PROVEIT2METESST
Text to Max's TextNow from King County's
Eviction Prevention & Rent Assistance Program
"A payment
for one of your
tenants
is in progress.
You should
receive
payment..."
Messages & call from Max Wagner
(posing as landlord Jeff Gherke)
to/from King County Eviction Prevention
program caseworker ((206) 369-2409)
on December 14, 15 and 30, 2021.
Text messages between Max (referenced below as "Max") and his drug dealer/girlfriend, partner-in-fraud- crime, Gretchen Green (referenced below as "G").
12/16/2021
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G: Did u hear the offer $18,500.00
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(In re: King County's rent payment offer to Max/Gretchen, who presented to King County as a landlord with a tenant extremely behind in rent payments - a completely fabricated tale.)
12/29/2021
G:
ask for a check... I can't get over $10,000 deposit on my account it will be denied...
Max:
I think any deposits over $10,000 get flagged or a hold
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G:
...they have like 15000 limits so we need to get check and [g]o from there
12/29/2021
G:
Tell her ur account is compromised and u prefer a check till u smooth it out
...let her know it may be declined...plz send check and how soon
​
12/29/2021
G:
Remember ur not linked at all stay w it
ur [j]eff
u can't lose as max anyhow
...I'm the one who will get into trouble if anything
2022
Max:
Why don't you email as Jeff and say... I'm just checking on the status [of the $18,500 check from King County to "Jeff," the fantastical landlord person that G and Max posed as]...
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I wouldn't say anything about my acct being compromised. It's already been weird with "wrong" number, etc.
Don't make it any odder
2022
Asked for check.
2022
Max:
Asked for check.
2022
how long are u getting neighbors mail?
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let her know ur expecting a letter to Gherke
if u dont tell her we are fuct
2/16/2022
Jeff,
We mailed the payment by 01/26/2022. Please let us know if still haven't received the payment.
EPRAP Fiscal Team
King County, WA
2/16/2022
"you're sitting on a f****** $18,000 check what the f___ is wrong with you why are you doing me like I'm a
dumb b****
2/16/2022
Lately I've been banking on this money
it's been sent twice to us and we can't seem to
get it in our hands
2/18/2022
Max:
I can't just go in her place like I own the place and start going through her mail.
​
They're already weary of me because of crackhead dude.
2/19/2022
Gretchen Green:
Why u scared
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Max:
Cause I gotta go in her place with flashlight and go through mail
2/21/2022
Wait to delete textnow till check clears
[textnow is the messaging app Max was using to pretend to be Gretch's landlord, Jeff, and communicate with King County using that persona]
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Deposit went fine
2/25/2022
Gretchen Green:
Cash apped u
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Max:
Got it!
Thanks!
:D