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Sports => Football => Topic started by: Observer on February 16, 2006, 12:43:40 PM
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Executive Committee to rule on conflict of interest.
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At its meeting in Zurich yesterday (Wednesday, 15 February) under the chairmanship of Senes Erzik (Turkey), the Committee for Ethics and Fair Play dealt with a number of issues including that of FIFA vice-president Jack A. Warner (Trinidad and Tobago), who had himself brought the matter to the committee's attention.
The committee concluded that because of his involvement with Simpaul Travel Service in Port-of-Spain, FIFA vice-president Jack A. Warner has a conflict of interest with regard to ticketing for the 2006 FIFA World Cup™, and as a result, he has violated FIFA's Code of Ethics. The FIFA Executive Committee will now discuss this matter on 16-17 March 2006.
The committee also examined the case of Turkey coach Fatih Terim and decided not to enter into the matter.
Furthermore, the committee resolved to submit a proposal to the Executive Committee regarding the Code of Ethics, suggesting that it should be revised to include a provision governing betting that in the future will also be applied to players, agents, associations and clubs.
With regard to the fight against racism, the committee called for stricter sanctions to be imposed, and consequently for the FIFA Disciplinary Code to be revised. With this in mind, the committee decided to hold this year's FIFA Anti-Discrimination Day on 30 June and 1 July to coincide with the four FIFA World Cup™ quarter-final matches and in this way take an appropriate stand against racism.
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aye aye where truetrini! i cant believe i go reply before him to a post wit Jack warner!
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aye aye where truetrini! i cant believe i go reply before him to a post wit Jack warner!
make dis a memorable post, dctriniwhiteboy posts b4 tt in a jack warner related article, well dere could b one reason 4 dis, tt must b celebrating all know, eh tt drinks on u 2nite :beermug: :devil:
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He go get ah slap on de wrist...
He ent stupid... he know what he was doing all along... so when he spot get blow up... he bring it to FIFA himself....
slap on de wrist... nothing more.... I would be really surprised otherwise.
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for real TT hadda be celebrating somewhere...wit a big big smile on he face...altho still hadda see wah they decide on de 16-17th...
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Hmm by the way i jus here on radio that the Wc trophy in the country and will go on display from today.
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for real TT hadda be celebrating somewhere...wit a big big smile on he face...altho still hadda see wah they decide on de 16-17th...
for real he cover he shit before anyone smell it and Sepp ain't gonna do Jack nutten cuz Jack have have real ranks
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We all know FIFA not going to do anything. FIFA is a mafia organization just like the IOC. Man right Jack done cover his tracks and a slap on the wrist will be the punishment. I just happy that people getting to see a certain side of Jack
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Not a damn thing going to happen to Jack, he has the gift of guile.
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"slap on the wrist" only for jack? i would be supremely disappointed if he were to get anything more, de man try ah ting and eh get thru, "nothing ventured nothing gained". keep on keeping on "black-hen chicken" Jack Warner.
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I for one will openly say that I HOPE nothing comes out of this because I seriously DOUBT that there is some Mr. Moneybags or Organization with money that gonna pay for necessities concerning TnT football. The gov't have the most money and they never does fart on the team...dem fellas still waiting for dey money.
Maybe somebody that want Jack gone will step up....Ah hope so....And is better yet if he or she is a member of this forum. I DOUBT IT. But ah hope so.
Cause fellas sounding like they go be disappointed if nothing happen to Jack ???
Please tell meh we have we ducks in ah row already cause money talks and ah feel it go be quiet when Jack gone...he eh dey forever we all know that.
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a slap on the wrist is joke more like a slap on the back "atta boy Jack"
They just have to make it look like they are dealing with the conflict of interest, nothing go happen.
But TnT need to start planning for when Jack gone, to make sure we can keep on keeping on.
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FIFA VP IN ETHICS ROW
By Martyn Ziegler, PA Chief Sports Reporter
FIFA vice-president Jack Warner has been judged to have violated the organisation's code of ethics by his involvement with selling World Cup tickets.
The case, unprecedented in FIFA's history, could lead to Warner being suspended from the game's world governing body.
Warner has been found guilty of a conflict of interest after his family's travel agency were given the rights to sell Trinidad and Tobago's entire ticket allocation for the World Cup finals.
He brought the matter to the attention of FIFA's committee for ethics and fair play himself, but now faces action from FIFA's executive committee next month. Sanctions could include a suspension from FIFA.
A FIFA statement said: "The committee concluded that because of his involvement with Simpaul Travel Service in Port-of-Spain, FIFA vice-president Jack A Warner has a conflict of interest with regard to ticketing for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and as a result, he has violated FIFA's code of ethics. The FIFA executive committee will now discuss this matter on March 16-17, 2006."
Warner is a special adviser to the T&T football federation and eyebrows were raised after Simpaul, the travel agency owned by his family and of which he is a director, bought the rights to sell the tickets.
Critics believe that at least the rights should have gone out to public tender rather Simpaul merely paying £50,000 to be the authorised ticket sellers.
Simpaul is offering a £2,720 package for Trinidad's three group matches, including 12 nights in a hotel but not flights nor transport costs in Germany. They are not selling tickets, which would have a face value of a maximum of £207, separately.
It is not the first time that Warner's business activities have appeared to conflict with his role in football administration.
In the 1980s and 90s he obtained FIFA's TV rights for the Caribbean for a pittance and then sold them on to broadcasters.
FIFA ethics committee have also resolved to submit a proposal to the executive committee regarding the code of ethics, suggesting that it should be revised to include a provision governing betting that in the future will also be applied to players, agents, associations and clubs.
The committee also called for stricter sanctions to be imposed for racism.
The FIFA statement added: "With this in mind, the committee decided to hold this year's FIFA anti-discrimination day on June 30 and July 1 to coincide with the four FIFA World Cup quarter-final matches and in this way take an appropriate stand against racism."
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does this vindicate lasana liburd? ???
i think in some ways it does....
but on the lighter side was it a breach of 'ethics' or 'fiarplay' or both
and why couldnt that committee recommend some punishment. they are going to try and punish him when everyone is distracted.
if only jack as a good boy,....so much more could have happened for tnt football after jack gone
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JACK JACK JACK JACK,....
AND YES.. Lisana Libird is vindicated in my books..
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Allyuh not easy...Jack robbing we for years!!! All de money Jack say he spending allyuh forget how much he making.
I agree he have been pulling out de T&T team for years but doh think for one minute that de money Jack putting out he eh making back tenfold??? Ah sure he bank book in de black!!!
Imagine he have all de tickets for de WC and we cyah get none unless we over pay for ah Simpaul travel package. Dat is total madness.
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How could people ask if Liburd is vindicated. Lasana is obviously and completely vindicated. I deplore what Jack did by trying to destroy the young man's career. If there are any standards in journalism in Trinidad, this young man should be given an award. I was initially sympathetic to Jack for what he has done for football but this was the last straw as he deliberately tried to destroy a young black man's career as a smokescreen to cover his decption and self-dealing. He has also been exposed as a liar as I believe he had initially said that the tickets from the Simpaul package was not from T&T's allocation. He will realize the most painful lesson a black man can learn that certain clubs are old boys clubs for certain people
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liburd was always vindicated cuz jack feel he is king football
hope fifa do wat they need to do
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According to BBC.
Vice-president Jack Warner has been judged to have violated Fifa's code of ethics over his involvement with selling 2006 World Cup tickets.
He may be suspended from the organisation at a meeting on 16-17 March after being found guilty of a conflict of interest over ticket sales.
His family's travel agency were given the rights to sell Trinidad and Tobago's entire allocation.
However, Warner himself brought the matter to the attention of Fifa.
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Today's headlines. This is from a google search:
Warner guilty - Jamaica Observer
FIFA vice-president Warner broke ethics code - Tehran Times
FIFA vice-president Warner violated code of ethics-FIFA - Deepika
FIFA Says Warner Violated Ethics Code - KFMB
Fifa executive in World cup Cup ticket debacle - Worldcupweb.com
Warner faces expulsion from Fifa - Supersport
Fifa vice-president breaches code of ethics - Telegraph.co.uk
FIFA vice-president Warner violated code of ethics - ESPN
FIFA VP broke ethics code - Reuters.uk
FIFA vice-president Warner broke ethics code - Reuters India
FIFA vice-president Warner broke ethics code - Reuters South Africa
UPDATE 1-FIFA vice-president Warner broke ethics code - Reuters.uk
FIFA vice-president Warner violated code of ethics - FIFA - Reuters India
FIFA vice-president Warner said to violate code of ethics - Reuters South Africa
FIFA VP violated code of ethics - Reuters.uk
FIFA vice-president Warner violated code of ethics-FIFA - Reuters.uk
FIFA to rule on conflict of interest over 2006 World Cup ticketing - News-Herald.com
FIFA to rule on conflict of interest over 2006 World Cup ticketing - Chester Observer Tribune
FIFA to rule on conflict of interest over 2006 World Cup ticketing - Fall River Herald News
FIFA VP broke rules - Winnipeg Sun
FIFA says vice president violated code of ethics - People's Daily Online
WARNER COULD FACE FIFA RAP - Sportinglife.com
FIFA Says Warner Violated Ethics Code - Zee News
FIFA Finds T&T’s Warner Guilty Of Ethics Breach - Hardbeatnews.com
WARNER GUILTY - Trinidad & Tobago Express
FIFA vice president violates code of ethics - EastDay.com
FIFA: VP violates code of ethics over World Cup ticket sales - Xinhua
Soccer: FIFA Says Warner Violated Ethics Code - CRI
FIFA says Warner violated ethics code - Duluth News Tribune
FIFA says Warner violated ethics code - San Luis Obispo Tribune
Warner guilty of Fifa ethics breach - Independent
FIFA: Vice prez violated ethics code - SI.com
Fifa executive in Cup ticket row - BBC Sport
FIFA says vice president Warner violated ethics over World Cup ... - SLAM! Sports
Warner violated code of ethics - Fifa - Supersport
FIFA says Warner violated ethics code - Sacramento Bee
FIFA to rule on conflict of interest over 2006 World Cup ticketing - Sports Network
Sports Law News - FIFA Executive Committee to rule on conflict of ... - Lawfuel (press release)
FIFA says Warner violated ethics code - Seattle Post Intelligencer
FIFA says VP Warner violated ethics - TSN.ca
FIFA says Warner violated ethics code - Kentucky.com
FIFA Says Warner Violated Ethics Code - Sun-Sentinel.com
FIFA says Warner violated ethics code - Aberdeen American News
FIFA says Warner violated ethics code - Charlotte Observer
FIFA Says Warner Violated Ethics Code - San Francisco Chronicle
FIFA says Warner violated ethics code - San Jose Mercury News
FIFA says Warner violated ethics code - Contra Costa Times
FIFA says vice president violated ethics code - ESPN
FIFA Says Warner Violated Ethics Code - Forbes
FIFA Says Warner Violated Ethics Code - Chicago Tribune
FIFA Says Warner Violated Ethics Code - The Ledger
FIFA Says Warner Violated Ethics Code - Newsday
FIFA says Warner violated ethics code - Pioneer Press
FIFA Says Warner Violated Ethics Code - Los Angeles Times
FIFA says Warner violated ethics code - Miami Herald
FIFA Says Warner Violated Ethics Code - Gadsden Times (subscription)
FIFA Says Warner Violated Ethics Code - Houston Chronicle
Executive Committee to rule on conflict of interest - SFCPressPoint (press release)
FIFA VP IN ETHICS ROW - Sportinglife.com
Executive Committee to rule on conflict of interest - PaddockTalk
and that's just in English.....
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:notlistening: :whew:
shut up!!
dont say that!!
:'(
its absolutely preposterous!!
uncle Jack wouldnt do that.
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Jack Warner, a Fifa vice-president, has been found guilty of violating Fifa's own code of ethics because of his involvement in selling World Cup tickets, football's world governing body announced last night.
The case, unprecedented in Fifa's history, arose amid allegations of cronyism and profiteering by officials. Warner, who is also the head of Concafaf and a special adviser to the Trinidad & Tobago Football Federation, faces potential sanctions that might include his removal from office.
As The Independent reported last month, Warner became the centre of a ticketing scandal in Trinidad after his family's travel agency, Simpaul's, secured exclusive rights to sell Trinidad & Tobago's entire ticket allocation for this summer's World Cup. Neither Simpaul's nor the TTFF would provide any information on potential profits but it was estimated that Warner could make millions.
Fifa's committee for ethics and fair play met in Zurich on Wednesday evening to consider the matter and Fifa announced last night that Warner had been found guilty of a conflict of interest. "As a result, he has violated Fifa's Code of Ethics," a Fifa statement said. It added that Fifa's executive committee "will now discuss the matter on 16-17 March". Any sanctions will be imposed after that meeting.
Warner was unavailable for comment last night but is expected to launch a robust defence of his position. A TTFF spokesman said: "We have nothing to say at this time."
Trinidad & Tobago are grouped along with England, Sweden and Paraguay in the opening phase. The TTFF has been allocated 10,769 seats for its three group games combined. Simpaul's "travel packages" cost £2,720 and included tickets to each game, and hotel accommodation, but not flights nor any transport. It was estimated that Simpaul's could make more than £1,600 in profit per package.
Both Warner and Simpaul's have been inconsistent on their involvement in ticket sales. Initial adverts by the firm ran under the slogan "Ticket or leave it", telling supporters they would need to buy via Simpaul's to secure seats in Germany. Warner attempted to defend his apparent conflict of interests by arguing that "it is not a crime to be successful [in business], even for people like me."
He later claimed that Simpaul's, which he owns in partnership with his wife and sons, was not actually selling TTFF tickets at all, although he had admitted that Simpaul's paid TTFF $500,000 local currency (£45,000) to be its official World Cup package provider.
Before a media blackout on the issue, spokespeople for both Simpaul's and the TTFF told The Independent that Simpaul's was selling TTFF tickets.
Warner has muddied the waters further by saying that Simpaul's spent £400,000 between July and September last year on World Cup packages from a "European counterpart". He has not named this counterpart, despite requests to do so, but under Fifa's ticketing rules, it is not permissible for tickets to be sold on like this anyway.
It is not known whether Fifa's ethics committee considered only Warner's conflict of interest in owning a travel agency involved with TTFF, or two separate issues, one relating to Simpaul's original monopoly, and the other concerning Warner's claims about Simpaul's dealing in third-party tickets via Europe.
Fifa announced last month that Ernst & Young had been appointed as independent auditors of the whole ticketing process, including "internal examination of potential conflicts of interest in relation to any ticketing constituent groups."
Warner's business activities have apparently conflicted with his Fifa duties before - when he obtained Caribbean TV rights to the World Cup for a pittance and then sold them to broadcasters at a huge profit - but has never before faced sanctions.
He later claimed that Simpaul's, which he owns in partnership with his wife and sons, was not actually selling TTFF tickets at all, although he had admitted that Simpaul's paid TTFF $500,000 local currency (£45,000) to be its official World Cup package provider.
Before a media blackout on the issue, spokespeople for both Simpaul's and the TTFF told The Independent that Simpaul's was selling TTFF tickets.
Warner has muddied the waters further by saying that Simpaul's spent £400,000 between July and September last year on World Cup packages from a "European counterpart". He has not named this counterpart, despite requests to do so, but under Fifa's ticketing rules, it is not permissible for tickets to be sold on like this anyway.
It is not known whether Fifa's ethics committee considered only Warner's conflict of interest in owning a travel agency involved with TTFF, or two separate issues, one relating to Simpaul's original monopoly, and the other concerning Warner's claims about Simpaul's dealing in third-party tickets via Europe.
Fifa announced last month that Ernst & Young had been appointed as independent auditors of the whole ticketing process, including "internal examination of potential conflicts of interest in relation to any ticketing constituent groups."
Warner's business activities have apparently conflicted with his Fifa duties before - when he obtained Caribbean TV rights to the World Cup for a pittance and then sold them to broadcasters at a huge profit - but has never before faced sanctions.
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But allyuh expect me to jump up and act surprised?
Is long time ah telling some assholes here dat Jack violating de code of life! Farless code of ethics.Some here say is sound business, he eh doing nutten wrong S_T_E_U_P_S!
Is how long now..how many years aah crying like one in de wilderness dat Warner de Jack is ah crook?
Some here act like he is some kind ah god...I always saw him for what he is...and not what he wants to be. He in de right political party too...fuh those who say I is ah PNM...LOL!
For those who say dat critics ah jacko are haters and innuendo and heresay droppers...eat this (.) dat is ah bamsee in ah low rider!
Peg you was one who said that Jack had parlayed his position into business dealings..but dat was years ago..ah guess yuh see de light! LOL. TOLD YOU SO!
To those who want to give Jack de Trinity Cross..I have a good sturdy hammer and ten pounds ah 10" nails....who stopping me from nailing him tuh dat Cross?
To those who say he make we get to de World Cup..remember dat even ah broken clock is correct twice in ah day! Jack eh get we dey one shit! He is ah bandit!
And to those who seek to defend de indefensible: HAUL ALLYUH ARSE!
I laffing like de blasted Joker in Batman!
ALLYUH see de POWER ah FAWK? dem AWATT jammette and dem cyar cope..at all!
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tt how yuh take so long to comment? like yuh wasnt by a computer today!
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Ah jes find out..ah was seeing about some business.
Look how dere is no honor among thieves eh.
FIFA calling Warner out and de man get Jack yes.
hahahahahahahahaha
LIE_BIRD must be skinning he teeth so hard now he face cramping!...like mine.
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Anybody with sense know that Jack was,is and will always be a Capital K Crook. Is people like Anil Spalk Roberts who he get in he pocket to believe that after Jesus Christ is Jack.
He know we set for him so his program is now pre recorded so he don't take calls. I agree he in the right party. The Privy Council rule that Panday has to go on trial for not declaring his London Bank account the one where he said it was Oma's money.
Jack the Deputy is to be sanction by FIFA all doh we know it is just a big show that FIFA putting on. The UNC is the party that believes that the party that tiefs together stays together.
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lasana bird just out to bring down warner and rinidad football read his article.
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lasana bird just out to bring down warner and rinidad football read his article.
triniman yuh read dat article? and yuh come up with dat conclusion?
and de article eh have no pictures? Yuh feel we f**king dotish here or what? Haul yuh arse!
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Anybody with sense know that Jack was,is and will always be a Capital K Crook. Is people like Anil Spalk Roberts who he get in he pocket to believe that after Jesus Christ is Jack.
He know we set for him so his program is now pre recorded so he don't take calls. I agree he in the right party. The Privy Council rule that Panday has to go on trial for not declaring his London Bank account the one where he said it was Oma's money.
Jack the Deputy is to be sanction by FIFA all doh we know it is just a big show that FIFA putting on. The UNC is the party that believes that the party that tiefs together stays together.
Anybody that align themselves with the UNC is a crook 8)
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Jack and he beenstalk
Remember in the end Jack had to cut it down...
It's just a shame that he ask himself to investigate himself. Fifa investigate him on his request and find he guilty.
That is the kind of smart political leadership UNC have.
It too sad to be funny..
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Anybody with sense know that Jack was,is and will always be a Capital K Crook. Is people like Anil Spalk Roberts who he get in he pocket to believe that after Jesus Christ is Jack.
He know we set for him so his program is now pre recorded so he don't take calls. I agree he in the right party. The Privy Council rule that Panday has to go on trial for not declaring his London Bank account the one where he said it was Oma's money.
Jack the Deputy is to be sanction by FIFA all doh we know it is just a big show that FIFA putting on. The UNC is the party that believes that the party that tiefs together stays together.
Anybody that align themselves with the UNC is a crook 8)
u calling the Honourable Senator Ato a crook ?? ::)
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Jack and he beenstalk
Remember in the end Jack had to cut it down...
It's just a shame that he ask himself to investigate himself. Fifa investigate him on his request and find he guilty.
That is the kind of smart political leadership UNC have.
It too sad to be funny..
Breds Warner never asked FIFA to inverstigate himself. Dat old talk us dere to mask de truth and appear dat he feel he wasn't doing anything wrong in de first place.
Is nuff emails and newspaper stories and calls, dat prompted FIFA to hire Ernst and Young to investigate Mr. Warner!
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Jack and he beenstalk
Remember in the end Jack had to cut it down...
It's just a shame that he ask himself to investigate himself. Fifa investigate him on his request and find he guilty.
That is the kind of smart political leadership UNC have.
It too sad to be funny..
Breds Warner never asked FIFA to inverstigate himself. Dat old talk us dere to mask de truth and appear dat he feel he wasn't doing anything wrong in de first place.
Is nuff emails and newspaper stories and calls, dat prompted FIFA to hire Ernst and Young to investigate Mr. Warner!
ent.
people hadda understand.
every FIFA official at de top of the organization got there by cheating stealing and lieing.
Dem fellahz does write checks to eachother every week.
warner give suriname 1 mil.
Fifa more checks pass and he geh back 2.
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Next ting yuh know Jack have to line up for tickets :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
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but ay ay ! is he dat did bring it up to de committee ent
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but ay ay ! is he dat did bring it up to de committee ent
stewps!
YEA! cuz he is a good honest man. RIGHT?
Hitler couldnt speak his way out of this.
He geh advised to do it so he could geh ah lil ease up.
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if you know how I glad this happen. Jack foc# up nuff man to get where he is. He lick off the best and buy scotch for de rest.
What Jack was doing eh right. Watch now he go call for all he money back, saying it was a loan to TTFF. Bun Dem