Complaint Review: Kathy Smith Kathy Jones-smith Kathryn Smith Kathryn Jones-smith - Red Bank Tennessee

first and foremost no one would argue the fact that Ms. Smith loved Sophia, however that being said, she did in fact commit fraud. 1. she represented herself as the grandmother of Sophia, whish is completely false 2. she posted on all jars, handouts etc, that any money recieved was going to FUNERAL EXPENSES, AFTER BEING INFORMED ALL EXPENSES WERE PAID 3. she also posted that a savings account was going into SOPHIA'S NAME, also a complete lie 4. she continued to collect money well into the month of december 2008, from local bars around the chattanooga area. 5. upon learning the family was aware this was still going on after being asked to cease, Ms. Smith called the bars and asked them to remove the jars and give the $ to someone else. This can be verified with several bar owners, including Ms. Shirley at the Rusty Duck on Ashland Terrace, Hixson tn

This is very sad about poor Sophia, but Truthspeaker is severely mistaken. I assume this is from information that the mother has told to Truthspeaker. Please let me clarify some things. First of all, I am NOT Ms. Smith and have spoken with several people to gather my information. Ms. Smith claimed to be Sophia's grandmother as a term of endearment because she spent so much time with Sophia, and Sophia loved her so much that she considered her a grandmother. It's just like anyone else who has a close friend and considers them a brother, sister, second mom, etc. No harm done if you feel this way about a person, and it is nice to know that someone cares for you this much. Since Sophia's death, her mother has tried every way possible to make sure no one but the persons she deems worthy can love her. The mother does not understand that this little girl has touched so many lives. From what I understand, the mother does not even allow tokens of love or flowers to be put on Sophia's grave without her approval, and she removes and throws away what she does not approve of, including items left there by her father. That said, it does not matter whether she was the grandmother, you do not have to be related to someone to collect charitable donations on their behalf. Ms. Smith did in fact ask for donations for the funeral on behalf of the family. She did set up a separate account in which these funds were put into for the purposes of keeping her personal money and the donated money separate. She did not realize at the time that the funeral arrangements had already been paid for. Once realized, she did not seek to collect further donations. The money she did collect is still in the account and the multiple transactions are for deposits. The account has not been emptied as Truthspeaker suggests. The money still sits there waiting to be disbursed properly. What the mother does not take into consideration, it that Ms. Smith was collecting on behalf of the child's family, meaning mother and father. So she could do what the mother says to do with it, which is offer to pays her personal bills, not related to Sophia; or she could chose to do whatever the father deems appropriate. What needs to be known is that Ms. Smith has not and will not use any donated funds to better herself or her own family or businesses. The money will be used as intended for Sophia, which is all Ms. Smith ever wanted. Should there actually be any jars set up for further donations, Ms. Smith is unaware of them and the fact that they have not been taken down, does not in fact mean she is still collecting donations. She has not received anything, since she learned the funeral arrangements had been paid for. Ms. Smith is and was a loving caring person to Miss Sophia and only wanted what was best for her.

This is very sad about poor Sophia, but Truthspeaker is severely mistaken. I assume this is from information that the mother has told to Truthspeaker. Please let me clarify some things. First of all, I am NOT Ms. Smith and have spoken with several people to gather my information. Ms. Smith claimed to be Sophia's grandmother as a term of endearment because she spent so much time with Sophia, and Sophia loved her so much that she considered her a grandmother. It's just like anyone else who has a close friend and considers them a brother, sister, second mom, etc. No harm done if you feel this way about a person, and it is nice to know that someone cares for you this much. Since Sophia's death, her mother has tried every way possible to make sure no one but the persons she deems worthy can love her. The mother does not understand that this little girl has touched so many lives. From what I understand, the mother does not even allow tokens of love or flowers to be put on Sophia's grave without her approval, and she removes and throws away what she does not approve of, including items left there by her father. That said, it does not matter whether she was the grandmother, you do not have to be related to someone to collect charitable donations on their behalf. Ms. Smith did in fact ask for donations for the funeral on behalf of the family. She did set up a separate account in which these funds were put into for the purposes of keeping her personal money and the donated money separate. She did not realize at the time that the funeral arrangements had already been paid for. Once realized, she did not seek to collect further donations. The money she did collect is still in the account and the multiple transactions are for deposits. The account has not been emptied as Truthspeaker suggests. The money still sits there waiting to be disbursed properly. What the mother does not take into consideration, it that Ms. Smith was collecting on behalf of the child's family, meaning mother and father. So she could do what the mother says to do with it, which is offer to pays her personal bills, not related to Sophia; or she could chose to do whatever the father deems appropriate. What needs to be known is that Ms. Smith has not and will not use any donated funds to better herself or her own family or businesses. The money will be used as intended for Sophia, which is all Ms. Smith ever wanted. Should there actually be any jars set up for further donations, Ms. Smith is unaware of them and the fact that they have not been taken down, does not in fact mean she is still collecting donations. She has not received anything, since she learned the funeral arrangements had been paid for. Ms. Smith is and was a loving caring person to Miss Sophia and only wanted what was best for her.