Xtagged.com SCAM (and con-artist Andy Esquivel)
The truth about Xtagged, Wiser Technology, and the scams of Andy Esquivel
Month: October 2012
Pre-trial scheduled for November 13th
Posted on October 12, 2012 in Trial Updates
Andres “Andy” Esquivel’s securities fraud jury trial, which was previously scheduled to proceed on October 24th, has been cancelled and another pre-trial hearing has been set for November 13th. This will give Andy’s public defender time to prepare a defense if the case does go to trial (Andy’s public defender was only recently assigned) or to negotiate a plea bargain in the event that Andy decides to stop fighting the charges against him. We think a plea bargain is the likeliest outcome of the November 13th proceeding, especially since Andy is so clearly guilty of fraud and no attorney in his right mind would go into trial with evidence as damning as what the prosecution has against Andy Esquivel.
The updated minutes were not available as of this posting, but we will have the links updated with the latest file once it is available.
Andy “Chicho” Esquivel’s liabilities mount!
Posted on October 9, 2012 in Uncategorized
According to the Utah Office of Recovery Services, Andres ‘Chicho’ Esquivel, the convicted felon who is the author of the long-con that is the subject of this blog, now owes $19,540 in back child support for two of his children here in Utah. The amount has increased because of course Andy isn’t working and hasn’t paid a cent since officials first caught up with him in Denver earlier this year. The amount doesn’t rise very quickly because Andy is being assessed at minimum wage in recognition of the fact that he hasn’t held a legitimate job in over a decade and therefore has no marketable skills aside from being a con artist.
Andy’s liabilities are mounting. Here’s a breakdown of the money Andy owes to various scam victims, exes and family according to testimony, public records, and files obtained by this website:
- R.C. Willey v. Andres Esquivel, Case # 990400774 – 3rd District Court West Jordan = $8,673.22
- Knight Adjustment Bureau v. Andres Esquivel, Case#990204295 – 3rd District Court Salt Lake City = $1,537.69
- Utah Department of Recovery Services, Denise Bartlett Child Support Case #c000203702 = $19,540
- Davis County 2nd District Court Felony Securities Fraud case#111701135 = ~$17,000 plus interest and fines
- Chris Englelbrecht = $2,000
- Ryion Butcher = $5,000
- Kyle Cluff = $10,000
- Georgia Brady = $50,000
- Steve Klemark = $5,000
- Shar Jenkins = $2,500
- Robert Daugherty – $1,500
- Aunt in California = $60,000
- Uncle in Colorado = $10,000
- cousin and her husband in Colorado = $10,000
- Melissa Garr = ~$100,000 (according to allegations reported by Andy’s previous criminal attorney and leaked by Andy himself)
All told, Andy Esquivel’s current liabilities are between $185,000 (confirmed) and $285,000 (unconfirmed) total! Since Andy has no income and no assets, that is not a good place to be. I am personally a little curious where all the money went, but I guess it really doesn’t matter.
I wonder what it feels like to be a broke, unemployed, deadbeat-dad who’s awaiting trial for felony securities fraud? …must suck.
Andy Esquivel conned his own family!
Posted on October 1, 2012 in Andy Esquivel's Scams Andy's Threats Xtagged
We all know that Andy Esquivel is a pretty sleazy character with absolutely no sense of Christian morality and void of conscience, but even I was surprised to hear just how low this scumbag was willing to sink in order to make a fast buck. Information has been trickling in over the past several months and we’ve been sending it to the Davis County prosecutor rather than posting it here online, but it’s been long enough now and we have enough detail that I think it’s time we exposed a little more of Andy’s depravity to the world.
We have it on very good authority that Andres “Chicho” Esquivel conned his own family out of tens of thousands of dollars through the online scam we all know as “Xtagged.” We know Andy has little regard for family because he has failed to pay any back child support on his two kids here in Utah (he owes $18,000 in back child support currently) and gave up his paternal rights to a third when authorities discovered that he was such a heavy drug user that he couldn’t care for the child himself, but this is a new low that even I didn’t expect.
According to our information, Andy conned a total of just over $80,000 from his own family. He stole $10,000 each from two cousins in Colorado, and another $60,000 from an aunt in California. Andy’s cousins have already cornered him about the scams both in person and on Facebook. Reportedly Andy’s family discovered the depth of his illegal activity when they did a Google search and found this website (according to Andy’s own Diigo blog, we’re now ranked #1 for the keyword “xtagged” on Google…who knew). Andy then sent his mother out to lobby the family on his behalf begging forgiveness for stealing their money, but since she’s a serial con-artist with a criminal record too, nobody is buying it. In some cases Andy and his mom have resorted to threats to convince the family that Andy is legitimate, but that hasn’t worked either.
To show how pathetic Andy is, in one case he even went so far as to encourage one of his cousins to sell his bullet-bike in order to pay for the “shares” in the scam. He encouraged his cousin to place an ad for the bike in a local newspaper and helped broker the sale so that he could get his greasy hands on the money faster. Lord only knows what Andy did with all that cash, but my guess is part of it went up his nose.
It’s heartbreaking to hear that someone as lecherous as Andy Esquivel is willing to con his own family. Maybe someday he’ll come to terms with what he’s done and will be able face them again. Until then, family reunions are going to be tense for Chicho. Maybe it’s time he considers getting a job to pay everybody back.
“Burning Down the House” by Talking Heads…
Posted on October 1, 2012 in Uncategorized
I was talking to a member of Andy’s family today and for some reason I thought of this video. I’m not sure why, but this song makes me think of Andy. It’s been going through my head all morning long so I thought I would share. Enjoy!