Expat Steven Rich Uses Online Aliases To Slander, Defame, Seek Revenge

By DON WINNER for Panama-Guide.com - Canadian citizen Steven Rich, well known among the community of English speaking expatriates in the Republic of Panama for organizing parties and writing and publishing articles about living in Panama, has created and used several online aliases or fictitious "alternate cyber personalities" to attack and slander other members of the community. His motivation - revenge. Steven Rich worked (for a very short period of time) in Panama as a writer and editor for a magazine called Klixxx, dedicated to helping owners of pornographic website owners learn how to better manage and realize profits from their online porno websites. While working for Klixxx, he helped them organize one of the "Summit Panama" events, geared toward promoting the porno industry. The first day of the Summit included a "meet and greet" party. Steven Rich got "falling down" drunk. He was an embarrassment to the event organizers, and he was caught on security surveillance videotape stealing promotional materials provided by the event organizers there were supposed to be given to the invitees and guests. He was summarily fired on the following Monday morning, unceremoniously thrown out of their offices, and told never to come back. Since then, he has created and used several fake online "personalities" to make exceptionally grievous false accusations against his former employers, specifically alleging that they are actively producing and distributing child pornography from their facilities in Panama City. (more)

A Very Serious Violation of Panamanian Law: Steven Rich, using the alias "William Smartlee" and email address smartone1993@hotmail.com, actively sought to convince several English speaking journalists in Panama to investigate and report on the activities of this former employer. He started with me, then he moved on to Okke Ornstein, and when neither of us would bite on what he was serving up he eventually moved on to Eric Jackson and David Young, the editor of the English language section of the "Estrella" newspaper in Panama City, Panama. Eventually, the guys at the "Estrella" took the bait, and they have been running a series of exposé articles on the porn industry in Panama recently. So, Steven Rich now has the guys at the Estrella eating out of his hand, and he's actively trying to get Okke Ornstein to enter the fray. To understand how all of this developed, it's best to look at how the events unfolded chronologically. Steven Rich first contacted me on 22 September 2008, sending me the following email:

• From: William Smartlee [mailto:smartone1993@hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 2:42 PM To: Don Winner Subject: King of Porno in Panama
  
  
• Don Winner,
  
  
• I am writing to you to expose a kiddie porn ring operating in Panama for the past 2 years. I used to work for them but I left this so-called 'Adult Industry' to pursue more legitimate business. If I sent you some of the underage porn these people produced both of us would go to jail for 10 years.
  
  
• Please, don't use my name. Use me as a confidential source. Follow up on the leads I am providing you in this e-mail.
  
  
• The world's King of Porn is a Dutch national whose first name is Fabian and he has resided in Panama for the past 2 years having moved his porn operation from the Caribbean Dutch Antilles.
  
  
• Just so you don't write me off as some unhappy former employee getting back at his boss, I am attaching documents proving that what appears to be an innocent outsourcing/call center operating across the street from the old U.S. embassy near Ave. Balboa on the 5th and 6th floors of the Balboa Point Building (old tri-com building) across from the Yacht Club on Ave. Balboa is really a front for what is the largest outsourcing pornographic company in the world.
  
  
• 123Resourcing - Their office phone number is: 225 - 4630
  
  
• I am attaching 10 .pdf files taken from an Adult Summit program and contact guide held in 2007 in the island of Aruba. Now they are holding two annual Adult Summits - one in Panama and another in Europe. They held their 2nd Panama Adult Summit at the Decapolis Hotel in the last weekend of March, 2008.
  
  
• The purpose for these Adult Summits is to bring the leaders of the adult porn industry together in a discreet place to meet and network.
  
  
• Let me provide you with a brief description of the .pdf files attachments: (snip, provides more detail about the Adult Summit)
  
  
• Here is the stated purpose for the Panama Adult Summit held at the Decapolis Hotel from February 29 to March 3, 2008:
  
  
• Panama Summit fuses invaluable education, business opportunities with once-in-a-lifetime trips and activities. Invitations have only been extended to owners and decision makers of successful adult companies. Persons selected have proven themselves as respected leaders and innovative thinkers.
  
  
• To retain an atmosphere of relaxation and allow guest to focus; there will be no webmasters, sales people, or photographers in attendance. We do not allow replacements or substitutions by representatives from your company. Participation is not limited with the intention to exclude, but rather to offer a professional networking alternative to industry executives. If you feel someone has been overlooked in our invitation process please feel free to contact us and nominate them to receive an invitation.
  
  
• Here is the schedule of events for the Panama Adult Summit - 2008: (snip)
  
  
• I hope you are understanding that the purpose for these Adult Summits is to bring the CEO's & CFO's & Directors world's largest porn website companies to do discreet networking away from the USA, Canadian, & EU government regulators.
  
  
• If you go to the 5th floor of the Balboa Point Building, you will see plaques for innocent sounding companies. Once you get past the high security system (entire palm reading scanners) inside to see one of their Managers like Dana, walk slowly and observe what the employees are doing in front of their computer screens. Here you will see they are editing photos and videos for their porn website customers. There are 30 computer stations doing nothing but editing porn on this floor. The 6th floor is even more secure with cameras, palm scanners, a receptionist where Fabian has his office and the more delicate editing occurs here.
  
  
• I wish I could give you more proof of what goes on in there.
  
  
• Hopefully, this gives you enough to expose this illegal, raunchy company and maybe with additional research you can find out more of what really goes on there. Like the famous porn movie in the 1970's with Marilyn Chambers 'Behind the Green Door', there is a heck of a lot of nasty things going on behind these doors.
  
  
• William

"William" a.k.a Steven Rich Did you notice early in this email when he said "Just so you don't write me off as some unhappy former employee getting back at his boss..." Well, that's exactly what he's doing. This email caught my attention, and at the time I had no idea of the history between Steven Rich and Fabian. In addition, while I recognized that a name like "William Smartlee" was almost certainly an alias, I had no idea that "William Smartlee" was actually Steven Rich. Also, notice that he admits to having worked for them, but fails to mention the truth - that he was summarily fired from his position due to employee theft (caught on videotape.) In any case, I decided to investigate a little further and responded to his first email;

• From: Don Winner [mailto:don@panama-guide.com] Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 6:17 PM To: 'William Smartlee' Subject: RE: King of Porno in Panama - OK, the only thing your alleging that’s illegal is the child porn. Bondage and kink and Internet porn sites is “so what” to me. They all have to operate out of somewhere and they choose Panama because the taxes are lower. Now, are you telling me these guys are producing and distributing child pornography? That’s a whole different animal.

Drawing Him Out: I had already made up my mind that "William Smartlee" (a.k.a. Steven Rich) was most likely a disgruntled employee, but if he was going to make specific allegations about the production or distribution of child pornography then I wanted to hear them. He responded to my question very succinctly;

• From: William Smartlee [mailto:smartone1993@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 10:25 AM To: Don Winner Subject: RE: King of Porno in Panama.
  
  
• Yes, they are.
  
  
• William

During Working Hours: What I didn't know then but I know now - Steven Rich was conducting these activities from his office where he used to work for a prominent law firm in Panama City as their "marketing manager." Notice the date and time - Steven Rich sent the response above at 10:25 am on Tuesday, 23 Sept 2008, almost certainly while "working" for the law firm. As you read all of these emails written by Steven Rich using the "William Smartlee" alias, keep your eye on the day of the week and the time - and you will see that the great majority of this stuff was written while he was supposedly "working" for the law firm where he used to be employed. Anyway, like I said earlier, at this point in time I still didn't know this was coming from Steven Rich but the direct allegations of illegal activities related to child pornography were concerning enough for me to look into;

• From: Don Winner [mailto:don@panama-guide.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 2:42 PM To: 'William Smartlee' Subject: RE: King of Porno in Panama
  
  
• I spent most of the morning looking into this. The problem I have is that obviously they are a porn outfit (and so what.) You’re claiming they produce child pornography there. But, I have no way to prove that, and I can’t just walk right in and ask.
  
  
• Question – What kinds of activities are they doing there related to child pornography? Do they run a child pornography website or download site? Do they produce or edit child pornography there? Did you see this happening with your own eyes? Who does this work? Where is it stored?
  
  
• You see the problem I have? I have one person (you) making this allegation and lack the resources to verify your claims. Can you provide any additional information?

Providing More Detail (And, Digging His Own Grave): As this discussion goes on, Steven Rich continues to further expound on his untrue allegations that this company is involved in the child pornography industry in Panama. Please realize, what Steven Rich is doing here is a very serious crime in the Republic of Panama. In fact, I have never seen such an egregious violation of the laws regarding defamation and slander in this country. Making an untrue allegation of this nature, with the sole motivation of doing as much harm as possible to the intended victim, is exactly why these kinds of laws exist. Steven Rich then answered by request for more detailed information with the following response;

• From: William Smartlee [mailto:smartone1993@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 9:36 AM To: Don Winner Subject: RE: King of Porno in Panama
  
  
• Mr. Winner,
  
  
• Let me answer your questions below using Blue colors.
  
  
• William
  
  
  • From: don@panama-guide.com To: smartone1993@hotmail.com Subject: RE: King of Porno in Panama Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:42:23 -0500
    
    
  • I spent most of the morning looking into this. The problem I have is that obviously they are a porn outfit (and so what.) You’re claiming they produce child pornography there. But, I have no way to prove that, and I can’t just walk right in and ask.
    
    
  • Question – What kinds of activities are they doing there related to child pornography? They edit, produce, upload, advertise, create traffic, and set up merchant accounts to collect payments from the kiddie porn customers. This includes photos and videos. They also create a kiddie porn website from scratch and buy the kiddie porn photos and videos for the website and edit them and upload them. You can come to Fabian and say, "Hey, I got $200,000 which I will invest in a kiddie porn website. Can you build it, get me photos & videos and run the website and collect payments from visitors for me?" Fabian can do it, he provides 100% outsourcing services.
    
    
  • Do they run a child pornography website or download site? The problem with these websites is that they don't stay up for long anymore before some government shuts them down. Fabian just re-builds the website using a different server and domain name. He knows where and how to advertise these websites so the right customers in his database of those type of customers can be notified of a new website.
    
    
  • Do they produce or edit child pornography there? Yes, that is why Fabian is in Panama. There is less enforcement and regulations in Panama for this type of industry. He owns a hundred or more servers and has all the equipment for editing and producing this type of porn in Panama.
    
    
  • Did you see this happening with your own eyes? Yes
    
    
  • Who does this work? Fabian has a small contingent of trustworthy employees who do this for him. I already mentioned some of their names along with their photos in the first e-mail I sent you as they all work for 123Resources. Most of his employees work on adult porn on the 5th floor while the real heavy illegal stuff is done on the 6th floor where his office is.
    
    
  • Where is it stored? Fabian has a hundred servers.
    
    
  • You see the problem I have? I have one person (you) making this allegation and lack the resources to verify your claims. Can you provide any additional information? It is difficult to provide proof. If I had copied or downloaded the illegal kiddie porn while working there to save it for a day like this would've been a crime in itself. If I had passed that on to you, you would have commmitted a crime by being possession of kiddie porn. See the dilemma here?
    
    
  • Ask yourself this, why would a known giant in the Porn industry want to buy an imitation Teen Magazine which catered to under legal age girls? What would a Porn King do with a magazine like that? Where is the profit to be made, selling subscriptions and ads for one of hundreds of pre-teen and under 18 magazines? The profit is in the database of personal contacts and personal information of thousands of under 18 year old girls. What a Gold mine for a kiddie porn king! Create a forum for pubescent girls to freely exchange their thoughts about sex where the Moderator know all about who is really behind the handle name and how to contact her. Start an "Ask our Sex expert.....Cindy" column and you'll get thousands of 12 & 13 year olds (or younger) pouring out their sexual curiosities and you know how to contact them!!
    
    
  • Take a look at this article again: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/01/10/teen_mag_porn_squat_row/
    
    
  • It only addressed the issue of illegal URL forwarding and not the real purpose for purchasing a Teen Magazine domain name. It wasn't just about forwarding traffic loking for a teen magazine to a porn site.
    
    
  • Cyber Entertainment Network also got into trouble with its adult porn Spamming where AOL sued them in 2001 : http://articles.latimes.com/2001/jan/08/business/fi-9753
    
    
  • http://edition.cnn.com/2001/TECH/computing/01/08/aol.sues.porn.co.idg/
    
    
  • Although I cannot provide you with proof of Fabian's kiddie porn business, maybe a story about how a company like Fabian's can operate in Panama and become the world's leading porn industry outsourcing company may be of interest to your readers?
    
    
  • I hope you can write some kind of story your readers will enjoy from all of the documents I have provided you with.
    
    
  • William

Trying To Get Me To Bite On The Porno Angle: In his last response, Steven Rich was almost desperately trying to get me to publish the information he was providing, even if there was no proof to substantiate his allegations of involvement in child pornography. And, eventually, he got his wish with the editors of the English language version of the Estrella newspaper, after more than nine months of trying. I responded to his insistent email with this;

• From: Don Winner [mailto:don@panama-guide.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 10:00 AM To: 'William Smartlee' Subject: RE: King of Porno in Panama
  
  
• Nope, I have no interest in writing anything about a “plain vanilla” porn operation. Basically, whatever happens between consenting adults is a “so what” scenario to me. Kink or weird stuff porno is just business, and they do it here in Panama to pay less taxes. Again, so what?
  
  
• Child pornography is a whole different scenario. You are making clear and direct accusations against these guys, alleging they are producing and distributing child pornography here in Panama. And, the only thing I have to go on is your word. Of course I understand your dilemma, and I hope you can understand mine. Lacking the child pornography angle, these guys are doing nothing illegal.
  
  
• What’s more, I don’t even know who you are. I’m sure that “William Smartlee” is not your real name and is an email address you created specifically to report this to me. So, while the information you are providing is most likely accurate, I still have questions. For example, on the Internet today from what I understand it’s practically impossible to distribute child pornography. You say that they “shut down” one site and put up another immediately. However, that’s not how it actually works. When authorities find child pornography websites they go out of their way to actually arrest those responsible. If there actually was a network based in Panama, hundreds of servers or not, sooner or later the authorities will shut it down.
  
  
• Here’s what I mean – give me one active URL with child pornography on the Internet that’s up right now. I’m betting that you probably can’t, because they are shut down as soon as they come up. Or maybe I’m just ignorant of the problem. Maybe you’re right and I don’t know what I’m talking about (happens all the time).
  
  
• Are you still in Panama? Would you be willing to make a statement to the Panamanian authorities? Believe it or not, they do have mechanisms that would protect your identity as the source of the information. All you would have to do is provide enough for them to make a raid and a bust, and then they would have enough evidence to prosecute those responsible and you would be out of it. I could act as a middle man to put you together with the authorities in a way that would ensure your protection. But if I wander in there with nothing more than a tip from an anonymous source then they probably will not act. It’s just not strong enough.
  
  
• One more question: Are you saying that they are actually filming and taking pictures of minor children engaging in sexual acts – creating new content here? Or, are they buying, editing, and distributing existing content?

Which Drew This Response:

• From: William Smartlee [mailto:smartone1993@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 4:15 PM To: Don Winner Subject: RE: King of Porno in Panama
  
  
• Mr. Winner,
  
  
• If the fact that Panama has become a haven for the King of Porn to set up shop & to hold seminars for the top players in the world Porn industry and to create, edit and produce the biggest porn websites operating around the world is not an interesting topic for your readers, I can't tell you what to publish.
  
  
• I am not going to the cops since Fabian pays them off to look the other way anyway, my life would be in danger.
  
  
• You make an interesting statement regarding: "Basically, whatever happens between consenting adults is a “so what” scenario to me."
  
  
• I find it interesting because you have written articles about the massge parlors and escort services operating from houses in quiet residential neighborhoods; strip clubs like the Cotton Club and the one across the street near Rey Supermarket. They are consenting adult businesses, but you wrote about them anyway. I think your readers enjoyed those articles. I did, that's why I came to you in the first place.
  
  
• I don't look for child porno on the Internet. It's illegal. So I can't and won't direct you to an operating website.
  
  
• Beleive me, the governements try to shut down and arrest the operators of these websites whenever they find them, but they keep popping up. Supply and demand thing I guess.
  
  
• Your last question regarding how much they do to create these websites. They are a 100% outsourcing company so they do everything it takes to start and create this type of business including finding young talent and filming and everything. Why do you think that want to imitate a teen magazine?
  
  
• Well, if this is not an interesting story as Panama escort services, massage parlors, and strip clubs to you, who am I to tell you what your readers would like to read?
  
  
• Thanks for your time.

And Thus Ended Our Conversation: That was pretty much the end of the original exchange between me and "William Smartlee" who I would find out later was actually Steven Rich. I had no further direct contact with "William Smartlee" until 2 June 2009 when he wrote to me again when the articles about the pornography industry started to appear in the "Estrella" newspaper;

• From: William Smartlee [mailto:smartone1993@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 11:18 AM To: Don Winner Subject: Today's Panama Star story re Fabian (snip)
  
  
• Mr. Winner,
  
  
• Many months ago I sent you information about Fabian (snip) and his porno empire based in Panama City.
  
  
• The Panama Star researched the leads and is now publisheing the first part of a 3 part series:
  
  
• http://www.laestrella.com.pa/mensual/2009/06/02/contenido/106050.asp
  
  
• There is also another related story about combating child porn in Panama. The child's photo was taken off one of Fabian (snip) websites which the Panama Star was able to find a direct link. http://www.laestrella.com.pa/mensual/2009/06/02/contenido/105969.asp
  
  
• In that article is a paragraph about how the Canadia Mounties investigated Fabian (snip) (his wife who is his right hand in the porn business is Canadian) however they don't mention his or her name:
  
  
• "In Canada where the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) have a sophisticated network, fighting on-line child pornography, in association with other units around the globe and where Canadian law enables them to track and prosecute Canadian offenders anywhere in the world, a local tip off recently led to a check on a local “adult” distributor."
  
  
• The irony of child porn laws is that if you download or print and possess those photos, you can be arrested in the USA, Canada, most other countries and convicted of possessing child porno solely based on "circumstantial" evidence. If the child looks 12, she probably is 12, according to a jury.
  
  
• On the other hand, trying to convict Fabian (snip) for distributing the same images cannot lead to his arrest without specific proof that the child is under 18 years. No circumstantial evidence allowed.
  
  
• Ask David Young, the editor of The Panama Star, about this quirk in the law.
  
  
• William Smartlee

Steven Rich Got Them To Take It Hook, Line, and Sinker: Wasn't that nice of the guys at the Estrella to run this article about Fabian's business, and since they didn't have anything directly proving any kind of connection to child pornography (beyond Steven Rich's unfounded allegations) they decided to take the totally irresponsible approach of printing an article about the "plain vanilla" porn industry in Panama, with another article about child pornography right next to it. Leave the reader to draw their own conclusions, right? And notice how Steven Rich is practically jumping up and down with glee over the fact that someone has finally taken his bait. I responded to he email with this;

• From: Don Winner [mailto:don@panama-guide.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 12:12 PM To: 'William Smartlee' Subject: RE: Today's Panama Star story re Fabian (snip)
  
  
• I read all three articles published today, and I’m still not convinced they are breaking the law. I think you are a disgruntled former employee who is trying to do as much damage as possible.
  
  
• I did look into your claims and I spoke to people who are both currently and formerly involved in this operation. Yes, they are in the porn industry - no doubt about that. No one else said they are in any way involved in child pornography. On the contrary, they all described dozens of reasons why that would be suicidal. Basically, it would be really, really stupid for someone who is making millions of dollars a year on porn to touch the “third rail” of something as odious as child pornography. They have no need to, so why should they.
  
  
• And from what I was able to learn, most people agree this “Fabian” character is a complete and total asshole and a real pain in the ass to work for, so I’ll give you that much. And, he has apparently also pissed off a whole bunch of people, so you’re not alone in that respect.
  
  
• But, besides your unsubstantiated claims they are involved in child pornography, I’ve got nothing. I have come to the conclusion that you’re “shopping this around” to try to get someone to bite on the story and to bring negative attention to Fabian (snip) and this operation in Panama. I think you’re making up the child pornography angle to get traction. The Panama Star through it was a good idea to run their stories. I wish them the best of luck.
  
  
• For starters, is “William Smartlee” your actual name? If not, and if you’re not willing to properly identify yourself, then leave me alone. I don’t have any more time to play with this stuff if you’re not willing to start off by telling me your real name. So, either come clean or shove off.

And How Did Steven Rich Respond To That? Once again, I told him I was completely not interested in his bait. I told him to either tell me his real identify or to leave me alone. I simply can't go out on a limb with something as serious as allegations of child pornography without at least knowing who I am talking to. And what was his response to me?

• From: William Smartlee [mailto:smartone1993@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 9:37 PM To: Don Winner Subject: CIA in Panama
  
  
• Mr. Winner,
  
  
• Are you still working for the CIA?
  
  
• William

Friggin' Fruitcake: There have been persistent rumors in Panama for years that I'm some kind of a spook, a rumor that mostly runs rampant among those with no experience whatsoever in either government service of the military. I make no attempt to hide the fact that I am retired from the United States Air Force, that I worked as an Intelligence Analyst, and that I spent the last five years of my career working at the headquarters of the Special Operations Command, South. If anyone wants to know the details of what I did for my country during those years, just show me proof of an active TS/SCI security clearance with additional Specat and SAP clearances as required, then we can step into a SCIF somewhere and if you can demonstrate a valid need to know I will be happy to tell you. Lacking that, pound sand. Since retiring from the military as a Master Sergeant in 2000, I've been using my finely honed skills as an analyst and reporter to do fun things like investigating the criminal activities of Steven Rich, who try to play me for a fool. So no, I'm not in the CIA nor have I ever worked for the CIA. Well, I worked with their people a few times, but I guess that doesn't count. Anyway, at this point I chalked up "William Smartlee" as a total whack-job and moved on to other things. You will see this "CIA" theme coming back around again later.

Now It All Starts To Make Sense: Over the years I have had several run-ins with Steven Rich. For the most part, he's a very aggressive marketing campaigner and sometimes he has a tendency to overstep his bounds, specifically with regards to using the various Panama - related Yahoo! email groups to promote an endless string of "expat parties" and other events. Basically, Steven Rich likes to drink, a lot. He had convinced his former employer, an important law firm in Panama, to "sponsor" these events where he handed out business cards and supposedly stroked the attendees in an attempt to get them to use the law firm for their legal requirements. And, on several occasions I put up notices about these parties and events, for free, on my website. The problem I had was that eventually Steven Rich got to the point where he flat-out expected me to advertise each and every one of these events, and if I didn't get around to it then he would send me an email asking for an explanation. One thing you have to know - the word "subtle" has no meaning for Steven Rich. You have to come down right in the middle of his chest with both boots in order for him to get the message. I tried on several occasions to simply let him know that he was abusing the privilege, and that I had no obligation to promote any of this parties, to no avail. Finally, I was forced to write directly to his boss;

• From: Don Winner [mailto:don@panama-guide.com] Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 3:14 PM To: 'Steven Rich' Cc: 'Jon Hanna' Subject: RE: Friday's Expat Party
  
  
• You think that was unprofessional?
  
  
• Let’s take a look at this from my point of view for a moment. The way I see it, you have been unfairly taking advantage of your position as an employee of one of my sponsors, basically leveraging the money (they) pay me to advertise their services on my website, in order to somehow force, twist, coerce, or manipulate me into feeling like I either should, must, or have to promote all of these parties and events you like to put together, simply because you like to take advantage of gatherings of gringos to supposedly promote (the law firm). If you’re going to attend a concert, go to a bar, or attend the Circus or something and hustle up some business for (the law firm) while you’re there, does that mean I’m obligated to promote all of those events for free as well. Casino events, expat parties, whatever. Dozens of times, all the time. And when I don’t have the time to do one, you have the balls to bitch?
  
  
• Let me be perfectly clear – that shit stops today.
  
  
• Jon – please ORDER Steven Rich to take one, big, giant step away from me and my website when it comes to extracurricular activities such as parties, events, promotions, etc. If you want to continue using my services to advertise your business, fine. But this guy is like the gnat you can’t swat. I’ve tried being nice, polite, and even blunt. Now, I have to resort to telling him directly to back the fuck up, in order to make sure he gets the message.
  
  
• Steven – I’m not even warmed up. Let’s get something else perfectly clear. Jon is my customer. You are not. You are an employee of his. You don’t pay me a dime – he does. Now, is THAT clear enough? Or rather, was that rude and mean spirited enough to friggin’ penetrate? Amazing…
  
  
• Don’t ask again, because I’m done. One way or the other.

And There's The Source Of The Bad Blood Between Steven Rich and Me: And, check the date. This email went out on 4 June 2009, just two days after the articles about the pornography industry in Panama, written by the English language version of the "Estrella" newspaper at the prompting of Steven Rich using the "William Smartlee" alias, started to appear. Of course, my email enraged Steven Rich, no doubt. Since then he has been on a campaign trying to get either Okke Ornstein or Eric Jackson to pick up on the whole "Don Winner is in the CIA" angle.

Steven Rich Tries The "El Siglo" Newspaper: Taking a step back in time for a moment, after Steven Rich tried and failed to get me to bite on his allegations of child pornography in Panama, then then tried to farm the story out to the "El Siglo" newspaper in Panama;

• King of Pornography in Panama‏
• From: William Smartlee (smartone1993@hotmail.com)
• Sent: 29 September 2008 18:45:33
• To: cboyd@siglo.com
  
  
• Dear Mr. Boyd,
  
  
• I hope you understand English.
  
  I am writing to you to expose a child pornography ring operating in Panama for the past 2 years. I used to work for them but I left this so-called "Adult Industry" to pursue more legitimate business. If I sent you some of the underage porn these people produced both of us would go to jail for 10 years.
  
  
• You are the only Panama reporter I am sending this letter and documents to.
  
  
• Please, don't use my name. Use me as a confidential source. Follow up on the leads I am providing you in this e-mail.
  
  Just so you don't write me off as some unhappy former employee getting back at his boss, I am attaching documents proving that what appears to be an innocent outsourcing/call center operating across the street from the old U.S. embassy near Ave. Balboa on the 5th and 6th floors of the Balboa Point Building (old tri-com building) across from the Yacht Club on Ave. Balboa is really a front for what is the largest outsourcing pornographic company in the world. (snip)
  
  
• (The majority of the body of this email is the exact same thing Steven Rich had sent to me earlier. But he did modify the ending somewhat for his new audience.)
  
  
• Although I cannot provide you with proof of Fabian's kiddie porn business, maybe a story about how a company like Fabian's can operate in Panama and become the world's leading porn industry outsourcing company may be of interest to your readers?
  
  
• I hope you can write some kind of story your readers will enjoy from all of the documents I have provided you with.
  
  
• If you have questions, please send them to me here.
  
  
• I don't read Spanish, so I don't read El Siglo. If you decide to publish this story, please let me know a day in advance of when the story will appear in your newspaper so I can buy some copies and have a friend translate it for me.
  
  
• Thank you for your time,
  
  
• William

And Now, Eric Jackson: Since he couldn't get either me or the Siglo to bite on his story, he tried to farm it out to Eric Jackson; on 6 October 2008;

• King of Pornography in Panama‏
• From: William Smartlee (smartone1993@hotmail.com)
• Sent: 06 October 2008 14:22:08
• To: e_l_jackson_malo@yahoo.com
  
  
• Dear Mr. Jackson,
  
  
• You might find it newsworthy to do a story on the world's largest pornography production company which is based in Panama City, Panama.
  
  
• I used to work for them but I left this so-called "Adult Industry" to pursue more legitimate business.
  
  
• You are the 2nd person I am sending this to.
  
  
• I sent this story and supporting documents to Don Winner, but he wrote back that he didn't think it was a big deal. Maybe you will look at it differently than he?
  
  
• Please, don't use my name. Use me as a confidential source. Follow up on the leads I am providing you in this e-mail.
  
  
• Just so you don't write me off as some unhappy former employee getting back at his boss, ... (snip, same boring routine begins here.)

Jackson Was Somewhat Interested:

• Re: King of Pornography in Panama‏
• From: Eric Jackson (e_l_jackson_malo@yahoo.com)
• Sent: 06 October 2008 17:55:54
• To: William Smartlee (smartone1993@hotmail.com)
  
  
• I wonder if Winner has a business tie that makes him ignore the story.
  
  
• I am not outraged over porn, but my attitude is that it is just another branch of the exploitative prostitution industry. It's maybe not a huge prurient interest or screaming expose story to me, but this is actually the stuff of a major business section feature, the way I see it.
  
  
• I am very busy today and the next few days, but let's get together about this sometime later this week or next week.
  
  
• Eric

Prompting This Response:

• RE: King of Pornography in Panama‏
• From: William Smartlee (smartone1993@hotmail.com)
• Sent: 07 October 2008 13:54:37
• To: e_l_jackson_malo@yahoo.com
  
  
• Eric,
  
  
• Thank you for looking at this potential story.
  
  
• I am not in Panama anymore. I thought this was an appropriate farewell jester for a Panama reporter that might find this as an interesting story line. That is why I attached so many scanned profiles of the major players in the worldwide website porno industry and url links to past stories about Fabian (snip), the King of website Pornography, and how to contact him personally for an interview and where his offices are located.
  
  
• Newspapers publish stories about different types of successful businesses all the time. Your readers may get a kick out of the fact that Panama's Call Center tax free income laws allows even porno outsourcing services to operate freely here and earn big $ totally income tax free.
  
  
• But, the bigger picture is how huge Fabian Buy's outsourcing services is in the global website porn industry. He truly is the King of the world's website Porno industry.
  
  
• Let me know when you make up your mind about whether or not you will use this story concept as I can send it to another journalist in order for the truth to get out.
  
  
• Thanks again for your time,
  
  
• Will

Jackson Blew Him Off:

• RE: King of Pornography in Panama‏
• From: William Smartlee (smartone1993@hotmail.com)
• Sent: 13 October 2008 19:46:47
• To: e_l_jackson_malo@yahoo.com
• Mr. Jackson,
  
  
• I waited a week to see if you will publish an article about this.
  
  
• I haven't heard back from you.
  
  
• If you do not want to do an story on this, please reply and say so.
  
  
• I will appreciate an answer either way.
  
  
• Thank you,
  
  
• Will

And Then To Okke Ornstein: After trying to farm this (bogus) story out to me, then the Siglo, then Eric Jackson, Steven Rich was finally forced to scrape the absolute bottom of the bowl (grin) when he turned to Okke Ornstein:

• From: smartone1993@hotmail.com
• To: info@noriegaville.com
• Subject: King of Pornography in Panama
• Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:03:41 +0000
  
  
• Dear Mr. Ornstein,
  
  
• I am writing to you to expose a pornography ring operating in Panama City for the past 2 years. I used to work for them but I left this so-called "Adult Industry" to pursue more legitimate business.
  
  
• You are the only Panama reporter I am sending this letter and documents to.
  
  
• Please, don't use my name. Use me as a confidential source. Follow up on the leads I am providing you in this e-mail.
  
  
• Just so you don't write me off as some unhappy former employee getting back at his boss... (snip, same boring crap.)

Wrong Email Address: The first one got no response, so Steven Rich tried again to a different address;

• FW: King of Pornography in Panama‏
• From: William Smartlee (smartone1993@hotmail.com)
• Sent: 17 October 2008 14:05:29
• To: oornstein@gmail.com
  
  
• Mr. Ornstein,
  
  
• I sent you this e-mail a couple of days ago, but maybe I only have old e-mail addresses which no longer work? I got this different e-mail address of yours today so I hope you will be able to read this.
  
  
• Will

Ornstein Responded, But Steven Rich Didn't See It:

• From: Okke Ornstein
• To: William Smartlee
• Subject: Re: King of Pornography in Panama
• Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:50:24 -0500
  
  
• Hello William,
  
  
• Thanks for sending me this. I'm not sure where to publish about it yet, but it's interesting enough to follow up on this subject. Maybe you remember, when I still had the Noriegaville News website I extensively reported on Fred Salaff, a porn producer who got arrested in Veracruz after children had climbed in trees and seen an adult movie shoot in the otherwise closed garden of his home. Coincidentally, I had met Salaff earlier when producing a TV documentary about the porn industry in Los Angeles years and years ago. All that to say that I'm not unfamiliar with the subject.
  
  
• I do indeed have some questions, and the first would be what do you think is illegal about what they're doing here in Panama? Are they producing porn locally (film, photos)? You hint at child pornography; did you ever see that? If so, is any of it made in Panama or the region? I've heard some stories, rumors, about child pornography being produced in Chiriqui, does that ring any bells with you?
  
  
• I've obviously heard the name of Fabian before, but didn't know he was Dutch. Did you ever come across the name of Charles Geerts, a Dutchman who is the leading distributor of porn in Europe?
  
  
• From the times I researched the porn/sex industry in Holland (I'm Dutch myself, in case you didn't know), I remember that eventually there was nearly always a connection with drugs, either through money laundering or drug trafficking itself. Could that be the case here too, to your knowledge?
  
  
• Last but not least, let me assure you that I always protect my sources who don't want to be known, and obviously I'll do the same with you.
  
  
• Hope to hear from you and again, thanks for writing,
  
  
• Best regards,
  
  
• Okke Ornstein

Everyone Just Blowing Him Off Completely: Ornstein had, in fact, responded on 15 October 2008 but that email never made it into Steven Rich's brain. So, at this point Steven Rich was probably getting pretty frustrated over the fact that apparently no one wanted anything to do with his obsessive ranting about the porn industry. He tried to send the same thing to several of Okke Ornstein's different email addresses and got no response. The only one that finally woke Ornstein up was this one, when Steven Rich went out of his way to try to tie me to Fabian because we (apparently) played in the same poker tournament once. But, Steven Rich screwed up because he forgot about the "you're the only person I'm sending this to" lie in his earlier emails to Ornstein;

• Don Winner & the King of Porno in Panama‏
• From: William Smartlee (smartone1993@hotmail.com)
• Sent: 18 October 2008 20:15:31
• To: oornstein@gmail.com
• Cc: ornstein@solcon.nl; okke@ornstein.org
• Mr. Ornsrtein,
  
  
• I was hoping you were going to give this story about the world's biggest website porno producer more attention than Don Winner did when I sent it to him. At least he replied back and asked questions before deciding it was only a "so what" before rejecting the story.
  
  
• 10 days after his rejection, I saw him sitting one table away from Fabian (snip), the King of Porno, on October 4th as both attended an Expats Poker Tournament at the Marriott Hotel's Royal Casino. Read Don Winner's article about how he played at the Poker Tournament at: http://www.panama-guide.com/article.php/20081010100454713
  
  
• Maybe Don Winner and Fabian (snip) are friends? Or maybe just Poker buddies?
  
  
• Fabian (snip) 123Resourcing outsource company for the porno industry has created more than 20,000 porno sites from his Panama City headquarters off of Balboa Ave. near the old U.S. embassy. Maybe he could be in the Guiness Book of records?
  
  
• I hope you will reconsider my story about the King of Porno operating from Panama or at least give it more time and consideration than Don Winner did.
  
  
• Thank you for your time.
  
  
• Will

And, Since Okke Ornstein Hates My Guts: You can bet that got a reaction;

• Check‏
• From: Okke Ornstein (okke@ornstein.org)
• Sent: 18 October 2008 21:21:26
• To: William Smartlee (smartone1993@hotmail.com)
• You may have to check your spam folder for my earlier reply to you.
  
  
• Also, let me get this straight: In your first email, you wrote me: "You are the only Panama reporter I am sending this letter and documents to." But now I understand you have already been in contact with Don Winner about it?
  
  
• Regards,
  
  
• Okke Ornstein

Now "Snuff" Movies Too? Tired of getting blown off, Steven Rich apparently decided to up the ante. He's obviously getting desperate to have someone (anyone) pay attention to him, so in this response to Okke Ornstein he makes an attempt to "spice up" the story to the point where it would seem to be completely delicious to a classic "yellow journalist" like Ornstein;

• RE: Don Winner & the King of Porno in Panama‏
• From: William Smartlee (smartone1993@hotmail.com)
• Sent: 19 October 2008 21:15:06
• To: Okke Ornstein (oornstein@gmail.com)
  
  
• No, I didn't get your e-mail. I just looked through my Spam bin and it's not there either.
  
  
• Sorry, I sent it to Don Winner before you, but a friend recommended him because he had written about an escort service operating out of a house in a nice part of Obarrio where all he neighbors had nice large homes and this businedss just didn't fit in with the neighborhood. He also did stories about strip clubs being too close to churches (like the Cotton Club). Because of those stories, I thought he would do a story on the biggest pronographer operating out of Panama. I was wrong. As I pointed out to you in my last e-mail, maybe he knows Fabian (snip) and since they were sitting close to each other a couple of weeks ago at an Expat Poker Tournament in the lounge before the games began, maybe it wasn't just a coincidence.
  
  
• I didn't know you are Dutch. I rememeber the story about the porno filmaker being arrested in Panama because children climbed treetops to look into what he thought was a private back yard.
  
  
• Let me answer you questions below in Blue.
  
  
• Will
  
  
  • Subject: Re: Don Winner & the King of Porno in Panama
  • From: oornstein@gmail.com
  • To: smartone1993@hotmail.com
  • Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 16:15:46 -0500
    
    
  • I sent you this message three days ago: You didn't receive it?
    
    
  • Okke Ornstein
    
    
  • From: Okke Ornstein
  • To: William Smartlee
  • Subject: Re: King of Pornography in Panama
  • Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:50:24 -0500
    
    
  • Hello William,
    
    
  • Thanks for sending me this. I'm not sure where to publish about it yet, but it's interesting enough to follow up on this subject. Maybe you remember, when I still had the Noriegaville News website I extensively reported on Fred Salaff, a porn producer who got arrested in Veracruz after children had climbed in trees and seen an adult movie shoot in the otherwise closed garden of his home. Coincidentally, I had met Salaff earlier when producing a TV documentary about the porn industry in Los Angeles years and years ago. All that to say that I'm not unfamiliar with the subject.
    
    
  • I do indeed have some questions, and the first would be what do you think is illegal about what they're doing here in Panama? Most of what they do is legal. Isn't the fact that one of the biggest producers of website porno is doing it in Panama? Fabian (snip) handles private customers who can pay him a lot of $ to produce and edit kiddie porn and even "snuff" movies which he dows on the 6th floor of the office building he uses near the old U.S. embassy. The entire 5th floor is used to produce and edit adult porn website photo galleries and videos, that's where most of his employees work with no access to the 6th floor which takes a full hand scan to enter.
    
    
  • Are they producing porn locally (film, photos)? Yes, many novices use his outsourcing services to have him find locals to film here in Panama. Others send their stills and film to him to edit and package and upload onto to their websites around the world.
    
    
  • You hint at child pornography; did you ever see that? Yes I saw it.
    
    
  • If so, is any of it made in Panama or the region? Yes, made in Panama using local poor kids and children of illegal immigrants who are struggling to make a living with no work permits or over staying their tourist visas.
    
    
  • I've heard some stories, rumors, about child pornography being produced in Chiriqui, does that ring any bells with you? Whiter skinned people in Chiriqui amongst the locals. Fabian produces child porno and adult porno using these white skinned locals and makes it look like they are European or North American.
    
    
  • I've obviously heard the name of Fabian before, but didn't know he was Dutch. Did you ever come across the name of Charles Geerts, a Dutchman who is the leading distributor of porn in Europe? No, I haven't. He didn't come to the 2007 Adult Summit or the 2008 one in Panama City a few months ago. If you look at the list i sent you of attendees, they are very high up echelon of the world website porno industry.
    
    
  • From the times I researched the porn/sex industry in Holland (I'm Dutch myself, in case you didn't know), I remember that eventually there was nearly always a connection with drugs, either through money laundering or drug trafficking itself. Could that be the case here too, to your knowledge? The reason why I included the program of the 2008 Adult Summit here in Panama City a few months ago was to show you the topics they were most concerned about (which took up most of the seminars scheduled over the few days of the Summit) how to invest in Panama real estate and use Panama offshore corporations and bank accounts to clean their money.
    
    
  • Last but not least, let me assure you that I always protect my sources who don't want to be known, and obviously I'll do the same with you. I appreciate that, but I do fear Fabian (snip) who makes $ millions every year from his porno enterprise and would kill to protect it.
    
    
  • Hope to hear from you and again, thanks for writing, You are welcome.

Ornstein Continues To Feel Him Out:

• RE: Don Winner & the King of Porno in Panama‏
• From: Okke Ornstein (oornstein@gmail.com)
• Sent: 19 October 2008 22:09:11
• To: William Smartlee (smartone1993@hotmail.com)
  
  
• Thanks for the reply. This is getting more interesting, but I will need something to substantiate a story. Do you know who these local producers are? Or how I can get a hold of someone who has participated in any of these movies and/or photo shoots? Do you have or know of examples of adult material produced in Panama available online being passed off as coming from other countries as you say?
  
  
• Don't get me wrong; I really want to do this story. But it needs to be bulletproof before I publish anything, especially since we're in Panama...
  
  
• Regards,
  
  
• Okke

Backing Off Of The Child Porn Angle, Again:

• RE: Don Winner & the King of Porno in Panama‏
• From: William Smartlee (smartone1993@hotmail.com)
• Sent: 20 October 2008 00:12:07
• To: Okke Ornstein (oornstein@gmail.com)
  
  
• Fabian (snip) is not stupid or careless. That's one thing about outsourcing, you never know where it is coming from. like Call Centers in Panama and the Philippines or India, you call some USA company and an english speaking person takes the call in another country while you think the call is being handled in the USA.
  
  
• Fabian has his own small staff which handles the delicate but lucrative clients and their needs while the rest of us focus on legit adult porno. That is why the 6th floor is so restrictive from those working on the 5th floor. No access, no witnesses.
  
  
• I can't really give you any proof. I didn't steal kiddie porn from 123resources, nor snuff. I saw it but can't show you any hard evidence.
  
  
• That's why I came to you and Don Winner with just a story line about such a big website porno production comapny based in Panama. Not interesting enough of a story in itself for him.
  
  
• Has Panama become the center for global website porno industry? Yes, since the largest porno outsourcing company in the world is based here having produced more than 20,000 porn websites worldwide.
  
  
• Imagine all of the attendees of the 2007 and 2008 Adult Summits hiring Fabian (snip) company to create, film, edit, and promote their kinky websites. It's all done here in Panama which has become the Pollywood of the porn industry. Isn't that an interesting story in itself?
  
  
• Will

Ornstein Isnt' All That Interested:

• RE: Don Winner & the King of Porno in Panama‏
• From: Okke Ornstein (oornstein@gmail.com)
• Sent: 20 October 2008 00:26:09
• To: William Smartlee (smartone1993@hotmail.com)
  
  
• No, just the legit part is very hard to sell as a news story, and even if it would, I'd need much more. To give you an idea: The story about the San Cristobal swindlers took months of investigation, developing several inside sources, electronic surveillance and so on. But one needs something to start with; leaked damning documents or victims who start talking, evidence.
  
  
• Do you have the names of Fabian (snip)' small staff that works on the 6th floor? Who are these people? Where does (snip) live? And, are you still in contact with people who work there?
  
  
• Regards,
  
  
• Okke

Please Run My Story Because "Sex Sells" Man, Steven Rich is getting desperate, here. It seems literally no one wants his crap "plain vanilla" porno in Panama story...

• Fabian (snip), the King of Porno in Panama‏
• From: William Smartlee (smartone1993@hotmail.com)
• Sent: 20 October 2008 14:29:52
• To: Okke Ornstein (oornstein@gmail.com)
  
  
• I would think that if you wrote an article with a headline like: 'King of Porno is in Panama' you would get thousands of hits and it would be repeated in Google's daily ticker tape of article worldwide about Panama and other news about Panama websites. Not because the story is newsworthy, but because of the subject. As the old saying goes, 'Sex sells'. Thousands would click on that headline out of curiosity because people like to read about sex, legitimate or not.
  
  
• As for the principal players working for Fabian, I included their names and photos (including Fabian's) as one of the attachments in the original e-mail I sent to you: (snip, repeats original email)

Banging On The Door Again;

• FW: Fabian (snip), the King of Porno in Panama‏
• From: William Smartlee (smartone1993@hotmail.com)
• Sent: 22 October 2008 14:03:18
• To: Okie Ornstein (oornstein@gmail.com)
  
  
• I haven't heard back from you since I sent you the e-mail below 2 days ago.
  
  
• Have you made a decision either way whether to write an article about this topic?
  
  
• Will

And Now (Finally) Off To The Estrella: Ornstein never wrote back. It seems Steven Rich was somewhat obsessed at this point. On 27 October 2008 he fired the same email that by now he had fired off to me, the Siglo, Eric Jackson, and Okke Ornstein, to David Young, the editor of the English language section of the Estrella newspaper;

• King of Pornography in Panama‏
• From: William Smartlee (smartone1993@hotmail.com)
• Sent: 27 October 2008 19:45:38
• To: David Young (dafyddyoung@yahoo.com)
  
  
• Dear Mr. Young,
  
  
• I am writing to you to expose ther world's largest website pornography ring operating in Panama City for the past 2 years. I used to work for them but I left this so-called 'Adult Industry' to pursue more legitimate business.
  
  
• You are the only Panama newspaper I am sending this letter and documents to.
  
  
• Please, don't use my name. Use me as a confidential source. Follow up on the leads I am providing you in this e-mail.
  
  
• Just so you don't write me off as some unhappy former employee getting back at his boss, (snip. I cut it off here, because the rest of the email is basically the same as the other two.)

A Long Exchange of Emails: Steven Rich has come to the conclusion that David Young is his last chance. He began and maintained an exchange of email that started in October of 2008 and continues to this day. As I write this, David Young apparently has no clue that "William Smartlee" is actually Steven Rich, so I guess you could say "so much for checking out your sources" when it comes to the Estrella. They never figured out that Steven Rich has a serious and significant bone to pick with Fabian and this operation, because they fired him for misconduct and employee theft. And while the story fell into the "so what" category for me, the Siglo, Okke Ornstein and Eric Jackson, David Young felt compelled to write it, without checking out the source.

At Least He's Persistent: I am absolutely certain Fabian is going to prosecute this case in both criminal and civil courts. What's made clear by all of these exchanges of emails is the fact that Steven Rich tried repeatedly to get a news outlet, in fact any news outlet, to report what he was putting forward. He tried and tried and tried again to get someone to print that Fabian was involved in the production and filming child pornography in Panama. And for that, he will almost certainly go to jail. I've never seen a more "slam dunk" case.

But Wait - There's More: Where have I heard "slam dunk" lately? Oh yeah, used by another one of Steven Rich's fictitious characters - none other than Fabian (snip) himself. Steven Rich created a brand new Yahoo email account, specifically to send me an email, posing as Fabian (snip), to threaten to sue me for $10 million dollars. This email was written by Steven Rich;

• From: Fabian (snip) [mailto:fabian.(snip)@yahoo.com]
• Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 10:39 PM
• To: don@panama-guide.com
• Subject: Don Winner: I am Suing you for $10 Million
  
  
• Don Winner,
  
  
• How dare you publish an article on your www.panama-guide.com blog calling me an "Asshole".
  
  
• In bold letters in today's blog you proclaim: "Fabian (snip) Is An Asshole".
  
  
• Consider yourself on notice that I will be retaining the biggest law firm in Panama and will be meeting with the outgoing and incoming Attorney Generals of Panama tomorrow.
  
  
• Go ahead and hold your press conference tomorrow, but don't be surprised if the national police arrest you in front of the TV cameras and the press and drag your sorry ass off to jail for criminal defamation.
  
  
• I am also going to sue you for $10 million for libel and slander. I understand you couldn't even sell your yellow journalistic blog for $500,000. Where will you come up with the $10 million I am suing you for?
  
  
• You are done, finished, washed up, nothing but an ugly American pushing his weight around a 3rd world country who gets arrested, abused in jail, and then deported.
  
  
• I am going to own your domain name and will change it to something like Panama Porno Guide.com
  
  
• If the rumors are true that you are on the CIA payroll maybe they can send you to Afghanistan where your bully tactics can be best used against the Moslems rather than a friendly Catholic country.
  
  
• Your meddling in Panama politics may also be a criminal offense which my lawyers will be investigating.
  
  
• Since you brag about getting gun permits and owning a Taser, you will be treated as an "armed and dangerous" fugitive when the arrest warrant is issued and treated accordingly.
  
  
• While I am not happy about the bad publicity I received from Eric Jackson and the Panama Star, at least they didn't call me an "Asshole".
  
  
• It's time you get re-assigned to another country by your government. Somewhere hostile to U.S. foreign policy and interests would be better suited for an arrogant, egotist, bully like you.
  
  
• See you when you get arraigned for criminal slander and libel along with any other crimes your yellow journalist blog committed in Panama. You deserve to go to jail.
  
  
• You better hire a good criminal defense lawyer and a good civil defense lawyer as you are going to be very busy getting out of jail and defending yourself against a slam dunk libel and slander civil trial.
  
  
• Fabian (snip)

I Really Love the Irony Of That: Imagine, this asshole (meaning Steven Rich) posing as Fabian in order to threaten me with a lawsuit. What's completely and totally ironic is that in the end it will be Steven Rich who is going to have all of these bad things happening to him, and not the other way around. Notice the references to the CIA and all that other crap?

Summary and Conclusion: In summary; Steven Rich, using several falsified Internet aliases, contacted no less than five different news outlets or publications in Panama via email with the expressed purpose of trying to get one of them to run an article saying Fabian's business was directly involved in both the production and distribution of child pornography - charges he created out of thin air and for which he has no proof or evidence. His goal was to do as damage and to cause as many problems as possible for his former employer, Fabian (snip). Steve Rich's motivation was revenge. He wanted to get back at Fabian for firing him - even though Steven was caught red-handed stealing from his boss. Steven Rich had no problems at all with the porno industry in Panama while they were paying him a salary but once he was fired then it was time to create a false Internet identity and do as much damage as humanly possible to his former employer. And, he did most of this while he was supposedly "working" for a law firm in Panama City, on their dime and from their offices. Steven Rich's actions - falsely accusing someone of being involved in child pornography - is an exceptionally grievous crime, actions for which he will have to respond. In short, in my humble opinion, what Steven Rich did was despicable. Steven Rich has now been summarily fired from the law firm where he used to work. Fabian is in the process of filing both criminal and civil lawsuits against Steven Rich - cases which define "slam dunk." And I will continue to write about this story as it develops.

Copyright 2009 by Don Winner for Panama-Guide.com. Go ahead and use whatever you like as long as you credit the source. Salud.