Pushed to Shove

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Dear Rob,

Although I’ve never met attorney David Leen, he has been a hero of mine for many years.

Way back in the 80’s, he sued on behalf of an owner in foreclosure who’d been mistreated and forever ensured foreclosure trustees in Washington State play fair.

After Cox v. Helenius, there was no question that foreclosure trustees owed fiduciary duties to both lender and borrower.

David Leen, no doubt, is a good guy and, apparently, a foreclosure rescue scam artist (no, not really).

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Dear Rob,

Your recent motion for summary judgment states . . .

But one damning inequity shines above all: Kaiser represented himself to the property owners as an expert who would use his superior knowledge of foreclosure and real estate to help the property owner during their ‘difficult time.’

Unconscionability, if not outright fraud, should be presumed in this instance because Kaiser and his associates so obviously misrepresented their intentions to the property owners by asserting that they were going to help them out while instead helping themselves to enormous profits to the substantial detriment of property owners.Rob McKenna
Motion for Summary Judgment
October 24, 2008

May you be hoisted with your own petard, Rob.

In the arena,

Joe Kaiser

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Could I be any more clear, Rob? Or is this really that difficult for your crack staff to comprehend?

Dear Rob,

Your office says my objective is to steal homes and strip equity from folks facing foreclosure. Your office, I think we can all acknowledge by now, is nuts.

Here’s another short Zook Mann clip with me talking to a fellow we rescued and sold back our interest. Five years later, he’s yet to pay dime one, btw.

My goal here is not for you to default and me ending up owning your whole thing. Like I said, I will never foreclose and I will never evict you. I will work with you every step of the way . . .Joe Kaiser

Hmmmm?

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Please be advised you now have one opportunity to resolve this debacle without legal action.

Dear Rob,

I’ve asked your friend Steven N. Oliver, Whatcom County Treasurer, for an apology.

You may remember he sent you that ridiculous email about us having cheated residents of his county.

Steven N. Oliver
Whatcom County Treasurer

He’s probably already provided you with a copy of my email, but just in case you didn’t get it, here’s one for your files.

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As a distressed home purchaser, one of the things the law forbids is for me to tell the seller I'm a "consultant."

Dear Rob,

There’s a property I’m interested in buying, and though I haven’t talked to the homeowners yet, I have put together the paperwork.

When I drive out to see them, I like having documents ready to go so if they’re inclined to accept, we can get the process underway.

But, like everyone in WA investing in foreclosures, I am confused.d.

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Dear Rob,

In late 2003, Jesse Zook Mann followed me around with a video camera, documenting my investing style and for some reason, we decided I needed to be wearing a hooded sweatshirt.

So, every day that month I showed up in said hoodie and the two of us hit the streets. Sometimes, a partner or two tagged along, and we video-taped the whole thing.

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I think there’s something like 18 hours of videos, and finding them the other night was just about the best news I could imagine.

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Expect calls from irate owners who cannot believe you had the audacity to butt into their private lives.

Dear Rob,

Let’s talk about “the letter.”

Readers may not know that with your re-election campaign in full swing, your office made a very big deal about sending warning letters to some 14,000 people in foreclosure last month.

I took one look at it and thought, “not good.”

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How Steve could make the leap to us having "taken advantage of local property owners in Whatcom County through lies, half truths, and worse,” boggles the mind.

Dear Rob,

Does the truth actually matter?

We’ve seen how, time and again, AAG Jim Sugarman just makes up whatever he deems appropriate, and if that means lying about me or his involvment in the foreclosure rescue law debacle, well, not a problem.

I suggest the truth does matters. Radical, I know, but still. Which brings me to Steve Oliver, Whatcom County Treasurer.

Steven N. Oliver
Whatcom County Treasurer

Seems like a nice fella.

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The AG's office responded to my public records request about investors selling to other investorsl by stating "there are no such records." Not one.

Dear Rob,

I’ve received the public records requested about AAG Jim Sugarman’s testimony before the legislature regarding the need for the new foreclosure rescue laws.

You may remember I talked about it in the earlier post, One Tin Soldier.

And wouldn’t you know, the results once again are EXACTLY as I predicted . . . Sugarman lied.

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Sooner than later, Rob, this thing ends and your office is exposed for the lies and deceptions it's foisted upon all of us.

Dear Rob,

During your recent campaign debate in Gig Harbor with John Ladenburg, you discussed this case and got everything completely wrong, again.

And you did it with a smug look on your face.

How could you not, by now, have a clue?

I can only conclude you’re intentionally lying because no one could get it this wrong, this often, Rob. No, not even you.

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