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Agree, sounds like a business deal gone bad...

Posted By: who knows on 2008-03-04
In Reply to: She doesn't deny that much... - sm

In any case, I was just pointing out that it was stolen...and for all her go USA, no overseas yadda, yadda, yadda....here she had someone from overseas build the thing. I'm seeing people posting that new owner's taking advantage of it being known as US-based website, but I think previous owner took advantage as well...seeing as how she had it built that way.


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