Cyber Crime Report
Documenting the activities of
Kent Holman Madin
This information is provided as a public service.
“Slander is a blighting sirocco; its pestiferous breath pollutes with
each respiration; its forked tongue is charged with the same
poison; it searches all corners of the world for victims; it sacrifices
the high and low, the king and the peasant, the rich and poor, the
matron and maid, the living and the dead; but delights most in
destroying worth and immolating innocence.”
Henry F. Kletzing
Table of Contents
Introduction – A Public Warning – 4
Chapter One - Ritual Defamation - 5
Chapter Two - Counterfeit Journalist - 6
Chapter Three - Identity Theft – 13
Chapter Four - Diplomatic Deception - 21
Chapter Five - Enlisting the FBI - 23
Chapter Six - Copyright Violations - 30
Chapter Seven - Deceiving Google - 62
Chapter Eight - Violation of Human Rights - 71
Chapter Nine – Conclusion – 74
Introduction
A Public Warning
Since 2013 Kent Madin has perpetrated an international cyber campaign against people
in many countries. Those who use the internet to harm others should be viewed as
relentless apex internet predators.
Members of the public and journalists are warned not to interact, respond or engage
with Kent Madin. To do so may place you at risk.
Do not be deceived into believing that Madin is an authentic journalist. He told the
Australian police that he has no publisher or editor.
Madin disguises his cyber transgressions as investigative reporting yet he has no
journalistic credentials.
Madin has never published an article or book.
Madin has used dozens of aliases.
Madin stole the names of victims and the identities of deceased Americans.
Madin abused his diplomatic status to find information under false pretences.
Madin misleadingly used Bozeman Police Chief Steve Crawford as a character
reference.
Madin misleadingly used FBI Agent Shiloh Allen as a character reference.
Madin perpetrated 29 violations of copyright.
Madin has an eight year record of defamation.
Madin uses hidden text to mislead the Google search engine.
Madin perpetrated multiple unlawful attacks on his victim’s human rights.
If you respond to Madin, you risk becoming his next victim!
Chapter 1
Ritual Defamation
Dr. Michael Nuccitelli is a New York State licensed psychologist, Cybercriminal
Psychology Investigator and the creator of the IPredator internet safety company.
https://www.ipredator.co/
He warned, “An Internet Predator is a global term used to distinguish anyone who
engages in criminal, coercive, deviant or abusive behaviours using Information and
Communications Technology. Internet Predators are identified by the following traits:
a person who engages in exploitation, victimization, coercion, stalking, theft or
disparagement of others using ICT, a self-awareness of causing harm to others, the
usage of ICT to obtain, tamper with, exchange and deliver harmful information, an
understanding of cyber stealth used to engage in criminal activities to profile, identify,
locate, stalk and engage a target. Their motivations are cloaked by moral turpitude, selfrighteousness and pseudo-justified convictions.”
Kent Holman Madin, a resident of Bozeman, Montana, is the apex cyber predator who
for the last twelve years has defiled lives, defamed reputations, stolen the names of his
victims and used them to create cyber squatting websites, stolen and illegally
republished copyrighted work, manipulated Google to aid his campaign of cyber
persecution, used numerous false identities to obtain confidential information, and
harassed the family and friends of his victims.
Dr. Nuccitelli explained, “The Practice of Ritual Defamation is the attempted destruction
of a person’s reputation by wrongful, unfair, or malicious speech or publication.
Character assassination is its primary tool. An attempt is made to involve others in the
defamation. To claim truth as a defence is interpreted as unrepentance. The power of
ritual defamation lies entirely in its capacity to intimidate. Ritual defamation is
accomplished entirely through the manipulation of language and symbols, and when
one understands that then it becomes recognized for the hypocritical, slanderous
assault on human dignity that it really is.”
In conclusion, according to Dr. Nuccitelli, an Internet Predator engages in the
disparagement of others, a self-awareness of causing harm to others. using internet
technology to obtain and deliver harmful information designed to identify, locate, stalk
and engage a target and justifies his actions in self-righteousness and pseudo-justified
convictions.
Kent Madin’s actions provide conclusive evidence that he is a ruthless Internet Predator
who has engaged in ritual defamation against victims around the world.
Chapter 2
Counterfeit Journalist
“I am not a reporter.” Kent Madin
You can put a cat in a barn but that doesn’t make it a horse.
Likewise, despite his claims to the contrary, the law proves that Kent Madin is not a
journalist. He is a ruthless cyber vigilante and an internet peeping tom.
Pretending to be an accredited journalist is akin to appearing at someone’s door falsely
dressed as a police officer or an ambulance attendant. In either case a deliberate
deception is enacted so as to lull the victim into a false sense of security, before taking
an unfair advantage.
Kent Madin’s claim to be a journalist is a brazen fabrication built on a foundation of lies.
Cyberstalker or Reporter?
In stark contrast to authentic reporters, Kent Madin has polluted the noble name of
journalism by using it as a means to camouflage his campaign of cyber sadism.
Madin has no journalistic credentials!
He claims to have obtained a degree in “Outdoor Education” from an Arizona college
that went bankrupt in 1974.
Madin’s only participation with journalism occurred when he served as a misleading
source of information for Danish newspapers.
Yet he has created an extraordinary journalistic charade which serves as a cloak to
disguise his activities as an internet marauder.
In His Own Words
Since 2011 Madin has repeatedly claimed that he is not a cyber stalker but then
publishes evidence to the contrary.
On December 18, 2014, in the headline on his blog, he described himself as a
"cyberstalking sleuth"
That blog, entitled “Stalking Walts: Hunter and Hunted in the Digital Wilderness”, is the
journalistic fig leaf where he claims he is "investigating" his victims.
https://stalkingwalts.wordpress.com/
On November 24, 2016 Madin announced that he was "returning to journalism."
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kent-madin-3a85728
But in an abrupt about face, on April 12, 2017 Madin sent the President of the United
States a tweet wherein he contradicted all previous claims and publicly announced,
"I am not a reporter.”
https://mobile.twitter.com/kmadin
Obtaining Evidence by Deceit
Madin does not adhere to the ethical guidelines followed by legitimate journalists.
He lacks credentials and credibility. But that has not prohibited him from eliciting
personal information under false pretences.
On his cyber squatting websites, Madin claims that the information he gathers against
his victims is based on “consenting interviews.”
Geoff Young is an example of how Madin grooms his victims under false pretences.
As the American publisher learned, it is easy to pretend to be a journalist on line.
Madin used this trick to obtain information from Young, the unsuspecting publisher of
one of America's leading equestrian magazines.
A Publisher Protests
Geoff Young is not the type of man who tolerates deception.
In a stormy letter addressed to Montana legal authorities, Young wrote, “On the morning
of December 27, 2013 Kent Madin contacted me by email claiming he was a journalist,
and asking for my help in an article he was working on regarding modern day explorers,
and specifically asking for information on Basha and CuChullaine O’Reilly, of which I
wrote an article about and published in my magazine Horse Connection.
As a publisher, I am always willing to help a fellow journalist, and especially
willing to help promote the O’Reilly’s and their wonderful organization – The Long
Riders’ Guild. I responded to Madin that I would be happy to assist him and would
contact the O’Reilly’s at their home in France.
Madin then sent me another email saying he had lied about his intentions and
thanked me for the information I had provided, that information being where the
O’Reilly’s are now living.
In that follow up message Madin admitted, “I apologize for the disingenuous
nature of my initial note to you.”
I was outraged when he told me that what he had planned would not turn out well
for the O’Reillys, and was equally outraged to find out I had been duped and deceived
into providing this man with the location of the O’Reillys.
I had believed Madin when he told me he was a journalist, and am now appalled
to find out that not only is he not a journalist, but has been embarking on a campaign to
discredit and harm people’s reputation for his own amusement.
Kent Madin obtained information from me under false pretenses to wage his
cyber campaign of destruction and defamation. Because he falsely claimed he was a
journalist, I will be filing a complaint with Joe Skeel, the Executive Director of the
Society of Professional Journalists.”
Young called upon Marty Lambert, the Gallatin County Attorney in Montana, to
immediately arrest Madin.
“I believe that Kent Madin has willfully and repeatedly violated the cyber stalking
and cyber harassment laws of Montana and most states in this country. That is why I
am writing to you, Attorney Lambert, to request that Kent Madin be charged with cyber
stalking and cyber harassment, and ordered to cease and discontinue this destructive
and criminal campaign.” (Evidence 18 – Copyright Violation)
As Young learned, Madin was not engaged in authentic reporting. He was operating an
on-line racket that is fuelled by emotional exploitation.
When Young realized he had been tricked via a message of malice, the American
publisher expressed his contempt to Madin.
“Kent, Let’s be honest here. You lied to me and admitted as such with your
second email saying you were being disingenuous in your previous inquiry. You are not
an investigative journalist working on an article about explorers as you stated in your
email to me. Again, another lie. I won’t pretend to know what goes on in the mind of
someone bent on deception, lies, slander and persecution of people he knows nothing
about, but I would prefer not to have anything to do with you or your cruel games. Do
not contact me again!
Geoff”
Young summed up his opinion of Madin when he wrote, “He sounds like a man whose
failure in life now has him trying to drag other people down into his pathetic world.”
Attacking a Reporter
It is a bitter irony that Madin is using the internet to harass, threaten and intimidate his
victims, including authentic reporters.
In May, 2015 the pretend cub reporter harassed a genuine journalist to the point that
she felt the need to inform the police.
Antonia Paget is a reporter for the Irish Daily Mirror, who wrote an article about an
athletic event which involved one of Madin’s victims. Madin harassed the reporter to the
point where she was urged to report him to Detective Superintendent Gerard Walsh,
who was investigating Madin’s cyber activities in Ireland.
A Legal Warning
These assaults against the rules of journalism have not gone unnoticed or unchallenged
by legal authorities.
On May 23, 2014, Captain Steve Crawford of the Bozeman Police Department informed
a victim that he had a) interviewed Madin, b) warned Madin not to have any further
contact with victims and c) said he “intends to submit a case for prosecution to our
prosecutor’s office.”
Crawford also revealed his belief that Madin’s activities were not those of a legitimate
journalist.
Crawford wrote, "I have also told him (Madin) that his text messages have probably
taken it to the next level and don't see them as anything that can be defended as under
the guise of journalism."
On December 3, 2014 Captain Crawford confirmed that he wanted to prosecute Madin
on charges of "Stalking MCA 45-5-220, Criminal Defamation MCA 45-8-212, and
Violation of Privacy in Communications MCA 45-8-213."
No Editor or Publisher
Though Madin has spent years fantasizing about being a reporter, he is not required to
uphold any standards of journalism.
“Independent Research/Journo” is his slang for “no editorial control and no publisher.”
Madin has no newspaper, magazine or book publisher backing his so-called project!
This last point was strongly reinforced when an Australian police detective asked Madin
to provide the name of the editor and publication he was writing for. Madin’s response
confirmed that he is pursuing a personal delusion which is motivated by vengeance.
The “smoking gun” message which proved Madin’s lack of journalistic credentials and
supervision was sent by the Australian police on January 6, 2017.
POLICEMEDIAUNITMgr@police.vic.gov.au wrote:
Hi Kent,
Thanks for your email.
Please provide details as to where you work and where this would be published before
we can make enquiries.
Thanks,
Leonie Johnson
Supervisor Media Unit
Victoria Police
What was Madin’s answer to two such basic questions regarding his journalistic
credentials?
Silence!
Madin’s Journalistic Achievements?
This begs a comparison between an authentic author and a Walter Mitty wanna-be.
Madin has repeatedly stated, “Since 2011 I have been researching the professional
claims of several self-described ‘explorers’ in order to write a story about how such
explorers leverage the internet to create a commercially viable narrative about
themselves.”
Ten years later no such article has ever been written or published!
The fact that Madin launched his so-called "article” nearly a decade ago highlights
several important facts.
He lacks the ability to construct an investigatory article; i.e. he can't write.
Even if he was to create an article, no exploration or equestrian editors would publish
his rants.
Thus Madin is left with only one avenue of expression – his four cyber squatting
websites which bear the stolen names of his victims and the Long Riders’ Guild.
Journalist or Cyber Criminal?
This begs the question, is Madin a journalist or a cyber criminal in disguise?
As this report demonstrates, Madin’s motivation is not to inform the public but to violate
the privacy of his victims. The former is an act of public service. The latter is an act of
cyber assisted crime.
Nor does freedom of expression mean freedom from legal consequences.
Chris Anderson is the Director of the Cyber Investigation Service whose expertise as a
police officer has been instrumental in arresting many cyber stalkers. Anderson wrote,
“Another misconception that perpetrators rely upon is that they will always be protected
under the 1st Amendment. This is an amendment to the U.S. constitution located in the
Bill of Rights which prohibits the abridgment of freedom of speech. Perpetrators of
internet attacks interpret this to mean that they can say whatever they want or hide
behind terms like “In My Opinion” and that they therefore have fairly free reign over what
they post. However, this couldn’t be further than the truth.”
http://www.cyberinvestigationservices.com/Winning_The_War_On_Internet_Defamation
.pdf
Madin has never met any of his victims, nor is there any evidence that he has ever
undertaken any exploration or long distance equestrian expedition. He is not associated
with the Royal Geographical Society, the Explorers’ Club or the Long Riders’ Guild, yet
since 2009 he has undertaken to systematically persecute members of the exploration
and equestrian travel world, as well as their family, friends and sponsors.
Madin justifies his actions by falsely claiming to be engaged in an “investigative
journalism article.” However there is no evidence that he possesses any journalism
experience. Nor has he been granted journalism credentials by any known media
organization. On the contrary, editors of the world’s exploration and equestrian media
organizations have all expressed the strongest distrust of Madin’s motives and have
gone on the record to state that they will neither publish him nor enter into a dialogue
with him.
It is instead accurate to describe Madin as a private citizen who relentlessly pursues
strangers because he is motivated by revenge and addicted to cyber sadism.
A Legal Veto Against Madin
Even though the evidence presented so far would appear to be conclusive, a legal
verdict has removed all doubt. Madin is not lawfully entitled to describe himself as a
reporter.
In July 2021 an Australian federal court ruled that a self-described citizen journalist is
not, in the eyes of the law, an authentic reporter.
"Under Commonwealth law, a journalist is defined as someone who is engaged in
the profession, complies with recognised codes of practice and regularly
publishes in a news medium.”
This ruling proves that Madin does not meet any of the legal criteria defining a journalist.
There is instead an alarming body of evidence which separates Madin from the
authentic reporters who abide by the Code of Ethics enforced by the international
Accountable Journalists organization.
Years of Deceit
Madin has waged a twelve-year campaign designed to inflict the greatest possible
emotional and professional harm to his victims.
That is not journalism. It’s persecution.
He’s not searching for a story. He’s invested years of his life in exploitation.
The privilege to write is not a license to “hunt” strangers.
Madin has betrayed the journalism he pretends to represent.
His actions are besmirched with the strong smell of deceit!
Chapter 3
Identity Theft
"I have never attempted to obtain personal information under false
pretenses”, Kent Madin.
Though Madin has spent years pretending to be a journalist, the depth of his deception
can be measured against the fact that he has created and used dozens of false
identities in an effort to obtain confidential information designed to harm his victims.
Malevolent in intent, cyber predators rely on their capacity to deceive others. Cyber
stealth is the covert method by which internet marauders establish and sustain
anonymity while they plan their next assault or research the social profiles of their
targets. The goal is to create online profiles and diversionary tactics that remain
undetected and untraceable.
Ample evidence exists which proves that Kent Madin fits the above description.
Yet Madin hasn’t been content with merely inventing identities or embezzling the names
of his victims.
Identity Theft
Genuine journalists respect the rights of others and obey the law.
Madin trampled on both concepts when he looted the image of deceased American
gospel singer Rosalie Wolff (right).
“That’s me on the right,” Madin falsely claimed for ten years (2010-2020), while using
the copyrighted image as his Twitter ID photo. In fact Rosalie Wolff attended the
University of Montana when the record “Jesus Use Me” was created by the trio of
singers in 1964.
https://www.facebook.com/pg/The-Faith-Tones156175514449793/community/?mt_nav=0&msite_tab_async=0
Yet Madin’s most audacious act involved using another deceased American to
perpetrate an act of international internet defamation.
Raising the Dead
Two things happened in 2014.
Peter Fitts died.
But then in an internet version of a zombie movie, the deceased Peter Fitts created an
email account and began sending phishing messages about Madin’s victims.
The Peter Fitts email account, Lastfrontier3000@gmail.com , was created on July 21,
2014. The IP address 69.145.84.36 is located in Bozeman, Montana, home of Kent
Madin.
Antisocial personality disorder, sometimes called sociopathy, is a mental condition in
which a person consistently shows no regard for right and wrong and ignores the rights
and feelings of others. People with antisocial personality disorder tend to antagonize,
manipulate and treat others with callous indifference. They show no guilt or remorse for
their behaviour.
Madin certainly displayed no remorse when he callously took over the identity of Fitts,
an international banker who was described in his obituary as being “impeccably honest.”
He employed this chicanery to further a campaign of persecution and to deploy
damaging information under false pretences.
On March 16, 2016 Madin falsely claimed, “I am not anonymous and I have never
attempted to obtain personal information under false pretences.”
https://mobile.twitter.com/kmadin
The irony of this misleading statement was revealed when Madin used Peter Fitts’
identity to create a fraudulent Twitter account – which was used to spread defamatory
information about one of Madin’s victims.
But the preface to Peter Fitts internet resurrection occurred on March 16, 2016, when
an anonymous message was circulated through the European exploration community.
The language used in the email was a perfect linguistic fit for phrases and words
published by Madin on his various websites.
Anonymous email - "In researching for an article about self-made explorers"
Madin Website - "M. S. is a self-made explorer"
http://ripleydavenport.net/strandberg.htm
Anonymous email - "I have gathered background material"
Madin Website - "I have gathered considerable background material"
http://ripleydavenport.net/
On April 26, 2016 the victim was alerted to the appearance of "Peter Fitts," who had
suddenly appeared as a contributor on Madin's twitter account.
The victim responded by saying, "Peter Fitts and Madin are the same. This Fitts started
his stuff in February, when Madin started the attack. So they´re the same and he is
using this Fitts to send out the stuff."
The victim didn't explain how he knew Fitts was an alias for Madin.
But the next day Madin published a link to a twit that appeared on the Peter Fitts twitter
account.
Upon visiting the twitter page suspicions about Madin being Peter Fitts were reinforced.
Peter Fitts described himself as an "Imaginative writer, freelance journalist, columnist,
researcher and blogger on adventure and exploration."
The language is remarkably similar to how Madin describes himself on Twitter.
"Independent Research /Journo."
But it was another word, "zika," that was of interest. Madin put a comment about zika on
twitter on February 5, 2016. Fitts followed suit a few days later.
Then the Fitts twitter account was inspected. It had been created in early February,
2016. Most of the entries were stories that had been carried over from other main
stream sources. This was deliberately done so as to provide filler.
What was more significant was that the Fitts’ Twitter account also published a series of
damaging statements about the European explorer. These statements denounced the
explorer’s personal life, an act which Madin had publicly stated he would not do.
"Mr. S. has very serious skeletons in his personal closet but I am only interested in
whether there are skeletons i.e. fake claims, in his professional closet."
http://ripleydavenport.net/strandberg.htm
Madin has always publicly maintained that all of his efforts were on the record and
public. But having obtained damaging information about a past problem in the explorer’s
private life, Madin could not resist the temptation to publish this discovery. Yet he could
not do so in his own name.
So evidence suggests that he created a phony Twitter account ostensibly operated by
the dead American, Peter Fitts. This person suddenly appeared on the internet out of
nowhere, made a few public postings, smeared the European explorer’s reputation, and
then disappeared.
Yet Madin then used the Fitts’ Twitter postings as "evidence," which he circulated to the
victim’s family, friends and professional contacts. It was a sneaky but bold move,
because it meant that Madin employed a dead American and then used the deceased
party to harm a living victim.
Once the damage was done, @FittsPeter was suspended by Twitter in 2016.
https://mobile.twitter.com/account/suspended
Madin has a reputation for being a sinister figure, one who is infamous for his verbal
abuse.
Using false identities is a classic sign of a cyber predator. But the theft of Peter Fitts’
identity is an act that was so deceptive and dysfunctional, that it epitomizes the depth to
which Madin will go in an effort to harm his victims.
Evidence
List of 30 false e-mails and pseudonyms used by Kent
Madin
Used victim’s name Ripley Davenport to create a false e-mail account with his name:
rip@ripleydavenport.com on online contact form.
Date 16.05.2014
IP address 69.145.84.36 confirms Bozeman, USA
Used victim’s name Laura Davenport to create a false e-mail account with her name:
laura@lauradavenport.com on online contact form.
Date: 01.05.2014
IP address 69.145.84.36 confirms Bozeman, USA
Used victim’s name Earl de Blonville to create a false e-mail account with his name:
earl@earl.com on online contact form.
Date: 19.05.2014
IP address 69.145.84.36 confirms Bozeman, USA
Used victim’s name Basha O’Reilly to create a false e-mail account with her name:
basha@cyberstalker.com on online contact form.
Date: 17.05. 2014
IP address 69.145.84.36 confirms Bozeman, USA
Used victim’s name, CuChullaine O’Reilly, to contact third party on their online contact
form with a stolen e-mail account, which belongs to the international equestrian
organization: info@thelongridersguild.com
Date: 22.04.2014
IP address 69.145.84.36 confirms Bozeman, USA
Used deceased American Peter Fitts’ name to create false e-mail
account: Lastfrontier3000@gmail.com
Date: 21st of July 2014
IP address 69.145.84.36 confirms Bozeman USA
Used false e-mail account: yourmail@wingnuts.com.
Date: 26.04.2014,
IP address 69.145.84.36 confirms Bozeman, USA
Used false name, Divall, and false e-mail account: divall@divall@bearclan.biz
Date: 22.04.2014
IP address 69.145.84.36 confirms Bozeman, USA
Used his Internet pseudonym, Mongcon and false e-mail account:
mongcon@fauxstalker.com on online contact form.
Date: 21.04.2014
IP address 69.145.84.36 confirms Bozeman, USA
Used false e-mail account: youremail@wingnutsRUS.com on online contact form.
Date: 26.05.2014
IP address 69.145.84.36 confirms Bozeman, USA
Used ‘Madininkent’ with false e-mail account: factcheck@earldeblonville.net
Date: 23.04.2014
IP address 69.145.84.36 confirms Bozeman, USA
Used false name B.Leavitt Tournut and false e-mail account rett39@hotmail.com in
communication with the third party.
Date: 03.06.2011.
Pretended to be Mark Davies and stole his work e-mail account contacting third party on
their online contact form: markdavies@thespeakersagency.com.
Date: 23.04. 2014,
IP address 69.145.84.36 confirms Bozeman, USA
Pretended to be Tom, a potential client to Sylvia Tidy-Harris and used false e-mail
account tom@lavabit.com.
Date: October, 2012
Pretended to be Peter-Wilson Smith on Facebook page and used this profile to defame
the Gobi expedition.
Date: 06.07.2011
Other false names and counterfeit email accounts used by Madin.
“Kent Boojum” (mostly used to stalk through LinkedIn in 2013 & possibly 2014). The
‘Kent Boojum’ alias is related to his former business Boojum Expeditions.
“Mongcon”, aka “MongCon”, aka “MongCong” (from 2013 or earlier and still in 2017).
The ‘MongCon’ alias is related to his misuse of his role as the Honorary Consul of
Mongolia in Montana.
Dr. Deanna Carbury - deannamcarbury@gmail.com
Dr. Steven Cox - drcox@TWC.com
Stephen Jones – steve.jones959@btinternet.com
montydeepak@rr.com
montydeepak@yahoo.com
montydeepak2@yahoo.com
monty_deepak@aol.com
monty_deepak@hotmail.com
montydeepak@bellsouth.net
rett39@hotmail.com
rett139@yahoo.com
djdoom28@yahoo.com
steve.hallberg1989@gmail.com
Evidence
Peter Fitts Obituary
Peter C. Fitts
April 30, 1940 - July 16, 2014
Impeccably honest, always respected international banker and protector of credit
standards; member of the Citibank and Fleet executive diaspora. Mischievous son of
the late Howard P. and Katharine G. Fitts, Wellesley, Mass. Williams College, Class of
1962; MBA Babson. Brilliantly funny, irascible but irreplaceable husband and beloved
Rock of Gibraltar for Colleen Kaftan, his wife of 22 years. Father and challenging role
model for Jeff (Leslie), Catharine (Derik Keel), and Alan. Grandpa of Sara, Jessie, and
Michael. Also survived by ex-wives, Candida Fitts and Anne Strauss. Lifelong lover of
dogs and cats, beautiful spaces, intellectual challenges, unfamiliar cultures, and his
haven in Williamstown, Mass. Our deepest appreciation to the wonderful people at
Genesis Keene Center, N.H., for taking such good care of him and making his final
months so very fulfilling. Rest in peace, PCF.
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/greenbaypressgazette/obituary.aspx?n=peter-c-fitts&pid=171867635
Chapter 4
Diplomatic Deception
Supremely adept at exploiting his public role, Madin used his equestrian tourism
business, Boojum Expeditions, to develop political connections in Mongolia. In 2007 the
Mongolian government appointed Madin as the Honorary Consul for the Northern
Rockies.
Honorary Consuls are United States citizens with special ties to a particular foreign
country. Their appointment is confirmed by the United States Department of State. Their
duties include promoting understanding between nations, not using their title to engage
in cyber stalking against explorers.
Pretending to be a journalist is unethical. The deliberate exploitation of your diplomatic
status is a more serious offence.
In emails sent to explorers, their family, friends, sponsors and journalists, Madin
repeatedly sought to authenticate his activities by the misuse of his role as a Consul.
In February, 2014 he sent messages to an explorer’s friends and colleagues, using his
role as Honorary Consul in an attempt to extract potentially harmful information.
Madin wrote, I hope you'll take the time to respond. I promise not to quote you without
your permission. You can feel free to Google me or start here
https://www.facebook.com/kent.madin.5, here www.boojum.com or here
http://mongolianembassy.us/honorary-consuls-2/
Sincerely,
Kent Madin
Honorary Consul of Mongolia for the Northern Rockies
Director, Boojum Expeditions
Skype KentinBZN
+1-406-595-2310
Mong Con
Madin’s attempts to camouflage his internet activities had not gone unchallenged.
As early as August 2011 an explorer filed an official complaint with the Mongolian
ambassador posted to Washington DC. The explorer informed the Mongols that Madin
was using his diplomatic privileges as a cover for cyberstalking.
“He (Madin) is abusing his position of Honorary Consul of Mongolia to wage an
illegal, widespread and sustained internet campaign of hate, defamation and vilification
through the criminal activity of cyberstalking.”
Evidence was provided and protection was requested. The government of Mongolia,
which is ranked next to Liberia in terms of national corruption, ignored the explorer’s
appeal for help.
This only served to embolden Madin and to make him more aggressive.
In February, 2014 Madin was listed as a cyber stalker on a UK based cyberstalking
website. Shortly afterwards he used his status as an Honorary Consul to disguise his
activities and lend credibility to his actions.
He wrote, “And it’s MongCon, (mongcong for pete’s sake). It is short for Mongolian
Consul which is my title as an Honorary representative of the Mongolian Government
for the last half dozen years.”
On his Boojum Expedition’s website Madin boasted of enjoying “the perks of being able
to fly the Mongolian flag on his car and obtain special consul license plates.”
Madin’s first step had been to obtain confidential information from the public by
disguising himself as an “investigative journalist.” He then cloaked his cyberstalking
activities under the guise of “Honorary Consul of Mongolia for the Northern Rockies” to
authenticate his activities.
These two deceptive practices were refined when Madin used these tactics in a manner
that implicates the FBI.
Chapter 5
Enlisting the FBI
Madin manipulated events involving the FBI.
This is unacceptable and corrodes the reputation on which the FBI takes justifiable
pride.
Disregarding Requests for Help
The FBI was twice informed of how Madin was engaged in an international campaign of
cyberstalking and asked to investigate claims that he presents an international menace
to the public.
On March 31, 2014 Basha O’Reilly contacted FBI Regional headquarters in Salt Lake
City, Utah, urging them to investigate Madin for cyber crimes and invasion of privacy.
There was no response.
On September 26, 2014 Basha O’Reilly sent a letter to FBI Cyber Division Director
Joseph Demarest, asking that agency to investigate Madin’s activities.
Both appeals were ignored.
In fact no one from the FBI had the professionalism to even acknowledge the arrival of
those serious legal complaints!
Instead, in a remarkable demonstration of “kid glove” tactics, FBI Agent Shiloh Allen
apparently had a friendly chat at the home of the cyber-crime suspect, made no attempt
to contact any of the victims worldwide, ignored the abundant evidence discovered by
this journalist, and filed a report that included erroneous conclusions.
Agent Allen and Suspect Madin
If Madin is to be believed, on May 29, 2015 Special Agent Shiloh Allen of the Montana
FBI office interviewed the suspect at his home “for roughly 45 minutes by an FBI agent
in Bozeman.”
http://www.cuchullaineoreilly.net/Long%20Riders%20Guild%20stalking%20allegations.h
tm
In what Madin described as a “cordial interview,” the suspect described the examining
officer as “a specialist in cyber crime.”
In less than an hour Madin cajoled Allen into seeing the world from his distorted
perspective?
When Madin denied harassing anyone, Allen conveniently ignored the multiple victim
complaints already filed with the Bozeman Police Department which include these
alarming statements;
“Based on my experience with Kent Madin, I can confirm that his actions define
Cyber Stalking and Cyber Harassment.” – Steve Ballantyne
“Madin contacted me under false pretences via email and on Facebook and
attempted to extract privileged information regarding an important business client.” –
Steve Blethyn
“Despite my repeated requests to Mr. Kent Madin to stop dialog with me, I
received libelous, unwanted and defamatory letters.” – Renata Burbuliene
“I have been repeatedly, regularly and aggressively harassed by Kent Madin.”
Todd Carmichael
“The acts of cyber bullying became most threatening and in the end I had to
contact Mr. Madin to request he cease to harass my business, myself and my
colleagues.” – Sylvia Tidy-Harris
“Kent Madin obtained information from me under false pretences to wage his
cyber campaign of destruction and defamation.” – Geoff Young
Ignoring the Victims
As this sampling of statements demonstrates, Madin’s victims in the USA, UK, France,
Sweden, Lithuania, Ireland and Australia could have all provided vital information,
clarification and evidence of numerous cyber crimes.
Yet they were pointedly ignored.
No court is likely to even consider proposed criminal charges without any witness
corroboration. Yet not a single victim was interviewed – or even informed of the fact that
the FBI had undertaken a cursory inspection of the suspect.
Had the victims been consulted, they could have informed Agent Allen that Ireland’s
Minister for Justice and Equality, Ms. Frances Fitzgerald, had authorized the Garda's
Computer Crime Investigation Unit, to investigate Madin for various cyber crimes,
including invasion of privacy. Superintendent Flor Murphy and Detective Superintendent
Fox investigated Garda case number GBFI_11-14525/15.
Madin was also investigated in Australia by Detective Sergeant Peter Rains for
defamation, copyright violation, and issuing a death threat to a victim.
But Agent Allen had believed Madin’s unjustifiable claim that he was merely attempting
to “gather factual information as the basis of an article about self-made explorers.”
Agent Allen was apparently unaware of the Canadian academic study published shortly
before he interviewed Madin. The Canadian academics could have warned Agent Allen
that “people who partake in so-called trolling online showed signs of sadism,
psychopathy, and were Machiavellian in their manipulation of others and their disregard
for morality.”
If Allen had read that study he would have known that the academics had warned that
”online trolling is the practice of behaving in a deceptive, destructive, or disruptive
manner in a social setting on the Internet for no purpose other than their pleasure.”
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/online-trolls-arepsychopaths-and-sadists-psychologists-claim-9134396.html
But the victims couldn’t warn the FBI agent because they learned of Agent Allen’s
involvement long after the fact, when their persecutor bragged on-line, “To quote the
FBI, your claims didn't "vet". http://www.thelongridersguild.org/
Agent Allen’s Actions
On August 2, 2018 Madin obtained a copy of Agent Allen’s report to the Department of
Justice.
file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Panasonic/My%20Documents/Exploration/Enli
sting%20the%20FBI/FBI-to-US-Attorney-report-shiloh-allen-redactions-filled-in.pdf
In his own words, Madin wrote at the top of the FBI report, “I have re-entered redacted
names etc that I am sure of, in the redaction boxes. The last paragraph makes it clear
that the conclusion of the investigating Special Agent is that Kent Madin’s activities were
consistent with journalism and there was no evidence of stalking, harassment, threat,
etc.”
Madin expressed such confidence because Agent Allen concluded the report by writing,
“I have found nothing that would support the allegation that he (Madin) has been
abusive, harassing, threatening, or intimidating….It appears his efforts have genuinely
been in the pursuit of protected free speech and press related activity."
http://www.cuchullaineoreilly.net/
As the sampling of victim statements above demonstrates, Agent Allen’s contention that
Madin has not harassed, abused or intimidated victims worldwide is inaccurate. Madin’s
original list of victims included explorers, their friends and families in a variety of
countries. After Agent Allen turned a blind eye to Madin’s potential crimes, the suspect
expanded his aggressive activities by acting against university staff, reporters, business
owners and even police officers.
Additionally, Agent Allen wrongly concluded that Madin was involved in a legitimate
journalistic project.
As this report demonstrates, “a journalist is defined as someone who is engaged in the
profession, complies with recognised codes of practice and regularly publishes in a
news medium.”
Madin abides by no rules of ethical journalism. Madin has published nothing, Madin
failed to reveal the name of his publisher or editor to the Australian police.
Yet the numerous transgressions presented in this report went undiscovered, the
victims were screened out as being totally irrelevant, and the cyber crime suspect
received a free pass from Agent Allen which served to further corrode the FBI’s
credibility in this case.
Agent Allen – Madin’s Character Reference
Though Osama bin Laden was among the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted, even that notorious
character lacked the nerve to enlist the aid of the agency that was hunting him.
Yet emboldened by Agent Allen’s lenient treatment, Madin clandestinely recruited the
Federal Bureau of Investigation into his cyber campaign.
The World Heritage Encyclopedia states, “Police impersonation is an act of falsely
portraying oneself as a member of the police, for the purpose of deception. In the vast
majority of countries the practice is illegal and carries a custodial sentence.”
Madin may not have flashed a phony badge and pretended to be a FBI agent, but he
didn’t hesitate to work Agent Allen into his scheme of internet trickery.
Complaints were filed with the Mongolian government in 2011 and 2014, which
explained that Madin was using his office as an Honorary Consul to enhance his
credibility.
On May 8, 2016 Madin dramatically escalated his deception.
In order to continue misleading the public, Madin informed potential sources of
confidential information that he had two sterling character references; Bozeman Police
Chief Steve Crawford and FBI Special Agent Shiloh Allen.
In an email designed to elicit confidential information about a victim, Madin wrote, “I can
also provide the direct email for both the Bozeman Chief of Police and Agent Allen of
the FBI…”
When informed on June 28 2016 that Madin was using his name to obtain confidential
information from potential sources, Bozeman Police Chief Steve Crawford responded, "I
have not been approached to be a reference. Nor have I been contacted by anyone
inquiring to anything related. It would not be appropriate for me to be a reference at any
rate as my role was that of objective investigator."
Did Chief Crawford inform Agent Allen that Madin was using the FBI as a character
reference?
Regardless of whether Allen knew, Madin has by indirect inference implied he has the
acknowledged support of the FBI.
Fall Out
Madin’s baseless claim that he is a journalist demonstrates that he doesn’t know the
difference between the truth and a lie.
Yet Agent Allen’s contention that he conducted a careful investigation into Madin’s
prolific cyber-crime career bears examination.
Madin has publicly declared that he understands the difference between cyber stalking
and cyber harassment.
Madin wrote, “There is a difference between cyberstalking and cyber-harassment and it
hinges on the presence or absence of threats. The relevant Federal statute pertains to
use of electronic communications not to threaten, but just to harass, intimidate,
embarrass and annoy. The key to this statute is "intent."
http://www.thelongridersguild.org/
Intent!
Legal scholar Rhett Bernstein wrote, “In order to prove someone guilty of a crime the
state must show evidence of both actus reus and mens rea. Actus reus, “guilty act,” is
evident in the criminal behaviour (in this case CH or CS). Mens rea, “guilty mind, “refers
to the mal intent of the individual who committed the act. The individual must have
understood that what they were doing was wrong (mens rea) and engaged in the
behaviour (actus reus) anyway.”
According to his own on-line statement and the legal definition above, Madin is an
extremist cyber-vigilante whose INTENT is to terrorize victims in numerous countries.
Agent Allen’s actions in this case resulted in years of additional misery and grief to the
victims. The emotional cost was huge and the victims’ well-founded concerns were
dismissed out of hand.
As a result, the FBI needs to demonstrate that it intends to protect the public against
cyber crime.
Therefore a review of Agent Allen’s handling of this case seems warranted.
Evidence
Madin’s FBI Agent Character Reference
May 8 2016
Name: kent madin
Email: rett139@yahoo.com
Website:
Comment: Dear Ms. Muir,
I have been working on research for a story for several years now, on modern day, selfdeclared explorers and how they build their brand through the internet and social media.
Earl de Blonville is one of those subjects. You may already know he is not a willing
participant in the project or happy camper regarding the information that has been
collected and confirmed to date. You can find both the research and some of the history
of Earl's and my interactions here: http://earldeblonville.net/ It's a shame that Earl has
not been willing to provide answers to the questions raised in that page, but that is his
choice. My reason for writing you pertains specifically to a program that Earl has
episodically proposed and with which you apparently assisted in the
promotion. http://www.earldeblonville.com/pdfs/Arctic2011-Invitation-WEB.pdf . You'll
see you are listed as one of the adventure personalities participating in the launch party.
My question is simple: Did this 2011 expedition happen? Earl claimed, in his CV, that
the program is ongoing from 2010.
In case you have been forewarned that I am a cyberstalker or other form of unreliable
person, I would simply ask you to keep an open mind. For references as to my
credibility you are welcome to contact any of the following, good friends of many years,
people who you may know or be familiar with in the world of climbing; Gordon Wiltsie,
Conrad Anker, Jenny Lowe, Tim Lavery. I can also provide the direct email for both
the Bozeman Chief of Police and Agent Allen of the FBI, who can confirm that all
the allegations of cyberstalking brought by Earl et. al. were investigated and
dismissed for lack of any evidence of crime. Earl's despicable role in those wasteful
allegations (which he clumsily attempted to conceal) have earned him whatever
discomfort accompanies being unmasked. It's no secret that my own opinion of Earl is
that he is a bombastic fraud, akin to the Wizard of Oz desperately pulling levers behind
the curtain, running on the fumes of events of three decades ago. He has only
compounded that opinion with his effort to portray himself as a helpless victim of
cyberstalking.
Sincerly, Kent Madin
Chapter 6
Madin’s Copyright Violations
Kent Madin is a repeat copyright violator who has blatantly stolen intellectual material
which he has used to perpetrate numerous cyber crimes against his victims. During the
ten year period (2011 to 2021), Madin has perpetrated 29 violations of copyright.
Identity Theft
Law professor David Steele shared a US legal perspective regarding the legality of
registering someone else’s personal name as a domain name.
“Under U.S. law 15 § U.S.C. 1129, it is unlawful to register a domain name that consists
of, or is similar to, the name of another living person without their consent.”
Madin has violated this law by using the names of three victims, and the name of the
international association of equestrian explorers, to create four defamatory cyber
squatting websites.
On August 31, 2011 Madin created: http://ripleydavenport.net/
https://www.whois.com/whois/ripleydavenport.net
On June 18, 2013 Madin created: http://earldeblonville.net/
https://www.whois.com/whois/earldeblonville.net
On December 27, 2013 Madin created: http://www.cuchullaineoreilly.net/
https://www.whois.com/whois/cuchullaineoreilly.net
On November 6, 2015 Madin created: http://www.thelongridersguild.org/
https://www.whois.com/whois/thelongridersguild.org
Intellectual Theft
Since 2013 Madin has been involved in the wholesale looting and illegal dissemination
of copyrighted material protected by international treaty, including Sections 107-122 of
the US 1976 Copyright Act.
On January 10, 2013 Madin stole, illegally vandalized and republished the personal blog
of one of his victims, Laura Davenport:
https://kentmadinanswerslauradavenport.wordpress.com/
On June 18, 2013 Madin stole a copyrighted Doonesbury cartoon and republished it in
an effort to defame one of his victims.
http://earldeblonville.net/
On April 1, 2014 Madin stole, illegally annotated and unlawfully republished CuChullaine
O’Reilly’s copyrighted article.
In an email to equestrian editor, Geoff Young, Madin wrote, “For your information, the
document in which you are quoted is being annotated and will shortly be available at
http://ripleydavenport.net”
http://ripleydavenport.net/american%20diplomat%20accused%20of%20cyberstalking%
20annotated.pdf
On May 16, 2014 Madin illegally obtained and published 13 confidential Victim’s
Affidavits which had been entrusted to Bozeman and Montana legal authorities.
On October 23, 2014 Madin stole two scholastic videos published by the Long Riders’
Guild Academic Foundation and illegally downloaded them on Youtube.
Madin wrote, “These two videos may help explain: Sikunders Law Toxic Trainers
http://www.cuchullaineoreilly.net/
On July 24, 2015 Madin stole footage from the MGM film "Wizard of Oz" and used it to
defame members of the international exploration community.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvH7mt-7_dM
On November 6, 2015 Madin stole the legally protected Long Riders Guild label
(Kentucky State Registration Number 014641) and used the respected academic title to
create a cyberstalking website.
http://www.thelongridersguild.org/
On June 26, 2016 Madin used Genius Annotations to publish material stolen from the
Long Riders’ Guild website.
http://genius.it/9057345/www.thelongridersguild.com/news.htm
(Page stolen from www.thelongridersguild.com/news.htm)
And
http://genius.it/www.thelongridersguild.com/chronology.htm
(Page stolen from www.thelongridersguild.com/chronology.htm)
That Genius Annotations website warns, “You shall be solely responsible for your user
content and the consequences of posting or publishing it.”
Thus, according to the terms which Madin had to sign in order to use the annotation
program, he violated the clearly-stated company rules, not to mention boldly violating
the law by committing a brazen theft.
The Terms & Conditions of Use for the Long Riders’ Guild website are clearly set out on
the home page: “Except as permitted above, you may not copy, store in any medium
(including in any other website), distribute, transmit, re-transmit, broadcast, modify, or
show in public any part of The Long Riders’ Guild’s website without the prior written
permission of The Long Riders’ Guild. You agree not to adapt, alter, or create new
work from any of the material contained in this site or use it for any other purpose
other than for your personal non-commercial use. Any unauthorized copying or
editing in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. Any such action establishes
liability for a civil action and may give rise to criminal prosecution."
(www.thelongridersguild.com/lrg.htm)
As a result, Genius Annotations suspended Madin’s account and removed the offending
stolen material. https://genius.com/Mongcon
On January 6, 2017 Madin illegally re-published numerous Australian police emails,
which contain this warning at the bottom, "EMAIL DISCLAIMER - This email and any
attachments are the property of Victoria Police and should not be disclosed. They may
also be subject to copyright."
http://earldeblonville.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dss-brown-exchange-re-earl-deblonville-cyberstalking-allegations-nov-2106.pdf
On February 10, 2020 Madin stole and illegally republished a Dilbert cartoon, which he
used to defame a victim.
Madin wrote, “Click the Cartoon for Earl de Blonville’s CV.”
Evidence
Stolen Blog
Evidence
Stolen Doonesbury Cartoon
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Evidence
Stolen Article
01 April 2014 14:16
To: Gallatin County Attorney Marty Lambert
From: CuChullaine O'Reilly FRGS
Subject: Notification of Attempted Intellectual Theft
CC: Publisher Geoff Young, Montana Congress-woman Ellie Hill, Bozeman City
Attorney Greg Sullivan, Bozeman Police Chief Ron Price
Dear Mr. Lambert,
Yesterday my wife, Basha O'Reilly, forwarded information to your office. It detailed how
a Montana citizen named Kent Madin has been engaged in a long running campaign of
cyberstalking.
Mine was among the more than a dozen Victims' Statements which was provided as
evidence to your office.
Despite two attempts by Basha to speak to you by telephone yesterday, you were
unavailable.
In the interim Madin has engaged in another act of cyber harassment against me.
Geoff Young, one of the victims of Madin's unwanted attention, received an email
yesterday. In this message Madin clearly stated that he intends to steal the private
document/article I composed and republish it without my permission on the internet.
From: Kent Madin rett139@yahoo.com
Date: Monday, March 31, 2014 at 2:48 PM
To: Geoff Young <gyoung@horseconnection.com
"For your information, the document in which you are quoted is being annotated and will
shortly be available at http://ripleydavenport.net."
As the aforementioned article demonstrates, Madin has adapted numerous false
identities in order to obtain confidential information designed to harm me and other
victims. He has falsely portrayed himself as a journalist. He stole the entire blog
belonging to an explorer's wife, savagely edited it, and then republished it without her
knowledge or permission. He looted a Doonesbury cartoon and then used it to adorn
one of his cyberstalking websites.
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In his mail to Geoff Young Madin has proclaimed that he plans to boldly engage in a
second act of intellectual theft by taking my article and republishing it.
Such an act is not only further evidence of his malicious intent to harm me and the other
victims. It also adds theft to Madin's other crimes.
I am writing to request that you acknowledge the request of the cyberstalking victims,
that you warn Madin that stealing my article is an act of brazen intellectual theft and that
such an act will result in prosecution from your office.
I look forward to hearing from you without delay.
CuChullaine O'Reilly FRGS
Evidence
US Copyright for Stolen Article
Evidence
Victim’s Affidavit
Evidence
Victim’s Affidavit
Evidence
Victim’s Affidavit
Evidence
Victim’s Affidavit
Evidence
Victim’s Affidavit
Evidence
Victim’s Affidavit
Evidence
Victim’s Affidavit
Evidence
Victim’s Affidavit
Evidence
Victim’s Affidavit
Evidence
Victim’s Affidavit
Evidence
Victim’s Affidavit
Evidence
Victim’s Affidavit
Evidence
Victim’s Affidavit
Evidence
Stolen Scholastic Video – Sikunder’s Law
Evidence
Stolen Scholastic Video – Toxic Trainers
Evidence
Stolen footage from the MGM film "Wizard of Oz"
Evidence
Kentucky State Registration for
The Long Riders’ Guild academic website
Evidence
Genius Annotations used for Intellectual Theft
Subject: Re: Kent Madin abuses Genius
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2016 02:10:19 +0100
From: Stephen Pringle
To: basha@horsetravelbooks.com, Nat Guevara
Hello Ms. O'Reilly,
I understand that you've read my correspondence with Earl de Blonville. I will generally
echo everything I said to him: Thank you for contacting us and bringing Kent Madin to
our attention. We take concerns like yours seriously and appreciate you reaching out to
give us some context on Madin and his pattern of online behavior as you’ve
experienced it.
The Web Annotator is a tool that was designed to encourage substantive and civil
discussion of text. Like every commentary tool, it has the potential to be misused,
however we want to be clear that we have a strict policy against abuse and
harassment that our community enforces.
I thank you additionally for marking the offending annotations as abusive. Madin's
account has been suspended, and all of the annotations have been removed. I hope
this resolves the issue for you. Thank you, again, for your vigilance.
Best regards,
Stephen Pringle
stephenp@genius.com
CC: Nat Guevara
Senior Communications Officer
Genius | Genius.com
92 3rd Street
Brooklyn, New York 11231
c: 305.490.6482
nat@genius.com
Evidence
Stolen Australian Police Emails
On Friday, January 6, 2017 8:02 AM,
POLICEMEDIAUNITMgr@police.vic.gov.au wrote:
Hi Kent,
Thanks for your email.
Please provide details as to where you work and where this would be published before
we can make enquiries.
Also we cannot comment on scenarios where we don’t know the ins and outs of an
incident in order for us to make an informed comment.
Thanks,
Leonie Johnson
Supervisor Media Unit| Victoria Police
______________________________
EMAIL DISCLAIMER
This email and any attachments are the property of Victoria Police and should not
be disclosed. They may also be subject to copyright. If you are not an intended
recipient of this email please immediately contact us by replying to this email and then
delete this email. You must not read, use, copy, retain, forward or disclose this email or
any attachment. We do not accept any liability arising from or in connection with
unauthorized use or disclosure of the information contained in this email or any
attachment. We make reasonable efforts to protect against computer viruses but we do
not accept liability for any liability, loss or damage caused by any computer virus
contained in this email.
Evidence
Stolen Dilbert Cartoon
Chapter 7
Deceiving Google
There is an alarming body of evidence which separates Madin from authentic journalists
who abide by the rules set forth by the Society of Journalists.
One of these distinctions is that Madin uses an aggressive spam technique known as
cloaking in order to illegally manipulate the rating of his defamatory cyber attack
websites.
Such unethical behaviour has not gone undetected.
Complaints to Lumen
Lumen is the independent research project that collects and analyzes requests to
remove defamatory information and copyright violations from the web. This data
enables the public to study the prevalence of legal threats and let internet users see the
source of content removals.
https://lumendatabase.org
Between 2013 and 2020, at least twenty-three complaints have been filed with Lumen,
naming Kent Madin as the perpetrator of defamation and copyright violation.
https://www.lumendatabase.org/notices/search?sort_by=&term-requireall=true&term=%22Kent+Madin%22
A History of Cyber Assault
In 2011 Facebook Dublin closed down a defamatory page used by Madin due to a
breach of their terms and conditions.
In September 2012 Madin’s ripleydavenport.net page was disabled by the hosting
company, pair Networks, due to “defamatory and abusive content”.
Madin has been banned from several online adventure forums for ongoing abuse and
defamation of members.
Madin was also banned twice from Academia.edu for creating more than 30 fake
accounts and attempted harassment of a leading academic.
Madin stole one explorer’s email address and signed him up to 45 websites selling
penis erection medications, resulting in hundreds of harassing emails.
Madin has been officially warned by LinkedIn for harassment of one member by faking
accounts with Viagra adverts embedded in them.
Madin also attempted to acquire private medical and financial information contravening
privacy laws.
In response to a legal complaint provided by Australian Victoria police, on April 15,
2017, Google Australia concluded that Madin had violated its corporate rules. The
company removed Madin’s cyber squatting websites from that nation’s search engine
because they were deemed defamatory.
Manipulating Google Ratings
Google’s policy states, “We want to be clear that we have a strict policy against abuse
and harassment that our community enforces.”
Madin’s blatant contempt for internet ethics was demonstrated when he perpetrated a
massive violation of Google’s ethical standards by publishing nearly 3,000 names,
words, text, links, Linked In comments and a newspaper article hidden at the base of
five cyber-squatter websites. This material, in white text against a white background, is
situated many empty pages length below the visible page content. This hidden
information has been deliberately used to manipulate Google’s page ranking system.
Google warns, “Hiding text or links in your content to manipulate Google's search
rankings is deceptive and a violation of Google's Webmaster Guidelines. Text such as
excessive keywords can be hidden in several ways, including: using white text on a
white background.”
Journalist or Spammer
Google warns that “Trying to deceive (spam) our web crawler by means of hidden text,
deceptive cloaking or doorway pages compromises the quality of our results and
degrades the search experience for everyone. We think that’s a bad thing.”
Overwhelming evidence demonstrates that Madin is not a journalist.
He is a spammer!
Evidence 35 – Lumen
Madin’s Multiple Citations for
Defamation and Copyright Violation
Evidence 36
Breach of Google’s Webmaster Guidelines
comprise hidden text, hidden links and excessive
keywords used to manipulate page rank.
Creator and owner: Kent Madin, based in Bozeman, Montana.
Madin’s email: rett139@yahoo.com
IPS (hosts): Nearly Free Speech, based in Florida, USA
Website: www.NearlyFreeSpeech.NET
Hidden Text Detected on Five Sites Owned By Kent Madin
Madin placed 2,592 names, words and text hidden at the base of the following websites,
each of which constitutes a violation of Google’s policy on protecting its customers.
Offending Website 1
http://ripleydavenport.net/RDmain.htm
(Hidden text)
Earl de blonville ripley davenport earl de blonville postformal leadership de blonville
postformal leadership
Offending Website 2
http://www.cuchullaineoreilly.net/
(Hidden text)
The long riders guild, long riders, equestrian The World Ride
Thelongridersguild.com
www.theworldride.org
www.thelongridersguild.com
Cuchullaine O'Reilly, basha o'reilly, Long Riders Guild equestrian travel khyber knights
cuchullaine basha sikunder pompeii cuchullaine
Offending Website 3
http://www.thelongridersguild.org/
(Hidden text)
the long riders guild, lrgaf, long riders guild, cuchullaine o'reilly, basha o'reilly, long
riders guild, the long riders guild, lrgaf, long riders guild, cuchullaine o'reilly, basha
o'reilly, long riders guild,the long riders guild, lrgaf, long riders guild, cuchullaine o'reilly,
basha o'reilly, long riders guild,the long riders guild, lrgaf, long riders guild, cuchullaine
o'reilly, basha o'reilly, long riders guild,
Offending Website 4
http://ripleydavenport.net/
(Hidden text)
re
Ripley Davenport: Walter Mitty or Penny Ante Fraud?
Anyone thinking of supporting Ripley Davenport's exploits would be well served to read
the Politiken article below before investing time or money. In spite of trumpeting his
prowess as a "renowned desert explorer" Ripley has never substantiated any of the
"desert explorations" he claims to have made prior to 2010. He has erased all records of
his Mongolia walks in 2010 and 2011 from the web. He did, however, steal images from
private pages on the internet and represent them as his own "copyrighted" material on
Flickr in an attempt to prove his claims and fool the public.
The Danish Newspaper Politiken article "When Ripley Got Lost" on Kenmare, Ireland
resident Ripley Davenport (birth name Colin Dormer) is out as of Sunday, August 19,
2013. Click on the image of the article for the English translation. Please note this
article is copyrighted by the authors and Politiken, contact the authors for permission to
post or reprint.
Federal 9th Circuit upholds First Amendment rights of bloggers.
Ripley Davenport's claims of being "cyberstalked"
American Diplomat Accused of Cyberstalking : A remarkable melange of fact, irrelevant
fact and disingenuous fantasy which still begs the question of why these indignant,
famous, accomplished explorers don't just answer the basic questions being asked
about their professional claims? And, surprisingly similar in contect, style and
"evidence" to this anonymous website which just appeared: kentmadincyberstalker.com
Affidavits Calling for the Arrest of Kent Madin Which accompanied the document just
above.
Above the Fold in Lithuania. Laura Davenport sent the Cyberstalking document
mentioned above to a Lithuanian newspaper which published this article by Gediminus
Gasiulis. In response to my inquiry, Mr. Gasiulis has been prompt and professional with
clarification of how the article evolved. The Chrome browser does an entertaining job of
translating the article and the 60+ comments it evoked. #42 is a special favorite.
UPDATE: Dec 2013: Ripley Davenport has re-invented himself as an open water
swimmer with plans to circum-swimigate 850 miles of the coast of Ireland in July of
2014. This, in spite of having no previous open water swimming experience. This is
consistent with Ripley's imaginary 1998 Namib Desert crossing which he also undertook
with no prior desert travel or camel handling experience. The Round Ireland Swim is to
raise money for MS Ireland and prove that someone with MS can do anything. Ripley
has a documented history of fabrication, embellishment, deception and theft (of images)
to make himself appear to be a famous "desert explorer" and attract sponsorship,
donations and free gear. Given Ripley's track record, this latest swimming adventure
calls for scrutiny by all parties involved. Does it matter whether Ripley actually has MS?
That's for MS Ireland, the charity being supported, and MS sufferers world wide to
decide.
1992-1997: Where was Ripley? Until 2012, Ripley widely claimed that he had spent 7
years in the Special Forces (examples here, here and here). Now his website makes no
mention of military service. Shipmates confirm he spent two years in the Royal Navy
(90-92) and other sources confirm that he spent a few months as a new recruit in the
RAF Regiment in late 1997. Ripley's own Facebook images show him in both Navy and
RAF Regiment. Between 1992 and 1996 Ripley married (Sept. 1992) and divorced but
there is no evidence he was in the military during that time. Ripley himself alludes to
having spent time in jail in at least one published interview which would preclude
spending 7 years in the military. Anyone with information about those years is
encouraged to contact me. "But what happens when a person deliberately lies about their
experience and qualifications to secure a responsible and paid job? A job where lives and
investment are likely to be put at very real risk?" Earl de Blonville,
Offending Website 5
http://earldeblonville.net/
(Hidden Text - Madin illegally hid the following text on this website
from 2013 until 2020)
rching the career of "charismatic" Earl de Blonville Bloomfield FRGS (nee Earle
Bloomfield) for an article about modern day explorers and the business opportunities
that flow from exploring. I became interested in Earl's story when researching another
story about another professional "explorer" Ripley Davenport. That story is available
here: ripleydavenport.net
Earl was born Earle Robert Bloomfield in Australia. "My mother gave me away and quite
frankly I couldn't’t have had a better start to life" is how Earl credits his mother's
abandonment of him, to be raised by his grandfather in a home without running water.
Sometime after 1996, when he discovered he was descended from French knights, he
changed his last name to de Blonville. Then he discovered he was Viscount de Blonville
of Saxmundham. While he no longer uses Viscount of Saxmundham in his title he did
briefly include the name "Gilles" on his Academia.edu account. Recently he dusted off
the original Bloomfield and tacked it on the end to form Earl de Blonville Bloomfield and
of course, the Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society acronym, FRGS.
Earl de Blonville shares authorship honors for this website, a pretty entertaining read if
you like tabloid newspapers. kentmadincyberstalker.com
Earl de Blonville recently requested that the domain registrar of this domain take this
page down. The exchange of emails on the subject is available to read by clicking here.
What's that 'tm' symbol? Visitors to Earl de Blonville's personal website,
earldeblonville.com will notice an abundance of 'tm' symbols and some official sounding
statements at the bottom of each page claiming that various names and phrases on the
website are "protected trademarks" (in spite of there being no records of those names
actually being registered).
Classic quotes from Earl de Blonville Bloomfield FRGS, Viscount of Saxmundham:
On the 9sails leadership program: "Embarking on your voyage of Postformal Leadership
represents a freedom to develop as a leader at your own pace within an enhanced
consciousness of your own emergence." Earl de Blonville Bloomfield FRGS: 9sails.com
On his leadership role in the 1986 Greenland Expedition: "Leading this apparently
doomed venture is a charismatic young man. But behind his urbane style lies an iron
determination: to succeed whatever the odds, or costs, or die in the attempt. He has
stipulated that should he be killed, he is to be buried on the shore and the group must
continue." From: "Seventh Journey' (written by Earl de Blonville Bloomfield FRGS about
the leader of the 1986 Greenland Expedition, led by Earl de Blonville Bloomfield FRGS.)
On ethics in exploring: "What we must learn from this is that anyone who knowingly
allows patently false claims to adventure success to remain unchallenged will be judged
to have conspired to keep lies secret...In this world we have to rely on trust for so many
things. But to have our trust deliberately abused by the reckless braggadocio of selfstyled public adventurers is particularly galling, and we are diminished as a result." Earl
Bloomfield, Letter to Victoria Sea Kayak Club 2001
Anyone with information, context, stories or "enhanced consciousness" of Earl please
contact me, Kent Madin, at rett139@yahoo.com. I am particularly interested in speaking
to those who have worked or studied with Earl and can provide corroboration for the
history of Arcticexplorer.net, Arcticexplorer.com and Ursus International and details of
the "mutiny" on the First Australian Arctic Expedition. I am interested in distinguishing
fact from fiction.
9sails.com is a business of Earl's in which already successful captains of industry pay
thousands of dollars a day for the privilege of sailing a quaint sailboat (see video clip
below) along the coast of France. The businessmen won't be "taught" leadership (since
the unteachability of leadership is a central tenet of Earl's theories "The first thing I
discovered is that leadership cannot be taught. If it is being taught, it may just be
management, re-badged at a higher price."). Instead, the participants will apparently
absorb leadership wisdom from being in Earl's presence, presumably through the
French cuisine. Along for the sailing is Earl's partner, financial, business and otherwise,
owner of the Tarnan, Professor Jennifer Gidley.
This video shows Earl and the "Tarnan" in action (rescue courtesy of the Danish Navy).
Arctic Climate Leadership Challenge (Acticexplorer.net) was an Outward Bound style
program proposed to take place in Greenland involving high school age students. Earl's
CV indicates the ACLC operated from 2005-09. Staff from the program say that no
students actually were enrolled or went anywhere, certainly not Greenland.
"Our scientific program will be delivered under the supervision of Professor Matthew
England, Co-Director of the Climate Change Research Centre, Climate & Environmental
Dynamics Laboratory, University of New South Wales." (Arcticexplorer.net website)
Yet, Dr. England, when asked what the program actually accomplished responded " Hi
Kent, I wasn't really involved in this program in any significant way, so I don't know the
answer to this question. Sorry. Matt"
I am also interested, within the limits of privacy rules at Royal Melbourne Institute of
Technology (RMIT), to learn more about the exceptional circumstances through which
Earl became a doctoral student at RMIT and a recipient of a government funded cash
stipend, in spite of having neither a high school diploma, undergraduate degree or an
MA degree.
Earl's acceptance into the RMIT program may have something to do with his selfpublished book, 'Seventh Journey' which describes the 1986 Greenland Expedition. For
perspective on that expedition, a far different view is expressed in a book by Michael
Boland, the cameraman on the trip. "Through the Lens of My Eye" can be found here:
http://www.amazon.com/Through-Lens-Adventures-Documentary-Cameramanebook/dp/B00AMODFA6 along with Earl's one-star review.
UPDATE 9/10/2013: Earl no longer lists any association with RMIT as a doctoral
student and RMIT administration refuses to discuss the case.
Earl's Academic.edu page: independent.academia.edu/EarldeBlonvilleBloomfield
Earl de Blonville Bloomfield FRGS briefly expanded his research interests to include
"Cyberstalking". He was apparently inspired by the case of Ripley Davenport, a friend
and fraudulent explorer/poser whose short, bizarre career was exposed in the article
linked above.
"Cyberstalking: New Executive Threat
In a paper, articles for publication and a key speaking subject, Earl explores an
emergent threat to executive careers. Earl’s planned paper and talk are provisionally
titled: ‘Cyberstalked – How Predators Can Shred Your Professional Reputation’. As a
recent victim of Cyberstalking himself, Earl has discovered first hand the almost limitless
potential for damage to professional reputations faced by executives and entrepreneurs
who share their personal data online."- Earl de Blonville Bloomfield FRGS
Earl de Blonville Bloomfield FRGS may be a victim of Cybermocking.
Cyber-Mockers
First it was movie stars, then athletes, entertainers and now Academics. We should be
flattered by their attention, but in reality these people are not psychologically disturbed,
narcissistic, psychopathic or anything close to murderous. Cyber-mockers are not, in
fact, criminals but are hopelessly afflicted by the humor to be found in the self-important,
self-serving pronouncements of self declared experts and serial embellishers. Cybermocking is a unique form of social commentary, participation in which is open to all
ages, genders, races and levels of experience. It is, however, deeply frowned upon and
deplored by those whose public behavior attracts the attention of the Cyber-mocker.
Fellow Academics, and all my personal contacts and friends, please be warned NOT to
respond to any approaches for 'friendship' or requests for information made by anyone
you have not fully researched and cleared.
Psychologists warn that cyber-mockers are to be regarded as a cancer that cannot be
stopped, rather like one of those infectious giggles that threaten to erupt when someone
at the podium is saying Very, Very
Important Things. It is advised that you ignore any approaches from anyone you are not
familiar with seeking information on fellow academics, students and staff.
Should you communicate with them, you could easily compromise yourself, your
friends, family, colleagues, funding bodies, sponsors, your institution and yes, even the
very fabric of the Universe, unleashing a torrent of Cyber-mocking for which you will be
rightly blamed and probably mocked. They will go through your list of contacts like
burglars ransacking your home - looking for anything of ironic or of humorous value, bits
of truth and quotation they can twist to their perverse will and use to crack up others in
order to mock you with their crazy-making giggling and general annoyingness.
Cyber-mockers are drawn to those who crave attention and lack any empathy: they
don’t care how annoying they are or how many embarrassing questions and raised
eyebrows they evoke from your colleagues. Deny them the oxygen of unintended irony,
transparent embellishment and outright falsehoods and they will hunt elsewhere. Report
any such activity to the authorities and police immediately, particularly if the authorities
and police have a good sense of humor. Ask me if you are in any doubt, because I am
not and never have been.
Earl de Blonville Bloomfield FRGS's annotated CV, which was formally part of his
academia.edu page in association with his uncompleted doctoral program at RMIT.
Prior to the RMIT program, Earl also completed a Ph.D. through the internet based
Rushmore University but was never granted a diploma for failure to pay his remaining
tuition. RMIT administration is silent on the question of whether or not Earl disclosed his
Rushmore Ph.D. program when applying to RMIT.
Earl de Blonville Bloomfield FRGS's LinkedIn page. Earl's remarkable endorsements for
fellow LinkedIn users can be found here.
Earl de Blonville Bloomfield FRGS's Speaking Representation. Although his website
says SpeakMark is his exclusive representative, he is still listed on the sites below. Only
one agency responded to a request for the last date they had booked Earl to speak and
when pressed for details, fell silent. SpeakMark's youtube page touting Earl's
Postformal Leadership includes this remarkable quote "Boomer “Leadership” is merely
the self-delusion of unfulfilled lives." Earl de Blonville is, himself, a Boomer.
www.earldeblonville.com/speaking.html
http://voxpresenters.com/speakers/australia/authors/earl-de-blonville/
http://www.ovations.com.au/speakers/earl-de-blonville.html
http://theentertainers.com.au/earl-de-blonville/
http://www.njmspeakers.com.au/earl-de_blonville-frgs (listing removed as of Nov. 1,
2013)
Just for fun: They often called him Speedoo but his real name is Mr. Earl
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Chapter 8
Madin’s Violation of Human Rights
Time moves on but mankind’s ability to embrace wickedness keeps apace. When an
unfortunate person falls into a cyber-trap, the stalking becomes a type of mental assault
which intensifies over time.
The fact that the stalker can access the victim at any time from any distance
undermines the victim’s sense of security. Because of its repetitive nature, cyberstalking
(CS) creates intense feelings of fear, terror, intimidation, stress and anxiety in the victim.
In every case, though he has no personal connection with these people, Madin has
demonstrated that he is prepared to repeatedly persecute anyone who provokes his
anger or refuses to submit to his internet interrogations.
Madin does not pursue his prey in search of profits. The unrelenting pursuit provides
him with an excuse to emotionally torment his quarry.
By doing so, the self-described “hunter” has violated the human rights of his victims.
Violation of United Nations Human Rights
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
clearly states that nations who abide by the laws enacted by the United Nations are
obliged to enforce international laws that protect individuals from persecution.
“Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, without distinction as to
race, colour, gender, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social
origin, property, birth or other status.
International human rights law lays down obligations which Nations are bound to
respect. By becoming parties to international treaties, Nations assume obligations and
duties under international law to respect, to protect and to fulfil human rights.
The obligation to protect requires Nations to protect individuals against human
rights abuses.
The obligation to fulfil means that Nations must take positive action to facilitate
the enjoyment of basic human rights.”
Article 17 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights states: "No one
shall be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his privacy, family, home or
correspondence, nor to unlawful attacks on his honour and reputation."
http://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/ccpr.aspx
Privacy is "a state in which one is not observed or disturbed by other people", or "the
state of being free from public attention".
Thus Madin’s victims have a global UN-mandated right to privacy.
Violation of American Human Rights
Moreover, American law reinforces the concept that the privacy of Madin’s victims has
been grossly violated.
The Right To Have Privacy (4 Harvard L.R. 193 (Dec. 15, 1890)) is a law review article
written by Samuel Warren and Louis Brandeis, and published in the 1890 Harvard Law
Review. It is "one of the most influential essays in the history of American law" and is
widely regarded as the first publication in the United States to advocate a right to
privacy, articulating that right primarily as a "right to be let alone."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Right_to_Privacy_(article)
Warren and Brandeis excoriated those who violated the privacy of individuals.
“Gossip is no longer the resource of the idle and of the vicious, but has become a
trade, which is pursued with industry as well as effrontery.”
The dictionary defines privacy as "a state in which one is not observed or disturbed by
other people", or "the state of being free from public attention".
Yet Madin has inflicted a distressing and demoralising desecration of victim’s privacy
during his eleven-year campaign of cyber vengeance, thereby violating International
Law (UN), American domestic law and Montana cyber law.
Violation of Montana Human Rights
Montana law 45-8-213 - Privacy in communications, states, “(1) Except as provided in
45-8-213, a person commits the offense of violating privacy in communications if the
person knowingly or purposely: (a) with the purpose to terrify, intimidate, threaten,
harass, annoy, or offend, communicates with a person by electronic communication and
... threatens to inflict injury or physical harm to the person. The ... making of a threat ...
is prima facie evidence of an intent to terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, annoy, or
offend. (b) uses an electronic communication ... to disturb by repeated communications
the peace, quiet, or right of privacy of a person at the place where the communications
are received.” (Abridged)
Peter Followill, an American attorney, recently published a warning about cyber
stalkers. He wrote, “The crime of harassment (which can include stalking, hate crimes,
and cyber bullying) occurs when one person acts in a way designed to annoy, provoke,
threaten, or otherwise cause another person emotional distress. For most crimes, the
prosecutor need only show that the defendant did an act that the law has made illegal.
The defendant need not have intended the consequences that result. For example,
when someone drives recklessly and causes an accident resulting in death, the driver
can be charged with vehicular manslaughter because of his driving, even though he
didn’t intend to cause an accident or death.”
According to the laws of the United Nations, the United States and Montana, Kent
Madin has used the internet in a harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing and
defamatory manner which has caused intense emotional distress and resulted in the
invasion of his victims’ privacy.
Chapter 9
Conclusion
“Comment is free but facts are sacred,” said C.P. Scott, Editor of the Guardian
newspaper.
Kent Madin agreed.
“Police prefer facts,” Madin wrote on Twitter in September, 2020.
https://twitter.com/kmadin?lang=en
So here are a dozen facts for the public to consider.
1 - Madin has disguised his cyber transgressions as journalism – Fact!
2 - Madin has no journalistic credentials – Fact!
3 - Madin has never published an article or book – Fact!
4 - Madin has used dozens of aliases – Fact!
5 - Madin stole the names of victims and the identities of deceased Americans – Fact!
6 - Madin abused his diplomatic status to find information under false pretences – Fact!
7 - Madin used Bozeman Police Chief Steve Crawford as a character reference – Fact!
8 - Madin used FBI Agent Shiloh Allen as a character reference – Fact!
9 - Madin perpetrated 29 violations of copyright – Fact!
10 - Madin has a seven-year record of defamation – Fact!
11 - Madin used hidden text to mislead the Google search engine – Fact!
12 - Madin perpetrated multiple unlawful attacks on his victim’s human rights – Fact!
Professor Penney Lewis is a Criminal Law Commissioner in the United Kingdom. She
recently warned, “As the internet and social media have become an everyday part of
our lives, the amount of abuse has also risen. Unfortunately, the law has not kept up
and isn’t giving victims the protection they need.”
There comes a time when those in power, leadership and responsibility must hold up a
mirror to evaluate their actions. To ensure improvement, there must be reflection.
Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.
A wise woman named Rebecca Hamilton warned, “Slander is an admission that you
don't have anything else worthwhile to say. It is a clear indication of both your personal
emotional bankruptcy and the paucity of whatever arguments you are advancing.”
This is an apt description of the serial cyber stalker, who has engaged in criminal
defamation, with the malicious intention to harass, torment and damage his victims for
twelve years.