The Sun News.com of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina led with the headline of “Developer linked to Playboy Model to Plead Guilty to Mail Fraud” by David Wren

The article goes on to say:

“Ford Shelley Jr. – the local developer whose acquaintance with the late Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith helped fuel a media circus following her death – has agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge of mail fraud related to allegedly falsified mortgages he helped to arrange for his Pineapple Bay condominium project in Myrtle Beach.

“Even though he has agreed to plead guilty, Shelley said he is the innocent victim of a mortgage broker who misled him about the legality of a loan program that Shelley used to sell the condos. Neither Shelley nor his lawyer identified the mortgage broker.”

Nice to know poor Ford is still hollering he is the victim. Wonder what the patriarch, G. Ben Thompson, thinks of Ford Shelley taking down some of the Thompson family with him, like Gaither B Thompson, II who is to be arraigned on November 9, 2011 at 10:30 AM in Florence, South Carolina for mail fraud with two of Shelley’s other business partners; after what we can gather was Shelley testifying against them to the grand jury, per Shelley’s plea deal.

All things considered Shelley’s attorneys, Gene Connell of Surfside Beach and Brown Johnson of Florence, cut Shelley a pretty sweet deal. Shelley:

“Did devise and intend to devise a scheme and artifice to defraud a lender by means of false and fraudulent pretenses, representations, and promises.”

Shelley sold condo units at his Pineapple Bay Project, operated by his company, “Fruits of My Labor LLC” by inducing buyers to purchase the units and then Shelley would give them a large kick back in money after the sale of said property and leave that little tidbit out to HUD.

However the plea agreement is only for one count of mail fraud because of course Shelley’s hands were all over the completed loan packages minus that kick back money when mailed to GMAC Mortgage Corporation. Damn it is always the IRS or the U. S. Postal Office that gets you, Ford didn’t watching the Capone movies teach you anything?

Shelley sold the condos for $695k to $700k, all but one went into foreclosure. The condos are now selling for $135k to $155k.

Shelley entered into the plea deal on October 11, 2011. The day after Shelley plea deal was filed with the court on October 24, 2011, the federal grand jury indictment of Shelley’s brother-in-law Gaither Thompson II and two business partners for mail fraud of the same property was unsealed on October 25, 2011.

Shelley under his plea agreement was to testify to the grand jury truthfully about other parties involved. No date for his sentencing has been set, if he helps get the other guys, like in-laws, he might get some points by the court. Shelley is facing a maximum of up to 20 years in prison, a fine up to $250K, supervised release up to 3 years and a special assessment of $100.00.

So wonder if Ford and wife Gina Thompson Shelley will be invited to the holiday festivities this year?

Enjoy reading the papers.

October 24, 2011 Ford Shelley outline of Federal Criminal Charges (241)
October 24, 2011 Ford Shelley outline of Plea Agreement Federal Criminal Charges (222)
October 25, 2011 Federal Criminal Indictment of Gaither B Thompson II (430)

In what appears to be generosity the Estate of Anna Nicole Smith through the Executor Howard K. Stern filed with the federal court in South Carolina a Request for more time to enter the final agreement between the Estate and the Thompson/Shelley families until a hearing in the Probate Court in California to be held on January 24, 2012.

October 21, 2011 Anna Nicole Smith\'s Estate Requests More Time to Enter Settlement Agreement (184)

My final question after watching all of these clowns since February 2007, is CAN Ford Shelley be honest? What are your thoughts is facing federal prison time suddenly turned Ford into an honest man?

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After being unable to reach an agreed settlement between Virgie Arthur and Teresa Stephens that was agreeable to both parties in the Virgie Arthur vs. Howard K. Stern, Larry Birkhead, TMZ et. al. defamation case and conspiracy to defame.

Today, March 31, 2010 Arthur has filed a Notice of Nonsuit in regards to dismissing Teresa Stephens from the Harris County Case

I do not expect any of the conditions of why a settlement was unable to be reached. However if either side does release a statement in regards to Stephens being released from the lawsuit pending in the Harris County 80th District Court by the Honorable Larry Weiman, Rose Speaks.com will attempt to get an on the record comment from both sides.

We here at Rose Speaks.com are glad to see Ms. Stephens, a blogger who lives in Texas, dismissed after almost two years and wish her all of the best.

In other filings with he court filed with the Court after 5 P. M on March 30, 2010, Art Harris has filed a “Conditional Motion to Quash” the deposition of Turner based on three reasons. The deposition is scheduled for Friday April 2, 2010.

Well let the games begin… In a filing full of false information (And God I hate to side against a good law firm), Amanda Bush on behalf of her client filed a Motion to Quash Deposition of Turner based on “At the time of filing this Motion, counsel for Harris has not received a response. On information and belief, counsel for Harris believes that Turner intends to quash the videotaping of her deposition late Thursday, April 1, 2010, and the Court is closed on Friday, April 2, 2010 for the holiday.” I hope this is one damn good witness Ms. Bush has and one with a LOT of money that can fight off perjury charges and a Civil Suit, because that statement is an out and out lie to the Court by an officer of the Court, which last I checked was pretty serious. Shooting back Virgie Arthur filed Turner had NEVER said and DID not intend to file any Motion to Quash. For those lawyers needing a refresher course I had until 5 PM today to file a Motion to Quash and Harris’ counsel knows that. The holiday, Mmmmm every lawyer that intended to be here had confirmed including Ms. Bush’s boss that he would even stay to Saturday to finish all of this up. So to say I did not want to be cross examined by him is bull shit, I asked if there was any way because of my illness if they could trade out time and try for both sides to wrap this up in six hours if not I would continue to do the best I could through Saturday. Folks this is why I am so angry at Harris for deleting those emails and documents, it seems the only person everyone agrees has not is me… I am hoping we can get an emergency hearing tomorrow and proceed. However it might be Harris’ attorneys strategy to stall until I am on pain management medication and can’t give a deposition before the hearing to bust Art Harris on April 30. What does a well respected Law Firm do when a client screws them over and leaves them to clean up the mess. I guess some consolation is that Harris is now in trouble in Florida in the Haleigh Cummings case for the very same situation he finds himself in the soup kettle in Texas. I will have a lot more to say about Harris’ credibility among his peers of independent investigative reporters and where he actually is when “out of town researching a big murder or case”.

LATEST PAPERS FILED IN HARRIS COUNTY COURT

April 1, 2010 Art Harris’ Reply to Virgie Arthur’s Response to Harris’ Motion to Quash.

April 1, 2010 Art Harris Exhibit A filed with Art Harris’ Reply to Virgie Arthur’s Response to Harris’ Motion to Quash.

April 1, 2010 Art Harris Exhibit B filed with Art Harris’ Reply to Virgie Arthur’s Response to Harris’ Motion to Quash.

April 1, 2010 Art Harris Exhibit C filed with Art Harris’ Reply to Virgie Arthur’s Response to Harris’ Motion to Quash.

April 1, 2010 Art Harris Exhibit D filed with Art Harris’ Reply to Virgie Arthur’s Response to Harris’ Motion to Quash.

April 1, 2010 Art Harris Exhibit E filed with Art Harris’ Reply to Virgie Arthur’s Response to Harris’ Motion to Quash.

March 31, 2010 Rose Turner’s complete email exchange with Amanda Bush which was not filed by Art Harris.

I have not been sent a copy for some reason, but I have now received some confirmation of available for counsel to attend a video taped deposition of me in HOUSTON TEXAS by Art Harris’ counsel in their offices in Houston as early as April 5, 2010 or April 12, 2010.

April 1, 2010 Virgie Arthur’s Supplemental Response to Harris’ Reply on Motion to Quash deposition of Turner.

April 1, 2101 Virgie Arthur Exhibit A filed with Virgie Arthur’s Supplemental Response to Harris’ Reply on Motion to Quash deposition of Turner.

April 1, 2101 Virgie Arthur Exhibit B filed with Virgie Arthur’s Supplemental Response to Harris’ Reply on Motion to Quash deposition of Turner.

April 1, 2101 Virgie Arthur Exhibit C filed with Virgie Arthur’s Supplemental Response to Harris’ Reply on Motion to Quash deposition of Turner.

Folks I have never made it any secret from any of you are the attorneys that I was working diligently with the counsel for Virgie Arthur since last summer to reach a settlement to protect the rights of bloggers on this site to remain anonymous.

There are some papers concerning the Harris County Case up on the private forums for members only and will be put here on the blog as soon as they show up on the Harris County District Court website.

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