Cheri and Ed

I tried the Attorney General's office also and they were no help to us either. Pretty sad

Thanks for looking at my ad page. We got a whooping $500 dollars from Service Magic. That didn't even begin to cover the cost of the needed repairs. The dishonest contractor demolished our home and did thousands of dollars damage to our home. Two years later we still don't have any floor covering or a kitchen with cabinets. It wasn't even illegal for him to do this to us.

8. Cheri and Ed posted on Jul 27, 2006 DISABLED CONTRACTOR FRAUD VICTIMS NEED HOME PLANS AND DESIGN HELP TO GET APPROVED HOME PLANS TO THE SKAGIT COUNTY PERMIT CENTER BY SEPTEMBER 1 2006 WE ARE BEING THREATENED WITH FINES AND POSSIBLE PROSECUTION, BUT HAVE GOTTEN ONE LAST EXTENSION UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1, 2006. WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN A NOTICE TO ABATE IF THE PLANS ARE NOT IN BY SEPTEMBER 1, 2006. We were both victims of "worse case" contractor fraud. We need financial and/or construction help to get our home our home finished and safe. I got the home in the divorce decree, but the foundation of the home was literally caving in, since neither the ex or the property management had done any repairs to the home in many years. We hired a general contractor from a referral from Service Magic, who happened to be a "con" tractor. After paying him more than the orginal bid, he completely demolished our home. He left us with no kitchen, bath or even running water and didn't ewven tell us he was leaving. He did not get any building permits and nothing was built up to code. Brad from Washington Labor & Industries. They took his contracting license away after seeing the damage he and his workers did to our home. We have been living in the demolished home for over a year now. My husband has done as much as he can to make this a liveable home, but we don't have any money to do anymore repairs and are still living in a home with no heat in the main living area, no kitchen and an unfinished bath. The roof still leaks, we don't have any kitchen cabinets, floor coverings and entire upper front of the home was left open to the elements, only covered by a tarp. We lived in a tent inside our home last winter. This winter we are freezing with temperatures in the teens. Nothing in our home is finished or built up to code. We are getting desperate for financial and home design and permit help in Skagit county Washington. We have been given a 30 day notice to ABATE, but we able to get one last extension until September 1, 2006. The permit center is threatening fines and possible prosecution if we don;t have approved plans in by September 1. My husband and I are are both disabled and were victims of "worse case" contractor fraud. The dishonest "con" tractor left us without any running water, no kitchen and no finished bathroom after paying him more than the original bid. According to a home inspector, he left the home in a "state of demolition." Can anyone in the design/building industry please help us. We are in desperate need of help. This nightmare has been going on for almost two years now. We are still trying to survive on one disability income until I have my social security hearing. We are losing hope and spiraling down into the depths of depression. Will this nightmare ever end? Thanks Ed and Cheri Mount Vernon, Wa 98274

DISABLED CONTRACTOR FRAUD VICTIMS NEED HOME PLANS AND DESIGN HELP TO GET APPROVED HOME PLANS TO THE SKAGIT COUNTY PERMIT CENTER BY SEPTEMBER 1 2006 WE ARE BEING THREATENED WITH FINES AND POSSIBLE PROSECUTION, BUT HAVE GOTTEN ONE LAST EXTENSION UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1, 2006. WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN A NOTICE TO ABATE IF THE PLANS ARE NOT IN BY SEPTEMBER 1, 2006. We were both victims of "worse case" contractor fraud. We need financial and/or construction help to get our home our home finished and safe. I got the home in the divorce decree, but the foundation of the home was literally caving in, since neither the ex or the property management had done any repairs to the home in many years. We hired a general contractor from a referral from Service Magic, who happened to be a "con" tractor. After paying him more than the orginal bid, he completely demolished our home. He left us with no kitchen, bath or even running water and didn't ewven tell us he was leaving. He did not get any building permits and nothing was built up to code. Brad from Washington Labor & Industries. They took his contracting license away after seeing the damage he and his workers did to our home. We have been living in the demolished home for over a year now. My husband has done as much as he can to make this a liveable home, but we don't have any money to do anymore repairs and are still living in a home with no heat in the main living area, no kitchen and an unfinished bath. The roof still leaks, we don't have any kitchen cabinets, floor coverings and entire upper front of the home was left open to the elements, only covered by a tarp. We lived in a tent inside our home last winter. This winter we are freezing with temperatures in the teens. Nothing in our home is finished or built up to code. We are getting desperate for financial and home design and permit help in Skagit county Washington. We have been given a 30 day notice to ABATE, but we able to get one last extension until September 1, 2006. The permit center is threatening fines and possible prosecution if we don;t have approved plans in by September 1. My husband and I are are both disabled and were victims of "worse case" contractor fraud. The dishonest "con" tractor left us without any running water, no kitchen and no finished bathroom after paying him more than the original bid. According to a home inspector, he left the home in a "state of demolition." Can anyone in the design/building industry please help us. We are in desperate need of help. This nightmare has been going on for almost two years now. We are still trying to survive on one disability income until I have my social security hearing. We are losing hope and spiraling down into the depths of depression. Will this nightmare ever end? Thanks Ed and Cheri Mount Vernon, Wa 98274

EX HUSBAND CHEATED ME OUT OF OVER 100K WITH HIS LIES, GAMBLING AND DAY TRADING ADDICTIONS AND HAS NOW HID OVER 100K FROM ME AND PROBABLY THE IRS AS WELL. The Man I was married to for almost 25 years, lied, threatened and coercied me during our divorce. I am now permately disabled due to the medical treatment which ended on June 3, 2003. Ex husband forged my signature on a joint day trading accout weeks before I left him. Both my new husband and I are disabled. We are going to need both financial and legal assistance to retain an attorney and a forgery investigator to freeze any assets he may still have, that still should be joint accounts, but he converted to his private accounts. I will also need a family law attorney to set the judgement of .the Jaussaud divorce/ # D03-03-445 and hope to reopen our case. Our divorce became final February 01, 2004 in Contra Costa county, Ca. in Martinez Ca. We both had attorneys, but the Ex husband was contacting me by email behind my attorneys back instead of going through the proper legal channels. I had recently come off chemotherapy and feel that I was taken advantage of by both my exhusband who took advantage of my mental and physical state. who began forging my signature and hiding assets months before I left him. I am still disabled, since I completed the treatment on June 3, 2003. Both my husband and adult son threatened, lied and coercied me to not ask for spousal support.and medical coverage. I was told if I didn;t sign the document that his attorney made up I would never see my son again. I was disabled both then and now and did not comprehend the implications of signing that document. Just recently, I have discovered that my exhusband, Joel had forged my name on a 24K check to take money out of a community daytrading account, . The Ex has forged my name on several documents during our marriage of almost 25 years without my authorization.. I guess the exhusband thought marriage gave him a right to forge my signature. I did not get any spousal support or any medical coverage in the divorce settlement and we cannot afford one now, since we are trying to live on one disability income. While doing my 2004 taxes, we discovered he had emptied a joint checking account also. It seems he was daytrading and hiding assets behind my back for several months before our date of seperation, June 3, 2003.. Joel and his attorney Gregory Stone came up with a divorce document that I felt pressured to sign if I ever wanted to see my son again... At that time I didn't even realize the implications of signing that document, The divorce decree said that I was no longer disabled, (WRONG again) I am still disabled due to the effect of the chemotherapy which I began on October 4, 2002. As far as we can figure it appears he has failed to disclose these assets and probably more. Ellen Shepley at Harrisdirect/ E-trade has indicated I will need either a court order or subpoena. to freeze his accounts Ellen can be reached at (800) 825-5723. Diana Gubata at E-Trade can be reached at (800) 664-4641. Can you help with the forgery the ex did in the weeks before I left him. This is not the first he has forged my signature during our marriage of almost 25 years. It appears that he took money out of joint accounts and then after the divorce he put money in day trading accounts only. The ex is living in Contra Costa now. I have contacted both the police and an investigative deputy in Martinez, Ca. Isn't this a felony in California? Thanks CHERYLE ANN JAUSSAUD (FOOTE) 33088 WEST SHORE DRIVE MOUNT VERNON, WA. 98274 CONTRA COSTA SHERIFFS OFFICE 1980 MUIR ROAD MARTINEZ, CA. 94553 RE: COPY OF FORGED CHECK CASE#C06-1959 WE HAVE A COPY OF A CHECK FROM HARRIS BROKERAGE MADE OUT TO MY EXHUSBAND JOEL LEE JAUSSAUD and CHERYLE ANNE FOOTE (JAUSSAUD) I NEVER SAW THIS CHECK AND DID NOT SIGN THE CHECK FOR 6 K TO GET ALL THE MONEY OUT OF THE JOINT ACCOUNT. I BELIEVE MY EX HUSBAND FORGED MY SIGNATURE ON THIS CHECK FROM HARRIS DIRECT. WE HAVE A COPY OF THE FRONT AND THE BACK OF THE CHECK TO HARRIS DIRECT AND THAT DEFINETLY IS NOT MY SIGNATURE. THE EX HAS FORGED MY SIGNATURE BEFORE WITHOUT MY AUTHORIZATION. HE FORGED MY SIGNATURE ONCE WHILE WE WERE LIVING IN OREGON WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE OR AUTHORAZATION AND PUT IT INTO A PLC IN A WASHINGTON BANK ACCOUNT. THIS WAS A CHECK WHICH HAD MY NAME ON IT ONLY AND I MADE A POINT OF TELLING JOEL THAT HE BETTER NOT TOUCH THE CHECK SINCE IT WAS GIVEN TO ME AS AN INHERITANCE CHECK FROM MY GRANDMOTHERS DEATH. THE EX FORGED THE CHECK ANYWAY AND PUT IT INTO A OUT OF STATE BANK ACCOUNT WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE. BOTH MY FAMILY AND I WERE OUTRAGED AND I LEFT HIM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS . THE ACCOUNT NUBMBER ON THE CHECK IS 2421873 HOWEVER THE ACCOUNT NUMBER REPORTED TO THE IRS IS 65V-241504. MY EX HUSBAND, JOEL STARTED MOVING MONEY AND HIDING ASSETS MONTHS BEFORE I LEFT HIM. HE KNEW I WAS PLANNING TO LEAVE HIM SOON, SO HE WAS HIDING ASSETS FROM HIS DAY TRADING ACCOUNTS. HE DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY OF THIS MONEY IN HIS INCOME AND ASSET FORM DURING OUR DIVORCE. I FEEL THIS IS "JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG" OF HIS DECEPTION, HIDING ASSETS AND OTHER "NOT SO HONEST" DEEDS. THE EX HAS NOW HID OVER 100K FROM ME AND PROBABLY THE IRS AS WELL. THANKS CHERI FOOTE (JAUSSAUD)

[change picture][close] Posted on Feb 25, 2006 (modified on Apr 26, 2006) EX HUSBAND CHEATED ME OUT OF OVER 100K WITH HIS LIES, GAMBLING AND DAY TRADING ADDICTIONS AND HAS NOW HID OVER 100K FROM ME AND PROBABLY THE IRS AS WELL. OUR SITUATION IS WORSE THAN WE COULD HAVE EVEN IMAGINED. ANOTH ER ATTORNEY WANTS A 10K RETAINER FEE / EX HUSBAND CHEATED ME OUT OF OVER 100K WITH HIS LIES, GAMBLING AND DAY TRADING ADDICTIONS NEED 10K FOR AN ATTORNEY AND A FORGERY EXPERT IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CA. DESPERATE FOR BOTH FINANCIAL AND LEGAL HELP!! PLEASE!!! The Man I was married to for almost 25 years, lied, threatened and coercied me during our divorce. I am now permately disabled due to the medical treatment which ended on June 3, 2003. Ex husband forged my signature on a joint day trading accout weeks before I left him. Both my new husband and I are disabled. We are going to need both financial and legal assistance to retain an attorney and a forgery investigator to freeze any assets he may still have, that still should be joint accounts, but he converted to his private accounts. I will also need a family law attorney to set the judgement of .the Jaussaud divorce/ # D03-03-445 and hope to reopen our case. Our divorce became final February 01, 2004 in Contra Costa county, Ca. in Martinez Ca. We both had attorneys, but the Ex husband was contacting me by email behind my attorneys back instead of going through the proper legal channels. I had recently come off chemotherapy and feel that I was taken advantage of by both my exhusband who took advantage of my mental and physical state. who began forging my signature and hiding assets months before I left him. I am still disabled, since I completed the treatment on June 3, 2003. Both my husband and adult son threatened, lied and coercied me to not ask for spousal support.and medical coverage. I was told if I didn;t sign the document that his attorney made up I would never see my son again. I was disabled both then and now and did not comprehend the implications of signing that document. Just recently, I have discovered that my exhusband, Joel had forged my name on a 24K check to take money out of a community daytrading account, . The Ex has forged my name on several documents during our marriage of almost 25 years without my authorization.. I guess the exhusband thought marriage gave him a right to forge my signature. I did not get any spousal support or any medical coverage in the divorce settlement and we cannot afford one now, since we are trying to live on one disability income. While doing my 2004 taxes, we discovered he had emptied a joint checking account also. It seems he was daytrading and hiding assets behind my back for several months before our date of seperation, June 3, 2003.. Joel and his attorney Gregory Stone came up with a divorce document that I felt pressured to sign if I ever wanted to see my son again... At that time I didn't even realize the implications of signing that document, The divorce decree said that I was no longer disabled, (WRONG again) I am still disabled due to the effect of the chemotherapy which I began on October 4, 2002. As far as we can figure it appears he has failed to disclose these assets and probably more. Ellen Shepley at Harrisdirect/ E-trade has indicated I will need either a court order or subpoena. to freeze his accounts Ellen can be reached at (800) 825-5723. Diana Gubata at E-Trade can be reached at (800) 664-4641. Can you help with the forgery the ex did in the weeks before I left him. This is not the first he has forged my signature during our marriage of almost 25 years. It appears that he took money out of joint accounts and then after the divorce he put money in day trading accounts only. The ex is living in Contra Costa now. I have contacted both the police and an investigative deputy in Martinez, Ca. Isn't this a felony in California? Thanks CHERYLE ANN JAUSSAUD (FOOTE)

I understand you situation completely. When I first went on my heart meds I was very forgetful for awhile. My ex-wife closed our joint accounts, and put all the money under her name. Then we divorced and went through bankruptcy. She got the best of me, but I didn't fight it, my kids are more important to me than anything or anyone else in the world. For me standing back, and compromising has given me the oppourtuinity to be with them more than most fathers in my situation. Your situation is much tougher the way things have gone for you. I hope that you folks get the attorney you need. (A Barracuda perhaps). And that everything works out. It seems like when your down more people take advantage of you than when your at full strength, and that's the hardest part about being disabled or sick in anyway. Good Luck in your Quest! Sincerely, Brian

The rest of the story Ed and Cheri We were both victims of "worse case" contractor fraud. We need financial or construction help to get our home our home finished and safe. I got the home in the divorce decree, but the foundation of the home was literally caving in, since neither the ex or the property management had done any repairs to the home in many years. We hired a general contractor from a referral from Service Magic, who happened to be a "con" tractor. After paying him more than the orginal bid, he completely demolished our home. He left us with no kitchen, bath or even running water and didn't ewven tell us he was leaving. He did not get any building permits and nothing was built up to code. Brad from the local Washington Labor & Industries came to the house and was appalled how the "con" tractor had demolished our home. Labor and Industries took his contracting license away after seeing the damage he and his workers did to our home. We have been living in the demolished home for over a year now. My husband has done as much as he can to make this a liveable home, but we don't have any money to do anymore repairs and are still living in a home with no heat in the main living area, no kitchen and an unfinished bath. The roof still leaks, we don't have any kitchen cabinets, floor coverings and entire upper front of the home was left open to the elements, only covered by a tarp. We lived in a tent inside our home last winter. This winter we are freezing with temperatures in the teens. Nothing in our home is finished or built up to code. We are getting desperate for financial and constrution assistance. Thanks Ed and Cheri Foote 33088 West Shore Drive Mount Vernon, Wa 98274 (360) 422-5849