The letter was mishandled, but Carmen was acting on the belief that the actual signed letter was delayed in the mail. I think he chose the wrong way to handle it - he could have called Lew and requested a faxed signed copy, or initialed the signature (a common business practice) to show he was the actual signer. At the same time, Lew should have notified him as soon as he decided not to send the letter, instead of leaving him to watch for it in the mail until the deadline was there. There was no intention to deceive - he was acting on the only information he had when the deadline was up. Janice In a message dated 4/21/2007 7:17:23 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, murk@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: I read the letter from JM............and there was something that just stuck in my throat about how easy he explained the letter opps? Lew said he would send the letter, the deadline was coming..........so Carmen just EXCUSE ME............signs Lew's name to it???????? Jm tried to pass it off as a "mistake"? That is fraud pure and simple............that is NOT a mistake! In the broadest sense, a fraud is a deception made for personal gain. The specific legal definition varies by legal jurisdiction. Fraud is a crime, and is also a civil law violation. Many hoaxes are fraudulent, although those not made for personal gain are not technically frauds. In my neck of the woods.............signing someone else's name could easily land you in jail! He pretty much stepped on it with track shoes for me when he did that! I can forgive a lot, but NOT that! Mo Konigin German Shepherds Home of: BISS Ch Abraxas Lil" Shot V Konigin, TC, CGC, TDI Konigin's Great Balls Afire, TC, CGC, TDI 2005 Hero-Goodwill Ambassador German Shepherd Dog Club of America The legacy continues Janice Buchanan Wasatch-Gold German Shepherds _http://wasatchgold.brinkster.net/_ (http://wasatchgold.brinkster.net/) "If our dogs were smarter, they could tell us what they were thinking. If we were smarter, they wouldn't need to." ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================