Darquise Johnson (aka Chez Nicole) sentenced to 4 years for bilking Doug Macklem

[Andee 220524]

Justice has been served.

 

Read all about it.

 

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/Call+girl+jailed+four+years+bilking+Ottawa+engineer/4507642/story.html

 

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/Callgirl+truly+sorry+bilking+disabled+Ottawa+engineer/4503724/story.html

 

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2011/03/25/ottawa-darquise-sentencing.html

 

http://ottawa.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20110325/OTT_johnson_110325/20110325/?hub=OttawaHome

[Ashley Ann 75247]

I suppose 4 years is better than nothing, BUT I think she should have gotten at LEAST 10 years, and as for her tears , they are only for herself. NOT only is she selfish, but heartless too.

[Boomer 33202]

Should have got the max, I think it's eight years. I'm sure her tears aren't very genuine. The victim in this isn't going to be able to recover any of the 800K he invested in the relationship, my sympathies go out to him.

[kwala 100]

she still blames that boyfriend pimp in Jamaica. Was it really his fault you think? nahhh

[Paradise Spa 24019]

This is a very sad and unfortunate case for all. My heart goes out to those involved.

[Studio 110 by Sophia 150333]

I get so angry when I hear stories like that! I have worked with some girls that try to squeeze every cent from a client, or manipulate emotions to get a new car... or whatever there heart desire's! It is such an awful way to go threw life! If I don't earn it, then It is not mine! That poor poor soul, I hope he can find someone genuine to trust and that will treat him the way he should be.

[Andee 220524]

That poor poor soul, I hope he can find someone genuine to trust and that will treat him the way he should be.

 

If you had heard Mr. Macklem's victim impact statement, you would have wept.

 

Because he is emotionally and financially ruined, he indicated that he has resigned himself to the fact that that will never happen for him.

 

This man did nothing to deserve this. Those people took advantage of his disability and vulnerability to rob him blind so they could live the good life.

 

Unfortunately Ms. Johnson made the mistake of coming back to Canada. Her ex-husband is sitting pretty down in Jamaica with all the proceeds of crime.

 

If I could ask her one thing, it would be, "was it worth it"?

[Studio 110 by Sophia 150333]

Was thinking the very same question...

[THRacer 370]

What I find moderately interesting is that there have been no racy published pics of Darquise for her crime (always just the hoodie shot) but ample pics of Leanna for her involvement in the H2O affair. What gives?

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[MightyPen 67414]

I can't understand why she would receive anything less than the maximum possible sentence. This is the coldest, cruelest, and most sustained case of exploitation and personal fraud I've ever heard of.

 

*shrug*

[Nicolette Vaughn 294340]

What I find moderately interesting is that there have been no racy published pics of Darquise for her crime (always just the hoodie shot) but ample pics of Leanna for her involvement in the H2O affair. What gives?

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In earlier articles there were pictures from her website (only in a positon shown from behind) that were published but Darquise Johnson never showed her face which probably wan't good to hype it up in the media which is why they got face shots of her leavin court later on.

[THRacer 370]

Thanks Nikki.

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[Andee 220524]

This should be posted in the joke section, really.

Nolan Johnson denies he knew anything about the swindle.

 

 

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Gold+digger+husband+denies+helping+swindle+Ottawa/4511010/story.html

[Nicolette Vaughn 294340]

This should be posted in the joke section, really.

Nolan Johnson denies he knew anything about the swindle.

 

 

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Gold+digger+husband+denies+helping+swindle+Ottawa/4511010/story.html

 

Yeah and I was born yesterday. LMAO!!!

[Lowdark 5613]

Shortly before I discovered CERB, I saw an SP a few times who hinted at needing a co-signer for a car loan. She told me she had asked one of her regular clients for it who had said no (he had spent a lot of money on his daughters for Christmas if I remember correctly), and while she never came out and asked, I knew she was inquiring if I would do it. I didn't (and if memory serves, I didn't see her again after that) and fortunately I can only imagine what might have happened . . .

 

Perhaps more just sentence would have been to give her six months to find a job and then garnish her wages until she paid Mr. Macklem back the full amount PLUS interest. And she could spend her weekends and holidays in prison until she paid him back. What amused me about the additonal piece on her husband in Jamaica was that while he openly confessed to being a drug dealer and money launderer, he took offense at being associated with the fraud. He was quoted as saying that people who knew him were upset that he might have been involved. But apparently they're OK with him dealing drugs and laundering dirty cash. That's a real high quality of friends he's got there (then again, they're about the same quality as his wife).

[Andee 220524]

Perhaps more just sentence would have been to give her six months to find a job and then garnish her wages until she paid Mr. Macklem back the full amount PLUS interest. And she could spend her weekends and holidays in prison until she paid him back.

 

She made no effort to pay him back these past few years while she was stripping and more recently working straight jobs because I believe she thinks she shouldn't have to.

 

As for the guy who is waiting for her when she gets out, I hope he is up for the long haul of her being audited finally for the rest of her life (or until the debt is paid). I guess he bought the story that Nolan mastered and controlled the whole scam.

 

Nolan will never come back to Canada to settle his name. He was also named in the civil suit and I am sure he may find himself in handcuffs too if he ever landed here.

 

What a bunch of b.s.!

[Lowdark 5613]

No doubt she thought she was entitled to whatever she stole; people have an amzing capacity to convince themselves that their actions are moral or justified. It's just a shame there couldn't be some way make sure she she spends the next decade working to pay back the man she vicitmized.

[Guest T**E******s]

While I don't condone behaviour such as this toward anyone, it makes me stop and think.

 

"He spent his inheritance, RRSPs and mortgaged his family home to pay for fictitious vacation properties Johnson convinced him to invest in, with the promise the two would then live together in the Caribbean." Quote

 

Who invests without checking its a legitimate deal? Especially when it comes to a lady of the night. How do you gain 1.4mil to lose by being so dim-witted?

It seems a little picture perfect, everything that happened to him, plus his health and family situation. How would anyone even know if he only gave her a couple of grand, and lost the rest in gambling.

Buyers remorse comes in many forms, as do scape goats.

 

Playing devils advocate here :) I'm in NO WAY saying that anything she did was right or expectable in moral or ethical reasoning.

But I'd like to know how he got to that age, with that amount of money, and not do a little research. You check your bill at a restaurant, grocery store, and gas station ext.. But not when you fork over a large lump sum? Overseas? And didn't visit it?....

[Carrie Moon 68826]

But I'd like to know how he got to that age, with that amount of money, and not do a little research. You check your bill at a restaurant, grocery store, and gas station ext.. But not when you fork over a large lump sum? Overseas? And didn't visit it?....

 

I'll tell you.

 

His mother took care of all his needs literally and figuratively..

She passed away. He tried to fill an emotional void with other women.

 

Prior to that he had literally no experience dating never mind having sex. Thinking a paid companion might be a good way to fill the void he started seeing escorts.. and FYI.. he had several paid companions who didn't cheat him and take advantage of him before Darquise got a hold of him. However..due to his naive nature.. it was only a matter of time.

 

(btw) he can't check bills either.. someone else always has to do that for him. His literal life is always in someone else's hands.

 

Buyers remorse.. you bet.. but she's in no way a scape goat.. nor is Nolan. I've met him several years ago when he was dating Darquise and the ex-boyfriend of other well known provider.. now retired. He wasn't very successful at dealing drugs.. because he always needed money from this girl when I knew her. He didn't strike me as a violent person though.

[Andee 220524]

.

 

Playing devils advocate here :) I'm in NO WAY saying that anything she did was right or expectable in moral or ethical reasoning.

But I'd like to know how he got to that age, with that amount of money, and not do a little research. You check your bill at a restaurant, grocery store, and gas station ext.. But not when you fork over a large lump sum? Overseas? And didn't visit it?....

 

So what would you say to her boyfriend who is going to wait for her to serve out her sentence because he believes her version of events that Nolan masterminded the scam and forced her to carry it out.

 

You would think that all the evidence that is available, this educated and presuambly intelligent guy wouldn't fall for her stories, but he has.

 

When it comes to matters of the heart, I believe vulnerability runs much higher. It's easy to blame the victim, but this was cold, cruel-hearted criminal intent on their part. And no matter how careful Mr. Macklem could have or should have been, what's done is done. It's very easy for others to sit back and judge after the fact.

 

At least he had the guts to go public with it, which is more than most victims of romance and other kinds of money scams are willing to do which is why perps continue to get away with these types of crimes.

[Luscious Laurel 205]

Empress, you took the words out of my mouth, or from my pen. That was precisely what I wondered.

 

You never know when you read stories like these, what the truth actually is. Remember the girl in Montreal who shaved herself and pretended to have cancer?

 

I feel sorry for anyone who is robbed like that. I do know an instance where a judge gave a disabled man's sister power of his affairs and she was a crack addict. So, half the money that was meant to care for this quadriplegic was used up in about 3 months. Fortunately, the situation was resolved before he became destitute.

 

Infatuation is a powerful drug. I have had to give my head a shake when I fall for some fellow and after the great sex is over I realize we are not at all alike, usually, polar opposites...I do this bi-annually(but the sex is so good it's worth it)

[Carrie Moon 68826]

Yes.. it wasn't as simple as checking a bill at a restaurant..

 

A ton of manipulation went into getting Doug to fall in love with her (that part was very easy I'm sure) and then getting the plan together to paint the picture of a white picket fence in the D.R. The story grew over many months..

 

Her "father" was taking care of things at that end and Doug was to meet him eventually but not until she could explain their relationship properly. Her ''father'' was purchasing a van for guests that was also wheelchair accessible of the hotel they were refurbishing (I saw the photos of the supposed villa)... rebuilding the fences after a hurricane that was conveniently on the news at that time. etc etc.. there were countless costs in building this dream lifestyle that would earn them a living and be a place of leisure. The baby story was the kicker though.. how cruel to make up a pregnancy and then blame Doug for the stress of causing a miscarriage.

 

Having been manipulated in the past many times by conniving individuals myself for thankfully lesser amounts.. it's not that hard to imagine how this may have occurred. It's amazing what you will do for someone when you believe their well fabricated stories.. you think to yourself as a basically honest person. Who would make that up???

 

It takes years of experience to be able to see through the lies and red flags. I still get conned every now and then. Doug had none. He was an easy mark as a result.

 

Doug really believed given the chance a woman who got close to him would see how generous of heart he was and in a world of men who fell short he would come out a hero. It was easy for her to play that card and pretend to be a woman who desperately wanted to get out of the business and live a ''normal'' life if only some man would rescue her. How many clients haven't fallen for that... not saying it isn't sometimes true.. but many times it's a scam. A very common one.

[Guest T**E******s]

I feel bad for anyone who ends up in such a situation, it happens all the time. When only a small portion of information is released, and the media portrays someone as being "On the whole bad" and has no reasoning as to why, (sometimes there isn't one) I feel like the story is being lead and wonder what I'm not finding out.

 

I'm a very cynical person by nature, when it comes to my money and investing, every word you say is a lie until proven not. I don't agree with the innocent until proven guilty method, I believe the opposite. Much safer. I also understand that many people are not like me, and go into things blindly.

 

With having Cerebral Palsy it must have taken him a lot to overcome the hardships that crossed his path -And maybe that domineering mother, to create and build a life and career that he did well enough in, to make that money. You would think reaching that age and those goals, a person would have been burned once or twice, perhaps taking away from those negative experiences a bit of wisdom.

 

I might not know about the pictures of Villa's, why he didn't visit, or other people involved, but his lawyer should be ashamed of himself. That inheritance money didn't release itself, and if his mother was that controlling, you can bet she made her arrangements tight, leaving a person to assume his lawyer was in on it and got a cut.

[rick_falcon 911]

It is a very sad situation for this man, and it does take a heart of stone to take advantage of a disabled person for selfish rasons.

 

But I can understand how he became manipulated as a disabled family relative got married to a golddigger, who cleaned him up for a nice amount. But being disabled, the social circle is often restricted and loneliness sets in, leading to some questionable decisions.

 

Glad that justice have been served, but it's true that the justice system in Canada is relatively soft.

[Luscious Laurel 205]

I recall several incidences of disabled people having their settlement awards eaten away by unscrupulous people working in the public trustee office. Canada is indeed soft, unless you evade your taxes!

 

Carrie, you have reminded me of several situations I know close to home where people were so very deeply in love they believed everything, or, seriously, even if they doubted they would go into denial and find a reason for any 'odd' behaviour, or serious income losses.

 

I would love to have a relationship, but, I know that one more mistake could put me in the poor house forever. There is nothing more disabling to your future than a nasty divorce.