Alleged welfare cheat avoids fraud warrant by fleeing to Cali, Colombia
Here's how former Long Lake Township resident Craig S. Gibson describes himself on his personal HubPages site: http://csgibson.hubpages.com/
Craig Gibson was educated at Michigan State University and Harvard University in the USA. He was also educated in Colombia South America at the Universidad Santiago de Cali and the Colombo Americano Institute. He has been self-employed all his life. He has traveled Colombia for years and has become an expert on Colombia and its people.
Are you finished laughing yet? OK, here's some of what he left out.
Gibson is the former owner of Versatile Mortgage Funding Company and a Traverse City area real estate agent. According to State of Michigan's business entity records, Gibson also operated Versatile Debt Management, an unlicensed debt management firm he ran out of 801 S. Garfield in Traverse City--otherwise known as mailbox #310 at the UPS Store.
Here's where it gets a little confusing (by design, I suppose): Gibson was neither licensed as a mortgage broker or a debt management company and the debt management arm of his corporation was simply an assumed name.
Here's an excerpt from Gibson's mortgage company record from the official State of Michigan corporate database:
Assumed Names: |
Id Num
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Creation
Date
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Renew
Date
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Expiration
Date
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VERSATILE DEBT MANAGEMENT CO. |
25081A
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10-16-2008
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6-16-2009
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Searched for: VERSATILE MORTGAGE FUNDING CO. | |||
ID Num: 25081A | |||
Entity Name: VERSATILE MORTGAGE FUNDING CO. | |||
Type of Entity: Domestic Profit Corporation | |||
Resident Agent: CRAIG GIBSON | |||
Registered Office Address: 13561 S WEST BAY SHORE SUITE 2050TRAVERSE CITY MI 49684 | |||
Mailing Address: MI | |||
Formed Under Act Number(s): 284-1972 | |||
Incorporation/Qualification Date: 2-18-2003 | |||
Jurisdiction of Origin: MICHIGAN | |||
Number of Shares: 60,000 | |||
Year of Most Recent Annual Report: 07 | |||
Year of Most Recent Annual Report With Officers & Directors: 04 | |||
Status: AUTOMATIC DISSOLUTION Date: 7-15-2010 |
Whew, are you ready for more?
You may remember hearing in November 2012 that Gibson faced felony charges after State of Michigan authorities said he duped state officials into providing nearly $17,000 in undeserved welfare benefits.
According to a story in the Traverse City Record-Eagle, a report from the Michigan Department of Human Services shows that from November 2009 through March 2011, Gibson received various benefits intended for himself, his wife and his stepdaughter.
But state investigators in August spoke to Gibson's now ex-wife, who revealed that she and her daughter moved out of the house in September 2009.
The total amount of alleged fraud listed in the DHS report was $16,944.
Investigators set a August 27, 2012 interview for Gibson to discuss what they suspected to be fraudulent activity, but he didn't show, the report said.
Too bad the Record-Eagle didn't do its job. They would have discovered that Gibson didn't show because he'd already fled the United States for a new life (and a new wife) in Cali, Colombia.
GONE, BABY GONE:
FRAUD? WHAT FRAUD?
http://colombialivinggood.com/index.html (Gibson's personal paen to Colombian living)
A grinning Gibson with Portocarrero in Quito, Ecuador |
Gibson celebrating his December 14, 2011 wedding to Portocarrero. |
OH, HAVE A (NEW) HEART! CRAIG GOT ONE IN 2009 AND STILL OWES $35,000 TO THE CLEVELAND CLINIC
Don't cry for Craig, Argentina!
He's got a new gig (yeah, that lounging poolside thing is just a hobby).
He's out rattling the tin cup for donations to help him pay for his new life in Colombia after his November 23, 2009 heart transplant at the Cleveland Clinic. Here's an excerpt from Gibson's fundraising site: http://www.medical-aid.org/
I'm too sexy for my do-rag! |
Craig Gibson had a heart transplant November 23, 2009. After 24 years of suffering heart failure, Craig recieved a heart transplant at the Cleveland Clinic. The experience was a rough one but at the same time it was an incredible gift and definitely a miracle.
We thank God every day
for this blessing and for his new chance at life. Unfortunately this
all happened during the financial crisis and Craig lost everything, but
he gained his health. He has been struggling with unpaid medical bills
and $4,000 a month drug expenses. he has been able to take advantage of
various plans to defer his drug costs. But now he has to rely on
Medicare. Because he does not qualify for extra help to pay for his
medicare premiums and his extra drug costs, he will have a shortfall of
$7,300 a year. These drugs are necessary to keep Craig alive and they
are very expensive. He also has $35,000 in unpaid medical expenses
related to his transplant. Our goal is to raise a few years cushion to
pay his medicare costs plus his past due medical bills. This comes to
just under $60,000.
Craig's only income is a $713 social security check every month.
So even after we raise the desired amount we will have to continue our
fund raising efforts for a while. Any donation regardless of the size
would be greatly appreciated.
And Craig's PayPal account IS verified, folks, in case you want to send him a contribution. Of course, it's verified under yet another one of Gibson's now-defunct Michigan corporate entities, PRIMETIMECLICK, Inc.
Searched for: PRIMETIMECLICK INC. | ||
ID Num: 01595L | ||
Entity Name: PRIMETIMECLICK INC. | ||
Type of Entity: Domestic Profit Corporation | ||
Resident Agent: CRAIG GIBSON | ||
Registered Office Address: 801 S GARFIELD #310 TRAVERSE CITY MI 49686 | ||
Mailing Address: MI | ||
Formed Under Act Number(s): 284-1972 | ||
Incorporation/Qualification Date: 5-13-2008 | ||
Jurisdiction of Origin: MICHIGAN | ||
Number of Shares: 60,000 | ||
Year of Most Recent Annual Report: | ||
Year of Most Recent Annual Report With Officers & Directors: | ||
Status: AUTOMATIC DISSOLUTION Date: 7-15-2011 |
Read on for the PayPal information--
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REACH OUT AND TOUCH
If you miss Craig, you can follow him in Twitter https://twitter.com/cgibson1947 or Facebook http://www.facebook.com/craigbson
Or better yet, just send him an email at csgibson1@hotmail.com
And tell him Miss Fortune says hello!
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