SkinsMaster88 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3895217 Burress has string of debtor lawsuits Associated Press NEW YORK -- To Richard Malin, Plaxico Burress wasn't a customer, he was an ordeal. It was 2002 when Burress, then playing for the Steelers, hired Malin, a home inspector, to look over a house he was buying in suburban Pittsburgh. Malin quoted Burress a price of just under $500 and got the job. He should've turned it down, Malin now says. When it came time to pay the bill, Burress disappeared. He didn't respond to phone calls or letters. Malin appealed to one of the star's handlers for help, but still no payment. Malin filed a lawsuit, Burress ignored it. After a judge ruled against the no-show NFL player, he sent Malin a check for $700. "I got a note from Plaxico saying, 'Sorry for the inconvenience. Please inform the court that the judgment has been paid,' " Malin said. "Then the check bounced." It is a familiar story for the 31-year-old New York Giants wide receiver. Now facing felony gun charges after he accidentally shot himself in the leg with an .40-caliber Glock at a Manhattan nightclub, Burress has a history of being sued over debts a millionaire professional athlete seemingly could have paid. The Associated Press found that, since Burress joined the NFL in 2000, he has been sued at least nine times by people who said he failed to pay a debt, damaged their car or didn't pay his taxes. The people seeking payment from the football star run the gamut, from a Pennsylvania homeowners association trying to collect delinquent dues to a Florida woman whose car Burress rear-ended while driving without insurance. Why? He hadn't paid the premium. The pattern of irresponsible behavior extends beyond unpaid debts, records show. In his hometown of Virginia Beach, Va., Burress has been fined for reckless driving, noise and public intoxication, and threatened with arrest after he didn't show up in court. Last year in Florida, where he has a home, police twice cited Burress for speeding in the weeks before the car crash, which also earned him a ticket for careless driving. Police visited his house in Totowa, N.J., twice last year on domestic dispute calls. His wife was granted temporary restraining orders both times, only to later request they be lifted, according to court records. ...More at link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HailGreen28 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Damn. Wonder if this was a factor in the Steelers letting him go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWinzit Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Police visited his house in Totowa, N.J., twice last year on domestic dispute calls. His wife was granted temporary restraining orders both times, only to later request they be lifted, according to court records.The Giants want Plax back just like his wife. They don't think they can survive without him yet know he'll do the same thing again. :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blue Joe Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 The Giants want Plax back just like his wife. They don't think they can survive without him yet know he'll do the same thing again. :doh: I don't know whether to cry or laugh. :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman#21 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 The Giants want Plax back just like his wife. They don't think they can survive without him yet know he'll do the same thing again. :doh: Well said, they need a wr this offseason and a playmaking one other wise Manning turns from a slightly above average QB to a below Average QB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Emrys Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 The line between Plaxico and Pacman is extremely blurry. While Pacman's offenses are more serious, they both are irresponsible dimwitts who refuse to grow up and act like men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 And what's strange Merlin is that Plax has plenty of money to pay his debts---OR DOES HE? You wonder with some of these guys. With a new contract, you'd think it would be enough or maybe he just has several accounts and his short-term liquid assets are not so hot. I don't know. I hope for his kids' sake he has something left when he's finished doing prison time, being kicked out of the league or whatever. No excuse not to pay a home inspector a piddling 500 bucks (for someone of Plaxico's wealth.) And all the other stuff. I mean, the other thing is you have to be practically developmentally-challenged to get caught with half these things. I mean, are these guys nitwits that they can't even 'not get caught' if they're going to do really stupid ___? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWFLSkins Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 A real piece of human garbage here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGreen28reigns Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Just goes to show that no matter how much money, fame, adoration, or fancy threads you cover yourself in, your true character eventually bores its way through. He needs to get his act together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAFGA Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Just goes to show that no matter how much money, fame, adoration, or fancy threads you cover yourself in, your true character eventually bores its way through.He needs to get his act together. Reminds me of that line in 48 Hrs.: "Class isn't something you buy... Look at you, you've got an expensive suit on and you're still a low life.." "Yeah, but I look good.." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paloosa Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Plaxico Burress is an idiot and a typical prima donna that thinks he can just walk away from every situation without paying any price until now. He can't walk away from felony gun charges and not pay a price. He had to be sued 9 times by people he owed money to whether it was a small amount or not. That type of behavior is not acceptable and his lawyer meerly dismisses it as if it is no big deal because he settled them. So if the guy was to kill someone and get away with several times do we just say he didn't mean to do it because it is no big deal? COME ON! this guy needs to have this reality check. How can people condone this type of behavior by our star athletes but when a regular "Joe Schmo" gets hammered for one offense. It is like giving a drunk driver with 9 DUI's 9 opportunities to kill someone before you lock him up? Because this has happened before and it will happen again. Plaxico Burress will never learn because, just like Michael Vick, he thinks it is acceptable behavior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor 36 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 He is a disgusting person. Seriously, when a person makes as much as he does/did, and he just rips people off, beats his wife, etc., it shows nothing less than a waste of humanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljs Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 This is a great example of why it's stupid to put such an emphasis on athletes to be role models. Why not direct your kids to have role models that actually ARE role models. just cause you can throw or catch a ball, doesn't make you a role model. Plax is damn fool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljs Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Reading that entire article, no wonder Plax thinks he can just do whatever he wants... He happens to be a great kid. He really is a good kid," said Adam Swickle, Burress' lawyer in Florida. Swickle said any suggestion that Burress is chronically irresponsible because of his wealth and status "is 100 percent incorrect."Swickle said there was nothing remarkable about the Florida car accident. "It's a fender-bender," he said. "Those things happen to people. Until this New York thing, I always thought of him as a very law-abiding person." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyKilmer Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 One thing to consider is the power the person who refuses to pay holds over the creditor. There a few people who just don't pay until it get to court for anything. Perhaps enjoys the power trip of holding back peoples money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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