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Author Topic: EFW: Everything is F&*@#% Wrong with this company John T. Hendrickson, Jr Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 889 From: Freehold, NJ, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 11-26-2002 09:37 PM                     It's kind of strange that somebody hasn't begun an investigation into this company. Some prosecutor out there might do very well with a case like this. Since this company operates in several states, I would presume that the feds would have jurisdiction. You might want to make some inquiries, William.  |  IP: Logged William T. Parr Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 823 From: Cedar Park, TX Registered: Nov 2000 posted 11-27-2002 03:19 PM                     Hey John, Funny you should say that. I have contacted my county attorney about the bounced checks and the fact that towards the end of EFW's existance in Austin, they had hung a memo on the employee bullentin boards stating that we had from Monday when we got our checks until close of Business Thursday to have them cashed or they would bounce. Now keep in mind that the checks are written against a bank in South Carolina that did not have a local branch to cash them at. And the check would have to be presented to the bank in S.C before Thursday a mere 2 1/2 days for payment or it would be no good. The other thing really f'd up with this company is they have like 7 different banks which they are constatly transfering money in and out of. For a company that took in 13.5 millon in revenue and spend aboslutely 0 to maintain or upgrade facilities, there is definately something wrong. Several of my co workers filed complaints with the State Attorney Gernerals office in Georgia about them already. Will be interesting to see what becomes of it.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 11-27-2002 06:20 PM                     I certainly agree that a criminal investigation might be warranted against EFW for committing fraud. However, with things like white collar crime, politics commonly interfere. If I go hold up a 7-11 and steal $20, I'll get 20 years to life for it. If I steal $20 Billion, I might get three years at a country club prison and then be able to write books about it afterward. Oh, don't forget the lucrative speaking tours! Hell, if you steal enough money you might get to play golf with the President on a regular basis. Politics interfere with white collar crime because politicians are commonly bribed. Well, we call them political contributions and such. But it is still bribery. Lobbying is very organized form of bribery. Rich guys give politicians money to look the other way while they raid a pension fund or dump a trillion gallons of industrial waste into a wildlife refuge. I agree this country must maintain its "war on terrorism," but all the resources devoted to "homeland security" also allow far more slack to all the white collar criminals out there.  |  IP: Logged John T. Hendrickson, Jr Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 889 From: Freehold, NJ, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 11-27-2002 08:02 PM                     Given the problems in the stock market after the tech bubble burst, there seems to be a lot less tolerance of white collar crime. Here in New Jersey, the state pension fund is going after several big corporations for misrepresenting their earnings and the amount of debt they reported carrying, so I think you may have a shot at getting EFW in hot water.  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 11-27-2002 08:22 PM                        Regarding "white collar crime", authorities are being very tough right now on anything having to do with mis-stated earnings, misleading investors, etc.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 11-28-2002 12:48 PM                     Certainly after things like the ENRON debacle, Tyco, WorldCom and Martha Stewart, there is a lot more pressure to punish white collar crime. However, that is only in the interest in getting more suckers --er, I mean investors, to get back into the stock market. Politicians will still guide policy on their own selfish interests. And if a certain businessman makes it worth their while, such lobbying for the politician's pork for his district, the lawmaker will make it easier for certain businessmen to rip off the public. Overall, the government has lots of loopholes in the books to allow people to defraud customers, investors and taxpayers. We have a tax code that is, what, 2000 pages long? The only purpose that complexity serves is keeping a great deal of tax attorneys, accountants and many levels of costly bureaucracy employed. Bascially, I call much that government-sanctioned white collar welfare. We could greatly simplify the tax code or even have a flat tax. Most voters and even businesses are in favor of such a thing. But it will never happen for all the self-interested government people and lawyers a better tax code would adversly affect. Oklahoma has one of the most pathetic worker's comp standards in the nation. It is one of the things that has this state far behind others. The new governor, Brad Henry, knows this all too well. But he doesn't care. His Tulsa law practice makes a -load of money from pursuing worker's comp litigation. Since Thanksgiving time is the peak for slip-and-fall cases, I'm sure their practice is gearing up to make more money. Anyway, to make my very long point short, yeah EFW needs to be investigated. But I will not be at all surprised if the complaints about EFW fall on deaf governmental ears.  |  IP: Logged Thomas Procyk Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1842 From: Royal Palm Beach, FL, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 12-18-2002 07:36 PM                     I was told by someone that the EFW Colonial Promenade in Orlando has been closed for some time now. (about a month) Good riddance. =TMP=  |  IP: Logged Ken Layton Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1452 From: Olympia, Wash. USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 04-07-2003 12:03 AM                     Their website does not seem to be working anymore. www.entertainmentfilmworks.com  |  IP: Logged Andrew Duggan Expert Film Handler Posts: 127 From: Albany, NY, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 04-07-2003 01:18 AM                        quote: Yeah the sad part of EFW is the president of the company's name is James "SLUG" Duffy. Well Mr Duffy here's to you You greedy self rightoues asshole. Hope you end up in a fedral prison as a sex slave to some 400 lb dude named Bubba." Wow, there's a candidate for "most bitter, hostile post ever"  |  IP: Logged

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