Daren Kufere wants me to pay him for embezzling money and stealing computer equipment from me. He says I should "pay" him for making "public" his indiscretions. I told him "I refuse to pay you for stealing from me. Bottom line."

He's literally seeking a reward for stealing, lying and cheating. In the face of irrefutable evidence and his inability to take responsibility for his actions, he says my claims are baseless and I am libeling him. He talks about "his lawyer" but refuses my requests for his/hers name and phone number. To be honest, I really don't believe he has consulted a lawyer. Given he has lied to/on/about me and others for months, I'm not sure why he thinks I would believe ANYTHING he says.

I'm sure he has experienced a degree of "success" employing these over- the-top techniques - threats, lies, false accusations, character attacks, and bullying - on others. Eventually the victim just gives up. It's akin to "strong-arming" or "stone-walling". As I've learned over the past few months, silence is a great enabler for people like Daren Kufere.

It's one of the reasons I decided to share my story - to give encouragement to others.