I would never shoot you, Jay. I don't even own a gun :) The environment in which the grew up and the fact that their friends were doing it are both important factors, so maybe they didn't care about morality, but I don't get how they think they would never get caught.
Sent from my iPad > On Sep 26, 2017, at 5:11 PM, Jay Cicone <jay.cic...@raymondjames.com> wrote: > > Helen and all. Please don’t shoot me, but I feel it is indicative of the > culture these kids come from. Not having much and taking what you can get is > an accepted way of life. We have a long way to go in this country. > > From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatortalk@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Helen Huntley > Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 5:01 PM > To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com > Subject: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] [SUN]: Timeline: How Gators’ credit card > fraud case unfolded > > I know not all athletes are bright, but you have to wonder how anyone could > directly transfer stolen funds into their personal accounts and just assume > no one would notice. Any theft is bad, but the stupidity compounds the > situation. > > > > > > Sent from my iPad > > On Sep 26, 2017, at 3:49 PM, Shane Ford <goufgator...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Timeline: How Gators’ credit card fraud case unfolded > By > Graham Hall > (Gainesville SUN) - > September 26, 2017 > 0 > 17 > > > <image001.jpg>Nine suspended Florida football players could face felony > charges. They are, top row from the left, Antonio Callaway, Keivonnis Davis, > James Houston IV, Ventrell Miller and Rick Wells, and, bottom row from left, > Jordan Scarlett, Jordan Smith, Kadeem Telfort and Richerd Desir-Jones. > > The investigation into alleged credit card fraud took another step Monday > when sworn complaint affidavits against the nine previously suspended > University of Florida football players revealed the possibility of a combined > 62 third-degree felony charges. > > With the UPD investigation complete, the State Attorney’s office will decide > whether to file charges against the nine Gators who racked up a combined > $17,056.31 in fraudulent charges. > > If you haven’t followed the case up to this point, this timeline, based on > sworn complaints, will help you catch up on how the investigation began, the > evidence outlined in the sworn affidavits and what might happen next. > > The investigation begins > > On Aug. 15, the University of Florida Police Department responded to an alert > from UF Business Services Division Associate Director David Looney and > electronic technician Michael Chambers about two students adding unusually > high amounts (more than $1,500) to their UF bookstore pre-paid accounts. > Students typically added $300 at most at one time for textbooks, the sworn > complaint said. > > Looney informed officers that the two accounts had also received multiple > “chargebacks” over the previous couple months, which is when the cardholder > disputes the charge after the purchase. Looney explained that the bookstore > typically saw about five chargebacks a year, and any more than that raised > eyebrows. UPD learned that one account belonged to Gators defensive end > Jordan Smith, with the other belonging to Sarita Francis, the girlfriend of > UF running back Jordan Scarlett. > > From there, the investigation found similar transactions from accounts > belonging to seven other Gators football players: Antonio Callaway, Keivonnis > Davis, Richerd Desir-Jones, James Houston, Ventrell Miller, Kadeem Telfort > and Rick Wells. > > Over the next five weeks, further investigation revealed a total of 15 stolen > credit cards, with multiple players possessing illegally obtained > identification information from people who told investigators they had never > met any of the nine UF players. > > A timeline of fraudulent charges > > Based on the criminal complaints, the fraudulent charges began at the end of > June and spanned until mid-August. > > JUNE 26 – Kadeem Telfort makes four unsuccessful attempts to add $500+ to his > UF bookstore debit account before successfully adding $650 to his account > from a credit card belonging to Samuel E. Nelson from Hoschton, Georgia. The > next day, Telfort purchases a iPad from the UF bookstore for $424.94. Nelson > disputed the charge as fraudulent, later informing investigators he did not > know any UF students. > > JUNE 30 – Rick Wells Jr. successfully adds $875 to his UF Bookstore debit > account using a credit card belonging to Michael Smith. Later that day, Wells > goes to the UF Bookstore and purchases two Apple iPads. The total for the > order was $849.97. At checkout, the clerk accidentally charged Wells’ UAA > scholarship account instead of his UF Bookstore account. Management at the > store later contacted Wells and requested the items be returned, as he was > barred from purchasing electronic merchandise with his UAA scholarship > account. Before he could return the iPads, however, management informed him > they charged his UF Bookstore account and credited his scholarship account > and that he was set. > > JULY 1 – Telfort adds $500 to his UF bookstore account by using a credit card > belonging to a man named Michael Smith. Later that day, Telfort goes back to > the UF bookstore and purchases an iPad Mini. He also purchases AppleCare, > bringing the total purchase to $509.07. Smith disputed the charges as > fraudulent. > > JULY 5 – Telfort adds $300 to his UF Bookstore account by using a credit card > belonging to Patrick Baxter of Oakland, California. Later that day, Telfort > purchases $150 in Sony PlayStation gift cards. Telfort also travels to the UF > bookstore and purchases an iPad for $424.94. He also returns the iPad Mini > and receives a refund of $478.00. > > JULY 16 – Antonio Callaway successfully adds $1,970 to his UF Bookstore debit > account using a credit card belonging to James Sturiale of Carlsbad, > California. Sturiale disputed the charge as fraudulent and later told > investigators he did not know anyone at UF. > > JULY 17 – Callaway goes to the UF Bookstore and purchases a MacBook Pro, with > a pair of Beats Solo 3 Wireless Headphones included at no additional charge. > The total for the order was $2,022.44 – Callaway used the $1,970 in his UF > Bookstore debit account along with $60 in cash to complete the purchase. > > JULY 18 – Jordan Smith successfully adds $1,970 to his UF bookstore debit > account using a credit card belonging to Mauricio Renazco from Fishers, > Indiana. Renazco disputed the charge as fraudulent. Later that day, Smith > purchases a MacBook Pro, and uses a coupon for Beat Solo 3 Wireless > Headphones at no extra charge. The total for the order was $1,809.44 > > JULY 21 – Ventrell Miller adds $1,970 to his UF Bookstore Debit account using > a credit card belonging to Kristen Battaile of Carlsbad, California. Later > that day, Miller goes to the UF Bookstore and purchases a Apple MacBook Pro > with Beats Solo 3 Wireless Headphones included. The total for the order was > $1,330.19. > > James Houston adds $550 to his UF Bookstore debit account using a credit card > belonging to Patrick Baxter of Oakland, California. Paxter disputed the > charge as fraudulent. Later that day, Houston goes to the UF Bookstore and > purchases an Apple iPad. The total order was $424.94. > > Richerd Desir-Jones added $1,970 to his UF Bookstore debit account using a > credit card belonging to Battaile. Later that day, Desir-Jones goes to the UF > Bookstore and purchases an Apple MacBook Pro, with a pair of Beats Solo 3 > Wireless Headphones included at no extra cost, and a USB-C to USB adapter. > The total for the order was $1,829.67. > > JULY 23 – Jordan Scarlett adds $1,940 to Sarita Francis’ UF Bookstore debit > account using a credit card belonging to Gabriel Robinson of Carlsbad, > California. Scarlett saved the credit card information to Francis’ account. > Another credit card, this one belonging to James Sturiale of Carlsbad, > California, was also saved on Francis’ UF Bookstore account. > > JULY 24 – Smith attempts to add $1,000 to his UF Bookstore debit account, but > he is unsuccessful. > > JULY 26 – Francis and Scarlett purchase a MacBook Pro with Beats Solo 3 > wireless headphones included at no extra cost with a coupon from the UF > Bookstore using funds in Francis’ account. The total for the order is > $1,809.44. Robinson disputed the charge as fraudulent before the laptop could > be shipped. Francis later returned the headphones to the UF Bookstore. > > JULY 27 – Smith makes seven attempts to add money to his UF Bookstore debit > account before successfully adding $800 from a credit card belonging to > Toshihiro Yoshida from Tustin, California. Yoshida disputed the charge as > fraudulent. > > JULY 28 — Keivonnis Davis successfully adds $800 to his UF Bookstore debit > account using a credit card belonging to William Battle. Five minutes later, > Davis uses Battle’s information to add $800 more to his UF Bookstore debit > account. Later that day, Davis purchases a MacBook Pro, with Beats Solo 3 > wireless headphones and a BoomStream Mini Bluetooth Speaker included at no > extra cost with a coupon. The total for the order was $1,330.20. > > JULY 31 – Smith successfully adds $800 to his UF bookstore debit card using a > credit card belonging to Adam Vinson of Dinwiddie, Virginia. Vinson disputed > the charge as fraudulent and told investigators he never authorized anyone to > use his card at UF. He also told investigators there were more fraudulent > charges to his card in Gainesville. > > AUG. 1 – Smith purchases a MacBook Air from the UF bookstore, and uses a > coupon for a pair of Beats Solo 3 Wireless Headphones and a BoomStream Mini > Bluetooth Speaker included for no extra charge. The total for the order was > $1,117.20. Six minutes later, Smith purchases three pairs of Beats headphones > from the UF bookstore for a total of $346.05. > > AUG. 2 – Smith makes two payments to UF Transportation and Parking – for $940 > and $510 – using a credit card belonging to Brad Kolean from Grand Rapids, > Michigan. Kolean disputed the charge as fraudulent and told investigators > there were more fraudulent charges to his card in Gainesville. > > AUG. 8 – The UF bookstore begins receiving chargebacks for accounts belonging > to Callaway and Telfort. Telfort makes a $300 payment to the UF bookstore to > partially settle his account. Callaway pays $2,000 in cash to settle his > account. Davis pays just $20 of the $1,330.20 chargeback to partially settle > his account. It’s unclear if Davis has settled his account. > > AUG. 11 – Houston returns to the UF Bookstore and pays $424.94 to settle the > chargebacks to his account. Desir-Jones returns to the Bookstore and pays > $1,829.67 to settle chargebacks to his account. > > AUG. 14 – Telfort makes $1,000 in payments to the UF bookstore to settle his > account, but it did not settle it in full. In total, Telfort added a total of > $1,450 using stolen credit cards to his UF bookstore debit account, while > also using stolen credit cards to order a total of $89.48 at 352Delivery. > > Miller goes back to the UF Bookstore and pays $1,330.19 to settle chargebacks > to his account. > > AUG. 15 – UPD responds to the UF Bookstore for possible fraud case initially > involving Jordan Smith and Sarita Francis. > > AUG. 17 – Smith is reported by the manager at The Woodlands apartment complex > for using Vinson’s credit card to zero out his sublease account before > beginning his new lease a week prior. The Gainesville Police Department > intends to charge Smith separately for this offense. His attorney, Michael > Barberette, was told by UPD that his client had been referred to as the > ringleader of the group. Barberette told investigators that was very > disappointing to hear. Barberette was told it was unlikely UPD would suggest > misdemeanor charges. > > AUG. 22 – Wells speaks to UPD investigators, saying he was not involved in > any fraud and that he purchased an iPad for himself and one for his > girlfriend. He also showed UPD investigators the texts from the UF Bookstore > saying he was all set. Wells was asked to bring his iPad to UPD to verify the > serial number, to which he agreed. He provided pictures of the iPad and his > girlfriend’s information, but did not return with the iPad and did not return > UPD phone calls. > > AUG. 23 – Sarita Francis speaks to UPD investigators, telling officers she > wasn’t aware the credit card funding her account was stolen. Francis told > investigators that her boyfriend, Jordan Scarlett, told her the money on her > account was from an agent in New York. Scarlett requested Francis accompany > him to the UF Bookstore to purchase a laptop using her account. Francis was > later contacted by the UF Bookstore that the credit card holder had disputed > the charge and the laptop would not be shipped. Francis told investigators > she then confronted Scarlett about the account. > > AUG. 30 – Jordan Scarlett speaks to UPD investigators, claiming the money was > coming from an agent and that Smith had added the funds to Francis’ debit UF > Bookstore account. He said he used Francis’ computer when she was not present > to add the funds and that he “made a mistake because he thought he could get > away with it.” > > SEPT. 13 – Telfort’s attorney, the Miami-based Peter Schoenthal, calls the > UPD and attempts to negotiate a decrease in charges. He informs investigators > Telfort will not come to UPD for an interview and will not provide a > statement. UPD’s complaint recommends Telfort face 30 felony charges, > including 13 counts of third-degree use of another person’s credit card > without consent, 12 counts of fraudulent use of a credit card, four counts of > possession of a forged instrument and another count for fraudulent obtaining > property valued under $20,000. > > SEPT. 25 – Telfort’s attorney, Peter Schoenthal, files a written plea of “not > guilty” on Telfort’s behalf. > > What’s Next? > > The fate of the nine players now rests in the hands of the State Attorney’s > Office, which will likely need several weeks before reaching any conclusions. > For several players, pre-trial diversion programs remain an option. It also > remains a possibility that multiple players could see their charges reduced > to misdemeanors. > > A pre-trial diversion would allows to avoid a criminal record and jail time > by completing tasks set forth by the State Attorney’s Office. These could > include community service hours and full restitution. Scarlett and Callaway > have already completed pre-trial programs for previous misdemeanor charges, > and it’s likely they wouldn’t be prohibited from completing programs for > felony charges. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent From Shane's iPhone > Go Gators! & Skål Vikes! > ALPCA #8756 > Europlate #1045 > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to gatornews+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier > (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to gatortalk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier > (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to gatortalk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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