Jack Recider

But I'm having a hard time finding a clear corporate structure showing exactly who's there. And I just don't know how many executives were involved. And it's possible that one of the other executives made up this scheme and got this whole thing going. And maybe Schwabe just doesn't know that there's like a big scam going on. I can't.

But I'm having a hard time finding a clear corporate structure showing exactly who's there. And I just don't know how many executives were involved. And it's possible that one of the other executives made up this scheme and got this whole thing going. And maybe Schwabe just doesn't know that there's like a big scam going on. I can't.

I just I don't personally believe that theory that he wouldn't know that what's going on in his own company. And one reason is because of what happened in 2009. All right. So in 2009, a woman from Michigan got her online high school diploma from an exact school called Belford High School. And I guess she felt like they lied to her. She must have paid for classes and enrolled in the school.

I just I don't personally believe that theory that he wouldn't know that what's going on in his own company. And one reason is because of what happened in 2009. All right. So in 2009, a woman from Michigan got her online high school diploma from an exact school called Belford High School. And I guess she felt like they lied to her. She must have paid for classes and enrolled in the school.

But then when she got her diploma and realized it was fake, she sued exact. And that case got turned into a class action lawsuit. There were 30,000 people who were also listed in this lawsuit suing exact. The lawyer representing the victim said he heard hundreds of people give stories about how they felt like they were tricked by this scheme. So imagine being exact in this moment, okay?

But then when she got her diploma and realized it was fake, she sued exact. And that case got turned into a class action lawsuit. There were 30,000 people who were also listed in this lawsuit suing exact. The lawyer representing the victim said he heard hundreds of people give stories about how they felt like they were tricked by this scheme. So imagine being exact in this moment, okay?

30,000 people are suing you and you need to represent yourself in court in the U.S., So do you go? Do you go to court? No, no, God, no. X-Acto does not want to show up in court because it would absolutely taint their record no matter what the outcome would be, right? But a defendant did show up to court. Some Pakistani guy, and his name was Salem Qureshi, and nobody had ever heard of him before.

30,000 people are suing you and you need to represent yourself in court in the U.S., So do you go? Do you go to court? No, no, God, no. X-Acto does not want to show up in court because it would absolutely taint their record no matter what the outcome would be, right? But a defendant did show up to court. Some Pakistani guy, and his name was Salem Qureshi, and nobody had ever heard of him before.

He doesn't seem to be involved with X-Acto at all. Like, he's not someone from their legal team or executive team. So what's he doing here in court? And what's he got to say? Salem spoke up in court and he's like, okay, listen, it was me who made the Belford High School website. I just made the whole thing up inside my apartment. And yeah, I can understand why people feel tricked. I'm sorry.

He doesn't seem to be involved with X-Acto at all. Like, he's not someone from their legal team or executive team. So what's he doing here in court? And what's he got to say? Salem spoke up in court and he's like, okay, listen, it was me who made the Belford High School website. I just made the whole thing up inside my apartment. And yeah, I can understand why people feel tricked. I'm sorry.

I'm not affiliated with Xact, but I was the one who made the thing. In fact, this guy, Salem, didn't even go to court. He just phoned it in. He only did like a short video call from some dimly lit apartment. And he said he was in Karachi, Pakistan at the time. The prosecuting lawyer is like, no, no, no, hold on. The mailbox for Belford High School is the same mailbox for Exact.

I'm not affiliated with Xact, but I was the one who made the thing. In fact, this guy, Salem, didn't even go to court. He just phoned it in. He only did like a short video call from some dimly lit apartment. And he said he was in Karachi, Pakistan at the time. The prosecuting lawyer is like, no, no, no, hold on. The mailbox for Belford High School is the same mailbox for Exact.

And Salem is like, oh yeah, that must have been a mistake. I'm not connected to Exact at all. And yep, that's my mailbox. And the judge was like, the judge is like, okay, Salem, you said you did it. So you're guilty. And Salem took the fall. So in 2012, the court ordered him to pay $22.7 million to the plaintiffs. But Salem just LOL'd right out and disappeared.

And Salem is like, oh yeah, that must have been a mistake. I'm not connected to Exact at all. And yep, that's my mailbox. And the judge was like, the judge is like, okay, Salem, you said you did it. So you're guilty. And Salem took the fall. So in 2012, the court ordered him to pay $22.7 million to the plaintiffs. But Salem just LOL'd right out and disappeared.

He hasn't paid a cent of that since 2012. And investigators tried to find him, but nobody can. He's hiding out somewhere in Pakistan. I got to say, that is a brilliant legal move. If that was the work of Xact's legal team, right? To just grab some guy to like block your whole incoming lawsuit and then just make the whole thing disappear. I mean, really, honestly, hats off for that.

He hasn't paid a cent of that since 2012. And investigators tried to find him, but nobody can. He's hiding out somewhere in Pakistan. I got to say, that is a brilliant legal move. If that was the work of Xact's legal team, right? To just grab some guy to like block your whole incoming lawsuit and then just make the whole thing disappear. I mean, really, honestly, hats off for that.

That is such a ridiculous move. And it worked so effectively. Why doesn't everyone do that? I mean, if I ever get sued, I'm just going to grab someone and be like, hey, can you say you're Jack and just like take the blame? It's just so comical that this simple, stupid trick worked. Like, why didn't the court see through this and be like, no, no, no, no, hold on a second.

That is such a ridiculous move. And it worked so effectively. Why doesn't everyone do that? I mean, if I ever get sued, I'm just going to grab someone and be like, hey, can you say you're Jack and just like take the blame? It's just so comical that this simple, stupid trick worked. Like, why didn't the court see through this and be like, no, no, no, no, hold on a second.

Oh, this is just, I can't get over this. Okay. Serious face. So at this point of the story, a new protagonist shows up. His name is Declan Walsh. Now, I reached out to Declan, like, at least three times. I emailed him. I tweeted at him. I even went through some of his friends, but no response. The dude is mad busy, and I don't blame him for not responding. But at least I tried, right?

Oh, this is just, I can't get over this. Okay. Serious face. So at this point of the story, a new protagonist shows up. His name is Declan Walsh. Now, I reached out to Declan, like, at least three times. I emailed him. I tweeted at him. I even went through some of his friends, but no response. The dude is mad busy, and I don't blame him for not responding. But at least I tried, right?