FL - Abraham Shakespeare, 42, lottery winner, Polk County, 7 April 2009 #6

[cholzsch]

<snip>
Several of the players in this story have stated Abraham signed that POA. Stitzel claimed he prepared it, Ambrose Austin claimed she notarized it, Judith Haggins claimed she signed it, along with Abraham, YET, there is NO POA that any of us can find that was file in either Polk or Hillsborough County. So where is it? Why would none of these people file that POA?</snip>

POA is typically not filed UNLESS another future document is filed that needs to reference the POA for signing authority.

 

[Boyz_Mum]

POA is typically not filed UNLESS another future document is filed that needs to reference the POA for signing authority.

I hope you can follow what I'm about to ask. Since DDM wanted it to appear that AS was alive and seemed to have obtained all his belongings, from what we can see, was the POA useless? Was giving JH POA just a formality? And now that it is known that AS is deceased, did POA go to JH? (I'm sorry, I'm having trouble understanding a lot of this stuff.) I don't know if I'm suspicious of JH, I feel like this POA was one of DDM's 'tools' to make people believe that she was protecting AS's interests.

Praying for justice in AS's case.

 

[cholzsch]

I hope you can follow what I'm about to ask. Since DDM wanted it to appear that AS was alive and seemed to have obtained all his belongings, from what we can see, was the POA useless? Was giving JH POA just a formality? And now that it is known that AS is deceased, did POA go to JH? (I'm sorry, I'm having trouble understanding a lot of this stuff.) I don't know if I'm suspicious of JH, I feel like this POA was one of DDM's 'tools' to make people believe that she was protecting AS's interests.

Praying for justice in AS's case.

Well...Here's my take on it:

IF the POA is real (meaning AS did in fact sign it, with the full intent of JH handling affairs if he wasn't able to), then AS might have signed it so that JH could handle his affairs in his plan to "escape". But, IF AS "gave/sold" all his assets to DDM, what exactly would the POA be used for?

If the POA is fake (meaning AS's signature was forged, or he had no idea what he was signing), then it means that JH was in on the plan to further remove AS from his assets. In this scenario, the POA could be used to access any other accounts AS held (there were many), as well as allow JH to act in AS's behalf in any other proceedings.

 

[ACandyRose]

Well...Here's my take on it:

IF the POA is real (meaning AS did in fact sign it, with the full intent of JH handling affairs if he wasn't able to), then AS might have signed it so that JH could handle his affairs in his plan to "escape". But, IF AS "gave/sold" all his assets to DDM, what exactly would the POA be used for?

If the POA is fake (meaning AS's signature was forged, or he had no idea what he was signing), then it means that JH was in on the plan to further remove AS from his assets. In this scenario, the POA could be used to access any other accounts AS held (there were many), as well as allow JH to act in AS's behalf in any other proceedings.

According to the 02/19/2010 probable cause affidavit, there were three witnesses to; preparation (Stitzel), notarizing (Austin) and signing (Haggins) of the POA reportedly dated 04/03/09. So either all three were not truthful or Abraham did sign a POA with his own hand.

By the month of February 2009, Dee Dee Moore had full control and access of Abraham's properties and money. He had ZERO control but apparently he didn't know that or he wouldn't have talked to Haggins in March with concerns about Dee Dee and HIS money. He had to have thought everything still belonged to him, just wasn't in his name.

In January 2009 all the assignments of mortgage were signed and transfered to Dee Dee and Shar's "American Medical Professionals PEO" company. Well, not all of the mortgages owned by Abraham were assigned. For some mysterious reason, the one only house at "1126 Gilmore Ave, Lakeland, FL" owned by Charlie Abrams was never assigned over to Dee Dee. That property, with an original $53,200.00 mortgage (07/06/07) from Shakespeare & Associates, to this day. is still listed as owned by Abrams with no mortgage transfer. Why was Dee Dee never able to get her hands on that property?

Just my opinion, and because I think perhaps there was a possibility that Abraham only thought (not sold) he was turning those properties over to Dee Dee to get the leaches off his back, that he perhaps thought he still unoffically owned everything and that the POA was only needed if he took a little R&R vacation out of the country. Plus, from the sounds of it, there were unfiled loans, notes, vehicles, possibly properties, that Dee Dee wanted to collect on, vehicles needed repo'd, Haggins was handy to transfer titles w/POA, then Dee Dee would get that money by selling the vehicles.

But you're correct, *IF* Abraham did sell all his assets, lock stock and barrel, to Dee Dee, then there would be no need for a POA since every account she needed to collect on would be in her name or her companies names.

This is all just my own opinion,
ACR

 

[ACandyRose]

Yes, this is very true, that's why in my earlier post about the whole JH situation, I asked if anyone was seeing my point? I think IMO, we already know she was being paid to be a driver and personal assistant, we already know she got her piece of the pie in regards to approximately $20,000.00 in Feb 2009 according to the CRA. Maybe in time, IMO greed got JH too, and she was actually involved. JMO!

For what it's worth, although it was stated that Haggins was his paid driver, we do know that Abraham got a ticket in Polk Co for an invalid driver's license on both 03/01/09 and 03/24/09 so even though she was his paid driver, obviously it was not beneath him to be out driving around on his own. So in that sense she may not have always been with him when he was out and about. Bottom line though, in my opinion, is when Dee Dee told her not to let Abrabram go to the bank because not all the money was there, that should have raised big red flags considering Haggins was represented as being his responsible POA.

ACR

 

[tigergal71]

For what it's worth, although it was stated that Haggins was his paid driver, we do know that Abraham got a ticket in Polk Co for an invalid driver's license on both 03/01/09 and 03/24/09 so even though she was his paid driver, obviously it was not beneath him to be out driving around on his own. So in that sense she may not have always been with him when he was out and about. Bottom line though, in my opinion, is when Dee Dee told her not to let Abrabram go to the bank because not all the money was there, that should have raised big red flags considering Haggins was represented as being his responsible POA.

ACR

I don't believe JH had AS' best interests in mind. It seems as though she was in with DM on everything. Someone (might have been you) mentioned a few posts back that it seems JH would have mentioned not having seen AS after that failed meeting at the HardRock. I mean, he wasn't even reported missing till November, so you're telling me his "paid driver" and "POA" person was supposed to meet with him on 4/6, didn't due to the 'altercation' issue, and didn't bother to check on him at hospital, nor did she worry about him at all for months and months?? Yeah, something smells really fishy around here to me.......

 

[blue mermaid]

Don't forget this from the affidavit (page 3):

"On January 15, 2009, Mr. Shakespeare signed an "Asset Purchase Agreement" which sold all of his un-enumerated "assets" to American Medical Professionals LLC for the price of $185,000. The value of outstanding loans purchased in the "Assets Purchase Agreement" plus the value of real estate separately purchased total over $3.5 million worth of assets for less than 5 cents on the dollar."

page 15:

"By the month of April 2009, bank records and public records reveal that Dee Dee Moore was in virtually complete control of all Abraham Shakespeare's assets and accounts. Further, Shakespeare had not received payment for those assets as agreed. Shakespeare had begun to ask questions about his money and express concern about his dealings with Dee Dee Moore."


That looks to me like she bought them. She just didn't pay for them.

 

[A_New_Day]

Here's fl statute for durable poa:

The 2009 Florida Statutes


Title XL
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
Chapter 709
POWERS OF ATTORNEY AND SIMILAR INSTRUMENTS
View Entire Chapter
709.08* Durable power of attorney.--

(1)**CREATION OF DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY.--A durable power of attorney is a written power of attorney by which a principal designates another as the principal's attorney in fact. The durable power of attorney must be in writing, must be executed with the same formalities required for the conveyance of real property by Florida law, and must contain the words: "This durable power of attorney is not affected by subsequent incapacity of the principal except as provided in s. 709.08, Florida Statutes"; or similar words that show the principal's intent that the authority conferred is exercisable notwithstanding the principal's subsequent incapacity, except as otherwise provided by this section. The durable power of attorney is exercisable as of the date of execution; however, if the durable power of attorney is conditioned upon the principal's lack of capacity to manage property as defined in s. 744.102(12)(a), the durable power of attorney is exercisable upon the delivery of affidavits in paragraphs (4)(c) and (d) to the third party.

(2)**WHO MAY SERVE AS ATTORNEY IN FACT.--The attorney in fact must be a natural person who is 18 years of age or older and is of sound mind, or a financial institution, as defined in chapter 655, with trust powers, having a place of business in this state and authorized to conduct trust business in this state. A not-for-profit corporation, organized for charitable or religious purposes in this state, which has qualified as a court-appointed guardian prior to January 1, 1996, and which is a tax-exempt organization under 26 U.S.C. s. 501(c)(3), may also act as an attorney in fact. Notwithstanding any contrary clause in the written power of attorney, no assets of the principal may be used for the benefit of the corporate attorney in fact, or its officers or directors.

(3)**EFFECT OF DELEGATION, REVOCATION, OR FILING OF PETITION TO DETERMINE INCAPACITY.--

(a)**A durable power of attorney is nondelegable except as permitted in subparagraph (7)(a)1.

(b)**The attorney in fact may exercise the authority granted under a durable power of attorney until the principal dies, revokes the power, or is adjudicated totally or partially incapacitated by a court of competent jurisdiction, unless the court determines that certain authority granted by the durable power of attorney is to remain exercisable by the attorney in fact.

(c)1.**If any person or entity initiates proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction to determine the principal's incapacity, the authority granted under the durable power of attorney is suspended until the petition is dismissed or withdrawn. Notice of the petition must be served upon all attorneys in fact named in any power of attorney which is known to the petitioner.

2.**If an emergency arises after initiation of proceedings to determine incapacity and before adjudication regarding the principal's capacity, the attorney in fact may petition the court in which the proceeding is pending for authorization to exercise a power granted under the durable power of attorney. The petition must set forth the nature of the emergency, the property or matter involved, and the power to be exercised by the attorney in fact.

3.**Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a proceeding to determine incapacity must not affect any authority of the attorney in fact to make health care decisions for the principal, including, but not limited to, those defined in chapter 765, unless otherwise ordered by the court. If the principal has executed a health care advance directive designating a health care surrogate pursuant to chapter 765, the terms of the directive will control if the two documents are in conflict unless the durable power of attorney is later executed and expressly states otherwise.

(4)**PROTECTION WITHOUT NOTICE; GOOD FAITH ACTS; AFFIDAVITS.--

(a)**Any third party may rely upon the authority granted in a durable power of attorney that is not conditioned on the principal's lack of capacity to manage property until the third party has received notice as provided in subsection (5). A third party may, but need not, require the attorney in fact to execute an affidavit pursuant to paragraph (c).

(b)**Any third party may rely upon the authority granted in a durable power of attorney that is conditioned on the principal's lack of capacity to manage property as defined in s. 744.102(12)(a) only after receiving the affidavits provided in paragraphs (c) and (d), and such reliance shall end when the third party has received notice as provided in subsection (5).

(c)**An affidavit executed by the attorney in fact must state where the principal is domiciled, that the principal is not deceased, and that there has been no revocation, partial or complete termination by adjudication of incapacity or by the occurrence of an event referenced in the durable power of attorney, or suspension by initiation of proceedings to determine incapacity or to appoint a guardian of the durable power of attorney at the time the power of attorney is exercised. A written affidavit executed by the attorney in fact under this paragraph may, but need not, be in the following form:

 

[guitarman_fl]

That's what I'm talking about in all of this. The stories, first I heard it was a concrete floor, made sense about oil spill because this particular room was built in the garage. Might have been lawn equipment in it at one time or another, who knows, but first it was concrete, then I was told it was tiled then retiled, then I was told it was only regrouted. In other workds the tiles taken up and the grout being stained, so DDM had Shar regrout. Which I guess that makes some sense too. You could clean up "oil" off of tile, but NOT out of the grouting!

well you say a particular room was cement, i did not refer to a particular room , it was told me by pp that a rug was missing in a room, also pp told me that robbers could have come in, as the safe was opened and that it did contain firearms and maybe A.S, pulled an unloaded firearm out of the safe to defend himself and the gun would not fire, she also told me maybe dee dee.'s son did it, she recalled when the lawyer stizel drove up one day and she ,pp,and dee dee's son were there as the boy saw the lawyer , pp said rj said , i could just shoot him,meaning the lawyer,made the motion of shooting and had a very strange look in his eyes, according to pp.
or maybe dee dee did it.....now she told me this around , not less than 3 weeks ago.....and as it unfolds dee dee has told the same stories according to le......

 

[blue mermaid]

Oh wow, I just had a recollection of thought. In regards to the boat, did anyone on here have access to her facebook way back when this first started to hit media? I did, and I do remember her being out on a boat. IMO, I bet the boat was hers and she just put it into son's name, remembr my post way back about due to the IRS, DDM learned to put things into other people's names so that the IRS couldn't take them. Not of importance, but since we were referring to the boat in earlier posts, I just thought I'd bring it up since I'm just now rmembering that facebook and all the pics.

I have her Facebook photos of people on a jetski, but not a boat.

 

[A_New_Day]

I am poa for a relative and you have to reaaaaaly trust someone who hold one on your behalf. It gives the poa very broad powers. It's not filed.

I've used it once to sell a vehicle and I signed "<my name> attorney in fact for <name of party I acted for>"

It was accepted as if the original party had signed the document.

 

[blue mermaid]

well you say a particular room was cement, i did not refer to a particular room , it was told me by pp that a rug was missing in a room, also pp told me that robbers could have come in, as the safe was opened and that it did contain firearms and maybe A.S, pulled an unloaded firearm out of the safe to defend himself and the gun would not fire, she also told me maybe dee dee.'s son did it, she recalled when the lawyer stizel drove up one day and she ,pp,and dee dee's son were there as the boy saw the lawyer , pp said rj said , i could just shoot him,meaning the lawyer,made the motion of shooting and had a very strange look in his eyes, according to pp.
or maybe dee dee did it.....now she told me this around , not less than 3 weeks ago.....and as it unfolds dee dee has told the same stories according to le......

BBM

Interesting about the boy. That *may* have been about the girl that both RJ and Stitzel's son liked.

I'm not overlooking the part about DDM being responsible. I think she pulled the trigger, directly or indirectly. It was her call IMO.

 

[A_New_Day]

well you say a particular room was cement, i did not refer to a particular room , it was told me by pp that a rug was missing in a room, also pp told me that robbers could have come in, as the safe was opened and that it did contain firearms and maybe A.S, pulled an unloaded firearm out of the safe to defend himself and the gun would not fire, she also told me maybe dee dee.'s son did it, she recalled when the lawyer stizel drove up one day and she ,pp,and dee dee's son were there as the boy saw the lawyer , pp said rj said , i could just shoot him,meaning the lawyer,made the motion of shooting and had a very strange look in his eyes, according to pp.
or maybe dee dee did it.....now she told me this around , not less than 3 weeks ago.....and as it unfolds dee dee has told the same stories according to le......

WOW!!!!!!!! Dude, I'd get the serious heebies hearing some of that! Just wowza!

 

[A_New_Day]

In addition to all of Dee Dee's financial ventures, was she still into selling cell phones, Mary Kay Products, and what were all the silk flowers for that were in her garage at the RedHawk Bend house?

hi acandyrose, I recall a recent article stating the prepaid phone company ditched her after some type of internal fraud investigation. No other details were given. Might have been a stpete times article?

 

[guitarman_fl]

WOW!!!!!!!! Dude, I'd get the serious heebies hearing some of that! Just wowza!

well i did say wowzahowadoza, the ironic thing is i have read that dee dee told the same stories at a later date to le.....we were talking about the murder and dee dee, then pp came up with the other 2 stories dee dee has told le at a later date. now i am not sure if pp was guessing about what took place. i have read that le has been recording dee dee since dec. , so i can assume they know pretty much what happened....so i have to ask myself, what in the heck is going on and why?????

 

[blue mermaid]

hi acandyrose, I recall a recent article stating the prepaid phone company ditched her after some type of internal fraud investigation. No other details were given. Might have been a stpete times article?

Yep.

"They would soon learn from a Nextel representative that Moore had been banned from selling the phone company's products due to an internal fraud investigation."

http://www.tampabay.com/news/public...e-moore-has-record-of-staging-schemes/1072046

 

[guitarman_fl]

BBM

Interesting about the boy. That *may* have been about the girl that both RJ and Stitzel's son liked.

I'm not overlooking the part about DDM being responsible. I think she pulled the trigger, directly or indirectly. It was her call IMO.

it sure looks that way, just sharing info that was told to me by someone close to dee dee moore. my info is what it is just info.

 

[blue mermaid]

Yeah, there was a video at this link:
http://www.wesh.com/news/22412790/detail.html

FROM THE VIDEO:
- She said Officer Troy Young video taped her going into the safe deposit box, NO cash, 2 pieces of paper.
- She wrote finance book called "Organize Me Now." It wasn't published but says it is copyrighted.

ACR

In the copyright database:

Type of Work: Text
Registration Number / Date: TX0006149902 / 2005-02-02
Title: The journal of your life organized : organize me now!
Notes: Cataloged from appl. only.
Copyright Claimant: Dee Dee Moore
Date of Creation: 2004
Date of Publication: 2005-01-13
Rights and Permissions: Rights & permissions info. on original appl. in C.O.

Variant title: The journal of your life organized : organize me now!
Names: Moore, Dee Dee

I'm not 100% sure, but the "Cataloged from appl. only" could mean it was never submitted as a published text, meaning the copyright was granted on the basis of application.

 

[blue mermaid]

it sure looks that way, just sharing info that was told to me by someone close to dee dee moore. my info is what it is just info.

And I so appreciate you doing so. :bananapartyhat:

 

[A_New_Day]

Call me skeptical,but I just don't see our girl as a writer (re all her posts here, dissorganized and rambled thoughts) she' a fraud in every facet of the word fraud... Saddest thing about it all is the number of people who bought into all her frauds. Seems they are like a black hole, endless.

Wonder who she stole the text from.

In the copyright database:

Type of Work: Text
Registration Number / Date: TX0006149902 / 2005-02-02
Title: The journal of your life organized : organize me now!
Notes: Cataloged from appl. only.
Copyright Claimant: Dee Dee Moore
Date of Creation: 2004
Date of Publication: 2005-01-13
Rights and Permissions: Rights & permissions info. on original appl. in C.O.

Variant title: The journal of your life organized : organize me now!
Names: Moore, Dee Dee

I'm not 100% sure, but the "Cataloged from appl. only" could mean it was never submitted as a published text, meaning the copyright was granted on the basis of application.