Tinkering With eToys
Sightings from The Catbird Seat
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Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008
From: wikileaks@wikileaks.org
Subject: Enough HARMON. You are alienating everyone.
Jesus. Give it a rest. You must have alienated half the media industry now with these constant spams.
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Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008
From: "Laser Steven Haas" <laserhaas@msn.com>
To: "Wikileaks" <wikileaks@wikileaks.org>, "Bobby Harmon" <bobby_n_harmon@yahoo.com>
CC: "David Farmer" <farmerd001@hawaii.rr.com>, "Michael Dowling" <hib@hib.uscourts.gov>, "James Cribley" <jcribley@caselombardi.com>, "Lawrence Goya" <hawaiiag@hawaii.gov>, "Pension Benefit Guaranty Association" <participant.pro@pbgc.gov>, "Robert Bruce Graham" <atty@awlaw.com>, "Michael Mukasey" <askdoj@usdoj.gov>, "Curtis Ching" <ustp.region15@usdoj.gov>, "Steven Guttman" <sguttman@kdubm.com>, "Hugh Jones" <hugh.r.jones@hawaii.gov>, "Linda Lingle" <governor.lingle@hawaii.gov>, "James B Nicholson" <jamesbnicholson@aol.com>, "Executive Office for U.S. Trustees" <ustrustee.program@usdoj.gov>, "David A. Ezra" <theresa_lam@hid.uscourts.gov>, "Kevin S.C. Chang" <shari_afuso@hid.uscourts.gov>, "Barry M. Kurren" <richlyn_young@hid.uscourts.gov>, "Office of Inspector General US Dept of Justice" <oig.hotline@usdoj.gov>, "George Will" <georgewill@washpost.com>, "Haunani Apoliona" <info@oha.org>, "Michael Marsh" <mmarsh@caselombardi.com>, "Leroy Colombe" <lcolombe@ckdbw.com>, "Scott Helman" <shelman@globe.com>, "Bob Nichols" <bob.bobnichols@gmail.com>, "Laura Thielen" <dlnr@hawaii.gov>, "Barry Taniguchi" <communications@hcf-hawaii.org>, "Paul Achitoff" <honoluluoffice@earthjustice.org>, "Tom Winter" <editors@humaneventsonline.com>, "Laurie Bennett" <info@muckety.com>, "Nathan Aipa" <nathan@pitluck.com>, "Dave Shapiro" <volcanicash@gmail.com>, "Nancy Pelosi" <dccc@dccc.org>, "Nico Pitney" <pitney@huffingtonpost.com>, "Editor Los Angeles Times" <metrodesk@latimes.com>, "Al Martin" <info@insiderintelligence.com>, "Gail Kim-Moe" <gkim.moe@gmail.com>, "Matt Tsukazaki" <mat@torkildson.com>, "Marshall Chriswell" <mc@whistleblowers.org>, "Greg Palast" <palast@gregpalast.com>, "Henk Ruyssenaars" <fpf@chello.nl>, "Dee Jay Mailer" <ksinfo@ksbe.edu>, "Wikileaks" <wikileaks@sunshinepress.org>, "Michael Moore" <mike@michaelmoore.com>, "Patrick Leahy" <senator_leahy@leahy.senate.gov>, "Pamela A. McCullough" <honolulu@fbi.gov>, "Rodney Stich" <stich@unfriendlyskies.com>, "jail4judges" <victoryusa@jail4judges.org>, "James Duke Aiona" <ltgov@hawaii.gov>, "Jeffrey S. Portnoy" <jportnoy@hsba.org>, "Malia Zimmerman" <malia@hawaiireporter.com>, "Ken Conklin" <ken_conklin@yahoo.com>, "William H. Donaldson" <enforcement@sec.gov>, "Ian Lind" <diary@ilind.net>, "Jim Terrack" <tnthawaii@aol.com>, "Andrew Walden" <hfpeditor@email.com>, "All Senators" <sens@capitol.hawaii.gov>, "All Representatives" <reps@capitol.hawaii.gov>, "Thomas Fitton" <info@judicialwatch.org>, "Na Kumu Book Project" <nakumu@ksbe.edu>, "Stew Webb" <stewwebb@stewwebb.com>, "Judson Witham" <jurisnot@yahoo.com>, "J C Shannon" <hapa1234@aol.com>, "Jeff Biener" <jeffandmary@ozarkopathy.org>, "V K Durham" <vkdtdht@pionet.net>, "Eric Shine" <civilrights911@socal.rr.com>, "Richard Grove" <richard@8thestate.com>, "Bradley Tamm" <btamm@hawaii.rr.com>, "Susan Tius" <stius@rmhawaii.com>, "Paul Alston" <palston@ahfi.com>, "John Goemans" <wip@kamuela.com>, "Roy F. Hughes" <hthughes@hawaii.rr.com>, "James B. Farris" <farrisj@adr.org>, "William K Slate" <websitemail@adr.org>, "Lissa Andrews" <landrews@rmhawaii.com>, "John D. Finnegan" <info@chubb.com>, "Terry Mullen" <tmullen@johnmullen.com>, "Margery Bronster" <info@bchlaw.net>, "Michael N. Tanoue" <mtanoue@paclawgroup.com>, "Neil Ambercrombie" <neil.abercrombie@mail.house.gov>, "Lyn Flanigan Anzai" <lflanigan@hsba.org>, "Lorraine Inouye" <seninouye@capitol.hawaii.gov>, "Samuel P. King" <leslie_sai@hid.uscourts.gov>, "Arthur Rath" <imua@spamarrest.com>, "Randall Roth" <rroth@hawaii.edu>, "Rick Daysog" <rdaysog@honoluluadvertiser.com>, "Jim Dooley" <jdooley@honoluluadvertiser.com>, "Robin Campaniano" <aigh001@aighawaii.com>, "Blossom Tong" <blossom.d.tong@marsh.com>, "Duane Miyashiro" <drm-1@carlsmith.com>, "Sammye Richardson" <sammyerichardson@yahoo.com>, "Daniel Hopsicker" <madcownews@gmail.com>, "Carole Williams" <cjwms@up.net>, "CND 48 Hours" <48hours@cbsnews.com>, "Truth" <truth@grandecom.net>
Subject: RE: Dear Wikileaks
Dear Wikileaks;
While I have also asked, at times, for Harmon, JAIL and JW to calm it down at
times, To stay away from bold emails, over use of coloring etc. The fact remains,
Harmon, Judson, JAIL, Mark Adams, Bankruptcy Misconduct, www.craig-morford.com, www.fraudonthecourt.blogspot.com ,
www.realcorporatecitizens.com and others, including the http://fraud-corruption-mnat.townhall.com/default.aspx
All of them deal with a central issue, that the Dept of Justice is acting more like a
movie-esque criminal attorney that is protecting organized criminal activity, than
being true to their Oath of Office in defense of the Constitution.
What you, Mr Wikileaks, have given evidence to, is that you will spend more
energy on an effort to shut down a patriot who has laid himself on the alter of
freedom, at great risk. Than to do something that amounts to any act of being
True Red White and Blue.
The result is however, that your email is a "reaction". As such Mr. Harmon's
efforts are getting to you in one way or another.
The Court, for his being diligent about the corruption and fraud, has sanctioned
him $500,000 with a note on interest per day until it is paid. In the S TX
Bankruptcy of Stage Stores (S TX 00-35078) Dov Avni was treated in a similar
fashion with a $380,000 sanction and the US Marshall's sent after him repeatedly,
even after the case was closed.
What I would suggest, being that deleting emails of Harmon, seems burdensome,
is to effort a page for Mr. Harmon as a deal with him to tone down and focus. For
he is enraged that the corruptive measures the court has utilized included the
Federal Order to shut down his website. Or would you dare be so hypocritical as
to say that arbitrary and capricious rulings to shut down free speech and web
sites "ad hoc" really does not matter to Wiki?
As of now, the Wall Street Journal has ordered their reporters to stay away from
the eToys case. The WSJ Law BLOG actually has filters where my postings are
removed, even when I do not mention eToys and go to a Kinko's or library to post
a remark, such as today, on their issue of torture. The virus mentallity of silencing
the true is becoming profusely standard.
The fact remains the campaign of www.craig-morford.com has been successful,
one way or another, Morford has now stepped down. The campaign of websites
such as www.realcorporatecitizens.com was successful (partially) as Romney is
no longer running and a "qui tam" lawsuit was filed about the fraud of Sodexho
Marriott. The website of www.bankruptcymisconduct.com was hacked repeatedly
and the owner thereof is now placing his items upon blogs instead, while
www.fraudonthecourt.blogspot.com has brought us the wonderful information
about a Federal Judge calling the US Trustee's office a "pack of dogs" while an
attorney for the Dept of Justice stated that Director Friedman and White did very
little to promote the integrity of the Dept of Justice EOUST office.
The fact also remains, while many people, including your entity Wiki .... has gone
to great lengths to silence the truth about eToys, due either to apathy,
indifference, disdain or what have you --
The following items have occurred because the Truth is a sword mightier than all
the disdain you can muster against those who try to carry the sword of Truth in
search of someone who Does Care.
1. Lawrence Friedman replaced the Region 3 Trustee on Dec 22 2004 (the day of
our Emergency hearing on fraud and perjury)
http://www.usdoj.gov/ust/eo/public_affairs/press/docs/stapleton_release2_12-04.htm
2. The Asst US Trustee Frank Perch along with Lawrence Friedman stated they
would address the eToys $300 million in fraud and 34 acts of perjury as the
Motion to Disgorge TBF law firm demonstrated was true.
3. Then the US Attorney for the new Region 3 Trustee gave implied blanket
immunity to the felonies.
4. Then the Dept of Justice acted as attorney for the felons when we found
another $100 million in fraud in KB bankruptcy case. The DOJ successfully had
us stricken and expunged.
5. The Frank Perch and Lawrence Friedman resigned.
http://www.usdoj.gov/ust/eo/public_affairs/press/docs/friedman_resignation_4-27-05.htm
6. Then the WSJ publishes the story on July 25 2005 www.wjfa.net/bk/etoys.html
7. The Court warned me not to go public with the information and the TBF law
firm sent me a threat through my very own attorney, who was so arrogant in his
power center he Emailed me the threat to "back off" or not only would I not be
paid. Much worse would occur, including the career would suffer. (now I am an indigent).
8. The eToys shareholders Robert Alber and his group that smelled a rat from the
beginning as eToys went Public in 1999 for $8 billion and was broke just one year
later, as the Federal Court gave PERMISSION to destroy Books n Records, that
the TRUSTEE did not object to (despite his Oath of Office). The parties sent a
Johann Hamerski after MR. Alber in Arizona who caused a retired, handi-cap
person to be hauled into court in CA, Arizona and Alaska on criminal items,
where the MNAT law firm was secretly participating. While every time Alber had a
deadline in eToys appeals or hearings Hamerski would innundate Alber with a
1000 pages of Emergency response items.
9. Now Alber has had mental and physical breakdowns, they have succeeded in
breaking his will, where he endured brain surgery and is now so depressed he
will not get out of bed as his girl friend is also enduring chemo treatments.
10. Hamerski told Alber people like him who does not take bribes wakes up dead.
Hamerski boasted of his ties to Abramoff and when Alber found out that
Hamerski's only reported income was a charity and called Alaska about how the
charity had made no reports in 30 years, the Governor of Alaska gave Hamerski's
charity a grant the next week for the Alleutin Islands.
11. Myself, I discovered that US Attorney, Colm F Connolly was a partner with the
MNAT law firm that the Dept of Justice is using taxpayer dollars, being
treasonous to their Oath of Office, by defending MNAT law firm. Of the many
threats and demise warnings I rec'd, the latest one was, "if you keep chasing
ghosts you will become one".
12. The 3rd Circuit Federal Court actually issued a per curiam Opinion that said
the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure does not apply to our case.
13. The Federal Court issued a 57 page Opinion that vindicates the confessed
acts of 34 false affidavits and on the stand testimony confessions of Fraud on the
Court, where the Court simply states no perjury was documented, despite the
confessions and the Court refused to Notify the US Attorney's office, despite the
law of 18 USC 3057(a).
http://www.deb.uscourts.gov/Opinions/2005/EtoysMNATfees.pdf
14. The Hutchins Wheeler, Kronish Lieb and Traub Bonacquist & Fox (TBF) law
firms are now all defunct.
15. Judge Kent A Jordan was mysteriously promoted to the 3rd Circuit a few
weeks after he informed all the attorney's he was deeply intent on reviewing their
apparent acts.
16. Eliot Spitzer as AG refused to investigate TBF , even thought TBF was
Revoked in the State of NY while taking on cases.
17. When Judge in the NY Supreme CT case (Horowitz) demonstrated she was
looking into the false statements of TBF, Spitzer as Gov promoted her off the
case (NY Supreme Ct 601805/2002)
18. Kay Seiverding. Judge Nottingham in Colorado throws her in Jail and
sanctions her $100,000 for her daring to criticize the ABA.
19. Judge Nottingham and Gov Spitzer are both under scrutiny for
prostitution Rings.
The Organized Criminal activity that can shut down websites, throw parties in
jail, sanction people hundreds of thousands at whim, while the Wilmington
Journal, L A Times and Wall Street Journal all ignore the issues, that
affected the Enron, Kmart, Stage Stores, Bishops, eToys, KB, Levitz,
Baron's, Finova and many more cases, that are all connected to the same
parties who obviously have the power of imprimatur from Washington DC with the
clout to do what ever they can being seditious to their Oath's to defend the
Constitution.
Where American citizens obviously cannot go to the Dept of Justice. All they can
do is speak the Truth, to those that want to hear. An arduous task at the barest of
minimums, but a noble task.
Yet you, Wiki, whose entity boast of free speech, internet reign and realm.
Who enjoys the very freedom that the Courts are denying us.
Wiki, who has also purged statements from its sites concerning the truth.
Now you seek to go one step further by engaging in your own act of clout
(imprimatur) as you bark and yell at the wounded dogs who are so lowly before
you, having only the one hope
The ability to make an effort to speak the Truth and hope some noble person of
clout and influence will hear the calling and effort to halt the worst kind of
manifest injustice. Where those that we pay to defend are abusing that esteemed
level of trust to seek and destroy.
It is obvious that you are not the patriotic, concerned, citizen we seek.
Upon their success of my total demise, I do not know what will frustrate me more,
the fact that they have ultimately gotten away with stealing billions from people so
easily.
Or the fact that the apathetic horde would rather allow them the ability to get
away with such, rather than take the time to delete an email (or read one) that
brings the message of Truth.
The Stealish are coming, the Stealish are coming!
And instead of arming yourself, you are closing your shutters and doors.
Your shame now being readily apparent to ALL!
Sincerely,
Laser S Haas
< < < NON-PARTISAN FLASHBACK < < <
WILLIAM J. CLINTON FOUNDATION
Speech: William J. Clinton’s remarks at the Goldman Sachs & Company 2004 Global Conference
December 3, 2004
New York, NY
Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you, Hank, for that wonderful introduction. I probably should quit while I’m ahead. [LAUGHTER] And thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for the warm welcome.
I admire Hank Paulson very much for many things. His interest in Asia and our long-term relationship with the Asian Pacific community and particularly his leadership of the Nature Conservancy, some of you may not be familiar with it, but it is the principal private organization facilitating the preservation of precious natural land in the United States, and increasingly, in other places on the globe. I don’t think I ever told Hank this. But when I was the Governor of Arkansas, we used the Nature Conservancy more than any other State in the country.
I also want thank the people at Goldman Sachs, many of whom have contributed to the work of my Foundation, and the work we do around the world to try to fight AIDS and extend economic opportunity, to promote education and citizen service and to try to bridge the racial and religious divides that still bedevil the world. And I want thank Goldman Sachs for hiring at least a dozen people, who worked in the White House and other places in the administration. I was worried about what all those young people were going to do when we left office. [LAUGHS] So I am deeply in your debt....
www.kycbs.net/Clinton-Speech-2004-Global-Conference.htm
From: "Laser Steven Haas" <laserhaas@msn.com>
Subject: History of one tied to everything
Date: Wed, 02 May 2007 00:42:20 -0700
It was remarked to me today that this is like a movie of long gone Watergate days.
The person half joked, half scoffed at all the investigations going on that have a connection to this case.
Phone calls were initiated to certain legal bodies about the fact that a party claiming Charity status has never filed any reports in 30 years.
The next follow up call to that person received a message that Johann now had a Multi Million grant from the Governor and his daughter, who was appointed Senator in Alaska upon the "death" of the other Senator.
At the same time an event occurred in the Alber case in AZ, as he was asking the Court to address Perjury issues in a case where those connected to Young, Abramoff, MNAT, Barry Gold and BAIN who was attacking Alber by hauling him into Court, it was discovered that Alber was accussed of practicing without a license and being a Contractor case, that Alber's, pro bono, court appointed attorney, had 6 Asst Attorney's
When Alber thought he was going to be on trial and his adversary was going to put him through the ring of pain,, instead the group of "unidentified" legal counsels turned a 20 minute Court room hearing into a 2 day inquiry and questioning of Johann Hamerski.
Now those that scoffed today, also scoffed when Alber said Johann had bragged about how his contracting ability gave "them" the ability to handled bribes (Johann had offered to bribe Alber to back off of the eToys deal also threatening him if he said no)
The way bribes are handled is through gov grants and loans with easy real estate funding guarantee's, so it does not cost the bribing party any money, you help guarantee loans occur and make sure the R E asset performs.
Johann was partners with one such entity as a contractor in Jupiter Florida (significant).
Now you have to remember that Johann and his sister are connected to the Fed Bank.
Johann is connected to BAIN (Bain /Mitt even gave a donation to his daughters Floral Queen crowning)
Traub and Michael Fox are on record for being sued about their annual box seats for football games for the benefit of ? in Florida.
Ed Hamer is partners in contracting on the buildings etc, in Florida.
Johann partner 1 year has 1 house, the next year he has 9 and 2 Apt complexs,, with some funded by an entity 8 miles from Barry Gold's house in Wexford Penn.
Traub works for Adelphia BK case, who is reported to have nearly a billion in Loans hidden in RE in Florida
Traub is reappointed as Special Counsel in Adelphia due to conflict with Silver Point Capital who Traub also represents
Silver Point Capital is founded by Ward M of Gordon Brothers, Fleet Retail Finance that is now Bank of America.
Hamer also has ties to O Park Kansas.
Madison that acquired the claims in Adelphia transactions and in eToys was founded by the original founder of BAIN
BAIN owned KB Toys
Madisons home offices are O Park Kansas.
Silver Point was also founded by Michael Gatto of Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs is being sued by eToys for $ 300 million because eToys received less than $17 per share when it went public even when the stock went to $80 per share.
Paul Traub hand picked the counsels to handle the eToys Goldman Sachs issue.
Barry Gold, Traub and Morris Nichols all have connections to Goldman Sachs.
We now also know by a "faux pas" that David Gatto of eToys was employed by BAIN.
BAIN affiliates owned STAGE Stores while Barry Gold and Paul Traub worked for them before coming to eToys.
Morris Nichols handled the Goldman Sachs issues in Finova.
Morris Nichols handled the merger of Learning Company, a BAIN affiliated partners entity, with Mattel Toys.
You must also not forget how Alaska was the listed "Interim Trustee" in the KB Toys case, until we asked the Clerk and Trustee how and why.
The next day the Interim Trustee docket item was REMOVED.
Now those that Alber had told about Johann being connected to the Senator of Alaska, Abramoff and Charity grants to do studies of Islands far away are somewhat perplexed.
Wonder why...
Look at Don Young and the indictments.
Remember that Anchorage was interim Trustee.
Remember, that all things connect to Jupiter Florida.
Then you now know of the fact that eToys has come full circle and is now a public entity again.
Based in Jupiter Florida with Baby Universe.com as a NASDQ company of POSH, at $8 per share currently.
The original eToys shareholders, like the original STAGE Stores, the original Kmart shareholders and Enron shareholders all received zilch nada nothing.
Who was there, at each one TRAUB Bonacquist & Fox.
Question is, how many of those connected to all this had stock interest and when did they buy and sell?
This is just the tip of all we know.
Movie...will never happen.
No ONE would ever watch a movie and believe anyone could do all of this.
But they did!...
By the way these guys attacked Alber and I for being anti-Semitic.
The number one political maneuver is to demonize your opponent.
As anyone that knows me, knows that ever since I found out the possibility that I might have Yiddish heritage as a part of me, I have endeavored working and giving to Chabad and others from day one that I learned and try to learn more of me and the heritage every day.
The persons making the accusations, that have that donation for the parade Queen, we just happen to have found his Local Press Picture where he is in the parade, with his daugher in her Queen array, sitting in a VW German Army vehicle with himself having a German WWII hat upon his head.
We only ask that the parties pay attention to the facts, not hyperbole.
We are risking ourselves to protect YOUR rights as a citizen to be free from Corruption!
We are here being assaulted, ridiculed and destroyed because we refused to benefit from their offers to corrupt.
All you have to do is pay attention to the wrongs that have occurred, the many million-to- one shots they have made happen to "cover up" the affair and ask...
"Cui bono"?
Sincerely,
Laser S Haas
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007
From: "locky locky"
To: thecatbird@the-catbird-seat.net
Subject: I had no idea
Dear Catbird,
i am an irish investor who invested in etoys when they were trading at about $15.75. I was quite young at the time and stopped investing while i was in college. i have since started investing again in recent times never thinking anything was ever happening about this. i cant believe that this is going on?
i would like to pen my support to this group of people taking on the corruption. if there is anything you could send me for signing and posting back to you i would be delighted to join the fight.
My name is liam macloughlin
address
09 oakapple green
Rathgar, Dublin 6
Ireland
I look forward to hearing from you
Kind regards
Liam
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Aloha Liam:
Thanks for your message. We need more people like you to stand up for truth, transparency and honesty in this world of ours.
The courageous individual heading up this fight against Goldman Sachs and gang is Laser Steven Haas. I will forward your message to him, and you may feel free to contact him directly at laserace01@yahoo.com (See the letter that follows.)
Best wishes,
The Catbird
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007
From: "Laser Steven Haas" <laserace01@yahoo.com>
Subject: Good news! You can make a difference!
To: "Bobby Harmon" <bobby_n_harmon@yahoo.com>, "Steven Guttman" <sguttman@kdubm.com>, "James B Nicholson" <jamesbnicholson@aol.com>, "Carol K. Muranaka" <cmuranaka@hsba.org>
CC: "Ken Conklin" <ken_conklin@yahoo.com>, "CPCU Society" <membercenter@cpcusociety.org>, "Ronald Dollens" <alldollens@sbcglobal.net>, "William H. Donaldson" <enforcement@sec.gov>, "Excutive Office for U.S. Trustees" <ustrustee.program@usdoj.gov>, "Charles Goodwin" <HONOLULU@FBI.GOV>, "Meria Heller" <Meria@MeriaHeller.com>, "Ian Lind" <diary@ilind.net>, "Don Newman" <grassroot@hawaii.rr.com>, "Jim Terrack" <tnthawaii@aol.com>, "Matt Tsukazaki" <mat@torkildson.com>, "Office of Inspector General US Dept of Justice" <oig.hotline@usdoj.gov>, "Andrew Walden" <hfpeditor@email.com>, "All Senators" <sens@Capitol.hawaii.gov>, "All Representatives" <reps@Capitol.hawaii.gov>, "Public Citizen" <cleanupwashington@citizen.org>, "Thomas Fitton" <info@judicialwatch.org>, "Stew Webb" <stewwebb@stewwebb.com>, "Judson Witham" <jurisnot@yahoo.com>, "J C Shannon" <Hapa1234@aol.com>, "Jeff Biener" <jeffandmary@ozarkopathy.org>, "Lucy Komisar" <lkomisar@msn.com>, "Laser Steven Hass" <laserace01@yahoo.com>, "V K Durham" <vkdtdht@pionet.net>, "Eric Shine" <civilrights911@socal.rr.com>, "Rick Hyatt" <rickhyatt2002@yahoo.com>, "Richard Grove" <Richard@8thEstate.com>, "Michael C. Ruppert" <editor@copvcia.com>, "Greg Dunn" <gregdunn1@verizon.net>, "Bradley Tamm" <btamm@hawaii.rr.com>, "Susan Tius" <STius@rmhawaii.com>, "Paul Alston" <palston@ahfi.com>, "John Goemans" <wip@kamuela.com>, "Roy F. Hughes" <hthughes@hawaii.rr.com>, "James B. Farris" <Farrisj@adr.org>, "Judith Neustadter" <Judy@tiki.net>, "William K Slate" <Websitemail@adr.org>, "Nathan Aipa" <nathan@pitluck.com>, "Lissa Andrews" <landrews@rmhawaii.com>, "John D. Finnegan" <info@chubb.com>, "Terry Mullen" <tmullen@johnmullen.com>, "Margery Bronster" <info@bchlaw.net>, "Michael N. Tanoue" <mtanoue@paclawgroup.com>, "David Louie" <dlouie@rlhlaw.com>, "Kenneth Hipp" <khipp@marrhipp.com>, "Dan Akaka" <senator@akaka.senate.gov>, "Neil Ambercrombie" <Neil.Abercrombie@mail.house.gov>, "Lyn Flanigan Anzai" <lflanigan@hsba.org>, "Lorraine Inouye" <seninouye@Capitol.hawaii.gov>, "Malia Zimmerman" <Malia@hawaiireporter.com>, "Samuel P. King" <leslie_sai@hid.uscourts.gov>, "Arthur Rath" <imua@spamarrest.com>, "Randall Roth" <rroth@hawaii.edu>, "Sally Apgar" <sapgar@starbulletin.com>, "Rick Daysog" <rdaysog@honoluluadvertiser.com>, "Jim Dooley" <jdooley@honoluluadvertiser.com>, "Rob Perez" <rperez@honoluluadvertiser.com>, "John Francis Perkin" <perkin@perkinlaw.com>, "Robin Campaniano" <aigh001@aighawaii.com>, "Wayne Parsons" <wparsons@hsba.org>, "Blossom Tong" <blossom.d.tong@marsh.com>, "Duane Miyashiro" <drm-1@carlsmith.com>, "Edwina Clarke" <alison.quinlivan@marsh.com>, "Dee Jay Mailer" <ksinfo@ksbe.edu>, "Craig Watanabe" <captiveins@dcca.hawaii.gov>, "ACLU Hawaii" <office@acluhawaii.org>, "Mark Recktenwald" <Mark.E.Recktenwald@dcca.hawaii.gov>, "Hugh Jones" <hugh.r.jones@hawaii.gov>, "Alberto Gonzales" <AskDOJ@usdoj.gov>, "Sammye Richardson" <sammyerichardson@yahoo.com>, "Ed U Cate" <educate@greatreddragon.com>, "Daniel Hopsicker" <madcownews@gmail.com>, "ImpeachBush.org" <impeachbush@votetoimpeach.org>, "William Bennett Turner" <wturner@rjoq.com>, "Linda Lingle" <governor.lingle@hawaii.gov>, "Richard L Righter" <righterwmx@aol.com>, "Dirk Kempthorne" <webteam@ios.doi.gov>, "Dave Shapiro" <volcanicash@gmail.com>, "Andrew Yiannides" <webmaster@uk-human-rights.org>
During these times, while the DOJ remains under scrutiny, one must take advantage of the "outrage" to promote "justice"!
This week we rec'd some good news, an inquiry in the eToys matter has begun.
You will see attached a EOUST letter from last year. (it took a year to get the letter of no comment, which of itself is a violation)
There are new measures being pursued, such as a "BAR" for the Circuit Judiciary as well as the Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2007 that seeks to create an Office of Inspector General for the Judiciary.
"Everyone can see the Judicial Misconduct" acts are failing.
Those "esteemed" to high public office are above the norm.
Such "esteemed" position requires one to be of a higher standard of accountability and ethical manner.
There is no greater cruelty than that of "manifest injustice" by the "blind eyes" of those charged with protecting the "public good" allowing statutory violations to oppress "persons aggrieved" and doing so under the "color of law"!
Our founding fathers gave a format of government by the People for the People!
While we exist in a society of hypocriscy that has become "government by the Government for the Government"!
Our founding fathers sacrificed much to bring such ideals into a pathway which our hearts still hold dear.
Congratulations to those that suffer for "good cause"!
The Victim Act of 2004 as well as 18 USC 3771 gives us the framework to begin.
As it has begun!
Attachments
www.kycbs.net/eToys-Haas-DOJ-Response.pdf
www.kycbs.net/eToys-Haas-Court-Notification.pdf
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Executive Office for United States Trustees
Washington, D.C.
Office of Research and Planning
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
October 30, 2001
U.S. TRUSTEE PROGRAM LAUNCHES
BANKRUPTCY CIVIL ENFORCEMENT INITIATIVE
WASHINGTON, D.C.--The United States Trustee Program has launched an initiative to more aggressively use existing civil enforcement methods to curb abuse of the bankruptcy system, Martha Davis, Acting Director of the Executive Office for United States Trustees, announced today.
"Effective case administration is vital to ensure the American public that the bankruptcy system provides relief for honest but unfortunate debtors overcome by serious financial difficulties," Davis stated. "The Civil Enforcement Initiative emanates from the U.S. Trustee Program's long-standing commitment to enforce the Nation's bankruptcy laws and explore other meaningful strategies to bolster public confidence in the integrity and effectiveness of the bankruptcy system."
"The priorities of the initiative will require a concerted effort nationwide to use existing tools in a way that best accomplishes tangible results and improvements for case administration," Davis continued. "Many of our offices use such strategies today and we hope to build upon their experience. By focusing our resources on these priorities, we also seek to address some of the concerns that have been at the forefront of debate in recent years both before Congress and in other public venues. In the end, this is very much a community effort that will require communication and cooperation with private bankruptcy trustees and with the bankruptcy bench and bar."
These are the priorities of the Civil Enforcement Initiative:
Ensuring that Chapter 7 is not abused and that Chapter 7 debtors are held accountable.
Chapter 7 debtors who do not comply with the law will have their cases converted or dismissed, or their bankruptcy discharges denied or revoked. Enforcement measures include motions to dismiss Chapter 7 cases under 11 U.S.C. §§ 707(a) and 707(b), and complaints to bar or defer discharge under 11 U.S.C. § 727.
Protecting consumer debtors, creditors, and others who are victimized by those who mislead or misinform debtors, make false representations in connection with a bankruptcy case, or otherwise abuse the bankruptcy process.
Attorneys and bankruptcy petition preparers (non-attorneys who prepare bankruptcy documents for a fee) must engage in full disclosure, be free of conflicts of interest, and engage in ethical practices. Enforcement measures include motions for sanctions, contempt of court, and disgorgement under 11 U.S.C. § 329 for misconduct by attorneys, and complaints and motions under 11 U.S.C. § 110 for misconduct by bankruptcy petition preparers....
Fighting fraud and abuse by making criminal referrals and assisting United States Attorneys in criminal prosecutions.
The U.S. Trustee Program is a component of the Justice Department that oversees the administration of bankruptcy cases and intervenes in court to enforce the bankruptcy laws. There are 21 regions in the Program, each headed by a U.S. Trustee appointed by the Attorney General.
The Civil Enforcement Initiative took effect Oct. 1, 2001, with the start of the federal government's 2002 fiscal year. Previous U.S. Trustee Program initiatives have focused on issues such as enhancing the supervision of private trustees who administer Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases, increasing the efficiency and speed of Chapter 7 case administration....
Contact:
Jane Limprecht, Public Information Officer
Executive Office for U.S. Trustees
(202) 305-7411
www.usdoj.gov/ust/eo/public_affairs/press/docs/pr20011030.htm
From: "Laser Steven Haas" <laserhaas@msn.com>
To: thecatbird@the-catbird-seat.net
Subject: RE: Third Circuit court decision
Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 19:01:17 -0800
This week we will submit a brief detailing the Fraud, Perjury, False Oath, RICO, Scheme To Fix Fee's etc in the case of eToys.
The appeal of 06-4308 for the 3rd Circuit has rec'd a SIMBRAW letter informing us that we cannot represent a corporation. They seek to dismiss us for lack of standing as parties of interest or persons aggrieved.
We have proven felony violations above 100, including the Fraud that MNAT, TBF and Barry Gold all work with BAIN and eToys sold the remainder of the assets to BAIN /KB Toys and severe discounts.
Even if there was no discount in the sale of the assets from eToys to BAIN the fact is the very act of selling to persons your connected to, especially without disclosure, is Collusion to Defraud.
This week they rubbed it in, the case is soon to be over.
As the Court, the attorney for the Trustee and the Acting General Counsel are all using power, influence, position to Cover up the schemes. There are too many people involved assisting too many to keep this quiet, to make it go away. Anyone of merit or integrity just avoids the issue. Such is common sense, lacking virtue or valor.
It is so much easier to unlawfully dismiss a party that the Court approved in spite of Fed R Civ Proc 23.1, 24, 25 or Bankruptcy Code 503(b) (which Barry Gold himself has utilized in the past) after all the proofs all originate here and will end here.
Life, like this issue is a temporary thing.
Once they dismiss us, all they have to do is dismiss the Alber appeal and this case will close.
They will get away with White Collar Fraud in just three cases bigger than all the cases combined in the sting operation Truth or Consequences.
Our claim and case will die, your system will continue to be slaughtered.
Hope is a wonderful thing.
When there is some!
Sincerely,
Laser S Haas
From: "Laser Steven Haas" <laserhaas@msn.com>
To: thecatbird@the-catbird-seat.net
Subject: Re: Third Circuit and website
Date:Wed, 14 Feb 2007 17:36:05 -0800
Dear Cat Bird,
Thank you for your response.
My suffering is drawn out, because I refuse to duck and quit.
The slaughter of eToys, STAGE Stores and Kmart shareholders ( as well as Adelphia and more) all have Traub in common as well as billionaire beneficiaries such as BAIN, Mitt Romney, FMR Corp, D E Shaw, Ron Burkle (Ralph's) Beckenstein and many more is the real story. It boogles the mind.
The ability for the Robber Baron's of modern times to slaughter the middle class is astounding.
The fact that the Dept of Justice, to which the US Trustee is an arm and therefore immune, is run by the person a President hand picks.
Shows that the SYSTEM, the big Machine, is a well developed scheme to defraud the common man.
The real pain I suffer is the defeat of my soul, all my life I climbed the ladder of success endeavor, tooth and nail, hard fought, as my competition would always lie about the results they could achieve and my competitive bid would never offer false hope.
Only to find that when I reached the top, of my small career, that I had been naive all my life.
The real world is a box of whom pays whom how much for what where and when.
Every bribe I turned down, does not matter, even most of the eToys shareholders would rather scheme to bite at each other seeking false glory and fame, rather than be practical and steadfast.
I commend your site, as well as WJFA and Wells of Justice.
If I am ever able to turn my financial situation back anywhere to where I once walked, I will help us all form a coalition and seek the steadfast goal of making the motto "To Trust a Trustee" mean something.
Until then we all suffer, my case and that of Harmon is just evidence of how far the corruption has grown.
Al Capone and the G-dfather had nothing on these guys.
Again thanks for the response and keep up the good work
I am not giving up, my gut and groin are just suffering today, greatly.
Sincerely,
Laser S Haas
Founder $1 Meal n Deal
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 15:13:53 -0800 (PST)
From: "The Catbird" <thecatbird@the-catbird-seat.net>
Subject: Re: Third Circuit court decision
To: "Laser Steven Haas" <laserhaas@msn.com>
Dear Laser:
Unless a person has personally been a victim such as you have, it is unbelievable how totally corrupt our judicial system is!
Is this Barry Gold the same as the person connected with The Carlyle Group?
http://www.thecarlylegroup.com/eng/team/l5-team3350.html
You can check out more at: www.the-catbird-seat.net/CarlyleGroup.htm
"When the President is corrupt, anything is possible."
Thanks for keeping me informed.
Aloha,
The Catbird
From: |
"Laser Steven Haas" <laserhaas@msn.com> |
To: |
laserhaas@msn.com |
Subject: |
Third Circuit court decision |
Date: |
Wed, 14 Feb 2007 08:57:36 -0800 |
Everyone told me I was nuts, when I said Kent Jordan was fast tracked to the 3rd Circuit to protect the scheme.
His honor could not hear my appeals, in the District Court, as his firm, Morris James represented me on this very matter in 2002.
His honor, as a matter of judicial jurisprudence and the standard of wheel of assignment, could NOT, hear my second appeal, yet he did, summarily dismissing it as he had the first one.
Finally, it boggles the mind, that they are soooo brazan that he could be "fast tracked" to the 3rd Circuit and then be audacious enough to take the assignment of dismissing my appeal.
While everyone sits back in awe and reflects what a shame. The shame is it is my case they are destroying, however, it is Your system that is being slaughtered.
Does anyone really believe the court took 5 months to decide today that I have no standing?
It is a travesty of justice when those, documented to have "unclean hands" can enjoy blanket immunity justice and at the same time under the guise of a broad application of another "doctrine" which is a campaign to deny "adjudication upon merits", "due process" can be destroyed.
The work performed was done in good faith, court approved and completed with satisfactory results. The ability to deny one "due process" when the Corporation is no longer a corporate entity, when the Code and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provide rule 23.1 Derivative Right of Shareholders, Rule 24 Right of Intervention, Rule 25 Right of Substitution of Parties and finally, even if 'arguendo" you give them all the latitude in the world there, there remains the Code 503(b) Substantial Contribution, which gives any person in the world right to be a party of interest if the estate has benefited from such endeavors.
Finally, they, TBF, Barry Gold and MNAT all worked for BAIN and the assets of eToys were sold to BAIN. All without disclosure, even to this DAY, that they are connected to BAIN.
This is collusion!
BAIN was owned by the newly declared Pres hopeful.
If you think we have problems now, wait until this one makes it into office!
~ ~ ~
US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Case Summary
Court of Appeals Docket #: 06-4308 Filed: 10/5/06
Nsuit: 0
In Re: Etoys Inc, et al v. , et al
Appeal from: U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Lower court information:
District: 0311-1 : 05-cv-00829
Trial Judge: Kent A. Jordan, Circuit Judge
11/3/06 ORDER (Clerk) The foregoing motion by Pro Se Appellant for
extension of time to make necessary financial arrangments
for transcript is considered. Appellant shall file the
Transcript Purchase Order Form requesting any transcripts
needed for this matther within ten (10) days of the date of
this Order. It is noted that all financial arrangements for
transcripts are made with the District Court. Accordingly,
Appellant may renew the request for an extension of time to
make the necessary financial arrangements for the
transcript after the District Court has provided him with
the total costs for producing any transcripts requested.
The Motion by ZZ_Pro ZZ_Se Appellant for leave to be exempt
from the "formal" filing requirement for briefs and motion
is granted in part. It is noted that the Clerk has not yet
issued a briefing schedule. If a briefing schedule is
issued, Appellant will be allowed to file an informal brief
by completing the informal brief form provided by the
Clerk. However, the requirements for filing such an
informal brief are specified on the brief form and must be
complied with. With respect to the request to relax the
requirements for filing other documents, the motion is
denied. Rule 27(d)(3), ZZ_Federal ZZ_Rules ZZ_of
ZZ_Appellate ZZ_Procedure, requires the filing of an
original and three (3) copies of all motions. response and
replies. Rle 25(b) and (c), ZZ_Federal ZZ_Rules ZZ_of
ZZ_Appellate ZZ_Procedure require that counsel who
represent the opposing parties to an appeal must be served
with copies of all pleadings. It is noted that Appellant
failed to serve the Motions at (1) AND (2) upon opposing
counsel. In this instance only, the Clerk will serve
opposing counsel with copoes of these motions. Appellant is
directed to comply with the service requirements for all
future filings. Submissions not served will not be accepted
for filing, filed. (cmd)
11/27/06 Cetificate of Service from Appellant in reference to the
motion that was filed on 10/23/06, filed. (cmd)
2/13/07 SIMBRAW LTR SENT: Party informed cannot represent
corporation. (cmd)
Sincerely,
Laser S Haas
From: BHaasS@aol.com
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 16:42:47 EDT
Subject: eToys
To: thecatbird@the-catbird-seat.net
Dear Catbird:
I would like to state the Following.
eToys Fraud, Perjury, Failure to Disclose and Cover Up
The eToys shareholders and creditors have been deceived and are defrauded out of opportunity and net return.
I am Laser Steven Haas the 100% owner of Collateral Logistics, Inc. (CLI) which is the Court approved liquidation company by Federal Order in eToys. They were going to sell all of eToys assets for $3 to $5 million and I helped get the same assets to $20 million which helped put over $45 million in the cash reserves of eToys.
I was offered a bribe of $750,000 and said no -- I was unwilling to become part of the good ole boys club in Bankruptcy in Wilmington DE.
The details I give you are Facts that are in the Public Bankruptcy Court records and can be seen online by Pacer or Racer.
I will begin by telling you what the Truth, a list of facts, that has been accomplished thus far. (for though I am given credit -- it is the facts/truth that has accomplished several items that are really unimaginable)
1. I made allegations in the Fall of 2004 (Oct, Nov, Dec) on the failure to disclose the MOST serious violation of conflict of interest any one has ever seen in a bankruptcy case.
2. I had been making these allegations since 2002 to the US Trustee office in Wilmington DE to Mark Kenney as Attorney for the US Trustee assigned to the eToys case, Delaware Fed Dist case number 01-706. All the while being told by Mark Kenney that there was no cause for concern.
3. My allegations were
a. Paul Traub as Attorney for the Creditors committee did have an undisclosed relationship with Barry Gold,,, who became CEO of eToys after eToys filed for Bankruptcy.
b. That the US Trustee Office in Wilmington was failing to do their duty and had misrepresented the facts of law to me.
c. That in the lawsuit for hundreds of Millions of dollars by eToys against Goldman Sachs,,, RR Donnelley was voting as a Board member of the eToys Committee.
d. That RR Donnelley had failed to declare that 2 members from Goldman Sachs did sit upon the Board of RR Donnelley.
4. The Court, as a result,, during the hearing of Dec 22, 2004 did hold up the Goldman Sachs issue.
5. The Court on DEC 22 2004 did Order that the parties I alleged against,,, to respond to the allegations by Jan 25th 2005.
6. eToys shareholders did "Join" my Motions and had been trying for 3 years to prove the relationship between Traub Bonacquist & Fox (Paul Traub) and Barry Gold.
7. Barry Gold, Paul Traub, Michael Fox and the new committee of eToys (the PEDC) along with Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnel (MNAT) which is the attorney for the ESTATE of eToys locally in Delaware did all respond on Jan 25th 2005.
8 The responses included admissions of the relationship between Barry Gold and Paul Traub and gave us the first look by Barry Gold of his hiring letter that was "willful" circumvention of the CODE, RULES and Court system requirements that Barry Gold had to receive Court approval, which would have required him to disclose any and all ties to the ESTATE which has been renamed EBC1, Inc and has no ties to the current eToys.com online.
9. The Court did permit a hearing on the Responses of Jan 25 2005 on Feb 1, 2005.
10. Paul Traub had hired R Sussman of Kronish Lieb firm as his counsel in the matter.
11. Barry Gold had Mark Minuti,,, (Mark has worked for/with Traub in the past)
12. The Court did permit myself and the shareholders to depose, under oath, the Lawyers and Barry Gold.
13. MNAT volunteered to be part of the deposition proceeding.
14. During depositions, which occurred on Feb 9, 2005 additional conflicts were admitted to by MNAT, Gold and Traub. MNAT and Traub both worked with Goldman Sachs, MNAT also worked with GE,,, and did not disclose any of these relationships as required by the CODE.
15. On Feb 15, 2005 the US Trustee did seek a Motion to Sanction Traub's firm for $1.6 million.
16. The Trustee did state that the Sanctions were inadequate as Traub had continued the conflicts from the time Barry Gold came on board and continued to do so, intentionally, even after the relationship was exposed in another Wilmington DE bankruptcy case entitled In re: Bonus Sales, until I placed the facts about the company Asset Disposition Advisors that Barry Gold and Paul Traub were principals of into the Public Pacer record in the fall of 2004.
17. The Trustee also told the Court that it had told Traub and everyone, in the Spring of 2001,, that any replacement of Officers at eToys had to be "arms length" from anyone already involved.
18. The Trustee stated that it could not do anything about Traub now as Traub and Barry Gold had drafted a Confirmed Plan.... (there is an old "draconian" law entitled 11 USC 1144 that states a confirmed plan cannot be amended "even for FRAUD" after 180 days. -- this in effect supposedly makes a statue of limitations on Traub and Gold --but that is not True)
19. Paul Traub was allowed to hire James Garrity of the firm Sherman Sterling. James Garrity is a former Federal Judge out of New York.
20. James Garrity and the US Trustee then come out with a settlement for only $750,000 and basically has language that is immunity. (which violates the US Trustee handbook that anyone can see online at http://www.usdoj.gov/ust/ustp_manual/vol5ch08.htm that gives detail instructions on Guidelines and rules concerning Fraud and the duty to Notify and Refer.
-- It is in the Administrative guidelines and Procedures that it gives you the US Trustee "handbook" -- this is where I began to learn the law and understand that Mark Kenney and my own attorneys have been lying to me all along.
21. I had contacted directly by the US Dept of Justice Chief Administrator Lawrence Friedman in Washington DC.... where I had been assured by him that the matters would be dealt with accordingly.
22. Lawrence Friedman had replaced Roberta DeAngelis who was Trustee of Region 3 Philadelphia, with Kelly Stapleton... the press release stated that Kelly Stapleton was experienced in Fraud prosecution.
23. It was Kelly Stapleton and Mark Kenney along with James Garrity that signed the settlement of the many felony violations of Traub Bonacquist & Fox.
24. When I informed Lawrence Friedman of my anger and that I was going to the press and Senators, along with the SEC Bankruptcy Fraud Division and the Wall Street Journal,,,, Lawrence Friedman never responded.
25. Lawrence Friedman has subsequently resigned for "personal reasons".
26. RR Donnelley and Goldman Sachs separated from each other to the tune of $350 million.
27. I also pointed out the same "undisclosed" conflicts were occurring in the KB Toys case.
28. Kelly Stapleton and Mark Kenney asked the Judge in KB to expunge my statements. They never did address the conflicts.
29. The Judge did expunge my statements.
30. That Judge then left the KB toys case 04-10120 about 1 week later,,, as stated by Her Honor Walrath.
31. I had a trial date of June for my claim on my commissions earned for my 9 months of successful work at eToys.
32. My lawyer who was on contingency moved my trial to Sept and then withdrew.
33. The article came out in the Wall Street Journal on July 25 2005.
34. Even though it only mentioned my name once,,, the conspirators in eToys asked a visiting Judge (His ----- Baxter) to dismiss my claim.
35. The Judge ordered that I could not represent my company.
36. I had a lawyer available for the hearing by His ----- Baxter.
37. His ----- Baxter would not let my attorney represent me.
38. His ----- Baxter dismissed my claim.
39. The eToys shareholders will not speak with me anymore.
Here are additional facts we have learned......
41. Barry Gold admitted he worked for Jack Bush
42. Barry Gold admitted he worked with Jack Bush at Stage Stores Inc.
43. During the time Barry Gold was at Stage Stores, Michael Glazer was at Stage Stores
44. Michael Glazer is CEO of KB Toys.
45. Barry Gold has a direct connection to KB
46. Barry Gold negotiated with KB the sale of eToys assets to KB.
47. Jack Bush is an EXEC at a Bain Company holding.
48. Bain owns KB Toys.
49. Traub Bonacquist & Fox has worked for Bush Industries
50. Traub asked the Judge in KB for permission to prosecute the chief EXECs at KB for paying themselves over $100 million prior to filing bankruptcy for KB.
51. Traub has admitted to Her Honor Walrath on March 1, 2005 that he paid Barry Gold 4 separate payments of $30,000 each prior to Barry Gold coming on board at eToys.
52. Barry Gold was hired at eToys by Michael Fox and Paul Traub's suggestion. Where Barry Gold was paid $40,000 per month.
53. the firm of Traub Bonacquist & Fox is now just Traub as Bonacquist is no longer around and Michael Fox has gone to another firm (Frome) for "better business opportunities"
54. The Judge has taken the whole matter under advisement since March 1 2005.
55. Barry Gold committed perjury when he signed the Declaration stated that the Creditors (Paul Traub as attorney) did recommend him as Plan Administrator.
56. Barry Gold signed a Declaration stating that the Plan of eToys (PEDC) was drafted in "good faith" "arms length" negotiations between Creditor and Debtor,,,,,, that would be -- good faith ---arms length -- negotiations between Barry Gold and Paul Traub.
57. Mark Kenney hired Paul Traub to handle the shareholders of KMART.
58. The Kmart shareholders received $0 and yet Kmart was able to buy Sears after coming out of Bankruptcy.
59. The former Chairman of the Creditors committee did allow an Affidavit sworn,,, into the record stating that he was deceived by Traub about the Barry Gold hiring.
Still no one does anything.
They have now, unrighteously, thrown my CLI claim out of eToys for the successful 9 months of selling and other duties I have done.
No one has taken the position of Administrator in Washington DC to replace Lawrence Friedman.....
I have contacted the Office of General Counsel of the US Trustee in Washington DC..
I have contacted the FBI, who says it is a Dept of Justice Trustee issue.
I have contacted the NY, California,,, DE Attorney Generals who all say it is not their jurisdiction.
I have talked directly to the Fraud Bankruptcy Division of the SEC in Atlanta Georgia who stated they were sending an Official Governmental Letter of Recommendation of Investigation to the Trustee office in Wilmington DE.
Then the SEC talked to Mark Kenney,,,, and Mark Kenney asked them not to send the letter as he was not aware of the time line.
Mark Kenney had to lie to say such as I had given him the proof several times.
Mark Kenney also was the one to address the Bonus Sales issue of Traub and Gold in their company "Asset Disposition Advisors (ADA)
Mark Kenney's office also dealt with conflict issues of ADA in the Sears In re: Homelife Liquidations. Which was during the mid 2001 with eToys.
Mark Kenney pulled an attorney aside to do an "ex parte" meeting about the conflict of Traub in Bonus Sales....
Most of these parties are involved in the Finova Case.
There is still money unaccounted for in eToys from Europe.
Money that David Haddad knew about and tried to get control of.
When I found out about it and offered to further investigate for free,,, Michael Fox screamed at me that it was none of my business.
Richard Cartoon and Ellen Gordon of Crossroads participated in meeting where David Haddad and David Gatto of eToys offered to abandon the overseas money of eToys in Germany.
I had multiple buyers for the public shell of eToys that would have saved something for the shareholders.
When in a meeting, conference call, Ellen Gordon and Barry Gold asked if I was doing insider trading.
No one ever called the potential buyers.
I do not,,, on this date,,, own a share of eToys.
Hence there can be no insider trading.
The replacement of a US Trustee, the separation of RR Donnelley from Goldman Sachs, the admittance of violations (which are felonies), the separation of the Traub Bonacquist & Fox firm,,, the resignation of Lawrence Friedman from the US Trustee office in Washington DC, the removal of Judge Sullivan from KB and the many more things to come,,,,,, have only occurred,,, because this is JUST the TIP of the Iceberg.....
Corruption has run amuck and it is costing us everywhere,, while making billionaires richer.
If there were just one HONEST untouchable in the Justice Dept,,,, there are more than 50 felony violations by more than 10 people here.....
Including the first concrete case that can be tried by the Janet Reno Reform Act of 1994,,,18 USC 155 Fee Agreements,,,, ,where Barry Gold received $40,000 instead of $30,000 when he stopped being paid by Traub and began work at eToys,,, where Traub no longer had to pay the $30,000 and where it was willful circumvention by the hiring letter signed by Barry Gold and Dave Gatto and drafted by Traub and Greg Werkheiser of MNAT.... where there is a slam dunk of all 3 requirements of this new law to prosecute.
The US Trustee Office is assisting in the coverup and there is no telling how high the power and influence goes as they are able to flagrantly, blatantly manipulate the Court system at will,,, all at our (the Public) and the creditors expense,,
The Bankruptcy Reform Act that is coming out is going to help them more as there is a part of it no one is paying attention to....
That part makes it a new rule that Investment Bankers no longer have to disclose their conflicts.
Hedge funds are Investment Banks,,,,,,,,,
Entities that buy claims are investment Banks
Mark Kenney said to me "all we had to do was make Traub special counsel and all this could have been avoided."
Justice is crying out for attention and awareness.
I have sacrificed all in not being party to their game.
Is there anyone out there in the Justice Dept that will do their JOB?
Sincerely,
Laser Steven Haas
<<< FLASHBACK <<<
May 24, 2002
EToys sues Goldman Sachs
for mishandling IPO
USA Today
NEW YORK (Reuters) — EToys, the bankrupt Internet toy seller, Thursday said it has filed a lawsuit against Wall Street firm Goldman Sachs for mishandling its 1999 initial public offering.
The suit — filed in New York State Supreme Court — alleges that Goldman, one of the leading underwriters of IPOs, intentionally underpriced eToys' offering and received kickbacks from its customers who profited when the shares soared.
It charges Goldman with fraud and breach of contract and fiduciary duty....
Thousands of individual investors have sued dozens of investment banks alleging fraud in the way they doled out shares of IPOs. This case — which echoes a federal investigation into IPO allocation practices — is unique because a company is suing.
Goldman priced eToys' IPO at $20 a share, and the shares closed at $76.56 in their Nasdaq debut on May 20, 1999, after hitting an intraday high of $85. Shares of eToys now trade on the Pink Sheets — akin to a minor league exchange for companies booted off the Nasdaq or New York Stock Exchange — at less than a penny a share.
Goldman knew demand for the stock was such that it would trade much higher than $20, but underpriced the IPO so its customers could reap huge profits, eToys' lawyer, Stanley Grossman told Reuters. The customers had agreed to later share in the profits with Goldman, he said.
Goldman rival Credit Suisse First Boston in January paid $100 million to settle charges it mishandled shares of IPOs during the final days of the 1990s bull market. Regulators accused the firm of charging big customers extraordinarily high commissions in exchange for shares for hot IPOs.
The commissions — allegedly as high as $3.15 a share versus a typical charge of about 6 cents — represented a kickback for access to the IPO shares, regulators said.
EToys, which is now known as EBC I, filed for bankruptcy in March 2001, typically a death blow for a company. EToys filed the suit after conducting a more than year-long investigation that included talking to eToys executives and Goldman clients such as hedge funds, Grossman said.
"One doesn't want to take litigation of this type, with these types of allegations against Goldman, unless you feel comfortable about it," Grossman said. "An investigation was required."
$ $ $
September 27, 2002
Mammoth IPO suit hinges on
early defense motion
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A mountainous legal suit claiming that Wall Street banks and their corporate clients rigged hundreds of initial public offerings has hardly begun, but the most important arguments may have already been made.
Friday is the deadline for the final documents in a motion to throw the case out made by defendants like Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Credit Suisse Group First Boston and once hot IPOs like EToys.
The motion is a standard defense tool, but lawyers on both sides say that expanding government investigations into IPO practices, the breadth of litigants, and the sheer size of a potential settlement make this ruling particularly critical.
Barring an outright dismissal, U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin has an array of options in deciding how the case proceeds. Because the case won't likely make it to trial, her decision will have a major impact on each side's position of strength during settlement negotiations...
ARMY OF LAWYERS
The motion and opposing responses have been pored over by a platinum list of litigation firms.
Securities lawyers representing 55 underwriting banks, as well as 308 issuer companies, have tried to punch holes in the range of complaints with six different motions to dismiss.
Investors, led by class action attorneys, allege there was industry-wide misconduct to artificially boost demand and the price of shares. Among the complaints: that analysts manipulated the market with optimistic research; that banks ramped up commissions in exchange for access to IPO shares; and that investors allocated IPOs were required to buy shares in the after-market in a practice known as ``tie-ins''....
``You can't just say there's fraud, you need to set forth detailed allegations, you need some meat on the bone,'' said Joseph De Simone, an attorney at Mayer, Brown, Rowe and Maw, which represents GigaMedia Inc and several other issuer defendants....
The group of attorneys representing banks, which are the primary target, include Gandolfo DiBlasi from New York-based Sullivan & Cromwell, the lead counsel for Goldman Sachs and the liaison for the entire group.
CSFB, owned by Credit Suisse Group, is being represented by Robert McCaw from Washington-based Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, who represented the bank's Swiss parent in litigation over the assets of Holocaust victims. . . .
MOVING FAST
The argument that no legal lines were crossed has become more difficult amid a steady stream of headlines from government investigations into alleged fraud by investment banks.
Among the pending investigations is a U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee inquiry into the IPO allocations and research practices of Citigroup Inc.'s Salomon Smith Barney, Goldman Sachs and CSFB.
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From: "Laser Steven Haas" <laserhaas@msn.com>
To: laserace01@yahoo.com
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Subject: Time line of US Trustee OBSTRUCTION of JUSTICE in defense of the Racketeering
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 12:29:19 -0700
Having now witnessed, firsthand, abundant abuse of power, authority and the integrity of the system as a whole it boggles my mind how those in charge of assuring, by check n balance, Justice would have the audacity to say "this or that cannot be"!
Lawrence Friedman as Chief Administrator in Washington D C replaced Roberta DeAngelis as Region 3 Trustee in DEC 2004 after the allegations proved to be irrefutable.
The press release on the replacement with Kelly B Stapleton stated she was "vastly experienced in fraud prosecution".
Frank Perch as Asst US Trustee in Wilmington DE "testified" that "it is apparent ---TBF failed to disclose-----"
Judge Walrath Ordered responses to my allegations by Jan 25 2005.
Feb 1, 2005 was a hearing (my trial on the CLI claim was set for Feb 4 2005 and rescheduled due to the insurmountable proofs that we provided)
Judge Walrath allowed us "pro se" movants to "depose" the counsels involved and Barry Gold on Feb 9 2005.
Feb 15 2005 Frank Perch Motioned the Court for entire disgorgement of the fee's earned by TBF preplan!
Then James Garrity, engaged by TBF, a former Justice and Mark Kenney as attorney for the US Trustee (Mark Kenney has always known about TBF and Gold for many years) placed a settlement motion in the record on Feb 25 2005.
We immediately complained to Lawrence Friedman who assurred me personally the matters were being addressed.
Then the hearing of March 1, 2005 occurred and James Garrity with Judge Walrath Ordered me silent as "pro se" in violation of Fed Rule of Civ Proc 24, 25, 23.1 and The CODE 503(b), more importantly a grave miscarriage of justice to punish the one who yells "wolf" and the WOLF is there!
Then Paul Traub, after we point out his connections in eToys to Bain, Mitt Romney, Jack Bush, Back Bay Capital, Wells Fargo, Fleet, Barry Gold, KB Toys and more, has the unmitigated gall to petition the Court in the KB Toys case to prosecute the $100 million preferential that KB paid Michael Glazer.
So I called everyone, mind boggled how the facts could now be in the record, the admittances that have occurred on the conflicts, connections and yet Mark Kenney and Kelly B Stapleton are setting by silent.
Lawrence Friedman states to me that he has 1,688,000 cases to handled and that he is on top of it.
Then he resigns.
The remaining check n balance of the OIG, the OGE, the OPR, the US DOJ, the FBI etc etc, all refer those who inquire "can this be, have you reviewed this" stating that it is a matter of the US DOJ US Trustee General Counsel.
The problem with that is,,, the "acting" general counsel is Roberta DeAngelis, a mockery of justice of the highest order.
Here is the timeline of events that prove a prima facia case on the US Trustee's office complicity in Obstruction
I testify to these items as always, under penalty of perjury.
In mid 2001 In re Homelife had Asset Disposition Advisors (ADA) and a Fleet bank issue of conflict addressed by the UST office in Wilmington DE where Paul Traub and Barry Gold are listed as owners of ADA. Judge Walrath presiding.
In 2003 the UST office addressed a conflicts issue with ADA In re Bonus Sales and Michael Fox of TBF testified that he and others discussed the now "daylight" issue of ADA, Barry Gold and Traub in eToys 01-706 and made a willful decision to remain silent about the conflict as eToys was now "post Plan confirmation"!
During these years I had made several calls to the UST office always being told there was NO violation of the law or CODE.
In the fall of 2004 my attorney Henry Heiman began to act strange and I again reached out to the UST office, being told by Philadelphia that they DO NOT handle DE matters and was referred to Mark Kenney.
After speaking with Mark Kenney on multiple occasions he told me the matter had been addressed in another case. Implying cross collateral justice.
I began to research the law online, finding the UST Handbook, case precedents etc. discovering, basically that Mark Kenney and Henry Heiman was full of falsehood.
Then I spoke to Mark Kenney. After being told that the matter had been addressed and concluded in other cases, feeling somewhat dismayed, I researched further and the details of ADA became public knowledge.
My counsel(s) all in violation of the MisPrison statue's, refused to touch the matter,
So I placed the allegations in the record,
The DEC 22, 2004 hearing occurred and the Frank Perch testimony is in the public record for everyone to see.
Roberta DeAngelis is replaced as Region
Then the responses of Jan 25 2005 along with the first time public view of the Barry Gold hiring letter occurs.
Then Feb 1, 2005 a hearing occurs which brings forth additional perjuries and undisclosed informations.
Then we depose on Feb 9 2005 and more facts come to light.
Feb 11 2005 Traub motions in KB Toys to prosecute Michael Glazer.
I email Lawrence Friedman that this cannot occur.
He assures me the matter is being addressed,
Then Frank Perch places the Motion in etoys on Feb 15 2005 to disgorge Traub.
But no motion goes in the KB toys case.
My counsel, on contigency, is now Brad Brook.
Then Mark Kenney on Feb 25 2005 motions to settle Frank Perchs motion.
I contact Lawrence Friedman who says it is being taken care of.
Even Brad Brook tells me the UST motion is "insulting"
Then the hearing of March 1, 2005 occurs where Traub "confesses" to Her Honor Walrath the 4 payments of $30,000 each to Barry Gold that stopped when Traub placed Barry Gold, in secret, usdisclosed in eToys where Traub no longers has to pay Barry Gold and Barry Gold gets $10,000 extra per month which is the first time prosecutable, 100% slam dunk on the Janet Reno Reform Act of 1994 USC 155 Scheme to Fix Fee case wrapped up in a neat package.
Then the hearing KB Toys docket number 2074 on March 8 occurs with no news on the collusion that is occuring.
I send out letters to everyone and even Brad Brook tells me he will review my brief for tech errors.
Brook never let me know that his local counsel, Bayard firm also works for Fleet Bank/Back Bay.
Then Lawrence Friedman resigns and I call everyone, along with the WSJ reporter initiates questions to the Trustee's office.
Then I send my brief of MisPrison about the Traub KB item to everyone and send a copy to the Court
Then in eToys, Dckt 2234 Judge Walrath hands my claim over to Judge Baxter.
Then in KB toys Doc 2210 my document is placed in the record on April 27 2005
Then Brad Brook tells me strategies have changed and we need to reschedule my trial date which is eToys Doc 2251 on April 28 2005
Then in KB toys Doc 2228 May 6 2005 the only response to the Haas MisPrison motion is one by Mark Kenney, defending the bad guys,
Blatant, Flagrant
ARROGANCE
Then, once the deadline is passed for the objection to reschedule the Trial Date for my claim on May 6, 2005 Brad Brook motions to withdraw from my claim.
Then KB toys doc 2307 on May 23 2005 Alber, a shareholder places a joinder of my motion in KB toys
Judge Baxter allows Brook to reschedule
Judge Baxter allows Brook to withdraw
Then Judge Sullivan in KB Toys strikes and expunges the Haas MisPrison motion while being so arrogant that before the hearing is even over, the Pacer website alreadys has a signed copy of the Judges order in the record.
At the same time in eToys Doc 2238 Walrath Strikes the Alber documents
then in KB Toys doc 2230 is the Transcript of the Sullivan hearing to expunge Haas
Then the article comes out in the WSJ on July 25 2005
Then on July 26 2005 etoys docket 2302 Judge Walrath strikes the Haas statements on Fraud and threatens me with Sanctions if I ever place in another item.
Then In August, the 25 2005 Judge Baxter throws out my claim stating that I rec'd a $400,000 settlement.
Then in Sept I appeal.
Then, as if to head off the appeal, on Oct 4, 2005 Judge Walrath comes out with an Opinion and Order that dismiss me, paints Alber in a soap opera light and vindicates more than 150 felony violations, false oaths, perjuries, conspiracies, collusions and schemes to fix fee's.
The document is full of mistatements and false hoods.
Then Kent Jordan, on an emergency basis throws out my claim appeal, while stating he did review my brief on the details of the Fraud.
Then I appeal to the 3rd Circuit.
Then I also appeal the Order and Opinion of Oct 4, 2005
Then the Clerk refuses to transmit my appeal, stating there will be a hearing to dismiss my appeal.
Then 2 men threaten me at my temporary residence.
I call the FBI and tell them that Alber is driving east coast to stop the illegal appeal hearing
An armed US Marshall meets Alber (he actually is so taken back he thinks they are there to arrest him)
So Judge Walrath now aware stops the appeal hearing and Order s the appeal transmitted.
The appeal takes many days as no one ,apparently, wants the dilemma of being assigned the quagmire!
After Judge Jordan heard my first appeal, by procedure he cannot address the other.
Yet it is assigned to him
He Orders a briefing schedule timeline to occur.
Then he DOES NOT set one
The case remains idle.
My 3rd Circuit appeal rec'd the wrong address from the clerk of DE Court
So the 3rd Circuit throws out my appeal.
No Judge Jordan is nominated for the 3 rd Circuit.
Mitt Romney is the Gov of Mass and worth Billions.
He is also a Presidential hopeful.
His partner is FMR Corp, Ed and Abigal Johnson.
Johnson and Johnson acquired Baby Center dot com, is a preferential that has never been reviewed. Nancy A Valente is with Johnson and Johnson
Nancy A Valente is the registered agent of Asset Disposition Advisors
Wells Fargo, Foothill Capital loaned eToys $40 million in Nov 2004 and was paid back pre petition! Please look at the case In re: Bucyrus, Milbank Tweed, Gellene Wisc 94-20786
The Criminal Investigative division of the US DOJ Public Integrity section says they cannot do anything until the case is over because my claim is an issue.
Everyone else refers the matter to the US Trustee office who also sent me a letter stating there is no case, no charges.
Yet the one making that decision is the former Region 3 Trustee Roberta DeAngelis.
Like asking Traub to Judge his own case.
Over 150 felony's and the minimum direct harm is that I did my work in good faith.
I ate crow for a year, spent my life savings on etoys expenses.
I am being stiffed both my savings and my commission in a retalitory manner, because every time I had an asset sold for $1 million they sold it for less to KB/Bain/Glazer/Jack Bush/Mitt Romney who employs them.
It is now readily apparent to any simple mind that my good work was costing their 'scheme to defraud the estate and creditors' money.
There is still millions in cash collateral unaccounted for.
Time helps them and now Judge Jordan is nominated for the 3rd Circuit.
What YOU fail to realize is that "I" am not the problem.
The destruction of the integrity of the Code/Rule of Law and the "ad hoc" application of statutory principals is the rue of us all!
Am I really the only one with open eyes?
Is everyone out there lacking the guts to stop this?
Mark Kenney told me verbatim "all WE had to do was make him[Traub] special counsel"!
Which bugs you more, the fact that he said "we" or the fact that a "watchdog" the one in charge of maintaining justice and policing the system is thinking how to circumvent the CODE?
With the "shirt tail" passage of the repeal of the Investment Bank disclosure requirements, the perversion of the "special counsel" doctrine and eToys cases as a precedent, these crimes in the future will be legally O K!
All who sit idle should be ashamed!
Sincerely,
Laser Steven Haas
Bankruptcy Liquidations
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