TheREALVictim
Chicago,#2REBUTTAL Individual responds
Sun, April 20, 2014
While I encourage those that are true victims to a crime or a scam to use all of the available resources to right their wrongs, it frustrates me greatly that these same resources allow for individuals that feel emotionally scarred to further damage the reputation of an individual with false allegations and heavily slanderous remarks. This being said, if the alleged "victims" are able to say anything that they wish, why should I not be able to do the same in response?
In the previous post, written by Robyn Berman, herself a very troubled individual, she makes several outlandish claims. While it is 100% true that I was convicted of fraud and forgery in Cook County, IL, the circumstances by which this occured are far different than what was suggested by Ms. Berman.
I will respond to each of the allegations listed in her posting. I was in the Cook County Jail from October, 2010 - September, 2012, fighting a total of 3 felonies. 2 in the Skokie District, and 1 in the Maybrook District. There are no current pending civil lawsuits against me, and if there were, the easiest place to serve an individual in a civil suit is IN JAIL!. This of course did not happen. All telephone calls from the jail are recorded, and monitored for criminal activity. If I was to have commited some sort of drug deal from jail involving Walgreens, I would have been charged with such a thing. There is absolutely nothing to support this RIDICULOUS claim, so I can only tell those curious about its accuracy to investigate further.
FlatTop Grill, or The Happy Valley Corp., based in Chicago, and NOT TBK Management out of Austin, TX, was one of the complainants in a Skokie case. While they alleged that $65K was embezzeled from them during the time of my employment, that portion of the case was thrown out by the judge as being frivolous and unfounded. They were attempting to recoup on losses from a failed product launch in their restaurants, for which I was primarily responsible. This had nothing to do with illegal actions.
In mid-2010, prior to my incarceration, I had several malignant polyps removed from my colon, which the doctors later suggested were likely caused by all of the pain medications and anti-depressants I had been ingesting, following the passing of my mother, and suffering from a TIA, or mini-stroke. It is true that I attempted to gain sympathy from the court from this, in hopes of obtaining a lesser sentence, or a term of probation for my actions. However, presenting forged documents from members of the medical community, in this case UNOS surgeons as alleged, is a federal crime. This is also a silly, and unfounded accusation.
For Ms. Berman to suggest that I "wiped her out completely", is also false. During the course of our "relationship", which was in no way physical, any money that she spent was of her own doing. I never asked for money, nor did I ever TAKE any money from her. She alleges that I am now responsible for paying for things such as her hotel stays and other incidentals that she incurred during visits to a hospital in the Boston area. I was of course IN the hospital, and her decision to travel along, was hers alone.
I cannot sit here as I write this, and suggest that I am 100% innocent of any wrong doing, because I am not. I was convicted in a court of law, and sentenced to a total of 5 years in prison. I have served my time, and I am now attempting to rebuild my life. I made many mistakes for which I am still paying, and deservedly so. I do not feel however, that I should be forced to endure the backlash from the rantings of a misinformed, and scorned, former friend. I fully support the first amendment, and believe we should be able to speak freely, but the first amendment does not provide carte blanche to individuals to say as they wish, without potential repercussion. If you wish to detail the wrong doings of an individual, by all means, do so, but do it with class, and supported facts, not as Ms. Berman has done here.
As for the individual that claims a $1000 civil suit from 2005, I am well aware of who posted this, and I am not going to dignify this posting with a response. She knows what she did, and if this somehow made her feel better, than I suppose I will leave it alone.
Lastly, as for the resume writer that I did not pay, because I was incarcerated before I could make due on my commitment, I have attempted to contact her, but have been unsuccessful in my attempts. Hopefully, if she reads this, she will reach out to me, as I have every intention of paying for the service that was provided, and plan to do so as soon as I can locate her.
typewriter32
United States of America#3UPDATE EX-employee responds
Sat, January 05, 2013
There are many victims of this sociopath- I'm one of them. I have a civil suit filed from 2005- I was fortunate that I only was taken for $1,000. I'd be curious to hear your story about how you were taken for everything. Did you find out he was a psycho before he was arrested? Did you ever know about all of the other women? There is nothing that makes me happier to find out that he is finally in jail after all of the terrible things he has done and I hope they find a way to keep him there for a long time.