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Re: What did and did NOT occur ...the facts
Posted By: The Shadow In Response To: Re: What did and did NOT occur ...the facts (Sucker)
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2009, at 5:04 p.m.(pst)
>> And you're doing this just as a good citizen, right?
>> He admitted to fraudulent business dealings, and oh by the way he
>> makes a great product too.....hmmmmmmm. Yeah, gimme two of those.>> >> Hello,
>> >> Since this thread is prominent in Google, I thought I'd
>> respond to
>> >> it.>> >> I purchased all articles from the Miami Herald and Palm Beach
>> >> newspapers concerning Mark Ford/Michael Masterson.>> >> Fact 1: He was NOT convicted of fraud. Therefore to say he is
>> guilty
>> >> of
>> >> fraud is a misrepresentation of the facts.>> >> Fact 2: He DID agree to a fine without admitting or agreeing
>> to
>> >> wrongdoing.>> >> Fact 3: Paid $3,000,000 to the government and made $200,000
>> available
>> >> for refunds.>> >> Fact 4: He did say: "I never did anything I thought was
>> >> flagrantly wrong," he said. "But I made these
>> little
>> >> compromises. And somehow, at the end of it, I was on the
>> other side of the
>> >> river and I didn't know how I got there."
>> >> But he said the fight with the government is over.>> >> "It's settled," he said, "and as far as I'm
>> concerned,
>> >> I'd like to move on.">> >> Fact 5: The settlement also called for Nadel -- a former
>> newsletter
>> >> publisher and Boca Raton synagogue founder -- and Ford to
>> have nothing
>> >> more than a consulting or "passive minority
>> interest" in a
>> >> direct-mail company.>> >> That would mean he is NOT a major owner in awai. And probably
>> is only
>> >> a consultant and likely receives royalties or some sort of
>> compensation
>> >> for his content contributions.>> >> Fact 6: This is the ONLY case involving him that
>> newslibrary.com
>> >> showed in
>> >> their database search of hundreds of newspapers. That would
>> mean it's
>> >> NOT
>> >> a fair representation of the truth to say he has a long
>> history of
>> >> fraud or
>> >> anything of the sort.>> >> Fact 7: NO criminal charges were ever filed:
>> >> "But no criminal charges have been filed. Instead, if
>> the
>> >> government decides it wants to keep Nadel's and Ford's $6.6
>> million, it
>> >> would have to get an order from a federal judge. A hearing
>> would be
>> >> conducted, and the government would have to prove the crime
>> in a civil
>> >> proceeding.">> >> Whoever wrote the above statements did not fairly present the
>> facts of
>> >> this
>> >> situation.>> >> I might point out that Wesley Snipes is having his own legal
>> troubles
>> >> but
>> >> that does NOT mean he isn't a great actor. Similarly,
>> Michael's bad
>> >> business
>> >> judgment isn't a reflection on his copywriting abilities.>> >> As to the content of the awaionline courses and reports, they
>> are some
>> >> of the
>> >> best money can buy.>> >> a. I don't work for awai or early to rise
>> >> b. To my knowledge I've never met Michael Masterson in person
>> nor
>> >> talked to
>> >> him over the phone.
>> >> c. I'm not married or dating anyone on any business related
>> to Agora.
>> >> d. I don't speak at their seminars.
>> >> e. I don't have an unspoken axe to grind as other posters on
>> this
>> >> thread
>> >> apparently do.>> >> Ginky
Too funny. Ford and Nadel had exactly ZERO legitimate products at AMG, as anyone who worked there knows very well. They were neck deep in fraud for the entire decade long existence of the company, always working hard, and mostly successfully until it all came apart at the end, to avoid detection by the Boys in Blue. Nadel was kicked off the NYSE as a young man for fraud, and had the kind of business mind that couldn't be happy unless he was sneaking around pulling a fast one. And Ford wasn't any better than his mentor. In fact he was an incredibly apt student.
Ford has no affinity or understanding for Cicero's maxim, Esse quam videri (To be, rather than to seem to be). He's dedicated his whole life to honing and refining the craft of writing DECEPTIVELY. That's what all the vagueness that permeates his silly prose is all about; the mysterious initials to refer to his "important" friends and the companies he claims to represent (cf. The Royal Society of Liechtenstein! haha!), the artful dodges about the true contents of his CV, the supposedly disarming modesty masking the enormous ego, the flat out lies (his work is littered with them) tactically positioned in such a way that only a serious investigator could refute them.
Any competent examiner in a legitimate business would easily recognize what he was dealing with in Ford. That's why he markets himself and AWAI to unsophisticated folks without business savvy or experience. By the time they figure out what he is, he's already soaked them for a few hundred bucks. That's the name of the game for him. That's ALWAYS been the name of the game, and he's been playing it for over 25 years.
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