Streetbeasts fraud controversy
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According to this court document: [[Media:Streetbeasts_allocution_motion.pdf|Streetbeasts allocution motion.pdf]], "GGL's fraudulent scheme necessarily included as an intricate part the silencing of its critics". | According to this court document: [[Media:Streetbeasts_allocution_motion.pdf|Streetbeasts allocution motion.pdf]], "GGL's fraudulent scheme necessarily included as an intricate part the silencing of its critics". | ||
− | Classic Motor Carriages's fraudulent activity was first brought to light by Stuart Rado, a consumer activist. In an attempt to silence Rado, Classic Motor Carriages used the courts to intimidate Rado,and forced him to live "day-to-day with a barrage of pleadings, depositions, and other legal maneuvers of GGL", even though Rado was dying of brain cancer. The [[Media:Streetbeasts_allocution_motion.pdf|aforementioned court motion]] stated: | + | Classic Motor Carriages's fraudulent activity was first brought to light by Stuart Rado, a consumer activist. In an attempt to silence Rado, Classic Motor Carriages used the courts to intimidate Rado, and forced him to live "day-to-day with a barrage of pleadings, depositions, and other legal maneuvers of GGL", even though Rado was dying of brain cancer. The [[Media:Streetbeasts_allocution_motion.pdf|aforementioned court motion]] stated: |
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"This has been turned over to our attorney, and you will be contacted if not already, I don't think you have enough equity in those cars you own to withstand a Civil Liable lawsuit , if I were you Id pull the plug on this thread immediately and walk away, and remove the Wiki site from your main page , let people find it on their own" | "This has been turned over to our attorney, and you will be contacted if not already, I don't think you have enough equity in those cars you own to withstand a Civil Liable lawsuit , if I were you Id pull the plug on this thread immediately and walk away, and remove the Wiki site from your main page , let people find it on their own" | ||
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+ | In addition, StreetBeasts threatened the Hotrodders.com administrator with legal action and financial ruin. In [http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/questions-jgk95-144132-2.html#post1011502 this post on the Hotrodders Bulletin Board], StreetBeasts impersonated Curt Scott, a previous StreetBeasts whistleblower. Apparently unaware that forum software logged the post as originating from the exact same IP address as previous StreetBeasts posts, the following forum post was wade: | ||
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+ | "Ive been down this rode already Jon , you need to put your ego aside and drop this constant pursuit on Streetbeast, they will sue you and take everything you have , The owner has deeper pockets than you and this whole hotrodding site put together , your on the way to getting yourself in alot of trouble you probably dont want or need, rumor has it ,its already started, good luck pal" | ||
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