WTF is wrong with 9news video feed? The first one shows this doucebag's story teed up yet every following video is about the GD rockslide.
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WTF is wrong with 9news video feed? The first one shows this doucebag's story teed up yet every following video is about the GD rockslide.
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I'd bet the guys in the halfway house got it on their obama phones.Quote:
Originally Posted by roberth
I just read he was released on a $25,000 bond and sent to a halfway house.
Maybe he'll get a new show out of this. American Convict.
Came in here to post up further evidence that reality show producers target specific personality types for their shows.
http://heavy.com/entertainment/2016/...al-dance-moms/
Rich's trial started yesterday
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/02/21...federal-court/
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Originally Posted by funkymonkey1111
Wow! So I take this to mean he had his license yanked BEFORE starting the show. As a licensee he knew the consequences. Then went on TV and documented the whole thing?Quote:
Wyatt faces numerous charges including failure to report $1.1 million in income to the IRS, conspiracy and dealing firearms without a license.
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McNeilly said that after Gunsmoke, at 9690 W. 44th Ave., violated serious licensing rules, he entered an agreement with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to relinquish his federal firearms license.
But Wyatt had no intention of obeying that agreement, McNeilly said. In fact, he negotiated a lucrative contract with the Discovery Channel that would eventually pay him about $500,000 in 2011 and 2012 to star in American Guns. He, his wife, two children and employees did 26 episodes of the show.
I mean, wow.
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Originally Posted by Skip
Quite literally, "Felonious Stupid of the Industrial Strength Application"
Or perhaps the show was entirely scripted and fake (long shot I know), meaning no firearms were actually bought or sold as portrayed on camera.
I'm 99.9% sure I saw him working a kiosk at the mall at Christmas time, this was the best pic I could get.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Jas...MG_1666-X2.jpg
But we heard the 1911s cry.Quote:
Originally Posted by davsel
And the show featured guns "for sale" in a case and a rack. I guess that could be for show too but isn't representing that you are selling guns without a license as bad as actually doing it? The Feds don't seem to care about intent (CMC 80% lower case).Quote:
Originally Posted by kidicarus13
I'm going to drive by the store front in a few hours. It's a computer store now with a banner hung above the door. It puts a smile on my face every time I drive past.
I thought I heard one of the other staff held the FFL.
I'd have to concur with your identification. Damn, times must be tough for a soon to be felon.
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Originally Posted by RCCrawler
Not sure if the guy was staff, but something I read showed that the FFL holder was a different person, not listed as an employee... Perhaps a "silent" partner? Either way, he's going away for a while.Quote:
Originally Posted by newracer
Wyatt and his merry band of assholes deserves every bit of what's coming.
My brother was on the show and he didn't get the gun that they custom built for him....he said there was a script for the entire thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by davsel
It's really rather sad how many people on the national gun forums (thehighroad, defensivecarry, smith-wessonfoum, etc) think that Wyatt's prosecution was some sort of pure anti-2A mission by the gov't. They can't (or don't) want to believe that he was truly a scam artist and a poor example of the firearms industry.
Huh, go figure.Quote:
Originally Posted by KevDen2005
Fake show but real asshole.(not referring to your brother Kev).
Sounds like a match made in heaven.
On Election Night he showed up at GOP hq at the Hilton in the Tech Center. Just hung out in the back of the room, didn't really talk to many people, no wife in tow. Pretty ballsy to show up, of course he's always acted like the rules don't apply to him.
And I'm sure if you asked him, he'd swear he was contract private security.
Sad part is, he'd probably believe his own BS story.
sent from me
It's funny that their website is still up.
He's a poor example of humanity.Quote:
Originally Posted by .455_Hunter
He's not an example of humanity at all.
Merely a poor example of a human.
sent from me
Rich Wyatt - This is the subject. Please leave the rest of his family out of the thread.
There. I've said it nicely. It will be the last time I say it.
Eh, it could also be referring to my brother...sadly, my brother really wanted to get back on the show for some reason and the way to do that was go back as a brother and brother team looking for specialty guns so I had to do a bunch of interviews with producers....let's just say I'm not a good answer and a straight to the point type of person with questions and they had to constantly ask me to expand on each answer. So obviously they didn't want me on the show which made me happy as I definitely did not want to be on the show, just wanted to help my brother achieve his "dreams"Quote:
Originally Posted by BPTactical
Rich Wyatt? Exaggerate about his resume'? Never!Quote:
Originally Posted by crays
Stopped by Rich's trial today for about an hour. I heard the conclusion of a witness who testified about buying a gun from gunsmoke and then doing the transfer elsewhere.
Then heard testimony from a guy named Colt Blackburn, a former Gunsmoke employee. He was testifying under a deal with the feds that his testimony would not be used against him--i don't know if he has charges against him or not. He testified as to cash handling at the shop. Also mentioned the gunsmoke transfers were done at O.D. Green Supply, Gunner's Den, and the Gun Room.
He testified that they had at least a 1.5 to 2 year wait for gunsmithing services in 2012. He said that between the show seasons the store was packed, wall to wall, every day (i've only been to gunsmoke once, and that was before the show).
Wyatt looked smooth as ever--he did a lot of nodding when good points were made--he had a dark jacket, dark jeans, and a nice tie on. His attorney, in my opinion, looked like a boob. He wasn't wearing a suit (sportcoat) and was wearing a bolo tie with a jade medallion, like he had stepped straight out of "cowboys and indians" magazine, or some douchebag aspen jeweler. Also kooky was Wyatt's attorney was working out of a Uhaul box. Now, we all need to carry crap to court, but there are nicer banker boxes, etc. that sorta fit in a little better than a Uhaul moving box. I guess it wasn't a liquor bottle box.
during a recess, Wyatt walked by me and said "hi" and asked how i was doing. I said the same back, and he said "ok."
Interesting that you took the time to check out the trial.
Here is what the shop looks like today.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/bR...=w1634-h919-no
I wonder if that shop engraves "Computer Sales & Service" on your machine without asking.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
Only if it's a rare Pentium4Quote:
Originally Posted by GilpinGuy
^lol
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I don't know the back story on gun smoke. But I have heard from other shops around town that they turned down offers from discovery channel for a reality show, because they didn't want what happened to Wyatt to happen to them. I think they meant being under a microscope and not they were crooked as Hilary.
I think the big NO NO was not paying the taxes. The .gov wants its cut. Just like the big corporations crimes, the .gov just wants the money. I know a guy that smuggled a lot of weed from South America, they couldn't prove it. They found the money and got him for tax evasion. After 9/11 they used him and his planes for terrorists renditions. Strange story.
this is from the feds:
Richard Wyatt, age 52, of Evergreen, Colorado, surrendered to authorities this morning on charges of conspiracy, dealing in firearms without a license, and tax related charges, U.S. Attorney John Walsh, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) – Criminal Investigations (CI) Denver Division Special Agent in Charge Stephen Boyd and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Denver Field Division Special Agent in Charge Ken Croke announced. Wyatt will make his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kristen L. Mix at 2:00 p.m. today, where he will be advised of his rights and the charges pending against him. Wyatt was the subject of a 13-count federal grand jury indictment in Denver, returned on February 9, 2016.
According to the indictment, Wyatt allegedly illegally sold firearms, and he also failed to report over $1.1 million in income to the IRS. Wyatt operated Gunsmoke, a store in Wheat Ridge, Colorado that displayed firearm and firearm accessories for sale. Wyatt was the principal decision maker for the store and controlled the store’s bank account. In addition to holding itself out as a business that bought and sold firearms, Gunsmoke provided gunsmithing services. Wyatt aggressively publicized his business by posting videos on YouTube and by appearing in a reality television series that appeared on the Discovery Channel. The reality TV show aired from 2011 through 2012, showing a total of 26 episodes.
On February 17, 2012, Wyatt conspired with others known to the grand jury but not named, to deal in firearms without a license. In April 2012, the defendant surrendered his Federal Firearms License (FFL) due to his violations of federal laws and regulations. After Gunsmoke surrendered its FFL, Gunsmoke changed the address of a store known as Triggers Firearms, LLC (“Triggers”), a federal firearms license, to the Gunsmoke address, although they did not play any role in managing the store or receive any profits. Thereafter, Wyatt continued to operate Gunsmoke as a retail firearms store that also offered gunsmithing services, but never held an ownership interest in Triggers or assumed management of Triggers. Wyatt and other conspirators submitted false paperwork to the ATF to hide that Triggers was acting as a straw licensee for Gunsmoke.
After losing his FFL, the defendant did not apply for or obtain a license to sell firearms from the Gunsmoke premises. Wyatt held a meeting the day before losing his license with his employees to describe how he wanted the business to continue to run. During April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2015, no other person was licensed to engage in the business of dealing in firearms at Gunsmoke, Wyatt directed Gunsmoke employees to enter firearm sales in Gunsmoke’s computer point of sales software system as “miscellaneous” sales rather than firearm sales. Customers who shopped at Gunsmoke were able to look at numerous firearms that were displayed throughout the store. Customers were able to speak with Gunsmoke employees, including Wyatt, about the features of particular firearms. Finally, customers selected and purchased firearms from Gunsmoke, and were able to have gunsmithing services performed on firearms at the Gunsmoke premises. After receiving payment for any firearms, Gunsmoke employees directed the customers to another firearm store which had a valid federal firearms license, where the customer filled out the background check paperwork and the customers took possession of the firearm(s) they had purchased at Gunsmoke. Customers who wanted gunsmithing services left their firearms with Gunsmoke. After the gunsmiths at Gunsmoke completed their work, they returned the firearms to the customers. The customers paid Gunsmoke directly for this service. Wyatt, without the FFL license, continued to order new guns for sale to keep the business going.
In addition to the alleged firearms violations, Wyatt failed to pay personal income tax in years 2009, when he made approximately $290,000, in 2010 when he made approximately $123,000, and in 2012, when he made approximately $689,000. Further, in 2010, 2011, and 2012, Wyatt failed to pay corporate taxes. In 2012, Wyatt willfully filed a tax return he knew to be false, stating that he lost money, when in fact he made at least $184,000 that he failed to disclose. The defendant also faces an asset forfeiture count, including but not limited to the forfeiture of firearms and ammunition involved in the commission of the alleged crimes.
Wyatt faces two counts of conspiracy, with each count carrying a penalty of not more than 5 years in federal prison, and up to a $250,000 fine. He faces three counts of dealing in firearms without a license, with each count carrying a penalty of not more than 5 years in federal prison, and up to a $250,000 fine. The defendant faces one count of filing a false tax return, which carries a penalty of not more than 3 years in federal prison, and up to a $100,000 fine. Lastly, Wyatt faces seven counts of failure to file a tax return, each count of which carries a penalty of not more than 1 year in federal prison, and up to a $25,000 fine.
Hmmm... up to 35 years AND ~$1.3M....ain't karma a bitch?
A point of contention that I have with all this reporting- "Wyatt, of Evergreen," the dickhead didn't move up there until early 2013, he's not "of Evergreen" and we don't want to be associated with that ass.
Ouch. That is going to sting.
So, dumb question maybe, but how did someone with a revoked FFL "continue to order new guns for sale to keep the business going" ? How could he "order" anything without a valid FFL? Or was another FFL ordering for him and then don't they face some kind of charges for doing that, essentially facilitating a criminal enterprise? Inquiring minds want to know. ;)