Plaintiffs Against Ullja Kuntze Withdraw From Case

June 17, 2010 Announcement (permission to repost granted):

The Plaintiffs in the defamation case Liz Putnam et al v. Ullja Kuntze have filed to withdraw their motion seeking relief against Ullja Kuntze for defamation (libel and slander per se) and fraud.

The Plaintiffs arrived at the decision to withdraw after Ullja Kuntze, with much delay, finally complied with court-ordered disclosure and provided documents confirming that she publishes the blog "handmadeartisonfraud.blogspot.com" and has made false tax evasion reports specifically naming the Plaintiffs and many others to the IRS and state revenue offices around the country.

During the legal proceedings, the Plaintiffs attempted settlement with Ullja Kuntze and requested that she remove the blog, but Ms. Kuntze refused. The high cost of pursuing the case to completion has been weighed against the satisfaction of her admission that she is the publisher of the blog and the person behind the spurious reports to local authorities against artisans around the country. The investment to date resulted in obtaining evidence of her acts, an ample and welcome reward.

However, to pursue the case to completion and obtain an injunction against Ullja Kuntze ordering her to take the blog offline would be very expensive, given her lack of cooperation to date. With proof of her wrongdoing, the Plaintiffs and others targeted by Ms. Kuntze have the needed evidence to protect their professional and personal reputations individually.

The Plaintiffs wish to thank everyone who contributed to the legal costs and to assure their supporters that with proof of Ullja Kuntze's guilt, a win in civil court is not necessary. Thanks to the support of the artisan community, the evidence of Ms. Kuntze's acts is now a matter of public record for all to see.

Case information is available online at the Harris County Clerk's website. The case number is 200966253 and can also be located searching for Defendant name "Kuntze, Ullja".

Paypal is onto Ullja's phishing scam!

Today an Etsy seller reported that Paypal sided with her after she refused to refund Ullja's purchase.

Ullja Kuntze has been purchasing items from dozens, if not hundreds, of artisans on Etsy and other venues and has either canceled the sale or returned the item if it is shipped to her. Since Ullja's sole purpose in making the purchases is to obtain the seller's name and address from the Paypal invoice, she is a FRAUDULENT BUYER.

Ullja Kuntze has established a pattern of Paypal account abuse, of which Paypal is now aware. If you shipped something to her, you are under no obligation to issue her a refund whether she returns what she bought or not!

If You're On The Fraud Blog...

If you were targeted on Ullja's handmadeartisanfraud.com blog and haven't been cleared here yet, you can help us out in our investigations by moseying on over to Ulljas.com and filling out the contact form there with information pertinent to your case, including any personal words you'd like posted here.

Your help is greatly appreciated. In the meantime, we'll be working through the fraud posts as fast as we can.

NAME CLEARED CHARITY SLOAN, SUBEARTHAN COTTAGE, SOPHIECLS

This seller has been vindicated and her name cleared against the false accusations of fraud published on Ullja Kuntze's blog:

NOT A FRAUD CHARITY SLOAN, SUBEARTHAN COTTAGE, SOPHIECLS, ARTISAN SOAPMAKER

There is NO EVIDENCE that CHARITY SLOAN has evaded Texas State Sales Tax. Collection and reporting of sales tax is required only for sales within the state.

Our investigations indicate that Charity Sloan is fully compliant with all City, County, State, and Federal laws governing the operation of their business.

Etsy: www.sophiecls.etsy.com
Artfire: www.subearthancottage.artfire.com


Remember, a legitimate consumer protection organization will always report on the outcome of their cases, in order to maintain the integrity of the organization and avoid the libel lawsuits that arise from falsely tarring the reputations of businesses that are not engaged in wrongdoing.

When we have finished clearing the name of someone falsely accused, State and Federal agencies THANK US and in some cases, even OPEN OFFICIAL INVESTIGATIONS into the people who are lodging spurious complaints and wasting their time.

MORE INFORMATION ON ULLJA KUNTZE AND THE ONLINE FRAUD INVESTIGATION WEB SITES.