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Episode 1: A Fight Over Shares
I’ve known Leo Boer of Scheepswerf Boer since the early 1980s. He built a 15-metre sailing yacht for me that I sailed around the world. We shared the same passion: a love of the water. In 1987 I suffered a shipwreck, and after I…
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Episode 2: The Death of Leo Boer
Leo Boer died on 5 June 2020 and was buried on 18 June. Not two weeks later, on 1 July 2020, Frederik went to the police to report possible foul play or a situation that could have led to the death of Leo Boer.…
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Episode 3: Scam by Close Co-Worker
In March/April 2018, when I was in and out of Leo Boer’s office a lot, I saw Frederik only when he came to bring me a cup of coffee. Hardly a word passed between Leo Boer and Frederik. And when Luna Vermeulen waltzed past…
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Episode 4: The Cheat, Part 1
(MM) neglected maintenance at the shipyard, which fell into disrepair. The shareholders were in dispute. The director appointed by the Netherlands Enterprise Court prematurely disclosed to personnel that payroll funds would only last two more weeks to to more months. This news caused employees…
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Episode 5: The Cheat, Part 2
The business manager thinks the ‘landlord’, Boer Beheer, is responsible for the maintenance of SWB Werf. The opposite is found to be true. Hans’ lawyer accuses Boer Beheer of a reckless takeover and overdue invoicing. The lawyer cites the lawsuit of Nabod versus Luna…
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Episode 6: Nabod
Nabod goes on the hunt for his father’s estate. He accuses his father’s widow, Luna Vermeulen, of forging the signature on the will. A former mayor and a forensic investigation agency lend assistance.
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Episode 7: Organised Petty Criminals
The petty criminals dance on Leo Boer’s grave. Nabod uses “The Team” to challenge the legality of the will. He also threatens Luna Vermeulen, for which he is found guilty. Nabod promises “The Team” financial rewards when their ship comes in.
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Episode 8: How Do You Fiddle the Books?
The definition of fiddling the books is based on the question of whether the business manager of SWB Shipyard is a salaried employee or hired as an independent contractor. In the first instance he can claim €200,000 in “damages”, and in the second instance…
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Episode 9: Gossip Launches Disinherited Son
Gossip gives disinherited son financial information to help him demand the largest possible inheritance from his father’s estate. Even if these demands drive SWB Shipyard and SWB Shipping into the ground. A continuation of the drama of a widow’s fight against the swindle going…
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Episode 10: Lies in the Courtroom
Nabod is afraid that Luna Vermeulen will deny him his legal inheritance. On 3 February 2021, via his lawyer, he laid claim to all the companies and bank accounts belonging to his late father. That was four months before Luna Vermeulen was required to…
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Episode 11: Interlocutory Proceedings Against Lies
A response to the false statements made in Episode 10 “Lies in the Courtroom” arrived swiftly. Despite the fact that the lawyers opened all the records, they didn’t entirely get their way. The lies spewed out by Nabod were too pervasive to eradicate. Nabod…
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Episode 12: Attack on Leo Boer
Netherlands Enterprise Court and the Boer Companies In Episode 4 “Fight for the Shares”, the Netherlands Enterprise Court appointed independent director H.V. In episode 10 “Lies in the Courtroom”, I wrote: “An independent director, H.V., was supposed to investigate what was going on. And…
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Episode 13: Holding the Daughter Hostage for Hand-Over
Daughter Held Hostage in Exchange for Hand-Over In the previous episode 12, “Netherlands Enterprise Court and the Boer Companies”, Mr H.V. accused Caroline Vermeulen of embezzlement of €148,815. Mr H.V. was the independent director appointed by the Netherlands Enterprise Court on 10 March 2021…