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 Post subject: Re: Alleged Meridian Ponzi Scheme: Survivors and Supporters Page
PostPosted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 11:23 am 
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Found an interesting link -- one of the few in support of Mr. Berg at mercer island patch, in an article written by kendall watson:

http://mercerisland.patch.com/users/marlene-bamford

If you click on the green portion of the above link (the part in quotes), it redirects to this:

http://mercerisland.patch.com/articles/mercer-islands-berg-part-of-doj-dragnet

The comments at the bottom are most interesting as a discussion ensues between Ms. Bamberg and the article's author.


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 Post subject: Re: Alleged Meridian Ponzi Scheme: Survivors and Supporters Page
PostPosted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 5:35 pm 
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More from the Mercer Island Patch and writer Kendall Watson:

http://mercerisland.patch.com/articles/mercer-island-man-arrested-for-100m-ponzi-scheme

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Neighbors, who declined to speak on the record, quietly wondered who Berg was when he and another man moved into the former Esterline executive Wendal Hurlbut III's home near the 72nd Avenue Landing and the Roanoke Inn in 2007.

Privately, neighbors grumbled at the extensive remodeling work that lasted for nearly two years. But they also were also pleased to find their private street was repaved and landscaped, courtesy of Berg's largesse. It wasn't until over a dozen FBI agents arrived and blocked the street at the end of August, said a resident, that anyone realized something odd was afoot.


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 Post subject: Re: Alleged Meridian Ponzi Scheme: Survivors and Supporters Page
PostPosted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 1:39 am 
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Berg often portrayed himself as a lawyer, according to today's (Sunday 1/16/2011) Seattle Times.

Interesting story about the land under his mother's house. . .

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013948385_bergside16.html


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 Post subject: Re: Alleged Meridian Ponzi Scheme: Survivors and Supporters Page
PostPosted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 2:25 am 
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It's Christmas in January.

Giant "kitchen sink" piece in the Seattle Times today. Very comprehensive work. Should get Grunbaum a Pulitzer!

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013949234_berg16.html


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 Post subject: Re: Alleged Meridian Ponzi Scheme: Survivors and Supporters Page
PostPosted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 3:09 am 
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complete record of the alleged fraternity scam from 1983 at University of Oregon -- from Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2011/01/14/2013940004.pdf

1988 indictment and plea (also from Seattle Times):

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2011/01/14/2013940008.pdf


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 Post subject: Re: Alleged Meridian Ponzi Scheme: Survivors and Supporters Page
PostPosted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 3:56 am 
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Yes...how ironic...


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 Post subject: Re: Alleged Meridian Ponzi Scheme: Survivors and Supporters Page
PostPosted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 12:13 pm 
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I, unlike some of you, can't be on this site 24/7. I have a life! Therefore I will leave you to your jobs of being online to keep this blog going. If anything appears that is newsworthy I will post it, til then I must tend to more important things. I am only the messenger here, although I do have some knowledge of some of the people involved in this tragedy and, unlike some of you, I only post what I personally saw or knew except for those posts I am asked to relay. My job is done here so, until later, have fun.


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 Post subject: Re: Alleged Meridian Ponzi Scheme: Survivors and Supporters Page
PostPosted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 12:54 pm 
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Just wanted to give the heads up that I had to delete some posts due to "name calling" which we do not allow. I could have edited out the name calling, but we are all big boys and girls and should know better, so instead I just deleted the posts.

Play nice or go play some place else.

This is your warning. It happens again and this thread gets locked down and no one will be able to post to it any longer.

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 Post subject: Re: Alleged Meridian Ponzi Scheme: Survivors and Supporters Page
PostPosted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:11 pm 
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Administration: Why are my words of truth and fact deleted when you allow the charges they answer to remain??? It's apparantly OK to say slanderous things as long as they are against Mr. Berg but you won't print the truth about those posting them. Rather biased, don't you think? You've soured me on your site. I will post no more.


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 Post subject: Re: Alleged Meridian Ponzi Scheme: Survivors and Supporters Page
PostPosted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:03 pm 
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Just the Facts seems to be confused as to whether he will keep posting, or not. Me thinks the information on this board is just too tantalizing for him to pass up. After all, Berg is a train wreck that's already happened, you just can't make this stuff up!

Berg is a malicious perdator, who took advantage of people. Some of his investors got greedy, but most were duped. If anyone considers that slanderous, they had best go back and read the charges against him. Or the many comments from the innocent people he screwed.

Stealing money from the elderly is exploitation, stealing money from regular joes is illegal and immoral. Sicking his drones on people and threatening them to keep them quiet is disgusting and paranoid. Berg's done all this and much more. Anything anyone has to say about what Berg's done isn't slanderous, it's true. And its just the facts. Don't like it? Then stay off the board.


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 Post subject: Re: Alleged Meridian Ponzi Scheme: Survivors and Supporters Page
PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:42 am 
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To "just the facts": This board is for survivors and supporters; it's not intended as a platform to decide guilt or innocence. Legal and ethical accusations have been made against Berg in a court of law. If you have legal accusations against anyone posting on this board, then why don't you make them in court? No matter what they've done, I'm sure they don't hold a candle to what Berg has done. Berg may be the "victim" on this board, but he sure isn't in real life. This board is for his victims.


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