Unbelievable! BTW, his website is still up and running. If you look at the "about us" page, he is still claiming Bear "found many victims" including FDNY Chief, Peter Ganci.

I have not posted here in about 2 years, lurking, but I had to post about this!

Mr Shields...if all you say is true..and we know you're reading this, or having someone send this to you, why not speak up? Lets hear your side of things. Lets see your proof in the matter.

I'd be interested to hear what it is you have to say. Oh yea..I was there..I spoke w/ you on 9/11...I remember what you said....why not come on back and lets see if it's all true Mr Shields...I don't think you will!!!!!

I remember you, your dog, what you were telling people..lets see if you'll stand by what you said here, after the fact, in a public forum...

Most of us who were there are still too sick about what we witnessed to even watch TV shows about the event. Yet, you seem to have no trouble running around and making money off it. 99.9% of the people who came,did it because it is what we do, not to scam people 2,3 or even 5 years down the road. So many people went, gave all they had and yet, never even spoke to a local paper or asked for ANYTHING!! I think most had enough real nightmares to remember what it was like and didn't feel a need to hear themselves quoted in the press.

I remember all your stories, how clean you managed to stay, what you were telling people before going on the pile...lets see if you have the ______ to show up here and have an open discussion about it. Why do I not want to hold my breath and wait for that to happen???!!!!

Thanks so much for your comments, Josh. All of us who know the truth must speak up in order to stop Shields from continuing to extort the tragedy of 9/11.

If anyone would like to read the comments of a NYPD officer who also spoke with Shields at Ground Zero, check out the following blog (click link and scroll down to comments section):

http://thelandofpuregold.blogspot.com/2006/09/lying-all-along.html

Konnie, I just noticed that his site is alive and well again too!

Perhaps those with PayPal accounts (donations from his site are through PayPal-I just checked) can notify PayPal of the allegations to see if they want to be associated with an alleged fraudulant organization.

Just about any legitimate SAR team is a 501(c)3 more than willing to take peoples money AND put it to good use - and you can usually specify how your money is spent - and there are SAR teams local to most folks!

The http://www.scottshieldsfraud.com website appears to be down. Unfortunately, the Bear Rescue Foundation's website is alive and well, with all the same phony claims.

Anyone know what happened?

Just for an update. The website for Scott Shields Fraud has been moved to:

http://www.scottshieldsfraud.co.uk/

People are still trying to fight the good fight and have Mr. Shields stop his lies...

FINALLY!

http://www.nypost.com/seven/07152007/news/regionalnews/9_11_hero_charged_in_40g_scam_regionalnews_brad_hamilton_______and_ginger_otis.htm

9/11 'HERO' CHARGED IN 40G SCAM
By BRAD HAMILTON and GINGER OTIS

July 15, 2007 -- A self-proclaimed Ground Zero hero who says he and his golden retriever rescued victims from the World Trace Center rubble has been charged with fraud for allegedly ripping off $40,000 in federal relief funds.

Scott Shields could face up to 35 years in jail after a Manhattan grand jury indicted him and his sister last month for allegedly swiping rental-assistance money from FEMA and other agencies.

Shields showed up in the days after the attack, accompanied by Bear, his cancer-stricken canine, but the dog was too sick to do any real work, and the two were on hand only for "a couple of days," according to a former NYPD officer.

"There's something wrong with the guy," said Lt. Dan Denadio, who as head of the NYPD's K-9 unit spent nine months at Ground Zero. "I don't know how he got so far."

Shields claims he and Bear "made the only live finds" at the site.

"Nonsense," Denadio said.

After his brief stint on the pile, Shields, who had resided in Greenwich, Conn., moved into an apartment across from the site - a swanky $3,182-a-month pad on Rector Place - and got one check for $16,443.50 from FEMA to pay for it, records show.

Shields collected thousands in additional rental assistance, the indictment says.

brad.hamilton@nypost.com

An interesting blog covering the case...



http://landofpuregold.wordpress.com/

and a copy of the indictment...


http://landofpuregold.com/utoh.pdf

From the Land of Pure Gold blog (first url listed above):
"Further court documents from Pacer indicate that Scott was arrested on March 20, 2007 and was freed on $50,000 bail with travel restricted to NY, NJ, PA, CT, NH & VA."

and

"The last addition to Scott’s case file shows a Memo Endorsement that was reviewed by the court on June 18th, and so entered and approved on July 2, 2007. It seems that bail conditions were modified to include a mental health assessment and mental health counseling.

The trial is set for November 5, 2007, Federal Judge Robert W. Sweet hearing the case of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. SCOTT SHIELDS, and PATRICIA SHIELDS, Defendants."

You can bet that I'll be following this case closely!

THANK YOU for posting this, and for updates, too.

I posted the wrong link to the article, sorry 'bout that. Here's the real link:



http://www.nypost.com/seven/07152007/news/regionalnews/9_11_hero_charged_in_40g_scam_regionalnews_brad_hamilton_______and_ginger_otis.htm


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Konnie, I fixed the link in your post above.