Michael H Roberts
by
John Garcia4
MY NAME IS FRANK A. BARCHELLA. I AM A CONTRACTOR LICENSED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND CONNECTICUT. I AM 47 YEARS OLD, MARRIED AND FATHER OF 4 CHILDREN. I HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR 30 YEARS, SINCE THE AGE OF 17. I COME FROM A DIVORCED FAMILY IN WHICH MY MOTHER RAISED ME AND MY TWO SIBLINGS ALONE. I GREW UP IN THE TOWN OF PORT CHESTER, NY AND I AM A GRADUATE OF PORT CHESTER HIGH SCHOOL.
THROUGH MY MANY YEARS IN BUSINESS I HAVE HAD A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GOOD FORTUNE. I TOOK MY AFTER SCHOOL LAWN MOWING BUSINESS, WHICH I OPERATED OUT OF A STATION WAGON, TO WHERE I AM TODAY. I PRESENTLY EMPLOY A STAFF OF 50, WITH 30 SOME ODD VEHICLES AND HAVE SERVED MANY OF THE TOP FORTUNE 500 CEOS, BE IT THROUGH THEIR COMPANIES OR THEIR PERSONAL RESIDENCES. I ALSO PERFORM A HUGE AMOUNT OF CHARITABLE WORK, MOST NAMELY FOR THE ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY. THESE CHARITABLE WORKS ARE PART OF WHY I BELIEVE I WAS BROUGHT INTO THIS WORLD; TO HELP OTHERS.
UNFORTUNATELY, AS WE ALL KNOW, AS I WRITE ON THIS WEBPAGE, OUR ECONOMY, AND CERTAINLY MY INDUSTRY, HAS ALL BUT DRIED UP. IT IS THIS GRIM REALITY THAT BROUGHT ME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT I HAD TO FIND A NEW WAY TO AUGMENT MY INCOME IN ORDER TO SAVE MY BUSINESS , SUPPORT MY FAMILY AND PRESERVE MY COMMITMENT TO THE MANY FAMILIES THAT DEPEND ON ME THROUGH MY CHARITABLE WORKS.
IN LATE 2008, I BEGAN TO INQUIRE AND DISCOVERED, BY WAY OF MUTUAL FRIENDS, THE OPPORTUNITY THROUGH PRIVATE PLACEMENT/PLATFORM INVESTING. IT WAS A WAY TO EARN DIVIDENDS AT A TIME WHEN MY BUSINESS WAS STALLING. I WAS INTRODUCED TO A WOMAN BY THE NAME OF MARIA-ELENA ZEGNA IN JANUARY, 2009. SHE ATTEMPTED TO PUT ME TOGETHER WITH VARIOUS GROUPS WHICH WOULD PUT ME AND MY PARTNER INTO AN INVESTMENT WHICH WOULD SUPPOSEDLY PRODUCE LARGE RETURNS.
AS PART OF THE PROCEDURES REQUIRED TO ENTER A TRADING PLATFORM/PRIVATE PLACEMENT INVESTMENT, OUR APPLICATION AND PASSPORTS WERE SUBMITTED. THIS IS WHAT THE TRADE GROUPS REFER TO AS THE DUE DILIGENCE PERIOD, WHERE THEY SOURCE OUR MONEY AND RUN BACKGROUND CHECKS ON US. THE PLATFORMS/PRIVATE PLACEMENT GROUPS ADVISE THESE CHECKS ARE NECESSARY TO MAKE SURE THE MONEY IS NOT DERIVED FROM A CRIMINAL SOURCE AND THAT WE, PERSONALLY ARE NOT CRIMINALS.
AFTER THE COMPLIANCE IS COMPLETED, OUR FUNDS WERE PLACED IN A TOP BANK ACCOUNT TO SHOW PROOF OF FUNDS AND WERE TO STAY IN OUR ACCOUNT THROUGH THE DURATION OF A 40 WEEK TRADE BY WAY OF MT760 ADMINISTRATIVE HOLD.
AFTER MONTHS OF TRYING WITH MARIA ELENA ZEGNA AND THE VARIOUS BROKERS SHE BROUGHT TO US, WE WERE NEVER FURNISHED WITH A CONTRACT TO TRADE. AT THIS POINT, APRIL, 2009, I BECAME INCREASINGLY ANXIOUS TO GET SOMETHING GOING AS MY BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES WERE DECREASING AND MY DEBT SERVICE GROWING. I TOLD MARIA THAT I WAS OUT OF TIME AND I WOULD BE USING MY $1,000,000.00 US DOLLARS THAT WAS REQUIRED FOR THE INVESTMENT TO PAY MY BILLS INSTEAD OF USING IT FOR THE PRIVATE PLACEMENT/PLATFORM.
ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER I EXPRESSED THAT I WAS GIVING UP MY SEARCH FOR AN INVESTMENT, MARIA INTRODUCED ME TO VICTORIA PETERSON, CEO OF SOLARIS INVESTMENT GROUP. I WAS QUICKLY GIVEN A CONFERENCE CALL TO ATTEND WITH MY PARTNER TO HEAR ALL OF THE PARTICULARS OF THEIR PROPOSAL. I WAS TOLD THE PROGRAM WAS FOR $1,000,000.00, WHICH WOULD LEAVE MY ACCOUNT AND BE TRANSFERRED TO AN ESCROW AGENT, RATHER THAN THE PREVIOUS DEALS SHE HAD BROUGHT ME IN THE PAST WHERE THE MONEY NEVER LEFT MY ACCOUNT. THE TERM WAS TO BE FOR 20-40 WEEKS OF TRADING WITH MULTIPLE DIVIDENDS PAID OUT WEEKLY.
I RECEIVED A COPY OF AN ESCROW AGREEMENT AND A JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THIS TRANSACTION. THE ESCROW AGREEMENT REQUIRED THAT I WIRE $1,000,000.00 TO L. DANIEL FERRER, ESQ, AS ESCROW AGENT. THE FUNDS WOULD NOT BE RELEASED UNTIL I AGREED TO THE TERMS OF AN INVESTMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE PLATFORM MANAGER THAT I WOULD BE INTRODUCED TO AFTER MY WIRE WAS RECEIVED. THE JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT PROVIDED THAT THE BROKERS WOULD RECEIVE 25% OF THE PROFITS FROM MY TRADING CONTRACT!
ON APRIL 27, 2009, I PLACED OUR FUNDS WITH THE ESCROW AGENT/ATTORNEY, L. DANIEL FERRER, ESQ. I SOON THEREAFTER RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE PLATFORM MANAGER, A . MICHAEL H ROBERTS FROM GM CO INC. HE TOLD ME THAT I WOULD BE DEALING WITH HIM FROM HERE ON OUT , BEING PRINCIPLE TO PRINCIPLE. NOTABLY, THIS PHONE CALL, LIKE MANY IN THE BEGINNING OF THIS TRANSACTION, CAME FROM AN UNBLOCKED TELEPHONE NUMBER. IT WAS THE SAME PHONE NUMBER I WAS FURNISHED WITH TO REACH Michael Roberts IF I NEEDED HIM. THIS TOO WOULD CHANGE!
OUR INITIAL CONVERSATION LASTED FOR HOURS. WE TALKED OF OUR SIMILAR BACKGROUNDS AND HOW HE ONCE WAS A CONTRACTOR/TILE MAN BY TRADE IN NJ. HE TOLD ME THAT HE DID TILE WORK IN JON BON JOVI S HOME IN NJ. I FELT VERY COMFORTABLE AFTER OUR CONVERSATION WHICH ALSO INCLUDED HOW Michael Roberts MAKES THESE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS LIKE MYSELF TO CREATE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR OTHERS.
I SOON THEREAFTER RECEIVED CONTRACTS FROM MICHAEL ROBERTS, A MASTER FEE AGREEMENT AND AN ASSET MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT. THESE AGREEMENTS SPELL, IN DETAIL, THE CONDITIONS FOR THE RELEASING OF MY FUNDS FROM ESCROW ($1,000,000.00) FOR THE BENEFIT OF MICHAEL ROBERTS/ GM CO INC.
WHEN I READ THE FEE AGREEMENT, I REALIZED THAT VICTORIA PETERSON AND THE OTHER BROKERS WERE TO BE COMPENSATED DIRECTLY FROM MY INVESTMENT TO THE TUNE OF 3% OF THE PROFIT. I IMMEDIATELY QUESTIONED WHY SHE THEN INSISTED THAT I EXECUTE THE JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT THAT GAVE HER AND THE OTHER BROKERS 25% OF MY TRADING PROFIT PRIOR TO EVEN INTRODUCING ME TO Michael Roberts. I REQUESTED THAT SHE RESCIND OUR 25% AGREEMENT SINCE SHE AND THE OTHER BROKERS WERE ALREADY DO BE COMPENSATED DIRECTLY FROM THE PLATFORM. IN RESPONSE, I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE DEAL WOULD BE CANCELLED IF I INSISTED THAT THE BROKERS RESCIND THE 25% JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT. I WAS TOLD THAT VICTORIA PETERSEN HAD A GREAT AMOUNT OF INFLUENCE OVER Michael Roberts AND THE ENTIRE TRANSACTION, SO MUCH SO THAT SHE WAS CAPABLE OF KILLING THE WHOLE DEAL. LO AND BEHOLD, SHE FINALLY AGREED TO RESCIND OUR 25% COMMISSION AGREEMENT AND SIMPLY TAKE THE 3% FROM MY CONTRACT WITH Michael Roberts. FOR WHAT WILL BECOME OBVIOUS REASONS, THIS WAS LIKELY A SMART DECISION ON HER PART.
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AFTER I EXECUTED THE ASSET MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT, MY FUNDS WERE RELEASED FROM THE ESCROW ACCOUNT MAY 5, 2009. ACCORDING TO MY INVESTMENT CONTRACT, I WAS TO RECEIVE MY FIRST PAYMENT OF PROFIT WITHIN TWO TO THREE WEEKS FROM THE RELEASE OF FUNDS, TO WIT: AT THE LATEST SOMETIME AROUND MAY 26, 2009.
ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, THE EXCUSES BEGAN. IT IS EASY NOW TO SEE THAT NEARLY EVERYTHING I WAS TOLD MY Michael Roberts WAS JUST AN EXCUSE NOT TO PAY ME. AT THE TIME, HOWEVER, ESPECIALLY IN THE BEGINNING, IT ALL SEEMED QUITE BELIEVEABLE. THE FIRST EXCUSE FOR NOT PAYING MY WAS AN ALLEGED ISSUE WITH MY CONTRACT. I WAS TOLD THAT AN ORIGINAL COPY OF MY CONTRACT WAS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO BE PAID AND Michael Roberts HAD NOT RECEIVED AN ORIGINAL COPY. THIS ISSUE WAS QUICKLY REMEDIED WITH A SIMPLE OVERNIGHT PACKAGE SENT TO MICHAEL ROBERTS OFFICE IN ILLINIOS, BUT IT CAUSED ME TO MISS OUT ON MY MAY 26, 2009 INITIAL PAYMENT. MY INVESTIGATION, MONTHS LATER, VERIFIED THAT Michael Roberts OFFICE ADDRESS WAS ACTUALLY A MAILBOXES, ETC. STORE.
AFTER MISSING THE FIRST PAYMENT DATE, AND THEN SENDING MY CONTRACT BY OVERNIGHT MAIL, I WAS IMMEDIATELY TOLD BY Michael Roberts THAT MY CONTRACT WAS NOW WITH THE LAWYERS, THE PROBLEM FIXED, AND I WOULD BE PAID ON JUNE 8, 2009. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS WEBSITE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN LAUNCHED HAD I RECEIVED ONE PENNY FROM GM CO INC/MICHAEL H ROBERTS SINCE THAT DATE. NOT ONLY HAVE I NOT RECEIVED ONE PENNY, BUT OVER THE INSUING MONTHS, IT HAD BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO GET EVEN AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY I WAS NOT GETTING PAID, LET ALONE A PHONE CALL FROM Michael Roberts OR A MEETING. I REQUESTED PHONE CALLS AND MEETINGS FROM HIM, HE HAS AGREED TO EACH, AND NOT KEPT HIS PROMISES.
THE WEEKLY EXCUSES BEGAN ON JUNE 8. HE LATER EXPLAINED IN JULY, AFTER SEVERAL MISSED DATES OF PAYMENTS, THAT HIS PRESENCE WAS REQUIRED IN EUROPE TO GET OUR DEAL DONE. THIS TRIP TO EUROPE WOULD ALLEGEDLY TAKE PLACE FROM EARLY JULY THROUGH THE END OF SEPTEMBER, 2009. DURING THIS TIME, MORE EXCUSES AND DELAYS, BUT INFORMATION (ALBEIT BAD NEWS OF ALLEGED DELAYS AND PROBLEMS WITH INVESTORS) WAS STEADILY COMING BY EMAIL. HE EVEN CALLED ME A COUPLE OF TIMES WHILE HE WAS AWAY. BY THIS TIME, THE PHONE NUMBERS HE CALLED FROM WERE BLOCKED SO I COULD NOT VERIFY WHERE HE WAS CALLING FROM. I WOULD NEVER RECEIVE ANOTHER CALL FROM HIM FROM AN UNBLOCKED NUMBER AGAIN, EVEN AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES.
WHEN HE RETURNED FROM HIS ALLEGED TRIP TO EUROPE, HIS CONTACT WITH ME DIMINISHED. THIS IS WHERE OUR STORY REALLY GETS INTERESTING. HIS LACK OF COMMUNICATION IS WHAT CAUSED ME TO DELVE INTO Michael Roberts PAST. MIND YOU, I WAS ONLY MOTIVATED TO DO THIS INVESTIGATION BECAUSE OF THE COUNTLESS TIMES I WAS BLOWN OFF WHEN IT CAME TO NEWS VIA EMAIL OR REQUESTS FOR PHONE CONVERSATIONS WHICH RARELY HAPPENED. MORE IMPORTANT, HE PROMISED ME A MEET AND GREET (FACE TO FACE) ONCE HE RETURNED FROM EUROPE, BUT THIS NEVER HAPPENED EITHER.
ONCE HE STOPPED COMMUNICATING REGULARLY, I BEGAN WRITING HIM EMAILS SEVERAL TIMES EACH DAY SEEKING INFORMATION ABOUT OUR INVESTMENT. MOST OF THESE EMAILS WENT UNANSWERED AND EVEN WHEN HE DID WRITE ME, HE NEVER ADDRESSED THE CONCERNS EXPRESSED IN MY EMAILS. HE SIMPLY WROTE A FEW SENTENCES CONTAINING MORE EXCUSES FOR DELAYS, OR PROMISES OF A NEW PAY DATE WHICH NEVER CAME TO BE. ALSO, AT THIS TIME, I BEGAN CALLING HIM AT THE ONLY KNOWN PHONE NUMBER I HAD FOR HIM. THERE WAS (AND STILL IS) AN AUTOMATED ANSWERING MATCHING THAT PICKS UP AT HIS PHONE NUMBER. NO SECRETARY, NO ANSWERING SERVICE, NOT EVEN AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON HIS ANSWERING MACHINE THAT YOU HAVE REACHED Michael Roberts OR HIS COMPANY.
IT S BAD ENOUGH THAT 8 MONTHS HAVE GONE BY WITHOUT A PAYMENT (WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN RECEIVED WITHIN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS), BUT HE DID NOT REALIZE THAT IT WAS REALLY HIS UTTER LACK OF COURTESY AND RESPECT FOR ME THAT FUELED MY DESIRE TO FIND OUT ALL I COULD ABOUT HIM. I WAS AN IDIOT AND I WENT ALONG WITH Michael Roberts BELIEVING HE WAS A GOOD SOUL WHO WAS JUST HAVING A HARD TIME PUTTING OUR DEAL TOGETHER IN A DIFFICULT ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT IS THE CASE ANY LONGER.
I THINK THE LAST STRAW FOR ME WAS ON HALLOWEEN. HOW FITTING, I GUESS? ON OCTOBER 31, 2009, Michael Roberts WROTE ME AND FINALLY AGREED TO A PHONE CALL AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF NOT SPEAKING TO ME BY PHONE. HE TOLD ME TO EXPECT HIS CALL BETWEEN 12 NOON AND 4:00 PM. I WAITED, WAITED AND WAITED SOME MORE. NO CALL. I TRIED CALLING HIM AND GOT ONLY THE AUTOMATED MACHINE THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH HIS PHONE NUMBER. IT WAS NOT UNTIL ALMOST MIDNIGHT THAT HE FINALLY WROTE ME. HE SAID HE HAD PHONE TROUBLE AND COULD NOT CALL ME, BUT WOULD INSTEAD CALL ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2009. IMAGINE THAT. PHONE TROUBLE . NO ACCESS TO ANY PHONE AT ALL FOR THE ENTIRE DAY WHEN HE KNEW HOW LONG I HAD BEEN WAITING FOR A PHONE CALL FROM HIM. I M SURE IT COMES AS NO SURPRISE THAT THE CALL HE PROMISED ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2009 NEVER HAPPENED EITHER.
MY CONSTANT WRITING TO Michael Roberts BY EMAIL ENDED ON NOVEMBER 21, 2009, BUT NOT BY CHOICE. HE BLOCKED MY EMAIL AND WOULD NO LONGER ACCEPT ANY COMMUNICATION FROM ME. IMAGINE THAT, HE IS HOLDING $1,000,000.00 OF MY MONEY AND HE BLOCKED THE ONLY METHOD OF COMMUNICATION I HAD WITH HIM SINCE HE NEVER PICKED UP HIS PHONE OR RETURNED A PHONE MESSAGE I LEFT ON HIS GENERIC ANSWSERING MACHINE.
AT THIS POINT I CONTACTED THE BROKERS THAT WERE INVOLVED IN MY TRANSACTION AND ASKED FOR THEIR HELP. I ASKED THAT THEY INSIST THAT Michael Roberts UNBLOCK MY EMAIL AND AGAIN COMMUNICATE WITH ME. SHORTLY AFTERWARD, MY EMAIL WAS UNBLOCKED, BUT Michael Roberts REFUSED TO ANSWSER MY EMAILS OR COMMUNICATE IN ANY WAY. I TRIED FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, WITH NO SUCCESS; STILL NO WORD FROM Michael Roberts.
I DECIDED TO MAKE ONE FINAL ATTEMPT TO HAVE Michael Roberts COMMUNICATE WITH ME. I CREATED THIS WEBISTE, PUBLISHED A COMING SOON PAGE AND SENT Michael Roberts AN EMAIL DIRECTING HIM TO THE SITE. WITHIN HOURS HE CONTACTED ME, AT FIRST THREATENING THAT I WAS VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT WITH THE WEBHOSTING SERVICE I USED. HE ALSO THREATENED TO GET HIS ATTORNEY INVOLVED TO HAVE ME REMOVE THE WEBSITE. I WELCOMED THE INVITATION TO SPEAK TO HIS ATTORNEY ABOUT MY ISSUES, BUT IT NEVER HAPPENED. NO CALL FROM AN ATTORNEY, NO MORE EMAILS REQUESTING THAT I TAKE THE WEBSITE DOWN. HE FINALLY STARTED TO COMMUNICATE ON A REGULAR BASIS. IF HE PROMISED A CALL HE CALLED. IF HE WAS RUNNING LATE FOR A CALL, HE SENT AN EMAIL TO TELL ME HE WAS RUNNING LATE. PERFECT, RIGHT? WELL .
UNFORTUNATELY, WHILE CONTACT WITH Michael Roberts IS NO LONGER A PROBLEM, THE EXCUSES FOR NON-PAYMENT HAVE CONTINUED. THEY ARE JUST NEW AND IMPROVED EXCUSES.
ONCE CONTACT WAS RE-ESTABLISHED, ON DECEMBER 2, Michael Roberts TOLD ME THAT OUR TRANSACTION WAS COMPLETED AND WE WERE WAITING FOR FUNDS TO CLEAR. AS OF FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, AND AGAIN ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, Michael Roberts TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSACTION WAS GOING WELL . DURING THAT WEEK, I WAS TOLD THAT MONEY HAD BEEN SENT, BY SWIFT, FROM EUROPE AND INTO A BUSINESS ACCOUNT AT WELLS FARGO BANK IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. THE TRANSFERS OF MONEY SUPPOSEDLY TOOK PLACE OVER A PERIOD OF A FEW DAYS AND ONCE THE MONEY WAS CLEARED BY THE WELLS FARGO BANK, A WIRE WOULD BE SENT TO ME FOR MY PORTION OF THE TRANSACTION. AS USUAL, THIS PROMISE OF PAYMENT HAS LONG SINCE PASSED AND THE EXCUSES FOR CONTINUED DELAYS KEEP COMING.
THE FIRST EXCUSE I WAS TOLD, AFTER THE MONEY WAS IN WELLS FARGO BANK, WAS THAT THE MONEY WAS BEING HELD, AND COULD NOT BE RELEASED, BECAUSE THE BANK WAS MAKING SURE IT S ORIGIN WAS NOT OF A TERRORIST NATURE AND ALL PATRIOT ACT PROVISIONS WERE ADHEARED TO. DAYS WENT BY WITH THE SAME EXCUSE UNTIL A WHOLE NEW PROBLEM AROSE. Michael Roberts, ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, TOLD ME THAT HIS PARTNERS ADVISED HIM THAT THE DELAY WAS NOT ONLY BEING CAUSED BY THE BANK HOLDING THE FUNDS, BUT ALSO THAT SCOTT ROTHSTEIN (THE NOTOROUS ATTORNEY FROM FLA. WHO WAS RECENTLY ARRESTED FOR PARTICIPATING IN AN INVESTMENT SCAM) WAS SOMEHOW CONNECTED TO OUR DEAL. I WAS ASSURED THAT HIS INVOLVEMENT WAS ONLY THAT OF A PAYMASTER AND THEREFORE HE WAS NOT A PARTNER IN THE DEAL, BUT STILL THERE WAS A DELAY WHILE THEY FOUND ANOTHER ATTORNEY TO ACT AS THE PAYMASTER. THE NEW ATTORNEY S NAME IS ROBERT COHAN WHO Michael Roberts SAID PRACTICED IN PROVO, UTAH. MR. COHAN WAS SUPPOSEDLY FLYING TO LAS VEGAS ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16 TO MEET AT THE BANK, SIGN NEW PAYMASTER DOCUMENTS AND WOULD BE WIRING OUR MONEY OUT WITHIN A DAY. FROM THE TIME THE MONEY CAME INTO THE COUNTRY TO WELLS FARGO BANK AND THE TIME MR. COHAN WAS BROUGHT ON BOARD, A PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS PASSED.
SO THERE WE WERE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, AND MR. COHAN CONFIRMED TO Michael Roberts THAT THE WIRES WOULD BE READY TO BE SENT ON DECEMBER 17. I WOULD FINALLY HAVE MONEY IN MY ACCOUNT BY FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18. AND THEN .. THE NEXT EXCUSE.
ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, ANOTHER EMAIL AND PHONE CALL FROM Michael Roberts. HE TOLD ME THAT MR. COHAN WITHDREW THE WIRES AND WAS GOING TO USE A PAYMASTER SERVICE CALLED SAFEFUNDS TO MAKE ALL PAYMENTS TO THE PARTIES TO THE TRANSACTION. HE TOLD ME THE MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO SAFE FUNDS ON DECEMBER 18 AND IT WOULD TAKE TWO BUSINESS DAYS TO BECOME AVAILABLE TO TRANSFER OUT. THE NEW PAYOUT DATE WAS THUS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2009. ANOTHER MONTH HAD GONE BY, A WHOLE NEW SET OF EXCUSES WERE GIVEN, AND THE SAME UNDERLYING PROBLEM STILL EXISTS; NO PAYMENTS FROM MICHAEL H. ROBERTS!!!
IT SHOULD COME AS NO SURPRISE THAT THE UTAH STATE BAR DOES NOT HAVE ANY ATTORNEY BY THE NAME OF ROBERT COHAN ADMITTED TO PRACTICE IN PROVO, UT.
I HAVE COME TO LEARN THAT Michael Roberts IS OPERATING UNDER A NEW IDENTITY. HE LEGALLY CHANGED HIS NAME FROM GEORGE VEZOS III, D/O/B 10/2/1969 TO MICHAEL H ROBERTS SOME TIME AGO. HIS NAME CHANGE RECORDS CAN BE FOUND IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THEY ARE PUBLIC RECORDS.
MY INVESTIGATION FURTHER UNCOVERED THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS OUTSTANDING JUDGMENTS AGAINST HIM IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY AS WELL AS AN ARREST WARRANT BECAUSE OF UNPAID CHILD SUPPORT IN NJ ISSUED ON AUGUST 29, 2009. THE RECORDS INDICATE HE OWES IN EXCESS OF $37,000 IN CHILD SUPPORT ARREARS DATING BACK OVER 10 YEARS, WITH NO PAYMENTS HAVING BEEN MADE IN OVER 4 YEARS.
THIS NEWS IS MOST CONCERNING FOR I WOULD NEVER HAVE GIVEN MY MONEY TO SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT TAKE CARE OF HIS OWN CHILD. I DON T KNOW ABOUT THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE READING THIS BUT I BELIEVE A MAN THAT DOES NOT OWN UP TO HIS RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE CARE OF HIS OWN BLOOD IS SURE NOT GOING TO TAKE CARE OF ANYONE ELSE!!!!!!!!!! THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A MINUTE.
BASED UPON WHAT I HAVE LEARNED, I HAVE BEEN CAUSED TO QUESTION WHY Michael Roberts WOULD HAVE CHANGED HIS IDENTITY. MY CONCLUSION, BASED UPON MY OWN EXPERIENCE, IS NOT A GOOD ONE.
I WAS TOLD, BY MY INVESTIGATING TEAM, THAT THERE WAS NEVER A PASSPORT ISSUED IN THE NAME MICHAEL H ROBERTS WITH MATCHING D/O/B AND SSN. SO HOW COULD HE LEAVE THE COUNTRY AND WORK ON OUR DEAL IN EUROPE? OK, LET S ASSUME HE TRAVELED UNDER ANOTHER IDENTITY, HOW THEN CAN HE EXPLAIN THAT EVERY EMAIL RECEIVED FROM HIM DURING THE TIME PERIOD HE WAS IN EUROPE WAS FROM AN IP ADDRESS IN NY OR CT. IN SHORT, HE PROBABLY WAS RIGHT HERE IN MY OWN BACKYARD AND I DIDN T EVEN KNOW IT.
MY INVESTIGATION ALSO REVEALED THAT THE ADDRESS FOR GM CO INC WHICH APPEARS ON MY ASSET MANAGEMENT CONTRACT IS ACTUALLY A MAILBOXES, ETC.. IN ILLINOIS. THIS CONFLICTS WITH STATEMENTS MADE BY Michael Roberts IN THE PAST WHERE HE HAS TOLD ME THAT HIS SECRETARY RECEIVED PACKAGES I SENT TO THAT SAME ADDRESS. I GUESS, TO Michael Roberts, A MAILBOXES, ETC LOCATION IS AN OFFICE AND ITS EMPLOYEES ARE HIS SECRETARIES!
THE ATTORNEY WHO REPRESENTED Michael Roberts IN THIS TRANSACTION WAS INDICTED ONE WEEK AFTER RECEIVING MY FUNDS IN ESCROW AND IS NOW SERVING A 21 MONTH SENTENCE IN FEDERAL PRISON. HIS NAME IS L. DANIEL FERRER. COINCIDENTALLY, Michael Roberts PURCHASED A HOME IN SOUTH CAROLINA ON MAY, 12, 2009, LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER MY MONEY WAS RELEASED FROM ESCROW TO HIS COMPANY. IS THIS JUST A COINCIDENCE? ARE YOU WONDERING, LIKE I, WHERE THE MONEY MIGHT HAVE COME FROM FOR THE PURCHASE OF THAT HOME?
ANOTHER ATTORNEY INVOLVED IN THIS TRANSACTION, SCOTT ROTHSTEIN, AS A PAYMASTER WAS RECENTLY ARRESTED FOR HIS OWN INVESTMENT SCHEME AND THE NEW PAYMASTER , ROBERT COHAN, IS NOT ADMITTED TO PRACTICE LAW IN PROVO, UTAH, DESPITE Michael Roberts ADVISING ME THAT HE IS.
SO HERE ARE MY QUESTIONS…
1. HOW DOES A BUSINESSMAN OPERATE WITHOUT A PHONE NUMBER WHERE SOMEONE CAN ACTUALLY KNOW WHERE THEY ARE CALLING WHEN AN ANSWERING MACHINE PICKS UP? WHY DOES HE CALL ONLY FROM A BLOCKED OR PRIVATE PHONE NUMBER?
2. HOW CAN A BUSINESSMAN NEVER RETURN A PHONE MESSAGE LEFT FOR HIM?
3. HOW DOES A BUSINESSMAN NOT KEEP HIS PROMISES FOR A PHONE CALL OR FACE TO FACE MEETING?
4. HOW DOES A BUSINESSMAN BLOCK THE EMAIL ADDRESS FROM ONE OF HIS INVESTORS WHILE HE IS HOLDING $1,000,000.00 OF THE INVESTORS MONEY FOR 7 MONTHS THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO PAY OUT IN 2 WEEKS?
5. HOW DOES A BUSINESSMAN REFUSE TO REFUND AN INVESTORS MONEY DESPITE REPEATED REQUESTS AND INSTEAD CLAIM HE IS ENTITLED TO THE USE OF THE INVESTORS MONEY FOR A PERIOD OF 1 YEAR, WHEN THE INVESTMENT CONTRACT DOES NOT GIVE HIM THAT RIGHT?
6. WHAT BUSINESSMAN USES A MAILBOXES, ETC LOCATION IN ILLINOIS TO RECEIVE MAIL WHEN HE IS DEALING IN INVESTMENTS OF UP TO, AND EXCEEDING, $1,000,000.00, NOT TO MENTION THAT HE RESIDES IN SOUTH CAROLINA?
7. WOULD YOU WANT TO INVEST $1MILLION, $10MILLION, MUCH LESS $5 OF YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY WITH ANYONE WHO CONDUCTS HIS LIFE, MUCH LESS HIS BUSINESS, THIS WAY? I THINK I KNOW YOUR ANSWER, AT LEAST I HOPE I DO. SO YOURSELF A FAVOR, YOU DON T WANT TO WEAR THESE SHOES.
AS I WRITE THIS TONIGHT, I AM IN FINANCIAL RUIN BECAUSE OF ALL OF THIS. I TOOK A SHOT WITH THE WRONG GUY. EVERYTHING I TRIED TO AVOID BY INVESTING WITH Michael Roberts IS EXACTLY WHAT I AM LIVING THROUGH. MY CHILDREN S COLLEGE FUNDS – GONE!; MY MOTHER S SAVINGS – GONE!; MY WIFE S JEWELRY – GONE!; BANKRUPTCY, VEHICLE REPOSSESSIONS, MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES AND CREDIT CARD COLLECTORS ARE NOW MY DAILY LIFE. THAT S OK FOR ME, BUT IT IS MY CHILDREN, MY WIFE AND MOTHER THAT I WORRY FOR, NOT TO MENTION THE MANY PARISHES I SERVE. WE ALL HAVE TO WALK THROUGH THE FIRE SOMETIME, RIGHT??? BUT EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY.
THERE IS, HOWEVER, GOOD THAT COMES FROM ALL THAT IS BAD. MY WIFE IS EXPECTING MY 5TH CHILD, SHE IS 6 WEEKS PREGNANT AND I STILL HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PERFORM MY CHARITABLE WORKS THROUGH ALL OF THIS. FOR 5 MONTHS NOW I HAVE BEEN REHABILITATING AN OLD CHURCH BUILT IN THE EARLY 1900 S, SACRED HEART CHURCH IN PORT CHESTER, NY, FOR MSR. PETER GELSIMINO, A GREAT MAN BY WHOM I HAVE BEEN HUMBLED AND HONORED TO SERVE. I DONATE ALL OF MY SERVICES AND MATERIALS AT THIS MOST DIFFICULT TIME TO KEEP MORE OF MY EMPLOYEES FROM THE UNEMPLOYMENT LINE. RIGHT THERE IS THE MOST UNBELIEVABLE MIRACLE OF ALL. THE LORD IS GOOD, SO THERE YOU GO, I STILL HAVE GOOD FORTUNE.
LEARN FROM ME!!! DO NOT WALK THE PATH I HAVE WALKED. I QUOTE, WE MUST PUT DOWN THE WOLVES THAT WALK AMONGST THE SHEEP .
IN A WORLD WHERE EVERY EFFORT IS BEING MADE TO CLEAN UP THE FINANCE INDUSTRY, I M SURE YOU WILL ALL AGREE THAT THIS STORY STINKS UP TO HIGH HEAVEN.
IF ANYONE HAS ANY INFORMATION FOR US AND IT IS SUBSTANTIATED TRUTH, EMAIL ME AT FRANKABARCH@YAHOO.COM . I WILL, IN TURN, ANSWER ANY AND ALL QUERIES ON THIS SUBJECT. ALSO, I CAN FORWARD ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED TO ME, IN CONFIDENCE, TO THE HARRISON POLICE DEPARTMENT, NYS POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE FBI IN NEWARK, NJ. THE INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATORS ASSIGNED FROM EACH OF THESE AGENCIES WILL CONTACT YOU IN CONFIDENCE.
John Garcia
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