Honestly, from the podcast it sounds like he didn't start out trying to scam but instead used a fake name, probably for the reasons you mention and because he wanted to be 'in' the industry. He got in too deep, beyond his technical abilities and was allowed to spend company cash without any real control. If you partner up with a clown, expect him to behave like a fool and spend your money. Without checks and balances he continued on his merry way, spending money and taking advantage of lax leadership. He was enabled by the way the business was set up and not controlled, and he took advantage but didn't seem to have a big scam end goal in mind, just got in too deep and ran with it - it probably played out much longer than he expected.Just me thinking out loud.
I think, the "scam" was before he ever met Brian. We were the one's that were the true target of the initial scam. The scam was just a fake identity in hopes of creating this "subject matter expert" in a field of which he has no authority or qualifications to be considered a SME. He ran across Brian and when the opportunity presented himself, he thought "this is my shot." I believe if things were to never been questioned of him, Theis would still be a part of Hoplite and amongst us today, playing his role. When the kitchen started to get hot, he panicked, and his crooked ass wife pushed him by saying, "the gig is about to be up, lets cash in while we can and pop smoke." I really feel his main motivation was to be validated as an authority in the firearms realm. He had to use a fake name and fake back story b/c his real name and history would prevent him from being anyone of importance. He had long since burnt that name (his real name) in the community and nobody would give him a second thought. Once the gig was up, "lets get what we can get and move on. Its been fun but its got to end." If it was some scam dedicated to financial gain, he would have somehow taken Brian for a much bigger monetary ride than what he did. Not minimizing what was stolen, but lets face it, it wasn't $750k where he could live like a king in Mexico. Either way, he's a piece of shit and needs to fry for it. Brian has done the right thing on all accounts since the revelation of who Theis was. Everyone has been made whole except for Brian. Ive spent a lot of time thinking about this since i found out what was happening, and even more since the podcast with Dave and Brian. This is what i keep coming back to that best makes things seem plausible. But wtf do i know? Ive been wrong a couple times before.
Honestly, from the podcast it sounds like he didn't start out trying to scam but instead used a fake name, probably for the reasons you mention and because he wanted to be 'in' the industry. He got in too deep, beyond his technical abilities and was allowed to spend company cash without any real control. If you partner up with a clown, expect him to behave like a fool and spend your money. Without checks and balances he continued on his merry way, spending money and taking advantage of lax leadership. He was enabled by the way the business was set up and not controlled, and he took advantage but didn't seem to have a big scam end goal in mind, just got in too deep and ran with it - it probably played out much longer than he expected.
At the end of the day, he was given free reign without any real control.....Brian said on the podcast he was scammed...and then Brian emailed a picture of his credit card to a Private Investigator . If that's how he rolls then that's his choice but you have to hire good people into your business if you give that much discretion.
Hoplite needs to sell this as a scam and make people good otherwise it looks like complete incompetence and their brand and business is toast. Yes they could have bankrupt the company but that would have implications for the owner elsewhere.
Incompetence on so many levels. Anyway, that's how it comes over on the podcast.
It will be interesting to see how this plays out in a criminal court.
I didn't get it the same way you got it..I’m just saying how it came over on the podcast.
It’s been on the list since the second I knew about it. Just gotta save up for it. Got a lot going on right now. So it might be a bit.
Get Kevin brittingham on and ask him about Twitter outbursts lol
Those large grips are nice my chassis came with a OBi which is probably the same size and it’s covered in skateboard grip tape, it’s real nice with the tape.Well. Found out yesterday that I'm apparently shooting a 1 day match at pigg river this weekend. Me and Jeff are hauling his bad ass new camper up there and going to play in the wind Saturday. My rifle was getting delivered today but didn't have much daylight to zero it so I used the "track my package" feature on the UPS app and hounded down my driver about 6-7 miles away from the house. Lol. Got the rifle home and set it up to zero it. All I can say is, WoW. I thought I loved the protoype but this bitch is on another level. Can't wait to get the new vision goodies and the final cerakote job but she is still a bad bitch. The stacked Vision weights feel super on a barricade. She's a thicc ho too. With empty mag and bipod, it weighs just over 25lbs but balances perfectly.
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Great Ep. so far. Im digging the Jack Master engineering approach to shooting. Good stuff Fellas.
Although....
Im at the 1 hour 45 mark. I have heard a Romcom Reference and a tennis Reference.
No worries man, again, it's just constructive criticism. It was a great episode with a lot of knowledge for part-time shooters like me.i was on 1 mic, Ted was on another. the mic he used wasn't picking him up very well. i had to turn the volume up on both so that you could hear Ted. Wasn't a whole lot i could do about it. We knew before recording that this was going to be an issue. Sorry.
Ted did great, I did "much less than great." LOLI wanna know how you guys did at the match, and if Ted thought the wind was everything David said it was cracked up to be.
It's still going on. Mentioned it in the truck cast@BLKWLFK9 are you going to do the next give away or did you cancel it?
I guess I need to pay more attention then when I listen to it haha just finished it. My father in law in having a shot load of problems with his 2018 f-150 hahaIt's still going on. Mentioned it in the truck cast
Never been easier right!? Love mineTonight.... My annealing was made perfect. #MakeAnnealingGreatAgain
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It can be. Just add the Ampmate and a case feeder.Never been easier right!? Love mine
It can be. Just add the Ampmate and a case feeder.
Bro, I know. Smh. I definitely should have gotten them but opted not to. Changed my mind like 2 weeks after placing the order in for the truck and went to the dealership to add them and the dude looked up my order and said it was too late bc they had already pulled all the chips for my truck and it was in D1 status which negates the ability to change the order. Pretty much why I got the truck so quickly compared to most that order one now days.. ended up getting a bakflip hard cover and their bakbox that hangs under the cover. Turned out nice.Truck looks great, but you missed out by not getting ramboxes. I'm on my 2nd Ram with ramboxes and I won't own another truck that doesn't have them.
Met Dan at the MDPRS Beginners match. He is an awesome dude who was doling out knowledge all day helping beginners understand using a tripod for support. Looking forward to listening to this podcast.
Its an awesome match for people in the Mid Atlantic who have never shot a match before. Very low pressure, lots of help and coaching and an overall great time.He mentioned that match in the podcast last night and said it was a good time.
How much are those tripods?Received my The Kit tripod from @Two Vets Sporting Goods today. Got her all dressed up and ready for the dance.
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