Apparently, it's not over yet. According to this article in the NY Post, a lawsuit has been filed against Scott Shields by the US Attorney's Office for more than $35,000 in relief funds that he fraudulently obtained from FEMA.
Funny how the day after this story came out, Scott sent out a mass e-mail about his innocence, which included the following quote:
"The most amazing part was that people were so easily fooled (including the press) because they received the 'news' over the internet. It is a lesson for our times."Apparently, Scott believes that people are too stupid and gullible to do their own research and are easily fooled. Yet, we should believe him, the tales of his heroics posted on his website, the e-mails he sends out over the internet, and help support the work of his "foundation", because he says so???
I hate to break it to him, but it's not as if people (including some very intelligent ones, like Jane Goodall) are blindly believing stories they've been spoon-fed by the masterminds of some bizarre conspiracy plot. Court documents can be somewhat easily researched and independently verified. Most of these people did not make the decision to stop believing Scott's stories overnight. If anything, they were too trusting when it came to believing in Scott and his "mission". When they believed in him and supported him without question, they were noble and generous. Now that the shoe is on the other foot, and they're starting to question him, they're gullible and believe everything they read on the internet. Go figure.
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