O'Keeffe Daily News Article this Morning

[jboosted92]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Jeff- Corey doesn't like to discuss his collection publicly. The legal ramifications of this are a separate issue.

Rich K.- how did Michael O'Keeffe become McKeefe?

Its like Bradgelina...

[Rich Klein]

Originally Posted by jboosted92

Its like Bradgelina...

Thanks

Rich

[drc]

The only crime I can see is Jeff wearing that tie with that jacket. I recommend you plead color blindness.

(And, no, I have no idea what Jeff is wearing.)

[dstudeba]

I have had dealings with both Mastro and SGC over the years. I have no problem if those particular transactions were made public in a court filing. However I would be disappointed if I were named in those filings as I expect a degree of privacy as a client.

[calvindog]

So how does one litigate without mentioning or revealing names after receiving information from said people? Protective order? Invisibility cloak?

PS: just counted: more posts on this thread (not including mine) about Corey's feelings than about Dave Forman's family being terrorized at night by Mastro's controller and about revelations of fraud against Mastro made by an ex-Mastro employee. Combined.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by calvindog

So how does one litigate without mentioning or revealing names after receiving information from said people? Protective order? Invisibility cloak?

PS: just counted: more posts on this thread (not including mine) about Corey's feelings than about Dave Forman's family being terrorized at night by Mastro's controller and about revelations of fraud against Mastro made by an ex-Mastro employee. Combined.

On the one hand, as it's just a pleading not evidence, perhaps "a NY collector" or "a prominent collector" would have sufficed. On the other hand, particularly where alleging fraud which has more stringent pleading requirements, most lawyers' inclination is to be as specific as possible including naming names.

[Leon]

I think it totally sucks what happened to Dave. I would be furious if I were him.

Also, the more that comes out, especially with some revelations today, the less sympathy I am having for some "friends" in the business.

As I told the authorities today, I hope every damn person in this hobby, who has committed fraud of any kind, gets their punishment and is forced to pay restitution. Some things in that article really pissed me off and I don't mind saying it. The hobby is still a great place but I sure hope it gets a lot of cleaning up this year. Something tells me there will be some bombshells going off in the not distant future. Maybe not imminent, but I would think certainly in the next year.

As an aside, the cleaner folks will reap the rewards of not being bad people. Sometimes I almost feel like it's going to end up being "the last man standing" wins.