Archive for July, 2012

Paul Allen holds his biggest bash in Cannes on his yacht while mocking the United States legal system

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5/23/12 9:32 AM
Paul Allen’s Cannes bash rocks until 4 a.m. — even though his yacht had to be moved to avoid heavy sea swells

 

nyp.st/LBcQjI“ Allen’s Cannes bash until 4 a.m.”  

 

Paul Allen’s Cannes bash is being talked about as one of the most rocking Film Festival parties this year. Guests, including Antonio Banderas and Jeremy Irons, danced until the early hours to the Microsoft co-founder’s band (in which he plays guitar) at Monday’s party. One guest told us, ‘Paul has a new band, and they are actually really very good — people were dancing until 4 a.m.‘(Ha!) Also there were Cyndi LauperRay LiottaTom Freston and Sony Pictures Classics’ Michael Barker and Tom Bernard. All braved bad weather to get onboard Allen’s 303-foot yacht Tatoosh, which was moved to a new mooring for the bash because of heavy swells and ‘to stabilize the boat.’ The party-goer added, “Paul told the crowd, ‘I have got a funny song for you,’ then launched into ‘Purple Rain,’ poking fun at the bad weather.” Over at the Chopard bash, also on Monday,Sean “Diddy” Combs was walking around with a camera crew filming a documentary for his new network.” (PageSix)

Last month, it looked like Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen was getting kind of serious.

He released his memoir, “Idea Man,” and took some public digs at Bill Gates on “60 Minutes.” He also did a speaking tour for the book where he talked about the early days of Microsoft and why he’s suing a bunch of companies for patent infringement.

But now he’s back to his billionaire lifestyle: according to a report in the NY Post, he threw a Brazilian themed bash on his 483-foot yacht, the Octopus, to celebrate the kickoff of the Cannes Film Festival.

Guests included a bunch of big Hollywood stars like Jodie Foster and Jane Fonda, as well as Israeli model Bar Refaeli. Like usual, Allen held a rock and roll jam.

Now check out: The Pile Of Absolutely Amazing Toys Paul Allen Has Collected.

LAW360: Departing Yahoo CEO Could Face Fraud Suit

Departing Yahoo CEO Could Face Radar Fraud Suit

(update: moments ago we were given notice of a new delay- and, so it goes. Should we go public?) Law360, New York (July 16, 2012, 10:22 PM ET) — The trustee overseeing the bankruptcy of Radar Networks Inc. has reached a deal that could allow a fraud suit against outgoing Yahoo Inc. CEO Ross Levinsohn to go forward, according to a stipulation filed Thursday.

Kate Paley, the daughter of the late founder and chairman of CBS William S. Paley, claims that Levinsohn, a Radar director who was Yahoo’s interim CEO until his replacement Monday, and other insiders at Radar transferred about $3 million she lent to the company to another entity.

Her suit, claiming fraud and conversion, was stymied after Radar, a web applications company, filed for bankruptcy, but her lawyer said Thursday in a court filing that the Radar trustee has reached a stipulation that could let her suit go forward.

“The stipulation is in the best interests of the estate and should be approved,” lawyers for Paley and the trustee said in the stipulation. Paley will require court approval if her suit is to ultimately go forward.

Levinsohn, who was Yahoo’s interim CEO until the Yahoo board appointed former Google Inc. executive Marissa Mayer to the job effective Tuesday, would be a key target in the suit.

Paley’s lawyers said that the fraud suit, a state court action in California, is essentially a two-party action between Paley on one side, and Levinsohn, Radar founder Nova Spivack and Evri Inc., which eventually bought it, on the other.

The insiders had been litigating against Paley, but used Radar’s bankruptcy to put off a trial scheduled for February after a partial summary judgment order went against them, according to the motion.

The trustee does not have the resources to pursue the action himself, the stipulation says.

Paley will be responsible for the choosing the lawyers that prosecute the case.

“This agreement will eliminate delay and allow the claims against Levinsohn to proceed to a public trial,” said Trent Freeman, a spokesman for Paley.

Freeman said the defendants are expected to oppose the arrangement in order to delay the trial. A hearing is scheduled for July 27 in California bankruptcy court.

Paley is represented by Katherine D. Ray of Goldberg Stinnett Davis & Linchey PC.

The trustee is represented by Michael A. Issacs of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP.

Levinsohn is represented by Eric J. Amdursky and Jennifer Taylor of O’Melveny & Myers LLP. Spivack is represented by Jonathan M. Reymann. Radar is represented by John Walshe Murray of Murray & Murray PC. Evri is represented by Stephen C. Willie of Savitt Bruce & Willey LLP.

The case is Paley v. Radar Networks Inc. et al., case number CIV-494701, in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Mateo.

The case is In re: Radar Networks Inc., case number 11-bk-33990, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

[surprisingly no mention made of Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital, which orchestrated the fraud and fraudulent conveyance].

This Is Real: Levinsohn of Yahoo, Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital ruled as Committing Fraud

 

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For over four years the defendants have poured forth their scorn on us, most recently through their attorneys. All their efforts are now simply to draw out the legal proceedings, messing them up with bogus legal acrobatics, wasting not only our time, but the time and expense of the courts. None of this matters to Ross Levinsohn or Paul Allen. Their self interest dictates their actions and code of conduct. This is real, and it is happening now.

These men have stolen and destroyed our life’s work, with nothing but a sneer looking back, the same utter scorn and contempt with which they address the law, as if it were merely a chess game with no basis in reality.

They never thought it would get this far. Everyone else cowers in fear, why aren’t we responding the same way? They thinks its ludicrous that anyone would think they could outspend them, out lawyer them, etc.

Meanwhile, what they don’t realize, is that their usual modus operendi is being displayed for all to one day see. Each tactic to keep covered their actions, to pay off and cleverly jiggle the legal system to be manipulated in their own favor, represents nothing but a classic play by play of the unscrupulous.

Hitler and the Nazi’s unwittingly supplied the careful documentation of their crimes, never realizing it would be the most condemning factor, studied over and analyzed for years- centuries? to come.

(Their attorneys do threaten us concerning what we publish on the blog.)

Are We There Yet?

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 ~   Before the end of WORLD WAR ll, no one knew who the good guys really were. Nobody today considers the French having to recover from the trauma of being occupied by the Nazis, being sliced and diced into resistance, collaborators, spies, double agents, etc. Would the Nazi’s now be considered the good guys if they had won? We’d sure have to say so in public if we wanted to live.

So now, let’s be real- everyone is watching the economy poised to collapse, and witnessing the bad guys scramble by whatever means possible to fill their coffers to be able to survive economic Armageddon. Fraud has been on the rise, and a lot of bad guys are really thriving now. But we still have to keep our eyes on the ball- every generation faces a choice to be made without knowing how things will turn out beforehand.

Did those who denounced friends during the McCarthy hearings believe they were doing the right thing? Weren’t Nazi collaborators merely hedging their bets? The equivalent of modern day hedge funds? I’m just asking.

Is there anywhere an agreed upon code of conduct that transcends national interests, so that we could make informed decisions on whether what we were doing was right or wrong? I know the 10 Commandments are banned from schools as if they were pornographic materials. That’s sort of illogical. In the Bible it does say there will come a time when what is bad will be called good, and what is good will be called bad. Are we there yet?

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Yahoo’s Ross Levinsohn, Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital-THEiR COVERUP – claiming bankruptcy, TO SAVE FACE

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At the last possible moment on the night before trial, defendants, including Ross Levinsohn and Steve Hall, filed a last minute bankruptcy claim in order to delay a public trial of plaintiff Kate Paley’s claims of fraud and unfair dealing. The bankruptcy claim lacks any merit and was nothing more than an attempt to avoid a public airing of defendants’ misconduct.  The case has since been delayed for months while defendants attempted to keep their actions from the public eye. Trying to create the conditions for inertia is not a new tactic for them.

 

 

 Today, attorneys on behalf of Ms. Kate Paley and the bankruptcy trustee agreed on terms for Ms. Paley to proceed with her state court action, including prosecuting, on behalf of the bankruptcy estate, claims that Radar’s assets were fraudulently transferred in order to enrich defendants at Ms Paley’s expense.  This agreement will eliminate delay and allow the claims against Ross Levinsohn and the other defendants, including Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital, to proceed to a public trial. Ms. Paley expects Mr. Levinsohn to oppose this stipulation in a further attempt to avoid trial on the fraud claims.

 

 

Indeed, all defendants have attempted to dissuade the trustee from doing so and are expected to oppose the arrangement, in order to further delay a state court trial on the merits.  A bankruptcy court hearing to approve the arrangement between the bankruptcy trustee and Ms. Paley is currently scheduled for July 27 at 1:00 pm.  Ms Paley will continue to aggressively pursue these claims so that defendants’ actions will finally be publicly aired.

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Neither Paul Allen or Ross Levinsohn are bankrupt.

But, that is what they want you to believe- better

than fraud-but equally as deceptive.

Is this par for the course?

Does everybody do it?

Is there any integrity left,

anywhere?

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TO SAVE FACE- woman is shot nine times so men can save face: Ross Levinsohn, Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital

 

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In Afghanistan, men in a dispute organize a fake court, and shoot a woman, nine times, to save face, cheering for their actions.

This resonates because it is so universal, not because it is isolated.

This is what is happening to Worddiamonds. Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital, Ross Levinsohn of Yahoo, solely for the purpose of making a ‘soft landing’ for a company they still own in the form of Evri, dismantled and destroyed the Worddiamonds website. They stole all our development funds to use

for their “own purposes” (a quote from the directive made by Steve Hall, of Vulcan Capital, to Nova Spivack, concerning Worddiamonds partnership with Radar- Vulcan Capital was calling the shots).

Through lies, bullying, and continued spurious contortions of the law, they fraudulently converted funds to ‘save face’ and make a ‘soft landing’ for the closing and sale of Twine- to themselves-and another company they own, Evri.

To stop the trial from proceeding after the judge ruled that they clearly committed fraud against Worddiamonds, now Ross Levinsohn of Yahoo and Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital have declared bankruptcy of the very company they closed and now still own in the form of Evri.

This same manipulation of the law continues with which they have attempted to get away with their fraud. They have consistently twisted the law, to pervert it’s intent, for

 

almost 5 years. Only to save face! Thats how little value they consider others to have. That’s how far they will go to deceive their community and peers.

People keep asking what has happened, where are all the women in tech?

Woman shot nine times as men cheer

update: The Bible, Worddiamonds, trashed by Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital, Ross Levinsohn of Yahoo

 

 

Why, for so little gain, beyond reputational and a few million dollars, pennies to them, are Ross Levinsohn of Yahoo and Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital, still so determined to get away with defrauding Worddiamonds?

What has compelled them to attack us for these last 4 years- stealing all our development funds, destroying Worddiamonds patent pending website, and telling us how worthless we are, how unimportant, and bullying and threatening us at every turn? Why have they stopped the trial that exposes their fraud by the spurious argument they are now bankrupt? Come on, they are not bankrupt. Except it seems morally.

Their continued attempts at misinterpreting the law has never varied. Because they think it is so easy to get away with! They count on lies, lawyers, bullying and threats to make way for them. This is their modus operandi. 

Not all of the one percent of the %1 are dishonest.

But Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital and the attorneys for Ross Levinsohn of Yahoo are furious that they as yet, haven’t completely buried us, outspent us, outbuzzed us. They cannot understand why their raging, threats, and bullying  isn’t working. So they continue. Its all they know. They cannot afford for this to be made public, and aired in an open court. It is unthinkable to them. But the more they lie, the higher the stakes.

 

 

  They are determined to prove our faith in God is wrong. They can’t stop scoffing at us- to them, we are so vulnerable, so easy to squash like a bug.  They are the Goliaths. We are David, with some stones, and a sling shot. We trust God to see us through, in His way, in His time, for His purposes.

Worddiamonds is free- we have not built this for the purposes of making money. But certainly we never expected everything to be stolen from us, by supposed pillars of the community, and for such chump change for these gentlemen. It’s a big Wow.

Only Believe

when deciding who or what to believe- remember, it’s free. So, choose the best! In the beginning, was the Word. Look what a beautiful diamond God gave me.. within each facet, is a book of the Bible..and more..much more…

the latest play- another new delay….. Yahoo’s Ross Levinsohn, Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital declare bankruptcy- pay millions to convince the court they are owed monies from company they own

 

 

 

 

 

Ross Levinsohn of Yahoo’s attorneys managed  to confer ahead of time (last Friday) with the judge before this morning’s hearing. 

The court clerk came out of the courtroom at 9:28 to announce the hearing was concluded before it’s 9:30 scheduled time to begin.

We were told all the proceedings are now put off until this October 25.

This was quite a play, as this happened at exactly two minutes before the proceedings were scheduled to start.

Usually both sides are supposed to present their case before the judge.

There is nothing wrong with playing hardball, but, there is something wrong with at every turn trying to get around the law and cheat.

Today’s hearing was in a bankruptcy court. Mr. Levinsohn and Mr. Hall have declared bankruptcy. How you may ask did they get away with that. Seriously.

They don’t look poor. Mr. Levinsohn took home an almost $12 million dollar payday last year. Mr. Allen’s purpose for defrauding us was, among other things, to provide himself a tax write-off on an investment gain of $85 million dollars during that time period.

Well, they actually haven’t gotten away with their bankruptcy ploy quite yet. That’s what this morning’s hearing was about. Instead, Mr. Levinsohn’s attorneys got to the judge ahead of time, to again attempt to delay this case,  CIV494701 in the San Mateo County Superior Court, from going forward.

After we insisted that we too be allowed to appear before the judge- usually both sides are given the opportunity to present their case, not just one side- the clerk did ask the judge to allow us to speak with him also.

After hearing us, the judge agreed that there was no need to delay this case from going forward, and have given the other side an additional five days. You know, let’s give them another chance to throw yet another wrench into the case going forward.

Evidently the defendants and their attorneys feel entitled to not have to obey the law. In fact, this entire case is an illustration of the many instances these defendants have not obeyed the law. That is exactly what this case is about. This morning the defendants displayed another instance of their cunning in getting around the law and the court system.

What will they think of next?

STAND UP TO BULLIES ! Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital, Yahoo’s Ross Levinsohn, Steve Hall-update: pillars of Silicon Valley caught committing fraud

Integrity is not something you can decide to have one day, and not have on another day.

 

press release- SiliconValley VC JuryTrial Starts 2-27-1

There is no personal animosity on our part towards anyone in this case. While unrelenting animosity has been expressed towards us, attacks and threats of a personal nature, that is not the motivation on our part.

The depositions themselves tell the story of the contemptuous attitude these men exhibit towards the law. We are merely saying, it’s not all right to aggressively try and convince someone to invest more money in your start up, when they have clearly and repeatedly declined to do so again; and, by lies, false promises, ending in outright fraud no less- to then try to blame them publicly, for your business’s failure. It’s not alright to commit fraud! It’s not all right to do that. It’s not all right to leave that person with nothing, to destroy what it took years for them to build, in an attempt to get them “to freak out and throw more money at it” directly into your pockets, to purportedly fix it. And it’s not all right, especially if your pockets already contain billions, to commit fraud merely for a tax write off. This is about illegal activities being conducted by those who present themselves as pillars of the community. This is about getting justice gentlemen. But mostly, this is about standing up to bullies.

There needs to be a standard set- without a baseline of justice, Silicon Vallley will be more ruinous to this country than all the bankers that have been sucked into the powerful vortex of greed combined.


“For what shall it prophet a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” Mark 8:36

 

 In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

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