Conviction

Update as of 10-15-2018 -- The Trevino vs. Alfieri case has been dismissed by both parties.  As we have agreed to move forward, the dismissed case will remain confidential.

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UPDATE -  This post has been updated on February 13, 2016. Please read about each defendant below.

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About a year ago I wrote about a federal case involving a couple of con artists who defrauded me and over 3,000 other people.  Please read my previous post Indictment - U.S. Department of Justice

Michael Patrick Sullivan and John Nicosia operated different companies and used fake names to lure customers to a deceptive scheme. They promised to resell unwanted time shares. I was one of their victims. 

US Attorney Steve Wigginton stated that this "rip-off" raked in $11 million!!!  Because at least 12 victims live in the Metro East of St, Louis Illinois, the case was prosecuted in that area.  But as we know, there were more than 3,000 victims.

On October 16, the website for the United States Department of Justice published news about this case.

New York Man Sentenced For Role In $11 Million Dollar Telemarketing Scam

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 16, 2014

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Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on October 16, 2014, John C. Nicosia, 56, of Rochester, New York, was sentenced to 60 months in prison, and ordered to pay $962,538.61 in restitution and a $100 special assessment. Nicosia had previously pled guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud for his role in a Las Vegas based telemarketing scam operating under the names Vacation Max and Showcase Resorts.

Vacation Max and Showcase Resorts targeted owners of timeshares throughout the United States. The overall scam bilked thousands of consumers throughout the United States, Canada, and other countries of $11 million dollars. There were at least twelve victims in seven of the thirty eight counties comprising the Southern District of Illinois. In this case, Nicosia and other telemarketers for Vacation Max placed cold calls to timeshare owners and then falsely represented that their company had actual buyers for the owners’ timeshare property. Telemarketers then solicited advanced fees of up to several thousand dollars from each victim in purported closing costs that they promised would be refunded to the owner once the closing on the property occurred. Many timeshare owners were told that their closings were scheduled within the next sixty to ninety days. Despite collecting fees from over 3,000 victims, these companies were not successful in selling a single timeshare unit. Nicosia and his co-conspirators simply pocketed the closing costs.

This prosecution follows an investigation by the St. Louis Field Office of the Chicago Division of the United States Postal Inspection Service. The case is being prosecuted by Special Assistant United States Attorney Michael Hallock.

John C. Nicosia

On October 17, 2014, I received a notification confirming the above news release.

Case Number 2014R00058  Court Docket Number 14-CR-30009

The Court ordered  John C. Nicosia to the following:

• Incarceration of 5 years
• Followed by Supervised Release of 5 years
• Special Assessment of $100.00

On November 24, 2014, I received an email informing me that John Nicosia's case had proceeded through the criminal justice system and that he was now incarcerated within the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP).   His Register Number is 38651-018.

On May 4, 2015, I received an email informing me that on April 30, 2015, John Nicosia had died while in federal custody.

Michael Patrick Sullivan

Today I got notification that Michael Patrick, Jr. Sullivan has finally been sentenced. The Court ordered  him to the following:

• Incarceration of 5 years
• Followed by Supervised Release of 5 years
• Special Assessment of $100.00

If you would like more information on this case, here's the case number and Court Docket Number.
Case Number 2013R00230
Court Docket Number 13-CR-30103

There are four more defendants who have been separately indicted who were part of this multimillion scam. Their names are: Patrick A. Nosack, Becky S. Marrs, Elpenike Eddy-Aldava, Robert K. Mathews.


Elpenike Eddy-Aldava

Case Number 2014R00317  Court Docket Number 14-CR-30127

Status Hearing: Scheduled before Judge Nancy Rosenstengel for February 9, 2015 at 11:00 am at East St. Louis Courthouse, 750 Missouri Ave, East St. Louis, IL. (Hearing rescheduled to October 5, 2015 at 10:00 am, same location)

Trial: Scheduled before Judge Nancy Rosenstengel for February 18, 2015 at 9:00 am at East St. Louis Courthouse, 750 Missouri Ave, East St. Louis, IL. (Trial rescheduled to October 6, 2015 at 9:00 am same location).C
Trial: Continued to October 7, 2015 at 9 am at East St. Louis Courthouse, 750 Missouri Ave, East St. Louis, IL.
On October 9, 2015, a jury returned the following verdict(s):
Attempt and conspiracy fraud        GUILTY
Sentencing: Set for February 4, 2016 at 9:30 am, at East St. Louis Courthouse, 750 Missouri Ave, East St. Louis, IL before Judge Nancy Rosentengel.
He pled guilty to Attempt and Conspiracy Fraud.
SENTENCE: Incarceration of 1 year 1 month; Followed by Supervised Release of 2 years; Special Assessment of $100.00

Becky S. Marrs

Case Number 2014R00318  Court Docket Number 14-CR-30128

Status Hearing: Scheduled before Judge Nancy Rosenstengel for April 13, 2015 at 2:30 pm at East St. Louis Courthouse, 750 Missouri Ave, East St. Louis, IL.Trial: Scheduled before Judge Nancy Rosenstengel for April 22, 2015 at 9:00 am at East St. Louis Courthouse, 750 Missouri Ave, East St. Louis, IL.
Status Hearing: Scheduled before Judge Nancy Rosenstengel for October 13, 2015 at 9:00 am at East St. Louis Courthouse, 750 Missouri Ave, East St. Louis, IL.Trial: Scheduled before Judge Nancy Rosenstengel for April 22, 2015 at 9:00 am at East St. Louis Courthouse, 750 Missouri Ave, East St. Louis, IL.

Trial: Scheduled before Judge Nancy Rosenstengel for October 20, 2015 at 9:00 am at East St. Louis Courthouse, 750 Missouri Ave, East St. Louis, IL.
Status Hearing: March 15, 2016 at 9:00 am (same location).
New Trial Date: April 5, 2016, 9:00 am (same location, same judge). 

Robert K. Mathews

Case Number 2014R00320  Court Docket Number 14-CR-30129

Status Hearing: Scheduled before Judge Nancy Rosenstengel for October 27, 2014 at 9:30 am am at East St. Louis Courthouse, 750 Missouri Ave, East St. Louis, IL.

Trial: Scheduled before Judge Nancy Rosenstengel for November 4, 2014 at 9:00 am at East St. Louis Courthouse, 750 Missouri Ave, East St. Louis, IL.

I have not received any more updates on this defendant.
He is currently incarcerated at FCI Mendota. Register Number: 11239-025. He is scheduled for release on December 24, 2019. He is not eligible for parole.

Patrick A. Nosack

Case Number 2014R00316  Court Docket Number 14-CR-30130

Arraignment: Scheduled for January 23, 2015 at 1:30 pm at East St. Louis Courthouse, 750 Missouri Ave, East St. Louis, IL - CANCELLED (it will be rescheduled)
He had a plea hearing scheduled before Judge Nancy Rosenstengel on June 29, 2015 at 9:00 am at East St. Louis Courthouse, 750 Missouri Ave, East St. Louis, IL.
He pled guilty. His sentencing hearing was scheduled for November 19, 2015 at 1:30 pm at East St. Louis Courthouse, 750 Missouri Ave, East St. Louis, IL.
SENTENCE: Incarceration of 2 years and 6 months; Followed by Supervised Release of 5 years; Special Assessment of $100.00.

This case is being prosecuted because some of the victims chose to speak up. If nobody says anything, this type of people will continue taking advantage and stealing from others.  I am happy these people are facing the consequences of their illegal and deceitful actions. I just wish that I also see some justice as my case against Victor Alfieri moves through the judicial system.

Disclaimer – As of October 15, 2018, all legal issues (Trevino vs. Alfieri) have been resolved. This resolution was reached during arbitration. There are no pending issues (Trevino vs. Alfieri) related to fraud or theft. The resolution was mutually agreeable. There will be no more posts written about this story.

First Amendment

Update as of 10-15-2018 -- The case has been dismissed by both parties.  As we have agreed to move forward, the dismissed case will remain confidential.

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By reading the title of this post, it could be inferred that I will be discussing the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which deals with freedom of speech, press and religion. Although that is not the case, it might seem appropriate as I write another post for this blog.

Because I filed a new lawsuit against Victor Alfieri, I am being very selective when disclosing information on developments on the case. The truth is that I have written about five different posts that are not published yet. I want to make sure it is the right time to share certain information publicly.

On November 7, 2014, I filed a First Amended Complaint. I shortened my complaint from 42 pages to 15. I removed Daniela Carloni and Black Knight Entertainment from the complaint. Why did I do so? Because Black Knight Entertainment is Alfieri himself doing business as such company, it is not appropriate to include Black Knight as an independent entity.

Daniela Carloni, Alfieri's mother, is no longer a defendant in this case not because I believe she is not responsible for what I contend in my original complaint, but because it would become costly for me to continue including her in the legal action. Plus, proving that there is jurisdiction to have her as a defendant when she resides in Italy and having papers served to her would add to the work I have to do.

For First Amended Complaint, please read below.

To Potential Buyers and Distributors

Update as of 10-15-2018 -- The case has been dismissed by both parties.  As we have agreed to move forward, the dismissed case will remain confidential.

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Update - On April 15, 2014, I filed a lawsuit against Victor Alfieri, Bondolini Productions, Black Knight Entertainment and Daniela Carloni.  Please read "Standing Up for the Truth"

Any potential buyer or distributor interested in "Looking for Clarissa" should be aware of the following facts:

1. Victor Alfieri and Bondolini Productions do NOT have the necessary materials for a complete chain-of-title to sell or license and distribute the film. I have such materials.
2. Victor Alfieri and Bondolini Productions do not have all the contracts and releases for most of the actors who performed in "Looking for Clarissa". I have most of the contracts.
3. The amounts paid to actors stated in their signed contracts are different (substantially lower) than what Bondolini Productions and Alfieri are claiming they paid. I have the actual amounts paid to each actor.
4. There are "false" receipts for expenses that did not exist.
5. The documents that I am retaining contain clear and convincing evidence that fraud was possibly committed.
6. Victor Alfieri took $17,500 of my money that was not part of the financing agreement, concealed it and soon after used it to hire attorney Roger Muse to sue me. That is conversion (theft) and breach of contract.
7. Alfieri refuses to sign an amendment to our original agreement that will guarantee fairness and financial transparency during the sale and distribution of "Looking for Clarissa".  Please read "my requests" below.
8. It is my personal belief that Alfieri has no intention to reimburse any of my investment or any of the money that he illegally took from me to hire an attorney to sue me.
9. I still have at least one year to bring a lawsuit against Victor Alfieri, Bondolini Productions and Black Knight Entertainment for breach of contract and for conversion.
10. Any lawsuit against Bondolini Productions in reference to the film "Looking for Clarissa"will affect any possible sale or distribution of the film.

Some of the readers must be wondering why I am disclosing all this information. The reason is that by making it public it becomes more difficult for Alfieri to hide his questionable actions and his refusal to act in an honorable and respectful manner.

When attorney Manuel Saint Martin emailed me a Demand Letter, I thought that would be my opportunity to negotiate the points I wanted to include in the amendment to my original financing agreement. It would only make sense due to all these lawsuits and Alfieri's lack of integrity and honesty.

This is what I wrote to Mr. Saint Martin:

Mr. Saint Martin,

Please see email below. These are my requests. The only difference is that communication can be done through you, if you are willing to do so.

Let me remind you that Victor Alfieri breached the contract repeatedly. He took MY money and used it to hire attorney Roger Muse to sue me. I believe that is CONVERSION and clearly BREACH OF CONTRACT.  

Alfieri, has not provided proof of all expenditures. My simple requests listed below will guarantee fairness for both parties and clear communication.  Of course I do want to recover my investment. However, Alfieri has not proven to be a reliable, nor a trustworthy person.

I am willing to discuss this with you.

Adriana Trevino

1. Stipulate that my investment is $150,000. That is what I will recover as my total investment. 
2. Nobody recovers any money until I recoup my 150K. 
3. Executed investment agreements and proof of investment of 2 new investors should be provided before signing this document. 
4. After I recover my 150K, the other two investors will recover their investment accordingly - before "second position" and deferred payments are made.
5. The points received by each of us will remain as stated in my original investment agreement. 
6. A separate account will be set up to deposit all earnings from the movie (sale, distribution, etc). Not me nor Victor will have direct access to it. 
7. An independent third party, as Josh has suggested, will handle the account. 
8. I will be included in all correspondence, meetings, negotiations for sale and distribution. If I cannot be present, I will be cc'ed and informed. 
9. No decision about distribution or sale will go ahead without mutual approval -  my signature as well as Victor's signature. 
10. Communications regarding the movie will be done through Josh. 
11. This document/agreement will be signed by Victor and me. 
12. I want the document notarized and would like to be present when Victor signs as well. 

I do want the three of us (you, Victor and I) to have a meeting when we sign this document. I do want to distribute this movie and would love to get my investment back. I don't want to be Victor's enemy. We cannot be enemies. We are working towards the same goal now - to recover what we invested, right?

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I again forwarded the same email to Mr. Saint Martin because I had not gotten any response. After emaling him for the second time and not receiving an answer, I decided to call him.  Read "Advocating for Justice"  to learn how this attorney handled the situation.

If Alfieri is not willing to sign an amended or new agreement with my simple requests, he must not be planning on ever reimbursing me any portion of my investment.  And now, I have a few questions for you, the reader.

If you were in my same situation. You had invested $150,000 in a film and spent an extra $50,000 on attorneys and legal fees. You had also lost about $50,000 in business in 2011, about $100,000 in 2012, $90,000 in 2013.  Adding all of this - $440,000.....

• Would you just "write this loss off" and "move on"?
• Would you try to negotiate something fair so you could recover your investment?
• Would you share the story and details publicly to recover some of your business and reputation?
• Would you sue Victor Alfieri and Bondolini Productions again for breach of contract and for conversion "theft"?

I have written off the $440,000 this nightmare has cost me. There is no point suffering and complaining about something that happened and cannot be changed now. However it is difficult to ignore Alfieri's unethical behavior and refusal to be fair and reasonable.  I really do not want to allow him to keep all the earnings and hide them from me just because I chose to do nothing about it.  I have really tried to negotiate but Alfieri is stubborn and apparently not very smart.

I have chosen to share my story and the details. Some people judge me for exposing myself and others understand. As a result, I have slowly been recovering some of my business. Some of my work associates and friends follow my blog and have expressed how much they respect me for writing my story.

We always have control over our lives even when it feels that external forces are pushing us and making us take an undesirable path. Events happen that are certainly out of our control. We cannot control the weather or some unexpected catastrophes. Situations change. Some people are "seemingly" lucky to achieve their goals while some of us lose money, loved ones... and even hope. Does that mean that we have no control over our own lives?

It is true that we have no control over what other people do, think or want. What we can control is our own choices - the choices we make in life. We get to choose how to feel and what to do with the experience we gain. I have chosen to do my best to be heard when I speak up. I choose to speak with honesty and integrity. I choose to seek justice, balance and peace.  It has become evident to me that my inner peace and balance will be reached when I have utilized my personal resources to seek that justice that I believe will prevail while maintaining the awareness that we are all here to fulfill our personal spiritual curriculum in this school of life.

As to Justice - I am seriously considering filing a new lawsuit against Victor Alfieri and Bondolini Productions. There is only so much time a person has to file a lawsuit. When too much time has passed... it is literally too late to make any legal claims.  Time is running out. I am the only person who truly cares about this situation and who can do something about it. I will be making my decision in a week or two. I will be posting updates.

Disclaimer – As of October 15, 2018, all legal issues have been resolved. This resolution was reached during arbitration. There are no pending issues related to fraud or theft. The resolution was mutually agreeable. There will be no more posts written about this story.

Post-Production

Update as of 10-15-2018 -- The case has been dismissed by both parties.  As we have agreed to move forward, the dismissed case will remain confidential.

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On January 4th, 2013, Victor Alfieri stopped communicating with me and threatened to take legal "actions" (not action, but actions).

He now has a PA with the initials C.R. who is being communicating with me and giving me updates on post-production.

I know that this personal assistant is Victor himself or one of his girlfriends. How do I know? It is a coincidence that this PA has the same writing style as Victor and makes the same grammatical mistakes.

It really does not matter what the truth is. What matters is that Victor feels comfortable communicating through a third party - real or imaginary. At least, I am getting updates on what is going on.

He claims to have new investors but fails to provide any names or executed contracts/agreements. He simply writes what he is doing and refuses to listen to any of my concerns, feedback or suggestions. He claims to be "working together" to finish the film. This is unfortunately not true. He is merely keeping me informed of some of the things he is doing (without providing any proof whatsoever) while our contract clearly states that he needs my written authorization for ANY changes in the budget or terms of the financing agreement (including other investors etc).

This is the last email I received from his "assistant" on February 20, 2013.

Ms. Trevino:

We are pleased to inform you that Bondolini Productions, LLC has obtained additional financing for the Sound Mix and Mastering.  Bondolini proposed the same deal we made for the color correction investment ($5,000) and the new investor have accepted: both of these investments is $17,000 in the aggregate is pari passu with you, one E.P credit each, the standard 120% ROI on the investment but NO BACK END DEAL (no points). 

Bondolini has received $12,000.00 from the second investor yesterday, which rounds out this most current raise.  However, as stated above, the recent raise is completely accounted for at this time, but Bondolini has no money left to pay the remaining balance to the Editor, who has already rendered services. 

NOTE:Victor had to invest his money into LLC Franchise taxes for the year and accounting balance so the sound mix and mastering will be paid with the second investor's money. Sound Mix balance $10,000.00 and Mastering 1,900.00. Victor also forward $600.00 to the Editor lowering the new balance to $2,400. 

With respect to Bondolini's balance due to the Editor we have the following options: 

 a) you can come up with the remaining cash ($2,400.00) by next tuesday Feb 26 to pay him; OR 

 b)  Bondolini will include the Editor's balance-owed as part of the production cost, and deem the balance-owed as an investment in the production, and    make him one of the EPs with the same deal terms as stated above.   

Bondolini need an answer on which way you want to go by Friday at 5 pm PST.  Once we obtain the final cut, we will send it to you so you can review it. 

SOUND MIXING AND COLOR CORRECTION WILL START ON MARCH 4TH 2013 AND IT WILL END ON APRIL 29 2013.
C.R.

I just replied to the previous email five minutes ago. My response was this:

C.R,

I do NOT agree to have the new investors get EP credits. I agreed to co-executive producer or associate producer credit. No more than that. Only people investing 50k or more should be considered for an EP credit.

I want the full names of these investors, their notarized executed agreements/contracts and proof of their investment.

I want proof of payment to editor. I want his name and a letter/receipt from him stating the total of the money he has received. I want the same from any other post-production person working on this project.

I do NOT agree to give the editor an EP credit for the 2,400 he is owed. He can get deferred payment with a 20%, second position. No EP or any other producer credit. 

I am aware of the importance to be clear with our communications since there is a binding contract that shall not be breached. So, this is why I am voicing the points with which I disagree.  

Adriana Trevino

Many might wonder why I bother to express my disagreement to the proposed points made by Alfieri. The reason is that I believe I should be clear with my communication and should not say I agree to something I do not. I am in this current position because I did not speak up when I should have. From now on, I will always act with integrity.

Let's hope this movie gets finished and gets distributed...

Disclaimer – As of October 15, 2018, all legal issues have been resolved. This resolution was reached during arbitration. There are no pending issues related to fraud or theft. The resolution was mutually agreeable. There will be no more posts written about this story.

The Top 10 Countdown

Update as of 10-15-2018 -- The case has been dismissed by both parties.  As we have agreed to move forward, the dismissed case will remain confidential.

The Most Creative and Memorable 

Claims Made by Alfieri

10 - He does not mix business with pleasure.

He constantly claims that he is very professional and respectful. He also claims that he does not mix business with pleasure when he gets the investors' money by sleeping with them.

9 - He had very professional disputes. 

This is just a funny quote by him - "very professional" disputes. It is simply memorable.

8 - He likes to make sexual jokes because he is Italian.

When he was asked if he ever made sexual comments on set he said NO. Then he admitted to asking Clark J. Gable to bend over in order to get more lines. He also admitted to telling Nicole Sienna to give him hugs to get more lines. He claimed that he was joking... but that is what sexual harassment is! He justified his sexual jokes by saying:

"I am Italian. That's the way we joke. And I like to joke like that." 

7 - His house in Italy - he doesn't own it legally... but it is his!

He had told me (and many other people) that he owned both his house and his mother's house in Italy. He told me he paid CASH for them. He owned them free and clear. During his deposition he claimed that his house in Italy belonged to a friend of his and later added... "but it is mine!"

6 - He was also the Prop Master. 

He added, that he would "take the knife back so no actors would injure themselves." When asked about safety on set. He admitted to bringing and using a real knife on set. He also admitted to using a real operating drill for a scene, claiming that he did so to save money. No money savings can justify risking actors and crew.

5 - I was his personal assistant and had access to his phone and computer. And he has WITNESSES!

Really???? This is truly laughable. Why would I be the personal assistant??? I was the one with the money and the professional education and career. I did not have any access to those items. Alfieri guards his phone like the most valuable treasure. I would also LOVE to meet the witnesses.  Alfieri's great imagination is limitless.  

4 - He sued me because he is not a thief.

During his deposition he stated that he filed the lawsuit against me because I told his mother I was going to call the FBI and put him in jail forever.. and that he was not a thief. He then used the money he had taken from me - the money that was "in dispute" for which I had called him a thief. He used it to hire Roger Muse to sue me. If that is not stealing... well...  at least, it is an innovative way of investing someone else's money.

3 - He had a Facebook Hacker.

He gave a beautiful explanation on how "hackers" operate. According to Alfieri a hacker is an IMPERSONATOR.  I must have chatted and flirted with the hacker. I could have sworn he sounded just like Victor and looked exactly like him on skype. 

2 - He did not send personal emails to me. I must have "texted" myself.

Because he did not want to be held accountable for any emails or text messages that contained personal information confirming our intimate relationship, he claimed that I had access to his phone and that I could have easily texted myself.  Brilliant imagination!!!

And the most creative and memorable claim made by Alfieri:

1 - There were 8 people out there impersonating Victor Alfieri.

No words can describe how much joy and laughter this simple quote has brought into my life. I am grateful to Victor for coming up with such imaginative tales.

Watch the following video. It's a celebration of these top 10!!!

Disclaimer – As of October 15, 2018, all legal issues have been resolved. This resolution was reached during arbitration. There are no pending issues related to fraud or theft. The resolution was mutually agreeable. There will be no more posts written about this story.

Paranoia and Delusion

Update as of 10-15-2018 -- The case has been dismissed by both parties.  As we have agreed to move forward, the dismissed case will remain confidential.

Paranoia

1. A psychosis characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations.
2. A tendency on the part of an individual or group toward excessive or irrational suspiciousness and distrusfulness of others.

Delusion

1. A persistent false psychotic belief regarding the self or persons or object outside the self that is maintained despite indisputable evidence to the contrary; also, the abnormal state marked by such beliefs.

Definitions by Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Victor and I continued talking after the break-up. We still had a movie to finish at that time... and, to this day, have not completed post-production yet. Daniela, his mother begged me several times to be patient with Victor and not to "abandon" him. She and I communicated almost every day from the time I left Italy on May 30th until August 3rd, 2011, when Victor withdrew and concealed my money.

Theft

A day before I flew back to Los Angeles, Victor was furious because there was some equipment missing and/or damaged. He told me that he would deal with the insurance company. Later he informed me that the insurance company had not covered anything at all, that he had to pay close to one thousand euros. To this day, he has not shown me proof of that payment or that there was a claim filed with the insurance company.

He blamed the theft on Roberto Moscioni, Max Trevis and his brother (see Victor's emails below).

Betrayal

Upon his return to the US, he turned into a distrustful hostile person. This is the first email I received from him.

Email sent by Victor

Back in April, Victor had problems with Roxane Davis, Clark's manager. I talked to Roxane on the phone. She was actually very friendly and professional. We had worked out all the misunderstandings before Clark left for Italy. I really did not understand why Victor was bringing this up again. Paranoia???

About 15 minutes later I got another email from Victor. In this email he accused me of being too friendly with the actors. On one occasion, Joel Moody rubbed my shoulders because I had a stiff neck. He did it at Daniela's home in front of everybody. After this incident happened, Victor talked with me and told me that allowing that was unprofessional. I believed that Victor was simply jealous.

In the following email, it is my opinion that he exhibits some paranoia - people taking advantage of him, stealing from him, false accusations made by lead actress, people HURTING him.

He especially emphasizes that Joel is not interested in my friendship but my money. Just read the messages below.

He obsessively emailed me and texted me all day on June 15th. We also talked on the phone... then more harassing emails and text messages from him.  I was exhausted.

The following day, he continued sending emails making accusations again.

While he was emailing me non-stop, I realized that he deleted me or unfriended me from facebook.

As to the comment about being "psycho" for naming him my beneficiary... he had no problem with it when I did it back in October 2010. See text message below.

Money

He started asking to amend our contract so he could get compensated an additional 135k for his "hard labor."

He then demanded to be paid for over 30 jobs he claimed he did. Below is the list of the positions he wanted to get paid for.

Joel Moody

Victor claims to be very good friends with Joel. He said so in his deposition on August 16, 2012. The following messages do not reflect what a person would say about a good friend.

More Betrayal

At this point, Victor started suspecting everyone who had been involved in the production.

Disclaimer - The previous emails are pictures of ACTUAL emails sent to me by Victor Alfieri. I only included a few. I received over 50 email messages and countless cell phone text messages from Victor just from June 15th to June 18th, 2011.

Disclaimer – As of October 15, 2018, all legal issues have been resolved. This resolution was reached during arbitration. There are no pending issues related to fraud or theft. The resolution was mutually agreeable. There will be no more posts written about this story.

Letter to Victor Alfieri's Mother

Daniela and I with Tarzan and Jane (dogs)

Update as of 10-15-2018 -- The case has been dismissed by both parties.  As we have agreed to move forward, the dismissed case will remain confidential.

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Victor claimed that I had sent his mother to the hospital. Watch video Why Did Victor Alfieri Sue Me? He, himself admits that he had disconnected his phone and Daniela, his mother, could not get ahold of him. Why would I be responsible for his mother not being able to reach him on his phone?

Victor Alfieri also claims that in my letter to his mother, I threatened to call the FBI and put him in jail forever. That is not what really happened.

First of all, Daniela was rushed to the hospital when I sent her the short email begging her to please ask Victor to return the money. She tried to talk to him. He had already disconnected his phone. She could not reach him and panicked.

The letter Victor talks about was not sent but a month after her hospitalization.  And here is the "threatening" letter.

Dear Daniela,

I am writing to you to explain to you what happened. I know you will always be on Victor’s side - as you should, you are his mother.  But I am just asking you to take the time to read this.

First of all, I am so sorry if you felt offended and hurt when I told you that Victor had stolen money from me. Victor said that I am responsible for making you cry and for your going to the hospital. It was never my intention to cause you any grief.

The truth is that he withdrew $17,500 from the Business Bank Account without my consent. He immediately disconnected his telephone.  All that money belongs to me, as I am the only investor in this movie.  So by taking and concealing the money and then disconnecting his phone, the only thing I could think was that he had stolen it.  And that is when I wrote that email to you. I did not know what to do.

Just a day or so before he took the money, I found out what he had been saying about me to a lot of people in the crew and cast.  He was saying that he did not want me to come to Italy, that I was obsessed with him, that I was crazy and that he could not stand being close to me. He was saying this in front of the crew and actors.  But the worst part is that he has been saying those things about me since at least January this year.

I started an intimate relationship with him in June 2010. This relationship continued until just right before Victor left for Rome. He kept it a secret. I respected his decision to not make it public. I just never imagined what he was saying about me. Now that I look back and think about my relationship with Victor, I sadly see that the only thing he was interested in was my money.

I was shocked and deeply hurt when I heard this. I know it is true because that is the way he was treating me when he flew back to California. During those two months you and I were communicating on skype, he was treating me cruelly and rudely. I did not tell you because I did not want you to feel bad or worry. 

I tried to save the friendship and the professional relationship I had with him. Sometimes he would be a little nicer to me, but most of the times he would be verbally abusive and rude.  Having contact with you gave me hope that someday I could still get along with Victor.

I am sure he is telling you the same story he is telling others – that he never slept with me, that I am obsessed with him and that I am doing this now because he does not want me. Daniela, I am telling you the truth. In fact, it is ok if you want to show him this letter. 

I know that you are his mom and will want to believe what he says. It is your choice. I just wanted to tell you the truth. I think you deserve to know it. 

Help him take an honest look at himself and stop playing victim. Look at what happened in Calcata and Rome. He had arguments with every single person – except for Andrea, Mauro and Luisa. He claims that everybody betrayed him and stole money or equipment from him.  What I can tell you is that he betrayed my friendship and trust. 

I know I will probably never communicate with you again. Please remember that you are not responsible for Victor’s actions. You are a wonderful woman. You are kind and generous. I truly care about you and will always remember you with a smile on my face. 

It has been an honor to know you and to having spent time with you in Italy. 

Kisses

Adriana

 

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