Intellectual Property
The following names are listed below. Please scroll down to locate the people you are interested in reading about. This page is lengthy.
Pete Moore
Rick Hamilton
Christensen Brothers
David Turner
Anthony Ramsay
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MOTIVES
Anthony Ramsey’s Motive:
Anthony Ramsey was my manager. He was also married to my niece, David’s daughter Amanda. His motive was cash. See the check below.
This $5,000.00 check with his thumbprint on it, explains his motive. He conspired with my brother to rob me. He also received a new SUV, also stolen from me. He now works for Pete Moore and lives in a home owned by my brother’s wife Lisa Turner. He couldn’t tell the truth about this if he wanted to because he would stand to lose his job and his home. He also received his weekly paycheck from me after he robbed me. I went to the credit union to withdraw from my personal savings account to ensure all my employees were paid when David stole my checkbook. Read his deposition, it’s self explanatory.
David Turner’s Motive:
David Turner’s motive was money. He stole my title file, checkbook and inventory as well as the day’s deposit of near $40,000. His total theft has cost me millions. He attempted to clean out my account but found that the Bank of Pensacola had taken him off my account as a signer because he had failed to come in to sign the Signature Card. After finding out that he could not clean out my business checking account he filed a $10 million civil suit against the Bank.
Here is how he did it:
- He drove to Tallahassee to change the officers of my corporation.
- He then, using the fax machine in Tallahassee’s Dept of Corporations, faxed the document to the BOP. This could have been done on-line. He did it this way to make things look “more official”.
- The Bank consulted their attorneys and froze the funds.
- David hired a civil attorney.
- I hired a civil attorney.
- They reviewed my and my brother’s tax returns and all three attorneys agreed the money was mine.
- The Bank called me to pick up my funds and I placed it in my attorney’s Trust Account until it was evident that Pete Moore had taken advantage of my situation.
- David was furious. He counted on stealing everything from me.
His attorney informed him that if he possessed stock issued in his name, this would have given him a better chance at the money in the bank, because his tax return showed he did not pay any taxes on the corporation’s $5-6 million in annual revenue.
- David’s plans changed. He ordered stock in 2004 and backdated it to 1998. Yes we have the proof and he also admits it on video.
- Needing more evidence, he goes door to door trying to drum up complaints against me. He found others that were willing to conspire against me, all for money. If he can just get me arrested, someone will take his case against the Bank.
- In his first deposition, David states that Pete’s attorney, Mike Guttman, met with him and his attorney to discuss my lawsuit against Pete Moore et al. David also states he was wondering why they spent so much time talking about the civil suit I had against Pete. I think David’s attorney realized the conspiracy and withdrew his legal counsel and was not fired. However, only the Bar Association will be able to determine this.
Christensen Brothers’ Motive:
Robin is an insurance agent and his brother Charles is an accountant. Their motive was to get paid twice. They were paid by me…see check below. Then they filed against my bond.
They also had an agreement with my brother regarding money he owed them. See check below.
From time to time, David would borrow money from Robin. The check above reflects this relationship. Note the Memo stating David’s commission from 9-1-03 to 9-15-03. David called me to write his commission check to Robin because he owed Robin money he couldn’t pay.
The check below clearly shows how David wrote AGOP Inc. a check for the cash he was washing for Robin. Robin gave David a payment plan in exchange for David washing Robin’s cash. What do I mean by washing? The AGOP Wholesale Account is David’s business and his responsibility. Robin went to David after approaching me and wanting to pay me large sums of cash for cars he had purchased and owed AGOP Inc. I told Robin that I had to do the IRS requirement of reporting large cash transactions. Robin did not want me reporting and he could get around this by running his cash through David’s business. Robin would give David cash for the car he bought. David would pay me for cars Robin bought. For example, Robin buys a car from the auction on a Thursday. Tuesday AGOP pays the Auction for the car he bought. Wednesday I call Robin to get him to pay for the car he bought under AGOP. He informs me that he already gave David the cash. I call David and he writes me a check for the car Robin bought.
I had no idea this was going on until the State brought me this evidence. Robin was a buyer under AGOP at the auction. See Below where David took Robin off the list of Buyers at the auction. Note the date. It shows David removing Robin a month before asking me to cut his commission check to Robin. David knew he could not pay Robin back for all the cash he got from Robin. But if Robin went to the auction and bought cars, David knew I would call Robin for the money. Robin would then inform me that he had already given David the money and I would have to collect from David. Unfortunately, David would not be able to pay me then. His party would be over. Within 3 months, I was the victim.
The dealer bond in the state of Florida works like this…it pays like an insurance policy, but there are guidelines. If you had an interest in the business, you are not paid. This is why they fabricated a Bill Of Sale from AGOP to Charles Christiansen. This is not one of our Bill of Sales…See Comparison.
Their Bill of Sale:
They had to have a Bill Of Sale showing the cars sold to Charles. Please note the Salesperson was listed as Robin Christensen. They also backdated the Bill of Sale but the document was actually created in 2004. Robin was never a salesperson for AGOP. Charles conspired with Robin and David to rob Hartford Insurance Company. They filed against the bond on cars they knew they had already been paid for.
Our Bill Of Sale:
Read more…Vol. 5 Pg 889 Lines 3-24
To Summarize: My attorney, John Beroset, cornered Robin Christensen. This was supposed to have been a surprise in my Defense to show how crooked the State has become. I can’t believe that the State would even continue to prosecute me while ignoring the evidence they themselves provided me. You can read the page for yourself. Robin Christensen said he was unaware of what was written on the check until “a moment ago in the hall”. The State schooled Robin how to overcome this obstacle. The checks should have been proof enough that the Christensen brothers were NOT victims. Robin claimed he should have looked at what he was getting paid for and Russ tried to cover for him. Judge Jones saw through this and dropped the charges. The jury heard everything Robin said but did anyone bother to tell the jury that the Christiansen charges were dropped? That charge added another 30 years to my sentence.
The Jury never got the Addendum filled out because it was never made.
Rick Hamilton’s Motive:
Rick Hamilton was my best friend for over 20 years. If you’ve read the Mark’s Story Page, then you know how much respect I had for this man. Rick’s motive was to save his job and protect himself from what percentage the Jury would say is his part in the theft of my business. Money has cost him 2 wives and at least 1 Best Friend. See his depositions 1 and 2, as well as his court testimony. They all contradict each other.
Pete Moore’s Motive:
Pete Moore is not a car man. He is a GREEDY accountant. Pete’s motive is to not pay me for my business. I went to Pete 3 times, trying to salvage any relationship after he told me he had my business and no longer had any use for me. Each time I went to him, he would give the same response, “let the lawyers work it out.” See Vol 2 page 326 Lines 17-18. Pete’s lawyer, Mike Guttman, also supports this in his court testimony. Read Pete’s Depositions 1 and 2 as well as his court testimony. They all contradict each other. Deposition 1 shows he is clueless about anything. In Deposition 2, you can tell he did not count on it going this far. What does he have to hide? I want to keep this short so you stay focused. Pete charged me $220,000 on a $146,000 debt. How? Read Rick’s Deposition. I told Rick the figures were not correct. Why didn’t I go straight to Pete? Good luck finding him much less getting to talk to him. For over 20 years, I had dealt with Rick. Rick made the agreement that Pete Moore Chevrolet needed and wanted my business. Rick told me I would never have to pay anyone more than I owed. I trusted him as always.
Later Pete claimed that the difference in money from the $146,000 to $220,000 was the money I owed Rick. Please go the Evidence That Should Have Been Shown Section of my Website to view the checks written directly to both men. Please note the time frames are concurrent. I was paying both men separately. I was paid ahead with Pete. I NEVER fell behind. Pete, from the beginning, was trying to figure out how he could get my business without paying me.
Important Information:
Please note in Sworn Testimony: Pete “forgets” to tell Roxanne or Rick that I paid him a check for $205,000.00 All of the following people deny that I ever had any kind of business relationship with them. They claim, “Mark had no special deal with us.”
Rick Hamilton’s Sworn Testimony: Rick states that I never intended on owing anyone a dime. This is the man I had the deal with and I would have been paid if it was left up to Rick. The DMV provided us with their findings of the relationship I had with Pete. DMV Inspector Bruce Thompson did a thorough investigation of our partnership. See “Evidence That Should Have Been Shown”. Pete’s greed will be his ultimate downfall.
Mike Guttman’s Testimony: Guttman wanted to get paid. His testimony shows you how he will do anything Pete or Rick tells him to do. Let me explain some things that Guttman is unaware of. You can’t round off a debt, not round up anyway. So, does this make sense to you? Did Guttman ball-parked me a mortgage? Does that sound like something a lawyer would do? The original debt to Pete Moore was $146,000. The debt to Rick Hamilton at that time was $63,000. Added together, you get $209,000. See Vol 2 Page 317 line21 - Page 318 line 10.
In Rick’s deposition, you will read “Mark had a problem with this”. It’s Pete’s greed again. The note was for $3000 a month payable to Pete. Me paying Pete for Rick was never mentioned to me and if this was true, then why did I have to pay Rick separately? Remember when I said earlier that Pete didn’t have a clue? Apparently, Guttman doesn’t have a clue either. See Vol 2 Page 322 Lines 6-8. Guttman and his secretary set down and calculated $3000 for each month and subtracted that from $220,000. But, I was paying $9,000 a month on average. After deducting their accounts receivable that they owed to me for my services, ie $200 No Sale Fees and Repairs to their inventory, this would have left me owing them no more than $58,000. If there was never an agreement for Pete to take over my business, then would I be handing over a business valued in excess of $2,000,000 at the time and earning more than $40,000 a month from them alone? Wouldn’t it make sense for Guttman to call Roxanne and ask her what I owed. Roxanne is Pete’s comptroller. Until Pete got involved and told Rick they weren’t going to pay me, everything was going as agreed.
Proof: See Pete’s Civil Deposition 1
Rick delivered all the cars that I returned to him.
Rick paid off AGOP debt with Pete Moore checks.
Pete Moore/employee deposited AGOP checks from cars that were previously his but sold to AGOP customers.
Pete Moore paid off AFC for cars AGOP had previously sold.
Does that make sense to you? If you believe a man has robbed you and he comes back to you to tell you to pay off his debts, would you do it? It only makes sense if you were getting something in return. Rick claimed he did ALL this as a favor to me? Wouldn’t that cost him his job if he did all this behind Pete’s back, OR, did they get my business like they planned? That’s right they paid my MAFS floor-planned Volkswagon off and received nothing in return. Why would they do that? Even after that, Rick asked me if there was anything else I wanted him to pay off. I told him David had taken the cars to auction and was going to pay off AFC and any balance I had with MAFS. But there was one problem, MAFS picked up a car and did not want to give it back to me. I told Rick to handle it and he did. He paid it off and delivered it to the customer. This car was never a Pete Moore car or a Pete Moore debt. This would mean Pete Moore assumed all responsibility for my business and its actions. How did they explain this during the trial? Rick claimed in his testimony that the DMV told them they had to do it. You can read in the letters from the DMV that they “do not get involved in Dealer to Dealer Transactions”.
Roxanne Sawyer’s Sworn Testimony: Roxanne is Pete’s comptroller. She claims I never had a special business relationship with Pete Moore Chevrolet. She claims she knew nothing about the $205,000 check I paid Pete Moore. She is the woman who put together the figures for the State’s Forensic Accountant. Her starting figure was off more than $200,000.00 Every accountant knows that if you don’t start out with the right figures, you can’t end up with the right figures. Why didn’t Pete tell Rick or Roxanne I had paid him? Greed!
See Vol. 10 Page 1930 Lines 2 - 12
John Beroset: “would you—as part of your job with Pete Moore Chevrolet, did you and as part of your work in the case, did you provide numbers and figures to the state and the state’s accountant in order to come up with these documents you created?”
Roxanne: “I provided numbers and stock numbers and VINs on what was filled out as well as the balance record from the first section of vehicles.”
John Beroset: “Did this $200,000 play any role in that, those figures you gave to the State?”
Roxanne: “Not that I recall no.”
John Beroset: “…it was my understanding from previous testimony that the amount was written off a s a loss by Pete Moore Chevrolet?”
Roxanne: “It was written off the books and moved to Mr. Turner’s balance sheet. In other words, it was written off the wholesale schedules on to his personal receivable.”
If Rick knew about me paying off Pete, Pete would have to pay Rick. If Roxanne knew about me paying off Pete, she would have to show the $205,000 of income in the appropriate place.