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Line 21: ===The Frank Trollman case=== ===The Frank Trollman case=== {{main|Frank Trollman case}} {{main|Frank Trollman case}} − On 16 March 2010 Frank Trollman, a former CGL [[w:Freelancer|freelancer]] who had worked on [[Shadowrun]] and left on bitter terms, posted an open letter<ref>[http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?showtopic=30231 "The Great CGL Rumors and Speculation Thread"], Dumpshock.com forums</ref> on the forum of Dumpshock.com, the (inofficial) main forum for the Shadowrun community. He claimed to possess inside information, and that, as an ex-freelancer, he was the whistleblower of choice for unnamed other insiders. In his posting he linked Loren Coleman to an amout of around $850,000 US that was allegedly "missing outright", implying that Coleman had embezzled money, and said Coleman was accused of failing to report convention sales of nearly $100,000 US, and of having hired people through his company as "freelance writers" to build an extension to his house. The allegations remained unproven, though CGL admitted in a press release<ref>[http://catalystgamelabs.com/2010/03/17/catalyst-game-labs-press-release/ CGL: "For Immediate Release"] public statement</ref> that a "co-mingling of funds" had been discovered. Several employees and freelancers quit working for CGL over the course of the affair (notably, CGL's bookkeeper and office manager Jennifer "Tiger Eyes" Harding publicly stated that she had left the company on 15 March 2010 "for ethical reasons" after Loren Coleman asked her to falsify royalty reports, though expressly without judging whether or not it was illegal),<ref>[http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?showtopic=30381&st=1200&p=911855&#entry911855 Dumpshock forum posting]</ref> and some third parties cut their ties with CGL and even filed (unsuccessfully) for [[w:Chapter 7, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings]]<ref>[http://www.freecourtdockets.com/docket-details.aspx?courtShort=wawb&casenum=10-14343 Case 10-14343-TTG, Western Washington State]</ref> against IMR. Others expressed doubts over Trollman's motives and the veracity of his claims, or suggested that he might have blown a minor issue out of proportions. Part of the public discussion revolved around CGL's practice of paying freelance authors very late, which however is no different from how [[FASA]] and [[FanPro]] previously operated, and is neither illegal nor uncommon in the industry. + On 16 March 2010 Frank Trollman, a former CGL [[w:Freelancer|freelancer]] who had worked on [[Shadowrun]] and left on bitter terms, posted an open letter<ref>[http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?showtopic=30231 "The Great CGL Rumors and Speculation Thread"], Dumpshock.com forums</ref> on the forum of Dumpshock.com, the (inofficial) main forum for the Shadowrun community. He claimed to possess inside information, and that, as an ex-freelancer, he was the whistleblower of choice for unnamed other insiders. In his posting he linked Loren Coleman to an amout of around $850,000 US that was allegedly "missing outright", implying that Coleman had embezzled money, and said Coleman was accused of failing to report convention sales of nearly $100,000 US, and of having hired people through his company as "freelance writers" to build an extension to his house. The allegations remained unproven, though CGL admitted in a press release<ref>[http://catalystgamelabs.com/2010/03/17/catalyst-game-labs-press-release/ CGL: "For Immediate Release"] public statement</ref> that a "co-mingling of funds" had been discovered. Several employees and freelancers quit working for CGL over the course of the affair (notably, CGL's bookkeeper and office manager Jennifer "Tiger Eyes" Harding publicly stated that she had left the company on 15 March 2010 "for ethical reasons" after Loren Coleman asked her to falsify royalty reports, though expressly without judging whether or not it was illegal<ref>[http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?showtopic=30381&st=1200&p=911855&#entry911855 Dumpshock forum posting]</ref>), and some third parties cut their ties with CGL and even filed (unsuccessfully) for [[w:Chapter 7, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings]]<ref>[http://www.freecourtdockets.com/docket-details.aspx?courtShort=wawb&casenum=10-14343 Case 10-14343-TTG, Western Washington State]</ref> against IMR. Others expressed doubts over Trollman's motives and the veracity of his claims, or suggested that he might have blown a minor issue out of proportions. Part of the public discussion revolved around CGL's practice of paying freelance authors very late, which however is no different from how [[FASA]] and [[FanPro]] previously operated, and is neither illegal nor uncommon in the industry. As far as could be determined, Coleman was neither tried nor convicted of any wrongdoing and remains at the head of IMR; [[Topps]], who owned the BattleTech and Shadowrun IPs, renewed IMR's license shortly afterwards.<ref>[http://www.battletech.com/2010/06/25/catalyst-game-labs-secures-license-extension-for-shadowrun-and-battletech/ Licensing announcement] at battletech.com</ref> As far as could be determined, Coleman was neither tried nor convicted of any wrongdoing and remains at the head of IMR; [[Topps]], who owned the BattleTech and Shadowrun IPs, renewed IMR's license shortly afterwards.<ref>[http://www.battletech.com/2010/06/25/catalyst-game-labs-secures-license-extension-for-shadowrun-and-battletech/ Licensing announcement] at battletech.com</ref>
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===The Frank Trollman case=== | ===The Frank Trollman case=== | ||
{{main|Frank Trollman case}} | {{main|Frank Trollman case}} | ||
| − | On 16 March 2010 Frank Trollman, a former CGL [[w:Freelancer|freelancer]] who had worked on [[Shadowrun]] and left on bitter terms, posted an open letter<ref>[http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?showtopic=30231 "The Great CGL Rumors and Speculation Thread"], Dumpshock.com forums</ref> on the forum of Dumpshock.com, the (inofficial) main forum for the Shadowrun community. He claimed to possess inside information, and that, as an ex-freelancer, he was the whistleblower of choice for unnamed other insiders. In his posting he linked Loren Coleman to an amout of around $850,000 US that was allegedly "missing outright", implying that Coleman had embezzled money, and said Coleman was accused of failing to report convention sales of nearly $100,000 US, and of having hired people through his company as "freelance writers" to build an extension to his house. The allegations remained unproven, though CGL admitted in a press release<ref>[http://catalystgamelabs.com/2010/03/17/catalyst-game-labs-press-release/ CGL: "For Immediate Release"] public statement</ref> that a "co-mingling of funds" had been discovered. Several employees and freelancers quit working for CGL over the course of the affair (notably, CGL's bookkeeper and office manager Jennifer "Tiger Eyes" Harding publicly stated that she had left the company on 15 March 2010 "for ethical reasons" after Loren Coleman asked her to falsify royalty reports, though expressly without judging whether or not it was illegal | + | On 16 March 2010 Frank Trollman, a former CGL [[w:Freelancer|freelancer]] who had worked on [[Shadowrun]] and left on bitter terms, posted an open letter<ref>[http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?showtopic=30231 "The Great CGL Rumors and Speculation Thread"], Dumpshock.com forums</ref> on the forum of Dumpshock.com, the (inofficial) main forum for the Shadowrun community. He claimed to possess inside information, and that, as an ex-freelancer, he was the whistleblower of choice for unnamed other insiders. In his posting he linked Loren Coleman to an amout of around $850,000 US that was allegedly "missing outright", implying that Coleman had embezzled money, and said Coleman was accused of failing to report convention sales of nearly $100,000 US, and of having hired people through his company as "freelance writers" to build an extension to his house. The allegations remained unproven, though CGL admitted in a press release<ref>[http://catalystgamelabs.com/2010/03/17/catalyst-game-labs-press-release/ CGL: "For Immediate Release"] public statement</ref> that a "co-mingling of funds" had been discovered. Several employees and freelancers quit working for CGL over the course of the affair (notably, CGL's bookkeeper and office manager Jennifer "Tiger Eyes" Harding publicly stated that she had left the company on 15 March 2010 "for ethical reasons" after Loren Coleman asked her to falsify royalty reports, though expressly without judging whether or not it was illegal<ref>[http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?showtopic=30381&st=1200&p=911855&#entry911855 Dumpshock forum posting]</ref>), and some third parties cut their ties with CGL and even filed (unsuccessfully) for [[w:Chapter 7, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings]]<ref>[http://www.freecourtdockets.com/docket-details.aspx?courtShort=wawb&casenum=10-14343 Case 10-14343-TTG, Western Washington State]</ref> against IMR. Others expressed doubts over Trollman's motives and the veracity of his claims, or suggested that he might have blown a minor issue out of proportions. Part of the public discussion revolved around CGL's practice of paying freelance authors very late, which however is no different from how [[FASA]] and [[FanPro]] previously operated, and is neither illegal nor uncommon in the industry. |
As far as could be determined, Coleman was neither tried nor convicted of any wrongdoing and remains at the head of IMR; [[Topps]], who owned the BattleTech and Shadowrun IPs, renewed IMR's license shortly afterwards.<ref>[http://www.battletech.com/2010/06/25/catalyst-game-labs-secures-license-extension-for-shadowrun-and-battletech/ Licensing announcement] at battletech.com</ref> | As far as could be determined, Coleman was neither tried nor convicted of any wrongdoing and remains at the head of IMR; [[Topps]], who owned the BattleTech and Shadowrun IPs, renewed IMR's license shortly afterwards.<ref>[http://www.battletech.com/2010/06/25/catalyst-game-labs-secures-license-extension-for-shadowrun-and-battletech/ Licensing announcement] at battletech.com</ref> | ||