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Showing posts with label jail. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jail. Show all posts
Saturday, September 24, 2016
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Setting things straight!
With the case against me now in the restitution hearing phase I really
need to comment on a few things. It has come to my attention that my
former employer or employees that still work there are having fun with
spreading rumors and untruths about me and my family over the past year
so this is to correct the false information that keeps getting back to
me!
Regarding my divorce:
My wife and I decided a while ago that we were no longer compatible and that it would be best to divorce and look for the things we were missing in our own marriage. My divorce had nothing to to with the case or my finical placement at the time. We were told if we could to hold off until our daughter was 18 or older to make things better for all and that is what happened. The week after Shelby turned 18 I filed for the divorce and it was completed on April 8th 2011.
Regarding the loss of my home:
The loss of my home was NOT because of the divorce nor was it because of the case regarding my former employer. My wife and I fought with J.P. Morgan Chase Bank for over 2 years trying to save our home. If you read this http://karlrdenton.blogspot.com/2011/04/open-letter-to-president-of-united.html you will gain an understanding of how frustrating it was and how dissapointed we both were on losing the house and how little help there was. Again we fought to save our home! The house went into a short sale because a couple of greedy realtors convinced my then wife that it was the best way to go about things, not telling her that we would still be in the house if we had continued to fight. They came across as caring about our credit rating when in reality it had already been destroyed because the bank would not help us. The realtor had nothing in mind but reaping the profits from the closing when talking to my wife! As it stands now the new owners pay as much per-month as I do in renting my current home! Our house was stolen from us, it was not lost because of the case, the divorce or any other factor!
Regarding my right to a restitution hearing:
During the initial hearing the Prosecutor commented several times that "the defendant had already plead "not-contest" and could not see why I was being allowed to bring up or subpena those whom I worked with including the owner of the company! Then in the same breath would try and assert that this was tantamount to harassment by me against my former employer. The fact is I have a right to this restitution hearing because it is part of the law! I've taken responsibility for many things they claim but I will NOT take responsibility for items used at and for work. The Prosecutor also made many comments pertaining to my legal counsel such as "the defendant has gone through 3 or 4 lawyers, what do you expect?" The fact is I have had 2 lawyers, the original one whom in my opinion provided me with no counsel whatsoever and whom I fired when he asked me to pay $5,000 in addition to the $20,000 I had already paid him. Then I have my current lawyer! No others! So the prosecutor would rather infringe on my rights to have this hearing and immediately started making comments such as above! I subpenaed only those whom I worked with on various projects, those whom I took orders from including the owner because as it is my right to have this hearing it is also my right to call on anyone who can provide insight into this case, good, bad or ugly! I have no interest in interacting with anyone from my former employer other then ending this nightmare!
I find it interesting that regardless of the restrictions I have had imposed on me in this case that my former employer or at least select people that are still employed by my former employer are free and able to say whatever comes to mind regarding me or my family though I find it just as interesting that the prosecutor does the same thing but in her case she makes the comments in court, just loud enough to be heard by the judge, my former employer and the court room. Dirty tricks to continuously smear my name in the midst of this case. I will not stand for it! Nor will I take responsibility for the things I used in the line of work!
Regarding the IRS audit I am in the middle of regarding the years 2009 and 2010:
I have been down this path with the IRS before! During the congressional investigation regarding abuse on the part of the IRS. This is no different! The moment I got into the office for the initial meeting it was obvious that they were going reclassify my work in art and photography as a hobby. This meant that I would have to repay thousands of dollars in back taxes and penalties! While in the initial interview I secretly recorded the entire thing for my own protection as resolving the first audit got VERY intense until I sought and received help for the special congressional committee investigating the IRS. I will fight this audit with as much vigor as the last one! One interesting note is that while being interviewed I overheard the IRS investigator telling a small businessman the EXACT same thing during his interview. You can even hear her telling him it on the recording I made. What the IRS is doing is targeting small home based businesses and denying them the same rights and do course as they give large companies whom write off more in losses per year then all the small home based business combined!
I will NOT stop fighting this!
I really hope this helps set things straight but to recap:
*My divorce was planned and was mutual between my ex-wife and I (I should point out she is upstairs wrapping gifts for our daughter as I write this!) We get a long we were just not meant for marriage despite being so for 30 years!
*My home was stolen from us! We fought with the banks hoping the bailout would have helped, it did not, the bailout was designed to shit on home owners and help the banks, simple as that!
*It is my right to have the restitution hearing! It is my right and obligation to make the most of my life, pay restitution and get this thing behind me, the endless rumors, insulting innuendo being dished out by both my former employer and the prosecutor do nothing but show how flawed our legal system is!
*The IRS has a new directive and that is to "stop" small business by hiding behind obscure laws that are changed by our own government to further the agenda of large companies and the IRS itself, lets remember the government is the largest corporation in the US! I will NOT stop fighting the findings regarding my own taxes!
Regarding my divorce:
My wife and I decided a while ago that we were no longer compatible and that it would be best to divorce and look for the things we were missing in our own marriage. My divorce had nothing to to with the case or my finical placement at the time. We were told if we could to hold off until our daughter was 18 or older to make things better for all and that is what happened. The week after Shelby turned 18 I filed for the divorce and it was completed on April 8th 2011.
Regarding the loss of my home:
The loss of my home was NOT because of the divorce nor was it because of the case regarding my former employer. My wife and I fought with J.P. Morgan Chase Bank for over 2 years trying to save our home. If you read this http://karlrdenton.blogspot.com/2011/04/open-letter-to-president-of-united.html you will gain an understanding of how frustrating it was and how dissapointed we both were on losing the house and how little help there was. Again we fought to save our home! The house went into a short sale because a couple of greedy realtors convinced my then wife that it was the best way to go about things, not telling her that we would still be in the house if we had continued to fight. They came across as caring about our credit rating when in reality it had already been destroyed because the bank would not help us. The realtor had nothing in mind but reaping the profits from the closing when talking to my wife! As it stands now the new owners pay as much per-month as I do in renting my current home! Our house was stolen from us, it was not lost because of the case, the divorce or any other factor!
Regarding my right to a restitution hearing:
During the initial hearing the Prosecutor commented several times that "the defendant had already plead "not-contest" and could not see why I was being allowed to bring up or subpena those whom I worked with including the owner of the company! Then in the same breath would try and assert that this was tantamount to harassment by me against my former employer. The fact is I have a right to this restitution hearing because it is part of the law! I've taken responsibility for many things they claim but I will NOT take responsibility for items used at and for work. The Prosecutor also made many comments pertaining to my legal counsel such as "the defendant has gone through 3 or 4 lawyers, what do you expect?" The fact is I have had 2 lawyers, the original one whom in my opinion provided me with no counsel whatsoever and whom I fired when he asked me to pay $5,000 in addition to the $20,000 I had already paid him. Then I have my current lawyer! No others! So the prosecutor would rather infringe on my rights to have this hearing and immediately started making comments such as above! I subpenaed only those whom I worked with on various projects, those whom I took orders from including the owner because as it is my right to have this hearing it is also my right to call on anyone who can provide insight into this case, good, bad or ugly! I have no interest in interacting with anyone from my former employer other then ending this nightmare!
I find it interesting that regardless of the restrictions I have had imposed on me in this case that my former employer or at least select people that are still employed by my former employer are free and able to say whatever comes to mind regarding me or my family though I find it just as interesting that the prosecutor does the same thing but in her case she makes the comments in court, just loud enough to be heard by the judge, my former employer and the court room. Dirty tricks to continuously smear my name in the midst of this case. I will not stand for it! Nor will I take responsibility for the things I used in the line of work!
Regarding the IRS audit I am in the middle of regarding the years 2009 and 2010:
I have been down this path with the IRS before! During the congressional investigation regarding abuse on the part of the IRS. This is no different! The moment I got into the office for the initial meeting it was obvious that they were going reclassify my work in art and photography as a hobby. This meant that I would have to repay thousands of dollars in back taxes and penalties! While in the initial interview I secretly recorded the entire thing for my own protection as resolving the first audit got VERY intense until I sought and received help for the special congressional committee investigating the IRS. I will fight this audit with as much vigor as the last one! One interesting note is that while being interviewed I overheard the IRS investigator telling a small businessman the EXACT same thing during his interview. You can even hear her telling him it on the recording I made. What the IRS is doing is targeting small home based businesses and denying them the same rights and do course as they give large companies whom write off more in losses per year then all the small home based business combined!
I will NOT stop fighting this!
I really hope this helps set things straight but to recap:
*My divorce was planned and was mutual between my ex-wife and I (I should point out she is upstairs wrapping gifts for our daughter as I write this!) We get a long we were just not meant for marriage despite being so for 30 years!
*My home was stolen from us! We fought with the banks hoping the bailout would have helped, it did not, the bailout was designed to shit on home owners and help the banks, simple as that!
*It is my right to have the restitution hearing! It is my right and obligation to make the most of my life, pay restitution and get this thing behind me, the endless rumors, insulting innuendo being dished out by both my former employer and the prosecutor do nothing but show how flawed our legal system is!
*The IRS has a new directive and that is to "stop" small business by hiding behind obscure laws that are changed by our own government to further the agenda of large companies and the IRS itself, lets remember the government is the largest corporation in the US! I will NOT stop fighting the findings regarding my own taxes!
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
What would a man do?
I had some time today to go through some of my old note books and found this writing...
I've been asking myself "What would a man do?"
What would a man do given an obsession that has lasted over a year?
The smell of her scent in the air so close, would he reach into her slender neck and breathe her in as if she were a drug?
Wanting to reach up and touch her... feel the softness of her skin under his finger tips. An obsession lasting so long, so many paintings, solvents, dry chapped fingers does it's damage, would he be able to feel her? Would she cringe at the touch of a finger such as these?
Would a man beg for the affections of such an obsession?
Would a man go to the lengths I have to feel her body in mine?
Her eyes have spoken volumes in paintings, now she comes here for a different purpose, she stands in front of him and her scent fills him as he slowly moves around her, getting close enough to feel the nape of her neck, what would a man do, breathe her in like a drug?
I've been asking myself "What would a man do?"
What would a man do given an obsession that has lasted over a year?
The smell of her scent in the air so close, would he reach into her slender neck and breathe her in as if she were a drug?
Wanting to reach up and touch her... feel the softness of her skin under his finger tips. An obsession lasting so long, so many paintings, solvents, dry chapped fingers does it's damage, would he be able to feel her? Would she cringe at the touch of a finger such as these?
Would a man beg for the affections of such an obsession?
Would a man go to the lengths I have to feel her body in mine?
Her eyes have spoken volumes in paintings, now she comes here for a different purpose, she stands in front of him and her scent fills him as he slowly moves around her, getting close enough to feel the nape of her neck, what would a man do, breathe her in like a drug?
Monday, June 6, 2011
An embarrassing time
To my family, friends and professional acquaintances, recently, I
had been told that I was trying to conn everyone in to thinking I am
something other then who I am. In an answer to that and to be sure this
comes from me I am writing this to apologize to all those who love and
supported me through this past year and a half.
While I cannot talk about some of the specifics I will be as open as I can about this:
In
late 2009 after getting laid off from my former employer I was notified
of an investigation pertaining to my use of my then company credit
card, I immediately contacted the investigating authority the Oakland
County Sheriff’s Department and provided them with any and all
information I was asked, I went in for an interview and answered all
questions asked of me. In March of 2010 I was taken into custody
(arrested) and spent 24 hours in the Oakland County Jail for the crime
of embezzlement. After a video arraignment I was released on a $50k
personal bond and let out.
The next day my
ex-wife Suzann and I met with a criminal attorney who would spend the
next year working toward some sort of “plea” with the prosecution.
During this time, going to trail was discussed in depth with my family,
my lawyers and because of the expense of taking a case to trial (we were
told it would cost close to $250,000) it was determined that the best
course would be for me to plead “No Contest” I refused to plead guilty
for this crime because while some of what was claimed was true there was
a big difference in what was true and what was being clamed.
So
just after the New Year I went in for my scheduled court appearance in
circuit court and entered the plea of “No Contest”, while I never had to
admit guilt entering this plea in the criminal justice system meant
that I was guilty, and guilty of all claims. In the eyes of the law a
plea of No Contest is a guilty verdict with out ever admitting the
guilt. On April 14th I along with Shelby (my daughter) went
into the same courtroom for sentencing. I was givin the chance to
speak, to apologize to my daughter, the court and the victim. My
position was to ask the court for an at home confinement but it was not
to be. I was sentenced to 120 days in Oakland County Jail with 5 years
of probation. I was put in hand cuffs on the spot and the most haunting
image was that of Shelby standing not knowing what to do with tears
streaming down her face.
As helpless as a
father could be! I was taken and placed in the holding cells for 3 or 4
days before I was classified and then placed into what would be my
permanent “Block”. Because I have M.S. I was placed in one of the
blocks used for medical quarantine. I spent a total of 72 days in the
Oakland County Jail, and intensely embarrassing time for my family and
close friends who knew that this investigation was going on. It will
continue to be an intensely embarrassing time for my family for sometime
to come.
As I write this I sit in my home with
a tether strapped to my leg because after writing a letter to the judge
I was released early from the jail to serve the remainder of my time at
home. There were serious medical issues concerning my M.S. that could
not be dealt with inside. I sit here writing this so that several
things get accomplished, one I take full responsibility for what I did
and if you look at me with the eyes of the law I am guilty, I do not
accept the entirety of what is being claimed and as such a restitution
hearing has been scheduled so that I can hope to get this to a more
realistic settlement.
There is no excuse for
what I did, there will never be one, I’ve often said that every man has a
breaking point, where given enough regardless of how strong that man
appears to be on the outside he will break. There often is no telling
what a man will do when he does break; this letter is a result of what I
did.
I am ashamed and embarrassed by my
actions, I am extremely sorry for the embarrassment I have caused those
close to me and I will go to my grave carrying that with me. They say
after restitution is paid off my probation will end and I can have this
crime expunged from my record after 5 years. Regardless when that takes
place I will forever carry this with me!
I
would like to thank Shelby and my ex-wife Suzann for there support and I
am particularly proud Shelby for having to go through the most drastic
learning curves an 18 year old daughter should have to go through. I
would also like to thank the rest of my family and friends who stood by
me in this. I am sorry for the embarrassment and letting you all down.
We are men
We are men trapped in a world of hopelessness,
looking forward to better days,
Seeking the truth of who we are,
finding our way through the haze.
We are men trapped with in walls,
we are men trapped within ourselves,
looking for answers to the questions,
of hate and anger,
looking for the questions to love and desire.
We are men,
prisoners in our own sorrow and pain,
guardians of others truths and fears,
we are men going insane,
with the tears of loved ones,
on days of sunshine and rain.
But we are men!
looking forward to better days,
Seeking the truth of who we are,
finding our way through the haze.
We are men trapped with in walls,
we are men trapped within ourselves,
looking for answers to the questions,
of hate and anger,
looking for the questions to love and desire.
We are men,
prisoners in our own sorrow and pain,
guardians of others truths and fears,
we are men going insane,
with the tears of loved ones,
on days of sunshine and rain.
But we are men!
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