In the Matter of
Melinda Pillsbury-Foster and Green Hills Software, Inc.
RE:
Stock Options, Power of Attorney (Irrevocable), Promissory Notes and
Corporate Loans
On
of about November 25th,
2004 Melinda Pillsbury-Foster (“MPF” hereinafter) inquired of me
to investigate options to exercising Green Hills Software (“GHS”
hereinafter) “Founders” or “Original Stock” Purchase Options.
MPF
owns an outright Option to purchase 143,314 of original Stock of GHS.
MPF has “borrowed” -$ 430,000.00 against her “Stock Option.”
Purchase Price of the common stock is $1.00 shares. These shares are
currently believed to be valuated in the $8.00 to $10.00 per share
range.
There
appears to be gross improprieties in the transaction(s) conveying
ownership interest in real “stock” and circumstances leading to
MPF's right in the described stock options.
After
receiving and reviewing a court order approval of a “Consent
Agreement” in the form of a “Settlement Agreement” comprised of
an Offer to Settle, Promissory Note, and Power of Attorney for MPF I
researched applicable California and U.S. Laws relevant to this
series of events and transactions which have concluded with the above
and herein more fully described Stock Option Issues.
It
appears that there were a couple of civil actions pertinent and
relevant to the issues at hand.
It
would appear that a divorce, maintenance, and support action was
initiated by MPF against Allen Craig Franklin (“Franklin”
hereinafter).
During
the course of this action it was discovered through the “Income and
Equitable Distribution” phase of the Support and Maintenance
proceedings that Craig Franklin and GHS acted improperly in
attempting to intentionally conceal portions of, or reduce
Franklin's income.
Franklin,
individually or in his official capacities as an employee, manager,
director, board member, or otherwise in service to GHS can NOT
conspire with the company to do any act as US Supreme Court has
found that as a whole employees are the company and a company
cannot conspire with itself (citation omitted).
However,
it is noted that any third parties like accountants and attorneys are
NOT employees within the US Sup. Court opinions.
It
appears a separate civil action was brought for what appears to be
fraud claims by MPF against GHS, Franklin, and others.
This
second action appears to have proceeded to trial and was summarily
dismissed, or more accurately disregarded and joined to the domestic
relations case and promptly sent back to be heard (or ignored) in the
“Family Court” supposedly under the judge's claim that MPF “had
already been compensated” regardless of the fact that fraud is a
criminal act with civil remedies that are mandatory upon the finding
of the fraud since the crime is the intent to deprive regardless of
the recovery of any loss.
It
is apparent the judge in this action took no steps to report the
crime(s) to any investigative authority within the state's law
enforcement divisions(s) since no records can be produced that
complain of any misconduct of GHS to date. Certain statements made
by Daniel O'Dowd during the January 9th
deposition clearly indicate there was some wrong doing by Franklin
and executives of GHS ans it was known, and largely ignored by
members of the Board of Directors of GHS.
Additional
notes:
MPF
is listed by GHS as an “employee” even though she has never
worked for GHS. MPF has never received a 1099 or any other wage or
earnings statement statement from GHS or her agent, UPOA.
CA
POA – UPC (Uniform Probate Code) REQUIRE instruments to be specific
and complete in form and content as well as in compliance with state
and federal laws that pertain directly to actions and assignees.
Additionally, California has specific “Conflict of Interest”
statutes separate and apart from other codes as a matter of public
policy.
Summation
After due and diligent inquiry I, Jay Gell, find that:
a. The entire transaction that appears to transfer valuable stock
options to Melinda Pillsbury-Foster was:
- Designed to prevent MPF from ever exercising the “stock options.”
- The GHS POA held, “for the benefit of MPF,” does not comply with the California laws regarding powers of attorney and creates a conflict of interest by assigning a GHS employee, agent, officer, or other person subject to influence or insider information about corporate interest.
- Crafted to conceal the attempt to deny MPF the opportunity to ever exercise the “valuable stock options,”which she accepted in lieu of receiving an actual cash settlement.
- And other notations within the margins of the included codes and regulations.
b. The “note” for $300,000.00 fails to reasonably comply with
California laws.
- By excluding any fee schedule, or
- Amortization table, and
- Provides no terms for weekly, monthly, yearly, or variants of either and
- Does not explain or express total interest accrued or paid through the terms of the note or “loan”, and
- other technical failings as outlined and notated in the attacked California Code.
c. There is reason to believe that GHS, it's agents, assignees,
employees, and officers have acted inappropriately in this matter and
possibly others that would negatively impact it's plans for an IPO
should the SEC delve into the right set of books.
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