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May 24th, 2006 WW Editorial Staff | Rogue of the Week
 

Iosif "Joe" Skorohodov

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We give this week's Rogue, Iosif "Joe" Skorohodov, high marks for creativity, a lower score for brains and a failing grade in ethics.

Skorohodov owns westcoastwagers.net, a company in the highly competitive field of online betting.

Looking to differentiate himself from the rest of the riffraff last year, Skorohodov borrowed the name of Oregon Food Bank and offered to make a $5 contribution to that well-respected nonprofit each time a new customer signed up for westcoastwagers.net.

To advertise this windfall for Oregon's hungry, Skorohodov, who lives in Salem, blasted text messages to cell phones all over the Portland area. Outraged recipients started blasting back to the Food Bank.

The shaky underpinnings of Skorohodov's scheme then became obvious. While the Food Bank may at times feed gamblers and their luckless dependents, the average citizen would probably struggle to see the link between online betting and bailing out the poor.

"One donor contacted us and said, 'What are you guys doing getting involved with gambling?' says Food Bank Executive Director Rachel Bristol. "We would never do that, nor do we do telephone solicitations."

The Food Bank asked callers to contact Attorney General Hardy Myers' office. At least a dozen did, says Victoria Cox, a spokeswoman for the AG's charitable-contributions section.

"That many calls indicates a lot of activity," Cox says. "Most people just ignore those kinds of contacts."

The AG's investigation found that Skorohodov had violated the Oregon Charitable Solicitations Act and the Unlawful Trade Practices Act because—brace yourselves, dear readers—Skorohodov never actually made any arrangement to feed the poor by contributing to the Food Bank!

As a result of his shocking duplicity, he now must pay the state a $5,000 fine, and he has agreed never to engage in such practices again.

Skorohodov was unavailable for comment.

 
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05.30.2006 at 09:00 Reply
Iosif This guy is into all kinds of questionable activities. I will give him kudos for his creativity, but when it comes down to it, he's just plain stupid. He'll step on anyone he can to make a buck, and that was obviously displayed with this stunt. Way to go Joe.—Jake

 

08.14.2006 at 08:10 Reply
Lets not forget how many cars he burned down for insurance money. I don\'t blame him, selling used cars is a hassle.

 

08.16.2006 at 04:03 Reply
OMG!! Give this guy a break, he tried to donate without asking if they will accept his money and they are blowing it out of proportion. NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED!!! Joe, don't take this to heart. Its always easy to point blame.

 

08.16.2006 at 04:28 Reply
Yeah, this guy is dum, He started a thriving business called Xincom and me and a few neanderthals stole it from him and spread a romur that HE was stealing from US hahaha joe.

 

08.17.2006 at 08:18 Reply
I really did not want to read these posts but close friends are urging me to reply. Before I start I would like to add that if trying new things is "plain" stupid, than I am just going to get stupider. Also note I will not be naming any names in negativity in this post, but will mention friends that have stuck by me.

If I had known that permission was required before I can make a donation I would have obtained permission before moving forward with this project. Expensive lesson learned. The only stupid thing I have ever done was partner up with troglodytes in a business venture. After which I came out with nothing and a $10,000 contract on my head. I have police reports and witness statements.

It is very strange how our "community" works. We pride ourselves on our religion, unchanged for centuries, but we mock and ridicule one another constantly. (Jealousy, who knows?) We don't shave, hold lent and go to church at 2 in the morning but whatever happened to love thy neighbor? I do know one thing, we are cut-throat and vicious. Relatives of blood will back stab each other for as little as 100 bucks. After being fired from "Troglodyte Corp" I was more hurt than mad, but I kept my mouth shut stayed away from the "Community" and continued with life. I was called many things by my ex business partners and by other people. I was even told they were going to take my house away, yet I am living in it. When I learned of a $10,000 bounty on my head I got scared. I have never been that scared in my life, and a little pissed. (C'mon only $10,000, your one of the biggest painters in Oregon you can afford more.) I was mostly afraid for my family. Before I would get into my car I would walk around it then look in the back seat. Nightmares followed for which I still have to this day.

It's a strange feeling to be the center of negative attention in our "community". (I'm sure I will be speaking for others as well) The sadness gets in the pit of your stomach and no amount of alcohol will help. Just time and the support of friends and family. "Thank you".

I am only 26 years old, yet I feel 50. This is nobody fault but my own, I brought it upon myself. I did get a positive out of it; it's a great learning experience. You also learn who your true friends are. I would like to thank them here: Tony Kutsev, Fred Reutov., Tony Reutov, Ivan Ivanov, Alex O, my brother-in-law Ivan, my brother Nik, Paul Chaschin, Steve Anfilofieff, Bill Kervoshane, among others. Please forgive me if I forgot to mention you.

I thank those who took the time to read this. I finally got it off my chest.

Thank You.

Joe Sko

 

 
 

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