I too, was taken in by whatever his real name is. I did not like him the first time I met him, and should have trusted my instincts. When we were doing the new hire information, "by the book", I got to see a copy of his sad little resume, and also his id. He couldn't even produce a driver's license. He had an old state id, probably 20 years old. I guess his Driver's license and birth cert were in another name. I could kick myself now over the whole thing. Luckily, I am one who invested lots of time, and paid for a few dinners and some office supplies, but not a monetary investment like some other trusting souls did. This is a guy who ripped off his church - so what does that tell you. After the dust had settled, I found out he had even provided bogus fed, state and unemployment tax ids to his new payroll provider. I know this to be fact. Seems like every time there was a lunch or dinner meeting, he and his fam ordered lavishly from the menu, knowing it was a free meal. I was taken in, along with several others, for baby showers, birthday parties, gifts, etc. He didn't have to provide anything but empty promises and bullsh*. It should have clued us all in when he promised his kids a trip to DisneyWorld, on a private jet no less, limo to the airport, the works - even had them invite friends - who were waiting at their house for something that never materialized. People thing that Madoff was a master schemer, but he had nothing on Dino. I'm not talking uneducated, desperate people here - I'm talking smart, savvy, successful people. He was barred from viewing a house he wanted to "surprise" his wife with, because when the agent went to set up the appointment, he was told that Dino had previously written a bad check for the purchase price of the house, and that no one in the Maryland suburban area would give him the time of day. I feel so sorry for everyone who was taken in by this dirtbag, and I hope he does become someone's girlfriend in jail, so he can get screwed like we did. Bend over and smile Dino.
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