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Tomorrow will be one week ago I sat at a local Magistrates office in anticipation of the hearing against Charles Morais/Portfolio Lancaster and its Manager Jay Sharma for the illegal sale of Alcohol. 

Walking in the door to District Justice Denise B Commons office I noticed one man sitting down looking intent holding onto his file folder and a woman at the counter asking questions.  I made my way to the window and asked if the Hearing for Portfolio Lancaster was still scheduled, and was told it would be a second because the lady handling the criminal charges was on the phone.  As I stood there and waited The Gentleman I saw sitting there clutching his folder asked me if I was with the DA’s Office, I then asked if he was there for the Portfolio Lancaster hearing, to which he responded yes.  It was the Officer with the Liquor Control Board waiting patiently for his time to make his case. 

After speaking with him for a few moments I stepped outside to make a phone call.  First person I saw arrive was a reporter from the Lancaster Sunday NewsPaper.  As I was walking outside Jay Sarma passed by me.  Immediately I extended my hand and said “Hello Mr. Jay”.  To my amusement and for the second time that day I was asked if I was an Attorney, I told him know I was just there for the show.  He commenced walking inside looking bewildered and I continued on with my phone call.

Finally Tina Potts showed up as this was somewhat of a lunch date for us because both of us wanted nothing more then to see justice served.  We walked back in and waited.  Still no Charle Morais or any representation for Kronos Hotels and Resorts.  The DA showed up and chatted it up with all of us in the room.  Very outgoing lil feller he was.  Shortly thereafter Jay Sharmas Attorney showed up.

Jays Attorney stepped to the side with the DA, and the LCB Officer and made whatever arrangements they were going to make.  He then proceeded taking Jay outside and I can only guess explaining to him what was going on.  As he (the Attorney) made his way back inside with Jay in tow he proceeded to bash Kronos Hotels and Resorts, using such phrases as “Motel Hells”, and “Milk them for all their worth and get the hell out of dodge”  He then proceeded to tell the DA about his research he has done on Kronos Hotels and Resorts and starts telling a tale of this site he came across that lists all the stuff they have done “some sort of Kronos Hotels Information Site” is how he put it.  We all had a good laugh and then he was introduced to me, and told it was the site I created.  It was at that point Jay Sharma came up to me and started talking.  I almost felt bad for him as it seems Kronos just hung him out to dry and left him to fend for himself after following their orders.

The big talk before the hearing was whether they would be able to get a bench warrant for Charles or not since this is a case against a corporation and he is just listed as an “Officer”.  The Conclusion was no. 

Jay waived his hearing and had to answer a few basic questions and then left with attorney in tow.  The Attorney before he left shook my hand again and said it was nice meeting me and gave me his card.  I reckon he figures I will need an attorney sooner or later.  Next up was Charles Morais whom they procceded in Absentia basically meaning they were going to proceed as if he were there.  The judge remanded the case to trial set sometime towards the end of February. 

We have since found out that because its a case against a corporation that they wont even be able to touch Charles Morais.  But, then if found guilty, the corporation will have a criminal record.  Not Charles Morais.  Very Very Disappointing, especially when Charles Morais and his lil band of theives have so many different company names to use what do they care.

So this raises the question of corporate accountability.  Does this mean someone can do anything they want then cry “in the name of the corporation” to get out of it? 

Lets just look at a few of the criminal things Charles Morais, Sunil Mir, and Raj Mir have done in the name of “Kronos Hotels and Resorts”  Bounced Checks,  Non-Payment of State/Local/Federal Taxes,  Lied in Court Documents, Commited Multiple Counts of Fraud. 

What have their reprocussions been from any of those acts.  NOTHING , What will be their reprocussions, NOTHING.  As a matter of fact not only are they and will they get away with everything but, they purchased another hotel property using a different corporate name.

What happens if an average Joe like yourself or myself do any of those things?  There are so many legal ramification that I shudder to even think of where the legal troubles would start for us. 

Our Country is in very poor economical shape, yet companies like this exists and noone will do anything to get them under control.  They are Vikings of the Hospitality Industry.  The rape, pillage and burn these properties and their communities they are in.  They then move on, use another company name and start all over and never have reason to look back.

My personal opinion is the same Government thats trying so hard to bail us out of these hard economic times needs to start by changing laws governing these types of corporations and people.  Somewhere somehow there has to be accountability.  And holding the “Corp Name” Accountable is not good enough when one can just go out spend less then $200.00 and create a Corporation of their choice.  And As Kronos Hotels and Resorts proved,  you need know nothing about accounting, taxes or any other business matters.  Just have the money to create and the will to commit fraud.

It is becoming to commonplace in todays world where actions like this are part of peoples “business plan”.  This stuff does not happen on accident.  And noone can tell me any different.  The whole company was designed like a pyramid to protect them from just this kind of stuff.   Just my opinion

I encourage each and every one of you to write your local/state/federal government officials.  Encourage them to change these laws.