On Sat, 31 Aug 2002 01:32:03 -0400, "Catherine Creel" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Take a look at any of the sites where current and previously licensed
>physicians are listed. You'll never find him.
>
> I wouldn't call what was done on Tracy's list character assassination.
>There was a tremendous amount of damning evidence, including
>articles from a newspaper in Florida, and mention of the very same
>cats "Dr. Jon" talks about now - except then, his name was Stewart.
>
> That's the last I'm saying on the topic.
>
>Catherine
>
Part of a post in our own archives:
Chuck
Hearsay: What small children do when you mutter a dirty word.
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This is a post from another list by Darrell Sandlien, concerning the "Dr.
Jon" scandal.
"I have followed the well documented allegations made
by Mr. Hanson and Ms. Miller with great interest. The
evidence is compelling that deceptive practices are
involved.
I am a retired P.I. and am fascinated by puzzles.
The facts I have learned, from public records mostly,
are:
1. Dr. Jon Brooks appears to be the pen name of Fred
Fason, M.D., who graduated from Baylor Medical School
in 1960. Dr. Fason did his residency at U.C.L.A.
2. Stewart Fason is a well known philanthropist in
the Palm Beach, FL area. He donated his home, at 115
Via la Selva, Palm Beach to The Jewish Community Day
school. It had a mortgage of over 300k so the school
only netted about 650k when sold for $1,000,000.00 to
a bank president.
He gave away almost $200,000.00 in computer equipment
to various schools and universities.
I spoke with Carol Roberts, a former Mayor of W. Palm
Beach. She confirmed that the Fasons presented many
concerts in So. Florida, showcasing young artists.
They would invite the entire audience to their home
for a post concert reception. They were the first to
open their mansion to ordinary people. There was
never any charge. They refused to accept any
donations.
If one could not afford the modest cost of the
concerts, they became guests of The Chopin Society, a
charitable trust founded by the Fasons.
In the 70's Fason got in a jam with the C.F.T.C.
After years of litigation he settled for a $75,000.00
fine, which was peanuts to him.
3. There is little data on John Fason. All I could
find was he graduated from Rice University Law School.
My friend was overcharged by $22.00 by the Generic
Co-op. Within a week he received a refund check,
which it appeared Fason signed. The check was drawn
on The First National bank of Sharp County, Ash Flat
AR.
I called the bank and was referred to Morris Street,
an officer. Mr. Street knew John well and had only
glowing comments. They handle all the VISA/MC
business for the Co-op. I asked if they had many
complaints about The Generic Co-op. He replied, "Not
one from thousands of transactions."
MAKING SENSE OF ALL THIS
There is no doubt that the Fasons walk to a beat of a
different drummer.
In reviewing the past newsletters on Yahoo I came
across this, allegedly written by his cat ON
8-26-01???:
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"IF YOU BOUGHT BETA SITOSTEROL RECENTLY, YOU GOT
E-SCREWED!
The lab report came in today. It revealed that the
current production of Beta Sitosterol contains only
90% of what is claimed.
To meet the CO-op's specifications it must have a
minimum of 97%.
I advised him to just clam up, as you would never know
the difference for it is still almost twice as potent
as the previous production. For some mysterious
reason, Jon believes that a failure to disclose a
material fact is exactly the same as lying. A cat
would never embrace such an archaic position.
Therefore, if you purchased the recent production,
please multiply the number of bottles times .88 cents.
On your next order, remind us that we owe you, and it
will be deducted from the total of your new
order. Until this production is sold out, the price
has been reduced .88 cents to $7.89.
I still think it is stupid to give away .88 cents on
25,000 bottles."
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Has anyone ever heard of a company voluntarily
disclosing that their product failed to meet
specifications and giving a refund?
I inquired of the Co-op about the laboratory reports
which they once published. They quickly faxed a few
to me. I have never heard of any other supplement
marketer making their lab reports public.
I verified that the free vitamins, claimed to have
been given to charities, was correct. A couple of two
minute phone calls was all that was needed.
It is difficult to understand the allegations, of
Hanson and Miller, that the $1.00 donations went in to
Fason's pocket. Makes no sense that one who has given
away a fortune would bother with $1.00 donations to
enrich himself.
The allegation that the Co-op is a big profit maker
makes no sense as I cannot find any competitive
products with the same, or better, pricing. Most are
2-4X more expensive.
If the Co-op is such a profit center, why are they
closing membership soon? Is it possible that the
Co-op is losing money and the Fasons, or whoever, do
not wish to provide more funding? I have no answer
for this.
CONCLUSION:
I cannot find any evidence of criminal or ethical
wrongdoing. I only find a number of instances of
philanthropy, over many years. To suggest that a
person is a criminal for writing under a pen name is
ludicrous. It is commonly done to protect one's
privacy. Authors do it all the time.
I would ask Mr. Hanson and Ms. Miller to produce
evidence that anyone has been harmed, in any way, by
the actions of the Co-op or the Fasons.
If they produce none, then one must conclude that all
this was a vicious character assasination, done not to
protect consumers from criminals, but for reasons only
they know. I have been told that Hanson and Miller
are active in multi-level marketing . . . an area well
know for being inhabited by paragons of virtue and
honor.
Most of the posts on this letter are of great interest
to me. Thank you.
Have a good day all.
Darrell Sandlien"
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