I like when sites/newspapers reverse images (for dramatic affect?) -- especially when the images contain posters with text!
Also, there is a comment: "He managed probation for it a few years ago, then immediately began doing it again" -- is this true? Evan ----- Original Message ----- From: Jeff Potokar <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:33:10 -0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: [MOPO] KERRY HAGGARD WAS SENTENCED TODAY! Another online article, from the Athens Banner-Herald: http://onlineathens.com/breaking-news/2012-04-10/commerce-man- sentenced-forging-horror-movie-posters On Apr 10, 2012, at 8:30 AM, walter reuben wrote: > > The New York Post article makes official, in print, what we all > have been "posting" about. > Mr. Haggard did a great deal of harm to our hobby and took ruthless > advantage of many people who trusted him. > Our hobby has gradually recovered from his evil doing. And I am > very happy that our legal system has sent a clear message that this > kind of conduct will not be tolerated. > He has still refused to make things right, and it is known that > various rare posters, which he acquired from victims through > fraudulent trades, are hidden somewhere. He, undoubtedly, hopes to > eventually reap great profits by selling them, when he eventually > gets out of jail. However, the government (and, yes, Jim, FBI > Agent Mike has done an awesome job) continues to pursue these > stolen pieces. And there is certainly hope of their eventual > recovery. > On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 10:12 AM, Bruce Hershenson > <[email protected]> wrote: > Was this posted yet? > http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/ > fraud_is_monster_bashed_ig7rKuBLexA3VsJRgZ7uHI? > utm_medium=rss&utm_content=Manhattan > > > Now if only he returns the hidden stolen posters AND gets what he > deserves in jail, THEN justice will have triumphed. > > Bruce > > > > > On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 4:30 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Congratulations > > -----Original Message----- > From: James Gresham <[email protected]> > To: MoPo-L <[email protected]> > Sent: Mon, Apr 9, 2012 6:23 pm > Subject: [MOPO] KERRY HAGGARD WAS SENTENCED TODAY! > > After three long years I am happy to say that Kerry Haggard was > sentenced. The Judge threw the book at him, giving him the maximum > sentence possible of 78 months in Federal Prison. She would have > given him more time, but then it might have opened the door for an > appeal. 78 months is the maximum with no appeal opportunity. She > obviously didnt like Haggard and lectured him for about 20 minutes. > He requested a transfer to the Atlanta Federal prison. She refused to > let him transfer to a Federal prison closer to his home in Atlanta. > As a matter of fact, she also gave him three years probation after > that, requiring it to be held in New York also. Which means, he will > have to live in that area. He cant go to Georgia to do his time or > his probation. > > In terms of restitution, she sentenced him to $1.377 million to be > reimbursed to the hobby. Unfortunately, they cant make him give > posters back. They can hold his feet to the fire, but can't actually > make him give them back. The good news is that Agent Mike Mullahy has > found at least $300,000 in good posters. (They also confiscated many > other fakes.) The Judge order that all funds raised from the sale of > these posters go to the victims, not the Government. Each victim was > listed in the sentencing, with the amount due to them for > reimbursement. > > It was also implied that there may be more charges coming. I am not > certain of this, but it sounds like there are more potential legal > actions in Haggard's future. I can't convey how much disdain the > judge had for Haggard. > > There are some real positives from today. First of all, the judge was > greatly influenced by the letters that everyone sent to her. She said > she had never received so many letters in a case, ever! Thank you to > each person who wrote a letter. Also a thank you to Robert Ragovin > and Glenn Damato who spoke in court along with myself. Ralph De Luca > was also there lending support. I want to send a special thanks to > Sean Linkenback. He knows why, and thats all I will say about that. > Our hobby owes a special thanks to the FBI. Specifically Agent Mike > Mullahy. He did a fantastic job. He talked to me day & night. I > remember one time he contacted me at 10:30 on a Sunday evening. He > went over and above. > > Another positive is the fact that our legal system does in fact work! > My only regret is that Haggard is still lying and still trying to > hold the posters for his own gain. But, the game is far from over. > Overall today was a wonderful day for our hobby. I personally thank > God for what he did today. 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