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".

NAME CLEARED RAPUNSELSTOWER, CHRISTINE A KLEIN, HANDMADE LAMPWORK ARTIST SRA K-28

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

NOT A FRAUD RAPUNSELSTOWER, CHRISTINE A KLEIN, HANDMADE LAMPWORK ARTIST

CHRISTINE A KLEIN received the follow message immediately after ULLJA KUNTZE purchased from her Etsy shop:

Hi, I just bought from your Etsy shop a bead and as a Texas Resident, you did not charge me Texas Sales Tax and nowhere in your shop do you mention that you will collect %8.25 TX State Sales Tax. I dont do business with tax evaders. Refund my money asap back to my paypal account.

Etsy does not add sales tax. Ullja Kuntze did not allow a Paypal invoice to be sent before accusing Ms. Klein of FRAUD.

CHRISTINE A KLEIN collects and pays sales tax as required by law, HENCE is NOT A FRAUD.

Our investigations have found that CHRISTINE A KLEIN is fully compliant with all City, County, State, and Federal laws governing the operation of her business.

Etsy : http://www.rapunselstower.etsy.com
website: http://www.rapunselstower.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.

A Special Message from Amber of Naos Glass and Jewelry Supply

We received this nice note from Amber today, and wanted to share it with all of you hard-working artisans:

Thank you so much! If I ever did owe anything on back taxes, I'd pay it HAPPILY and wholeheartedly because it would have been a MISTAKE on my part, not because I willingly evaded anything.

My suggestion to anyone on her blog, if you find yourself in non-compliance somehow, just renew or get the licenses you need. It's not that hard and your State and Local officials will work with you! They WANT you to SUCCEED!

Warm regards,
Amber
Naos Glass and Jewelry Supply

You're welcome, Amber, and thanks for the encouraging words to artisans who might feel bullied or afraid when they find themselves on Ullja's blogs. People make mistakes, and there are so many details to setting up a small business/home business! Our various governments are there to help you get such things sorted out if you do find that you overlooked something in the course of setting up your business.