Well Bama, I guess we will have to agree to disagree in this particular case...Peace! I'm not saying that I do not believe what you have said happened to you and I'm not saying these drivers don't gossip about people they deliver to, hell, we've all gossiped at our jobs so why would they be any different. It's just the guy had already been arrested on the fraud charges, had drugs in his office, and one of the people he was trying to falsify a loan for was a drug dealer. Here's the whole story (well one of them):
quote]http://www.bgdailynews.com/articles/stories/public/200411/02/0euu_news.html
Trial for real estate appraiser begins
By Hayli Fellwock,
Tuesday, November 02, 2004
Testimony began Monday in U.S. District Court in the first day of the trial for Joe B. Murphy, a former real estate appraiser charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States.
Larry Deaton, a former Bowling Green-based mortgage broker who was accused along with Murphy and eight others in the scheme to illegally obtain loan approvals from various lenders throughout America, testified against Murphy all day Monday.
Murphy was Deatons co-defendant before Deaton pleaded guilty in the case, along with James Barnes, Larry Suddeth, Michelle C. Deaton, J. Christopher Janes, Jessie Dawn Rich, Joseph C. Janes and Robert J. Stamps, all of Bowling Green, and Tracy R. Cline of Las Vegas.
The conspiracy scheme allegedly included exaggerated real estate appraisals, false employment history and forged signatures on loan applications, among other things.
In his testimony, Deaton said Murphy, a real estate appraiser, copied appraisals Deaton gave him on several properties.
I called Mr. Murphy and asked him to copy the appraisal and put it in his name and he did, Deaton testified. The number was always what I needed.
But Currie Milliken, defense attorney for Murphy, pointed out that there were at least three appraisals where Murphy returned appraisals lower than Deatons suggestions.
In his testimony Monday, Deaton, who also pleaded guilty last month to wire fraud and six counts of obtaining a controlled substance by illegal means, detailed his business dealings from 1998 to 2002, during which the conspiracy scheme took place.
Larry Suddeth, a friend of Deatons who sold him Loritab pills, sought Deatons help to arrange a home loan for a drug-dealing friend, Deaton said on the stand. Though Deaton said he did not know the man personally, he helped concoct false information to ensure a loan.
Deaton made up information about the mans financial status and employment history, the latter of which was verified by Suddeth, according to Deatons testimony.
Suddeth was indicted Wednesday on state drug trafficking charges originating in May and June. The indictment states that the incidents were Suddeths first such offense.
Deaton also testified that a similar operation was conducted to get a loan approval for an employee who worked at Big South Realty under Murphys supervision.
The false statements in that case indicated the employee was making a down payment from equity on her recently sold home property she never owned. Deaton also exaggerated by about $15,000 the cost of the property the employee was seeking to buy, as well as the employees salary amount.
The exaggerated salary was verified by Murphy, according to Deatons testimony.
He said hed take care of it, Deaton said.
The trial continues today and the other eight former co-defendants have agreed to testify against Murphy if called upon by prosecutors.]quote
So IMO, these people were already wrapped up in something totally different than what most of us use OPs for. I mean, Conspiracy to defraud the United States!!! The guy was an idiot to be ordering anything when he was out on bond under these charges.
But it's cool. Like I said, I don't have any doubt about what you have posted, not at all , but this one does seem a little more on the extreme side. These people are not your typical pain patient.
Take Care!
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