Many people have asked me if I've taken Daren Kufere to court. I told them, like I told him, my hope was that we could settle things without involving the legal system. I had no wish to see him "punished" nor was I looking for explanations, apologies, or anything redemptive from him. I prefered to let the universe take care of him. Unfortunately, it's an aspiration Daren Kufere does share.

He has refused my offers of mediation as well as a generous settlement offer (no public legal record of his actions and the opportunity to continuue to claim I'm crazy, a liar, and vindictive) where his actions would remain "secret" - which seems to be his major concern. He just repeatedly maintains that I must "pay" for defaming him.

However I ask him how could I defame him since I have never lied about his choice to misappropriate my money/computer equipment? "In law, defamation is the communication of a statement that makes a false claim, expressly stated or implied to be factual, that may harm the reputation of an individual, business, product, group, government or nation. If such words were written or spoken of you, you are not defamed if the words were true. Truth is a complete defense to defamation. Even if your reputation is damaged by a defamatory communication, you cannot recover if the communication was true."

So there's no defamation. It's just him blowing hot air. In actuality, in addition to asking me to pay him for stealing from me; he also wants more money to assuage his anger. He is mad because I shared my story as an encouragement to his other victims to come forward. He seems to think I should remain silent about his antics and look the other way. I told him I have an inalienable right to share my story.

So, the first of many court dates is scheduled for the week following Thanksgiving. He told me to be prepared for a "surprise". I am looking forward to finding out what his surprise could be. He has already attacked my character. I wonder how far he will go in court to paint me as the "vindictive crazy possessed woman" he claims I am.

It's not like I'm lying about his actions or my intentions. It's not like I had been unreasonable in my requests for compensation, it's been over a year since I found out about his embezzlement It's not like I'm "out to get him" (who else would give him so much time to repay "stolen" money and equipment). Although he did say to me my efforts to locate his other victims was an attempt to form a "coalition" against him. (This one really made me laugh.)

As I've told him many many times "I have nothing to hide." "I am not out to punish you." "I just want to be repaid the money/equipment you misappropriated, like any normal rational person would. And move on with my life." "It's just I refuse to allow you to get away with stealing from me. - end of story." And most importantly, "the truth always prevails." So it will be very very interesting to hear Daren Kufere's defense.

As always, if you or anybody he know has had similar experiences with Daren Kufere, come forward. At 42, this could not have been a first for him.