Complaint Review: Global Access Unlimited - Internet

Apparently, Ms. Bauer hasn't followed the Judge's requests in his / her latest ruling.

A "Motion to Compel" was filed against Dana Bauer, and Global Access Unlimited, and was granted on 4/27/2012. This is a sanction by the Judge.

Is she hiding evidence? Has she destroyed evidence?

Interesting turn of events. Sounds very, very fishy. The Judge could also follow with a fine, further sanctions, and possibly even jail time.

Dear Ms. Bauer - Global Access Unlimited, Inc. (Florida),

Your attempt to portray yourself as pure as the driven snow has fallen far short, and there is loads of public information that proves such.

1. You have the audacity to claim that you have no axe to grind. Yet you are a direct competitor, located within miles, of this competitor!!

2. Yes, you and your cohorts failed three times in your false allegations against your competitor. 0-for-3.

3. While a Temporary Restraining Order is easy to get, they are also the most easily abused. (See your own attempts.)

4. Two of these individuals are employed by you. Why didn't you mention this?

5. Three of the individuals employed (by you) allegedly have criminal records in Florida. (Readers can simply use the online Pinellas County website to check for themselves.) Are you aware of this?

6. Do you easily believe a lineup of disgruntled, convicted felons?

7. Your background that you try to whitewash includes 6 lawsuits. Your most recent, and active, lawsuit, includes what is called a "Motion to Compel" (3/1/2012). (Again, just Google Pinellas County civil court for all of the public information.) A Motion to Compel is basically being reprimanded by the Judge for not sharing information in the Discovery stage with the Plaintiff, and not following the required pre-court legal steps. Not good.

8. When you - as President of Global Access Unlimited - write your assertions (here) that your competitor engaged in "wire fraud", that might sound like libel to some. And when you refer to "pending" lawsuits, it sounds like you have a massive axe to grind.

9. When some subcontractors aren't paid, isn't it possible that they didn't complete the job? Isn't it possible that a freelance salesperson may have actually "double billed" sales orders, thereby collecting un-earned commissions? (Maybe that's why a business relationship was ended?) Don't some salespeople, in a fast-paced environment, turn in phony sales orders that aren't discovered for months?

10. Lastly, do you drug test your new employees? You might want to take up that practice.

As an outsider, I think this is all silly, and you'd all be better stepping away from the tar throwing. That said, please, Ms. Bauer, you're no Snow White.

Good luck.

First of all, I should have stated "temporary injunction granted".  My apologies for the inaccuracy.  Nonetheless, I only mentioned one, because only one was being considered by the court and I made no attempt to embelish the facts.  The three individuals applied in unison, to show a pattern.  I, nor my company, have any affiliation with the third party mentioned.  The injunction was denied because Florida statute predicates an injunction will only be granted if there are two acts of violence within a six month period and the petitioner could only prove one. 

It's a wonderful country we live in, where litigation runs rampent.  Yes, it's true, my company has been named in a handful of actions.  One was a partnership dissolution, one was settled amicably and two were/are frivolous (one is pending). 

Now, if you check Pinellas County Clerk of the Court for the owner of ATEK, you will find seven suits. Judgments were filed on some, others are still pending.

I certainly have no axe to grind.  I just wanted to set the record.  It was necessary, due to the slanderous untruthful statements made, on a public business forum.

Dana

I reviewed the reply here from owner Dana Bauer of Global Access Unlimited. It is well written, no typos, and seems so darn solid.

But then I spent just 10 minutes reviewing the facts, and the story now becomes more complex.

She claimed: "Furthermore, an order of protection was granted against him [her competitor at Atek Communications] for repeated violence, to yet another employee of Global Access, just yesterday, 02/21/12.

So I googled the Pinellas County Civil Court. Here are the facts I discovered.

1. Will Arthur - an employee of Ms. Bauer's at Global Access Unlimited - filed a restraining order on 2/21/12. The result? "Order Denying Injunction for Protection."

2. Allen Applegarth - an associate of the employees at Global Access Unlimited - filed a restraining order on 2/21/12. The result? "Order Denying Injunction for Protection."

3. Tony Silva - an employee of Ms. Bauer's at Global Access Unlimited - filed a restraining order on 2/21/12. The result? "Order of Dismissal of Injunction." This was apparently settled in court on 3/1/12.

4. The case numbers are 12001432FD, 12001434FD, and 12001435FD. Therefore, this appears to be a coordinated attack by Ms. Bauer, Mr. Silva, and Mr. Applegarth.

5. It appears that Ms. Bauer has the axe to grind, and the judge apparently saw through them all.

6. Global has been sued multiple times in Pinellas County.

Facts are such lovely things.

As most readers are aware, posts made on RippOffReport are either filed by disgruntled employees, or competitors.  In this case, I have every reason to believe it is the latter.  However, I do believe he collaborated with one, if not two, employees that left last June-one of which, was given a $5K bonus, just two weeks before she resigned.  What company does that if they are incapable of paying their bills.
 
My employees are paid through an outside agency and I have always met my payroll obligations for the 16.5yrs  Ive  been in business.  My competitor, on the other hand, has his entire staff on 1099s.  I presume he does so, to avoid workers compensation premiums and that too, is under investigation.  Furthermore, every former employee of his that Ive spoken to has never received their final paycheck, let alone commissions due.
 
Global Access Unlimited, Inc. is a small business concern that does not require an IT department, let alone a director.  No employees left last fall and no former employee resides in Tallahassee.  Furthermore, any employee, current or otherwise, knows the name of my company is not Global Communications. 
 
I have an excellent credit rating with my suppliers and references are readily available for verification.  My competitor, on the other hand, has judgments filed against him and several pending lawsuits (search ROR for Allen Applegarth, click on his website and you'll be directed to a plethora of information on the individual who, I believe, made this post).  In addition, hes currently under investigation for wire fraud, for monies wired in advance, for products he has no intentions of delivering. 
 
Will Arthur, an account manager-not sales manager, and Derek Hintz are former employees of his.  The accusations made  above are reprehensible and untrue-written only for shock value to the reader.  And, if ROR did not allow postings to be filed anonymously, these two individuals would have ample ammunition for a sizable lawsuits against this individual. 
 
That being said, I have several communications from this competitor, who insists Will Arthur is responsible for multiple postings made against him and his company on ROR as well as www. boardhost.com (simply type communications in the search field on this site and it will display multiple postings about him and his company), for not paying suppliers and subcontractors.  It should be noted that anyone making posts about him on boardhost, did not do so anonymously-theyve clearly identified themselves as the author.  I find hardly it coincidental that a new post was made against him on ROR, 02/10/12 , and the post above, against myself, my organization and my employees appeared the very next day.  
 
This competitor has an axe to grind, has become quite unstable over the past few months and has made several threats to me,  if I dont do as he demands and terminate Mr. Arthur.   Furthermore, an order of protection was granted against him for repeated violence, to yet another employee of Global Access, just yesterday, 02/21/12.
 
It is unfortunate that ROR allows such defamatory and slanderous content to be released on its site-unverified, but thats why there are still reputable resources like the Better Business Bureau, where consumers can seek out legitimate B2B information.  For ROR claims to be   a consumer advocate, when they merely allow such postings, so that they can extort significant monies from injured parties, in hopes, not promises of having their reputations repaired. 
 
I tried my best to keep this brief and I thank you in advance, for taking the time to read this rebuttal. 
 
Respectfully,
 
Dana Bauer  - President - Global Access Unlimited, Inc.