Here's a true 'scene of the crime.' Steven West, Steven Watstein, Steve West, and who knows how many others?
Multi-convicted government informer who shows up for trials in limosines, although he's supposed to be unable to pay taxes, and never enters or leaves his limosine within eyesight of external courthouse cameras.
Having generated many millions through scams and frauds, this professional liar wasn't too hard to trick. As expected, he walked,
even after testifying how he ripped many thousands of people off, while WWW Registry gave what it promised and more. Go figgurit.
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22 (516) 485-6558
23 Proceedings recorded by mechanical stenography, transcript 24 produced by Computer-Assisted Transcription 25
HARRY RAPAPORT, CSR, CP, CM OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER 4596
1 M O R N I N G S E S S I O N
2 (Whereupon, the jury entered the courtroom.)
3
4 S T E V E N W A T S T E I N ,
5 called as a witness, having been previously
6 duly sworn, was examined and testified as
7 follows:
8
9 THE COURT: Good morning, members of the jury.
10 Please be seated.
11 When I heard at 10:00 a.m. not all of you were
12 there, I knew it was a mistake, that that was not so, that
13 eose who travel from as far away as Brooklyn would
14 get there on time, and I was absolutely correct, for which
15 I appreciate.
16 You may proceed.
17 MR. NELSON: Thank you, your Honor.
18
19 CROSS-EXAMINATION (cont'd)
20 BY MR. NELSON:
21 Q Good morning, Mr. West.
22 A Good morning.
23 Q Mr. West, I believe we left off yesterday afternoon 24 discussing the refund policy that was implemented by your 25 company.
HARRY RAPAPORT, CSR, CP, CM OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER 4597 Watstein-cross/Nelson
1 Am I correct that your testimony yesterday was
2 that during a period of time you had instructed your sales
3 staff and other members of your staff to advise customers
4 who were seeking refunds that a refund could not be
5 provided as a result of the
fact that their name had
6 already been engaged on their plaque when in fact such
7 plaque had not been prepared?
8 A That is correct, sir, during a brief period of time.
9 Q Am I also correct that during a period of time you
10 had instructed your staff to advise customers seeking
11 refunds that they would not be permitted to acquire their
12 refunds because their names had been included in the
13 registry which had already gone to print, when in point of
14 fact the registry had not yet been sent to the publisher?
15 A Yes, for a brief period of time, that's correct, yes,
16 sir.
17 Q Am I correct that there had been a period of time
18 when you actually had provided commissions to members of
19 your staff for preventing people from acquiring refunds?
20 A That is correct.
21 Q I believe yesterday Mr. Jenks showed you a number of
22 magazines, called Tribu
te Magazines, defense Exhibits C
23 through G. 24 I would like to show you what is previously 25 introduced into evidence as Defendant's Exhibit D, which
HARRY RAPAPORT, CSR, CP, CM OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER 4598 Watstein-cross/Nelson
1 is a Tribute magazine from the winter of 1995.
2 Other than yesterday, have you ever seen such a
3 magazine, sir?
4 (Handed to the witness.)
5 A Yes.
6 Q Was this shown to you by the government?
7 A I am not quite sure where I had seen it.
8 Q But you have had an opportunity to see this magazine,
9 correct?
10 A Not to study it, but to see it.
11 Q I would like to turn to an area of the magazine and
12 go through it one at a time.
13 Do you notice here that Who's Who Worldwide
14 Executive Club provided a Master Card to members.
15 Did any of your entities provide a cost-free
16 Master Card to any of the members of your entities?
17 A No, we did not.
18 Q I would like to show you on another page a reduced
19 cost for Advantage calling card with the Who's Who
20 Executive Club embossation from Transnational
21 Communications, Inc., was any such benefit provided to any
22 member of U.S. Executives?
23 MR. WHITE: Objection. 24 THE COURT: What ground? 25 MR. WHITE: I have an application with respect to
HARRY RAPAPORT, CSR, CP, CM OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER 4599 Watstein-cross/Nelson
1 this whole line of questioning.
2 THE COURT: What is your application?
3 MR. WHITE: My application is to preclude it.
4 THE COURT: You want a sidebar conference?
5 MR. WHITE: Yes, your Honor.
6 THE COURT: Come up.
7
8 (Whereupon, at this time the following took place
9 at the sidebar.)
10 MR. WHIT
E: I didn't mean to delay things. I
11 wanted to make sure the ground rules are straight here.
12 They can question Mr. West about whatever his
13 company did. I think, so, if they are questioning
14 specifically and that pointedly as to the comparisons of
15 his company and Mr. Gordon's company for purposes of
16 showing the different things that Mr. Gordon offered, it
17 would open the door for the government to point out the
18 similarities.
19 If they want to cross-examine about untrue things
20 they said, fine. But the sole purpose of everything
21 Mr. Jenks went through yesterday and what Mr. Nelson
22 appears to be going through is to draw a positive
23 comparison that Mr. Gordon is so much better than 24 Mr. West. If that's the case, the door can't swing one 25 way, the government should be able to bring out the
HARRY RAPAPORT, CSR, CP, CM OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER 4600 Watstein-cross/Nelson
1 similarities.
2 MR. TRABULUS: Your Honor, the government brought
3 out all the similarities in the direct examination of
4 Mr. West.
5 THE COURT: Do you want to slow down,
6 Mr. Trabulus.
7 MR. SCHOER: It was over objection.
8 MR. TRABULUS: Over objection.
9 He brought it out and selectively identified a
10 variety of things that Mr. West did that paralleled some
11 of the evidence against Mr. Gordon.
12 Although this was ostensibly done in terms of
13 drawing the teeth on a witness who can be, by bad acts and
14 prior conviction discredited, but another purpose was to
15 impliedly show the jury these acts constituted bad acts
16 because this witness pled guilty to draw in the jurors'
17 minds that Mr. Gordon is guilty as well.
18 It is quite proper to show the jury how the
19 conduct between the two companies differed.
20 MR. NELSON: Indeed the Court might recall at the
21 request of defense it was necessary for the Court to
22 provide a limiting instruction to the jury yesterday that
23 the conduct of Mr. West is such that it cannot be drawn 24 against these defendants based on any similarity. 25 THE COURT: I did. And I fully intend you to
HARRY RAPAPORT, CSR, CP, CM OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER 4601 Watstein-cross/Nelson
1 bring out all the differences.
2 MR. NELSON: Thank you, your Honor.
3 THE COURT: I don't know why this conference was
4 necessary, because I agree with defense counsel that the
5 government attempted to show a lot of similarities.
6 That's why I sua sponte told the jury that that plea of
7 guilty had nothing whatsoever to do with this case. And
8 that was a personal decision made by him. If you recall,
9 that is what I said.
10 MR. NELSON: Yes, your Honor.
11 MR. TRABULUS: Yes, your Honor.
12 MR. WHITE: To put one thing in context of what
13 happened yesterday.
14 Obviously I brought out what Mr. West pled guilty
15 to. It was not done for the purpose of drawing a
16 comparison. It was unavoidable. That's what Mr. West
17 pled guilty to.
18 THE COURT: It helped a little bit.
19 MR. WHITE: Your Honor, may I put one thing in
20 context?
21 THE COURT: Yes.
22 MR. WHITE: The government didn't want to call
23 Mr. West. The defense attorneys all stipulated to the 24 authenticity of the tapes. But they insisted, insisted 25 that Mr. West be brought in here.
HARRY RAPAPORT, CSR, CP, CM OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER 4602 Watstein-cross/Nelson
1 MR. TRABULUS: I didn't.
2 MR. WHITE: They wanted to go through all his bad
3 acts, so I don't want any imputation that I was doing this
4 so the jury can draw an improper conclusion.
5 THE COURT: I am not drawing any imputations.
6 MR. WHITE: Mr. Trabulus is.
7 THE COURT: I am saying what the average
8 reasonable juror could infer since he pled guilty to this,
9 and the defendants here doing the same thing are also
10 guilty. That's why I made the curative charge.
11 MR. WHITE: I thought it was appropriate and
12 didn't object.
13 THE COURT: I will not limit them or prohibit
14 them from showing differences.
15 MR. WHITE: On redirect can the government point
16 out the similarities?
17 THE COURT: You have pointed them out already.
18 If you have any other similarities, you will not go over
19 the same thing again. That would be prejudicial and
20 unnecessary. This jury heard the similarities.
21 MR. WHITE: Okay.
22 MR. TRABULUS: I would like to state that I did
23 not request that Mr. West testify. I did request other 24 confidential informants who recorded statements made by 25 Mr. Gordon, which Mr. West did not, be available to
HARRY RAPAPORT, CSR, CP, CM OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER 4603 Watstein-cross/Nelson
1 testify.
2 MR. WHITE: That is not so. Mr. Trabulus said I
3 want the CI's there. He wanted West, Ihlenfeldt and
4 Zerring here. And they are here only because the defense
5 wanted them here.
6 MR. TRABULUS: I wanted Zerring and Ihlenfeldt.
7 MR. WHITE: You can't pick and choose.
8 THE COURT: You may continue, Mr. Nelson.
9
10 (Whereupon, at this time the following takes
11 place in open court.)
12 Q Mr. West, I would like to show you a page in the
13 magazine which indicates that Airborne Express discounts
14 up to 40 percent are provided to members of Who's Who
15 Worldwide. Did your entity provide such a benefit for its
16 members?
17 A No.
18 Q I would like to show you a section of the magazine
19 where there is an advertisement through Telecom,
20 T E L E C O M, International, for a discount of up to 70
21 percent on international telephone calls.
22 Was such a benefit as that provided to members of
23 your membership organization? 24 A No. 25 Q And similarly, I would like to show you on the
HARRY RAPAPORT, CSR, CP, CM OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER 4604 Watstein-cross/Nelson
1 adjoining page, that domestic discounts were provided the
2 members of Who's Who Worldwide.
3 Was such a membership benefit provided to members
4 of your organization?
5 A It was proposed, but no one maintained interest in
6 it.
7 Q Was there a membership, the next page, for Executive
8 Club members for auto insurance provided to members of
9 your organization?
10 A No, sir.
11 Q Okay.
12 Am I correct that there was an advertisement in
13 this Tribute magazine for such a discount to members of
14 Who's Who Worldwide?
15 A That's correct.
16 Q Finally, do you notice on another page of the
17 magazine, there is a medical emergency card for a discount
18 on Med Jet assistance for members of Who's Who Worldwide.
19 Was such a benefit provided for members of your
20 organization?
21 A I believe it was proposed, but no one maintained an
22 interest in it.
23 Q Now, I believe you testified yesterday that at some 24 point in time you had attempted to use a nomination 25 procedure, but you dropped that; is that correct?
HARRY RAPAPORT, CSR, CP, CM OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER 4605 Watstein-cross/Nelson
1 A That is correct.
2 Q Okay.
3 Did your company at any point in time provide to
4 existing members nomination ballots for them to nominate
5 other members for inclusion in your organization?
6 A I can't answer that question with a yes or no, sir.
7 Q Well, you were the owner of the company. Did you
8 ever have a printing company draw up and prepare a
9 nomination ballot that you would have had to expend money
10 to send to members, to then have given to other people for
11 membership benefits?
12 A It was not called a nomination ballot. It was called
13 something else, to achieve a similar result.
14 Q Did you ever expend funds for the preparation of a
15 document which would be sent to members of your
16 organization so, that if they so chose, they could prepare
17 that document and send it back to your company for the
18 purpose of nominating other people, yes or no?
19 A Yes. But to the best of my recollection we did for a
20 brief period of time. But there was no interest in the
21 members in utilizing such ballots.
22 Q How many hundreds of thousands of ballots did you
23 have sent out to your members? 24 A I don't know the number, sir. 25 Q Did you send a hundred?
HARRY RAPAPORT, CSR, CP, CM OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER 4606 Watstein-cross/Nelson
1 A I don't want to guess. I don't know the number.
2 Q Did you send five?
3 A You are asking me to guess, and I don't want to
4 guess.
5 Q You were the owner and principal of your company; is
6 that correct?
7 A Yes, that's correct.
8 Q Did you send any form of mailing to your members for
9 them to nominate other people? Yes or no?
10 A Sir, my recollection is yes, we did. I cannot give
11 you an exact count. It was done for a brief period of
12 time, and there was no interest or response from the
13 members to the best of my recollection.
14 Q Did you implement any type of a procedure or policy
15 at your company for the purpose of screening those
16 nomination ballots so you could act upon them?
17 A Yes, sir.
18 Q And what was that procedure?
19 A The procedure and policy that was established in May
20 of 1990 was that for someone to be qualified for our Who's
21 Who, they had to --
22 Q I am talking about nomination solely.
23 A It applied to both. 24 Q I am asking about nominations only. 25 A As to nominations, nominations would not be accepted
HARRY RAPAPORT, CSR, CP, CM OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER 4607 Watstein-cross/Nelson
1 unless the individual had five years experience in his or
2 her field and had
the title of manager or director or
3 higher.
4 Q And can you tell us how many nomination ballots were
5 received by your company?
6 A As I previously testified, sir, there was no strong
7 interest in that. It was not a substantial number.
8 Q Can you tell us how many were mailed by your number?
9 A I don't know the answer. I previously testified to
10 that, sir.
11 Q Can you tell us whether or not they were mailed in a
12 publication, along with a letter, or whether or not they
13 would just shift as an individual ballot?
14 A I don't have a clear recollection. It might have
15 been included with the plaques that were shipped, the
16 books that were shipped, but I am not sure.
17 Q You as principal of the company don't know how or in
18 what manner these nominations were sent out; is that
19 right?
20 A I don't recall that, sir. Yes, that's correct
.
21 Q Now, I believe it is your testimony as relating to
22 the possibility of networking for members of your
23 organization, you intended to have some seminars at 24 various different locations, but none of them came 25 through?
HARRY RAPAPORT, CSR, CP, CM OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER 4608 Watstein-cross/Nelson
1 A At a singular location, sir.
2 Q You attempted to do it one time?
3 A That's right.
4 Q It didn't come through?
5 A No one maintained an interest in that consequence,
6 sir.
7 Q Did you at any point in time prepare or have
8 implemented an interactive CD-ROM or any other form of
9 software which could have been utilized by members for
10 interfacing with other members?
11 A As I previously testified, sir, in 1989, 1990,
12 CD-ROMs were not in use.
13 Q But there were computers in those days, right?
14 A Yes.
15 Q And in those days you were also able to have disks;
16 is that correct?
17 A The technology existed, yes, sir.
18 Q Did you do anything like that?
19 A No, sir.
20 Q And did your organization maintain any form of
21 conference facilities that facilitated members to have
22 conferences on your premises?
23 A As I previously testified, sir, the answer is no to 24 that question. 25 Q And -- withdrawn.
HARRY RAPAPORT, CSR, CP, CM OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER 4609 Watstein-cross/Nelson
1 As I previously stated with respect to networks,
2 as a contention, attempts to hold a seminar on one
3 occasion that did not occur, there was no reason or
4 facility for members to network with other members?
5 A You are not correct, sir.
6 Q They would be able to look inside the registry in
7 order to find that; is that correct?
8 A Yes. Because we had phone numbers in our directory,
9 yes, sir.
10 MR. NELSON: I ask that it be stricken as not
11 responsive.
12 THE COURT: That answer is stricken as not
13 responsive. The jury is instructed to disregard it.
14 Q Would I be correct in stating in summary you
15 eventually entered a guilty plea in March of 1993, where
16 you admitted you defrauded literally thousands of
17 customers out of close to 14 million dollars?
18 A Yes, sir.
19 Q You were arrested on that charge on May 20th, 1992;
20 is that right?
21 A As I previously testified, yes, sir.
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