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>As someone who several years ago "managed" to take over a publicly traded company ... That sounds like an interesting story! Have you told it elsewhere?

thrill 10y ago
Heh - usually after a few beers, and it gets even better. The first SEC attorney involved was a real stickler, but up for retirement in the middle of the process. His replacement was a real hard charger, and worked with me to get the former CEO incarcerated ... and he then went into private practice ... and a few years later got indicted for pulling the same scheme himself working with another small cap company as their adviser.
- pthreads 10y ago
  I want to know the whole story so bad. You should write a book. :-)
  - thrill 10y ago
    If only I could write as well as the screenplay for Dave Barry's "Big Trouble".
    - ethbro 10y ago
      Find an author without a story. Interesting things + ability to write = great story! Doesn't matter if it comes from one or two people. And I would guess that the next four years will be a popular market for legal stories of corruption (from people of all political affiliation).
    - bobwaycott 10y ago
      I'd help you write. Or at least edit. :)
    - phasetransition 10y ago
      My friend is a professional ghostwriter, if you ever consider a book seriously. Sounds like an interesting read.
- abakker 10y ago
  ...Can I buy you a beer? or a few?
- prodikl 10y ago
  oh damn this looks interesting > Heh no longer interested
- niuzeta 10y ago
  I'm willing to buy you several beers for a story! this sounds totally worth it.
- jacquesm 10y ago
  > usually after a few beers I'm not near to you and I'm not sure what the options are to ship crates of beer but count me in. I'll swap you a story of attempting to help the father of a friend who was CEO of some company that ended up with me fronting the bill for a lawyer to keep him out of jail.
- dnautics 10y ago
  Wow. The story of the sec attorney sounds even juicier than the story of the original CEO. Are you in the bay area? Drop a line!
- tomphoolery 10y ago
  > His replacement was a real hard charger, and worked with me to get the former CEO incarcerated He who smelt it...must certainly have dealt it.

thrill 10y ago

Heh - usually after a few beers, and it gets even better. The first SEC attorney involved was a real stickler, but up for retirement in the middle of the process. His replacement was a real hard charger, and worked with me to get the former CEO incarcerated ... and he then went into private practice ... and a few years later got indicted for pulling the same scheme himself working with another small cap company as their adviser.

pthreads 10y ago
I want to know the whole story so bad. You should write a book. :-)
- thrill 10y ago
  If only I could write as well as the screenplay for Dave Barry's "Big Trouble".
  - ethbro 10y ago
    Find an author without a story. Interesting things + ability to write = great story! Doesn't matter if it comes from one or two people. And I would guess that the next four years will be a popular market for legal stories of corruption (from people of all political affiliation).
  - bobwaycott 10y ago
    I'd help you write. Or at least edit. :)
  - phasetransition 10y ago
    My friend is a professional ghostwriter, if you ever consider a book seriously. Sounds like an interesting read.
abakker 10y ago
...Can I buy you a beer? or a few?
prodikl 10y ago
oh damn this looks interesting > Heh no longer interested
niuzeta 10y ago
I'm willing to buy you several beers for a story! this sounds totally worth it.
jacquesm 10y ago
> usually after a few beers I'm not near to you and I'm not sure what the options are to ship crates of beer but count me in. I'll swap you a story of attempting to help the father of a friend who was CEO of some company that ended up with me fronting the bill for a lawyer to keep him out of jail.
dnautics 10y ago
Wow. The story of the sec attorney sounds even juicier than the story of the original CEO. Are you in the bay area? Drop a line!
tomphoolery 10y ago
> His replacement was a real hard charger, and worked with me to get the former CEO incarcerated He who smelt it...must certainly have dealt it.