tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1797875972831999598.post1577222627138942372..comments2023-11-22T04:27:07.521-06:00Comments on glen brown: "Pop Goes the Weasel"gbrownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13435049339082622611noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1797875972831999598.post-14068918272545418082016-09-16T15:40:24.424-05:002016-09-16T15:40:24.424-05:00"...The more detailed police report, which st..."...The more detailed police report, which still has some redactions, shows Sandack first received a Facebook friend request with a woman on July 7. On July 12, the two exchanged messages. He then received a Skype call from the woman as he worked in his St. Charles office, noting that she didn’t look like the picture featured on Skype or Facebook.<br /><br />"On July 13, he received a message which demanded money. He agreed to send money via Western Union to the Philippines, the report said.<br /><br />"On the next day, the same person requested that more money be sent to the Philippines. Sandack ignored those requests and learned there were two fictitious Facebook pages that had been created without his authorization.<br /><br />"He then sent more money, as more fake pages started to pop up. After his second time sending money, they demanded more via Skype, the report said.<br /><br />"'Mr. Sandack responded briefly and then ignored any further message and came to our police department to document the incident,' the report said..." (Chicago Sun-Times, Sept. 16, 2016).gbrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435049339082622611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1797875972831999598.post-50896148046596284992016-09-16T15:34:17.496-05:002016-09-16T15:34:17.496-05:00Statement from Former Illinois State Representativ...Statement from Former Illinois State Representative Ron Sandack, Sept. 16, 2016:<br /><br />"Now that the Downers Grove Police investigation has concluded I wanted to address the nature of the complaint I filed.<br /><br />"This past July, I was the target of an international crime ring focusing on high profile individuals luring them to engage in inappropriate online conversations with the intent of extortion.<br /><br />"I took their bait and fell for it hook, line and sinker. Subsequently, counterfeit social media accounts were created jeopardizing my online identity. <br /><br />"Nonetheless, I was a victim. Poor decisions on my part enabled me to be a victim and, as a responsible citizen, I reported it and have been working with the police throughout their investigation. <br /><br />"I want it to be clear that no aspect of my involvement in this incident was related to my position as a State Representative nor was the computer state property.<br /><br />"I’m human. I made a mistake for which I am remorseful and ashamed; especially because I have hurt my family, and there is no greater self-inflicted wound than that."<br />gbrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435049339082622611noreply@blogger.com