What I’m answering is I’m not going to answer itemized questions on a list that I don’t know how you got, that is at least seven months old, and I don’t have the expertise to answer it. I wasn’t given it before, I wasn’t asked any questions on this. I don’t know. But I’m not going to go in here, because you guys have a great thing of using my depositions and doing other sh¡t with it.
So sayeth Ronald Henry Van Den Heuvel, under oath, on page 44 of the…
- Transcript of the February 15 & 17, 2016 Deposition of Ron Van Den Heuvel, including the list of purported Green Box NA Green Bay LLC assets that Ron refused to comment on…
…and Ron Van Den Heuvel doing a lot of this:
…in Brown County Case No. 15CV769, Dr. Marco Araujo, Cliffton Equities LLC & Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. (WEDC) v. Green Box NA Green Bay LLC…
…which is being used as an exhibit in Green Box NA Green Bay LLC’s Chapter 11 proceedings in U.S. Eastern District of Wisconsin Bankruptcy Court Case No. 16-24179-beh…
… while Ron Van Den Heuvel, wife Kelly Van Den Heuvel, and Green Box NA Green Bay LLC (and 40+ of Ron & Kelly’s other businesses) are being investigated by the Brown County Sheriff’s Department and “no less than five federal agencies”…
…for alleged crimes including federal indictments for a bank fraud scheme involving a bank loan officer and multiple straw borrowers.
See also this exhibit from Green Box NA Green Bay LLC’s bankruptcy proceedings:
Page 7:
The Debtor lacks any reasonable probability of an effective reorganization.
“The clearest case of bad faith is where the debtor enters Chapter 11 knowing there is no chance to reorganize his business and hoping merely to [stave] off the [evil] day when the creditors take control of his property.” In re James Wilson Associates, 965 F.2d 160 (7th Cir. 1992) In this case, there is no operation to reorganize. The Debtor has no employees with which to operate. The Debtor owns one significant asset, which it has allowed a related company to use for free during at least the past six months. All the while, the Debtor has purposefully evaded all direction from the Brown County Court, and has consistently stonewalled the efforts of the Receiver and creditors to discover the Debtor’s assets. This evidence suggests that the Debtor has no purposeful business operations to reorganize in the first instance.
Related:
- Law360.com: Wisconsin Firm Wins OK To Subpoena Accountants In $17M Tax Row, by Jimmy Hoover
Law360, Washington (June 13, 2016, 5:22 PM ET) — The U.S. Tax Court has granted a Wisconsin holding company’s request to subpoena the accountants for allegedly deadbeat paper companies as part of the firm’s attempt to establish bad debt deductions in a $17 million fight with the IRS.
Judge Kathleen Kerrigan gave family-owned VHC Inc. the go-ahead to serve a subpoena and notice of deposition on Schenck SC that seek the financial statements and tax returns of clients ST Paper Holdings, Tak Investments and other affiliated companies, according to an order entered last week.
The companies allegedly acquired the debt when they purchased a business formed by an estranged relative of VHC’s founders.
Counsel for the parties could not be reached for comment Monday.
In its March 2015 petition, VHC said it owned debt and not equity in relative Ron Van Den Heuvel’s spinoff business, and that the IRS wrongly increased VHC’s taxable income during the period while disallowing deductions for the debt, which a series of bad deals had rendered illiquid.
VHC, which was first formed as a contracting firm by Ron’s older relative Raymond Van Den Heuvel, underwent “significant expansion” from the 1980s to the 1990s, prompting Ron to form his own company in 1997 and begin buying paper mills and other businesses, the petition said.
Though VHC declined Ron’s solicitations to invest in those firms –– saying doing so would conflict with its customer base –– VHC began issuing debt in the form of promissory notes to Ron’s acquired companies for equipment and overhead costs. The firm cited Ron Van Den Heuvel’s experience as a sales representative for VHC along with potential funding from major banks and companies, including Enron, which ultimately purchased a $5 million stake in his company in 1998, the petition said.
Shortly before 2000, VHC issued a line of credit to Ron’s cotton fiber plant for the installation of a key machine. It did so at the request of United Arab Emirates Investment Ltd., which had made an offer on the plant that would have far exceeded the amount of the company’s debt for the machine. However, UAEI withdrew from the deal at the last minute after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, saying the status of a Middle Eastern company in the U.S. had become too risky.
About the same time, Enron, one of the debtor’s key backers, filed for bankruptcy.
VHC gave the company even more money following the two collapses to help it get back on its feet, according to the petition.
Starting in 2003, VHC and the debtor company began a series of “often heated” meetings for repayment plans, according to VHC. However, a series of bad deals prevented the payments for years, causing VHC to declare the bad-debt deductions on each year’s tax returns.
In 2007, however, it appeared that the debt would be repaid with an offer on the mill from Goldman Sachs-backed ST Paper, which offered to purchase Ron Van Den Heuvel’s assets. Believing that the deal would bear fruit, VHC waived its bad debt deduction for its 2006 returns. However, VHC recanted when it learned that under a new arrangement, it would receive only promissory notes rather than cash payments for the loans.
VHC is represented by Robert M. Romashko, Robert E. Dallman, Daniel B. Geraghty, Thomas R. Vance and Patrick S. Coffey of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek SC.
The IRS is represented by Christa A. Gruber.
The case is VHC Inc. et al v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, case number 004756-15, in U.S. Tax Court.
ORDER
These consolidated cases are calendared for a Special Session commencing on August 15, 2016, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On May 31, 2016, petitioners filed a motion for leave to serve subpoena and notice of deposition of non-party Schenck, S.C. pursuant to Tax Court Rule 74(c)(2)(B). Attached to the motion, petitioners included the notice of deposition with proof of service. The Court granted petitioners’ motion on June 7, 2016.
Upon due consideration, it is
ORDERED that the deposition of Schenck, S.C. shall take place on June 30, 2016, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the offices of petitioners’ counsel, One Law Group, S.C. [formerly doing business as Stellpflug Law, S.C.], 444 Reid Street, Suite 200, DePere, Wisconsin 54115.
It is further
ORDERED that in addition to the usual service, the Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of this Order on: Dennis J. Langenberg, Schenck S.C., 200 E. Washington Street, Appleton, WI 54911, and on Brian C. Spahn, Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., 780 North Water Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202-3590.
Atty. Mark Bartels of SC Acquisition Company, LLC, is the ‘Registered Agent’ for One Law Group/Stellpflug Law…
…and, oh… by the way…
Nancy Stellpflug – wife of One Law Group/Stellpflug Law partner C. David Stellpflug who retired in January 2016 – just happens to be Secretary of VHC, Inc.
As Oneida Eye has reported, Ron Van Den Heuvel said the following regarding Schenck SC in the Supplemental Examination of Ronald H. Van Den Heuvel Before James O’Neil, Court Commissioner May 8, 2015 10:00 a.m. to 12:59 p.m.:
[Atty. Jonathan T. Smies of Godfrey & Kahn SC:] How are those shares of [Environemental Advanced Reclamation Technology HQ, LLC/E.A.R.T.H] valued, if you know?
[Ron Van Den Heuvel:] Outside firms.
[Atty. Smies:] When was the last time you had an outside firm prepare a valuation of E.A.R.T.H.?
[Ron Van Den Heuvel:] Six months ago.
[Atty. Smies:] And what was the share price valuation at that time?
[Ron Van Den Heuvel:] Three something, $3 and some cents.
[Atty. Smies:] And how many shares are outstanding or issued of E.A.R.T.H.?
[Ron Van Den Heuvel:] A hundred million.
[Atty. Smies:] I just want to know, how many shares do you own of E.A.R.T.H.?
[Ron Van Den Heuvel:] I personally don’t own any of E.A.R.T.H.
[Atty. Smies:] It’s all through –
[Ron Van Den Heuvel:] That’s correct.
[Atty. Smies:] It’s all through – I have to go back.
[Ron Van Den Heuvel:] RVDH or PCDI. I personally don’t own any.
[Atty. Smies:] Indirectly through your ownership of those entities, what is your percentage of interest in E.A.R.T.H.?
[Ron Van Den Heuvel:] I wouldn’t be able to –
[Atty. Smies:] You have no sense as –
[Ron Van Den Heuvel:] No.
[Atty. Smies:] – you sit here today?
[Atty. John Petitjean of Hinkfuss, Sickel, Petitjean & Weiting:] He’s already indicated he doesn’t own –
[Atty. Smies:] He doesn’t own directly, but he has an interest in entities that have a proportionate interest in –
[Atty. Petitjean:] And all those entities, he’s indicated, have numerous shareholders.
[Ron Van Den Heuvel:] It would be hard to figure out.
[Atty. Smies:] But it could be figured out. I mean, you –
[Ron Van Den Heuvel:] Schenck could do it.
[Atty. Smies:] But as you sit here, you don’t know if you have three or other entities. You don’t know if you have one percent or 80 percent of E.A.R.T.H.?
[Ron Van Den Heuvel:] I wouldn’t know. I mean, I know I have more than one percent, okay? But I couldn’t – I couldn’t venture a guess that would be worth putting under oath.
UPDATE:
ACCORDING TO WDFI.org…
…‘E.A.R.T.H./ENVIRONMENTAL ADVANCED RECLAMATION TECHNOLOGY HQ, LLC’…
…WHICH FIRST DID BUSINESS REGISTERED UNDER THE NAME ‘NATURE’S CHOICE TISSUE, LLC’…
…OFFICIALLY CHANGED ITS NAME ON JUNE 16, 2016, TO ‘RECLAMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS, LLC’ / RTS…
…(AFTER ALREADY HAVING CHANGED E.A.R.T.H.’s NAME TO ‘RECLAMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, LLC’ TWO DAYS EARLIER ON JUNE 14, 2016)…
…AND RTS’ NEW ‘REGISTERED AGENT’ IS LISTED AS ‘GLENARBOR, LLC’, WITH THE SAME ADDRESS AS RTS/GREEN BOX (2107 American Blvd. De Pere, WI)…
…BUT IS PRESUMABLY THE SAME AS OR AFFILIATED WITH CHICAGO-BASED GLENARBOR PARTNERS, INC.…
…OF WHICH GREEN BOX NA BOARD MEMBER…
…STEPHEN A. SMITH IS PRESIDENT & CEO…
…BUT STEVE SMITH IS LISTED INDIVIDUALLY AS THE REGISTERED AGENT FOR ECOHUB WISCONSIN, LLC…
…WHICH WAS ISSUED A DELINQUENT UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION TAX WARRANT IN BROWN CO. CASE NO. 16UC145 ON JULY 7, 2016 IN THE AMOUNT OF $107,036.70…
…AND WAS FORMERLY DOING BUSINESS AS BOTH ‘GREEN BOX NA WISCONSIN OP, LLC,’ and ‘GREEN BOX WISCONSIN, LLC,’ BEFORE CHANGING ITS NAME TO ECOHUB WISCONSIN LLC.
ECOHUB WISCONSIN, LLC, IS AFFILIATED WITH GEORGE GITSCHEL’S ECOHUB USA, LLC & ECOHUB HOUSTON, LLC,..
…FOR WHICH THE www.ECOHUB-USA.com WEBSITE WAS RECENTLY CREATED, ACCORDING TO WebAnalyzer.com WHICH PROVIDES THIS INFORMATION:
Michael Garsow, Co-Founder & CEO of WebAura LLC, and Director of Marketing, Sales & Webservices for Reclamation Technology Systems LLC, and Webmaster of EcoHub-USA.com
Creation Date: 2016-02-15
Registrant Name: RONALD VAN DEN HEUVEL
Registrant Organization: TISSUE DEPOT
Registrant Street: 2077B LAWRENCE DRIVE
Registrant City: DE PERE
Registrant State/Province: WI
Registrant Postal Code: 54115
Registrant Country: US
Registrant Phone: +1.9203473838
Registrant Email: MIKEG@GREENBOXNA.COM
The same graphics & general layout are also used on George Gitschel’s www.ECOHUB-HOUSTON.com.
“Mike G” appears to be Michael Garsow of Evolve MTS, LLC, who is named in Plaintiffs’ Affidavits in Brown Co. Case No. 15CV1066, re: the Matter of the Return of the Wrongfully Seized Property of: Ty C. Willihnganz; Ty Will Law, LLC; Savannah Brault; Jeremy McGown; Evolve MTS, LLC; Michael Garsow; Nancy Van Lanen; and Meng Qiao, which was filed in the wake of the execution of Brown Co. Sheriff’s Dept. Search Warrants issued for Green Box NA Green Bay, LLC.
In fact, Michael Garsow’s LinkedIn page has been updated to state that he is currently the Director of Marketing, Sales & Web Services for Reclamation Technology Systems LLC, and he lists the following accomplishments:
- Increased sales of pulp and tissue products by over 50% through expanding current converting operations and the newly acquired pulping facility. Building on existing client base as well as acquiring new clients was key to obtaining this sales increase.
- Assisted with the acquisition of $400 MM in tax exempt bonds through a well known and respected financial services agency.
- Assisting in the acquisition of 10 year off-take agreements for tissue, pulp and linerboard with an estimated value of $1.2 billion dollars.
- Head of web services for Reclamation Technology Systems & Tissue Depot – strategy & production to online retail
Reclamation Technology Systems, LLC’s newly created website can be seen at www.ReclamationTechnologySystems.com, and the ‘Contact’ page lists RTS’ address as 55 E. ERIE ST #2304, CHICAGO, IL, 60611 (which Trulia.com lists as a condominium), but it lists RTS’ phone number with a Wisconsin area code: 920-347-3838.
That’s the same phone number Ron Van Den Heuvel used for Green Box NA and other fraudulent entities at 2077 B, Lawrence Dr., De Pere, WI.
HOWEVER…
…although Environmental Advanced Reclamation Technology HQ, LLC, (E.A.R.T.H. #1) changed names twice in 3 days just two weeks ago, finally settling on ‘Reclamation Technology Systems, LLC,’…
…EVERETT ADVANCED RECLAMATION TECHNOLOGY HQ, LLC (E.A.R.T.H. #2) still exists (albeit currently ‘Delinquent’ according to WDFI.org), and E.A.R.T.H. #2 still lists the same address as E.A.R.T.H. #1, and the ‘Registered Agent’ for E.A.R.T.H. #2 is still listed as E.A.R.T.H. #1.
Likewise, WDFI.com shows the existence of GREEN BOX NA II, LLC…among other Green Box tentacles.
UPDATE:
Atty. Nancy DePodesta of Arnstein & Lehr has witdrawn and is no longer Ron Van Den Heuvel’s counsel:
- June 16, 2016 Motion to Withdraw as Counsel, Case No. 16-CR-64, United States of America v. Ronald Van Den Heuvel
Due to ongoing investigations involving defendant and his companies, potential conflict issues have arisen. In light of potential conflicts, Mr. Van Den Heuvel and counsel agree that it is appropriate for Mr. Van Den Heuvel to be represented by other counsel in the above referenced matter. Mr. Van Den Heuvel advised [Atty. DePodesta] that he has spoken to other counsel regarding their representation of him in this and other matters.
- June 27, 2016 Court Minutes, Case No. 16-CR-64, United States of America v. Ronald Van Den Heuvel
Govt: …
– no concerns with attorney withdrawal – feel there is a potential conflict
– feel could have potential issue w/ some of the search warrant material
– Govt is excused
Court requests remainder of this hearing to be SEALED
See also:
- Brown Co Case 2008CV2028, Chris J. Hartwig vs. Ronald H. Van Den Heuvel; Hilliard Limited Partnership; (Oneida Tribe-owned) Bay Bank; Oconto Falls Tissue Inc.; Partners Concepts Development Inc.; Tissue Products Technology Corp.; Eco Fibre Inc.; Recovering Aqua Resources Inc.; Anchorbank FSB; Stockhausen Inc.
- Brown Co. Case No. 2009CV1050, Wisconsin Public Service Corporation vs. Ronald H. Van Den Heuvel; (Ron’s sister) Ann Murphy; (Ron’s brother-in-law) Patrick Murphy; Chris J. Hartwig; Hilliard Limited Partnership; (Oneida Tribe-owned) Bay Bank; Eco Fibre Inc.; Baylake Bank; Fortress Credit Corp.; SHF XII LLC (Stonehill Financial LLC); Anchorbank FSB; Cordova Ventures; Industrial Technology Ventures LP; Yale Materials Handling Green Bay Inc.; Stockhausen Inc.; Sterling Industrial Sales LLC; Brian A. Everson; Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym Ltd.; State of Wisconsin Dept. of Workforce Development; United States of America; Garnishees: Chase Bank; Spirit Construction Services Inc.; VOS Construction Services Inc.
- Brown Co. Case No. 2010CV2318, SC Acquisition Company LLC (Mark Bartels of Stellpflug Law SC) vs. Ronald H. Van Den Heuvel; Chris J. Hartwig; Hilliard Limited Partnership; (Ron’s sister) Ann Murphy; (Ron’s brother-in-law) Patrick Murphy; Brian A. Everson; (Oneida Tribe-owned) Bay Bank; Custom Paper Products Inc.; Partners Concepts Development Inc.; Eco Fibre Inc.; Nature’s Way Tissue Corp.; Tissue Products Technology Corp.; Oconto Falls Tissue Inc.; Tissue Technology LLC; Anchor Bank FSB; Wisconsin Public Service Corporation; Cordova Ventures; Industrial Technology Ventures LP; Stockhausen Inc.; Sterling Industrial Sales LLC; Yale Materials Handling Green Bay Inc.; ADT Security Services Inc.; State of Wisconsin Dept. of Workforce Development; United States of America; Other: SHF XII LLC (Stonehill Financial LLC)
9/11 terrorist hijackers’ Venice, Florida flight school and heroin smuggling airline owner and Green Bay philanthropist Wallace J. ‘Wally’ Hilliard was a client of high-risk tribal debt & ‘investment’ consulting and law firm Godfrey & Kahn, just as Godfrey & Kahn served as counsel for Ron Van Den Heuvel’s scheme partners at Oneida Seven Generations Corp. and OSGC subsidiary Green Bay Renewable Energy, LLC all the way to the the Wisconsin Supreme Court:
- May 6, 2008 Wisconsin Court of Appeals Published Opinion in Case No. 2008AP124, Herbert J. Cuene, Jr. vs. Wallace J. Hilliard in which the Court determined that Wally Hilliard failed to disclose material facts to investors in Florida Air Holdings Inc. and is liable under Wis. Statute §551.59 (1)(a).
Yet, Wally Hilliard was also a client of Godfrey & Kahn in a lawsuit against Ron Van Den Heuvel:
…including exhibits of depositions of Ron Van Den Heuvel in which Ron says of Wally Hilliard’s son:
[Dan Hilliard] works for me.
What’s wRONg with North East Wisconsin?
And the con ARTists of the Oneida Nation in Wisconsin?
Wallace J. ‘Wally’ Hilliard, Ronald H. Van Den Heuvel, Enron, United Arab Emirates investors, 9/11… You do the math. Operation Northwoods for a New American Century
Ronald H. Van Den Heuvel – Conman, Thief, Fraud & Swindler… & EcoSchlub
Artley Skenandore – Ron’s partner with OSGC in fraudulent $cumfu¢kery
Kelly Yessman Van Den Heuvel – Facing his & hers federal bank fraud charges with husband Ron
Oneida Police Dept. Lt. Lisa Drew Skenandore – What does she know & how did she benefit from husband Artley’s schemes?
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