Last year I was introduced to a man by the name of Michael Marknsen, because my friends had previously known him I trusted that he was a respectful man. I was later asked by a friend, at the time, if he could stay with me for a few days, and that he was going through some domestic problems with his X-girlfriend and he wasn't supposed to be seen out in the Kirkland area, she had a no contact order against him so he wanted to stay elsewhere. I was told that I would be paid by him for my hospitality but a few days turned into a few weeks and I was taken for a lot of money in the process.
He had attorney fees and had hired an attorney to keep him out of jail, he had asked me if he could borrow some money to keep him out of trouble, (his being the victim and all), I allowed him to convince me that I was the only one who could help. Each transaction was either given to him in cash or in the form of a cashiers check, therefore I was unable to stop payment. While I was withdrawing the funds from my local bank account in W. Seattle, my banker Russell B. Johns became very suspicious and asked me if I was safe. The cashiers checks were signed over to a friend of his, Kenny Castle, and Kenny would deposit the money into his Alaska airline credit union account, and then would give it back to Michael, this way their was no proof that the money was a loan from me and no paper trails.
I had Michael sign a promissory note, it was notarized by Jimmy Chin from Key Bank Bellevue, stating that he would return my money within 90 days, either in cash from the sale of his Lexus, or he would transfer the title from the Lexus into my name. I was informed that the Lexus was stolen and in hiding by the X-girlfriend as collateral, every time I called the Kirkland police to ask if it had been recovered, vin #jthfn48y420031038, it had not been found. I sent him a certified letter after the 90 days were up stating to him that I was demanding immediate and full payment of the promissory note signed on July 31st in the amount of $30,000.00 within the next 10 business days. The letter was delivered, never signed by him, and returned to me. Every bank account that I had and was used was closed.
Michael had also stolen my credit cards, Mastercard and Key bank Visa, he used this credit for unpaid bills, yardwork, casino gambling, resorts, hotels, gas, porn sights, food and entertainment for himself and all his friends, and All City bail bonds... He also took my social security card and used the last digits to tap into my Verizon account to open up accounts under my name as well as purchasing expensive equipment... Not only that but he also hooked up a land line under my name to use with his house arrest ankle bracelet, which was nearly impossible to disconnect! Loans or transactions made with or without my permission had been documented and noted to be returned to me ASAP!
I had to put myself up on every fraud allert avilable to me, TransUnion, Experian, Equifax. I also had to sign a quick claims deed to protect my home and the co signer on my home. I felt in danger of losing everything I owned and in danger of my well being.
I had several conversations with his attorney Robert Finall, he had informed me of my rights and said that I could pull out and get all of my money back, unfortunately, since all of Michaels transactions to his attorney were made in cash, this leaving me no proof that the money was actually loaned by myself, therefore the attorney could not return it to me legally!
When I went to the police for help they treated me as though I was wasting their time, and wouldn't even let me make a police report against him!
I have pages upon pages of King County court records from this man, he has conned people from California to Washington, and that is all I am aware of, but he needs to be caught and prosecuted for what he has done to all of these people...
If anyone has any questions or comments, do so...
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