Here's my story:
In 2008, I was recruited by Mr. Denyer to assist him in managing the IPSSC. He had suggested that our organizations merge and after rejecting that offer, provided me a free membership in exchange for my experience and resources.
Over the last year I have received various complaints from people that joined the IPSSC at my suggestion. One of the most common complaints is that the management team at the IPSSC consists of people with no knowledge of the industry. Steve Krollpheiffer (Deputy Director) was recruited via Facebook without any vetting completed. Until recently, neither Mr. Denyer or Mr. Krollpheiffer had met in person. Mr. Krollpheiffer according to sources has a very limited background in close protection. He is a California State licensed private investigator but he once told me directly that his training was provided on the job by a former Secret Service agent he once worked under. As the saying goes, just because you marry a doctor doesn't make you one.
Ms. Denida Zinxhiria (PR) at the IPSSC was brought on by Mr. Krollpheiffer. According to reliable sources Ms. Zinxhiria and Mr. Krollpheiffer met and began dating online. A practice most CP professionals know to abstain from.
FUJDW
United States of America#2General Comment
Sun, February 07, 2010
His birth name is: Jared Shapira
Born / Raised: Winnipeg, MB
Last Known Residence: Winnipeg, MB
Highly recommend reading the SOCNET forums for more info.
Ash Christensen
Dade city,#3General Comment
Thu, January 28, 2010
JAX DESMOND'S REAL NAME IS "JARROD SHAPPIRA" spelling I am unsure of. He lives with his girlfriend and HER parents in an apartment complex. It would be a shame if the "Los Zetas got a hold of his this. . . . . .
Yours Truly, Ash Christensen.
anonymous
Michigan,#4REBUTTAL Individual responds
Mon, December 28, 2009
This rebuttal is posted purely for the benefit of anyone reading the false report made about me by Jax Desmond (aka "Checkmate").
Firstly I would like to point out that ALL of Jax's claims to date are false and are intended purely as a childish and highly unprofessional revenge attack on my family and my reputation because of his perceived notion that I had a major part in his recent, very public "undoing" at the hands of the military special operations community based on his claims of being one of the worlds largest private military companies and a world class protection specialist.
Secondly, Jax has posted my personal information on this site in an attempt to intimidate me - he believes that by posting my home address and family information on this site, knowing full well that it will never be removed - will somehow damage my reputation - whilst it certainly provides a security risk to my family, it in no way serves to damage my reputation.
Thirdly. Jax has mentioned in his latest posts that the rebuttals posted to this report "all come from the same IP address" - not only is this blatantly false but it is impossible in the time-frame between posts for Jax to know where the rebuttals came from. This site actually states that there is a process to go through in order to obtain the identity of a poster - the following is a copied and pasted excerpt from this site which can be found by reading the article about wanting to sue RipOff Report...
"YOU CANT OBTAIN AN AUTHORS NAME JUST BY CLAIMING THAT SOMETHING IN A REPORT IS FALSE OR INACCURATE
Although the First Amendment does not protect defamatory speech, this does not mean that you can contact the Ripoff Report and obtain an authors name just by claiming that something in a report is false or inaccurate. We are not in a position to determine which party is telling the truth, so we cannot and will not dissolve the First Amendment rights of our users based on a unilateral allegation that something in a report is false. These issues must be presented to the courts so that a judge can review the matter and decide what to do.
So, what does this mean? What do you have to do in order to get the real name of an author?
The Arizona Court of Appeals recently answered that question as follows:
We hold that to obtain a court order compelling discovery of an anonymous internet speakers identity, the requesting party must show that: (1) the speaker has been given adequate notice and a reasonable opportunity to respond to the discovery request, (2) the requesting partys cause of action could survive a motion for summary judgment on the elements of the claim not dependent on the identity of the anonymous speaker, and (3) a balance of the parties competing interests favors disclosure.
Mobilisa v. Doe, 217 Ariz. 103, 11415, 170 P.3d 712, 72324 (Ariz.App. 2007) (if you are interested, you can read the full Mobilisa case here: http://www.cofad1.state.az.us/opinionfiles/CV/CV060521.pdf).
Because Ripoff Report is located in Arizona and all of our business records are kept in Arizona, we require that any request for the identity of an author must comply with the standards of Mobilisa. What this means is that if you want to obtain the identity of an author, you must do each of the following things:
1.) Obtain a subpoena from an Arizona court (preferably the Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix) which describes the information you are requesting. You can send a copy to us at: [email protected] and [email protected] or you can fax a copy to us at: (480) 248-3196.
2.) As soon as you have your subpoena, you MUST post a notice as a rebuttal to each report for which you are seeking the authors information. We will not do this for you, so please dont ask. This notice must explain that you have initiated a court proceeding in an effort to learn the authors identity and it should provide a case number and name/address of the court so that the author can appear and defend the case if necessary. Although the exact form and contents of the notice are up to you, you may wish to review some notices used in the past (scroll down and look for the legal notices at or near the bottom):"
Now, for the benefit of anyone else reading the reports on this site:
It has been made clear by the numerous sites (SOCNET . com and Feraljundi . com just to name 2 - there are many more) in which Jax Desmond is ridiculed by his "peers" and the number of people who have posted evidence of his fraudulent claims that he is using me as a means of venting his frustration and that he is harassing me because he believes that the discovery of his lies and deceit are somehow my fault. This could not be further from the truth, Jax was caught out in lie after lie by real professionals who looked into his background. The "facts" that he claims to have gathered about me are either inaccurate Google! search results, or outright lies. Any so-called proof that he claims to have is either fabricated or non-existent and any personal, verifiable information posted is as a result of publicly available information rather than "information obtained by a Private Investigator" (no Private Investigator worth their salt would violate the law to obtain information about a subject (Gramm, Leach, Bliley Act anyone?)).
Pursuant to legal advice, there will be no further responses made by me to any claims made by Jax Desmond or any of his associates. Jax Desmond is engaging in a campaign of harassment against me and my family because of his belief that it was me that made it public about his false claims made regarding his company "Jax Desmond Worldwide". At no time have I ever made any false statement about Jax Desmond, nor have I ever posted information about his private life or his family. This ongoing campaign of harassment is now in the hands of Canadian and US Law Enforcement and will be pursued accordingly.
My refusal to further post rebuttals should not be taken as a sign of defeat or that I in any way am admitting any guilt (of which I have none), it is simply that in accordance with legal advice I am now adopting a "zero contact policy". What WILL happen however is any further posts made by Desmond and/or any of his friends and associates will be collected and used as evidence against Jax Desmond.
Sincerely,
Miguel Denyer
anonymous
Michigan,#5REBUTTAL Individual responds
Mon, December 28, 2009
This rebuttal is posted purely for the
benefit of anyone reading the false report made about me by Jax Desmond
(aka "Checkmate").
Firstly I would like to point out that ALL of
Jax's claims to date are false and are intended purely as a childish
and highly unprofessional revenge attack on my family and my reputation
because of his perceived notion that I had a major part in his recent,
very public "undoing" at the hands of the military special operations
community based on his claims of being one of the worlds largest
private military companies and a world class protection specialist.
Secondly,
Jax has posted my personal information on this site in an attempt to
intimidate me - he believes that by posting my home address and family
information on this site, knowing full well that it will never be
removed - will somehow damage my reputation - whilst it certainly
provides a security risk to my family, it in no way serves to damage my
reputation.
Thirdly. Jax has mentioned in his latest posts that
the rebuttals posted to this report "all come from the same IP address"
- not only is this blatantly false but it is impossible in the
time-frame between posts for Jax to know where the rebuttals came from.
This site actually states that there is a process to go through in
order to obtain the identity of a poster - the following is a copied
and pasted excerpt from this site which can be found by reading the
article about wanting to sue RipOff Report...
"YOU CANT OBTAIN AN AUTHORS NAME JUST BY CLAIMING THAT SOMETHING IN A REPORT IS FALSE OR INACCURATE
Although the First Amendment does not protect defamatory speech, this does not mean that you can contact the Ripoff Report and obtain an authors name just by claiming that something in a report is false or inaccurate. We are not in a position to determine which party is telling the truth, so we cannot and will not dissolve the First Amendment rights of our users based on a unilateral allegation that something in a report is false. These issues must be presented to the courts so that a judge can review the matter and decide what to do.
So, what does this mean? What do you have to do in order to get the real name of an author?
The Arizona Court of Appeals recently answered that question as follows:
We hold that to obtain a court order compelling discovery of an anonymous internet speakers identity, the requesting party must show that: (1) the speaker has been given adequate notice and a reasonable opportunity to respond to the discovery request, (2) the requesting partys cause of action could survive a motion for summary judgment on the elements of the claim not dependent on the identity of the anonymous speaker, and (3) a balance of the parties competing interests favors disclosure.
Mobilisa v. Doe, 217 Ariz. 103, 11415, 170 P.3d 712, 72324 (Ariz.App. 2007) (if you are interested, you can read the full Mobilisa case here: http://www.cofad1.state.az.us/opinionfiles/CV/CV060521.pdf).
Because Ripoff Report is located in Arizona and all of our business records are kept in Arizona, we require that any request for the identity of an author must comply with the standards of Mobilisa. What this means is that if you want to obtain the identity of an author, you must do each of the following things:
1.) Obtain a subpoena from an Arizona court (preferably the Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix) which describes the information you are requesting. You can send a copy to us at: [email protected] and [email protected] or you can fax a copy to us at: (480) 248-3196.
2.) As soon as you have your subpoena, you MUST post a notice as a rebuttal to each report for which you are seeking the authors information. We will not do this for you, so please dont ask. This notice must explain that you have initiated a court proceeding in an effort to learn the authors identity and it should provide a case number and name/address of the court so that the author can appear and defend the case if necessary. Although the exact form and contents of the notice are up to you, you may wish to review some notices used in the past (scroll down and look for the legal notices at or near the bottom):"
Now, for the benefit of anyone else reading the reports on this site:
It
has been made clear by the numerous sites (SOCNET . com and Feraljundi . com just to name 2 - there are many more) in which Jax Desmond is
ridiculed by his "peers" and the number of people who have posted
evidence of his fraudulent claims that he is using me as a means of
venting his frustration and that he is harassing me because he believes
that the discovery of his lies and deceit are somehow my fault. This
could not be further from the truth, Jax was caught out in lie after
lie by real professionals who looked into his background. The "facts"
that he claims to have gathered about me are either inaccurate Google!
search results, or outright lies. Any so-called proof that he claims
to have is either fabricated or non-existent and any personal,
verifiable information posted is as a result of publicly available
information rather than "information obtained by a Private
Investigator" (no Private Investigator worth their salt would violate
the law to obtain information about a subject (Gramm, Leach, Bliley Act
anyone?)).
Pursuant to legal advice, there will be no further responses made by me to any claims made by Jax Desmond or any of his associates. Jax Desmond is engaging in a campaign of harassment against me and my family because of his belief that it was me that made it public about his false claims made regarding his company "Jax Desmond Worldwide". At no time have I ever made any false statement about Jax Desmond, nor have I ever posted information about his private life or his family. This ongoing campaign of harassment is now in the hands of Canadian and US Law Enforcement and will be pursued accordingly.
My refusal to further post rebuttals should not be taken as a sign of defeat or that I in any way am admitting any guilt (of which I have none), it is simply that in accordance with legal advice I am now adopting a "zero contact policy". What WILL happen however is any further posts made by Desmond and/or any of his friends and associates will be collected and used as evidence against Jax Desmond in future criminal and legal proceedings.
Sincerely,
Miguel DenyerCheckmate
United States of America#6Author of original report
Mon, December 28, 2009
More information regarding Miguel and his wife Ronda Denyer (Simmons) will be available shortly.
I just received a very interesting phone call from someone who knows Ronda from high school.
He claims that Ronda recently shared "personal information" with him about Miguel that would jeopardize his "reputation" in the industry.
I'm waiting to confirm this information through some third parties.
Checkmate
United States of America#7Author of original report
Mon, December 28, 2009
Upon further inspection it should be noted that every rebuttal on this page that makes claim in favor of Mr. Denyer and against Mr. Desmond is stemming from the same IP address.
The IP address is registered to Miguel Denyer. This means that Miguel is the individual making these rebuttals. He is posing as these people.
Some very interesting and disturbing information will be posted about Miguel Denyer very soon. All of it will be supported with photocopies of documents and evidence.
Stay tuned...
Sophia
Oxford,#8Consumer Comment
Sun, December 27, 2009
Jax Desmond is a fraud. He is hardly anything more then a snake in the grass. I've had minimal contact with him but the conversations wre always about himself. Desmond decided to share with me how he is a medic and that he did Executive Protection work for the Olsen twins. He also was trying to have me leave IPSSC and join his team. I never did. I knew there was something off with Desmond, but I could not put my finger on it. On his self-written Wikipedia page he states and I quote " His previous assignments in the private sector include the protection of high profile celebrities, corporate executives and diplomats both domestic and foreign. Jax Desmond's training includes international certification as an Executive Protection Agent and Combat Paramedic with a strong background and education in Counter Terrorism. He's a guest instructor at numerous law enforcement academies and various educational institutions across North America and has been featured in a number of print articles including the cover article "The Business of War" in the December 2006 issue of Men's Magazine." He has acheived a lot for only being 27 years old. Let's do some math. Usually you graduate high school in Canada at 17. So theorically he could have not beenin this business more than 10 years and he is claiming to be the most recognized bodyguard. He states on his Wikipedia page that he was a licensed Security Guard for the providence of Manitoba, and after a few years he decided that he wanted to be an Undercover Investigator. To me a few years is 3-4 years. So he was 20, 21 when he wanted to be an Undercover Investigator. So with Desmond now being at the age of 27, that gave him 5-6 years to build his company to receive proper training, and to gain experience as a bodyguard in 5 years, to be it is impossible. One doesn't become respected to the most well recognized bodyguard with only 5 years experience. On the otherhand, Miguel Denyer has a lot of experience and one of the few very respected and recognized bodyguard and person. Miguel Denyer is one of the most respected persons that I know. I attended the Basic Bodyguard Course in Grand Forks, ND in January 2009, his course was conducted very well. Yes, the course had a lot of classroom time, Mr. Denyer doesn't just teach you how to be a bodyguard, he teaches the history of bodyguards, famous assisanations (ie., President Kennedy), he teachs formations, as well as advance work, firearms. One has to crawl before they walk Miguel Denyer also raised awareness with global terrorism. If it wasn't for Miguel Denyer, I wouldn't have what I have today. I was hired for several jobs, because of the fact that Miguel Denyer has trained me. Wish everyone that I talked to about Miguel Denyer they all say that he is a caring and compassionate person and loves the work that he does. Everyone I know respects Miguel. Desmond is a coward and cannot stand behind what he says. Miguel on the otherhand, has character and according to Jax Desmond himself, "Miguel heart is in the right place." Desmond wants what Miguel Denyer has, instead of getting up and getting the proper training and experience, Desmond is costing people's lifes for the stake of his ego. Miguel on the otherhand, thinks like a teamplayer and that the bodyguard community is like family and that we all watch out for one another. Miguel Denyer is not in the bodyguard business to make a name for himself, he is in the business to protect lives. Something that Jax Desmond doesn't do, nor could he even understand. By the way on his myspace (his url is myspace dot com/ jaxd) He writes this "I like to think Im a pretty amazing guy. Im rarely scared to talk about things that are important, and am easy to confide in. Im pretty laid-back, both at work, and at home, and I try my best to inspire confidence in those around me. When you're a little kid you're a bit of everything; Scientist, Philosopher, Artist. Sometimes it seems like growing up is giving these things up one at a time. Things never turn out exactly the way you planned. I know they didn't with me. Still, like my dad used to say, 'Traffic's traffic, you go where life takes you' and growing up happens in a heartbeat. One day you're in diapers, the next you're gone, but the memories of childhood stay with you for the long haul. I remember a time, a place, a particular summer day at the lake, the things that happened in that decade of war and change. I remember a house like a lot of houses, a yard like a lot of yards, on a street like a lot of other streets. I remember how hard it was growing up among people and places I loved. Most of all, I remember how hard it was to leave. And the thing is, after all these years I still look back in wonder. Growing up I always said I wanted to work as a policeman, a firefighter or maybe an astronaut. But as you grow up you learn that hardly any of us ever achieve that dream we once set out for in the past. We become accountants and lawyers, doctors and therapists. We go into those fields hoping to make a difference, but money always steps in the way and becomes the new priority. I guess Im lucky. That never happened to me. I work in a job I absolutely love. I cant even call it work because it seems more like a hobby, maybe even a lifestyle. I know that I'm never going to be wealthy, I'll make a meager paycheck, probably die cold and alone somewhere on the job but in the end I get something most people don't - I get the opportunity to save lives and as far as I'm concerned there is no greater calling. See I believe that all of our young lives we search for someone to love. Someone that makes us complete. We choose partners and change partners. We dance to a song of heartbreak and hope. All the while wondering if somewhere, somehow, there's someone perfect who might be searching for us. There really isnt that much to me. I work hard, I play hard, I spend as much time as I can with the people I love. I guess you could say that Im a really outdoorsy person. I love the fresh air, going for a walk down Corydon in the summer months, and playing catch with the boys. I jog a lot and work out even more. I think that taking of your body is more than just looking good. Its about feeling good. I guess unlike most guys, Im not on Myspace looking to hook up, cam or cyber. Im here to pass the time. Meet some fresh faces and get to know some people I might not have met otherwise. Its about opening doors, learning something new about myself and about others. Realizing that even though I have a pretty active lifestyle, eighty percent of people my age spend five hours a day online. And that if I want the chance to meet those people, I have a better opportunity to do it on here then out in the street. With what I underlined he contradics himself, he says that he is not wealthy but yet he "owns" Jax Desmond Worldwide, wet net worth in the $1,000,000. or high hundred thousand.
john
fort lauderdale,#9Consumer Comment
Sun, December 27, 2009
I KNOW MR DENYER, HE IS A MAN OF HONOR AND NOT THE PERSON DESCRIBED IN THIS RIDICULUS ARTICLE AT ALL
I KNOW DESMOND, HE HAS BEEN OUTED ON SO MANY WEB SITES I DONT EVEN HAVE SPACE TO FUT THEM ALL IN, HE IS A LIAR, HAS NO MILITARY BACKGROUND, THERE ARE NO RECORDS OF HIM HOLDING ANY TYPE OF WEAPONS OR WORK PERMIT IN IRAQ OR AFGHANISTAN.
THE MEXICAN CONSULATE IN LOS ANGLES LAUGHED ME OFF THE PHONE TRYING TO CONFIRM DESMONDS OUTRAGOUS CLAIM THAT HE HAD BEEN HIRED TO CLEAN UP THE MOST VICIOUS DRUG CARTEL EVER PRODUCED BY THAT COUNTRY, AND HAD HE TRIED, HIS HEAD WOULD BE ON A SPIKE IN SONORA, AND THE WORLD WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE FOR IT.
DESMONDS ATTACK ON MR.DENYER IS HIS VERSION OF PAYBACK FOR BEING MADE A FOOL OF ON SOCNET AMONG MANY, MANY OTHER WEBSITES.
THE MAN IS A COMPLETE AND UTTER FOOL, AND HIS QUOTES FROM A MR.BERMUDEZ, WELL GOOGLE THAT NAME AND GET READY TO LAUGH!!!!!
JAZ , GIVE IT UP MAN, WE ALL KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO HAVE ONES TEDDYBEAR STOLEN, YOU HAVE BEEN TRIED AND FOUND LACKING DUDE,
I CAN NUKE YOU ON EVERY FALSE CLAIM YOU PRINT AND WILL..........
GO CRAWL BACK INTO YOUR HOLE OR BETTER YET, THERE ARE SOME VERY INTERESTING PEOPLE IN MEXICO WHO WISH TO MEET YOU!...................
DIVRanonymous
Michigan,#10REBUTTAL Individual responds
Sun, December 27, 2009
Since it is the policy of this site to remove URLs from reports, the following is a set of instructions on how to arrive at the Spec Ops website where Jax Desmond's fantasy world is featured heavily.
First got to the specops dot com website,
Next look for the category on Employment and Training (the last one at the bottom of the page)
Select the forum "International Jobs".
Select the topic entitled "Jax Desmond -RFI"
Read ALL of the 230+ posts from members of the Spec Ops community who have thoroughly investigated Jax Desmond.
Once you have completed this you should then be able to draw your own conclusion
anonymous
Michigan,#11Consumer Comment
Sat, December 26, 2009
For an enlightening view into the make believe world of Jax Desmond, please visit this URL:
(((Redacted)))
The website is a web forum for the Special Operations Community that Jax Desmond recently tried to solicit employees from. They were also threatened by Jax after he discovered that they had made comments about his blatantly fraudulent activity and make believe fantasy world.
Prior to posting the report on this site, I was threatened by Jax Desmond because he felt that his fantasy was coming to an end and that I and members of the SOCNET site had a hand in "outing him as a fraud and a liar.
The report made above by Jax Desmond is a work of pure fiction and is out of pure malicious intent - there is not a shred of truth to the accusations or derogatory comments made. This is simply Jax carrying out his threat.
He has also threatened members of the SOCNET site with legal action but has declined to do so since being shown that actually providing true and accurate information about him is not defamation or libel - instead he reverts to dirty tricks campaigns such as posting false reports on sites like this one.
Please take note - if you currently have anything to do with Jax Desmond - Distance yourself from him - he has a habit of attempting to ruin anyone who crosses him or who appears to be a threat to his fantasies.
CLICK here to see why Rip-off Report, as a matter of policy, deleted either a phone number, link or e-mail address from this Report.
Ash Christensen
Dade city,#12Consumer Comment
Thu, December 24, 2009
Ahem, Well where to begin? Jax Desmond is a flat out fraud. It is apparent to me that Jax Desmond has a personal issue with everyone that has outcast/exiled him from there professional lives. It is blatantly obvious that Jax Desmond will do anything to protect his far from stellar reputation, even if it is making false claims against legitimate companies. I have a small excerpt from one of Mr. Desmond's former employee's by the name of GRAHAM C. EASTMAN. Graham is quoted as follows :
S C
United States of America#13Consumer Comment
Thu, December 24, 2009
I couldn't help but notice...
Since first hearing about this guy (Jax Desmond) -- I found a BUNCH of stuff on his and his company on Facebook... (his personal Facebook having some pretty un-flattering pictures...) and his website (www.jaxdesmond.com) and all the Facebook stuff is now gone, including the "Jax Desmond Worldwide Recruiting," itself only having four entries on the page -- three of them by Jax himself.
-- and his website is 'down for construction.'
He 'take his ball' and 'go home?' Talk about cracking under pressure.
S C
United States of America#14Consumer Comment
Thu, December 24, 2009
Just one of MANY reviews on Mr. Jax Desmond...
"We were the first to put Jax Desmond on the radar a year ago. He had duped hundreds and hundreds of people into believing he had a legitimate security company. He later back petaled when a formal complaint was issued with the New York division that handles licensing of security companies and investigation firms.
Our investigation uncovered multiple misleading statements about his company. In fact, his own employees were calling me and my associates for advice on how to manage their business. One such written request was asking if we could advise them on whether they should accept a drink from a client while working a protection assignment. We uncovered that Jax Desmond also created a story about himself on Wikipedia and it was taken down by some top brass that were in the know. Literally folks he created a story about himself and albeit temporarily, it was posted on Wikipedia for the world to see. He also reported that a video game was made about his top rated PMC, which when we contacted high-ups in the company that created the game, they knew nothing about him. In fact, the urban legend that he was even in a game was traced back to someone leaving information on a gaming board reporting that Jax Desmond was one of the largest PMCs up there with KBR and BW. They related this information from Wikipedia which was all falsified by Jax himself. We have the documentation to prove it. We spent many hours in investigation on this matter. Jax went as far as recognizing our investigation and our overt statements in October of 2009 and subsequently taking us away from his social networking affiliations. All the while two of his employees were calling us for advice and more we cant reveal on this forum. We got the dirt because they spilled it all. Sadly, they fell back into the muck and mire of Jax Desmond and decided to help him in keeping the lie going.
We made a public statement January of 2009 stating that he must cease and desist or we would go public. Things died down, but he rears his ugly head every now and then. Additionally, Jax was telling people that he could not perform EP work or PSD work abroad as his insurance company will not allow him to perform this work without his own bodyguards protecting him. Yep, thats from the horses mouth.
There are additional citations that are posted on the web indicating that his training process is grueling and that the hiring process takes a long time. These are also bogus and found to be posted by his friends. We have much more including misleading pictures of an office that is not his, that his addresses are PMBs both in NY and in London, etc, etc.
We warned many, but sadly they were smitten by his charm. Jax Desmond has very limited security experience and most of it was in uniform for a security company. He has created a persona and got several thousand people to buy into it.
There is tons morebut, frankly we are sick of this fugaz and he is slowly going away with all the negative lime-light. Every time he is caught read handed he changes his business practices. So, keep on the watchhe will rear his ugly head once again."
See more at:anonymous
Michigan,#15REBUTTAL Owner of company
Thu, December 24, 2009
I am Miguel Denyer, owner of the small business known as Overwatch Protection Solutions International also DBA IPSSC. This is my formal rebuttal of the spurious accusations made here by one Jax Desmond who filed this false report against me out of spite due to his recent outing as a fraud. Mr. Jax Desmond actually sent me a threatening e-mail in response to my demanding that he stop using my company contact information as his own after recently attracting unwanted attention of "Los Zetas" a Mexican drug cartel. Before I go on about Mr. Desmond, I would like to put forward my rebuttal to his claims.
On or around September 23rd of 2008, Mr. Desmond contacted me requesting that he be allowed to attend a bodyguard skills course that I was putting on. Mr. Desmond stated that he had full access to a training area near his home that he would arrange for me to use for the purposes of the course. After a brief check, it was revealed by third parties that know Jax Desmond, that he in fact did not have access to the site in question so I went with our first choice which was the Thunder Bay ESU training area that a serving ESU senior officer had arranged for me to use.
At the time, Jax and several other persons including several officers of the Thunder Bay ESU were going to attend the course. The course that I was scheduled to run is a 5-day basic skills course in bodyguard operations for which, I most certainly possess the skills and experience to train others in. There are elements to the course which I do not teach such as the first aid portion of the course but I have other instructors who possess the required certifications to teach those elements.
As the course was scheduled to run in Canada and my usual first aid instructor was unavailable, I asked Jax, who had been "bigging himself up" if he knew of an instructor that would ne interested in assisting. It was at this point that Jax informed me that he was such a qualified instructor. This later turned out to be an abject lie on his part.
Anyhow, due to a few logostical problems, the course had to change venue from the Thunder Bay ESU and was instead set to run in North Dakota. The hotel was pre booked as I still had ample students at this point to go ahead with the course.
As the date drew nearer to run the course, a few of the students backed out at the last minute leaving me in the situation where I would have had to cancel the course and reschedule. Instead, against my better judgement, I ran the course anyway however, due to all the mix ups and problems, I allowed Jax to have his friends participate on the course for just $500 a head in order to cover the cost of my expenses having driven to the site from Detroit, MI. Jax himself got to attend the course for free. The course normally costs $2,000 US to attend. I delivered the course as promised with the exception of the portion that Mr. Desmond was going to teach however, due to the fact that his skills were blatantly inept, he was prevented from further participating as an instructor and that portion of the course was skipped - to the agreement of ALL the other students inclucing Jax Desmonds "team".
Since Jax Desmond had convinced me that he was a trained medic, the only part of the course that I could not properly provide was the medical portion, however, had Jax not lied about his credentials at the time, I would have had an alternative instructor to teach that part of the course...However, it was made very clear to all students on the course at the time EXACTLY what they were going to get taught and with the exception of the medical portion, they received everything that was offered.
How exactly does that make me a scam artist or rip off? There have been other courses held since and not one complaint has come forth. It may be worth noting that at the time of the course, Jax and his buddies were "geeked up" about the course and were reportedly more than happy with what they were instructed in.
As for the information that Jax has posted here regarding my personal information and the so-called private investigation firm he hired, Jax did nothing more than a Google search on me which I had confirmed recently by one of his associates who actually attended the course. The information about my wife's income, my income from other ventures and the value of my home are not only innacurate but also totally irrelevant to Mr. Desmonds rant which is all this is.
Recently, Mr. Desmond was outed for the fraud that he is by members of the Special Operations Community on their website at http://www.socnet.com - you should check out their site as Mr. Desmond is strongly featured there - in fact they have a complete 11 page thread about him in there with all of his claims of daring (didn't) do. (http://www.socnet.com/showthread.php?t=90879&page=1)
As for my military history, again Mr. Desmond is totally incorrect and actually references a website where some innaccurate comments were made about me by people who never served with me and which is nothing more than crew room banter - not to be taken out of context which is exactly what Desmond has done. For the record, I served in Her Majesty's Royal Air Force as an Airframes Mechanic from 1990 to mid 1997 after remustering from RAF Police. I served on No 7 Sqn which is a Support Helicopter Force squadron which forms part of the ACE Mobile Force and 5th Airborne Brigade in the UK. My remustering from RAF Police to Airframes Mechanic was not a demotion but rather a promotion to a higher trade specification and a higher pay band and was done for reasons that Mr. Desmond has no understanding or knowledge of. Either way, my military background (for which I have documentary proof) is of no relevance again in this issue.
As for the remarks about Mr. Thomas Bermudez and his apparent position as industry expert, this could not be further from the truth - Mr. Bermudez is an honor thief having claimed military service in a combat environment and has indirectly claimed having been awarded medals for being wounded in combat - this is an abject lie for which I again have documented proof. Mr. Thomas Bermudez and his senior partner, Mr. Jim Shortt are both featured heavily in the British Army's Official Rumour network site as frauds (http://www.arrse.co.uk/Forums/viewtopic/t=119995.html) (http://www.arrse.co.uk/Forums/viewtopic/t=116215.html).
As for the photographs posted, they were leached from my Facebook site and are copyright property to which Mr. Desmond has no permission to use.
So, in short, the information posted here in Jax Desmonds so-called RipOff Report is just him carrying out his threat against me because he feels I had a hand in outing him as a fraud. His comments are completely false and innaccurate - they have no bearing on my professionalism as a real bodyguard and qualified instructor (something Jax Desmond will never, ever be) and they do not constitute a valid description of me as a fraud. I most certainly am not a fraud at all. Jax Desmond is the ONLY individual who has EVER complained about me and he did it out of revenge for being outed as a fraud himself. Jax Desmond has not once approached me with any complaint whatsoever until I received the threatening email from him about me "outing him to his friends" which I have to state at this point that Jax did all by himself. All I did was ask him to stop using my compnies contact information as his own which is still posted on the SOCNET site as evidence. I actually had to defend my company in the SOCNET forums due to his stupidity - he was trying to hire special operations forces to go after the "Los Zetas" in Mexico only he started to deal with REAL operators who saw right through him. I was able to save my STERLING reputation by facing a forum of special forces community operators and explaining my dealings with him since he is considered a joke throughout the close protection industry.
Additionally, Mr. Desmond "considers me to be the ultimate Walter Mitty" - I am no such thing since I have never made false claims about my background or my achievements however, Jax Desmond has a hrad time getting through any single day without having fanciful ideas of his imaginary career. Mr. Desmond makes a frequent habit out of sending press releases through various online outlets to try to big himself up and further promote the image that he is an international man of mystery - I can assure you as can anyone else who has ever met the guy that he is not.
As for the comments made about my having lied about my certifications through the International Bodyguard Association, I can assure you that they were earned through legitimate means (although my membership to that particular organization which I terminated in 2005, I am ashamed to admit given recent discoveries about the upper echelons of their management) and the ONLY reason that Mr. Desmond knows the name Thomas Bermudez is because Imade the sorry mistake of telling him the story of how Bermudez had been outed by me as a fraud and a valour thief and how the fallout from that had affected me personally - Desmond has never met Bermudez - in fact he doesn't even know where they guy lives or what his contact details are - he has never spoken with or otherwise corresponded with the man hence his BS rant is just innaccurate speculation. His claims of my having trained snipoers with the SAS is patently false - those are claims that I have never made. In fact the only claim I have ever made about sniping is the fact that I and a small contingent from my squadron once attended a Paras & Guards Regiments Advanced Infantry - Sniper course at Pirbright, Hants in the UK under Colour Sergeant Ian Ingles RM which is completely true - there were other members of the squadron there who can vouch for that (the course mentioned should not be confused with the "All Arms Sniper course" as this was a much more condensed course lasting just over a week as opposed to the usual 6 weeks of the all arms course - there were no official certifications awarded at the course and none have ever been claimed. As for the Falklands War in 1982 (at which time I was only 12 years old) - the only claims I have ever made are that I had two cousins serving with the Royal Marines who were involved in the conflict - again yet another innaccuracy that Desmond has come forward with in order to "Destroy My Career" as he stated in his recent threatening e-mail.
Also, Jax Desmond claims to have rejected my offer to merge companies when the opposite is true - he wanted me to merge with him because it would give his organization more credibility - after speaking with one of his former employers at G4S Winnipeg (where Jax Desmond lives) I was strongly advised to have nothing to do with Desmond and decided against any merger with his company.
The truth of the matter is that Jax Desmond is a sore little boy because his imaginary career just came crashing down around his ears because he failed to realize that the special operations community that he tried to illicit operators from for a hair brained scheme which in fact has never been officially sanctioned and for which no contract exists, would actually check him out to see if he was for real and they saw right through him. I strongly suggest that you check the sites that I referenced above regarding his attempts to big himself up so that you can see for yourself what a liar and a fraud he is. Jax Desmond has NEVER served in any branch of the military and has only ever attended one other course to mine and claimed to me that he was a qualified instructor. Incidentally, I did not "attempt" to offer a basic bodyguard skills course - I delivered. There are many people that I can and will if necessary call forward as character references and professional references should the need arise however, since the claims made by Desmond are absurdly innaccurate and outright untrue, I strongly suggest that you remove any such reference to me from your site as this kind of mud slinging is very damaging to my reputation and livelihood. I will be talking with my lawyer shortly about suing Mr. Desmond for libel and for defamation of character.
It should also be noted that Mr. Desmond "claims" to have multiple sources from which he acquired information however he has referenced none - simply because non exist - his statements are completely false and without any substance.
Should further evidence of my reputation and character be required then I will be more than happy to provide references. In the meantime, I feel you should make it known that this is a false report on the part of Jax Desmond and should pursue legal action against him yourselves. I have no desire to pursue legal action against ripoff report at this point since you guys are just doing your job by reporting on what you get sent by people who feel they have real concerns... unfortunately in this case, you have been used fraudulently in a spiteful and wholly unwarranted revenge attack on my reputation in an attempt to avert people from Jax Desmond's fraudulent claims.
One last point, the claims that Mr. Desmond made about my working for SpyOps are partly true... I did indeed work for my friend Mr. Brian Lang for about two years from June 2006 until July 2008 however, Mr. Lang also utilized my services as a contract operator on many different client projects and, since I am only a small company owner, I claim my taxes as a sole proprietor LLC so my company earnings are not public information - If Jax Desmond did indeed manage to access my private financials then he possibly committed a felony (almost certainly a misdemeanor offence) for which, I will be seeking law enforcement assistance in bringing charges against him which will include common assault, terroristic threats, and if he continues to harass me via third parties and attempt to unjustifyably damage my livelihood then stalking will be added to the list.
Sincerely,
Miguel Denyer
Lepard
Internet,#16General Comment
Thu, December 24, 2009
Having read the report on Miguel Denyer I have to concluded that the author of said article is in direct competition with IPSSC and much of what has been written has been done with malicious intent.
The article also displays a leaning in towards the International Bodyguard Association AKA the IBA. What should be noted is that the directer general of this company is well known for his deceit and has been investigated by a group of current and ex members of the British army.
A web forum with the unfortunate acronym of ARRSE has proven without doubt, that the 'Baron of castleshort' as he likes to be known or Baron James Shortt is a fake. As a result he has been exposed in a number of newspapers including the Sun in the UK.
Army Wiki http://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/The_Baron_of_Castleshort
Forum http://www.arrse.co.uk/Forums/viewtopic/t=124516/start=0.html
Of particular intrest...
I would like to apologize in advance for this long winded account however... I was reading through the threads and noted a rant from Baron Munchhausen where I was named as one of the 'targeted parties' in his 'upcoming legal action' against certain ARRSE members.
As a former IBA member and one of Shortt's 'victims'. I feel it pertinent to mention that Jimbo has a nasty habit of doing the very thing that he so eloquently rants about others doing when faced with someone with whom he has a problem.
As an example, (and at the risk of drawing all kinds of abuse for being so damned gullible) I would like to offer my story.
I was first introduced to the IBA and Jim Shortt back in the early 1990's (about 1991-92) while serving in the RAF. I got involved in some of his training via one of the RAF Regt Instructors at the base where I served and eventually came up with the cash (about 400 pounds if I recall correctly) to attend a 2-day 'introduction to bodyguarding' course which was run at a local hotel in Basingstoke, Hants.
Overall, the course was pretty interesting and I learned quite a bit about my soon to be new part-time career in that weekend... I was hooked and wanted more.
The cost of his next course (The IBA Basic/ Bodyguard Masterclass) was always just out of my reach however since there always seemed to be too much month left at the end of my money. So fast forward a few years and after leaving the RAF and moving to the US, I kept my hand in the security industry having worked for several PI companies, security firms and the like and after having attended more than my fair share of courses, I find myself on a Fugitive Recovery (Bounty Hunter) training course in Michigan. At the time, I was working freelance for a couple of different PI companies doing surveillance, etc. and was running my own small company as a contract security bod. Anyhow... during the Bounty Hunter course, I met a fellow trainee named Thomas Bermudez. The guy seemed a decent enough chap so we got to talking and at the end of the course he propositioned me. His deal was that he wanted to start a protective services company and because he couldn't do it alone, he asked me to go into partnership with him.
I explained that I already had my own company albeit a small one but I was not doing too badly and was a little apprehensive to give it up.
Several weeks went past and I got a call from this Bermudez guy asking to meet with me so I agreed and set a date to meet with him.
During the meeting, he propositioned me again, this time he 'sweetened the pot' by offering to put me through the same training he wanted to go through and his new found company was going to pay for it all as a business expense. My only obligation was that I give up my company at the time and agree to go into business with him... since I wanted to get more bodyguard training and couldn't really afford the expense, I accepted his offer.
The first training course we attended as part of this new relationship was the Executive Protection Institute in Virginia run by Dr. Richard W. Kobetz - admittedly the course was very good but it seemed to be more of a Protective Intelligence and Advance Security Detail type course than an all round bodyguard course. Either way, we left the course as new members of Kobetz' "Nine Lives Associates" having passed the course (can you really fail an attendance course?). Next on the agenda was a trip back to the UK to train with "the best" as Bermudez put it... His idea of the best being MJ Tombs PBA school.
I advised him strongly against this as I had been led to believe over the years that the school was a joke and the course was BS and instead suggested that we attend the IBA school at Pinewood camp in Croydon (at the time I was still very naive as to the whole Jim Shortt affair having spent 8 years as crab fat and not really knowing any better and having spent several years being cajoled into the ideal that the IBA was THE best second only to ESI in Boulder Colorado (as far as civilian courses go).
So the deal was made, the courses scheduled and the flights back to blighty were booked... all was looking good.
So, we arrive at Pinewood camp and Jim meets us at the door and we go inside to start the "Bodyguard Masterclass" series of IBA courses.
In all fairness the courses were good, most of the instructors knew their stuff and were good at passing on the relevant information. The accommodations left a lot to be desired (cot beds in a scout hut for a month in the middle of November while nursing a heavy cold is not the most comfortable scenario but then who am I to complain... for me it was free of charge as my new found business partner was footing the bill). The courses attended were the IBA Basic (taught by Jimbo), Advanced IED Search & Recognition (taught by a serving WO2 from the EOD guys at Chatham - who shall remain nameless here), DART (Defense And Restraint Tactics) (again taught by Jimbo - legal aspects of use of force taught by another seemingly switched-on guy who has not yet been mentioned in here so I shall keep it that way), Advanced Protective Driving (again by Jimbo), Advanced Counter Surveillance and TSCM (taught in part by Jimbo and in part by a person who was claimed to have been a member of MI5 A4 division for a quarter of a century - the guy was certainly old enough but then who am I to know any different), and finally, Bodyguard Team Medic course taught by an old mate of mine from the RAF Regt who I happen to know for sure is definitely an EMT.
Now for the juicy stuff (if you can call it that) - during the course, while we were all sitting around the TV one evening, Thomas Bermudez starts talking about his tales of daring do as a former US Marine. During the conversation, he starts on about his being wounded in combat during some secret mission that he is unable to talk about and for which he has no documentation (including a DD214 - the document given to ALL honorably discharged US servicemen) because this mission was so secretive. This obviously pinged my BS detector as I knew about the fact that regardless of your MOS in the US armed forces - everyone gets a DD214 with a detailed record of service including medals, qualifications, operational experience - the whole nine yards.
Nonetheless, Thomas Bermudez then proceeds to drop his pants to show us all his 'battle scars' which were in the form of two neat round scars that were parallel to each other, one in each thigh - he claimed they were the scars from being "shot in the legs" (it turns out that during a stint as a paramedic in Detroit, Bermudez was hit by a car and his back was broken - the scars were no doubt from the body brace that he was in to keep his spine fused while he recovered).
Anyhow, further into the course, my new business partner and I had a falling out because, during a lesson where we were tasked with helping a fellow student who had difficulty understanding English, Bermudez started trying to teach a different way of doing things than the way we were being taught, I quietly disagreed with him and he very loudly went off one one, disrupting the whole course.
After this incident, I was 'demoted' from business partner to "independent contractor" working for Bermudez' company (Black Hawk Protective Services) and then finally to 'sorry-assed contractor to which Bermudez would offer a contract if no-one else wanted it first'. Towards the end of the course, we were both made members of the 'Royal Galloglas Guard' based on our 'IBA membership and being Irish gentlemen' (I am full blooded Welsh so the closest I can claim to being Irish is the fact that I am what is historically referred to as Celtic, as for Bermudez... he is supposedly part Hispanic (Mexican), part Native American (Indian), part Irish and part something else - not exactly what I'd call an 'Irish gentleman') - In addition to this, Thomas Bermudez was made National IBA Director for the Great Lakes region of the US.
So the course ended and we returned to the US... After a month had passed without a word from Bermudez and having decided that he had broken our arrangement, I went ahead and started a new company. Within a short time I found myself working on a few short term contracts... life was good.
Fast forward a few months and I receive a letter from "The Offices of Thomas Bermudez, IBA Director for North America" which stated that my certificates awarded during the courses at Pinewood were fraudulent because they had not been signed by the US Director of the IBA - Thomas Bermudez... This is a man who during the same courses, was a fellow student! Nonetheless, I quit the IBA at this point because it was obvious that Bermudez and Shortt (who had apparently sanctioned the letter) were obviously not the honorable organization that I had thought.
I also received a second letter from the same 'Offices of Thomas Bermudez' stating that I was now 'under investigation by the IBA Board of Directors' for allegedly breaking the IBA professional code of ethics by "talking ill of another IBA member", and "bringing the IBA into disrepute". At this point, I wrote a letter to Jim Shortt stating that I no longer wished to be a member of the IBA and was resigning my membership effective immediately.
A short while after this, I came to find out that Thomas Bermudez (after less than one years membership to IBA) was now the Deputy Director General for the IBA Worldwide (wow!! That was one hell of a promotion in real short order) and a qualified IBA Instructor to boot. So Thomas decides to run a course at the local VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) club near to the place I was currently working... Several of his students were/are personal friends and associates of mine. It was revealed to me that during the course Bermudez took several of my associates to one side and told them that if they were to sever all ties with me, he would 'see them right' - he also openly slagged me off to all course attendants and slandered me at several different times during the course.
In addition, I was 'Blacklisted' on the IBA website where comments were made by Jim and Bermudez about my character and background - all of which is total BS.
So the point of this very long winded story is that Jim really needs to stop throwing stones if he is to continue to live in a glass house (although personally, I feel that he should be thrown into the 'Glasshouse', locked in a cell and the key thrown away.
Incidentally, since I have a real service record (with admittedly, nothing to write home about contained within) I decided to look up Thomas Bermudez' military background. What young Thomas failed to realize is that anyone can petition the National Personnel Records Center for the US Marine Corps and request a copy of someones service record... as it happens, young Bermudez served for exactly eleven months and twenty six days of inactive service (probably due to his not having reached his 18th birthday at the time - a requirement prior to starting active service and attending boot camp in the US Marine Corps) and a further ONE MONTH & NINETEEN DAYS of active service thereafter [See service record here] meaning of course that he did NOT pass out of Basic Training and thus did NOT see combat so he was NOT awarded the Combat Action Ribbon (awarded to ALL US Marines on Operational status in a combat zone) and he also did NOT receive the American Order of the Purple Heart (awarded to ALL US service men who are injured during operational status in a combat zone). Thus, it becomes apparent that the Deputy DG of the IBA committed fraud under the 'Stolen Valor Act' which, the US government under Bush decided to tighten up the restrictions on and under which, TB will eventually be taken to task over the matter as a formal complaint was lodged with the Veterans Administration here in the US by moi.
As an end-note... and I know this sentiment is shared by many who are aware of Shortt and Bermudez... I would like to go on the record as stating that there are a lot of good guys who are still members of the IBA - the brand has been tarnished by some very bad seeds but overall, the guys that I am still connected too are generally good guys with their hearts in the right place. There are many who are active military in various parts of the world and many who are active Law Enforcement and many who are working in the private sector... I do not want to be seen as slagging off the good guys - my only beef is with Shortt and Bermudez who seem to have a hard time swallowing the truth when it is being rammed down their throats but they seem to be quick off the mark when it comes to discrediting anyone who may be seen as a threat to their organization.
"This is Graham Eastman
Hey leave me out of this, I have not been associated with Jax Desmond or JDW for a while now. I left the company long before any of this ever started. I realized what kind of organization it was and did not want my name to be involved with his. I know what level of training and experience I possess and would like to one day advance in this industry. Plainly put I realize I am a complete noob and will be venturing to further my education and training before I claim anything else. When I was with the company I tried to convince Jax to slow down and get some smaller lower level contracts and build a reputation and knowledge base but I wish Jax all the luck but he needs to realize he is a guppy playing with sharks and that is never going to end well."