Slander/Defamation of Character Opinion REALLY Needed.

I will try and be as clear and concise as possible.



I know someone that is a con-artist and rips people off their money. This person has a front, as internet radio station/television network (the radio station is real and so are the shows). This personn is a great sales person, and can almost lie out of any situation, this person is great at painting a pretty pictures. Anyway, long story short, this person owns a radio station that this person mainly use as a front. What this person does is this person gets people to "invest" in their company. This person basically gets them to give hundreds and thousands of dollars, gets them to sign contracts and tells them that their investment is going to be a huge success. So many naïve people take the bait. These people end up on this persons show, then this person reals them in and then once people see what a "great" company this person has, television network, radio station,. They end up giving him thousands of dollars to this person. But the catch is that this person never, ever delivers. This person walks away with many victims money and simply pockets the money. Many have sued this person, and won, but there are so many out there that have not sued this person simply because it takes money to hire an attorney and try and come after that money. So it's easier for them to not come after this person.

Here is what I want to do. There is an article out there that was published online and it basically states how this couple conned a bunch of people out of their money and this person ended up in jail for it. What I want to do is to link this article to the article that I want to write about him. I want to direct traffic to it, so that when people type this persons name they can find this article. This person uses different alias names so that it's easy not to find this person. I also want to publish the alias names that this person has has used along with publishing the names of the companies that this person "owns" so that when someone tries to find this person they can find the article where this person was convicted and jailed and they will have second thoughts about giving this perosn money.

So my questions are:
Is it safe to publish/link the article (where this person was arrested and jailed for deceiving and taking their money).
Can I publish this persons name and alias names that this person uses without being sued for slander
Can I publish all the company names that this person "owns" so that hopefully enough traffic generates to this article, and hopefully people will become more aware of what a criminal this person is, and they won't be so gullible into giving this person their hard earned money (without being sued for slander)
Can I publish a picture of what this person looks like so that there is no doubt of who they are reading the article about (because the article where this person was arrested does not show an image of what this person look like), without being sued for slander.

A side note, this person has never made money from the companies that are owns, thjis person makes money from "investors".

Would it be safer not to mention the names of the companies that this person owns? And just state this person names and image of what this person looks like? This person needs to be stopped and people need to know about this persons past and what a criminal this person truly is and continues to be.

My goal here is to stop scammers like this, that is it. I have no intentions of publishing this article with my name, as I don't want this person to locate me, this could make this person a bit dangerous to me.

Your thoughts on this would be awesome. Help me stop scammers like this, and educate people on how not to be scammed.

Thank you much!

Given that when you invest money in anything there is ALWAYS a risk of losing your money, I don't believe your idea is a wise one at all.

If people don't practice due diligence and invest without really investigating, that's their problem.

Be VERY ware of calling someone a scammer and/or a criminal. Be very careful indeed.

Agree, I would stay out of it. If people want to invest their money without doing a thorough investigation, that is their choice/a chance they take.

Ok. How about if I just post on a seperate blog the link to this article and simply add an iamge of him and add all the alias names, inluding his real name. Could that get me in the hot seat? I have said nothing, but painted a pretty picture for all to see.
I understand that people should do their homework when investing, but aren't I helping them by adding information about them? I know it should not be my problem, to do this for people, but this person is a criminal, no lie. Ugh, I know it is not my responsability to help naive people, but somehow I feel that I need to spread the word.

I (myself) would not do it. You might or might not get in trouble - can't say for sure. You can hold for other replies.

Curiosity22 said:

Ok. How about if I just post on a seperate blog the link to this article and simply add an iamge of him and add all the alias names, inluding his real name. Could that get me in the hot seat? I have said nothing, but painted a pretty picture for all to see.
I understand that people should do their homework when investing, but aren't I helping them by adding information about them? I know it should not be my problem, to do this for people, but this person is a criminal, no lie. Ugh, I know it is not my responsability to help naive people, but somehow I feel that I need to spread the word.

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And how many convictions does this person have?

If the answer is "none", you need to stop. Really. Seriously. Right now. Because you don't have to specifically say the words "The person in this photo is a scam artist" - you can drop subtle hints, and if the average person "gets" what you're trying to say, you may end up not only on the receiving end of a defamation suit but also buried by legal fees.

This is one area where the fine art of MYOB should be practiced diligently.

Yes, was convicted and served several years in prison and because so many fradulant checks were bounced prior in other states, more prison time was added to the sentence. One would think that this prison sentence allow would have taught anyone a lesson but, this person has only become more clever in, constantly moving to different locations, changing the names of the companies/creating new business names owned every year, changing names, etc.

I know there are many convictions, but not sure how many (number wise). There is a strike again this lovely person too. I believe its a matter of time before this person sees those bars again.

Perhaps minding MYOB would be accurate here, just bothers me much how one morson can do so much damage to so many people and continue to get away with it.

So let nature take its course.

I know you think you're trying to do the right thing - but this can end with you being in legal trouble yourself.

Sometimes it is just not worth it to get involved as much as you would like to.