Sad, true story of a man losing his life savings

[Charles Woodson]

CaptainKickass had a good idea. I mean start an account and have people donate to it. All you have to do is get the media to show it and people will start coming. Man though i can imagine that. Sorry all this had to happen to your brother and DAd.

[MateoInMex]

Captain Kick Ass is right!!

I don't know much about Finance and Real Estate, I haven't gotten to that part of college yet.

But if it hits TV and the media gets a hold of it, locally...it will grow legs and spread around.

This happened to Screetch from Saved By The Bell and the house he owns in Southern Wisconsin. He took his case to media outlets and sold T-shirts for $15 that said "I helped save Screeetch's house!"

The T-shirts had 3 e's in Screetch because the studio owns the Screetch name trademark bullshit.

I would go to the media.

Best of luck..and hopefully that scumbag will get cornholed in prison so hard, after the pull out his a-hole will slam shut like a car door!

[falco]

holy shit... i gave this guy a jump one day when his car was dead out at the lake......he told me the whole story. truly sad, there are some shifty people in this world.

Fosco, did he ever get a house put on the property? From my understanding, it would be difficult to find a buyer with the basement already there, since it was built specifically to fit this house.

unfortunately, this sort of thing happens way too often, and its unlikely to garner any media attention. you've got be very careful dealing with contractors; 99% are good, but the other 1% make up for it.

[MadtownPacker]

Cant you at least hire some goons to put a beatdown on him?

Im not joking about this. This guy has alot of nerve to still live around there. Sounds like the kind of fool that needs to get smoked.

[Fosco33]

Cant you at least hire some goons to put a beatdown on him?

Im not joking about this. This guy has alot of nerve to still live around there. Sounds like the kind of fool that needs to get smoked.

Dude, I'm not saying that probably hasn't crossed my dad's mind - but it wouldn't be hard to figure out who did it. In this shit, I bet my dad would end up in prison while the dickhead was able to sue him after paying nothing of the life savings he already ripped off.

Here's my guess - the judge screws the case and it doesn't go anywhere. The dickhead gets a little jail time but gets out in a year. I'll probably have to buy another modular home. He'd sell our house and get barely out of debt - probably split w/ my mom and live out his pissed off years on a property that cost way too much and reminds him daily of how fucked up shit got.

My sister/bro-in-law will probably have to do some crazy workaround on their lake house at a high cost and maybe seek reimbursement from the builder's insurance. Either way, they're loaded, young and won't be long-term affected.

At some point, you've got to hope their is a hell for people like the dickheads of the world. I don't wish bad ill on him and hope my dad gets some of his money back so when I put a cottage up there for him he can just live off that cash. Whether that's through the dickhead's business partner or mandatory victim's restitution act on a regular basis.

Just pisses me off on an otherwise stellar weekend for me as I just got another promotion.

[Fosco33]

holy shit... i gave this guy a jump one day when his car was dead out at the lake......he told me the whole story. truly sad, there are some shifty people in this world.

Fosco, did he ever get a house put on the property? From my understanding, it would be difficult to find a buyer with the basement already there, since it was built specifically to fit this house.

unfortunately, this sort of thing happens way too often, and its unlikely to garner any media attention. you've got be very careful dealing with contractors; 99% are good, but the other 1% make up for it.

Nope - just the foundation and driveway. Andy yes, you're correct on both accounts.

Did you meet someone at Friess or Bear Lake who knew this story - or did you mean you've heard of stuff like this before?

[falco]

No Fosco, I met your dad. I was driving the loop and he was walking towards town, he had left his headlights on and his car had died; this was later in the year and it was particularly cold; he's lucky I had come by because there was no one out there working that time of year and I'm sure you're aware how far it is to civilization from there.

I gave him a jump and he told me the whole story. Genuinely a very nice guy and I felt sorry for him. I'm pretty sure it was your father; whats the odds the same thing would happen to someone on the lake.

[Fosco33]

No Fosco, I met your dad. I was driving the loop and he was walking towards town, he had left his headlights on and his car had died; this was later in the year and it was particularly cold; he's lucky I had come by because there was no one out there working that time of year and I'm sure you're aware how far it is to civilization from there.

I gave him a jump and he told me the whole story. Genuinely a very nice guy and I felt sorry for him. I'm pretty sure it was your father; whats the odds the same thing would happen to someone on the lake.

Now that's irony. Thanks for giving him a jump. At the time, he probably had some goofy goatee or scruffy beard. 6 ft, italian, dark hair, scratchy voice. You probably jumped the Green Honda I bought back in '01 that I gave to the family.

Nice lake, went there a lot as a kid. I hope it all works out. He is generally a nice guy - helpful to neighbors, etc. He's a handy guy - so maybe he'll be able to build something himself.

There were 3 other people that this guy ripped off - not sure if they were on that lake or in the general area. Could've been one of them... but if not, really small world.

[Fosco33]

No Fosco, I met your dad. I was driving the loop and he was walking towards town, he had left his headlights on and his car had died; this was later in the year and it was particularly cold; he's lucky I had come by because there was no one out there working that time of year and I'm sure you're aware how far it is to civilization from there.

I gave him a jump and he told me the whole story. Genuinely a very nice guy and I felt sorry for him. I'm pretty sure it was your father; whats the odds the same thing would happen to someone on the lake.

Now that's irony. Thanks for giving him a jump. At the time, he probably had some goofy goatee or scruffy beard. 6 ft, italian, dark hair, scratchy voice. You probably jumped the Green Honda I bought back in '01 that I gave to the family.

Nice lake, went there a lot as a kid. I hope it all works out. He is generally a nice guy - helpful to neighbors, etc. He's a handy guy - so maybe he'll be able to build something himself.

There were 3 other people that this guy ripped off - not sure if they were on that lake or in the general area. Could've been one of them... but if not, really small world.

Just talked to my dad and confirmed the story, Falco. He said to thank you again and was amazed by the coincidence. Really neat!

[GrnBay007]

Wow, what a crazy coincidence.

Sorry to hear someone's not behind bars for doing this.

[the_idle_threat]

Cant you at least hire some goons to put a beatdown on him?

Im not joking about this. This guy has alot of nerve to still live around there. Sounds like the kind of fool that needs to get smoked.

I considered this... But there's no sense in the wrong people ending up in jail.

[Fosco33]

So, talked with my Dad yesterday. The judge ruled that he couldn't decide one way or the other on a summary judgment - meaning that it could go to trial but wouldn't be until Oct (over two years after the incident). My parents are now in a tough spot of considering whether to continue to pay the lawyer $300/hr and risk losing the case plus all the lawyer's fees. The judge did say he had an excellent case and gave a roadmap to the lawyer on how to win at a jury trial. I'll let you know in the future if anything gets resolved.

BTW - I sent this thread onto my Dad and honestly believe it gave him a shot of hope knowing that people really do understand his issue and show general caring of one another.

Thanks!

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I don't know that it would do any good, but your family should try and find the other families sacammed by the guy. 3 people pressing joint charges would lower the legal fees and give you momentum versus the guy, I would think.

I'm sorry fos.

[Fosco33]

I don't know that it would do any good, but your family should try and find the other families sacammed by the guy. 3 people pressing joint charges would lower the legal fees and give you momentum versus the guy, I would think.

I'm sorry fos.

They did that - they decided that 3 lawyers is better than one - and each had slightly different issues. But they did go to the judge together.