NASCAR: A Crime, its Victims and a Dream
The crime report:
From September 2001 to July 2005 Michael L. Leffingwell represented himself as someone with a plan, a plan to separate individuals and companies from their money.
According to court records Leffingwell is a construction worker who received NASCAR event credentials “to race” in NASCAR events four times in the time frame already noted.
Putting to use his bogus credentials “Leffingwell represented to various companies that he would advertise their products on his race vehicle, sell merchandise featuring the company that advertised, and display the company
Sounds like Leffingwell has a future. As punishment he could do NASCAR-community service by having to try to sell sponsorship for Michael Waltrip Racing.
He’s got a future all right… but I suspect it will include far less time in the iron bar hotel than deserved.
This story is very interesting! Could you post some links to the news stories, perhaps pictures of the perpetrators?
I’m a member of the Linux computer operating system community, and we have this site: http://tux500.com/ currently being hyped in every forum and bulletin board getting people to donate to it to put a Linux sticker on an Indy 500 car. They’re trying to raise $350,000 dollars in a month.
Is it possible that this could be another case like the one you describe? How do we check this out?
I agree it’s an interesting story and that’s why I posted it.
Surely as a “member of the Linux computer operating system community” you are, or should be, well versed in the use of and value of Google.
However, given the race team and drivers involved with it I suspect this fund drive may be legit. But it ain’t my money so and I’ll leave the problem of researching itto you.