The following email was sent to Oaksterdam University. Last name and emails have been witheld for privacy. Tom and the university have spoken with Ilia and agreed to this post.
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From: THOMAS
From: THOMAS
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 11:41 PM
To: Admissions @ Oaksterdam University
Subject: Chronicle Article
To: Admissions @ Oaksterdam University
Subject: Chronicle Article
Greetings,
My name is Tom and I attended your class sessions for the April 12-13 weekend. There was a reporter from the Chronicle present during this class, and I am writing in regards to his article that appeared in the paper.
I am the "Tom" that was quoted in the article, and I want you to know that I was severely misquoted. Specifically, the writer claimed that I referred to club pot operators as "scumbags" who were "cutting out loopholes just to make their millions." I said no such thing. I didn't say anything even close to that. The only thing I said to the guy that had anything to do with clubs was that I did not personally have any interest in opening one. The only things the @$$#*!% got right were my name and the fact that I don't smoke pot (he got the reason wrong though, I never said it "turned me into an idiot." I said it made me introspective and weird.)
Please rest assured that I appreciate the service that you provide, and admire the courage and determination of Richard Lee. I have nothing but respect for Oaksterdam University and its representatives.
Please forward this information to the appropriate individuals. I will be following up this email with a phone call. If you have the time, it would be encouraging if you could shoot me an email back letting me know that you guys have read this. It distresses me to think that my reputation may have been damaged.
Peace,
Tom
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OaksterdamINFO would also like to correct:
-Chris Conrad is a court-qualifed expert witness, not an attorney