Franc
while I applaud Jaime for coming forward with a mea culpa, I would
also say that due to the number of copies of certain pieces he
produced, that it's hard to accept your points as truly valid as
concerns Jaime.
Keep in mind that some lobby cards are known to have been produced
10+ times (I think one of them being the Son of Frankenstein scene
card that Bruce accidentally auctioned, but discovered before
billing). That simple fact makes it hard to believe that Jaime did
not - even in the back of his mind - know that there was something
nefarious going on.
Also, as we know, the items were indeed "made to deceive", otherwise
- why did Jaime not put an identifier on the back of each item to
prevent such frauds as have been perpetrated on the Universal poster hobby??
THERE WAS NO VALID PURPOSE ANYONE COULD TELL A RESTORER WHY HE SHOULD
NEED 3 COPIES OF A BLACK CAT ONE SHEET MADE TO LOOK LIKE IT WAS AN
ORIGINAL POSTER
and that's why they are called "forgeries"
Don't forget that Jaime can be liable financially for his part and
that it is in his interest to deflect his liability as well as reduce
an criminal liability he has as well. Therefore it is in his own
interest to "sugar coat" his participation.
Now however, do you have any doubt that in his response to Jaime's
sworn affidavit that Kerry Haggard will file one saying that Jaime
was a knowing participant??
Did you ever hear the term "they're thick as thieves"??
After an arrest, thieves usually sell each other out to save their own skins.
Rich
At 08:24 AM 12/3/2009, Franc wrote:
Bruce --- I'm not taking sides in this one but your logic is flawed.
A forgery is defined as "the process of making, adapting, or
imitating objects with the intent to deceive." If Jaime Mendez's
claim is actually true in that he didn't know that is was the intent
of Kerry Haggard to sell these works as originals, then Jaime had no
intent to deceive. Hence Jaime is not guilty of forging movie
posters irrespective of the fact that it is his work that was
ultimately used in Haggard's forgery.
Franc
-----Original Message-----
From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
Bruce Hershenson
Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 7:27 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MOPO] BIG News in Universal Horror Fraud Case
I guess those who said that we have to give this restorer the
"benefit of the doubt" will now accept that he is GUILTY of forging
movie posters (whether or not he was "aware" of what purpose they
would be used for), since he admits to it himself.
Given this news, are there still people here who think they should
send their posters to this person for restoration? How can you know
that YOU won't receive a reproduction in return? And what of the
many, many posters he restored for many dealers and auction houses
over the past three years? Don't they all need to be checked over closely.
I applaud this person for "doing the right thing", but I certainly
would advise him to find a new line of work.
Bruce
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 3:29 AM, Sean Linkenback
<<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote:
Sue is probably waiting until their regular newsletter to make an
announcement, but there is BIG, HUGE, GIGANTIC news in the ongoing
civil lawsuits (which will definitely affect the upcoming criminal
suit) in the Haggard fake case.
Jaime Mendez has entered a sworn affidavit in the Gresham v. Haggard
case for the plaintiff and is testifying that he DID indeed make the
fake posters on behalf of Kerry Haggard, but did not realize the
true motives behind Haggard's request.
There is also a partial list provided by Mendez of the posters he worked on.
You can read more about it at the LAMP website:
<http://www.learnaboutmovieposters.com/newsite/INDEX/ARTICLES/Frauds-Update.htm>http://www.learnaboutmovieposters.com/newsite/INDEX/ARTICLES/Frauds-Update.htm
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