Jackson Lawyer Rips Up Subpoena / Alles zum Schaffel Fall hier

    http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews...ia/15007869.htm


    Former Michael Jackson associate smears Michael Jackson


    2006-07-10 21:00:32 ABC News


    What do you do when you are a disgruntled former Michael Jackson associate and you are suing Jackson for your wages and other costs you made that you claim you never received?


    First you of course lower your demand after the initial filing. You change the amount you want from 3.8 million to 1.6 million. After all only 50 percent of what you decided should be rightfully yours is enough aswell.


    What happens however when you feel that you are being grilled in the lawsuit about your own affairs? You start blurting things out to get the lawyers of your back and get some air. For example you tell the court that you were in Brazil to deliver money to a Mr. X to be able to adopt male childeren for Michael Jackson and that is exactly what Mr. Marc Schaffel did in court. Shocking even his own lawyer, Howard King.


    Schaffel was being questioned about his personal ties in Brazil when he denied that he had been on a trip to recruit talent for gay videos.


    "No, I've not used any Latin models," Schaffel said.


    Mundell then asked if he had an interest in a company known as Latinboys.


    Schaffel bristled and said he did not, then blurted out, "The main purpose of my trip was Mr. Jackson wanted to adopt some boys."


    In the video that was played in court last friday Michael Jackson denied that he ever sent Shaffel to Brazil for anything. He also denied several other accusations that was made against him.


    If you are interested the original story is quite interesting.


    I wonder if Michael Jackson will countersue for the smearing. Outside of that I wonder if Shaffel by 'confessing' he did something like that gave out an official statement that the court could hold against Shaffel for 'assisting' in illegal activities. If then Shaffel said he didn't do that he lied in court either at that moment or the first time, making it an offence either way.

    Michael Jackson Deposition Segment About Schaffel's Past (TMZ)


    Here is approximately three minutes of raw deposition footage from when Michael Jackson was questioned by Marc Schaffel's lawyer, Howard King, in regards to the time when Michael first found out about Marc Schaffel's past.




    http://us.video.aol.com/video.index.adp?mo...;pmmsid=1675514




    Accompanying TMZ article:


    http://www.tmz.com/2006/07/10/Jackson-to-s...-gay-porn-what/


    TSCM vom MJJF


    Thanks :top



    Michael is echt genervt da . ;D

    Pearl Jr. is apparently at court each day and has been posting weekly video summaries of the week's court events at her site http://michaeljacksoninsider.com/



    (while also trying to plug her DVD from last trial ). But, here are some details she talked about which for the most part seem like relatively new information:


    ---
    "...But what I did notice, that in some of Marc Schaffel's documents he had the nerve to black-out some things and write something in, so I don't know if he was trying to be shady. And then at the bottom he would kind of handwrite some notes about Michael owing him some money and this-and-that, so I'm not quite sure I trust this Marc Schaffel guy."


    "Marc Schaffel said he met him in 1984 I believe, as some ABC function. Then he met him again in the 1990s at an aids function which he was with Liz Taylor. Then he met Michael again when he was staying at Dr. Klein's (Michael's dermatologist) house..."


    "Marc claims that Michael Jackson owes him $664,000 off of commissions that he earned for getting the two Fox specials... Mr. Whitman, Michael's accountant came in and testified and says yes, Marc Schaffel was paid but there is a $664,000 that is in question. Also, Marc Schaffel says Michael owes him $200,000 for babysitting the Arvizos... Also, Marc Schaffel said, 'well, there were a lot of leg waxes going on.' I don't know if he was being funny or what, but to me that seems ridiculous. Also, $100,000 in legal fees."


    "Now, the two other items are very interesting that they say Michael owes. One of them is $340,000 for two vehicles. Now, let's go back. Michael gave Marc Schaffel $2 million dollars to start up a company for them. It was Michael's money, but Marc was a signature on Neverland Valley Entertainment. Well, two weeks after that money cleared, guess what? Marc Schaffel's driving off the lot in a Bentley! Could you imagine? A $250-260,000 Bentley with TVs, DVDs, all kinds of stuff, and guess who's name was on the pink slip? Marc Schaffel's.


    "Also, there is a Navigator, an $83,000 Navigator that's in question. Now, it came from the Neverland Valley Entertainment account. Now why would Marc Schaffel say Michael owes him something that Michael already paid for?" (Then, of course, there's still this $300,000 'mystery' transaction).
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    TSCM vom MJJF

    Jackson Lawyer: Plaintiff Had No Right to Charity Record

    Jul 11, 2006, 10:00 PM



    One of Michael Jackson's former lawyers took the stand this week to help the defendant's camp prove its claim that F. Marc Schaffel--who is now suing Jackson for $1.6 million in unpaid fees and loans--had gotten rich off of his association with the singer and is owed nada.


    Zia Modabber, who was the one to break the news to his client that Schaffel had directed gay porn movies, testified Monday that Jackson called the plaintiff right afterward to tell him he was off the as-yet unreleased charity record they had been working on together to benefit 9-11 victims.


    "I think he didn't want to believe it was real or true," Modabber, who had showed Jackson a video of Schaffel directing a scene from an adult film, said in court. "He appeared angry, upset."


    Jackson claimed last year in a videotaped deposition (his only appearance to date during this current legal go-round) that he cut ties with Schaffel after learning about his seemingly shady profession. Jackson's lawyer, Thomas Mundell, has argued that Schaffel was booted off of the record project because of his lack of musical expertise and that the rights to the song, "What More Can I Give," should go to the composer--namely, Jackson.


    Modabber identified a stack of letters in court that passed between him and Schaffel's attorney after the plaintiff was fired.


    "My focus was on doing what I could to get the rights to release the single," the witness said, stating that Schaffel had claimed he owned the rights to the song and was negotiating with a Japanese company to get it released. (Sony Music's refusal to clear some of the artists featured on the record reportedly held up the release in 2002.)


    "I got involved with trying to clean up that mess," Modabber said.


    He quoted from a letter he wrote saying that Schaffel "has no rights to exploit, distribute or in any way pledge any interest in the master recording of 'What More Can I Give.'" Modabber also testified that Schaffel collected $900,000 from Music Fighters, a Japanese company that now owns the rights to the song.


    The business attorney then said that although he was aware that Schaffel was again working for Jackson in 2003 (on two TV specials the legally beleaguered singer was making for Fox to soften the glare of the child molestation charges he was facing), he warned his client that "we should not be doing business with Mr. Schaffel."


    In his lawsuit filed in 2004, Schaffel claimed that he was owed $3.8 million (since knocked down to $1.6 million) in royalties from the TV programs, back salary, expense reimbursement and loans he had provided to Jackson over the years. Jackson countersued his ex-associate last year for allegedly misappropriating and hiding funds. The pop star has also testified that he never would have asked Schaffel for personal loans.


    Trying to hammer home his point that Schaffel had cooked the books a bit after Jackson ended their partnership, Mundell asked the plaintiff, who also took the stand Monday, why he had postdated $784,000 in checks he wrote on behalf of the company Neverland Entertainment after being fired Nov. 15.


    Showing him a check, Mundell asked, "And you dated it Nov. 14 because you knew if you dated it after that you would run into problems because of the termination?"


    "Yes," Schaffel replied.


    "Isn't it true you falsified books and records to try to get as much money as possible from Mr. Jackson before your termination?" Mundell said.


    "I just didn't want to get caught holding the bag for expenses Mr. Jackson had agreed to," Schaffel said, adding that Jackson had agreed to keep paying his expenses (including basics like rent and utilities) for another six months after letting him go.


    Mundell then showed the court an e-mail he hoped would disprove Schaffel's claims that he and Jackson were still on friendly terms after going their separate ways in 2001.


    "I am deeply saddened this has cost my friendship with Michael Jackson," Schaffel wrote to a Dr. Arnie Klein on Jan. 30, 2002. "I was the only one willing to fight for him all the time. I miss being able to help him. I miss my friend. All our projects have come to a stop."


    In lieu of that sentiment, the figurative bomb that Schaffel dropped in court last week seems even odder. On Friday he testified that he made a trip to South America to deliver $300,000 on Jackson's behalf because the Thriller artist was looking to adopt some boys.


    Mundell quickly dismissed that unexpected statement as a smear tactic, to cloud the jury's minds with thoughts of Jackson's molestation trial last year, and even Schaffel's lawyer, Howard King, expressed his surprise that his client had lowered the boom.


    (E! online)

    Former Jackson lawyer testifies on ill-fated charity record


    By Linda Deutsch
    ASSOCIATED PRESS


    12:32 p.m. July 11, 2006


    SANTA MONICA – A former lawyer for Michael Jackson testified Tuesday that he tried to convince a Japanese company not to negotiate with a fired associate of the pop star for rights to a charity recording, but the company proceeded anyway with efforts to acquire the ill-fated song and stage a concert tour.


    Zia Modabber, testifying in a $1.6 million lawsuit against Jackson by former associate F. Marc Schaffel, said that when he learned of Schaffel's contacts with the company, Music Fighters, his first concern “was to find out who they were and whether they were legitimate people to negotiate with. I never got to the bottom of it.”


    Modabber was put on the stand by Jackson's attorney to support the pop star's position that Schaffel, who claims he's still owed royalties and other debts, enriched himself at Jackson's expense while producing “What More Can I Give,” a song that was intended raise money for victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorism.


    In testimony Monday, Modabber said it was he who informed Jackson of Schaffel's past as a producer of gay pornography movies, leading to his firing in November 2001, and he then sought to untangle Schaffel's continuing efforts to profit from the recording after being terminated.


    Plaintiff's attorney Howard King quizzed Modabber about his contacts with the Japanese company.


    “You informed Music Fighters they had to negotiate with Jackson and whatever they were stupid enough to buy through negotiating with Schaffel it would be worthless?” King asked.


    Modabber replied, “I believe I let them know that without Mr. Jackson what they were buying was worthless.”


    He said he had instructions to get a “clean transfer” of the rights to the master recording of “What More Can I Give” and have the song released for charity.


    “We didn't want money going to Mr. Schaffel,” he said. “We wanted money going to pay the bills and to charity, but not to Mr. Schaffel, given what had happened.”


    Modabber acknowledged Schaffel was never paid a fee for his role in producing the record but he said that Schaffel breached the contract with Jackson which called for Schaffel to pay expenses for production.


    He also acknowledged that Schaffel owned the master recording.


    “Yes, he owned the master but it was not his to sell anywhere and put the money in his pocket. He had to use it within the purpose of the agreement, which was for charity,” the witness said.


    King tried to show that Jackson actually planned to make money from the recording and that the initial contract gave Jackson all publishing rights and royalties from those.


    Modabber agreed there was a royalty provision in the contract once all bills had been paid, but he said all the money was to go to charity.


    Because of the complications involving Schaffel's firing, he said, the planned release of the record was held up.


    “There was a plan to release it for the first year anniversary of 9-11, but they couldn't get it done, and then it was going to be the second anniversary. And that's when I lost track of it,” Modabber said.


    He was adamant that Schaffel's contact with the project was terminated with the November 2001 letter.


    “What I knew is he had not paid. Mr. Jackson had paid and was being dogged with bills from creditors. My job was to end the relationship because he had not performed under the agreement,” Modabber said.


    “So you were the hired gun to get rid of Mr. Schaffel and you started looking for reasons,” said King.


    “I began looking into it and found he had not paid the expenses,” said Modabber.


    Modabber also acknowledged that Schaffel later turned up working for Jackson in 2003 but gave no details of that arrangement because, he said, by then he was no longer working on the project and was tied up handling another civil suit for Jackson.


    Schaffel initially sued for $3.8 million but some claims have been dropped.


    http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/2...aeljackson.html




    MICHAEL JACKSON DEPOSITION CLIPS - INSIDE EDITION (HIGH-RES)


    Here is a report and several brief deposition clips (some of which haven't yet aired elsewhere) from Michael's taped deposition this May.





    Date: May, 2006 (Aired: July 11th, 2006)
    Format: Windows Media Video (WMV)
    Duration: 2 Minutes 10 Seconds
    Properties: WMV - 640 x 480 - 22.9MB


    Download: http://rapidshare.de/files/25582161/MJDepo...IE0711.wmv.html
    Streaming: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNr1VOkkRFs


    Jackson lawyer tries to show 'pattern of false claims' in suit


    By LINDA DEUTSCH


    The Associated Press


    SANTA MONICA


    Michael Jackson's attorney called a forensic accountant to the stand Tuesday to try to show that a former associate suing the pop star for $1.6 million deceptively juggled money to enrich himself.


    Accountant Jan Goren said he was able to trace most of the complicated transactions in a ledger kept by plaintiff F. Marc Schaffel, but could not find that all of the explanations by Schaffel were accurate.


    Schaffel has brought a complex case involving sums he claims he's still owed, including royalties from a charity record project and from two video programs about Jackson that aired on Fox, among others.


    Jackson attorney Thomas Mundell has pointed to a lack of receipts in some cases or called witnesses to broadly undermine the credibility of Schaffel's claims.


    Goren, for instance, said a $500,000 transaction Schaffel claimed was a loan to Jackson was not a loan at all.


    Schaffel had testified that Jackson was in New York at the time of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and later took a bus across the country, called Schaffel to ask for $500,000 in case he needed to go into hiding with his family, and then stopped at Schaffel's home to pick up the money. Jackson has denied the story.


    Goren said Schaffel did withdraw that amount from a checking account for Neverland Valley Entertainment Co., the business he was in with Jackson, but then deposited the same amount into his personal money market account.


    Jurors were shown checks and the transaction documents.


    "That check did not go for cash," said Goren. "It was actually just moved from the cash account to the money market account."


    Mundell also asked the accountant if he identified "any 'cash to MJ' transactions that were not bona fide."


    "Yes," said the accountant, "numerous ones."


    Outside court, Schaffel's attorney, Howard King, said he would rebut the claims when he cross-examines the accountant and said it would become clear that Schaffel is not seeking reimbursement for any of the alleged loans which are being challenged as deceptive.


    "It's not part of this case," King said.


    Mundell said he was introducing the details to show "a pattern of false claims of loss" by Schaffel.


    "We want the jury to look at the pattern of deceit," he said outside court.


    Goren testified that he did an extensive review of all accounts in the case, for which he has been paid $50,000 and is to receive another $25,000 from Jackson's defense.


    The accountant said he came to the conclusion that Schaffel did not get his full 20 percent of the income from the two Fox videos he produced for Jackson, which sold for over $10 million. After offering different ways of calculating the sum, Goren figured Schaffel is probably owed $471,000.


    But the defense contends that given the number of deceptive transactions by Schaffel, he is owed nothing.


    In another development, Schaffel returned to the witness stand and explained why he backdated checks after he was fired by Jackson in November 2001 and said the amount was lower than the $784,000 reported Monday.


    He said he backdated a number of checks totaling $189,000, which he said would cover expenses he felt he was owed by Jackson as part of their original contract.


    He said Jackson had agreed to pay for a lease of a residence or commercial property for Schaffel for up to three years for up to $10,000 a month, and that was one of many expenses he felt should be covered after he left Jackson's employment.


    The figure of $784,000 was the sum on a ledger shown to the jury as Mundell questioned Schaffel on Monday about the backdated checks. Addressing confusion, lawyers for both sides said outside court that the shown total was actually a compilation of expenses Schaffel claimed he incurred for Jackson and was due for reimbursement.


    There was also more testimony from former Jackson attorney Zia Modabber, who on Monday said he informed the singer of Schaffel's past as a producer of gay pornography movies, leading to his firing in November 2001, and then sought to stop Schaffel's continuing efforts to profit from the recording "What More Can I Give."


    The recording was intended raise money for victims of the Sept. 11 attacks.


    Modabber said he tried to convince a Japanese company not to negotiate with Schaffel for rights to the recording, but the company proceeded anyway with efforts to acquire the ill-fated song and stage a concert tour.


    Modabber said when he learned of Schaffel's contacts with the company, Music Fighters, his first concern "was to find out who they were and whether they were legitimate people to negotiate with. I never got to the bottom of it."


    Because of complications involving Schaffel's firing, he said, the planned release of the record was held up.


    "There was a plan to release it for the first year anniversary of 9-11, but they couldn't get it done, and then it was going to be the second anniversary. And that's when I lost track of it," Modabber said.


    Published: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 19:25 PDT


    http://www.pe.com/ap_news/California2/CA_M..._244802CA.shtml

    Ich meine, ich hab mir das ja von Anfang an gedacht, dass bei dieser Klage gegen Michael was stinkt. Außerdem würde Michael niemals so straight eine Gegenklage einreichen, wenn es nicht einen Grund gäbe, damit hätte er sich sonst sehr schaden können wenn da nichts hinter steckte.
    Michael wird aus diesem Prozess rausgehen und Schaffel wenn überhaupt nur einen geringen Teil von dem zahlen müssen, was Schaffel behauptet. Wenn nicht sogar ohne jegliche Schulden. Schaffel scheint Michael ziemlich ausgenommen zu haben und das wird den Betrag den S. von Michael (anscheinend zu unrecht)einklagt kompensieren.

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    die links sind falsch kopiert. wo hastn die her? dann kann ich selber schaun.

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    download link geht net. bitte korigieren oder nochmal posten

    JACKSON TEAM FOLLOWS THE MONEY IN TRIAL:
    Jackson lawyers disprove Schaffel’s payments
    (July 13, 2006)


    *In the latest Michael Jackson trial, the forensic accountant hired by Michael Jackson's lawyer testified Wednesday that a former associate who is now suing the singer used money from a Japanese record production company for the down payment on his own $1.9 million home rather than for the business expenses he claimed.


    The accountant, who showed jurors how he traced millions of dollars through the various bank accounts of F. Marc Schaffel, also said he found no substantiation for a $300,000 payment Schaffel claimed he provided to a mysterious "Mr. X" in South America on Jackson's behalf. Schaffel filed suit against Jackson claiming the King of Pop never paid him back for loans and expenses, and stiffed him for his work on the charity record called "What More Can I Give." Schaffel claims Jackson owes him $1.6 million for various endeavors he worked on for the pop star.


    Jackson's camp has worked to show Schaffel did pretty well for himself at the singer's expense, outweighing any amount that might actually be owed. Attorneys for Jackson have challenged Schaffel’s claim that he received $400,000 from a Japanese company called Music Fighters, which wanted to buy the rights to Jackson’s song “What More Can I Give” – the charity track intended to raise money for Sept. 11
    victims. However, Schaffel testified that he split the amount with Jackson and used his half to pay business expenses.


    Jackson’s team says that according to their financial sleuthing, that was not true.


    Jackson attorneys said the $400,000 was wired by Music Fighters on Feb. 27, 2002, to Neverland Valley Entertainment, a company Schaffel started with Jackson, and the next day it was transferred into Schaffel's personal account. Furthermore, the accountant noted that in a deposition Schaffel said Jackson was given $200,000 in cash and the rest was kept in the Neverland Valley account to pay bills, but that, “That did not happen” and that there was “no check, no moneys leaving a bank… no bank statements, no ledgers” regarding the purported delivery of $300,000 to “Mr. X” in South America.


    Link: http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur27431.cfm


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    ACCOUNTANT THROWS LAWSUIT AGAINST JACKSON INTO DOUBT


    LATEST: A forensic accountant yesterday (12JUL06) testified that a former business associate of MICHAEL JACKSON used money he claims covered business expenses to help pay for his $1.9 million (GBP1.1 million) home. MARC SCHAFFEL alleges he is owed $1.6 million (GBP900,000) in unpaid loans and expenses, unpaid salary for a charity record and a share of proceeds from two TV programmes produced to repair Jackson's image, following the damning British documentary LIVING WITH MICHAEL JACKSON - which prompted the child molestation investigation into Jackson. But financial expert JAN GOREN told jurors he has traced the passage of millions of dollars through Schaffel's bank accounts, and can find no proof to support some of his claims against the THRILLER singer. Goren challenged Schaffel's allegation he gave half of the proceeds from a $400,000 (GBP220,000) deal he struck with Japanese firm Music Fighters, because he believes all of the money went straight into Schaffel's personal account. The forensic accountant also cast into doubt Schaffel's claim he was sent by Jackson to Brazil in 2001 to adopt children with $300,000 (GBP167,000) to seal the deal. Goren told the Santa Monica, California, court, "There is no cheque, no moneys leaving a bank... no bank statements, no ledgers."


    13/07/2006 02:06
    Link: http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/artic...20doubt_1002347


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    Michael Jackson Trial Nears Conclusion
    Trial of Suit Against Michael Jackson for Failure to Pay Worker More Than $1M Nears Conclusion
    By LINDA DEUTSCH
    AP Special Correspondent


    SANTA MONICA, Calif. Jul 13, 2006 (AP)— Michael Jackson was alternately portrayed as a gullible artist and a calculating businessman during closing arguments in the trial of a lawsuit that accuses the entertainer of failing to pay a former associate more than $1 million.


    "Michael Jackson doesn't pay his bills. Mr. Jackson is a cagey, calculating witness," said attorney Howard King, who is representing businessman F. Marc Schaffel in his lawsuit against Jackson.


    Jackson attorney Thomas Mundell told jurors Schaffel took advantage of the entertainer.


    "I don't see the evil, conniving, puppet master he saw," he said of King's depiction of Jackson. "I saw the gentle, easily influenced artist who pays little attention to business matters."


    And while Schaffel said he went uncompensated for his work, Mundell said, "he was living the life of Riley, traveling around the world in private jets."


    "Mr. Schaffel saw Michael Jackson as an opportunity," Mundell said. "He could do projects for him and become part of the action."


    The case was expected to go to the jury Thursday after Mundell concludes his argument, followed by a rebuttal from King.


    During his closing argument, King said he was angry at the focus the defense placed on his client's past as a producer of gay pornography, calling it irrelevant.


    A former Jackson lawyer testified during the trial that Schaffel was fired after Jackson was told of his past as a porn producer.


    King also complained that Schaffel was unfairly portrayed as "some sort of parasite hanging on to Mr. Jackson."


    King, who claims the effort to terminate Schaffel in 2001 never actually took effect, said negotiations with lawyers went on and on and that Schaffel actually came back on board to produce such projects as videos about Jackson that aired on Fox.


    Among other debts, he said Schaffel was owed $664,000 for the Fox specials and $300,000 that Schaffel said he loaned Jackson when the entertainer told him he needed it delivered to a mysterious "Mr. X" in South America.


    In all, he asked jurors to award Schaffel $1,474,280.


    Link: http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireSt...6488&page=2


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    Jackson rival 'making false claims'


    SANTA MONICA, California: Michael Jackson's attorney called a forensic accountant to the stand to try to show that a former associate suing the pop star for $1.6million (BD604.800) deceptively juggled money to enrich himself.


    Accountant Jan Goren said he was able to trace most of the complicated transactions in a ledger kept by plaintiff F Marc Schaffel, but could not find that all of the explanations given by Schaffel were accurate.


    Schaffel has brought a complex case involving sums he claims he is still owed. Jackson attorney Thomas Mundell has pointed to a lack of receipts in some cases or called witnesses to broadly undermine the credibility of Schaffel's claims. Goren, for instance, said a $500,000 transaction Schaffel claimed was a loan to Jackson was not a loan at all.


    http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/arc_Article...p;IssueID=29115


    Closing arguments underway in lawsuit against Michael Jackson


    LAST UPDATE: 7/13/2006 7:06:25 AM


    SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - A lawsuit against Michael Jackson is expected to go to the jury today after the conclusion of defense closing arguments and a rebuttal by the plaintiff's attorney.


    Yesterday, attorney Howard King portrayed the singer as "cagy and calculating."


    But Jackson's attorney said the entertainer was a victim of plaintiff Marc Schaffel's financial manipulations. Thomas Mundell portrayed Jackson as a "gentle, easily influenced artist who pays little attention to business matters."


    Schaffel is asking for just under $1.5 million for unpaid salary and expenses.


    Earlier, a forensic accountant testified that Schaffel used money from a Japanese record company for a down payment on his home rather than splitting it with Jackson, as Schaffel claims.


    The accountant also said there's nothing to back up Schaffel's claim that he had used his own money on Jackson's behalf.


    http://www.abc4.com/news/national/story.as...11-4479EBB06A2D


    http://www.cbs47.tv/news/national/story.as...11-4479EBB06A2D

    ok, jetzt ist's wieder mal in der Hand der Jury - ich bin mir sicher sie wird zu Gunsten von Michael entscheiden.

    Jury in Michael Jackson lawsuit will deliberate for second day today


    Jury will deliberate for second day today


    SANTA MONICA, Calif. For the second time in 13 months, a jury is pondering whether Michael Jackson has done wrong.


    This time it's a civil jury in Santa Monica, California, deciding whether or not Jackson owes ex-business associate Marc Schaffel (SHAF'-el) nearly one-and-a-half (m) million dollars. The panel got the case yesterday after closing arguments were completed.


    Schaffel ran a company he and Jackson set up five years ago. Schaffel claims Jackson still owes him for part of his salary and expenses.


    But Jackson's lawyer says Schaffel "looted" the company's bank accounts and actually owes Jackson 660-thousand dollars.


    In his rebuttal, Schaffel's lawyer said circumstantial evidence shows Schaffel was never reimbursed for many expenses he paid. Jackson's lawyer told the jury the case could've been settled had it not been for the size of Schaffel's claims.


    Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.


    http://www.wluctv6.com/Global/story.asp?S=...09&nav=81AX


    By LINDA DEUTSCH


    AP Special Correspondent


    SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) -- A bitter money dispute between Michael Jackson and a former associate was placed in the hands of jurors Thursday after the singer's lawyer told them the plaintiff betrayed the star and urged them to "send him from this courtroom with nothing."


    Attorney Thomas Mundell said F. Marc Schaffel can't back up claims that he is owed $1.4 million in loans and expenses, but Schaffel's lawyer argued that jurors must consider that his client's relationship with the singer existed in "Michael world, not our world."


    "It's a world where a superstar professes love for Marc Schaffel and entrusts him ... Michael world - a world without receipts," attorney Howard King said in final remarks.


    Jackson has countersued, claiming that Schaffel actually owes him $660,000. Mundell said in his closing argument that Schaffel took advantage of a pop star who is "useless in his own business matters."


    The jury went home at day's end and was to return Friday for more deliberations.


    King urged jurors to accept circumstantial evidence and testimony from various witnesses about expenditures Schaffel made in the interest of promoting Jackson's ill-fated Sept. 11 charity record, "What More Can I Give," and $300,000 for a mysterious trip to South America.


    Mundell argued that Schaffel actually pocketed $400,000 from a Japanese company for rights to the charity record, and that he used the money to make a down payment on a house.


    King pointed out that Jackson's lawyers never asked the purpose of the South America trip. "They either know precisely why this money was delivered or they don't want to know and they don't want you to know," he said.


    On the stand, Schaffel blurted out that he once was dispatched to help Jackson adopt boys in Brazil, a story Jackson's defense has denounced as a smear. In Jackson's 2005 child molestation trial, prosecutors claimed there was a plan to relocate a family making accusations against the pop star and take them to Brazil. The pop star was acquitted of the molestation charges.


    Mundell read to jurors a voice mail message to Schaffel in which Jackson said, "Marc, please, please, never let me down. I have been betrayed so much by people. I want us to be friends and I want us to conquer the business world. Be my loyal, loyal, loyal friend."


    Mundell concluded, "Members of the jury, Marc Schaffel was not Mr. Jackson's loyal friend. I ask you to send him from this courtroom with nothing."


    The judge told the 12 jurors that only nine of them need to agree on any one cause of action for a verdict, but the same nine do not need to agree on each action. The five-page verdict form includes numerous questions the jury must answer relating to Schaffel's suit and Jackson's countersuit.


    Schaffel initially sued for $3.8 million but the claims were cut to $1.6 million, and on Thursday his attorney asked for $1.4 million.


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    Schaffel initially sued for $3.8 million but the claims were cut to $1.6 million, and on Thursday his attorney asked for $1.4 million.


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    DAS ist echt der Hohn persönlich.

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    ;D


    wenn er geld braucht, soll er doch arbeiten gehen... :rolleyes:P
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    Aber echt :rofl

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