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What happened when I trusted Bill Leverton and loaned him money!

Laura Fopiano

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Okay my fauna Friends, this will be a very long story so bear with me.

Many of you remember when the BOI thread broke about billy and the dbl het ghost boa. Well, during that time, bill and I became friends. He was not just my friend, I loved him and considered him my family. We talked on the phone every day if not twice a day.

He was one of the few people that I let get close to me during my divorce. He held me together emotionally when I couldn't do it for myself. He listened to me cry, gave his opinion, held my secrets, and made me laugh. He was not just my friend he was my best friend.

I am the kind of person who wears her heart on her sleeve. When my friends need help I am there. When my friend needed a sounding board, I was there to listen, to comfort, and help in any way that I can. We walked through many tough things together. Divorce, death, fights with our kids, fights with our ex's, and through it all, his friendship never failed me. Until now......

Billy's ex wife Vicki had wrecked her car in a terrible accident, Matt (his son) had wrecked another vehicle, and they only had one car, billy's truck. The truck needed repairs, so in May of this year, my friend was in trouble and needed a loan to fix his truck, in which I was asked to borrow money for the repairs. 2600 was loaned and he promised 200 a month until the loan was re payed.

Our friendship took a turn for the worst when I got into a stable relationship and announced that I was moving to Georgia to live with Bryon Adzic (Bryonsboas) On 12/7/06 I received a phone call from billy, he claimed that he had Bryon investigated through a friend in Ga. including all military records. He stated that "something bad was going to happen" to prevent my move, and that "Bryon was only using me to get to my high end boa collection", among other things that were said.

Well, needless to say, I am furious at this attempt to sabotage my relationship and or try to discredit a man that I find extremely compasionate, honest, and trustworthy. Below is a copy of the pm that I sent to billy
Dear Bill, I am writing to you about an unpaid debt for the repair of your truck. Per our phone conversations, you informed me that you would pay me 200 dollars per month until the debt has been repaid. Below is a copy of what has been sent, and I must say that you are grossly behind. Due to our close friendship I ignored the missed payments and broken promises. As per your phone call to me this morning, I obviuosly put too much stock into our friendship and should have tried collecting this debt long ago.

I choose to write you instead of calling due to the fact I need to have a record of this in writing and I honestly have no desire to speak with you. Please do not attempt phone conversations, they will be ignored. I want nothing more from you then the repayment of this loan At this point in time, I will not be taking this to the BOI, for it was personal and not reptile related. However, if you choose to ignore this debt I will be forced to post on the BOI and let others know of what transpired between us. Right now I am feeling used and betrayed and if I can prevent someone else from going through this I will.

Please understand, that in your attempt to protect me from Bryon, I have lost any respect that I ever had for you. Bryon and I will be married in the future, Bryon and I will face all obstacles together, and Bryon and I will rise above any and all attempts at a relationship sabotage. The road to hell is paved with "good intentions", Bill. Your phone call this morning was insulting and degrading. I have come to far in life to be subjected to such things.
I will be expecting the first of 13 payments of $200 dollars by Dec 15th, 2006 and additional payments of $200 every other week thereafter until the debt is settled. The final payment due being $100 on June 8th 2007.

Thank you,

Laura Cox
May 14, 2006 Payment To Bill Leverton ClearedDetails
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-$2,600.00 USD Aug. 31, 2006 Payment From Bill Leverton CompletedDetails
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$100.00 USD
I recieved this pm
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12-09-2006, 06:57 AM Bill_Leverton
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I know you said My calls will be Ignored .....But even a Prisoner gets a phone call.
Bill attempted a phone call but I chose to not to accept it since I didn't want to hear anymore of his nonsense.I then recieved this email
Unfortunatly, I won't be sending any money on the 15th, But by the close of
business on the 21st it will be in your account,Me
Well, the 21st came and went....no money, no phone call, nothing. I called his home at 9:45 pm, his son answered, I asked for bill, the line went dead. I called back, got the answer machine, and left a message. I also sent an e-mail that to date has gone unanswered.

I have chosen to post this here, rather then on the BOI. Yes it does pertain to his character or lack there of, however, it was a personal loan and not a reptile deal.

Thanx for reading my fauna friends.....I wish I had payed closer attention to those around me that believed he should never be trusted again.
 
Laura,

I am really sorry that you are having to go through all of this, but I am glad that you finally decided to air this publicly.

As you well know, I am one of those that never believed Bill was ever anything more than a lying self serving scumbag. No matter how hard he tried to act otherwise. I just plain was not buying it.

You told me about all of this some time ago and it has been VERY hard for me to not blast Bill with both barrels. Particularly every time I see someone defending him in their posts. You asked me to keep it to myself and I did, but it really has been hard. The man was a scumbag from the beginning and will always be a scumbag. Again, I cant say how glad I am that you made this public just so people will see just how much of a scumbag he is.

Pay attention folks, this is how Bill treats his close friends. Or at least those he tries to get close to so he can use them for what he can. The man has no morals, ethics or conscience. He is nothing but a con artist.

Again, I really am sorry this happened to you Laura. You are the last person that deserved this kind of betrayal.
 
Well, that just 110% sux. Bill, how could you?

Laura, your heart is too big.

I was in the chat one night with Bill, I made a comment about once a scammer allways a scammer. He asked me, what about him? To this question, I did not answer. I guess the answer is right here now. All though this might not be the case with some, it sure seems like there are a few that will never grow out of being just plain bad.

Bill, if you meant all of the things you told the members here for that last few months. Then by all means, prove it now.

Also, what is it about some of the members here of late? Are some of them loosing their minds? :shrug01:
 
Laura, I am so sorry for all this grief and disappointment you had to bear.
I feel for you, and that is a lot of money.
I did not understand at first why the $20 in 'The Bet' was to go to you and now I do. I hope that Bill pays all the funds he owes to you in a timely manner from here on in.

Congratulations on your new life with Bryon, you deserve all the happiness life can give you.
 
Laura,

I'm sorry to hear what happened to you.

Regards.
 
Well bill, it seems the cement shoes have dried, all you have left to do is jump.

I'm really disappointed.
 
Wilomn said:
I'm really disappointed.
Are you really?

This leopard has shown his spots way too many times. I'm waiting for the "poor me, I just had to have brain surgery" line again. Yes I said again.
Bill can't fix his own truck let alone have anyone investigated. This is the most pathetic example of a man I've ever seen in my life.
 
That blows Laura. I am sorry to hear about your troubles. Do what you can to recoup your money, but write it off in your mind and focus on your future with Bryon. I wish you two the best of everything.
 
Wow that is very sad. I am sorry for you, but glad that Bill was/will not be able to affect your relationships in the future. Every cloud has a silver lining they say. Seems like he could have hurt you more if you had let him.
Bill, I hope you have some idea of how much of a low down dirty scum you really are
 
Laura had asked my advice on the loan thing after his phone call. Me being a redneck& military brat find it fairly easy to write someone off when the case warrants it but considering the nature of Bill I couldn't see letting him get away with crap scott free.

Bill is such a spineless bag o'crap that when called on his actions / inactions he tucks tail and hides . Figures , he can come up with anything you wanna hear but the truth or balls to do whats right. Even looking at the Lee Herps thread started in Bill's dishonor he had to be pushed by the majority of his peers to do the right thing.

I do believe that Laura will find it funny when we use that money ( if she gets it back ) for the septic tank of our future home. Think of it a big concrete tank full of s**t dedicated to the dishonor of Bill Leverton.
 
I do believe that Laura will find it funny when we use that money ( if she gets it back ) for the septic tank of our future home. Think of it a big concrete tank full of s**t dedicated to the dishonor of Bill Leverton

Yup , she loved the idea.
 
I actually was disappointed. I had hope, being the eternal optimist that I am, that he really would right his wrongs. I don't know why I had hope for him, but I did.

Oh well, just a little more cynicism for me.
 
Man, that just really bites. I read a few things about bills past, and tried to take with a grain of salt what I read, but I must say all doubt has been removed. I mean, how frickin low can you get?
Truly a sad thing when a grown man has to stoop so low as to swindle and rob a woman of her money. As far as I'm concerned, it is robbery too. I'd be willing to wager that this was his intention from the word go. Knowing that Laura was single, and a nice person, and in a not so normal state of mind do to divorce, he exploited her trust just to rip her off. He's probably scared of Bryon, hense the attempted sabotage. HA HA HA Yer no longer on the OTHER side of the country see. Of course, not everyone thinks like me either. LOL

Really pathetic Bill. Can't believe you can even look at yourself in the mirror. What a puke. :throwup02


Laura, Art took the words outa my mouth. Remeber it, just don't dwell on it. I am sure Billy will get his. You go to Georgia, have a nice happy new life. It's a great place for herping, I'll tell ya that. HA HA Some good herpers out that way too.

Have a MERRY XMAS baby!! Don't let the dickheads keep you down. :thumbsup:


Rick
 
Wow....

I am very sorry to hear all this, I thought he was all straightened out.. I got a great deal from him.... a few months back..Had I know he owed someone that kind of money I would have payed them instead of him....

Bill you let me down.....

I would really like to hear what he has to say about all this....not because I don't believe you Laura.... Just wanna hear.. the BS....

I hope you do get redemption from him.
 
Bill,

I had thought that you were tryiing to rehabilitate yourself. Like Wes, and without knowing these details prior today, I am disappointed. Perhaps I should not be.


Laura,

I am so sorry that Bill has pulled crap with your money and your life. You have ample proof that Bill owes you the money. It might be worth filing a lawsuit and getting a judgment since allegedly he owns property and you could place a lien on it.
 
Wow.

Add me to the list of those who are truly disappointed.

Best of luck to you Laura...and Bryon as well.
 
I am sorry to hear about this happening to you. You don't deserve to put up with garbage like this.

Bill, how could you do this to someone as nice as Laura? :NoNo:
I guess you really haven't changed your ways if this is how you would treat a "friend".
 
In all honesty I don't want to hear anything else from him, no explanations, no "mea culpa", in short, not a word.
 
Laura

Unfortunately, a thief with a sympathetic ear is still a thief.

I really can't think of anything else to say except it sucks when things like this happen to good people
 
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