The Berkbridge Foundation - Questions Regarding Legitimacy 8 8

[thehumantorch]

2 hours ago, Mecha_Fantastic said:

They really are showing their true colours. This email has been edited, as it contains words not appropriate for this forum, so I've had to censor them. You'll see what I mean. That's the only editing that has been done. It's a real piece of work. It's from Berkbridge Foundation, is the first one to be signed, finally, and as per format, is in Bold. 

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October 4, 2019, 11:29 AM

First of all, you smug piece of s**t, we don't owe you anything so be thankful that we've entertained your annoying messages so far. Perhaps, you should spent a little time reviewing your country's laws on Internet Trolling instead of bothering honest Americans trying to do some good in the World.

Second of all, we're not obligated to provide any information to you or your Forum cronies since we've been the subject of a harassment campaign (page 81 https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i990.pdf ). Since you're too stupid or incompetent to access our documents through the IRS web site, you may want to contact an attorney to decipher the rules in the aforementioned publication for you. 

Now kindly f**k off!

Michael Dawson

ps: Please cut and paste this message in your thread, it will only strengthen our legal case against you

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Classy.  Who's Michael Dawson?

[Domo Arigato]

30 minutes ago, thehumantorch said:

Classy.  Who's Michael Dawson?

 

Link to CorporationWiki - Berkbridge Foundation

 

 

Edited October 4, 2019 by Domo Arigato

[Cat]

BTW, 'Internet Trolling' was a link to this: https://www.findlaw.com.au/articles/4259/internet-trolls-can-be-prosecuted-under-australian.aspx

Edited October 4, 2019 by Mecha_Fantastic

[icefires]

Tax-Exempt Organization Subject to Harassment Campaign Under section 6104(d)(4), if the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Tax Exempt and Government Entities) determines that the organization is being harassed, a tax-exempt organization isn't required to comply with any request for copies that it reasonably believes is part of a harassment campaign. Whether a group of requests is a harassment campaign depends on the relevant facts and circumstances such as: • A sudden increase in requests; • An extraordinary number of requests by form letters or similarly worded correspondence; • Hostile requests; • Evidence showing bad faith or deterrence of the organization's exempt purpose; • Prior provision of the requested documents to the purported harassing group; and • A demonstration that the organization routinely provides copies of its documents upon request. A tax-exempt organization can disregard any request for copies of all or part of any document beyond the first two received within any 30-day period or the first four received within any 1-year period from the same individual or the same address, whether or not the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Tax Exempt and Government Entities) has Instructions for Form 990 -81- Page 82 of 102 Fileid: … tions/I990/2018/A/XML/Cycle08/source 13:10 - 10-Jan-2019 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. determined that the organization is subject to a harassment campaign. A tax-exempt organization can apply for a determination that it is the subject of a harassment campaign and that compliance with requests that are part of the campaign would not be in the public interest by submitting a signed application to the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Tax Exempt and Government Entities). See Rev. Proc. 2018-1, 2018-1 I.R.B. 1, or as updated annually. In addition, the organization can suspend compliance with any request it reasonably believes to be part of the harassment campaign until it receives a response to its application for a harassment campaign determination. However, if the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Tax Exempt and Government Entities) determines that the organization did not have a reasonable basis for requesting a determination that it was subject to a harassment campaign or reasonable belief that a request was part of the campaign, the officer, director, trustee, employee, or other responsible individual of the organization remains liable for any penalties for not providing the copies in a timely fashion. See Regulations section 301.6104(d)-3

[comicdonna]

6 hours ago, Mecha_Fantastic said:

They really are showing their true colours. This email has been edited, as it contains words not appropriate for this forum, so I've had to censor them. You'll see what I mean. That's the only editing that has been done. It's a real piece of work. It's from Berkbridge Foundation, is the first one to be signed, finally, and as per format, is in Bold. 

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October 4, 2019, 11:29 AM

First of all, you smug piece of s**t, we don't owe you anything so be thankful that we've entertained your annoying messages so far. Perhaps, you should spent a little time reviewing your country's laws on Internet Trolling instead of bothering honest Americans trying to do some good in the World.

Second of all, we're not obligated to provide any information to you or your Forum cronies since we've been the subject of a harassment campaign (page 81 https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i990.pdf ). Since you're too stupid or incompetent to access our documents through the IRS web site, you may want to contact an attorney to decipher the rules in the aforementioned publication for you. 

Now kindly f**k off!

Michael Dawson

ps: Please cut and paste this message in your thread, it will only strengthen our legal case against you

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  I think Mark Zaid should look into this.  @esquirecomics  I will try to call him today.  

[bababooey]

14 minutes ago, icefires said:

Tax-Exempt Organization Subject to Harassment Campaign Under section 6104(d)(4), if the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Tax Exempt and Government Entities) determines that the organization is being harassed, a tax-exempt organization isn't required to comply with any request for copies that it reasonably believes is part of a harassment campaign. Whether a group of requests is a harassment campaign depends on the relevant facts and circumstances such as: • A sudden increase in requests; • An extraordinary number of requests by form letters or similarly worded correspondence; • Hostile requests; • Evidence showing bad faith or deterrence of the organization's exempt purpose; • Prior provision of the requested documents to the purported harassing group; and • A demonstration that the organization routinely provides copies of its documents upon request. A tax-exempt organization can disregard any request for copies of all or part of any document beyond the first two received within any 30-day period or the first four received within any 1-year period from the same individual or the same address, whether or not the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Tax Exempt and Government Entities) has Instructions for Form 990 -81- Page 82 of 102 Fileid: … tions/I990/2018/A/XML/Cycle08/source 13:10 - 10-Jan-2019 The type and rule above prints on all proofs including departmental reproduction proofs. MUST be removed before printing. determined that the organization is subject to a harassment campaign. A tax-exempt organization can apply for a determination that it is the subject of a harassment campaign and that compliance with requests that are part of the campaign would not be in the public interest by submitting a signed application to the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Tax Exempt and Government Entities). See Rev. Proc. 2018-1, 2018-1 I.R.B. 1, or as updated annually. In addition, the organization can suspend compliance with any request it reasonably believes to be part of the harassment campaign until it receives a response to its application for a harassment campaign determination. However, if the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Tax Exempt and Government Entities) determines that the organization did not have a reasonable basis for requesting a determination that it was subject to a harassment campaign or reasonable belief that a request was part of the campaign, the officer, director, trustee, employee, or other responsible individual of the organization remains liable for any penalties for not providing the copies in a timely fashion. See Regulations section 301.6104(d)-3

[theCapraAegagrus]

[Buzzetta]

1 hour ago, comicdonna said:

  I think Mark Zaid should look into this.  @esquirecomics  I will try to call him today.  

Mark's very busy these days.

https://nypost.com/2019/10/03/whistleblowers-attorney-says--didnt-help-write-complaint/

Edited October 4, 2019 by Buzzetta

[Badger]

1 hour ago, comicdonna said:

  I think Mark Zaid should look into this.  @esquirecomics  I will try to call him today.  

Mark Zaid may be a little busy dealing with other matters right now. 

Bleeding Cool link

[Buzzetta]

6 minutes ago, Badger said:

Mark Zaid may be a little busy dealing with other matters right now. 

Bleeding Cool link

Beat you by one minute.  

[The Lions Den]

2 hours ago, icefires said:

However, if the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Tax Exempt and Government Entities) determines that the organization did not have a reasonable basis for requesting a determination that it was subject to a harassment campaign or reasonable belief that a request was part of the campaign, the officer, director, trustee, employee, or other responsible individual of the organization remains liable for any penalties for not providing the copies in a timely fashion. See Regulations section 301.6104(d)-3

[icefires]

Mr. Dawson may come to regret that reactionary response. There are 96 pages in that IRS reference - a lot of interesting reading. Not to mention some other interesting IRS documents. There are many resources in this community that can differentiate "harassment" from suspicion of illegal activities.

Edited October 4, 2019 by icefires

[Sal]

Gee, that email exchange completely seems like the kind of thing a totally legitimate charitable organization would do when getting a simple request for documents they are legally required to provide, and not at all like a group of people running a complicated scam and hoping the requestor goes away by obfuscation or intimidation.

 

Totally legit.

[mrwoogieman]

2 hours ago, Badger said:

Mark Zaid may be a little busy dealing with other matters right now. 

Bleeding Cool link

I don't understand. Mark is soliciting donations for the whistle blower's legal fund, but he's one of the lawyers who needs to be paid??

Maybe I'm misinterpreting the Tweet in the article, but seems gross.   

[comix4fun]

3 hours ago, Buzzetta said:

Beat you by one minute.  

Way to blow your own whistle.....

[The Lions Den]

2 hours ago, icefires said:

There are a lot of wimps and wannabees on this board. For that reason, we had to chop you.  I'm done here. Sorry.

Perhaps you could elaborate on this statement..?  

[theCapraAegagrus]

27 minutes ago, The Lions Den said:

Perhaps you could elaborate on this statement..?  

Clearly, s/he had to chop you.

Did you feel this or not?

[Domo Arigato]

6 hours ago, Badger said:

Mark Zaid may be a little busy dealing with other matters right now. 

[porcupine48]

1 minute ago, Domo Arigato said:

Hey,your new avatar didn't last too long.

[Domo Arigato]

11 minutes ago, porcupine48 said:

Hey,your new avatar didn't last too long.

I've been experimenting with Halloween avatars, so not sure which one you saw.  This one?