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 01/08/2007, 4:34 AM
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Victim's Friend
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Julie, my understanding is that he is in court this week. There are several forums about Mick if you look around. I saw on one where his sale of his home on Lake Lizzie closed this week for $800,000.00. Some are just a bunch of people throwing a pity party. I do feel for all those ripped off and am friends of some of them.
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26/08/2007, 10:12 AM
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Friendofafriend
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27/08/2007, 3:15 AM
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I found this posted on another site and thought I'd share it with everyone in case they haven't seen it.
This from Reuters:
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/-- Michael J. Leggett, 52, a
citizen of the United Kingdom residing in St. Cloud, Fla., has pleaded guilty
to a criminal information charging him with two counts of conspiracy to commit
visa fraud, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal
Division and Acting U.S. Attorney James R. Klindt for the Middle District of
Florida announced today.
Leggett pleaded guilty before U.S. District Magistrate Judge Karla R. Spalding
to two counts of conspiracy to commit visa fraud. Leggett faces a maximum
sentence on each count of five years in prison, a fine of $250,000, and three
years of supervised release. In addition, Leggett has agreed to pay
restitution to the victims. He is also subject to removal from the United
States as a result of his conviction.
The criminal information, filed on July 30, 2007, charges Leggett with one
count of conspiracy to commit visa fraud based on fraudulent applications
Leggett filed to obtain U.S. visas and lawful permanent residence for himself,
and a second count based on Leggett's efforts to obtain U.S. visas for U.K.
citizens seeking to reside in Florida.
As part of his plea agreement, Leggett admitted to submitting fraudulent
documentation in support of his own applications for U.S. visas and lawful
permanent residence, including a false lease for a then non-existent U.S.
company, altered advertisements for a failed U.K. company, and an altered
incorporation document for the same U.K. company. Leggett further admitted to
filing at least 12 fraudulent investor visa applications on behalf of other
U.K. citizens who were clients of Royal Development, a Florida company Leggett
controlled. Royal Development misled U.K. clients with claims of providing a
lawful means of residing in the United States as corporate investors, but
under Leggett's direction resorted to fraud in many instances when the
proposed investments failed.
The case was investigated by the Diplomatic Security Service of the Department
of State and prosecuted by Trial Attorney Nancy Oliver of the Domestic
Security Section of the Criminal Division, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Bruce
Hinshelwood for the Middle District of Florida.
SOURCE U.S. Department of Justice
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29/08/2007, 7:04 PM
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I say he should have to go without KY!! ![Smile [:)]](/cs/emoticons/emotion-1.gif)
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31/08/2007, 8:25 PM
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Removal to where? The UK? That would be alright with me so that he can face the people he scammed over there with his windows. Him doing time in a UK prison would probably more of a punishment. In the US he would go to a "country club" prison because it is a white collar crime and non-violent. The white collar prison in this country are a piece of cake. Let's home he pays restitution and is sent to the UK to do his time there. Besides why should Americans have to pay tens of thousands to jail him after we pay hundreds of thousands to prosecute the a--hole? Send him home and let him face the consequences there where I am sure his detention would not be as easy as in the US
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06/09/2007, 11:16 AM
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juliejiggens
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I am really needing to find out who my fiance, Alan, talks to about getting some of the compensation. I notice from a news report in The Sun on 28th August that his ex wife Nicola Jiggens is down as an investor and in line for the money. Its not her money though.
Does anyone have a contact??
Julie
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07/09/2007, 6:16 PM
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Julie, you had previously posted that your finance' had talked to many investigators, etc. in an effort to hang Mick. If this was true you would know who to contact, etc. As far as who's it is, if they were married when the investiment was made, then it was "community property" and at least 1/2 of it was his ex-wife's. The "rumor mill" has it that he was deported, not because of Mick, but because of spousal support and following his rather lengthy stay in jail. Again, I would suggest that your finance' would be in a great position to find out who to contact if, indeed, he has been cooperating with the investigators.
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09/09/2007, 8:41 PM
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Sorry - for some reason the monitor changed it from "spousal abuse" to "spousal support" which makes no sense. How could someone be deported for spousal "support:"? Court records show (and is public information in the States) that it was "abuse".
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11/09/2007, 9:11 AM
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juliejiggens
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as far as I know there were between 12-16 investors, of course it has had a knock on effect on their partners and children. And in at least one case actually cost the marriage itself.
We were told that the leggetts had been the victims of a similar fraud and thats what gave them the idea to do it to other people.
And in response to the unhelpful, I have been in contact with Michael Twining myself. Our details are now logged with him. I dont see why Alan should miss out on getting his money back because of ugly and UNTRUE rumours.
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11/09/2007, 4:06 PM
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Julie, there are none so blind as those who will not see. I feel for all investor's who lost money, including your fiance', however court records do not lie nor do the witnesses who saw his ex's condition after the fact. My only point was Mick was not the only reason he was deported. He should get 1/2 of the money back, minus child support for those months and spousal support, etc.. Just know that in the State of Florida, 1/2 of all marital moneys and properties belong to the wife/husband. Who gets the money should have been decided in the divorce court.
Also, it is my understanding that Mick wasn't a victim in the UK which caused him to move to the states and do it to other people. He DID TO TO OTHER PEOPLE IN THE UK, through his farm windows/conservatory scam that costed people millions. Do a little investigating on both issues and I think you will find I am correct
However, I do not plan on getting into an arguement with you. That is not the purpose of this forum. I just felt the need to set the record staight.
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