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piedpiper (70) · 8 years ago (edited)

Firsthand witness, right here. I spent 3 months as a volunteer at the Galt's Gulch Chile project. Before leaving Canada to go down there, I met with Jeff in Vancouver and told him my plan. Rather than honestly telling me that it was utter horseshit, he just wished me well and let me go down there and figure it all out myself. I was one of the few people involved that actually took the time to get in there and get intimately acquainted with the project - most of the investors just trusted Jeff blindly and lost over 10 million dollars because of it.

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galtsgulch (49) · 8 years ago (edited)

@piedpiper is "Gabriel Scheare", though actually isn't even "Gabriel" on his Canadian ID, even though he plays "Gabriel" in front of those in person here in Chile. Who knows what his fake drivers license from Mexico has on it. He received his fake drivers license from Berwick in exchange for the anarchapulco.com domain name. I'm the founding partner of Galt's Gulch Chile. "Gabriel" begged me to allow him to stay at GGC, when he was penniless in Chile in 2014. Berwick didn't "let him go down there", as "Gabriel" is stating. He was already here. "Gabriel" just finished Exosphere in Vina Del Mar and had nowhere to go, and no money to get there. He was cohorts and close friends with Berwick, and he got into GGC, without mention of his close ties to Berwick of course. In 2013, I let other destitute friends or readers of Berwick come and stay, or work, with GGC and such decisions turned out to be the wrong move for our project. "Gabriel" went on to eat all that he wanted from the GGC kitchen, joining us for dinners in town, using GGC's electricity, water, wifi, resources, gas, etc., and more, all without paying a dime for any of these things, and while we were all sleeping, we later learned, that "Gabriel" was accessing and stealing GGC's client contact information, to then later use to promote his own proposed project. "Gabriel" left his Canadian ID in the Jeep Rubicon one day. I found it when I was removing items from the backseat. I took a photo of it, which I will need to dig up shortly and share. I returned the ID to "Gabriel". He and Berwick like to parrot about GGC clients losing $10m USD, or me stealing $10m, $7m, $3m, etc. but it's all false. I have never stolen a dime from GGC, nor have I taken salaries due to me dating back to late 2012. I completed our first subdivisions at GGC in late September of 2014, about one month after the false storyline and smear campaign was launched by Berwick, and others, in late August of 2014. "Gabriel" knows that I was completing our subdivisions, because he was at GGC when we were doing so, but he publicly won't admit that…apparently because slandering me and GGC is a good PR tool for his endeavours. GGC received our recorded subdivision maps in early October of 2014, and I updated our clients on this, along with a list of the past crimes of Berwick against GGC. Two weeks after the announcement of our first subdivisions, Berwick's colleagues, Josh Kirley, and the GGC "rescue" team, contracted and entered the GGC property late at night while I was in town, where they went on to then steal/destroy computer files, accounting files, banking files, and much more. My completion of GGC's subdivisions two weeks prior didn't quite fit into their false narrative against me, so they had to take immediate action…and they did. They held possession of GGC for approximately six months, from late October of 2014, until I returned to protect GGC in late April of 2015. We later realised that the "rescue" team had actually stolen or destroyed nearly all that was of value at the GGC project, totalling into the millions of dollars. This is all well-documented and will be released, when not affecting our legal processes here. Berwick, and his longtime cohort, Chris Serin, have histories of carrying out, or attempting to carry out, hostile takeovers of companies or projects. This is outlined in Serin's history in the mining industry in one very ugly failed takeover attempt by him/them. Long before Berwick's assistance in smearing me in 2014, Serin and Berwick attempted a hostile takeover attempt of GGC's assets in mid-2013, amounting to estimated financial losses of $5-8m USD for GGC. I realised even more that GGC must completely cut ties with Berwick, as more and more information came to light about this in the latter months of 2013. I refused Berwick the ownership in GGC that he demanded, because he never paid his sizeable debts to me. GGC very well would have been completed long ago, had Berwick, Serin, and others, not carried out such extreme harm to GGC in 2013 and 2014. We will be releasing a long list of information that outlines all that I am saying about GGC to be true. I'll do so here in Steemit, and we will do so elsewhere also. I chose not to fight the cast of characters on the "rescue" team in the public forums. We are simply awaiting the completion of the legal processes in Chile, which we fully expect to win across the board. We will then complete GGC, without those whom have intentionally harmed it. Cheers.

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piedpiper (70) · 8 years ago (edited)

Finally. The primary perpetrator comes out onto a platform where he can't delete comments that he doesn't like. Welcome to the blockchain, where everything is stored permanently for future reference and cannot be censored.

I've already spoken very openly here on Steemit about my name and how I adopted a new one when I left my childhood home as a teenager to go my own way... so that isn't news to anyone here that knows me and it certainly has nothing to do with your crimes that we've been discussing. I've also written quite a bit the three months I spent at Exosphere before completing my journey to GGC so again, have fun shooting blanks. Your tired old method of trying to confuse and exhaust people with endless walls of nonsensical text won't work here either since the people it would baffle don't care and the people that do care are sharp enough to cut through the bullshit.

So you're still calling yourself "The founding partner" eh? If you look up the word "partner," you'll notice that a partner is, by definition, one member of a partnership, which involves multiple people. The word "the" indicates a single specific item object of reference. In other words, one cannot possibly be "the founding partner." You could be "a founding partner," which requires you to acknowledge the other partners, or you could be "the founder," which would indicate the absence of any others. We already know which it is. You were a founding partner along with John Cobin and Jeff Berwick before proceeding to push them out of the project. Why does this matter? Well, the fact that you don't even use an honest or accurate title when presenting yourself to others would indicate that either you don't understand your role or you don't want others to understand it. The fact, as corroborated by everyone else involved, is that you were one of three founding partners and you served as the on-site project manager. As such, your rightful role should have been that of a servant to the investors that injected their capital, bought land, and made the whole damn project possible. Without them to risk their money on you, you would've just continued on as a bumbling nobody with a rotting dog in tow. When these investors became dissatisfied with your performance and wanted you to leave, you should have obeyed them and removed yourself from the premises to make way for a replacement, as they so desired and demanded. Of course, as we all know, you didn't do that. Instead, you acted as if you were the sole ruler and the investors were all just suckers giving you their money for free.

You also frequently refer to "GGC" as if its a collective, when it's really just you, and use the pronoun we, instead of I in reference to yourself as well. This is very revealing. It demonstrates that you see yourself and GGC as one and the same. For you, GGC is just a bigger-sounding name that lets you present yourself as a collective rather than an individual. This is also why you say "we" when the object of reference is just you, an individual. It's just another simple habit you've developed in order to deceitfully project authority and legitimacy where there is none. It's also a handy trick when it comes to money and possession of objects. Depending on the situation, you referred to the Jeep both as GGCs as well as your own. You also spent GGCs money as if it was your own and when a purchase looked strange, like all the imported Salmon for your dog for instance, you pretended you were just spending your own salary or something like that. I was just as bamboozled as anyone else for a while because at first, I had no good reason not to trust you at least that much.

I still have the conversation saved where I asked about volunteering at GGC and you agreed. No begging involved. If you had said you didn't have any use for me, I would have just went back to Canada after Exosphere.

As for the subdivisions, yes, I'm aware that some of the larger ones were approved in 2014. It's the multitude of smaller ones that that were impossible and made what could have been a viable project into a scam. A friend of mine even bought one with his mother and got screwed. Of course, I ended up feeling pretty shitty for having been the one that suggested GGC to them in the first place but at least I've been able to make it up to them. You have a long way to go before you can say the same.

I don't know about the domestic abuse story that you were referring to but I hope that you're not making it up. If she was being beaten by her husband and you protected her from that, then you deserve credit for that but it doesn't justify your stealing their money.

The more I learned about how shitty Berwick was, the more I wanted you to be different, Ken. I wanted there to be a good guy in the equation to throw my weight behind. When the first disgruntled former employees started contacting me, I wanted to give you the benefit of the doubt and write them off as nutjobs. It got harder and harder to do that as more and more people came out of the woodwork and in a matter of weeks, it became impossible. All you had to do was walk away, leave the victims their land to bicker and squabble over, and move on to the next idea. That's what real entrepreneurs do. They don't need to scam anyone because they know they can produce value and earn an honest living no matter where they are. The path you and Berwick walk is that of men who don't believe they have any real value to offer so you need to trick people into giving up theirs instead. Berwick sings himself to sleep with songs about outlaws and anarchy while you prefer songs about legal loopholes, technicalities, and conspiracies against you by the very people that trusted you with their money in the first place. Granted, you're a bit more clever and devious than him but you're both walking the same path. You could make things right and redeem yourselves if you really wanted to - but as the years slip away and you both entrench yourselves deeper in your respective narratives, hope for a positive outcome seems all the more unreasonable. Either way, the Galt name is being redeemed with or without you. I've developed a community of enthusiastic and satisfied members here with Fort Galt while you've accumulated nothing but angry victims and bitter enemies. I fully expect you to continue making all sorts of semi-comprehensible noise as your fantasy land erodes and justice slowly catches up with you but rest assured that those of us that actually produce value and serve our investors are far too preoccupied to care.

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ggcrecovery (36) · 8 years ago (edited)

"I don't know about the domestic abuse story that you were referring to but I hope that you're not making it up. If she was being beaten by her husband and you protected her from that, then you deserve credit for that but it doesn't justify your stealing their money."

Pied, I know about this situation and surprise, Johnson's lying about this, too. A witness told me that a couple was staying on the GGC property doing work for Johnson and that the woman was abused. This witness said that the employees reported this to Johnson who shrugged his shoulders and ignored it. They were appalled at his attitude. He didn't help the victim in any way.

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ggcrecovery (36) · 8 years ago

This is Johnson's story about GGC which is totally false. We have addressed every lie that he spews on our webpage http://ggcrecovery .com

Johnson is the accused in three felony cases in Chile right now. The docket numbers for those cases are on our website in the time line section. All cases against him and his partners in crime, the Del Reals and Ramirez are on going. None have been dismissed. Quite the contrary.

Johnson is a liar, a thief and a manipulative sob. Don't fall for his lies. Please go to our website.

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framelalife (60) · 8 years ago

As much as you can blame scammers, there is some responsibility on anyone investing. I invest every day. I have been scammed and learned my lessons. Due diligence. Following people blindly is a very harsh mistake to learn from. However, I still say, where's the legal documents for these people who were ripped off. You DON"T LOSE THAT MUCH MONEY, without legal repercussions. At least it seems that you were a little smarter than some of the other investors if the allegations are true. Cheers!

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piedpiper (70) · 8 years ago

Absolutely, everyone should minimize their risk by investigating their purchase carefully ahead of time and I'm sure the buyers in this case won't make the same mistake again. A costly lesson indeed.

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framelalife (60) · 8 years ago

Most investors have been there. Luckily for me, mine was only about $2k. That's pocket change to many. And I do have sympathy for anyone who's been ripped off. But I do usually play devil's advocate when claims are made and there's not hard proof. However, if Jeff truly is a scammer as many people claim, karma is a bitch. Truth always comes to light. Nice meeting you and you have been followed :)

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stellabelle (75) · 8 years ago

Yes you do when the person is operating from foreign countries. Call Kevin Schmidt who I just got off the phone with to learn exactly what is going on. You can't just let people continue to be scammed. And on this platform? What a disgrace to see someone who has done so many horrible things to people be rewarded. Find out for yourself. Kevin's contact info is listed on this site: http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/tdv-passports-failure-to-deliver-c707391.html#c1624651

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framelalife (60) · 8 years ago

I might do that. I find this type of stuff interesting as well, and I am very anti-scammer. However, just a verbal accusation is not enough to come here and promote those accusations. Did he provide you any proof? If you want your post to stick, or rather if they want their complaints to stick, and affect the general Steemit public's opinon of any scammer, you have to have substance. I could create 3 websites and make multiple posts that say @stellabelle has ripped me and my friends off repeatedly. She owes me money. Check out these websites for proof. I could even post numbers and say contact me and we can discuss it. That clearly does not make it true or factual. And this is not to slander you nor your point. You obviously seem to think he's dishonest and a scammer, and doesn't deserve the attention or rewards that he receives on here, and that's a noble and valid concern that most people on here would have. But I still think it's a very emotional response to hearing the accusations. When we hear about people who are dishonest, it's natural to not want them to be rewarded or to potentially hurt someone else. But do you see the danger in posting something like this and it has no backing of factual evidence? Hopefully, if you dig, and you are correct, some of the people making these claims can produce solid evidence of their complaints. But I wouldn't trust these people to tell the truth as much as I wouldn't trust Jeff Berwick. I don't know any of them. If he were scamming on such a large scale, there would more than likely be a huge paper trail. That's what is needed to validate these types of stories. And if it's true, then that is very sad and very unfortunate for people to lose such large amounts of money for attempting to better their lives. This could be such large sums of money that could have been years of savings, if they aren't already rich. I hope to see something of more substance. I am glad Kevin left his email and phone number. This could be interesting to dig into. And for me it would be very disappointing, because I am an anarchist, and while Jeff's delivery methods are questionable at times, I do find value in the basic theory of anarchy that he pushes. He's one of many that has helped push these ideals forward. So anyone that pushes the ideal and values of the non-aggression principle to turn around and harm someone else is probably the biggest let down if this were to be true.

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piedpiper (70) · 8 years ago (edited)

It's only natural to want to hold up champions and cling to people that seem to represent our ideals. I liked a lot of what I heard on Anarchast too, before I got closer and peeked behind the curtain. Fortunately, even though men can be corrupted and killed, ideas and principles cannot. The trick is to just be your own hero and don't invest your identity in anyone else. That's a hallmark of true personal responsibility.

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framelalife (60) · 8 years ago

I don't know why I cannot reply to your post below @piedpiper. Believe me when I say I do not champion or cling to ANYONE, including Jeff Berwick, or any other anarchist. I do however love the ideas of anarchism and decentralization. But even those concepts do not rule my life. Nobody is perfect, so I don't see any reason to put anyone on a pedestal. And in reality anarchism is in line with what you said. I don't put faith in governments, or politicians, or political parties to take care of people, create jobs, or solve everyones problems. So when I say i'm disappointed if this were true about Jeff, it's because he claims to have similar values as me, and scamming people would not hold up to those values. However, like anyone else with any other idealogical view, there will be people who do not live up to what they preach. I'm not convinced that he has scammed anyone, because I see no legal action against him. I do see in the videos that he has had problems with his businesses and money. And he also has addressed his personal problems in other videos and posts. I think the key thing here is to try to separate bad business with intentional scamming. Maybe someone will shed some light on this. Maybe Jeff himself will address @stellabelle on her post of accusations. I'm sure he's had to defend himself on these issues elsewhere. The other thing to think about, is what about the financial incentive to call someone like Jeff out. I mean one of the easiest ways to see posts upvoted here is to call out a power user on Steemit. Hell, you could call out @stellabelle on here and your post would probably do well. I'm not saying that was her intent, just an observation. P.S. if anyone can tell me why I was not able to reply to @piedpiper below, I'd appreciate it. I can see the post but there is no reply button.

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piedpiper (70) · 8 years ago (edited)

Hi @framelalife Yeah, unfortunately, there's a limit to how long a back and forth conversation can be carried out here. I hope they fix that in a future update.
When dealing with international scams, there are very few options available to people seeking refunds and restitution from scammers. It would require the police from both the victim's country and Mexico to cooperate in a joint effort, which only ever happens in major cases involving terrorists, drug smuggling rings, etc. I doubt something as small as Jeff's little racket would get such care or attention. Also, it's a shady business model to begin with, which require clients to either remain willfully ignorant of the laws that are being broken or disregard them intentionally. Most law enforcement officers would most likely think that you deserved to get scammed because you tried to subvert immigration laws. Ironically enough, this is likely the kind of situation that calls for some vigilante action from the victims themselves.

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jhonny1066 (36) · 7 years ago

Isnt there a lawsuit in Chile about this whole mess?

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piedpiper (70) · 7 years ago

Yes. The chilean authorities don't care about gringos scamming each other and the lawyers will just continue to milk it for as long as people keep paying them. The only real solution would involve a physical confrontation but those who would be justified in doing so are unwilling. I seriously doubt it will ever be resolved.

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jhonny1066 (36) · 7 years ago

I don't know the specifics of the case but have been following the drama for a few years now. I think you are correct the authorities dont care and neither does the us government for that matter.

The reason I mention the us government is because the lady that Jeff berwick and company did business with in Paraguay was , well I dont know what was supposed to happen to her but the us government and paragugan authourites never put her in jail as far as I know.

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piedpiper (70) · 7 years ago

You mean Bettina Müller? I'm not sure what became of her. She's pretty notorious though. A lot of people have been screwed by her over the years. A costly education, to be sure.

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jhonny1066 (36) · 7 years ago

Yes thats who I mean.....I dont think much happened and may still be in business.....

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streetstyle (72) · 8 years ago

@framelalife Something people do find loopholes where they ultimately can get away with scamming millions from people, trust me I know, I was, or rather my business/company was a victim of a fraudulent payroll company. They kept our tax withholding from employees, but the bastards never paid the IRS. The IRS of course still wanted their money from us, knowing that we did pay our Withholding Agent (payroll company), but they didn't care. And as for the fraudsters, the police wouldn't do anything, neither would the IRS, and in the end they just bankrupt with millions from so many businesses. Luckily for us it wasn't "out of business" type money, but for some it was. And that happened here in California, Riverside to be exact.
I take that back, he was convicted of fraud actually, but they only claim $200,000, when it was in the Millions. Better than nothing I guess.
http://www.pe.com/articles/payroll-757633-tax-irs.html

As for TDV, I always suspected something kinda of funny. I had heard whispers about Chile and figured it could be a bad business gone bad and they are just disgruntled, but now it seems this might be Modus Operandi. I now wonder if he truly made the millions he claims because I know if I had millions, and someone lost $200,000 because of Me, I would pay them their money from my Millions, but then that is just me.
I now follow @stellabelle and unfollowed TDV. I might follow TDV or up vote if there is a postive result or response to this, otherwise, I say we all should do the same.
full $teem ahead!

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stellabelle (75) · 8 years ago

What do you make of Jeff's admission (from the YouTube video) that his passport company has been a "disaster"? Have you watched that video in its entirety? I'm currently conducting email interviews with his victims, so I may be providing new information. The complete absence of positive reviews is shocking to say the least. Have you been able to find one person who has successfully used TDV Global? If you have, please post your findings here.

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framelalife (60) · 8 years ago

I definitely found it alarming. Don't get me wrong. With negative reviews like that, I'd be weary of doing business with anyone, and online reviews do help in the decision making process. However, I also think that if there were that many people being ripped off by such a public figure, who appears easy to find, then why has there not been any legal action? For people who are Libertarian, Anarchist, or anti-government in general, I believe smear campaigns help steer followers away easily. I'm definitely not trying to defend him or anyone else who are scam artists. But I do hope that further digging either proves without a doubt that he is a scammer, or clears him from charges like that. I just find it difficult to believe that people could lose thousands of dollars and there not be a legal trail or much more public drama since he's very mobile and public in many of his events. I personally have not found any legal evidence. Maybe you will? The Galt's Gulch drama has been going on forever, and he did release his side of the story and many people besides Jeff seem to be going after Ken Johnson, who is the man making accusations in one of the videos in this post. You can see what he said here: https://dollarvigilante.com/blog/2015/12/07/whatever-happened-to-galts-gulch-chile.html . One thing I will say about the GG incident, is Jeff definitely spread the word on that and probably drew in a ton of customers. In some ways, even if accidentally he's at least responsible for exposing GG to new people who may have lost money. Nonetheless, just as Jeff provided some legal documentation about the charges against those in the GG scam, I would really like to see legal documentation from many of these people who are voicing claims. Good luck with your findings.

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piedpiper (70) · 8 years ago (edited)

He was a co-founder. As such, the business was his responsibility. I'm in the same position with my business and if one of my partners went rouge and started abusing our investors, I would have to fix the problem even if it meant purging him from the equation. If I just walked away silently and let it all burn down, my name would be complete shit afterwards. Such irresponsibility and cowardice is unacceptable, especially when your investors are ruined because of it. He could've had Johnson physically removed and the investors could have then been able to come and claim the land, even though they would be getting more than they paid for. It could have been relatively simple but because zero balls or leadership were shown, it's still a complete effing disaster and I'm left down here in Chile working every day to slowly redeem the Galt name that was so badly dragged through the mud.

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6 votes

steemsmart (60) · 8 years ago

If he went rouge, that could be one hell of a Steemit makeup tutorial. /lol

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framelalife (60) · 8 years ago

Well good luck with that @piedpiper. Do you think it's salvageable? I only know what I've read. I still think the idea is a great idea. I'd definitely consider it if it weren't such a mess. Good luck! And in no way am I taking up for him. I don't know him other than his podcasts. And I won't pretend to know all the details. I still say if you or anyone else has claims like this, then provide legal documents. It's the only real way we can know. The legal documents he posted on TDV did not list him as a defendant, co-founder or not. I do agree that if you mislead people, even unknowingly, there is still some responsibility to clear that up. I'll definitely follow you in case you post more about these issues.

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piedpiper (70) · 8 years ago (edited)

I haven't been there for two years now so I'm not up to date on all the current legal details. Last I heard, the majority of the company had been sold out to a Chilean businessman named Mario Del Real and Ken Johnson is still squatting on the property. I'm not optimistic at this point. After getting to know some of the PDI (like Chilean FBI), it has become clear to me that the authorities don't give two shits about foreigners screwing one another. They have more important local matters to allocate their tax dollars to. The obvious solution required the victims to roll up their sleeves and be prepared to use some well-justified force to remove the invader/occupier and take control of their community's land back. Rugged self-sufficiency isn't always rainbows and pussycats. Sometimes pioneers have to get a little dirty.

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stellabelle (75) · 8 years ago

Exactly. The more I learn about this stuff, the scarier it is. I only wish it was as innocent as I first thought. This thing is really ugly.

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galtsgulch (49) · 8 years ago (edited)

Hi framelalife. Currently, there are upwards of 10 criminal lawsuits filed against the Chilean swindlers whom Berwick, and others, aligned with in early 2014, or earlier, to bring harm to the GGC project. I filed the first of these criminal actions in late 2014. Criminal actions were also filed against me, but they are being dismissed, and we are fully confident that they all will be dismissed. The legal process simply has to play out. As far as "victims" of GGC goes, the only victims created will be from the actions of Berwick, and the small group that worked with him, and the Chilean swindlers, to attempt their hostile, and criminal, takeover attempt of GGC. Their actions include forgeries, falsification of public deeds, falsification of contracts, obtaining signatures in fraudulent manners, theft of client funds, and much more. There are also civil legal actions filed in all directions, which we will sort out as well. I have offered most of my rightful ownership in GGC to the GGC clients, but this offer was opposed, and prevented from moving forward in mid-2014, by those who referenced themselves as the GGC "rescue" team. My offer still stands on this, because my sole purpose for creating GGC was to create a safe place for people to live with organic food, clean water and their own energies…not to be the largest shareholder or make the most money, as some in this world seem to only focus on. While talking about ownership in GGC, a significant false representation made to this day by Berwick, Josh Kirley and others involved with their takeover attempt is that there are 70+ "investors" of the GGC project. Their implication that all GGC clients are investors, or owners, of the project is false. I presume that they did this in order to attempt to make it appear that there was some sort of investment fraud with false representations, etc., so that they could rope in agencies in the US or something. Anyhow, it's just another lie in a long list of lies told by them publicly. They've told Berwick to basically shut up, because he doesn't know when to turn off the lies anymore, though that can also be said about the small remaining group aligned with him against GGC. It is my only goal to complete the GGC project, or to offer refunds when necessary, if we cannot complete what was discussed with clients. Just to clarify here, the contracts that GGC entered into with clients do not promise that we had approved subdivisions at the time of the promise agreements (prior to sales agreements). These contracts, in English, clearly state that GGC is working to obtain future parcels, though I don't have the exact wording as I type this. The zoning for our land is for 10-hectare parcels, which was never hidden from Berwick, our original investors, or others. There are hundreds upon hundreds of communications, documents, etc., outlining this. The options for smaller parcels vary here, which many people in the US don't quite understand, as I did not understand either being new to Chile. I won't get into those details, but it clearly shows that claims being made by those seeking to seize GGC's assets are not truthful, and the same goes for the false statements made by Berwick, and parroted by "Gabriel" and others. Some of the articles that people post here, and even the websites set up to attack me, have countless inaccuracies and lies. I don't go to those websites, because it would take so much energy and time to debunk all that they are saying. It can be, and should be done, but time is limited. I truly shouldn't even be on here replying to false accusations, but sometimes I drop a few truth bombs here and there. I do apologise if I get a bit emotional or may want to strike back at those who have publicised so many false things about me. I do know that such things are not productive for explaining the actual true history of GGC. Cheers.

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kyriacos (71) · 8 years ago

@galtsgulch

thank you for doing this. i have been trying to expose him for a long time

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galtsgulch (49) · 8 years ago

I always kick myself for not doing so much sooner, but the process of digging through mountains of information, while also operating the GGC farm, fighting legal battles, dealing with other aspects of GGC, makes it quite difficult. I have been in communications, as have others, with federal agencies now investigating Berwick. I can't comment on that too much, but I may share some information on that soon. I appreciate the thanks. Stellabelle definitely deserves thanks for following through to find the truth about Berwick's conduct. Cheers.

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ggcrecovery (36) · 8 years ago

You are being played. this galtsgulch is Kenneth Dale Johnson, the criminal behind GGC that stole $10.5 million. None of the criminal charges against this guy in Chile are being dismissed, quite the contrary. Go to http://ggcrecovery.com for the truth and evidence.

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framelalife (60) · 8 years ago

@stellabelle you may also find this site interesting: http://ggcrecovery.com/ . The site has a cast of characters involved: http://ggcrecovery.com/cast-of-characters/ and also shows who's behind the site: http://ggcrecovery.com/about-the-ggc-recovery-team/ . If you are looking to dig deeper, that may be a good starting place.

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piedpiper (70) · 8 years ago (edited)

The site I always recommend is this one. It's run by Terrance Gillespie and he has compiled more data on the subject than anyone I've encountered. It's organized into several sequential parts that constitute a book he calls "The Creature from Galt's Gulch." Not even it is complete but it's the best one-stop shop for info, in my opinion. The blanks can be filled-in afterwards with a little more digging.

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galtsgulch (49) · 8 years ago (edited)

Not sure how Steemit functions, so not sure why I cannot reply to your comment above, but will do so here I guess. Requesting that someone who is telling a great deal of lies to provide proof of their actual identity does not by any account equate to "chickening out", as you so eloquently put it. I simply was vetting someone or something, which seems to be an outdated, or rather, ignored, process nowadays with blogs that simply regurgitate whatever it is that is being spewed by Berwick, "Terrence" or others, whom have an agenda to carry out, rather than simply speaking about truthful history of something, or their own actions…and confirming if this person actually is who they publicly represent themselves to be, so as to have a basis to decide if spending time to talk with them or not is something to consider. With "Terrence", it was not. If he were to supply me with proof of his identity, great. I'm happy to discuss any matters of GGC, but since he refuses to do so, the discussion ends there, because time does not allow for me to waste it on him, or his. I will drop a few truth bombs on a few of this lies and allow others to decide if "Terrence" can lie about a few things, why should they trust anything else that he is stating. That podcast, by the way, is/was operated by two associates of Berwick's, with a healthy list of lies emanating from them about TDV, GGC and other topics as well, with one of them being associated to you as well, if I'm not mistaken. It's a interesting little world in the blogosphere with those who incestuously taint it by regurgitating that they 'hate the state', providing false recommendations for people who don't even reveal who they actually are, and whom they've never actually met, and also attempting to profit from others demise, as if it is some sort of entertainment for them. It seems to be a bit rampant in the blogosphere for some reason. At least where you and yours seem to turn up. That is why I rarely venture into it, and can't justify setting aside the time to pay attention to people like "Terrence", yourself and others, who do such things.

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piedpiper (70) · 8 years ago (edited)

The job of a guest on a show is to just show up and speak the truth, not "vet" other guests. Declining the invitation is fine but this excuse about needing to vet another guest on someone else's show is utter horseshit.

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galtsgulch (49) · 8 years ago (edited)

"Terrence Gillespie" being recommended by the alias "Gabriel Scheare." How cute. I offered to go on podcasts with "Terrence" in 2015, after my return to GGC, but due to the fact that I felt that he was yet another alias of those smearing me and GGC, I required that "Terrence" supply me with proof of his identity. I had zero interest in wasting my time with more false narratives from the "rescue" team or from their colleague, John Cobin, who created a fictitious real estate scheme on land bordering GGC to the south, which he now has numerous lawsuits pending against him for. "Terrence" refused to provide me proof of his identity, so I dismissed all communications from him from that point forward. The bits of "Terrence's" writing that I have seen are glaringly false. He is clearly seems to be associated with John Cobin. Cobin has long had an undying need to try and sink GGC. Why would yet another person want to do this? Because Cobin was the party who showed me GGC's first tract of land when it was on the market in 2012, but he then tried to sell the same land to another party while Cobin was operating under a Power of Attorney agreement from myself and Berwick. After having clear proof of Cobin's unethical actions, and double dealings, we parted ways. Cobin didn't like that.

Covering Cobin would take an entire other blog to outline all of his lies, possible crimes, numerous lawsuits against him, his lies about me, attacks on GGC and much more. Cobin demanded a $250,000 USD 'finders fee' and approximately 850 acres of land carved out of the GGC land purchase for him and his business partner. He's not a real estate agent or attorney in Chile, yet he wanted a 'finders fee' of what amounted to be over $500,000 USD, while the agent who actually handled the entire transaction was paid about $40,000. The purchase price of the land was slightly over $1,000,000 USD, so Cobin was demanding a 50% 'finders fee'. I'd bet that "Terrence" writes about this, yet somehow tries to paint Cobin as some kind of victim. Truly insane cast of dysfunctional characters…that is for certain.

I don't really care who "Terrence" is, or claims to be. All I care to know about him is that he tells a great deal of lies; therefore, I have zero interest in corresponding with him in any way. It would not surprise me if "Terrence" is the alias who wrote that I "rendered homeless" the GGC client who physically abused his fiancé on GGC property. If I had the time, I could debunk all that he accuses me of, with evidence, but I simply don't have the time. I may pull out a handful of his lies and post evidence as such, which, as one would think, should show critical thinkers that if he would lie about one thing, he will lie about anything to you. That most definitely is the case with "Terrence", whomever he may be.

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piedpiper (70) · 8 years ago (edited)

Actually, it was being recommended by the alias, "piedpiper." I never met Terrence myself but he showed up for the interview that you chickened out of so go ahead and check it out to learn more about him.

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ggcrecovery (36) · 8 years ago

Pied, Terence's website is good, but please direct people to our website where we have uploaded documents. http://ggcrecovery.com

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framelalife (60) · 8 years ago

Vice also did a story, so you could reach out to the author Follow Harry Cheadle on Twitter. http://www.vice.com/read/atlas-mugged-922-v21n10

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stellabelle (75) · 8 years ago

Actually, I just got off the phone with one of Jeff's victims. It's all real. Call himself to find out his story: http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/tdv-passports-failure-to-deliver-c707391.html#c1624651

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