costs. Ugly is ugly). He sent photos of himself in that car to his investors as proof of his "abundance". He also sent a great deal of it to numbered accounts in Cote d'Ivoire, Africa, which just happens to be one of the scam capitals of the world, and hundreds of thousands to some company in Taiwan.

The Canadian courts are extremely polite, but basically they adjudged that he was full of shit, and probably not all there.

The court's finding on the credit union's Motion for Summary Judgment is reproduced below. I have highlighted some portions to further show you why a Canadian court has agreed that this man was the right choice for the Frickin' 'Tard of the Year Award.

COURT FILE NO.: 05-CV-290223PD2

DATE: 20060209

ONTARIO
SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE

B E T W E E N:

ALTERNA SAVINGS AND CREDIT UNION LIMITED
Plaintiff

- and -

DAVID PHILIP JAMES NORMAN also known as JIM NORMAN, THRUM RECORDS INC. AND DOWNTOWN FINE CARS INC.
Defendants

Robert G. Tanner, for the Plaintiff

Roberto R. Cucci, for the Defendant, Mr. Norman

Brooke Shulman, for the Defendant, Downtown Fine Cars Inc.

HEARD: January 17, 2006

CAMERON J.

THE NATURE OF THE MOTION

[1] The plaintiff moves on December 1, 2005 for Summary Judgment under Rule 20:

(i) a. vesting in the plaintiff title to a motor vehicle currently registered in the name of the defendant David P. J. Norman (“Mr. Norman”) and more particularly described as:

2005 Porsche Truck/V Cayenne Turbo 4, V.I.N. WP1AC29P25LA92028;

b. directing the Sheriff for the City of Toronto to deliver up to the plaintiff or its authorized agents possession of the said vehicle upon payment of any outstanding storage charges or other Sheriff’s fees in respect thereof;

c. in the alternative, directing that the said vehicle be sold and the net proceeds of sale paid to the plaintiff;

d. in the alternative, an Order pursuant to Rule 45.01(2) directing that the said vehicle be sold in such manner and on such terms as are just and that the net proceeds of sale be paid into Court.

(ii) Partial Judgment against the defendants Mr. Norman and Thrum Records Inc. (“Thrum”) in the sum of $69,200.00.

(iii) Amending, if necessary, the Statement of Claim to plead the specific relief requested in paragraph (i) above.

(iv) Awarding the plaintiff costs of this motion on a substantial indemnity basis.

FACTS

[2] On May 5, 1999, Mr. Norman, the president and director of Thrum, applied to the plaintiff Alterna Savings and Credit Loan Limited (then known as “Metro Credit Union”) (“Alterna”) for membership for his corporation Thrum and signed an Operation of Account Agreement including the following terms:

4(b) The Member shall pay to the Credit Union forthwith after demand therefore any indebtedness or liability to the Credit Union in connection with or arising out of the operation of any account of the member together with interest thereon as agreed;

4(c) The Credit Union may charge against the account of the Member the amount of any instrument cashed or negotiated by the Member for the Member or credited to the Member’s account for which payment is not received by the Credit Union. Any expenses incurred by the Credit Union in connection with a dishonoured or unpaid instrument may be charged to the Member’s account.

[3] From the opening of the account until April, 2005 the transactions did not exceed $9,508 nor did the balance exceed $22,601.00.

[4] On April 13th, 2005 Mr. Norman delivered to Alterna for deposit to the Thrum account a draft (“the Spanish draft”) payable to “Thrum Records” in the sum of five hundred thousand Euros (“€500,000.00”) (CDN. $798,950) drawn on the Caja Madrid Bank (“Caja Bank”) in Madrid, Spain. The Thrum account was credited accordingly.

[5] The plaintiff failed to put a “hold” on the funds until the draft was cleared by Caja Bank. The defendant alleges that the plaintiff told the defendant that the Spanish draft had cleared.

[6] Between April 15 and May 5, 2005, Mr. Norman effected withdrawals or transfers of all but $5,324.43 of the funds in the said account, including:

a. cheques payable to Mr. Norman personally for $69,200.00;

b. cheques totalling $171,000.00 payable to Downtown Fine Cars Inc. (“Downtown Cars”) for the purchase of a Porsche automobile in the name of Mr. Norman personally and an additional cheque for $10,000.00 payable to “Totally Wired” for the installation of a sound system therein;

c. a total of US$67,500.00 to a numbered account in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Africa, and

d. On April 20, 2005 US$220,000.00 or Can $277,768.93 to Lester Lin Company Limited in Taiwan

[7] On May 11, 2005, the Spanish draft was dishonoured by the Caja Bank and on May 11, 2005 was returned as counterfeit, for the reason that the amount thereof had been altered after issuance from €12 to €500,000. The Caja Bank is the second largest bank in Spain.

[8] On May 30, 2005 the plaintiff was advised by fax from the Caja Bank that the cheque “was altered from the original amount of 12 Euros”.

[9] Mr. Norman has stated under oath that he was entitled to the €500,000 as his fee on the sale of a “batch of diamonds” to “a businessman named Mr. Risinger, doing business at the present time in Venezuela” whom Mr. Norman has never met. There is no evidence to support such a business.

[10] Mr. Norman is a jazz musician by profession who has deposed that he has lived a hand-to-mouth existence for forty years, has no substantial assets and is the Judgment-Debtor named in a Judgment outstanding since 2001 in favour of Bread and Roses Credit Union in the sum of $114,000. He is basically broke.

[11] Mr. Norman has stated under oath his belief that there was a technical problem in the transfer of funds from Mr. Risinger’s bank to the Caja Bank, and that as a result, the Caja Bank declined payment of its bank draft, using the only pretext available to it, namely alteration.

[12] Mr. Norman has stated under oath that the €500,000 are still sitting in Mr. Risinger’s bank.

[13] In response to the plaintiff’s demand for reimbursement from Mr. Norman, Mr. Norman has sent numerous emails which are frequently incoherent, which state or otherwise represent that he has “more than enough assets in the bank to pay this off”, that he was scheduled in February 2005 for a private audience with the Pope, that his business is “evaluated and sanctioned by the World Court in Geneva”, that his associate in this transaction managed the account of Nelson Mandela, and that credit union personnel would “have to face retaliation”.

[14] During the course of a meeting held on May 18, 2005 among Mr. Norman, Alterna and their respective counsel, Mr. Norman agreed to refrain from taking delivery of the Porsche motor vehicle referred to above, and provided instructions to his counsel to direct Downtown Cars to retain custody thereof, pending resolution of this dispute.

[15] Contrary to the agreement referred to above, Mr. Norman obtained delivery of the said motor vehicle from Downtown Cars on or before May 25th, 2005.

[16] The statement of claim was issued on May 26, 2005.

[17] On May 31, 2005, the Honourable Mr. Justice Day made an Order, providing, inter alia, that the Sheriff for the City of Toronto shall seize the vehicle described therein, that possession thereof shall be retained by the Sheriff until otherwise ordered by the Court, and that Mr. Norman pay to the plaintiff forthwith costs fixed in the sum of $5,000.00. The vehicle in question, registered in the name of Mr. Norman, was identified as follows:

2005 Porsche Truck/V Cayenne Turbo 4, vehicle identification number WP1AC29P25LA92028

[18] This is a rare vehicle with a luxury bicycle roof rack, special wheels, and a luxury sound system. There are relatively few potential buyers. It is depreciating in value.

[19] Pursuant to the said Order, the vehicle was seized by the Sheriff on June 21, 2005 and remains in the custody of the Sheriff.

[20] Of the amounts drawn against the $798,850.00 credit created on the deposit of the Spanish draft, Alterna has recovered only €100,000 ($151,239.45) on two returned wire-transfers to Spain, leaving a debit balance owing of $641,723.45 together with interest thereon from June 6, 2005.

[21] Since mid-May, 2005, Mr. Norman has, through his counsel, repeatedly assured Alterna’s counsel that repayment in full of the €500,000 would be made within the next few days or the next week. No such payment has ever been received. Nor has any payment been received in respect of the $5,000.00 costs which were ordered fixed and payable forthwith by the Honourable Mr. Justice Day on May 31, 2005.

[22] While in storage with the Sheriff, the Porsche continues to depreciate and is subject to accumulating storage charges. Sheriff’s storage charges accumulate against the vehicle at the rate of $8.00 per day.

[23] The Amended statement of defence and counterclaim was delivered August 3, 2005.

[24] The plaintiff does not have a judgment that would entitle it to either the vehicle or to the proceeds of sale.

[25] Thrum, not Mr. Norman, is the owner of the Alterna account. Mr. Norman is not a party to the account and he has not guaranteed Thrum’s liability to the plaintiff. Mr. Norman acted as agent for Thrum. However, the money was taken from Thrum’s account and transferred to an asset in Mr. Norman’s name or to Mr. Norman personally. He is the alter ego of the corporation. Accordingly, Alterna is entitled to trace the funds to Mr. Norman and to claim them back as unjust enrichment.

[26] Mr. Norman says he paid Thrum liabilities with the $69,200 paid to him personally. However beyond this broad allegation he provides no detail to support the claim.

[27] He says payment to the Ivory Coast account and to Taiwan were for fees required by them.

[28] The plaintiff has claimed against the defendants “payment of the sum of $641,723.45 being the unrecovered balance of $789,850.00 obtained by Norman from the Plaintiff by fraud”.

[29] Mr. Norman alleges a counterclaim for damages for slander by way of set-off to this claim. He says the plaintiff’s allegations about him were disseminated in the business world and to his business contacts before they were repeated in the statement of claim in this action.

Amendment of Pleadings

[30] The plaintiff has moved for changes to the statement of claim which under R. 26 I am bound to grant subject to costs or adjournment because of prejudice. I grant it subject to counsel forthwith amending the statement of claim. The amendment is specific in this motion. See Butler v. Nash, 2003 Carswell Ont. 3879. There was no request for an adjournment to amend the statement of defence. I then proceeded with the motion for summary judgment.

Summary Judgment

Rule 20

[31] After service of the statement of defence, a plaintiff may move with supporting affidavit material or other evidence for summary judgment on all or part of the claim. Unfortunately no statement of claim was filed with the material although a copy was shown to the court.

[32] Rule 20.04(1) contemplates that a complete evidentiary record will be before the motions court judge and there will be nothing further if the issue were to go to trial. There must be a genuine issue, not just a spurious issue, requiring a trial for its resolution. The defendant must put its best foot forward or risk losing. A genuine issue for trial is not raised by a denial in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary and the absence of additional evidence to support the denial.

[33] Where the court is satisfied that the only genuine issue is a question of law, the court may determine the question and grant judgment accordingly: R. 20.04(4).

[34] The defendant argues that the essence of its argument is that the plaintiff’s attempt to create a spell is no substitute for investigation. If an honest man is overtaken by events then he should have more time and one should not pierce the corporate veil except if fraud is proven. Nowhere is it indicated who altered the draft from €12 to €500,000. However, the fact is it was altered.

[35] It is now beyond argument that restitution is an available remedy in cases of proved unjust enrichment. Money, or a benefit, paid by a mistake of fact gives rise to a prima facie case of unjust enrichment unless:

(a) the payer intends that the payee shall have the money at all events, whether the fact is true or false, or is deemed in law so to intend;

(b) the payment is made for good consideration, for instance to discharge a debt owed to the payee (or a principal on whose behalf he is authorized to receive the payment) by the payer or by a third party by whom he is authorized to discharge the debt; or

(c) the payee has changed his position in good faith or is deemed in law to have done so.

See Barclays Bank Ltd. v. W.J. Simms Son & Cooke (Southern) Ltd., [1979] 3 All E.R. 522 at p. 535.

[36] Absent a defence of bona fide purchaser for value, a change in position in good faith, or other recognized defence, a bank is entitled to restitution and the claim may be traced into other assets. Where money is received by the defendant from the plaintiff by mistake of fact, a constructive trust results in order to prevent unjust enrichment. The plaintiff to whom the money rightfully belongs can trace the funds and recover them or the property representing them from an insolvent. Harper v. Royal Bank of Canada (reflex-logo) reflex, (1994), 18 O.R. (3d) 317.

[37] Where money is paid on the supposition that a specific fact is true which would entitle the other to receive it, which fact is untrue and the money would not have been paid if the fact had been known to be untrue, it can be recovered “and it is against conscience to retain it”: Rural Municipality of Shorthoaks v. Mobil Oil Canada, Ltd., [1976] 2 S.C.R. 147 (S.C.C.).

[38] In Royal Bank v. The King, [1931] 2 D.L.R. 685 (Man. K.B.) the court set out the law with respect to the right to recover money paid under mistake of fact:

1. The mistake in paying the money is honest. His last laches or negligence will not of themselves affect his belief. Knowledge will not be imputed to him unless he willfully abstains from inquiry.

2. The mistake must be as between the person paying and the person receiving. The receiver must in some way be a party to the mistake either inducing it, responsible for it or connected with it.

3. The facts, as they are believed to be, impose an obligation to make the payment. The obligation must be legal, equitable or moral. It is not enough that the payment is desirable or advantageous. The compulsion must at least be practical.

4. The receiver of the money has no legal or equitable or moral right to retain the money as against the payer.

Shorthoaks and Royal Bank are cited in Pinnacle Bank, N.A. v. 1317414 Ontario Inc. (c.o.b. Jay-B Conversions), [2002] O.J. No. 281. It that case Kustom bought goods from 1317414 and paid for them twice by having Pinnacle wire funds to 1317414. Pinnacle mistakenly wired twice. 1317414 refused to repay arguing that Kustom owed it additional money. Although the state of the accounts between the companies was in issue, this did not provide 1317414 with any defence.

[39] In River Valley State Bank v. Toronto Dominion Bank, [2002] O.J. 2078 per Master Hawkins, K, a customer of River Valley, presented a $350,000 cheque for deposit. Before the cheque had cleared or been returned, K instructed River Valley to transfer $344,000 to Bedi’s Canadian account. River Valley did so assuming that the $350,000 cheque would be paid. River Valley then learned that the $350,000 cheque was forged and sought to reverse the transfer to Bedi’s account. Bedi’s bank refused to reverse the transfer. The court held that River Valley had made an honest but mistaken belief that the cheque would be honoured. Bedi had received the funds that River Valley paid by mistake. River Valley was entitled to judgment based on either mistake of fact or unjust enrichment. Bedi was enriched. River Valley suffered a corresponding deprivation. The fact that Bedi was owed money by K was not a juristic reason for enrichment with River Valley’s funds. There was no genuine issue of law or fact requiring a trial.

[40] The defendant Mr. Norman has been given 8 months to come up with repayment or a defence to the claim. He has offered only theoretical possibilities, none of which make sense. He has given no supporting facts. The defence says the money remains in Mr. Risinger’s account and was not paid to the defendant. However this is contrary to the fact that he received a cheque for €500,000 from Caja Bank which he gave to the plaintiff for deposit. Caja Bank has said the cheque was for only €12 and has given it to the police.

[41] Alterna has paid the money under an honest mistake in fact that the cheque was valid. The defendant is a party to the mistake. The facts impose an obligation to make the payment. The defendant has no obligation to retain the money as against the plaintiff. The plaintiff is entitled to the proceeds of the cheque.

[42] The defendant used the money obtained from the plaintiff to purchase the vehicle in his name and to pay himself money totalling Can. $69,200. The defendant holds the money in trust for the plaintiff.

Conclusion

[43] I authorize amendment of the statement of claim to include the relief requested in (i) a – d above.

[44] I would award judgment to the plaintiff for Can. $181,000 and for $69,200.

Counterclaim

[45] The defendant counterclaims for damages in defamation based on statements of fraud by Mr. Norman. They allege that Alterna told Downtown Cars, its counsel, a chartered accountant, TD Canada Trust branch at Bloor and Windermere in Toronto, Bank of Montreal, Rexdale and Kipling, Toronto, and others, that Mr. Norman had deposited with the plaintiff a cheque that was counterfeit and that the funds which Thrum paid to Bailey in mid-April of 2005 were obtained by Mr. Norman by fraud.

[46] In my opinion this could raise a genuine issue for trial: Siemens Electric Ltd. v. Unident Ltd., [1999] O.J. No. 575. The counterclaim flows from the same relationship as the claim itself so as to raise the equitable set-off defence. There is no pleading to the counterclaim yet.

[47] I would exercise my discretion to not grant execution on the claim yet but only to pay the $181,000 and the $69,200 into court to the credit of the action.

Sale of Car

[48] The car is likely to deteriorate in value and ought to be sold as quickly as possible under Rule 45.01(2). I order that the car be sold by the sheriff and the proceeds of the sale, net of expenses, be paid into court to the credit of this action, save for $5,000 which shall be paid forthwith to the plaintiff.

[49] Before selling the car the sheriff shall advertise the auction thereof for at least 3 weeks in a magazine or newspaper dedicated, at least in part, to expensive vehicles. The defendant shall be entitled to bid.

Costs

[50] If the parties cannot agree on costs, the plaintiffs shall give me their submissions within 15 days after release of these reasons. The defendant shall respond within 10 days thereafter.

__________________________

CAMERON J.

Released: February 9, 2006

Okay, so just to review, the court clearly found that Jim Norman passed a bogus check, then spent all but 1% of the money. The court also clearly found that the Plaintiff was entitled to recover its money.

But, that's not how Jim Norman reads what we all just read. He is telling his loyal followers (all frickin' 'tards who suffer from functional illiteracy, obviously) that he has a $22 million judgment against the credit union.

Now, nowhere does it say that, folks. You read it for yourself. As of month before last, he hadn't even actually filed a counterclaim for his claim of defamation yet. There definitely hasn't been a trial, much less a judgment. I know this for a fact, because I confirmed it myself.

Even if he does file a counterclaim, he stands approximately the chance of a snowball in hell of winning. After all, a court has already found that he passed a counterfeit check, so why can't the people he defrauded warn others about it before they sue him? I'd want someone to warn me if somebody I was doing business with pulled a stunt like that. In fact, I'd kiss their ass for saving mine. I'll eat my own head if a jury doesn't agree with me that there was no defamation just for warning others that the guy had passed a counterfeit check, especially in an amount that large. After all, truth is an absolute defense to claims of defamation. He would also have to prove malicious intent, and that he was damaged as a result of their actions.

Based on the above court order alone, I cannot imagine anyone could damage Jim Norman's reputation any more than he has damaged it himself.

Whoo-boy.

Now, this is not the only bogus check floating around with Jim Norman's name on it. In fact, there's another, also on a Spanish bank, and this one is in the amount of a staggering $58 million. I don't think he's actually passed it (he sends it out to his so-called "investors" as proof of his "abundance"), but I've reproduced it below for anyone who ever wondered what a $58 million counterfeit check actually looks like.

Don't try this at home though, kiddies. It's an obvious counterfeit, and no bank in its right mind would ever accept it. Plus, you'd go to prison for a very long time if you even tried to pass a counterfeit check. So just say no to being a frickin' 'tard, okay?

At least she gets her mail .....

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 19:45:00 +0000

Injured woman can sue Postal Service - Yahoo! News

The US Supreme Court has ruled that a woman, who fell and suffered wrist and back injuries when she tripped over letters, packages, and periodicals left on her porch, can sue the postal service.

Interestingly, you still can't sue the post office if they don't deliver your mail - yet, others can assume you received something if they mailed it.

Hell, I don't even get half of my mail. I once mailed some things to myself, just to make sure I really wasn't getting all my mail. Out of 10 things mailed, I only got 6. And that was over a year ago.

At any rate, I guess her lawsuit will proceed since the Supreme Court ruled that the postal service is not immune from lawsuit under those specific circumstances.

Man kills roommate over empty toilet paper roll

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 07:54:00 +0000

Man charged in killing over toilet paper - Yahoo! News

A guy bludgeoned his roommate to death with a sledgehammer and claw hammer - to the point that the dead roommate could not be identified, and had to be identified by fingerprints - over an empty roll of toilet paper. :-0

It might be justifiable if the killing was by a woman, and the male roommate had left the toilet seat up. Porcelain is cold as hell in wintertime, and it's not exactly pleasant to fall into cold toilet water, either. Add to that the fact that some men are too stupid to flush, and I can see a bludgeoning over that.

But over an empty roll of toilet paper? I have a feeling that's not the real reason why this man was killed. If I hear anything else about this, I'll update the blog.

This guy is one sick frickin' 'tard

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 07:44:00 +0000

Sicko Marriage Contract One For The Ages - February 17, 2006

This idiot made up a "Contract of Wifely Expectations", in which he tries to control every single aspect of his wife's life. Basically, he was demanding that she be his sex slave, and he was extremely specific about what he expected from her.

She should have pulled a Lorena Bobbit. Why? Because this sicko eventually kidnapped her (and that's not even going into the kiddie porn charges pending against him).

She never signed it. Smart woman. Not smart enough, though, because she should have divorced his ass long before he kidnapped her. I'd guess she was scared to death of him.

Hey, everybody's got to sleep sometime. Slip some Seconal into his bedtime drink, tie him to the bed, and beat the living hell out of him. That's what I'd have done when confronted with a freak of this magnitude and, no, I'm not kidding. I'd teach him a lesson he'd never forget. And I'd have that "Contract of Wifely Expectations" to use at trial to show I was a victim of Spousal Abuse Syndrome. I'd walk, no doubt about it. I doubt he'd ever walk again, though, because I'd break both his frickin' legs. By that, I mean compound fractures - you know, the kind where the bone is broken so badly that it's sticking through the skin.

Yep, I'd fuck him up. So would a lot of women.

Then again, I think somebody like him would probably figure out that women like me are likely to do something like that, so he almost certainly chose his victim very carefully.

What I can't help but wonder is how many men pull stunts like this so-called contract. A problem I've had since I was widowed is men trying to control me. Um, that's never going to happen. Duh. I've only met one man who didn't try to control me, in fact. What the hell's up with that?

I once dated a cop (a mistake I'll never make again), and within a month he wrote out on an envelope what he expected of me. I laughed, put it in my purse as evidence in case I needed it, and told him in no uncertain terms to go fuck himself. I made it abundantly clear that if he came within a mile of me from that moment on, I'd get a restraining order and he'd lose his job. Yet, he seemed very surprised by my reaction, so I guess other women had gone along with it. It wasn't that there was anything really weird on there, it was just the point that he was giving me a list of what he expected from me (including regular sex - but of course, after I tossed him away like a piece of trash, he got no sex at all. Oops.) So I strongly suspect this kind of attempted control of women is probably a lot more common than people think.

There's something seriously wrong with any man who tries to control a woman in that manner. They need a psychiatrist, to say the least.

Anyway, surf on over and read what this particular freak wrote out. What a bizarro weirdo.

Who determines what is newsworthy?

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 07:12:00 +0000

Foxy Felon Threatens TSG - February 21, 2006

The Smoking Gun got a letter from a law firm insisting that they remove a photo of a felon from their website. Admittedly, this particular felon is attractive. She also sold 49 Ecstasy tablets to an undercover cop, and The Smoking Gun got the information from public records. In fact, her photo and other identifying information is listed on the website of the Florida Department of Corrections.

So why isn't this law firm going after the Florida Department of Corrections? Could it be because they can't get any money from them, but they might be able to get some money from Court TV? That would be my guess, since in that same letter they also demand information on Court TV's insurance policies.

The law firm claims that people are commenting about her on blogs, that one blog even records sightings of her, and others admit that they use her photo for self-gratification purposes. They seem to think their client is in danger. They don't name these blogs, though. Obviously, it's not mine.

Here's a question for you. Why isn't anyone concerned about the danger inherent in someone selling 49 Ecstasy tablets? Geez Louise, that's enough to kill somebody.

So, who decides whether it's newsworthy? The media, or the lawyers? If there's nothing libelous in there, it's public record and I don't see why it can't be placed on a website run by Court TV. After all, she did commit a crime and was found guilty. In fact, she's still on probation.

The Smoking Gun not only printed the letter from the lawyer, but also refused to remove the entry. LOL

Girl's prosthetic legs stolen not once, but twice

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 06:00:00 +0000

Girl's prosthetic legs stolen for second time - Yahoo! News

Now, this is weird. Apparently some frickin' 'tard keeps stealing this poor kid's prosthetic legs. She has two, one she uses to play on the school softball team and one she uses everyday. She apparently lost one of her legs when she was accidentally hit by a driver while standing in front of her middle school a couple of years ago.

Obviously, this kid doesn't let the fact that she lost her leg stop her from doing anything. Good for her!

But now, she has no prosthetic legs at all, because the thief stole both of them. It doesn't really say, but it appears that she was gone out of the house without her prosthesis when they were stolen. Funny thing is, her room was ransacked, but the only things missing were her prosthetic legs.

Now, why would anybody steal a teenage girl's prosthetic legs, or anyone's prosthetic legs for that matter? More to the point, why would this happen more than once? The last time one of her legs was stolen, it was found some time later in the girl's backyard, apparently thrown there by the thief.

There was an episode of The Sopranos, where Tony Soprano's weirdo sister Janice stole a woman's prosthetic leg to get back at her for refusing to return some old records the then-deceased Soprano mother had given to her prior to her death.

That woman sent the Russian mafia after the person who stole her leg. Maybe that's what these people need to do - send some really scary people to beat the living hell out of whoever did this. I bet they'd never do it again.

"Psychic" bilks victims, cop helps her get away with it

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 05:42:00 +0000

"Psychic" admits bilking elderly clients - Yahoo! News

Okay, here's a woman who stole over $2 million from people over an eight-year period. She did so by preying on the elderly and those with incurable diseases.

She actually told these people that she could cure them by praying over their money, and they believed it.

Okay, so fake psychics are hardly new. Remember Miss Cleo? Boy, that one was a real piece of work. She was also big in Florida. Apparently Floridians fall for this kind of scam all the time. You'd think they'd learn.

What is more interesting about this is that a police detective pleaded guilty to corruption charges in the same case. Apparently he used his position to extort money from the fake psychic, and kept her out of jail while he was supposedly investigating her. He also lied to local and federal authorities about how he was handling the case.

Dirty cops really piss me off, especially when he had a responsibility to protect the sick and elderly marks of this scammer.

They're both scheduled to be sentenced in May. The scammer faces up to 15 years, and the cop faces up to 5 years.

Boy, I'd hate to be a cop in Florida State Prison, but this guy asked for it.

Bush/Cheney - No Bravery

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 23:38:00 +0000

Bravery

It takes a while to load, but it's well worth the wait.

It's a damn shame that they always use such whiny music in the background of these things, though. What they really need is some kick-ass Vietnam-era anti-war tunes.

I'd recommend "People Let's Stop The War" by Grand Funk Railroad. Here's an excerpt from the lyrics:

Hey, all you people, for goodness' sake
Let's get together - what does it take
To make you understand the value of a man
I'm talkin' about your sons and neighbors, yes I am

If we had a President that did just what he said
The country would be just alright, and no one would be dead
From fighting in a war that causes big men to get rich
There's money in them war machines - now, ain't this a bitch?

New Contender for 2006 Frickin' 'Tard of the Year

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 17:07:00 +0000

Coke Dealer Solicits Cop In Cherry Top- February 3, 2006

Here's a Smoking Gun article in which some frickin' 'tard offered to sell cocaine to a cop ..... in uniform ..... sitting in his police cruiser.

My God, can you imagine how stoned somebody would have to be to do something that stupid? ROFLMAO

Belford High School & Belford University

noreply@blogger.com (Editor) — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 00:29:00 +0000

Life Experience High School Diploma

Now, this is interesting. An online "high school" calling itself "Belford High School" lets you get your high school degree in just a few minutes' time. You can do this one of two ways:

1. By taking a test in language arts (26 questions), math (20 questions), science (15 questions), and social studies (10 questions)

2. By telling them your life experience

You don't have to attend any classes, you just have to fill in a form and pay them $249 (basic fee - it can cost more if you ask for additional stuff). You can even backdate your graduation to years ago, have yourself graduate with honors ..... all for a large additional fee, of course.

Hell, they'll even give you fake transcripts, and print your fake GPA on your fake diploma. You automatically get a fake 3.0, but for an additional fee you can go all the way up to a fake 4.0. Obviously, I'm going for the fake 4.0!

I took their tests, which require 70% in each subject to pass. It was pretty funny, I have to admit, because some of the questions made no logical sense. There were only 71 questions total, which is supposed to prove that you know everything you would have learned in four years of high school - Bwahahahaha!

Damn, I wish I could have gotten through high school answering an average of less than 20 questions per year.

What's especially interesting is that, if you miss a question, they will tell you the right answers - not only that, but they pop up in a separate window so you can copy the correct answers the second time around. That's pretty doggone convenient, I have to admit.

When I didn't buy a diploma from them (obviously, since I was just doing it for laughs), they started inundating my inbox with all kinds of crap, trying to get money out of me. All that did was make me determined to make complete fools out of them.

As stated, you can also tell them your life experience, and get your high school diploma that way. I logged back in under yet another pseudonym, pretended to be an 18-year-old high school dropout slacker, and wrote:

"I help my mom around the house, and sometimes go grocery shopping for her. I am very good at playing Warcraft online also."

Sure enough, it immediately asked me all the information needed to process my "diploma" - but, no one had even looked at what I had written as my alleged qualifications!

Now, does anyone here think getting your mom groceries and playing WarCrack qualifies you as a high school graduate? Well, Belford High School probably does - I should find out in about 24 hours! They say they are going to review my qualifications - who wants to bet that no one even looks at it, and they offer me a diploma based on my stated skills as a slacker?

I'll update this entry with the results as soon as I get them.

What's really scary is that they also have a fake university, where they sell fake doctorates (and bachelor's degrees and master's degrees) also conveniently for a low, low price - and, as always, they offer free shipping (ROFLMAO). Once I finish messing with their high school program, I'll play with their fake college a bit. That should be very interesting, considering that they offer fake doctorates in everything from law to medicine (no, I'm not kidding) and everything in between. Not to worry, I'll keep blog readers informed as this interesting investigation unfolds.

____________________

Update on slacker application for high school diploma:

I went out for dinner and, when I returned, I had this email in my inbox. Gosh, this guy sure does work some interesting hours:

I, as Assistant Superintendent of Belford High School, would like to inform you that in order to make your information presentable, I have started working on your resume.

The Experience Evaluation Committee will then evaluate your eligibility for the desired diploma program. On the approval of your credentials, you will be contacted directly by the Experience Evaluation Committee within 24 hours.

I wish you all the success in your future endeavors

Regards,
John Hudson,
Assistant Superintendent,
Belford High School

I'll let you know when I hear more from the people who are apparently going to evaluate an applicant's ability to mooch off his mother and play Warcraft.

___________________________

Second update on slacker application:

Apparently, playing Warcrack and getting your mom's groceries is equivalent to a high school education after all - ROFLMAO! Here's their latest response:

Congratulations [name redacted]!

We are pleased to announce that on the basis of your resume submitted by the Assistant Superintendent, the 10-member Evaluation Committee at Belford High School has finally approved you for your high school diploma.

You can now pay the amount from the link provided below and get your high school diploma within 7 days from today. Once you make the payment, you will also be able to access the Alumni Area of Belford High School and get exclusive privileges and discounts.

If you are unable to pay the complete amount at once, you can now place your order for an initial deposit of $99 only. The remaining balance can be paid within 30 days in small and easy installments through our Flexible Payment Option Plan. Click on the link below to read more details and continue with your order.

Please click here to view your order details and to make payment.

Remember, the evaluation result is only valid for 7 days from today.

We congratulate you on being approved as a Belford High School Student, and wish you all the success in your future endeavors.

Regards,

Experience Evaluation Committee,
Belford High School

I'm not sure why it's only good for 7 days. After all, it's not like the applicant is going to lose the knowledge necessary to play WarCrack in that period of time.

That's always the sign of a scam, incidentally - the sense of urgency is palpable. Truth is, I could go back three years from now, having not paid them a cent, and still get their diploma. Obviously, all they want is the money. If you have cold hard FRNs, you can get a diploma from them, and it doesn't matter if you are one of the biggest frickin' 'tards in the history of the universe.

To be honest, I was hoping they wouldn't fall for what I sent them. Sure, it's funny as hell, but it's also extremely worrisome considering their doctorate program, which offers fake medical doctorates. Now, that's scary and, unlike the high school part of their program, it could actually prove deadly if some frickin' 'tard sets up a medical office using a fake degree (hey, it happens more than you'd think). I'll address Belford University in a separate entry over the next few days.