Somebody here should call them Monday. Josh is probably lying.... AGAIN.
Josh says this: "We hired Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP 2 weeks ago"
Reality probably is: "We filled out the contact form on their website & clicked submit 2 weeks ago"
Those schmucks over on Hashtalk still think they will be getting the terms of the Buyback & it will be launching on Monday. What a bunch of fools. I can't wait until Monday, this should be really funny.
Just FYI:
I spoke to Ms. Van Cleef in depth about Mr. Garza between January 4th and 6th of this year. She was made aware of the allegations against Garza along with his claims at that time and confirmed:
"Josh Garza is not a member of the [Digital] Chamber, and the Chamber has never accepted any donation or other funding or support from him. The fact that the Chamber is sponsoring the AML Compliance Boot Camp for Digital Currency in conjunction with the Miami BTC conference does not in any way imply any association with or endorsement of Mr. Garza's appearance at the Conference.
Likewise Ms. Boring's participation in the conference is not an endorsement of and does not in any way imply any association with Mr. Garza or his companies.
The Boot Camp is one of the Chamber's most important initiatives to help companies in the digital currency community understand better what their anti-money laundering compliance obligations are and how to best satisfy these obligations ways that will protect their organizations from criminal abuse and enable them to maintain healthy banking relationships. The Boot Camp was scheduled around the Miami BTC conference to make it more accessible to members of the digital currency community attending the conference.
Please note that, as a general policy, the Chamber makes every effort to ensure that its members are of the highest integrity and subjects any company or individual that applies for membership in the Chamber to a rigorous vetting process that includes peer review. No exceptions are made to this policy."
Ms. Van Cleef also gave me her permission to publish the above statement as needed if the topic ever came up.
Does this mean Garza could have still retained her law firm, a separate entity from the Digital Chamber, since the Miami event? Anything is possible - the law firm is large and nationwide.
Is it likely this is the case? Based on what her and I talked about and her general position on the matter, I would say NO.
Regardless, I have placed both a direct call and sent an email to Ms. Van Cleef tonight regarding this latest Garza "announcement" and I am awaiting her reply. One way or another, I expect to get a definitive answer and will act accordingly.
Scott-
