LIVE FROM THE ACS:NEWS FRONT DESK, LONDON
News is breaking this hour to word that ACS:Law's defeated henchman Andrew Crossley is planning to once again take on his biggest enemy; the very Internet he exploited for his own financial gain.
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| Hi5 are notorious for their targeted-at-simpletons approach to advertising |
Hi5 is operated by UK-based lawyers Jonathan Miller and Terence Tsang who, according to a statement issued by Hi5, have 'little to no' connection to ACS:Law.
Crossley claims to have undergone an 'untold' amount of stress and anxiety after his website was taken down by cyber-protestors, his email database 'hacked' (leaked by his own firm) and after numerous death and terror threats against him. This, coupled with numerous investigations by the SRA and industry watchdogs seems to have pushed him over the edge.
"I have ceased my work... I have been subject to criminal attack," he said via his barrister to the BBC.
"My emails have been hacked. I have had death threats and bomb threats," Mr Crossley's statement said.
"They've threatened my family, my wife," he exclaimed. When questioned to whether or not Mr. Crossley was still in contact with his wife he sneered and said "no comment."
The email leak back in September revealed that not only had Andrew's wife left him but Andrew himself carried a huge degree of frustration and resentment towards her and her new partner.
From: andrew.crossley@acs-law.co.uk
To: <removed.for.protection>
You are f***ing joke. Happy? You? With Kevin the drug addled hermit who has nothing to do with you or his family. You are the saddest person I have ever met.
Now get the f*** away from me forever you complete washed up drug addict loser.
Your email has been marked as blocked sender. No further emails from you will be received by me. Do not ever attempt any form of contact with me again as long as you live.
F*** off and keep out of my life.
Andrew your ex husband of 14 years
The leak of this email casts shadows over the validity of the alleged threats against Mr. Crossley's family, a family which appears to consist of little more than profit-orientated associates and large properties based in leafy West Sussex bought via his legally-grey letter sending business.
Crossley fails to address the on-going investigations against his law firm and its 'mind blowing' contempt of the legal system in the eyes of a judge. For somebody who shrugged an attack on his website off as "typical rubbish from pirates" it strikes us as rather odd that an alleged set of death threats, most likely originating from kids in the US with access to Skype, if anywhere at all, could bring down his entire firm.
When quizzed to who Mr. Crossley plans on bringing legal proceedings against, he stated via his barrister "Pirates. F***ing pirates... The same ones who took my site down and hacked my emails... I know who they are and they will be seeing me soon."
Hi5 and Mr. Crossley declined to give further details of where they obtained the information of the accused pirates.
Perhaps Andrew is relating a little to what the recipients of his letters have stated after being targeted by his firm, excerpts below (thanks Slyck forums) --
"..these accusations are ruining our life as well as causing serious harm to my partner. My partner is disabled and has many health issues so for that fact alone it is devastating for us both.....
...I immediately called my 18 year old son down and started shouting at him....he's in the middle of his A levels at the moment and is really scared which is the last thing he needs at this time of stress.....
....I worry that the only way I can prove it is to take on a very expensive court case. In the meantime I feel smeared, and have to endure lectures from ACS like I was a criminal.....
.....I was trembling, felt light-headed and completely crushed.......It made me feel like a criminal even though I felt sure I had not done anything wrong.....
....My stress levels really started to rise because I did not have a clue where to start on defending myself.....
...My hands were shaking and I felt sick. My heart was racing. What was this all about?...I got myself into such a state...
... she is now convinced that she is going to jail....
...I feel like a criminal....
....nausea, shock, numbness, heart racing, confusion, distress, you name it, I felt it..
...The worry and stress about this has affected the health of myself and my family...
....The effect of this on my health has been devastating: weight loss and sleepless nights. I have even harboured thoughts of suicide on numerous occasions...."
More on this story as it unfolds...
