Peter Senese; phony Delta operator scamming families
According to the New York Post, this fellow, Peter Senese, pretended to be a Delta Force operator who could help them recover their kidnapped children, scamming at least one family out of tens of thousands of dollars;
His first victim, identified only as “V-1” in court papers, turned to him after the parent’s child was abducted in New York in November 2013 and taken to India.
He promised he could reunite “V-1” with the child in two weeks with the help of an “unidentified retired federal judge, unidentified teams of international lawyers” and several Delta Force members, the criminal complaint said.
Over the course of nine months, “V-1” gave Senese more than $30,000 — as well as other monthly payments of between $3,000 and $5,000 — as he led the victim on a wild-goose chase by texting them fake updates on his supposed rescue efforts in India.
“We are a go go go go go. They are to pick (Child-1) up in 11 hours. I am so extremely excited. I’m quarterbacking everything right now at my end. 17 hours into Dubai, 30 hours into New York,” Senese cruelly texted “V-1” on April 26, 2014.
According to the article, he strung them along and drained their savings. Senese was arrested on Thursday and faces 20 years in jail. I hope it was worth it for him.
Because stolen valor is just a symptom. Thanks to Sean for the link.
Category: Phony soldiers
Scumbag.
Yeah, that stolen valor is certainly a victimless crime.
A hearty handshake, a warm cup of soup followed by a very big ice cream sandwich.
Since there have been a bunch of low flying jokes around here, your ice cream comment reminded me of this – yes, I know, off topic:
On a really hot day, a penguin takes his car to a mechanic. The penguin asks, “How long will it be?” The mechanic says, “Just a few minutes.”
So the penguin decides to go get an ice cream at the grocery store across the street. When the penguin gets there, he climbs inside the big freezer door and starts to eat ice cream.
Three hours go by before the penguin looks at his watch and jumps out of the freezer and races back to the mechanic.
With ice cream all over his face and his stomach, he asks, “So how’s my car?”
The mechanic comes walking out wiping his hands on a rag and says, “Looks like you blew a seal.”
The penguin says, “No, I was just eating ice cream.”
Green Thumb – dude is gonna gain an appreciation for the cock meat sandwich during his stay in the pound him in the ass jail…
Yeah.
In that picture above he is showing how long he likes it.
What a piece of shit.
First thing I thought of….
http://i.imgur.com/QVCtMG3.jpg
Dick. Head.
This gentleman – or his spirit, if he’s now deceased – would prefer you use a different epithet for the tool above. (smile)
http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographies/Display/tabid/225/Article/106820/brigadier-general-richard-g-head.aspx
For some reason I thought of the former mayor of Ft. Wayne, IN –
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Baals
His parents had to know what they were doing man. This mayor must have been a tough mofo
I agree on him being a piece of shit, but there appears to be more to this story. Call me a cold-hearted bitch, but…where was the FBI? Where was Interpol? Why did this family turn to an INDIVIDUAL to handle what would prove to be an international situation that would require legal (family situation) and law enforcement action (criminal situation) on both ends to resolve? Why did the family think they needed the services of some kind of spook to get their child back, rather than law enforcement agencies tasked with exactly this kind of crime?
I’m guessing post-divorce parental abduction, PN. In those cases, it’s my understanding US LE can often not do much at all. And if there’s no treaty, neither can the USG or Interpol.
Even with a treaty many countries are reluctant to return a child to the US on US family law….especially our third world nation allies like India, Pakistan, virtually all of the ME….Eastern Europe…
My best advice is to not marry a fucking foreigner then this can never come up as a potential issue in your life….when you marry a foreigner you better make sure you know your marriage will last and kids are appropriate for that marriage…otherwise this is often the result.
Correct. I know Senese from his involvement in a International Child Abduction Remedies Act case (ICARA being the U.S. law that implements the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction).
I don’t recall whether he said he was ex-Delta. If he did, I probably would have thought “who cares?” He’s also far from the only sleaze-ball lurking around this area of law, especially re military parents.
FYI, Abduction is a bit of a misnomer. Some cases involve a parent whisking a child away. Just as often, the American parent sends or goes with the kids to Australia or wherever for the summer, and the other parent tries to keep them there. The Bureau infrequently gets involved, e.g., if the International Parental Kidnapping Crime Act or Fugitive Felon Act is in play; but that usually involves arresting the guy if he returns to the U.S. (and does little ensure return of the children).
Here’s hoping he gets the fresh pineapple course on his first day in GenPop (fronds first).
Here’s to wishing he could be thrown in an Indian prison and “accidentally” left there for the rest of his life!!
Just let the prison genpop know that he’s, if not a child molester, the next worst thing to it. He allowed a child to BE molested – in a foreign country.
He’ll be begging for solitary within two days.
I’d guess that both he and his victim both watched a few too many A-team videos.
20 years? Just ain’t enough!!!
I wonder if he will friend you on what I think is his facebook. Looks like he has the offending “nonprofit” on there as well.
https://www.facebook.com/peterthomassenese
Ah, but he has taken it down, the coward. He is surely suffering a helluva narcissistic injury now. Must be having “praise Peter and his selflessness” withdrawals.
There’s a special place in hell for people like this.
Yes, but none of them are getting there nearly soon enough.
He could always teach the initial orientation course at All-Points Logistics upon his release from prison.
But then again, maybe he could teach an on-line version while locked up.
After all, he appears to be checking all of the blocks and undoubtedly has experience in ripping off citizens and taxpayers with his bullshit.
Peter, you are a carbuncle on the butt of humanity. Hope you have an encounter with a real Delta operator. Maggot.
Has anyone heard if the douche has been sentenced yet?