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8th of Dec, 2010 by User962470
Smart Comm


I was going to invest, but not now!


The links in the scam report complaint are very damning indeed. Now I feel that SmartComm should have informed me of all the trouble the founder was in many times before.


It is clear this guy has changed company names many times, keeps doing the same thing. I am glad I googled this, dont really have to money to lose at my age. Here is the offical document I read from the complaint, and it is legit - direct from the FFC website -

I was shocked by this, I really do not need to say more - here is part of the FCC document on Smart comm president Waugh


A. Pendleton C. Waugh 2. In 1990, Waugh, an attorney who was licensed to practice law in Texas, formed Express Communications, Inc. ("Express") and several affiliated entities, to acquire wireless licenses. Waugh became president and was a majority owner of Express. In 1993, Waugh came under investigation by federal authorities for activities relating to his involvement in Express. As a result of that investigation, Waugh was indicted in 1994 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas on one count of conspiracy to structure financial transactions to evade securities and banking reporting requirements and one count of money laundering, both felonies. Waugh ultimately pled guilty to the first count, and the second count was dismissed. In 1995, as a result of the plea agreement, Waugh was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison, followed by three years of probation, and payment of $20,000 in fines. As part of his plea agreement, Waugh agreed not to violate any federal, state, or local laws, and specifically regulations or orders issued by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") or any equivalent state agency. He also agreed to divest himself, without compensation, of any ownership interests in Express and its affiliated entities. 3. Thereafter, in 1997, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted the SEC summary judgment against Waugh for violations of various securities regulations stemming from his involvement in Express. Waugh was ordered to pay the federal government nearly $13 million of illegally acquired funds. He also was permanently enjoined from violating various securities laws. 4. In 1999, Waugh was convicted of securities fraud, a felony, in a case brought by the State of Texas, arising from his failure, in 1993, to disclose to a potential investor that he was under investigation by federal authorities for activities relating to his involvement in Express. Waugh was sentenced to four years in state prison, all of which were suspended pending successful completion of probation. He also was ordered to pay $72,000 in restitution and to complete 500 hours of community service.

Comments
4715 days ago by Pendleton Waugh
This supposed "Comment" was written by one or more terminated Independent Marketing Representatives who engaged in a concerted campaign to harm Smartcomm, LLC's business during August 2010 until early this year.

These individuals have been identified and several of them already have been sued in a local Arizona court. Additional lawsuits will be filed soon to recover several million dollars in both compensatory and punitive damages.

These individuals acted big and brave as along as they were acting anonymously and did not fear being caught and having to answer for their statements and actions. Having been identified, their bravado has disappeared.

Once these lawsuits are concluded, I will post the results along with the name of everyone involved.
4660 days ago by Pendleton Waugh
We are filing the lawsuits to which I referred in earlier post early next week against Grant R. Stousland, the brother-in-law of Bob LaBine, one of the terminated independent marketing representatives, for over $6 million in compensatory damages and an additional amount of punitive damages.
4636 days ago by Pendleton Waugh
On Saturday, August 13, 2011, we served Mr. Stousland with a copy of the complaint we filed a few days earlier in a local civil court. We will be filing discovery requests shortly to determine who, if anyone else, was involved.
4626 days ago by Pendleton Waugh
We have determined to file a third-party complaint against Bob Labine, Mr. Stousland's brother-in-law, who participated with Kent Maerki and others in an attempt through anonymous e-mails to our Independent Marketing Representatives, the anonymous so-called "White Paper" published by Mr. Stousland and the Smartcomm Advocacy website establised by Maerki to disrupt our business so that they could start a competing license application company.

We already have filed a lawsuit against Maerki and Tina Ellis, a terminated employee who assisted them in their efforts both prior and subsequent to her termination. Maerki has adopted the Mr. Squid defense of denying everything and refusing to provide documents and access to the computers he used during 2008-2010 on which the electronic files relating to the litigation issues are located. Ellis had adopted the Possum defense of hiding. Unfortunately, neither of these approaches will serve their interests well for very much longer.

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