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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller
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      Technically, the lawsuit is extortion. It's an attempt to get him to be forced to work for free with the threat of being fined or jailed if he doesn't.

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      • ChrisLC
        ChrisL @scottalanmiller
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        @scottalanmiller Classic Georgia!

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller
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          They also charged him with a lot of unrelated things that don't match what they said happened. This suggests you can sue the phone company if you stop paying your bills and they turn off your phone service. Their story that the papers reported didn't match up to the crimes that they charged him with. Even the Chamber of Commerce's own description was that he did nothing wrong.

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller
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            This is @jimk for those that know him. He's an old timer around here.

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            • RojoLocoR
              RojoLoco @scottalanmiller
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              @scottalanmiller said in MSP charged with extortion:

              @ChrisL said in MSP charged with extortion:

              @Minion-Queen @scottalanmiller I'm amazed any judge would even charge extortion in the first place.

              Georgia

              The "good old boy" network fails again.

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              • RojoLocoR
                RojoLoco
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                @scottalanmiller if they need a good defense attorney, I have a good recommendation (HS buddy who fights the good fight).

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller @RojoLoco
                  last edited by

                  @RojoLoco said in MSP charged with extortion:

                  @scottalanmiller if they need a good defense attorney, I have a good recommendation (HS buddy who fights the good fight).

                  He might be seeing this thread, he was just on FB a few minutes ago.

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                  • IRJI
                    IRJ
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                    According to the article, he was owed $78K which is a large sum of money. It's not like he shut off service when they owed him $3k.

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                    • RojoLocoR
                      RojoLoco
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                      Ewww..... Forsyth County. No wonder they are going overboard.

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                      • ObsolesceO
                        Obsolesce
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                        That's crazy...

                        If I stop paying my internet bill, they will shut it off. Why should it be any different for the chamber of commerce for a different service?

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                        • jimkJ
                          jimk @scottalanmiller
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                          @scottalanmiller I'm here.

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                          • Minion QueenM
                            Minion Queen Banned
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                            Hi @jimk!!

                            For obvious reasons Jim can't really talk about stuff. But jeeze louise we need to get the message out there that a client suing an MSP for shutting unpaid for services is not extortion and it's their fault!

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller @jimk
                              last edited by

                              @jimk said in MSP charged with extortion:

                              @scottalanmiller I'm here.

                              Hey, how are you doing? Need anything, let us know.

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller @Minion Queen
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                                @Minion-Queen said in MSP charged with extortion:

                                Hi @jimk!!

                                For obvious reasons Jim can't really talk about stuff. But jeeze louise we need to get the message out there that a client suing an MSP for shutting unpaid for services is not extortion and it's their fault!

                                Oh it's extortion, just the Chamber of Commerce doing the extortion.

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                                • Minion QueenM
                                  Minion Queen Banned @scottalanmiller
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                                  @scottalanmiller said in MSP charged with extortion:

                                  @Minion-Queen said in MSP charged with extortion:

                                  Hi @jimk!!

                                  For obvious reasons Jim can't really talk about stuff. But jeeze louise we need to get the message out there that a client suing an MSP for shutting unpaid for services is not extortion and it's their fault!

                                  Oh it's extortion, just the Chamber of Commerce doing the extortion.

                                  Oh yeah it is.

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                                  • jimkJ
                                    jimk @scottalanmiller
                                    last edited by

                                    @scottalanmiller Thank you Scott. I see your forum replying technique has not changed. I always loved the way you break up the answers for multi-part posts.

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller @jimk
                                      last edited by

                                      @jimk said in MSP charged with extortion:

                                      @scottalanmiller Thank you Scott. I see your forum replying technique has not changed. I always loved the way you break up the answers for multi-part posts.

                                      For easier comprehension and better responses 🙂

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                                      • pchiodoP
                                        pchiodo @scottalanmiller
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                                        @scottalanmiller said in MSP charged with extortion:

                                        @jimk said in MSP charged with extortion:

                                        @scottalanmiller Thank you Scott. I see your forum replying technique has not changed. I always loved the way you break up the answers for multi-part posts.

                                        For easier comprehension and better responses 🙂

                                        Obviously, not for the Chamber

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                                        • jimkJ
                                          jimk @Minion Queen
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                                          @Minion-Queen
                                          Awards:
                                          2015 Best in Show - Forsyth County Business Expo 2015
                                          2015 Best of Cumming - Managed IT Services
                                          2016 Best of Cumming - Managed IT Services
                                          2016 Best of Forsyth - Computer Repair
                                          2017 Best of Forsyth - Computer Repair

                                          I'm missing one or two...

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                                          • JaredBuschJ
                                            JaredBusch @ChrisL
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                                            @ChrisL said in MSP charged with extortion:

                                            http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2017/02/08/msp-charged-with-extortion-after-cutting-it-services-for-non-payment/

                                            I mean, technically the Chamber of Commerce WAS breaching the contract.

                                            The Chamber of Commerce is in the wrong from the little article actually explained.

                                            Is he right to shut off services?

                                            Depends on the terms of the contract. In general, yes.

                                            Does he come off a little vengeful?

                                            Conjecture (maybe the wrong word). The article gives no good information on timelines.

                                            Is EXTORTION the right crime?

                                            Not a chance, based on the little known.

                                            Is this too many questions?

                                            Yes.

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