Again, I'm not taking sides but Jaime is filing an affidavit for the plaintiff. He is not on trial. I'm not trying to attack Bruce but the progression of logic that he laid out in his original post is simply not correct. There is no evidence so far that Jaime knew what the scam was or had any financial interest in it. Hence he did not knowingly engage in an act of forgery, given the legal definition of forgery. You are entitled to formulate an opinion about who is guilty but it still does not validate the flawed logic Bruce used in his post to indict Jaime. FRANC
-----Original Message----- From: James Richard [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 12:42 AM To: Franc Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] BIG News in Universal Horror Fraud Case No one is that naive. When Jamie was asked to create a duplicate of the same poster more than once -- a duplicate which would be virtually indistinguishable from the real poster -- there was no possibility he did not understand what he was being asked to do or fail to realize what Haggard would do with them. No doubt Jamie had what he considered good reasons for going along with scam. I'm sure Kerry has his own reasons, as well. Doesn't change the fact that Bruce is right: No one should ever send Jamie Mendez another poster now that there is no longer any doubt about what he did. There is no excuse for what he did and he can never be trusted with posters again. -- JR 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 <[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-Upda te.htm Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
