1 Christopher M. Edwards
From: Christopher M. Edwards <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 7:23 AM
To: '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'
Subject: Inspector General Referrals to DOJ and FBI - Fraud Victim Is Galveston County Sheriff
Attachments: 6-18-2014 DOC IG Refers to DOJ.pdf; 9-12-2014 DOJ IG Referral to FBI Miami.pdf
Galveston County Criminal District Attorney Jack Roady via facsimile (409) 766-2292 Galveston County Sheriff Henry Trochesset –PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL City of Galveston Police Chief Henry Porretto – [email protected] Galveston Police CID Captain Jeffrey Heyse - [email protected]
Galveston County The Daily News Editor Herb Taylor - [email protected]
Greetings from Costa Rica –
This information is at first glance a little difficult to believe. It is an example of how modern reliance on websites and internet databases can deceive law enforcement at the highest levels of the US Federal Government.
Therefore, I have attached the US Department of Commerce Inspector General’s letter that confirms his Office’s criminal referral to the Dept. of Justice; and a second letter from the
US Department of Justice Inspector General’s Office of Investigations that confirms their referral to the FBI in Miami. If that’s not enough you can call the FBI in Indianapolis, Indiana to
confirm this criminal report.
On May 28, 2015 the Galveston County Sheriff will be visited by a person to conduct training in the use of the launchers and projectiles of the defunct Pepperball Technologies, Inc. (PTI). That person is an imposter and a co-conspirator of the successful business identity theft of PTI that ended on August 8, 2014at the level of sales to the US Federal Government. I put them out of business with over 300 Whistleblower Reports, Criminal Complaints, and Notices that started in August 2013.
Now I am cleaning up and putting the final coffin nails in the criminal scheme with notices to local law enforcement victims of the fraud and a Qui Tam lawsuit.
SHORT VERSION OF THE FRAUD
1. In 2010 PTI was going out of business fast with cash flow problems and being kicked out of public trading on the NASDAQ.
2. The owner of Perfect Circle Projectiles, Gary Gibson, and the owner of Tiberius Arms, Tyler Tiberius, were going to lose millions of dollars in sales. Gary made the pepper balls in Illinois and Tyler made the launchers in Indiana. Christin Lewis, the CFO of PTI and Karen Buchholz, the sales manager of PTI were going to lose their jobs.
3. The four of them planned carefully in the year 2011 and in January 2012 they closed
PTI with a fake Securities and Exchange Commission Form 8-k,and started a near perfect
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and tax id number of PTI, formed a new company and made an assumed name filing in Indiana of “Pepperball Technologies” to process payments, a new fake website
www.pepperball.com,
fake Dun and Bradstreet computer entries, renting the same office space, fraudulent trademark renewals at the patent office, etc.
4. From January 11, 2012 until I stopped them they sold 1.7 million dollars in products to the Federal Government. While products and training were available from other sources they made “no bid – sole source” sales at 90 % over dealer prices and laundered the money. Now they are looking at life in prison.
5. Tyler bailed out and sold the Indiana business created to process payments to Gary, and also sold
Tiberius Arms LLC. Gary started a new company and is trying to continue the fraud. Karen Buchholz
is still selling fake PTI training for Gary, and Christin Lewis found a new job.
The person coming to do the training may be a man named Marty Parsons. He stalked me in Memphis, TN
last year. If you have the training despite this report, please ask who they work for and tell the FBI in Indiana.
When you talk to them they have a bullshit line that they “own the trademark PEPPERBALL”. The renewal
at the USPTO is a fraud and the trademark is pending cancellation. They will either claim to be an independent
contractor or an employee of Advanced Tactical Ordnance Systems LLC, or an employee of United Tactical
Systems LLC. Both are continuing criminal enterprises and counterfeiters.
If you want far superior training not conducted by criminals, it is available from Penn State University’s
Center for Community and Public Safety. They train the US Marine Corp.
Complete details with public records that prove everything I say is true is on our website at
http://imgasa.com/PepperBall_Fraud_Alert.html.
Regards, Chris Edwards
June 18, 2014
Christopher M. Edwards [email protected] Dear Mr. Edwards:
The Department of Commerce (DOC) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has received your correspondence and reviewed the information you provided. We have assigned complaint number 14-0616.
After careful consideration, we decided upon the following course of action:
Further evaluation of the information and allegation(s) you provided is needed. An
investigator will be contacting you to obtain further information and clarify your allegation(s).
Refer your allegation(s) to management officials of the affected DOC component.
Refer your allegation(s) to an agency outside of DOC. Your allegation(s) was referred to the
Department of Justice OIG. A representative of that agency may contact you for further information.
No further action will be taken at this time.
OIG has designated a Whistleblower Protection Ombudsman to educate Department of Commerce employees about prohibitions on retaliation for protected disclosures, as well as the rights and remedies against retaliation for protected disclosures for those who have made or are contemplating making a protected disclosure. In addition, certain employees of agency contractors or grantees may also be protected from reprisal. Employees may contact the Whistleblower Protection Ombudsman with any questions or concerns at 202-482-1099 or at [email protected]. Please note that the Whistleblower Protection Ombudsman is not permitted to act as a legal representative, agent, or advocate for current or former employees.
If you have any questions or further information, please contact the Hotline at (800) 424-5197 and reference the pin number assigned when you initiated the complaint.
Thank you.
Compliance and Ethics Staff Office of Investigations
U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General
Investigations Division
132.6 NeseThrk Avenue NU: Suite 7100 Ili:Ail:gum. AC 20530
March 12, 2014
Christopher M. Edwards Importaciones Gamboa, S.A. Apdo. Postal 97-3000
Heredia, Costa Rica Dear Mr. Edwards:
The purpose of this letter is to acknowledge receipt of your correspondence dated February 7, 2014. The matters that you raised are more appropriate for review by another office or Agency. Therefore, your complaint has been forwarded to:
FBI Miami Division 16320 NW 2nd Avenue N. Miami, FL 33169
Any further correspondence regarding this matter should be directed to that office. I hope this answers any questions you have relative to this matter.
Sincerely,
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