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From:   Mark Sapperstein  mark@sapperstein.com>   <
Sent:   Tuesday, July   05, 2011 8:24   PM 
To:   Ziperman, Philip 
Subject:   RE:   Crystal   Cox 
Attachments:   web domain names.xls;   Email   from Donald Stone.docx;   Email   from Crystal Cox.docx; 
contact information.docx 
Mr. Ziperman, here   is   a narrative explaining our situation. 
In   late   1992,   a friend   of   ours was raising capital   for   a new business called Donald Stone Industries   (0511).   Along with a
group   of   investors, Mark invested   $2,500   into   0511.   Mark does not recall actually meeting Donald Stone, although   it   is
possible.  However, Mark   was   not   involved   in   any way in the business,   other   than his investment.  The company failed
and Mark lost his money.
Apparently disgruntled,   in   February   1998,   Mr. Stone filed a   RICO   case   in Florida against approximately   100   defendants 
including Mark, the original investors, the   US   Attorney General and the Director   of   the   FBI.   The   case   was dismissed in 
June   1998. 
In   August   1999,   Donald Stone purchased the site, marylandcorruption.com, which appears   to   be dedicated   to   defaming 
Mark accusing him   of   bribery, extortion, money laundering among   other   illegal activities.  At some point we became 
aware   of   the website but decided   to   ignore it. 
In   January   2010,   Mr. Stone contacts Ms. Crystal   Cox,   an   internet investigative blogger and   it   appears they team up   to 
defame Mark.  Ms.   Cox has   never met, talked to, emailed   or   in   any way communicated   with   Mark, yet   she   proceeded 
this online campaign entitled {{trial by blog."   An   online search showed 58 different websites   she   used   to   defame Mark 
(list attached). 
In   early   2011,   it   was brought   to   Mark's attention   that   negotiations on a potential business deal were cut short because 
of   the unsubstantiated, false   and   inaccurate information spewed online.   So,   we hired a computer expert, Edward   Ko,   to 
research   what   could   be   done. 
Mr. Ko's first step was   to   contact Mr. Stone   to   see   if   he   could   be   reasoned with.  Mr. Stone did   not   answer   that   phone 
call but responded   to   Mr.   Ko   by email (attached).  The email demand2d   $2.5   million   to   stop his harassment.  We did not 
respond. 
Four days later, Mr.   Ko   received   an   email from Ms.   Cox   (attached).   She   appeared upset   that   although   she   helped Mr. 
Stone promote   his   defamatory information   he   did   not offer   her a share   of   his   $2.5   million demand.   So   she   suggests we 
pay her   $25,000   upfront   and   $10,000   a month to get her   to   stop.   She   writes that   in   order   to   prepare   for   this extortion 
attempt,   she   purchased the domain marksapperstein.com.  Ms.   Cox   posts Mark's address, birthday and social security 
number on her website.   We   did   not   respond. 
We are asking   for   you help for the purpose   of   stopping these people, getting   our   good name back.  Their contact 
information   that   I   have   is   attached.   Please   do not hesitate to contact   me   if   you need any additional information   or 
cia   rificatio   n. 
Mark   Sapperstein 
28 Walker Avenue 
Baltimore, Maryland 21208 
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