Those Producers are part of the 1%

Timely....

Just sayin.

First, the old news

As I mentioned this is a post that was written last year some time. Some of it is out of date now but I'm posting it anyway.

Alot has changed since I last posted about Those Producers. This will be a huge update!

Officially, The Producers Inc have been reduced to just one. As of the annual report in April, the only one remaining is Vernon "Butch" Decossas. To make things interesting, his name is intentionally miss-spelled as Decosas. Anyway, removed from the company listing are Michal Gardner, Sigmund Solares, Noah Lieske, Donald Simonton, and William Moore.

In anticipation of his "promotion", Butch (or someone working for Butch obviously) has spammed his name across the internet in various blogs to water down his Google results. It's still quite easy to find information on him though. You can find out where he and his wife Lisa Decossas live, their previous jobs at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, etc.

Butch also registered a few domain names:

those-producers.com

those-producers.info

those-producers.net

thoseproducers.com

thoseproducers.info

thoseproducers.net

vernondecossas.com

noah-lieske.com

sigsolares.com

sig-solares.com

sigmund-solares.com

butch-decossas.com

vernon-decossas.com

butchdecossas.com

thoseproducers.us which still has Vernons home address and personal email...

Butch and Donny Simonton have also gotten together to start Keypath, LLC. More details to come on that one...

Michael Gardner has been quiet but his wife Katie Gardner is reportedly pregnant. Congrats Katie and Michael! My suggestions for baby names: Melissa or Serge. Unfortunately no more teeny bikinis for you Katie! I also forgot to mention that Katie started another business last year (One Eight, LLC... check on sunbiz.org for details) and used it to buy a house just a few blocks away from their home in Belleair Beach. It's a big step down from the other house, which they still own ofcourse, and it's not on the water but it's close by and has a pool. It looks decent. It's probably bought for a family member like how Michael bought a place for his sister Alysons family. What a guy!

Sigmund Solares has also been quiet except for some traveling, pool parties and buying a run-down place in Seffner. His sister, Vivian Solares got married though and now owns a restaurant with her new husband and Sig. Rajun Cajun Cafe & Catering in Metairie. Check it out. The gumbo is alright.

I was surprised to see Sigmunds old Money Tree Loans, LLC business still active with Vernon Delossas running it now. Again with the bad spelling? Really? Anyway, a quick search brings up this old gem:

"ALERT TO PROPERTY OWNERS!

by digest, 6/22/06 23:12 ET

If you own property in New Orleans be aware of this scam. There is a ghost company, Money Tree Loans, LLc. listed at 650 Poydras street, suite 1150, who are taking advantage of the disaster and displaced residents. The company is not actually at the address another company called Intercosmos, is listed at this address and may be part of this scam. My neighbor, who has paid bills and taxes religiously recieved a notice in the mail, from a tenant. The notice looks like junk mail and is listed under Money Tree Loans which does not exist. My neighbor had never recieved any notice to the home address from the city nor this company. The letter is signed by an attorney Sigmund J. Solares and they claim to have purchased your property. My neighbor had one tax bill in 2001 for around $50 dollars, a bill they never recieved. The number listed on the letter is a recording 274-2189. The other attorney associated with this white collar crime is David W. Nance. The city claimed to no nothing about the company. The letter to property owners also list a fax which rarely works and an e-mail address which does not exist. It appears these carpet baggers are using the disaster to hopefully find properties and steal them from the families who own them and truly worked for them.The letter from Money Tree, Intercosmos, tells you nothing about information regarding the lien, nor does it tell the resident where to go to pay this off. The mistake my neigbor had was the fault of CITY HALL, in 2001!! The company has been reported to the Attorney General and the City, who knows what could happen. The finance department of the city WILL NOT CONTACT YOU BY PHONE AND WILL NOT TRY TO FIND YOU, YOU MAY LOOSE YOUR PROPERTY. If you stay in New Orleans or come back, which I highly do not recomend, go by the city finance department and get in writing your property taxes paid up to date for at least 10 years.Corruption will prevent the rebuilding of New Orleans. "

What else do we have? We have Daniel Walter Bugmann! Apparently Daniel Walter Bugmann of Zurich looks after the Schaffhausen branch of directNIC Ltd. I'm sure directNIC is very popular in Schaffhausen to require it having it's own branch. Or it could have something to do with a couple companies called Snow Turtles Ltd. and Flying Stingrays, Ltd. Both are VERY interesting and worth some extra investigation. Snow Turtles has an insane amount of capital for a nothing company and look for Invention.com from Flying Stingrays.

Also in looking back on my old posts, in particular the one on Domain Magic, LLC, I found that I forgot to mention an important detail... So to recap just the facts, we have a company named Domain Magic, LLC. The company was started by a Michael Barnett in Florida. Sigmund Solares has a friend since childhood named Michael Barnett... aka Buff, Ikilled007, Interdictor, Chatroomromeo, etc. After my intial post, Michael Barnett emailed me claiming his innocence. He said I was wrong - It wasn't him and that he hadn't worked with any of the Producers since 2003. What I forgot to mention was that I have the details on a court case - Chicago Architecture Foundation v. Domain Magic, LLC - where Domain Magic, LLC was represented by David A. Vinterella. Yes that David A. Vinterella... The in-house counsel of Intercosmos Media.

Also in the news is this:

"Local Technology Company Awards Members of The University of Tampa Graduating

Class of 2009 for Business Leadership

John H. Sykes College of Business Students Gain Key Business Skills During

Semester Long Competition

TAMPA, Fla., May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Producers, Inc., a technology company

located in Tampa, today rewarded members of The University of Tampa'sJohn H.

Sykes College of Business graduating class for their efforts on proposing

successful business plans for the domain name "Event.com." Two teams

consisting of nine students won first and second place and learned important

business lessons during a business management case competition developed by

Dr. Jody Tompson through The Naimoli Institute for Business Strategy.

The contest began in January 2009 with 33 teams consisting of 150 senior

students participating in the capstone course. The graduating seniors were

asked to create a business idea using the domain name "Event.com." No

parameters were placed on the students. The competition culminated with the

four surviving teams competing for the top prize of a cash award. Faculty,

students, friends, as well as the four-judge panel consisting of Michael

Gardner, Sigmund Solares, Donny Simonton and Butch Decossas -- all executives

of The Producers, Inc. -- attended the finale and listened as each team

presented their Event.com business proposal. Despite the fact that all four

presentations were exceptional, only one could earn the top prize. Seniors

Alex Amini-Rad, Eric Speeth, Mike Torrance, and Carlos Acedo won first place

for their business concept of developing Event.com into a local portal where

visitors could learn about local events, purchase tickets to upcoming shows

and provide maps to various hotspots. The winnings team's motto for Event.com

-- Life Lived Eventfully -- also resonated with the judges.

"Supporting local university business programs is important for our company,"

said Michael Gardner. "We were honored to be part of The University of Tampa's

case study competition and view the initiative as a great mechanism to prepare

graduating business students for life after college. We congratulate the

winning team members for their hard work and all of the students who

participated."

Second place was won by Kyle Burdine, Lydia Watling, Nathan Taubenberger,

Raine Roberts and Maura Kafel for their business idea -- Get In The Loop:

Event.com.

"The case study competition provides students with the opportunity to learn

practical business skills and utilize them in a real business environment,"

stated Dr. Dean A. Koutroumanis, Assistant Professor of Management, John H.

Sykes College of Business. "The lessons learned go beyond the competition and

will enable the students to be even more prepared for their careers post

graduation."

About The Producers, Inc.

The Producers, Inc. and related entities (TPI) is a leading, privately held

domain names registration service provider and portfolio holder, domain

advertising solutions provider, and web hosting company. TPI's customers range

from individual small business owners to Fortune 500 companies and consist of

over 500,000 domain name registrants worldwide with over 4,000,000 domain

names.

About The University of Tampa -- http://www.ut.edu

The University of Tampa is a medium-sized, comprehensive, private university

located on approximately 100 acres of prime riverfront land in the heart of

downtown Tampa. It is the school of choice for 5,800 students from 50 states

and U.S. territories and almost 100 countries. More than half of

undergraduates are from Florida. Approximately 70 percent of full-time

students live on campus.

The University offers more than 120 majors, minors and pre-professional

programs through a strong core curriculum rooted in the liberal arts. An

Evening College presents degree programs to adults who want to study part-time

at night. Graduate degrees are offered for Master of Arts in Teaching, Master

of Education, Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in

Accounting, Master of Science in Finance, Master of Science in Marketing,

Master of Science in Nursing, Master of Science in Innovation Management and

Certificate in Nonprofit Management.

CONTACT:

Michael Ward

Director of Marketing

The Producers, Inc.

mward@theproducers.com

+1-919-760-7002

"

And finally, 838 Camp St. in New Orleans is up for sale! They want $880,000 for it. Google it for a lovely picture and details...

Description: This 3-story townhouse with a 2-story service wing contains 5,514 SF and consists of first floor retail space and three apartments. One of the apartments is leased on a month-to-month basis. There is a common alley in rear of the building that provides access for off-street parking.

This building is located between Julia and St. Joseph Streets

Verizon Sues Sigmund Solares, Michael Gardner, et al.

Verizon sues the gang for cybersquatting. What a shock!

http://domainincite.com/tag/sigmund-solares/

I have an old update (really old) to post that I've misplaced but I'll get it here soon. It contains info on Keypath, LLC, Michael and Katies first child, Sigmund Solares Money Tree Loans business, Daniel Walter Bugmann and more.

I'll also write a ton on the Verizon case too...

Spring Pool Party

In the Tampa area this weekend? Head on over to Sig's place for an easter party... Email me (thoseproducers AT gmail) for directions.

Money can silence people

Pay someone enough money and they won't talk about what they aren't supposed to talk about...

Just ask Butch and Ezra.

Why do you think Butch Decossas became an official Producer? Why is Ezra James (Ezra Hodge) the editor of Modern Domainer? To shut them up of course.


I've gotten a few emails saying that some of the links in my last post are down. I guess the Producers asked Chris to take down the offending evidence. I haven't checked the links yet but I'll do that tonight. Until then, I'm sure Google has cached copies of the Kenyatech logo and the other good stuff. Google image search "site:mcfreeman.com" and regular search "site:mcfreeman.com".

Any comments from The Producers Inc yet?? The silence confirms the guilt.

The Producers Inc = Kenyatech

More proof for those still not convinced...

First, just for clarification, The Producers Inc is:
Donny Simonton
Michael Gardner
Sigmund Solares
Noah Lieske
Butch Decosas

and they own:

Intercosmos Media
Parked.com
DirectNic
Modern Domainer
Domain Contender
Alternative Identity
Zipa
Vexes Media
etc., etc.

Right?

OK, so they also ran Kenyatech. (and Belize Domain WHOIS Service Lt. and a few other scams, it just keeps going)

Can I prove it? Yes. You see I have Dell Inc v. Sigmund J Solares; Intercosmos Media Group, Inc d/b/a Directnic.com; Domain Contender LLC; Alternative Identity, Inc f/k/a NOLDC, Inc; and Zipa LLC. But Sig and Company settled out of court for over 3 million you say? And The Producers Inc have never admitted to it. So how do you know, you ask? Well, I have a few more nuggets of information and I'd like to share one more of them with you today.

Michael "Chris" Freeman.

Chris worked as a graphic designer for The Producers Inc (Intercosmos before) from 1999 until late 2008. Don't believe me? Check his resume here: http://www.mcfreeman.com/download/Michael_Freeman_Resume.pdf
and his letter of recommendation from Donny here: http://www.mcfreeman.com/download/Michael_Freeman-Letter_of_Rec.pdf

Now Chris was one of the designers that worked on the Kenyatech website and graphics. See: http://www.mcfreeman.com/img/portfolio/id/logo/kenyatech.jpg .

It gets better... some of the Kenyatech files from his old Intercosmos days: http://web.archive.org/web/20041217162927/http://yonderboy.intercosmos.net/projects/kenyatech/site/domains.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20041217161608/http://yonderboy.intercosmos.net/projects/kenyatech/site/about.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20041217073608/http://yonderboy.intercosmos.net/projects/kenyatech/site/index.html

The rest of his old stuff contain a few more gems... http://web.archive.org/web/*sr_6451nr_30/http://yonderboy.intercosmos.net/*


So now Donny, Sig and the rest. Still innocent? Really?

Anyone still dealing with these guys? Don't buy domain names from Directnic. Don't host your sites at Zipa. Don't park your domain names at parked.com. Seriously.

Don't worry, I have lots more to come!

Mark DeShong

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Domainer Mardi Gras

So I caught Hornets/Magic game on Wednesday. Thursday, I checked out Domainer Mardi Gras. Crawfish isn't my thing so Thursday night was a bust but I did get a chance to check out 838 Camp St... Today, Friday, there were a few boring sessions on domaining risks and taking your business offshore. Then it was a trip to 201 Bourbon St. for the Mardi Gras Balcony Party. Tomorrow it's brunch at the Court of Two Sisters in the French Quarter and then another balcony party... So, come down and say hi tomorrow night... 201 Bourbon Street. It's a blast.

The new Chief Technical Officer/Chief Information Officer

From: http://seeker.dice.com/jobsearch/result/RTX14217c/wspos620455/US/.NET/813/chief-technical-officer-chief-information-officer

Title:
Chief Technical Officer/Chief Information Officer
Skills:
PHP,
Linux, Apache, MySQL, Java, .NET
Date:
2-12-2009
Description:
The
Producers, Inc. and related entities (TPI) is a privately held leading domain
names registration service provider, domain names portfolio holder, online
advertising media solutions and web hosting company. Our customers, range from
individual small business owners to Fortune 500 companies, and consist of over
500,000 domain name registrants worldwide with over 3,800,000 domain names. The
Producers, was founded in 2006 by a small group of entrepreneurs, who since 1999
have achieved remarkable success, in creating internationally renowned
technology companies. Today we have offices in Tampa, Florida; New Orleans,
Louisiana; Schaffhausen, Switzerland; and Georgetown, Grand Cayman. Presently we
are looking for a Chief Technical Officer/Chief Information Officer to join us
in our Tampa, Florida office. As a member of the Executive Team, the CTO/CIO
will have full responsibility for defining, developing, and executing the
strategic information systems plan that aligns with overall operational
objectives of the Company.Essential Duties and ResponsibilitiesStrategic
Management* Works with the CEO, COO, and Business Unit Leaders in setting short-
and long-term technology objectives (development and acquisition) while
providing the leadership necessary to achieve revenue growth and attain other
Company goals and objectivesProject Management * Successfully manages resources,
timelines, scope, quality and risk for development efforts* Creates, maintains
and enforces relevant written policies, procedures, and workflows regarding all
technology operations and systemsTechnology Infrastructure * Responsible for all
IT initiatives including Disaster Recovery, Compliance, Infrastructure,
Application development and Security* Evaluates new equipment, software and
processes continuously, recommending changes as appropriate and overseeing
installation and implementation* Maintains knowledge of developments in the area
of systems and hardware to assure that new developments are incorporated in
future systems of the Company * Ensures confidentiality and reliability of
corporate data, proprietary information, and intellectual propertyWeb
Development/Design * Provides leadership, guidance and expertise to a team of
professionals that collaboratively design, develop, deploy and maintain quality
web-based applications and associated infrastructure * Leads the group in
establishing/enforcing standards, and otherwise provides guidance on the best
practicesHuman Resources * Performs all functions of personnel management of
department employees and manages staff to ensure that the technology needs of
the Company and its customers are met with the highest rate of satisfaction and
responsiveness* Keeps abreast of state-of-the-art and industry developments
through attendance at trade and professional meetings and seminars, trade shows,
perusal of the literature, and use of supplementary educational
activitiesFinance * Manage and implement multi-million dollar budgets and annual
business plans for the Company's information systems department, assuring that
plans meet organizational and strategic goals. * Negotiate multi-million dollar
contracts and manages relationships with vendors in order to ensure timely
updates and problem resolution Data Mining* Performs complex data mining tasks
involving the application of advanced data mining principles, practices, and
techniques * Interprets web statistics (web sites, online marketing programs
including PPC, banner advertising, affiliate, organic search, web 2.0 and
traditional marketing programs) * Identifies changes, trends and areas for
improvement and presents results to the Executive Team in order to drive/support
business decisionsProfessional Experience* A minimum of ten years of experience
in the management of information technology is required * Experience managing
enterprise networks, e-commerce applications and Internet securityKnowledge,
Skills, Abilities * Proven track record of successful new product development
and commercialization. * Extensive experience working with the following
technologies:o Linux, Apache o PHPo SQL - MySQL and/or Oracle o Java and .Net
Developmento Content Management o Internet Software Development o Publishing *
Ability to design and deliver innovative information technology, e-business and
customer service solutions* Understand project management methodologies and
tools and have a strong knowledge of applicable business areas, the supporting
technology architecture, and applicable processes* Strong negotiation, written
and verbal communication skills. * Aptitude to interact positively with
management, Board members, co-workers and business partners.* Superior
management and leadership abilities, planning, organization, execution, and
monitoring skills* Driven, action-oriented, strategic thinker with the ability
to translate strategies into operational objectives and projects* Ability to
articulate a vision, hold people accountable for development and achievement of
project plans to meet the technology strategy and provide long term leadership
and organization development* Ability to analyze technical, financial, market
and sales information to make positive, high impact decisions* Experience in
interpreting patterns in large quantities of data, resulting in trend analysis
& probabilities* Ability to travel - domestic and international Education*
Bachelor's degree in MIS, computer science, business administration or a related
field is required or equivalent combination of education and experience. An
advanced degree (Master's) in relevant field or MBA is preferred.We offer
competitive salaries and outstanding compensation package.Qualified candidates
please send resume with cover letter to hr@theproducers.com
Kayle
Powers
The Producers
5505 West Gray Street
Tampa, FL 33609
Phone:
(813) 386-2826

Dear Kayle Powers (and Mike, Sig, Noah, etc.)

I'd like to apply for the position of CTO/CIO. I agree that getting rid of the unstable current CTO, Donny Simonton and the never-there current CIO, Don Moore is brilliance. That is your plan, correct? I fit your requirements to a "T" and I already understand your businesses. I can write code better than Moore and I can think up ways to scam domainers than Simonton. I'm the perfect fit. By the way Kayle, cool last name. I know a guy with the same last name (probably related) and he's never bored of the Austin Powers jokes we crack about him. At least I think he doesn't mind. Anyway, as a member of the Executive Team, I'd require a lovely beach-front 4 bedroom home near Georgetown, Grand Cayman as I know you guys are moving a bunch of the business that way. I'd also need full access to Sigmunds pool in Tampa (with bikini clad-women as usual), Michaels boat in Belleair Beach and a new company car. The usual 1-2% is fine.

I'll humbly accept the offer. Email me with the details. Thanks

FTC Cracks down on Illegal “X-rated” Spam

From: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2005/07/alrsweep.shtm

In a crackdown on operations that illegally expose unwitting consumers to
graphic sexual content, the Federal Trade Commission has charged seven companies
with violating federal laws requiring warning labels on e-mail that contains
sexually-explicit content. U.S. District Court suits filed against three
operations seek civil penalties and a permanent bar on the illegal marketing.
Settlements with four other operations have imposed $1.159 million in civil
penalties. The settlements bar the illegal marketing practices in the future and
require that the defendants monitor their affiliates to ensure they are not
violating the law.

The settlements bar future violations of the CAN-SPAM Act and the Adult Labeling Rule. They also require that the defendants closely monitor the practices of their affiliate marketers to insure that they are not violating the law. ... Pure Marketing Solutions, LLC, a Florida company, and Internet Matrix Technology, a corporation based in Louisiana, will together pay $50,000. The settlements contain record-keeping provisions to allow the FTC to monitor the defendants’ compliance with the orders.

The complaint: http://www.ftc.gov/os/caselist/0523045/050720comp0523045.pdf

The stipulated judgement: http://www.ftc.gov/os/caselist/0523045/050720stip0523045.pdf

This is the PureCash.com death-blow.

In the judgement is this bit:

Michael H. Gardner, on behalf of
Pure Marketing Solutions, LLC, and
Internet Matrix Technology, Inc

Because:

Charter/Organization ID: 35189339D
Name: INTERNET MATRIX TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Type Entity: Business Corporation
Status: Not Active (Voluntary action)
Last Report Filed on 02/14/2006
Mailing Address: 1027 FRIEDRICH ST., GRETNA, LA 70053
Domicile Address: 1027 FRIEDRICH ST., GRETNA, LA 70053
File Date: 12/21/2001
Registered Agent (Appointed 12/21/2001): DAVID VINTERELLA, 650 POYDRAS ST., STE. 2311, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130
Director: SIGMUND JOSEPH SOLARES, 1027 FRIEDRICH ST., GRETNA, LA 70053
Director: MICHAEL H. GARDNER, 1027 FRIEDRICHS ST., GRETNA, LA 70053

Which lead to this in 2005:

Adult affiliate program PureCash will be shutting its doors and redirecting all traffic by midnight on March 14, according to a statement made by the company today.
Operated through a partnership between MikeAI’s HiRise Entertainment and Web Entertainment Group...

In early December, MikeAI and Serge Birbair handed over operation of the Oprano webmaster community to Jim McAnally and Nick.

Speaking of interesting connections to The Producers, check out Serge Birbrair.

Still doing business with Directnic.com / Parked.com / etc.?? Why?
(I've got lots more for you...)

Happy Birthday Sig

February 11th, 1971... Happy Birthday!

Hey Sig, love the pool. Awaiting my invitation to check it out in person.

A big link to SPAM

From http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2007/June/07_crm_453.html

The jury convicted, Jeffrey A. Kilbride, 41, of Venice, Calif., and James
R. Schaffer, 41, of Paradise Valley, Ariz., on eight counts arising out of the
international pornographic spamming business they organized and ran in 2004. The
trial, which began on June 5, 2007, was the first to include charges under the
Controlling the Assault of Non-solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM)
Act of 2003. The law created by the CAN-SPAM Act was designed to crack down on
the transmission of pornography in commercial bulk unsolicited electronic mail
messages.

And from http://www.informationweek.com/news/management/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=202402908

Jeffrey A. Kilbride, 41, of Venice, Calif., and James R. Schaffer, 41, of
Paradise Valley, Ariz., had been sentenced to 72 months and 63 months in prison,
respectively, for running an international pornographic spam ring that took in
more than $1 million.

Kilbride and Schaffer were fined $100,000, ordered to pay $77,500 to AOL,
and will forfeit more than $1.1 million in illegal proceeds from their spam
operation.

So, where's the connection? Well, let's have a look at a little company called "Modern Internet Ventures, LLC" based in Louisiana. It was created in 2002 and it's still active according to the corporations database. It's members are Jeff Kilbride, Jim Schaffer (listed as JLM Media which connects to Jim ofcourse) and Michael Gardner. And the Registered agent is Sigmund J Solares.

Connection to convicted spammers? Check. That is what you are getting if you deal with Intercosmos, Directnic, Parked.com, The Producers, Modern Domainer, etc....

Charter/Organization ID: 35268174K
Name: MODERN INTERNET VENTURES, LLC
Type Entity: Limited Liability Company
Status: Active
Annual Report Status: Not In Good Standing for failure to file current Annual Report
Last Report Filed on 05/16/2005
2008 Annual Report is required at this time Print Annual Report Form For Filing
Mailing Address: 1027 FREDRICKS STREET, GRETNA, LA 70053
Domicile Address: 1027 FREDRICKS STREET, GRETNA, LA 70053
File Date: 05/13/2002
Registered Agent (Appointed 5/13/2002): SIGMUND J. SOLARES, 650 POYDRAS ST., SUITE 1150, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130
Member or Manager: JLM MEDIA, 10645 N. TATUM BLVD., SUITE 200 #484, PHOENIX, AZ 85028
Member or Manager: JEFF KILBRIDE, 13428 MAXELLA AVE., #318, MARINA DEL RAY, CA 90292
Member or Manager: MICHAEL GARDNER, 1027 FRIEDRICHS ST., GRETNA, LA 70053

Dell Inc. v. Sigmund J. Solares

http://www.newmanlaw.com/download/directnic.com/

Dell Inc v. Sigmund J Solares; Intercosmos Media Group, Inc d/b/a Directnic.com; Domain Contender LLC; Alternative Identity, Inc f/k/a NOLDC, Inc; and Zipa LLC

Yes a case against Sig and some of his companies for cybersquatting.

I truely LOVE this part:
"Defendants have attempted to conceal their involvement in this scheme by acting under fictitious names, including "Kenyatech," Kentech, Inc.," "Kentech Co Ltd.," "Spiral Matrix," "Titan Net," "Orion Web," "Domain Master," "Helios Lab," "Panda Ventures," and "Domain Purchase" (collectively, "Kenyatech Monikers")."

It's a long read through it all but it's worth it. I'll even give away the ending. Sig gets his ass handed to him and settles with Dell. I've heard it was a multimillion dollar settlement.

How long until something like this happens again with Belize Domain Whois Service?

For all those who have emailed me wondering who Belize Domain Whois Service Lt is, these are the guys.

Domainer Mardi Gras

Modern Domainer cordially invites you to the 2009 Domainer Mardi Gras at the Westin Canal Place, in New Orleans Louisiana!

Taking place February 19th through February 21, 2009, Domainer Mardi Gras is a one of kind event that the industry will remember for years to come. Domainer Mardi Gras will be held the weekend before the actual Mardi Gras “Fat Tuesday”. Plenty of city-wide carnival action will be available during the conference, and revelers may want to plan to stick around for a couple of days after the conference to enjoy Fat Tuesday.

Domainer Mardi Gras is opened to all domainers and internet domain name related professionals. Domainer Mardi Gras will blend conference sessions on the hottest industry issues with the flavor and uniqueness of New Orleans’ carnival.

So I've been chatting with Donny Simonton on Facebook for a while before my account was suspended (hmm, I wonder why??) Anyway we were talking about how I have all these links that connect The Producers to Kenyatech and Belize Whois Domain Services. He pleads his innocence as expected and offers another explanation and then claims that I'll never be able to prove it in court. Can I prove it in court? No. But I know the truth. Anyway, then he invites me to Domainer Mardi Gras where he has graciously offered to introduce me to the cyber-squatting owner(s) of Kenyatech. So Donny, are you paying for my entrance to this event as well?

Modern Domainer LLC is owned by:

SOLARS, SIGMUND J 5505 WEST GRAY STREET TAMPA FL 33609 US

AND

THE PRODUCERS, INC. 5505 WEST GRAY STREET TAMPA FL 33609 US

Parked.com will be there. Directnic will be there. I'd be guessing that Donny, Sig, Michael and more than a few of their minions would be attending. So if my invitation is revoked but you happen to go, please ask Sigmund, Donny and/or Michael about Kenyatech and Belize Whois Domain Service. Ask them about Dell Inc v. Intercosmos Media Group and why they settled. Tell them "Those Producers" sent you. They will love it!

Rate Directnic online...

Mark, a frequent visitor to this site, has sent me this in email:

"You should post this, then everyone can post their gripes in an even more public forum"

http://domainnamewire.com/2008/11/24/new-registrars-added-to-registrarjudgecom/

which links to http://registrarjudge.com/


Thanks Mark... so, scammed by those producers recently? :)

Happy Thanksgiving to Those Producers

I hope they have a great holiday!

I received a very interesting message through Facebook (yes, search for "Those Producers"!) from Mark DeShong. He works with Michael Gardner on Vexes Media and a new company HOAX.COM LLC. Anyway, he's not very happy with me. He claims I am a bad parent, bad husband and a bad Christian because of this blog. I tend to disagree. He wants me to delete this blog and then goes on to threaten me. I'm merely providing publicly available information to those interested in one simple blog. It's certainly not worth being threatened over...

Donny Simonton also sent me a message on Facebook: "Who are you?" Hilarious. Talk to Mark.

I noticed that whoever owns the photobucket account that I linked to a few weeks ago added a great video to the selection of pictures. Thanks to whoever it is. Check it out.

Oh and Christmas is fast approaching. Don't forget to send your favorite producer a card/gift:
Michael H. Gardner
Sigmund J. Solares
Noah S. Lieske
Donald Simonton
William Moore
Vernon Decosas
etc.
can all be reached at 5505 West Gray Street, Tampa, FL 33609! (Listed as the Producers head office. Also Parked.com, etc)

Also 650 Poydras Street Suite 1150 New Orleans, LA 70130 (Intercosmos, Directnic, etc.)

But really if you want to be personal, I'd recommend sending a card or a nice gift to home addresses. I won't post these addresses publicly but they are available by email or Facebook! And any Producer reading that doesn't want gifts/cards can let me know and I won't pass on your address.

I had something else to mention but I've forgotten it now. Next time!

Belize Domain WHOIS Service Lt.

So, for any lawyers who may have Googled their way here looking for Belize Domain Whois Service, I may have some interesting evidence connecting this sketchy cybersquatting company and our favorite group of companies and people that I love to blog about... Please email me at thoseproducers [at] gmail.com for more information!

Belize Domain WHOIS Service Lt

Suite 5, Garden City Plaza
Mountainview Boulevard
Belize, WI 00000
US

Phone: 3472822181

We truly are blessed today!

Classic Intercosmos

Classic old article about Intercosmos...

Squatters Exposed!
by anonymous

I had my domain name stolen by squatters.  Now, before you start
complaining that I should have renewed it if I wanted to keep it, let me
explain.  When your domain expires, it goes into a redemption period where
it can be renewed. In my case, the redemption period was cut short and I
was unable to renew my domain.  My domain was stolen by a group of squatters
who also happen to be spammers, pornographers, and domain registrars.  How this
group became domain registrars is beyond me.

Now, before I get ahead of myself, a little background information and some
detective work:

This is the relevant whois data from my domain:

Sponsoring Registrar:Intercosmos Media Group Inc. (R48-LROR)
Registrant ID:ODN-676871
Registrant Name:Orion Web
Registrant Organization:Orion Web
Registrant Street1:1st Floor Muya House
Registrant Street2:Kenyatta Ave.
Registrant Street3:p. o. box 4276-30100
Registrant City:Eldoret
Registrant State/Province:KE
Registrant Postal Code:30100
Registrant Country:KE
Registrant Phone:+254.0735434737
Registrant Phone Ext.:
Registrant FAX:
Registrant FAX Ext.:
Registrant Email:info@kenyatech.com

The admin and tech contacts are the same as above.

Name Server:NS0.DIRECTNIC.COM
Name Server:NS1.DIRECTNIC.COM

This shows that a company called Orion Web in Kenya, Africa now owns my
domain. Pulling up the web page for my domain shows a page filled with ads,
with a "Click here to buy this domain" button that leads to
www.kenyatech.com, the company that now owns my domain name.  They also own lots
of other domain names. Lots and lots, in the range of 140,000 or more.

Kenyatech claims that they're located in Kenya, Africa.  They also accept
PayPal.  Paypal does not do business with firms located in Kenya.  Using
GeoBytes reports that the ip address for www.kenyatech.com, 209.16.83.2,
is located in Larose, Louisiana.  Looking up the same address in the ARIN
database shows this IP is assigned to I-55 Internet Services in Hammond,
Louisiana.

A little research on the www.kenyatech.com site, browsing through all the
domains, shows a few patterns.  The oldest dated domain I could find
registered to them was in August of 2004.  The most current I could find
was August 23 2005, a week before this writing.  Most are registerd to
kenyatech, but some of the older ones are registered to:

NOLDC, Inc.
838 Camp Street
4th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70130
US
504-523-0360

Some of the domains are registered to Domain Contender, with the majority
being registered through InterCosmos Media Group, DBA directnic.com.
Curious about where they're from?  They're both owned by the same people,
and the address is:

650 Poydras Street
Suite 1150
New Orleans, LA 70130
US
(504) 679-5170

Is it just me, or is there a pattern developing with all these Louisiana
addresses??  The Camp Street address and the Poydras street address are
within blocks of each other.

I filled out a form on www.kenyatech.com offering to buy the domain for $50.
This offer was turned down. They instead suggested that I pay $300 plus a $30
fee, according to the following:

Hello,

NOLDC, Inc. accepts wire, money order or certified or cashiers check
(international checks please add an additional US$50 processing fee) only.

Checks and money orders must be made payable to NOLDC, Inc., and sent to:

NOLDC, Inc.
838 Camp St., 4th Floor
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130

NOLDC, Inc. Wire Information
(Note: Please be sure to add wire fees to final price of domain purchase.
Also, be sure to include the domain name that you are purchasing in the
Additional Information Section.)
Wire Fees for US Banks is $10.00
Wire Fees for Banks outside of the US is $50.00

Bank: Hibernia Bank
2412 Manhattan Blvd
Harvey, La 70058
USA

ABA#: 065000090
Account#: 2080083613
Swift Code: HIBKUS44

Beneficiary: NOLDC, Inc.
650 Poydras St Ste 1150
New Orleans, La 70130
USA

Sincerely-
NOLDC, Inc.


This links the Camp Street address with the Poydras Street address, by their own
admission.  Now, who owns Intercosmos a.k.a directnic.com, who owns Domain
Contenders, and who owns NOLDC, Inc?  A man by the name of Sigmund Solares.  I
suspect that kenyatech.com is also owned by Sigmund Solares, given all the
evidence provided above.  Sigmund Solares has a history of domain squatting, and
a history of hiding behind non-existant entities for the purpose of hiding his
squatting.  This WIPO arbitration decision clearly outlines this:

Complainant claims that Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests
in the disputed domain name. According to Complainant, this conclusion is
suggested by Respondent's name: "Legal Services." Additionally, based on
an investigation conducted by Complainant, Complainant claims that Legal
Services is a fictitious identity adopted for the sole purpose of
registering the disputed domain name. According to the investigation report
there is no business by the name of Legal Services at the address listed in the
.biz Whois database. Further, there is no business by the name of Legal Services
at the address provided in the registration information. The only business
listing found at that address is a business called "Ingrid's Beauty Salon."
Likewise, the telephone number listed in the .biz Whois database is the number
for an individual named "Sigmund Solares" who claims that he is not affiliated
with Respondent. In fact, according to Complainant, Sigmund Solares is a
principal in and primary contact for the Registrar of Respondent's domain name.
Based on the above, Complainant asserts that Respondent has taken active steps
to conceal its true identity and provided false contact details in connection
with its domain name registration. Complainant concludes that the use of false
and misleading contact information suggests that the domain name was registered
for improper purposes.

Complainant also asserts that the fact that its trademark has a strong
reputation and is widely known is further support of Respondent's bad faith.
Finally, Complainant notes that the administrative, billing and technical
contacts for the registration is Joseph Tambert whose e-mail address is
listed as "josephtambert@homeville.com". Complainant states that the
website at  is a pornographic website. Thus, Complainant
claims that a risk exists that Complainant's valuable and well-known
trademark and service mark will be associated with a pornographic site and
will be tarnished as a result.

SOURCE:
http://arbiter.wipo.int/domains/decisions/html/2002/dbiz2002-00190.html

Joseph Tambert may be Sigmund's partner.  This is his address:

Joseph Tambert
838 Camp Street
New Orleans

Notice the Camp Street?  Sigmund and Joseph are linked together on the
whois info for fbi.biz, as well as the above arbitration case.  Joseph's
email address, as explained in the above WIPO arbitration quote, links to
a pornographic website.  Sigmund's email, as listed on the whois for
sigmundsolares.com, also points to a porn site.  This group has had IP
addresses blocked for sending spam.  They have a history of domain
squatting.  How the hell did they become domain registrars?

As domain registrars, this gives them access to the whois database.  I
believe that they use that access to aquire a list of domains entering the
expiration period.  They would then be able to flag that domain as being
under their control, allowing them to transfer ownership to the Kenyatech
entity and cutting short the redemption period.

There is also evidence that suggests they abuse the whois database.  The
whois database is used to find information on a domain name, including if
it is available for purchase.  They may have access to what names are
looked up, and if it is available, and there is evidence to suggest that
they register these names for themselves before others have a chance to.

They also have a script on every domain they own, to judge the domain's
popularity.  This script stores its data on a machine owned by
directnic.com.  The more popular sites have to pay more money to buy the
domain back.  I have seen less popular sites go for as little as $50, and
I've seen some offers of a thousand dollars turned down.  The more popular
sites are renewed, and the less popular are allowed to expire.  Being
domain registrars, they might not have had to pay anything to aquire the
144,000+ domains they own.

So, what can you do?  If your domain was snatched, by all means don't
visit it or the kenyatech web site.  Hopefully it will be allowed to
expire.  Contact anyone linking to your website, and have them change the
link.  If you have a popular domain, your only hope may be to go through
arbitration, or sue.  There is a class action lawsuit being organized by
rederon.net.  Complain to ICANN.org, and hopefully we can have their
domain registrar status revoked.  By all means, don't pay them and support
their bad habits!

Don't forget to call and say "hey" to the owners:

Registrar Name: INTERCOSMOS MEDIA GROUP, INC. D/B/A DIRECTNIC.COM
Address: 650 Poydras Street Suite 1150, New Orleans, LA 70130, US
Phone Number: 504-679-5170
Email: sig@intercosmos.com
Whois Server: whois.directnic.com
Referral URL: www.directnic.com
Admin Contact: Sigmund J. Solares
Phone Number: 504-274-2106
Email: sig@intercosmos.com
Admin Contact: Donny C. Simonton
Phone Number: 504-679-5170
Email: donny@intercosmos.com
Admin Contact: Michael . Brunson
Phone Number: 504-473-6643
Email: brunson@intercosmos.com
Billing Contact: Butch . Decossas
Phone Number: 504-679-5170
Email: CFO@intercosmos.com
Billing Contact: Michael . Brunson
Phone Number: 504-473-6643
Email: brunson@intercosmos.com
Technical Contact: Donny C. Simonton
Phone Number: 504-679-5170
Email: donny@intercosmos.com
Technical Contact: Don . Moore
Phone Number: 504-679-5170
Email: bboy@bboy.net
Technical Contact: Christian Burck
Phone Number: 813-386-2823
Email: cburck@intercosmos.com
Technical Contact: Michael . Brunson
Phone Number: 504-473-6643
Email: brunson@intercosmos.com

Photos

An anonymous visitor sent us this link for photos

Donny Simonton

I don't have anything against Donny personally but he is a long time partner with the producers and is now an official Producer... However, IF they have profited from cybersquating, which is an opinion that MANY people have, then Donny is certainly involved.

An interview with Donny from ygrab.com:

I am proud to present everyone with a Donny Simonton of Parked.com for the first interview for the blog. Donny is very nice and curtious and found the time in his busy day to do this for me. So take the time out and visit Parked.com.

1. Could you tell us just a little bit about yourself?

I’ve been working in the domain business for almost 9 years now. 8 years ago I helped start the domain registrar directNIC.com after Yun Ye had picked up one of our domains that we let expire. Today I currently run the day to day operations of Parked.com.

2. When did you first start getting involved in the domaining industry?

In 1996 is when I would say that I first became a Domainer. My fiancé and I lived in New Orleans at the time and we were going to drive to see her family who live about 12 hours away. I decided to take a dictionary of about 80k words and run them against the Internic WHOIS server and see what was available and what wasn’t. I remember there was right at 40k domains available and I printed the whole list on paper to give me something to do on the ride. By the time we got back home a week later I had a list of really good domains that I wanted to register.

3. What was the very first domain you every bought?

In 1996 I registered my first domain, it was fettuccine.com. Then my fiancé and I argued for about three hours on whether the correct spelling was fettuccini or fettuccine. We had two different boxes of pasta in our kitchen cabinet and both were spelled differently. Unfortunately back then renewing a domain was $70, and I didn’t renew 90% of the domains I owned back then.

4. What is a typical day in the life of Donny Simonton?

I wake up around 6am. I check my email for about an hour or so. Try to eat breakfast with my son every morning. Then try to get to work by 8am. Get another 1-2 hours of checking email and other quick projects. Start at the top of my OWL (Ongoing Working List) List, which is basically a list of things that I need to get done, it’s like a to-do list, but you don’t skip anything you always work your way down the list. Check the status on all of the different projects that are going on and what information I will need for people once they are done with different projects. QA anything that is new before it goes on any of the sites. Have meetings with programmers and account managers on a daily basis on how to make things better. Check in on the different message boards. Try to get out of the office by 6pm so I can dinner with my family. At 8pm I start checking email again until around 11pm when I finally go to sleep for the night. Then I start the process again the next day.

5. Best piece of advice for a new domainer or a domainer in general?

Buy domains that mean something to you and something you enjoy. If you are in medical school, why not buy some “medical” domains, I promise you know more about medical domains than I ever would. And especially now, stay away from trademarks. They will only cause you more problems in the future.

6. What, in your opinion, is the best investment in the domain industry right now?

Generic keyword domains. I only stick with .com domains when possible. And you also want to buy something that makes sense to most of the world.

7. Tell us about Parked.com and how it started.

Parked or as we called it parking started for me in 2003. Myself and one of programmers (Baron) took over managing the domain parking for our domain registrar. We decided to spend 2-3 weeks trying to improve the system that another group had created a few years before. Within a month we were generating about 50x more revenue than before and we knew we were on to something exciting. From there we created the basis for all of our different technologies that are used on Parked.com today, like our automated self learning technology and our Domain Magic technology. In 2005 we were finally allowed to make our system available to the outside world, unfortunately Hurricane Katrina decided to hit New Orleans and change our plans. But on May 3, 2006 at the Las Vegas Traffic Conference we launched Parked.com.

8. What are you future plans for the industry?

Help the Domainer make more money. What else is there?

9. Do you have any future projects you would like the domaining world to know about?

Without going into too many details and giving away all of our secrets we want to make sure that the Domainer can create the site that they want to create. Not your normal page that when somebody goes to it they know it’s a domain parking page. Our plan is to make it that when people go to a parked.com page it is unique for that Domainer and if the Domainer wants unique for that domain.

10. Where does your inspiration come from to do things like Parked.com?

It’s fun. It’s challenging. And if you do it right everybody makes good money. One of the projects I worked on for years was a domain registrar, a person came to us, they paid us for a domain, we handed them the domain from the registry. In that case, we made money, the registry made money, but the domain owner didn’t. In domain parking if it’s done right, everybody makes money, so everybody is usually happy.

11. Anything else you would like to say?

Thanks for the opportunity.

Thank you much for doing this for me Donny! Also dont forget to visit Parked.com!