Gene Steinberg's Financial Shenanigans @ Paracast forums

humanoidlord

ce3 researcher
I don't get his hatred for ETH, it's still the most plausible theory with physics and evidence backing it up, besides there isn't going to be one theory that blankets everything, just like one size fits all eh?...
i dont think so, john keel basically dunked it in the 60's
anyway lets not get off topic
 

erickson

Honorable
Honestly I think that could just mean that Gene made the website for him.

After I searched for the "legal settlement" that Gene maintained was real, I found Stephens criminal history and the old Numis site. I asked Gene about the copyright change. He maintained that he did the website but had no other involvement in Numis - and simply believed that what Stephen told him about an expected settlement was true.

The change in copyright occurred right around the time that Stephen was subject to restitution and probation. Of course there are also corporate records showing Gene's involvement in Numis and other companies. Perhaps this was an attempt to shield Stephen's assets or perhaps Gene hoped for a payoff.

By the time Stephen died (2014 date) the copyright had changed back and Numis offered a proven opportunity to improve your bottom line based on his own success.
 

nivek

As Above So Below
warning: the infamous troll waller joel is lurking in the forum!
thats all i can say for now

Come on Humanoid, do you see him anywhere IN the forum, no, he tries to get in but I have him pegged...He's looking through a window lol...

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nivek

As Above So Below
That is where we differ. I am a natural cynic, and remain cautious when people aligned with an "enemy" suddenly want to give me a hug and be chummy. This just does not happen in real life without ulterior motives.

Well to be fair, I was optimistic until he was announced as an admin for Gene whilst still posting here!...That's when optimism faded and red flags appeared lol...

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GhostofBiedny

Celestial
What I have been wondering... has Steinberg paid any taxes on the money that has been donated to him. If he hasn't paid taxes, what justification does he give and why haven't the authorities caught on to him?

Somehow I very much doubt that. He certainly wasn't declaring any of it during his bankruptcy (which I think is illegal). I think his justification would be that they are "personal donations" - even though that does not save you from tax in any western country I know of. Ironically if he was a registered charity he wouldn't need to pay tax but then he would need to be more transparent about where the money went (he couldn't just spend it on himself).
 
After I searched for the "legal settlement" that Gene maintained was real, I found Stephens criminal history and the old Numis site. I asked Gene about the copyright change. He maintained that he did the website but had no other involvement in Numis - and simply believed that what Stephen told him about an expected settlement was true.

The change in copyright occurred right around the time that Stephen was subject to restitution and probation. Of course there are also corporate records showing Gene's involvement in Numis and other companies. Perhaps this was an attempt to shield Stephen's assets or perhaps Gene hoped for a payoff.

By the time Stephen died (2014 date) the copyright had changed back and Numis offered a proven opportunity to improve your bottom line based on his own success.

I dredged up some stuff on Google a while back that listed Gene as an officer in the corporation. Curiously, most of what I found when I searched simply "numis gems" had Gene's name in there, but only one mentioned the brother in law. I don't for a moment take Gene's version of those events seriously.

Also, I should add that the court documents I've seen, found by others, do list the brother in law and not Gene. The thing I find most disingenuous is the claim Gene makes that he knew nothing of the business, only set up a website for a relative. And gave him $200,000. Bullshit.
 

goblin

Noble
I dredged up some stuff on Google a while back that listed Gene as an officer in the corporation. Curiously, most of what I found when I searched simply "numis gems" had Gene's name in there, but only one mentioned the brother in law. I don't for a moment take Gene's version of those events seriously.

Also, I should add that the court documents I've seen, found by others, do list the brother in law and not Gene. The thing I find most disingenuous is the claim Gene makes that he knew nothing of the business, only set up a website for a relative. And gave him $200,000. Bullshit.

...Yeah... there was something else going on there, eh? And I have to say, and this is only my gut talking, what I saw of the Numis Gems site via archive.org just looks kind of shady to me, like, count your fingers after shaking hands with the people behind that site.

Rather incredible though to think that perhaps both Gene and his sister-in-law's husband were a pair of scheming scammers.

Also remarkable to me that there are still people who are comfortable doing business with Gene.
 
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GhostofBiedny

Celestial
Also remarkable to me that there are still people who are comfortable doing business with Gene.

An equally big mystery is how he still manages to get people to rent out apartments to him.

He must be using false names/credentials - I can't see a landlord thinking renting to someone who has recently been declared bankrupt and has been evicted from every place he has lived in the last 10 years is a good idea.

It just doesn't add up unless he is using someone else's name which has a different credit and financial history.
 

goblin

Noble
An equally big mystery is how he still manages to get people to rent out apartments to him.

He must be using false names/credentials - I can't see a landlord thinking renting to someone who has recently been declared bankrupt and has been evicted from every place he has lived in the last 10 years is a good idea.

It just doesn't add up unless he is using someone else's name which has a different credit and financial history.

Yeah, agreed, it's a real mystery. The eviction info online is for Gene and his wife though so, hmmm - I assume it's what he is presenting to rent.

I imagine at this point he is trying to find a smaller landlord to prey on, someone who might not do a background check or who might be somehow persuaded by whatever sob story Gene could spin. An independent is likely easier to string along with late rent payments as well, as opposed to the "faceless corporation" that follows business processes and has less flexibility.

I do wonder if he took care of his car registration and insurance or not. Haven't seen him mention Uber, Lyft or any other way of making additional income recently. He is still actively policing the Paracast forum though, and of course creating his podcasts. And sending his emails.
 

GhostofBiedny

Celestial
Yeah, agreed, it's a real mystery. The eviction info online is for Gene and his wife though so, hmmm - I assume it's what he is presenting to rent.

I would not assume that with Gene and to be honest I think any landlord small time or not would have to be high or something to accept him based on that - no matter what kind of sob stories or excuses Gene gives.

They must realise that there would be no chance of them getting any rent out of Gene.

Also we know that Gene is not the kind of person who likes to be transparent about anything.
 

goblin

Noble
I would not assume that with Gene and to be honest I think any landlord small time or not would have to be high or something to accept him based on that - no matter what kind of sob stories or excuses Gene gives.

They must realise that there would be no chance of them getting any rent out of Gene.

Also we know that Gene is not the kind of person who likes to be transparent about anything.

Yeah, you're right.
 

Ron67

Ignorance isn’t bliss!
I can remember not so long ago missing a day or so on the paracast meant playing catch up to read all the posts.Now there are a handful of posters and very little activity.Gene's begging and his enabling of the forum bullies such as Bosley and Ecker have lead to the demise.
 

nivek

As Above So Below
I can remember not so long ago missing a day or so on the paracast meant playing catch up to read all the posts.Now there are a handful of posters and very little activity.Gene's begging and his enabling of the forum bullies such as Bosley and Ecker have lead to the demise.

That's what I do at lunchtime and after work, catch up on all the reading here lol...I've taken on more work so 4 days a week I'm tied up a few hours in the mornings and afternoons, have to catch up reading the threads...

Yeah it's dead at paracast, barely 3 threads a day on average has new posts...I noticed 3 or 4 from paracast joined here but never posted and haven't returned yet...

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Ron67

Ignorance isn’t bliss!
That's what I do at lunchtime and after work, catch up on all the reading here lol...I've taken on more work so 4 days a week I'm tied up a few hours in the mornings and afternoons, have to catch up reading the threads...

Yeah it's dead at paracast, barely 3 threads a day on average has new posts...I noticed 3 or 4 from paracast joined here but never posted and haven't returned yet...

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I’ve invited a few on here but they seem to have a misplaced loyalty to Gene.
I noticed Goggs has gone awol again too.
 
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