Ah HA!!!!!!
Ah HA, Ah HA, Ah HA!!!!!!
Okay, I don't know whether Tice knew about this crime beforehand, or not, or ordered it or not, but I do know that he is a complete and utter liar, finally.
during his 7/11/09 interview, on pg 10 of 33 he gives his impression of Pat Poff:
"...you could never believe anything Patrick said, I mean I could never believe what was true, and he kept telling me... they did this deal [the Coast Guard hand-to-hand defense contract]... so if he got this Sertoma Award...it would open up a whole new thing... give him credentials [I think he probably means 'credibility', not 'credentials' here]... "
"Why can't you belive anything he says...?"
"Because he has lied to me so many times..."
"An example..."
"[long description of Pat conning money out of a con man] ...these great deals... they never come to pass... he told me Bud gave him $7,000... Bud never gave anyone anything... [then describes Bud asking Tice to check in with Pat on when Bud would get some money]"
Now, this is IMHO in complete and irreconcilable contrast with the picture Tice painted of he and Patrick on the TV interview. Recall that Tice said this crime would be a bolt from the blue, shocking, totally uncharacteristic for Pat, that Tice just thought Pat was the best thing since sliced bread...that he had NEVER seen a side of PAt that could be consistent with guilt of the crime.
I say: BS.
Edited to add (still reading the interview)
Holy Cow. At one point, Tice says to the investigator: "I know you don't believe anything I've said..." What the heck? I am guessing this is in regard to some conversation before they started this interview....maybe? But what a bizarre thing to say!
And the father-son thing? In *this* interview, Tice calls him the WAYWARD son. Quite a distinction from the TV impression, once again.
(back to reading)