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Justin
4WebHelp Addict
Joined: 07 Jan 2002
Posts: 991
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Sun May 04, 2003 10:49 pm (10 years ago) |
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Well he could be, but may not, found this on cyberwingsowesmemoney.com :
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At the present time, Mr. White has been indicted and convicted for wire fraud, Title 18, U.S. Code, Section 1343, and is awaiting sentencing. However, that charge is unrelated to Cyberwings. Mr. White worked in the purchasing department of a company in Westbrook, ME and used his position there to order merchandise which he billed to the company and then sold on the internet for personal gain. It was the opinion of the U.S. Attorney that Cyberwings is a civil matter, a business failure, and not a criminal matter.
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Daniel
Team Member
Joined: 06 Jan 2002
Posts: 2192
Location: London, UK
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Mon May 05, 2003 5:52 am (10 years ago) |
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Well at least that might put him in jail!
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Justin
4WebHelp Addict
Joined: 07 Jan 2002
Posts: 991
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Mon May 05, 2003 8:13 pm (10 years ago) |
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An Update :
| Quote: | Mr. White was indicted for wire fraud on December 17, 2002. He was arraigned on January 27, 2003 at U.S. District Court, Portland, ME. The indictment number is 02-126-P-H. At that time he was released on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond. On March 27, 2003, he pleaded guilty. He is currently on bail pending completion of the presentencing report by U. S. Probation. After that report is completed, Judge Hornby will set a date for his sentencing. His sentence will depend on the contents of the report and the U.S. sentencing guidelines. If he is sentenced to jail, where he is sent is up to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.
K. J. Stack
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verto
Senior WebHelper
Joined: 14 Jan 2002
Posts: 220
Location: Cambridge MA USA
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Tue May 06, 2003 1:36 am (10 years ago) |
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| Quote: | ...It was the opinion of the U.S. Attorney that Cyberwings is a civil matter, a business failure, and not a criminal matter.
Kevin Stack
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What?  Being a scam artist isn't a criminal matter? 
'Business failure' is sort of understating things, don't you think?  |
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adam
Forum Moderator & Developer
Joined: 26 Jul 2002
Posts: 858
Location: UK
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Tue May 06, 2003 4:30 pm (10 years ago) |
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as much as I dislike shawn, I think you'd have a hard time proving it was a scam.... |
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Daniel
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Joined: 06 Jan 2002
Posts: 2192
Location: London, UK
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Tue May 06, 2003 4:31 pm (10 years ago) |
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I'm sure I would have a hard time, since I got a refund, but those who didn't shouldn't have too much trouble... |
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verto
Senior WebHelper
Joined: 14 Jan 2002
Posts: 220
Location: Cambridge MA USA
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Wed May 07, 2003 3:13 am (10 years ago) |
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Yeah, I got a refund of the actual dollars I paid too, but ...
Even though it may not be technically and legally considered a scam, seems to me that CEO-Shawn's taking a $16K+ round-trip limo ride with revenue from new signups and then not even bothering to provide any real hosting for a lot of them's a scam, if not in letter, in spirit.
Could it be he was trying to emulate some of the more famous CEOs at Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, Fullabourbon, and ImClone? |
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Daniel
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Joined: 06 Jan 2002
Posts: 2192
Location: London, UK
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Wed May 07, 2003 6:08 am (10 years ago) |
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Well, I'm sure that 2Checkout is attempting all they can to get him put in jail, with all the money he owes them ($36 000)!
Maybe that explains why Shawn called himself "CEO-Shawn"  |
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Justin
4WebHelp Addict
Joined: 07 Jan 2002
Posts: 991
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Mon May 19, 2003 11:37 am (10 years ago) |
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UPDATE :
| Quote: | I spoke with the Clerk's office U.S. District Court in Portland, Maine (207-780-3356). They advised me that Shawn's presentancing report is due from the US Probation Dep on June 2nd. Once that report has been filed, a date for sentencing will be set. You can call them after June 2nd to obtain the date yourself. The Clerk said that the sentencing will likely be scheduled for a date toward the end of June or early in July, depending on the judge's calendar. If you want to pay Shawn a visit at the courthouse before he is (hopefully) carted off to prison, June/July is a lovely time to visit Maine  |
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sgemma
Junior WebHelper
Joined: 17 Jun 2003
Posts: 5
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Tue Jun 17, 2003 4:42 pm (9 years, 11 months ago) |
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I don't mean to butt in, but what exactly happened with this guy? Some type of hosting scam I gather? |
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Daniel
Team Member
Joined: 06 Jan 2002
Posts: 2192
Location: London, UK
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Tue Jun 17, 2003 4:48 pm (9 years, 11 months ago) |
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