wow if a person ever deserves to go to hell..

[waggy]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,417541,00.html

PHOENIX ? An Arizona man has been accused of cheating a Chicago boy with a terminal illness out of a go-kart.

Douglas Riesberg, 53, received $11,000 from the Make-A-Wish Foundation's Chicago chapter in March for a custom go-kart for the boy, who is 16 and on dialysis, authorities said.

The go-kart was expected to be finished in three weeks, but police said Make-A-Wish never heard back from Riesberg.

Deputies found him in an Arizona jail on drug charges Saturday. He allegedly said he was having problems getting a custom go-kart and planned to give the boy his personal go-kart.

A request to interview Riesberg was not immediately answered. He remains jailed on fraud, theft and drug charges.

A Make-A-Wish spokesman said the foundation is working to make sure the wish is granted



man thats just cold. really to take money to make somethign for a dieing kid and steal it.

most likely he blew it on drugs.

 

[ric1287]

uhhhh, did the old make-a-wish people just call up some random guy from craigslist for a go-kart?

 

[JohnCU]

not sure that deserves hell if there is such a thing but it is pretty fucked up.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: ric1287
uhhhh, did the old make-a-wish people just call up some random guy from craigslist for a go-kart?

was wondering about that myself.

 

[Leros]

So does the foundation just say "Sorry, our money is gone" or do they buy another go cart?

 

[thegimp03]

That's pretty messed up. Glad they found him.

 

[ViviTheMage]

instant ticket to hell.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Leros
So does the foundation just say "Sorry, our money is gone" or do they buy another go cart?

i would think if there i stime go get another cart and sue the fuck out of the last guy.

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: Leros
So does the foundation just say "Sorry, our money is gone" or do they buy another go cart?

They have quite a bit of money, so I'd assume they'd get another one for the kid and in the background try to get the original money back through whatever legal means they can.

 

[JohnCU]

also what the fuck kind of go kart costs $11k? when i was little we bought one for $700.

 

[JS80]

I hope some rich philanthropist reads the story and makes up for the $11k.

 

[waggy]

http://ktar.com/?nid=6&sid=953192

Arizona man has been accused of cheating a Chicago boy with a terminal illness out of a go-cart, authorities said Thursday.

Douglas Riesberg, 53, received $11,000 from the Make-A-Wish Foundation's Chicago chapter in March for a custom go-cart for the sick boy, who is 16 and on dialysis, Yavapai County sheriff's spokesman Dwight D'Evelyn said. But the go-cart never was delivered, and the money never returned.

A request to interview Riesberg, of Spring Valley, was not immediately answered, and it was unclear whether he had a lawyer.

Phoenix-based Make-A-Wish grants the wishes of severely ill children, sending them and their families on trips to Disney World and arranging for them to be police officers for a day, among others.

The Chicago boy, whose name was withheld, wished for a go-cart with a travel trailer so he could take it off-roading wherever and whenever he wanted.

When Riesberg was paid $11,000 in March, D'Evelyn said he told the foundation the go-cart would be finished in three weeks. But Make-A-Wish didn't hear from him until a foundation lawyer found him in June.

Riesberg then said the go-cart would be done in July. After not hearing from Riesberg again, Make-A-Wish asked the sheriff's office for help last month.

Deputies found that Riesberg already was jailed in Prescott on drug charges and interviewed him Saturday about the go-cart. Riesberg told deputies that he was having problems getting a custom go-cart and had planned to deliver his personal go-cart to the boy until the custom one could be finished.

D'Evelyn said Riesberg told deputies he used the $11,000 from Make-A-Wish to help make up for a recent business loss of $80,000. Riesberg had a custom go-cart business and other business interests, D'Evelyn said.

He said Riesberg and the boy had been in constant contact, and the boy had thought of him as a father. The boy's own father left his family a couple years ago when his son first got sick, D'Evelyn said.

``He was treating Riesberg like the father he didn't have,'' D'Evelyn said. ``He felt very betrayed.''

D'Evelyn said the boy is hospitalized and that he hasn't received a go-cart.

Make-A-Wish spokesman Brent Goodrich said the foundation is working with the family to make sure the wish is granted and trying to figure out how the Chicago chapter contracted with Riesberg.

``This is obviously a very traumatic situation for the family and the chapter,'' Goodrich said. ``We're trying to resolve this as soon as possible for the child's sake.''

Riesberg remains jailed on fraud and theft charges as well as the drug charges.





ugh holly fuck. I was wrong. didnt use the money on drugs. used the 11k on a failed business.

man just disgusting.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Originally posted by: JohnCU
also what the fuck kind of go kart costs $11k? when i was little we bought one for $700.

Why should I pay 2 dollars for soda? Back in my day, you could get it for a nickel, and it came with a pickle and some fiddle-faddle!

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: JohnCU
also what the fuck kind of go kart costs $11k? when i was little we bought one for $700.

a go cart and trailer. since he wants it for off roading im suspect its a tad bit better then the $700 one.

but yeah still pretty damn expensive.

 

[Cabages]

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy

Originally posted by: JohnCU
also what the fuck kind of go kart costs $11k? when i was little we bought one for $700.

Why should I pay 2 dollars for soda? Back in my day, you could get it for a nickel, and it came with a pickle and some fiddle-faddle!

Why u payin $2 for soda?

 

[JohnCU]

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy

Originally posted by: JohnCU
also what the fuck kind of go kart costs $11k? when i was little we bought one for $700.

Why should I pay 2 dollars for soda? Back in my day, you could get it for a nickel, and it came with a pickle and some fiddle-faddle!

well i'm talking 15 years ago not 50. still, $11k is a lot for a go kart

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: JohnCU

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy

Originally posted by: JohnCU
also what the fuck kind of go kart costs $11k? when i was little we bought one for $700.

Why should I pay 2 dollars for soda? Back in my day, you could get it for a nickel, and it came with a pickle and some fiddle-faddle!

well i'm talking 15 years ago not 50. still, $11k is a lot for a go kart

well im guessing a trailer is around 4k (fully inclosed etc) so that leaves 7k for a custom made gocart.

yeah i think its a few grand to much but not suprising its around 11k.

 

[JohnCU]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: JohnCU

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy

Originally posted by: JohnCU
also what the fuck kind of go kart costs $11k? when i was little we bought one for $700.

Why should I pay 2 dollars for soda? Back in my day, you could get it for a nickel, and it came with a pickle and some fiddle-faddle!

well i'm talking 15 years ago not 50. still, $11k is a lot for a go kart

well im guessing a trailer is around 4k (fully inclosed etc) so that leaves 7k for a custom made gocart.

yeah i think its a few grand to much but not suprising its around 11k.

yea thats true.

 

[theprodigalrebel]

I'm still stumped at 11K for a go-kart.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: theprodigalrebel
I'm still stumped at 11K for a go-kart.

im betting the trailer was something like this ($4900) and teh gocart was something that could take abuse.

i think people are thinking gocarts like they used to make out of scraps. not something thats fast and safe.

 

[Vehemence]

That go-kart better have a Fleshlight attachment on it for 11 fucking grand.

 

[JohnCU]

come to think of it... my 2nd car didn't cost even cost $11k

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy

Originally posted by: JohnCU
also what the fuck kind of go kart costs $11k? when i was little we bought one for $700.

Why should I pay 2 dollars for soda? Back in my day, you could get it for a nickel, and it came with a pickle and some fiddle-faddle!

That doesn't even come close to working. For $11k you can get a teenager a decent used car. A go-cart shouldn't be $11k.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy

Originally posted by: JohnCU
also what the fuck kind of go kart costs $11k? when i was little we bought one for $700.

Why should I pay 2 dollars for soda? Back in my day, you could get it for a nickel, and it came with a pickle and some fiddle-faddle!

That doesn't even come close to working. For $11k you can get a teenager a decent used car. A go-cart shouldn't be $11k.

again its not just for a go-cart but a go-cart and trailer. trailers are not cheap. and odds are its a enclosed one wich are even more expensive.