OK I have a few things to say, and I will make them as brief as I can...

First of all, none of us in this forum reading these messages knows what evidence the prosecutors in this case have. Therefore we CANNOT make a clear judgment of Bryan's guilt or innocence TO THESE CHARGES.

What many in here are doing is proclaiming Bryan's guilt based on what happened to us, as PIPS members. We got cheated out of our money, and therefore we proclaim Bryan is guilty of anything to do with ANY money.

As I read the news I see, as you all do, I see NOTHING mentioned about Ponzis, theft, etc. I see "money laundering", which to me means taking money gotten from a crime (such as selling *****) and showing everyone that the money actually came from a legitimate source.

And none of you knows the truth in that, let alone the evidence. So to proclaim Bryan's guilt in the charges so made, is absurd.

Now if any of you know the evidence involved in the charges, and want to share it in this forum, and give an opinion based on that evidence that Bryan is guilty, I'd be quite interested.

But the sad truth is that all of you who proclaim Bryan's guilt to these charges are only doing so because you lost money to Bryan and are upset about it, and are glad to see Bryan and his wife go to prison for ANY reason. That makes you ignorant.

Next point: I don't understand this happiness and joy in some people in this forum that Bryan and Sharon are handcuffed and put in prison. It is not a laughing matter and nothing to celebrate.

I understand PIPS members, like me, are upset that we lost our money, probably for good. I'm not thrilled about it, and I do blame Bryan for it. And I do hope Bryan gets charged with running a Ponzi scheme and if found guilty goes to jail for it. I'd be glad justice was served.

But I am not going to celebrate his imprisonment like I just won the Super Bowl (or World Cup for you non-Americans). We are still out the money, and so there is nothing for us to celebrate.

Rather than celebrate, I hope we can learn to move on and accept our own mistakes here. Above all we need to learn to only spend money we can afford to lose, on these kinds of deals.

Thank you for reading this.

Rich