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CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE OR PRUDENT STEWARDSHIP?

A source, who was not anonymous but of unproven
veracity, contacted me about 24 hours ago. Here is
the story that I was told.

However, this debt figure of $180,000 included
monies only up to April 2005, according to my source.
Mr. Russell, I am told, has not provided sales figures
for several months and, says the source,

This source says that the USCF has yet to issue
a default of contract notice on Mr. Russell because of
Board majority sympathetic to him.

My source states that Mr. Russell's demands
were defeated by the Board and that a compromise
proposal passed.

My source, who may be speaking on behalf of
interested chess book and equipment dealers, believes
it is "certain" that "the USCF is being blackmailed and
faces losing the entire B&E business."

Mr. Russell, states my source, "is a lawyer and now
he has all the customer information. Someone should
be asking the question why is the USCF not getting its
money??? And why is the Board submitting to blackmail?"

Anyone wanna bet that Liarry's source is none other than 1900-rated but
self-proclaimed 2200+ ELO Mack Truck NM Sam Sloan? And speaking on behalf
of Eric Schiller, no doubt....