Commissioner Beketov 9,025 Posted April 1 Commissioner Share Posted April 1 @Members Normally this would just go to the ban thread but given the circumstances I think it's best that everyone know what's going on. It has unfortunately come to the attention of myself and @Acydburn that @Josh has been embezzling league funds for his own purposes. Via his access to the league PayPal he was stripping donation funds as payments for portal, forum, and domain hosting with amounts far higher than were actually needed. Because the line items were things he was paying for we had no reason, for a number of years, to think anything of it and were unaware that the costs were actually far less than what he was reimbursing himself which amounts to potentially thousands of dollars; we're still working out the total figures. Obviously we are completely shocked at this behaviour and have immediately stripped Josh of his role as commissioner pending potential future legal action. We have always held firm that the league funds are used exclusively on league related activities so I am quite frankly pissed that a member of the blue team would take donation money for their own uses; whatever his excuses may be. Please be aware that we will be launching a further investigation and audit of all our costs and funds to be sure that no one else has done anything of the sort in the past. Sincerely, @Commissioner Edit: In case any future people see the is and don’t see the date; it was purely an April Fool’s joke, Josh was in on it (in fact it was his idea) and the donation money is not only safe but audited. JardyB10, Nathan_8, GoodLeftUndone and 36 others 4 16 2 1 7 1 7 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/146798-2024-april-fools-an-unfortunate-announcement/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
qripll 502 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Ocean of the VHL world Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/146798-2024-april-fools-an-unfortunate-announcement/#findComment-1021415 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan 4,402 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Where tf was my cut Thunder, The goat of hockey, Cookie and 1 other 4 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/146798-2024-april-fools-an-unfortunate-announcement/#findComment-1021416 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasboot 521 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 VHL has partial ownership in Josh’s house Vice, Cookie and JardyB10 1 2 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/146798-2024-april-fools-an-unfortunate-announcement/#findComment-1021417 Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilmandan 688 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 probably putting money aside to help pay for the bumped up weather change tax. Cookie 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/146798-2024-april-fools-an-unfortunate-announcement/#findComment-1021418 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissioner Beketov 9,025 Posted April 1 Author Commissioner Share Posted April 1 Just now, oilmandan said: probably putting money aside to help pay for the bumped up weather change tax. That $0.03/L really is a killer… tcookie 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/146798-2024-april-fools-an-unfortunate-announcement/#findComment-1021419 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spade18 1,305 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 6 minutes ago, dasboot said: VHL has partial ownership in Josh’s house I want one of his throw pillows in the legal ramifications. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/146798-2024-april-fools-an-unfortunate-announcement/#findComment-1021420 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobcarson877 2,535 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 i feel foolish JardyB10 and Thunder 1 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/146798-2024-april-fools-an-unfortunate-announcement/#findComment-1021423 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grape 677 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 I've been sending the league bribe money for sims for the past 3 seasons! No wonder the sims haven't been rigged in my favor! Gaikoku-hito, Cookie, The goat of hockey and 2 others 5 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/146798-2024-april-fools-an-unfortunate-announcement/#findComment-1021425 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Admin Will 4,660 Posted April 1 Senior Admin Share Posted April 1 38 minutes ago, Beketov said: we will be launching a further investigation and audit of all our costs and funds to be sure that no one else has done anything of the sort in the past. sheeeeeiiiiiit...... Josh, Phil, Gaikoku-hito and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/146798-2024-april-fools-an-unfortunate-announcement/#findComment-1021426 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJW 2,156 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 18 minutes ago, Beketov said: Please be aware that we will be launching a further investigation and audit of all our costs and funds to be sure that no one else has done anything of the sort in the past. Will this audit be made public? Will we be able to see how the money we earned from our real life jobs benefitted Josh or potentially others? Or will the use of our money still be for Blues and higher ups eyes only? Can we see how the VHL aims to spend our money moving forward so it is clear to us that this will not happen again? I beg for recruitment drive ads which definitely cost less than the money that went into Josh’s pockets. Let me know because I’d love to see how the VHL is trying to grow from this and from what your members give you to grow it. It’s in my eyes disgusting that a respected member did this, I don’t want to donate any money moving forward unless I actually know where it’s going. Vice, Steve, ace_five_ and 4 others 4 1 2 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/146798-2024-april-fools-an-unfortunate-announcement/#findComment-1021427 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 1,924 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 I am saddened to hear this. Transparency is the cure; jail time is the punishment. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/146798-2024-april-fools-an-unfortunate-announcement/#findComment-1021429 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg_Di 1,022 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Looks at date.... Beketov and Gaikoku-hito 1 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/146798-2024-april-fools-an-unfortunate-announcement/#findComment-1021430 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyIceman 1,214 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 This is rough... Gaikoku-hito 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/146798-2024-april-fools-an-unfortunate-announcement/#findComment-1021431 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator samx 1,173 Posted April 1 Moderator Share Posted April 1 Is this why forums went down Cookie, Vice and v.2 2 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/146798-2024-april-fools-an-unfortunate-announcement/#findComment-1021432 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaleebtheMighty 1,509 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Beketov, Gaikoku-hito and AJW 1 2 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/146798-2024-april-fools-an-unfortunate-announcement/#findComment-1021433 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The goat of hockey 106 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Now that we know this forum going down makes more sense. feelin betrayed by josh ngl Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/146798-2024-april-fools-an-unfortunate-announcement/#findComment-1021434 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder 1,166 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Happy birthday @Victor sadie, kirbithan, Frank and 6 others 3 6 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/146798-2024-april-fools-an-unfortunate-announcement/#findComment-1021435 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadie 899 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 (edited) i love april fools day so much i definitely never forget its april 1st Edited April 2 by sadie Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/146798-2024-april-fools-an-unfortunate-announcement/#findComment-1021436 Share on other sites More sharing options...
qripll 502 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 4 minutes ago, Thunder said: Happy birthday @Victor free tpe?? Thunder, Gaikoku-hito and N0HBDY 1 2 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/146798-2024-april-fools-an-unfortunate-announcement/#findComment-1021440 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder 1,166 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 1 minute ago, qripll said: free tpe?? Of Course…. UghSike 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/146798-2024-april-fools-an-unfortunate-announcement/#findComment-1021441 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodLeftUndone 175 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Phil and Thunder 1 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/146798-2024-april-fools-an-unfortunate-announcement/#findComment-1021442 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renomitsu 934 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 So wait, the $150 I was spending per month to pay Josh to make Aloe Dear a Hall of Famer just went straight to his pocket??? Thunder, jacobcarson877, tcookie and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/146798-2024-april-fools-an-unfortunate-announcement/#findComment-1021443 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan_8 227 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 I’m hoping that this is just an April fools joke. Thunder and Gaikoku-hito 2 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/146798-2024-april-fools-an-unfortunate-announcement/#findComment-1021444 Share on other sites More sharing options...
STZ 5,360 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 April Fools obv Gaikoku-hito and Thunder 1 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/146798-2024-april-fools-an-unfortunate-announcement/#findComment-1021445 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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