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Dan scalaro (Ben Siegal employee) bad guy

Judgement Stands

Mr. Scalaro,

The Forum finds you in contempt for failure to provide sufficient evidence. The degree of culpability you possess in this matter has been made clear and you have been convicted of "First Degree Bad Guy Dealing". Your motion to dismiss is denied. If you wish to appeal this decision you may write to the Forum within 3 days, otherwise your conviction shall stand. So be it.

"The Honorable Jason Shephard"
 
Dude whatever,

you say that the snake was deceased and "ROTTING" when you received it.
and the witness you provided say that it may have died in shipping.... that is a big difference there.

Besides did you not get paid for it anyway?

So what is the proof you are now trying to get your inteligence people to get?
What proof are they going to come up with?
That you got paid?
 
A victim of a crime (me) enters this forum to assist a friend that was willfully defamed by a questionable thief (Serpentboy) and the victim receives additional speculation from the frauds associates.
1. You are not a victim of crime. Did you or did you not accept money for the "dead" snake.
2. NO ONE defamed your "friend" . It is clear to everyone this is not about Ben Siegel. Ben has impecable character and I tell everyone I can about him. I refer ANYONE who is looking for a snake to go and contact BEN. Anyone who e-mails me looking for a snake will get Ben's contact info......unless I know the snake is available elsewhere. THIS IS NOT about Ben.
3. I am NOT his associate. I am after the truth.

Did any reader actually believe that I entered this thread the day after it was created with a briefcase of evidence standing by?
No, but here it is exactly 2 months later and you still can't post a picture of a DEAD snake.
You say you chopped off the head so he can't send the snake to anyone else....... But if it was ROTTING, how can he send it to anyone else.
That on the same day the snake was received, the witnesses were informed that Serpentboy confessed to knowingly sending a dead snake in the first place.
Perhaps I missed it... Which witnesses are those? Did you subpoena them?


All I wanted to see were the pictures.
No pictures downloaded.
No pictures that you took ....Nothing ever shown.
and yet you talk about having all these facts.

clear yourself already.
 
all this belongs in this thread lets stick to the topic in the others!

I feel someone has already said it best so i always end on a quote. So sorry for all the quotes.
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Anyone who wishes to purchase venomous specimens must take the resposibility of researching these things before even contimplating such a purchase. Most people in the feild of law would tell you something we've all probably heard many times: "Ignorance is no excuse"



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How can it be that you have, by your own statements, been in the hobby for 30 years, you worked for Ben Seigel, undoubtedly one of the most prolific shippers in the hobby, and yet you proclaim that you are completely unfamiliar with the legalities and specifics of virtually all shipping methods?



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Again, I do believe that you were shipped sub par animals in both instances. However, as to your statements on the shipping...not so much. I, personally believe that you were well aware of the illegality of shipping Hots through the big three and, possibly grudgingly, acquiesed to it as a matter of convenience.

On a side note, animals do simply die. Every animals that you receive that is not "perfect" is not necessarily infected with a "deadly disease" as you have repeatedly stated in both instances. Again Dan, the melodramatic statements only detract from the believability of your posts
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It just doesn't wash Dan. Find me one other person out there who has been involved in this hobby for 10 years or more and specializes in Hots and does not know that it is illegal to ship through the big three and I may believe your crap.....not until.



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Two points here. One, It is interesting that you say you "received" several unhealthy and imperfect animals over the last thirty years. I find it odd that you hand picked unhealthy imperfect animals. It would be logical to surmise that these animals were shipped to you. But wait.....you have only had two animals shipped to you. Strange choice of words Dan



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And again we have the statement of "deadly disease" I examined Ben's post and it seems that the only eyewitness that posted on your behalf stated that if the animal was shipped ground it could very possibly have been alive when shipped. He also made no mention of any visible "disease" symptoms at all. Melodaram and selective perception Dan, palin and simple. State the facts...not your inane and unsustantiated opinions in order to intensify the situation.



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you are fighting a losing battle on your assertion that you had no idea that the shipping was illegal.

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The shipping scenario however, well, working with such big names in the business, and having the knowledge Dan seems to posess, there is no way I can sit here and believe that he was unaware of the legalities involved with shipping hots. I would like to hear a straight answer, or ebtter yet, the truth. Now is not the time to be stubborn. If it is the truth, well, I'm sorry but it seems like its going to be VERY hard for people to believe such things. I'm sure you can understand this Dan.

!!! Ok enough quotes. I would just like to say I am a friend of Mike's we have been on many herping trips together our wives are friends ,our kids play together. He is not the maggot ,nor "lol" criminal mastermind. I agree he should of paid David back just to keep his good name that he surely was making for himself. I feel as though if any of you ran into Mike in a club or a bar and sat next to him and had a drink not knowing he was serpentboy. You would say to yourself "this is someone I could see myself being friends with" Mike & his wife are cooler than the other side of my pillow. They are so down to earth they are underground.!!!! This got blown way up!!! I personally would like to see some resolution. Mike has a very insane collection @ his home and will be producing some awesome offspring this yr. and I would like to see him thrive in this hobby/bizz just as he has been doing. Either way the effect on his sells will be minute. He still to this day is selling to big names. I'd just like to see him "EARN" HIS REP BACK. because you are not gonna chase Mike out of this hobby he will be in it long after alot of you old timers have already kicked the bucket. IMo Dan Scoloro you are a proven skummy liar. and you cant stand the fact that ppl are seeing that now. None of this belongs here im gonna bring back up the orig. post between you and Mike. and as for Mike Bump. I have plenty of dirt on that guy,his credit is trash. If anyone would like to know anything about it or about serpentboy,hence he will not post on here again for sometime im sure. drop me a pm. 1 more think to Mr. Sean palmer Mike & I will be down in south padre come spring break we would love to meet ya.????????. Sorry for the long winded Dan scoloro type post. Godbless!! Donald Williams.

I figured my buddy Don said and quoted it pretty well so I just copy and pasted his post here. I will add 1 of my own. Dan you know you asked that snake to be shipped that way please just admit it. You did not want to go through the hassle of the airport and shipping costs etc... "hell" they will prolly just think it is a lil old milk snake you remember telling me those words.? Yes you do. Dan can try to make himself look like a good guy all he wants with his well long rehearsed speeches everyone knows you were fully aware of that snake coming to you via ground. Dan You are IMO lying skum. Just look at all the good points Mr. John Schmit has pointed out. I'll write more in a bit I just got in from a 3 hour drive. Mike Clark :crazy03:
 
I've stated my opinion on Dan, but I do not even want to BEGIN on Mike.

I'll say ONE thing though. Anyone who ships hots thru ground carriers deserves to put down, Literally. I have absolutely no respect for those who do this, and there is NEVER any excuse whatsoever. ANYONE knowledgable enough to acquire one certainly knows there are restrictions in shipping them. There is no excuse in this situation, just plain stupid ignorance. You should be shot.

I've said my peace, I cannot describe in words my hatred for someone as ignorant as that.
 
the truth will set you free..

Dan, this will be my last post on this topic as I truly believe that there is nothing of merit left to contribute. The bottom line is that I stand behind all of the statements in my previous two posts with one exception. If you do not specialize in hots than that was erroneous. However, I took that statement directly from one of Ben's posts in your first thread.
I agree with Donald someone has already said it best. So i'll do some more quoting here.....
It just doesn't wash Dan. Find me one other person out there who has been involved in this hobby for 10 years or more and specializes in Hots and does not know that it is illegal to ship through the big three and I may believe your crap.....not until.

Two points here. One, It is interesting that you say you "received" several unhealthy and imperfect animals over the last thirty years. I find it odd that you hand picked unhealthy imperfect animals. It would be logical to surmise that these animals were shipped to you. But wait.....you have only had two animals shipped to you. Strange choice of words Dan
And again we have the statement of "deadly disease" I examined Ben's post and it seems that the only eyewitness that posted on your behalf stated that if the animal was shipped ground it could very possibly have been alive when shipped. He also made no mention of any visible "disease" symptoms at all. Melodaram and selective perception Dan, palin and simple. State the facts...not your inane and unsustantiated opinions in order to intensify the situation.
that came from Ben himself...
you are fighting a losing battle on your assertion that you had no idea that the shipping was illegal.
The shipping scenario however, well, working with such big names in the business, and having the knowledge Dan seems to posess, there is no way I can sit here and believe that he was unaware of the legalities involved with shipping hots. I would like to hear a straight answer, or ebtter yet, the truth. Now is not the time to be stubborn. If it is the truth, well, I'm sorry but it seems like its going to be VERY hard for people to believe such things. I'm sure you can understand this Dan.
..... Dan do you see what ppl are getting at here.?
Based on the eveidence provided, I do not believe that you will convince anyone of your idiotic claims to complete ignorance of the legalities of shipping. You would truly have to be a drooling moron to pull that one off and the text of your posts belies that.
I could go on and on ... you never showed proof... You keep sayinf the FBI has it. lol... I tried to bribe yo come on man...... and you keep talking about this retail value of the snakes i paid you for I paid you exactly what you asked for,you said you could get the snakes from the back of Ben's store and he would never know... You got paid what you asked to be paid. There was no bribe to it... I paid you going on your word... All this Dan & Mike garbage belongs in this thread no other... But no you pm eveyone begging them not to respond to this thread reason being unclear? Your lies will come out. I fessed up danny boy why wont you.? :bluegrab: Im so looking 4ward to your long drrawn out rehearsed speech to this one.. Im all ears Dan..... Mike Clark :bandhead0
 
hmmmm.

first let me say i know mike(serpentboy) for about allmost a year now,and he is a nice guy who cares greatly about herps and his business,that being said i remember when this deal was happening because mike asked me what i thought,i told him i wouldnt ship a hot thru the private carriers.and that was pretty much it until a few weeks later mike called me told me he shipped the snake and did the trade but that the guy had said it arrived doa,well first i said dude ya screwed up shipping a hot that way &2nd ,
why?,
he explained the guy worked for ben yadayada has and did receive and ship hots thru the private carriers and explained step by step how to pack it.and they both wanted the trade yadayada,,well it was wrong no one disputes that i beleive mike learned his lesson and will not ship hots thru the private carriers,now aside from all that mike just paid the guy for the snakes he got yep just paid him no corpse,no photo,no proof just said screw it and paid cash for the snakes he received.and i assume considered a lesson learned and done deal,
now apparently this guy wants something for nothing and wants to use the fact that mike shipped a hot thru a private carrier as a blackmail tactic, i was at mikes house last nite ive seen some of the emails from this danscarlo guy GEEZ,enuff to get a grown man fighting mad, and like i said mike cares greatly for herps and his business and was just at wits end w/the threats from this guy and thus this post.
i suppose some will say im bias because me and mike are friends but in the time ive known him & the deals ive personally had and deals that i have witnessed him make, i can honestly say he is a good guy with great animals that he stands behind.[QUOTE :erm:
 
Interesting, on another thread, Mike Clark admits he did me wrong, but posts statements he made under other names to trick and fraud people that it was someone else posting. And he tries to use this fraud to defame me? Here is a link to where Mike Clark admits his guilt to not only robbing me but robbing other people.

http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62058&highlight=SERPENTBOY

http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64056&highlight=SERPENTBOY

Well, some guy, a former employee and reptile business owner himself has contacted me and against my advice he said he will post information that he saw the dead rotting snake, was informed the same day Mike Clark admitted to sending it dead and the bribe.
 
Ripped off

Hey Dan, David here from Huntsville, Alabama the one who told you about the scarlet kings in Florida.....I am sorry you got ripped by Mike Clark(serpentboy) I did a deal with him and it was OK, I got the snakes I was supposed to get and they were all fine. But that doesn't mean he has done everyone the same as me. But I hope everything works out. See ya DAVID
 
not just my opinion danny boy

Hey Dan, David here from Huntsville, Alabama the one who told you about the scarlet kings in Florida.....I am sorry you got ripped by Mike Clark(serpentboy) I did a deal with him and it was OK, I got the snakes I was supposed to get and they were all fine. But that doesn't mean he has done everyone the same as me. But I hope everything works out. See ya DAVID

Mr. Scalaro,

The Forum finds you in contempt for failure to provide sufficient evidence. The degree of culpability you possess in this matter has been made clear and you have been convicted of "First Degree Bad Guy Dealing". Your motion to dismiss is denied. If you wish to appeal this decision you may write to the Forum within 3 days, otherwise your conviction shall stand. So be it.
Dude whatever,

you say that the snake was deceased and "ROTTING" when you received it.
and the witness you provided say that it may have died in shipping.... that is a big difference there.

Besides did you not get paid for it anyway?

So what is the proof you are now trying to get your inteligence people to get?
What proof are they going to come up with?
That you got paid?
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1. You are not a victim of crime. Did you or did you not accept money for the "dead" snake.
All I wanted to see were the pictures.
No, but here it is exactly 2 months later and you still can't post a picture of a DEAD snake.
GOING ON A YR NOW AND STILL NO PROOF!!!!!!!!! Dan please just admit the part you played in this and that your are IMO lying filthy skum. Mike Clark..... :no01:
 
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