

| Subject: | Re: Van Theft Advisory-Perp: Ken Morgan, AKA Jake Lake |
| From: | Richard Golen |
| Date: | Tue, 28 Dec 2010 12:34:05 -0500 |
If he has used the US Mail to communicate, etc. You can also call the Postal Inspectors for mail fraud. If has used the phone or Internet, it's wire fraud, a Federal crime. Contact the local US district attorney's office Ric Sent from my iPhone On Dec 28, 2010, at 12:05, "Ken Wilford" <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET> wrote: > Wow, Ken Morgan is still out there, still ripping people off, still > changing his name. This needs to stop! Here is how you can help? If > you know where Ken is, call the police or the FBI, or the IRS. Take > your pick as I am sure they will all be interested in him. He needs to > go to jail and stop resurfacing under a new name every couple of years. > If you are someone he has ripped off, call the police and press > charges. Please people this has to stop now. Help your fellow > Vanagonians by getting this guy out of the picture once and for all. > > Ken Wilford > John 3:16 > www.vanagain.com > > PS please don't confuse me with this guy for even a minute! > > On 12/28/2010 11:11 AM, Dylan Friedman wrote: >> I don't like hearing this. >> He has purchased from me in the past. >> The last scheduled pallet of parts was never paid for so....it didn't ship. >> >> Do your homework if you plan to have Jake be a part of your life. >> >> Dylan >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Robert Stevens<mtbiker62@GMAIL.COM> >> Sender: Vanagon Mailing List<vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> >> Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2010 19:00:27 >> To:<vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> >> Reply-To: Robert Stevens<mtbiker62@GMAIL.COM> >> Subject: Van Theft Advisory-Perp: Ken Morgan, AKA Jake Lake >> >> Correct or not, I'm taking the liberty of reposting a discussion that is happening >> on another VW Van forum to the vanagon and Syncro groups for the purpose >> of perhaps developing a larger network for exposing a known van thief, >> and "more eyes" and legs on the ground to look for a couple current vans >> that were unwittingly entrusted to the subject individual. There have been >> several past discussions about Ken here and on The Samba, all detailing >> his penchant for ripping off van owners under the guise of taking them >> into his business to repair them. Below, find a description of the two vans >> currently being looked for. Notice also that there is a third van being looked >> for at the bottom of the same email describing the two. He also has a track >> record of providing rebuilt vanagon engines that have resulted in unreliable, >> untrustworthy work and performance. >> >> Links to discussions about doing business with Ken/Jake: >> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=255728 >> http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/38308 >> >> Bob Stevens >> A personal perspective of Ken: he is a diagnosable sociopath and so >> has no ability to change his behaviors nor engender true, actual >> empathy for other people, those that he rips off. So, his behavior >> will continue until he is legally confronted and held accountable. >> Too often in the past, his victims have been so grateful that they >> finally got themselves out of the circumstances Ken put them in, >> so they just turned and walked away. My view is that he needs to >> be made legally liable and accountable for all of his choices and >> behaviors. >> >> Pasted emails in discussion thread below---- >> >> Steve Wacker in Grand Junction posts: >> Here is a description of the two latest vans ken morgan has stolen, if >> anyone has a chance to look around or has information where ken can be >> found, let's see if we can catch him and maybe put him out of business >> for good. >> >> Steve >> Grand Junction >> >> --------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: "Van Pelt, Steve"<Steve.Van.Pelt@ed.gov> >> To: "s_j_wacker@juno.com"<s_j_wacker@juno.com> >> Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2010 17:03:27 -0600 >> Subject: FW: Re: Ken Morgan >> >> >> >> HI Steve, >> >> I hope your holiday was pleasant.. >> >> I'm STILL looking for pics of MY van, but I'll tell you what I know about >> both... >> >> >> >> 1983 Westy diesel 5 speed with gas heater... was originally that >> tan/verypale yellow they had in 1983 BUT was repainted or faded to an >> off-white... BUT both the rear hatch, and sliding door was replaced with >> a snow white colored panel, it that may stand out if it's still >> attached.. The fiberglass roof-rack section of the top was also replaced, >> with an off colored piece. The front bumper will most likely be off, and >> there was minimal rust,but no dents on the van. >> >> The 1990 was orly blue, Auto,PW,cruise, no dents, and had minor seam rust >> on driver's side.. and the rear hatch had rust under the window. It had >> the alloys... if Ken/Jake didn't take them...and I took the front bumper >> off to get it ready for towing... >> >> Thanks for all your help... >> >> (PS I know of at least one other man who's looking for a van Ken/Jake >> stole... He described it as "peach colored diesel with a sunroof, as I >> remember. >> >> >> Regards, >> Steve >> >> >> ________________________________________ >> From: s_j_wacker@juno.com [s_j_wacker@juno.com] >> Sent: Friday, December 24, 2010 12:30 PM >> To: Van Pelt, Steve >> Subject: Fw: Re: Ken Morgan >> >> Steve, I will forward all the information I can gather. >> >> >> >> To:<s_j_wacker@juno.com> >> Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2010 09:46:58 -0700 >> Subject: Re: Ken Morgan >> >> >> This guy is bad juju. My last sighting was just off Highway 224 between >> Washington and York at a self-storage lot on the North side of 224. My >> friend has a welding shop in the area and I saw Kenny enter driving a >> Vanagon. Confirmed sighting. I'm no longer in Denver, but let me know if >> I >> can be of more service. I know another victim, Jeff (veloseller) that >> might >> have more info. Joel >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> Sent: Friday, December 24, 2010 8:53 AM >> Subject: Ken Morgan >> >> >>> Joel, I think we can use all the information we can get to find him. >> I'm >>> in Grand Junction, so I can't jump in just yet. Maybe in January I can >>> come over and help track the scumbag down. We need one place to put >> all >>> the information we have so whoever wants to help can use it and/or add >> to >>> it. >>> >>> Steve >>> _____ > > -- > Thanks, > Ken Wilford > John 3:16 > www.vanagain.com > Phone: 856-327-4936 > Fax: 856-327-2242
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