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J.C. Morris (Todd Short) is in jail
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Awesome! I remember that whole story and scam very, very well.
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His cellmate is named Bubba.
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This was the guy who offered $1000 price for a $2,600 Powerbook right?
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Bush Tax Cuts == Job Killer
June 2001: 132,047,000 employed
June 2003: 129,839,000 employed
2.21 million jobs were LOST after 2 years of Bush Tax Cuts.
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I believe Todd took some of these message boards to court, including this one. The case was eventually dismissed.
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Originally Posted by Buckaroo
I believe Todd took some of these message boards to court, including this one. The case was eventually dismissed.
Yes, he tried to pull that stunt but failed miserably.
Do an 'NN search for "morris powerbook" and you'll find quite a few threads on this. Very good reads looking back on them.
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Well, it's nice that it is over. Todd Short is headed to Federal prison.
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Originally Posted by Buckaroo
Well, it's nice that it is over. Todd Short is headed to Federal prison.
w00t!
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Originally Posted by Buckaroo
Well, it's nice that it is over. Todd Short is headed to Federal prison.
You mean Federal POUND ME IN THE ASS prison!
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Let it burn.
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Originally Posted by Buckaroo
here's a pic of Todd, not looking too happy 
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Originally Posted by Fyre4ce
You mean Federal POUND ME IN THE ASS prison!
[removed oversize image --tooki]
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That should give him plenty of time to think about what he did. 
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Originally Posted by Atomic Rooster
His cellmate is named Bubba.
And his new name is "Bubba's Wife." Bastard.
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So, if I understand this correctly, he deceived people on several levels, no?
This isn't a simple case of him doing presales then not having the goods?
A guy I knew, Chris Chong Kim, ran Calvinsauctions on eBay and got screwed royally. He would make a deal with MacMall to buy a certain amount of laptops (Macs mostly) for a certain price - buying in bulk netted (SUPPOSEDLY) a big discount.
So, he'd presell on eBay and then order through MacMall.
Everything was fine until one day MacMall said that they didn't have the order in stock. It was delayed by 3 weeks. People started complaining. Filing police reports. The whole thing snowballed. His intentions were good, but he was convicted of federal fraud and went to prison for 18 months. I will say that his was a case where he intended to do the right thing and it got out of hand.
However, this guy, Todd Morris, is an outright scam artist apparently.
Question: What makes people think that they can get away with this crap? Seriously?
Maybe the guy IS insane?
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Originally Posted by Cody Dawg
So, if I understand this correctly, he deceived people on several levels, no?
This isn't a simple case of him doing presales then not having the goods?
A guy I knew, Chris Chong Kim, ran Calvinsauctions on eBay and got screwed royally. He would make a deal with MacMall to buy a certain amount of laptops (Macs mostly) for a certain price - buying in bulk netted (SUPPOSEDLY) a big discount.
So, he'd presell on eBay and then order through MacMall.
Everything was fine until one day MacMall said that they didn't have the order in stock. It was delayed by 3 weeks. People started complaining. Filing police reports. The whole thing snowballed. His intentions were good, but he was convicted of federal fraud and went to prison for 18 months. I will say that his was a case where he intended to do the right thing and it got out of hand.
However, this guy, Todd Morris, is an outright scam artist apparently.
Question: What makes people think that they can get away with this crap? Seriously?
Maybe the guy IS insane?
The only doubt about his claims that I would have is, if he had contracts or agreeements with MacMall, then he could have presented them in court.
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Every now and then a scvmbag gets his comuppance and it warms the heart. Kinda renews one's faith in justice. 
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