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August 4, 2011 in City
Metal thefts nearly sink Colville boat firm
Workers assemble aluminum fishing boats at Hewes Marine Co. in Colville on Wednesday.
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A Colville boat factory nearly went out of business when a trusted supervisor sold an estimated $556,000 worth of stolen aluminum to a Spokane scrap metal dealer.
It took more than three years to catch the thief because he was in charge of the Hewes Marine Co. investigation.
Court documents say Christopher Randall Boring, who was considered an exemplary employee, set up cameras, conducted numerous audits and repeatedly claimed to be baffled.
“We never dreamt that one of our most trusted employees would be stealing it, especially not in that quantity,” co-owner Bill Hewes said.
He said he has little hope of recovering any of the loss.
Boring, 40, pleaded guilty July 22 in Stevens County Superior Court to aggravated first-degree theft and aggravated first-degree trafficking in stolen property.
He had been with the company since February 2005, and resigned last August days after incriminating information was found on his work computer.
A jury Wednesday convicted his wife, 38-year-old Jody Danielle Boring, of second-degree trafficking, aggravated by large economic impact.
Coupled with the recession, the theft of 360,799 pounds of aluminum sheet “came very close to pushing us over the edge,” Hewes said.
He said the thefts began in 2008, leaving the company in a weakened condition when the recession bottomed out for the boat-building industry in 2009.
A workforce of 120 was cut to 40 and so far has been restored only to a few more than 90.
“We could have avoided a lot of layoffs, and we could have avoided a lot of pay cuts,” Hewes said.
“Wow, I didn’t know that,” said Hap Ahlborn, owner of Action Recycling in Spokane.
Ahlborn’s company purchased the stolen aluminum from the Borings without checking whether they owned it.
Chris Boring “was dressed businesslike and driving a nice vehicle, and you could tell he wasn’t on drugs,” Ahlborn said.
A police affidavit says Jody Boring also frequently took aluminum to Action Recycling.
The statement says Ahlborn produced copies of receipts for more than $200,000 his company paid the Borings since 2007 – far less than the aluminum had cost Hewes new.
“Hap stated that many times the aluminum would be large sheets that looked to be brand-new, whole pieces cut in half,” according to the affidavit.
Ahlborn reportedly said Boring was his largest supplier of aluminum, and many of his employees wanted to serve Boring because he would give them a $100 tip.
In the past, Ahlborn has championed self-regulation and has opposed legislation to keep recyclers from buying stolen metal. Now, Ahlborn said he favors tighter controls.
He said Action Recycling has started checking state databases of corporations before opening commercial accounts for sellers such as Boring, who claimed to represent “Bella Boats.” If the seller isn’t listed as a corporate officer, Action Recycling won’t open an account.
An amendment to state law in 2007 says scrap dealers can’t buy “commercial metal property” unless the seller has a commercial account with the dealer or has written proof that the metal isn’t stolen.
“That’s part of the gray area of the law,” Ahlborn said. “It says the account has to be set up, but it doesn’t say how.”
In Boring’s case, no proof was required. A quick Google search would have revealed that Bella Boats is a Finnish manufacturer of fiberglass boats.
“Chris was very persuasive,” Hewes said. “He fooled a lot of people.”
Hewes credited Action Recycling for tracking down two pallets of stolen aluminum it sold to Travis Pattern and Foundry in Spokane.
Hewes said the pallets revealed that unused sheets, cut to fit a pickup, were bundled between layers of genuine scrap metal.
Hewes said most of the stolen aluminum was “brand-new sheet that was in virgin condition.”
He said company officials had long been aware that a lot of aluminum couldn’t be accounted for, but they found it hard to believe so much was stolen.
“The idea that somebody would take sheet that’s worth $2 a pound and cut it into pieces so it is worth 60 cents a pound, that was unthinkable,” Hewes said.
Instead, the investigation focused on whether too much scrap was being created or billing and inventory records were wrong.
Hewes said company officials realized last August that they were dealing with a thief when a box of parts showed up for sale on eBay a day after it went missing. An online photo showed recognizable marks on the box.
“Talk about brazen,” Hewes said.
An examination of Boring’s computer showed he had an online user name of “Bella Boats” and had been in contact with the person who offered the stolen parts on eBay.
Attention quickly shifted to the missing aluminum sheets, and police identified Action Recycling as the purchaser in September.
Court records show the Borings filed for bankruptcy in May 2001 and again in October 2009, for debts totaling $115,504.
They are to be sentenced Aug. 22.
Stevens County Deputy Prosecutor Matt Enzler said he has agreed to recommend a four-year sentence for Chris Boring, but hasn’t decided what to ask for Jody Boring.
Without aggravating circumstances, Jody Boring’s standard sentencing range would have been one to three months, and Chris Boring’s would have been six to 12 months.
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WayFedUp2 on August 04 at 12:59 a.m.
Are there any proceedures set up at recycling places like at pawn shops to track people who turn in metals for cash? If not, why?
polistra on August 04 at 4:43 a.m.
Yes, the state passed a law a few years ago requiring metal recyclers to get a valid address from people who bring stuff in, and to pay the people by sending a check to that address. No cash payments.
I can’t tell from the article whether that procedure was actually followed in this case. Seems like the recycler should have been more suspicious of such a large and steady ‘contributor’, even if Boring was well dressed!
Orphan on August 04 at 7:09 a.m.
I had something like this happen to my company it took me less than an hour to track down where my steel was going to.
I had reported it to the police and nothing happened so I went looking at all the scrap places and wah la the second place had my steel. Then the scrap yard told me I could not prove it was my steel. I then showed them the unique piece mark and the blue prints for the piece. I had to send my big truck to pick up al the steel they had.
I am amazed that Hewes did not simply send someonr to the scrap dealers they would have found their alum much sooner. If you wait on the police to do something you will wait a long time. Remember all the police do anymore is take a report and file it then they are on to the next report to write.
Ninch on August 04 at 7:22 a.m.
Nothing new. The police have always done this on these kind of thefts.
BTW: $100 tips? That in itself is fishy.
Spokane_Citizen on August 04 at 7:26 a.m.
Orphan…that’s all the police EVER did…they use the report information to expand their database of rising crime statistics to justify asking for more officers. Investigating crimes like these (essentially ‘white collar crimes’ takes a lot of work) and even competent and aggressive police departments must focus on violent crime (and our ‘war on drugs’).
Ninch on August 04 at 7:29 a.m.
Trusted employee? Should have checked finances (bankruptcy, credit report, etc). Two bankruptcies back-to-back is bad news. Accumulating such a large amount of debt so soon after the initial bankruptcy is irresponsible. It was not like this guy was unemployed and could not pay his bills.
FYI: The Obama/Holder administration is working to prevent employers from doing financial background checks on potential employees because it is discriminatory against minorities…. but I think that is racist for them to assume that minorities are the ones with the “financial” problems that would prevent employment.
The_Seer on August 04 at 8:36 a.m.
ninch: You might want to go read the actual wording of the measures being enacted to prevent financial background checks on potential employees. A person’s financial history is not public record and the potential employee must consent to its disclosure. It is a huge invasion of one’s privacy and that is what Obama seeks to protect, not minorities. Way to bring the race card in, though. How you manage your money is not an indicator of what type of employee you will be. If financial irresponsibility leads to criminal behavior, then the prospective employer has a right to know that, not whether you were late on a Sears card bill every now and then.
The owners of this business were negligent in protecting their assets. Period. End of story. It just goes to prove a point I repeatedly make on these threads: You don’t have to be smart to get rich.
nutz4utwo on August 04 at 9:24 a.m.
A ton of metal stolen? Go check the local recycling center… duh! Besides, businesses should have insurance for losses they cannot afford to cover. Not to place the blame of the crime on the business, but they were acting like fools.
Send this guy to prison for several years and file some lawsuits to take his house, car, retirement, or whatever…
Squid on August 04 at 9:41 a.m.
There is more going on here than is being reported. It should have been pretty simple to discover where the metal was going and who was taking it to the scrapper. I’d guess that $556,000 of aluminum wasn’t all scrap, and it took more than one person to load. Was it taken to the scrapper in a BMW, pickup, or on a flatbed??? There are only a few metal scrap yards in this area, and Action is pretty close to being the largest, next to Pacific.
Too strange.
opiemuyo on August 04 at 9:44 a.m.
Action recycling employs convicts, expectations are to high if you expect compliance in anything other than high profile cases such as this.
No_justice on August 04 at 10:17 a.m.
There is so much more to this story. It’s unfortunate that half-truths are allowed to be printed and influence the public. I am from the Colville area and know the Hewes’ very well, as well as the Borings. There is ZERO evidence to the allegation of upwards of $500,000 being stolen. That number is a guess. Even the prosecuting attorney said in court on July 22nd, that they have NO WAY OF KNOWING AN ACTUAL NUMBER. In Jody’s trial, the prosecution was throwing out the number of $200,000.
Hewescraft has had horrible inventory control for 15 plus years, yet now they have a scapegoat to pin it on. Chris was wrong, he did the crime, admitted to the crime, and will be punished. However, the Prosecution, the law-enforcment, and Hewes should get their information straight before putting it in an article that has absolutely no credibility.
In this article you are hearing one small piece of this story… and it is FAR from the full truth.
GQTommy on August 04 at 11:56 a.m.
No_justice, what obviously you are friends of the criminals. When they said they had no idea how much the total amount of theft was, they were saying it is impossible to tell exactly how much they stole. It would be foolish of them to claim they knew an exact number. But going off the $200,000 worth of SCRAP receipts, it is very safe to say the metal they stole was worth WAY more to Hewes Marine than $200,000.
It is also makes no difference how bad their inventory was. The Borings committed a crime and now are going to prison for it. How is that making someone a scapegoat? So are you saying that they should just be released and forgiven? Do you know how many people lost their jobs and how they can’t afford rent or health care because someone got greedy? I personally think he deserved way more but unfortunately this society gives more time to people who commit victimless crimes than criminals like the Borings.
Its unfortunate that people have to back up their friends when they should keep their mouth shut because they’re criminals and they’re getting off easy with just a few years. And of course you would hide behind the name no_justice in fear of people finding out who you are.
GQTommy on August 04 at 12:06 p.m.
And by the way, to show you what kind of people the Borings are, they went around telling people she had breast cancer and with the money they raised for her “cancer”, she went and got a boob job.
No_justice on August 04 at 12:24 p.m.
GQ Tommy, you do not know the facts. Chris pled guilty and will be punished as the court sees appropriate. I’m not, in any way, defending the choices he made. What I am saying, however, is that numbers are being pulled from thin air. I wasn’t implying that Hewes deserved this because of their inventory problems, I was saying that their inventory has never been fully accounted for and that it’s not fair to blame Chris for every drop of missing inventory when they’ve had these problems for years… Jody did not get a “boob job”. Her mother and 5 (yes, FIVE) aunts all died of breast and/or ovarian cancer. Jody tested positive for the BRCA cancer gene. She proactively had a double mastectomy and hysterectomy to eliminate her risk of breast and ovarian cancer. Regardless of the crimes that Chris committed, you have no right to question the decisions that she made for her body, her life, and her children.
becca7916 on August 04 at 2:10 p.m.
Well, GQ Tommy and No_justice, it sounds like you both worked for Hewes since you seem to know so much. I agree with GQ Tommy. There are many things that went on that were behind the scenes that haven’t been talked about. Hewes did many things over the years to stop theft, including an alarm system, keeping unauthorized people out of the warehouse where parts are stocked, video surveillance and other measures including daily counting of materials. So to the person that says that they had bad inventory for 15 years is inaccurate.
Since Chris was a TRUSTED by everyone supervisor, he had access to all of these items and things/surveillance in the building. He had keys to the building and code for the alarm system so he could come and go as he chose. He had items posted on eBay that were stolen from the company, it was not just Aluminum that he stole.
As for Jody, I also trusted her since she was an officer of the law in California for 9 years so how dare she do something of this nature.
I also personally talked to the recycling people and she had no problems turning the stolen material. How could she NOT know what was going on? She certainly isn’t dumb!!!
As for the amount of money that was stolen, the receipts that were provided to the court are correct. It would have cost approx $750K to replace what he stole.
Many of us lost our jobs including me so I feel no pain for what they are going through.
As for Jody and her cancer issues, I don’t care about what she did for her body, not my business. But she surely should have thought about her 5 children before she did what she did. Did she think that they wouldn’t eventually be caught? Did she think that since she was a former cop that she knew all of the angles of getting away with things that were illegal?
I personally will be at their sentencing hearing on Aug 22nd so that I can give an impact statement. I surely hope that all of the people who got laid off because of them would also be there with their impact statements so that the judge can hear from the people that we so hurt financially and emotionally by them.
GQTommy on August 04 at 2:43 p.m.
I just don’t get how anyone can defend someone that stole that much stuff. The victims aren’t the Borings, they’re the criminals. The victims are all the employees who lost their jobs, the Hewes company, and the children of the Borings who are going to be definitely impacted negatively in all this.
No_justice on August 04 at 3:09 p.m.
I’m not defending Chris and his actions. And for the record, Jody was found NOT guilty of 1st degree (which implies knowledge and intent to break the law). Second degree states that she didn’t have knowledge or intent of the criminal action.
Squid on August 04 at 3:32 p.m.
Former cop, huh? Figures. I understand now.
She is formerly above the law.
GQTommy on August 04 at 4:14 p.m.
Yea and Casey Anthony was found not guilty of murder as well. But we all know the truth.
becca7916 on August 04 at 4:26 p.m.
So, No_justice, how do you know the facts? Were you there when they did what they did? Did they tell you what they really did? Did they defend themselves to you? Were you hurt by what they did, like I was? If so why are you defending them? Did you go to church with them? Did you donate to her for her surgery like the church did? How can they go around saying that God will help everyone when they stole so much from the Hewes family, business and its employees?
She knew darn good and well what she was doing, when she turned in the aluminum to Action Recycling. What her husband has a Finnish Fiberglass Boat Building business named “Bella Boats” and she was turning in aluminum? She definitely knew what she was doing. If you weren’t part of the investigation, you don’t know what really happened.
As for you that say that our Colville Police dept didn’t do anything about this, that is incorrect.
For those of you who say it is the owner’s fault, you are also wrong. What do you do when you trust your employees? He had all of us stumped. I never would have believed it to be him & Jody that had done this to Hewes Marine.
The Hewes family treats all employees like family and works with them in every way that they can. The are very decent people so do not tarnish their reputation, that is not polite.
dm_schmidt on August 04 at 9:21 p.m.
I find many of the comments fascinating, yet disturbingly ignorant. With respect to the suspect having access to an alarm system, I believe that Hewes had an alarm system installed after the thefts. My company had a camera system installed at about the same time as Hewes had their alarm system installed. I don’t see how Boring would have had access to a system that was not in place at the time. I have no doubt that the Borings committed the crime for which they were convicted and I find the motives and excuses of the recycler questionable.
D Statler on August 04 at 10:22 p.m.
I am thankful that Hewes Marine is still alive after this kind of hit. HewesCraft boats are some of the finest boats produced in the NorthWest. The workers and owners deserve our support.I purchased mine in 1990 and toured the facility shortly afterwards. Great people building a great product! I am glad they caught this thief and hope an example is made of him and his wife for future HEWES workers.Thanks for the quality boats over the years and keep up the good work Friends. :^)
ForTheFamily on August 05 at 9:11 a.m.
First, let me preface my response with saying I am Chris’s sister…
So, now that is out of the way.
I have known Chris my entire life and with that I have, of course, a different opinion about this. Chris did the crime, he did it. Flat out did it. And he will be charged as he should be. He did not think of the consequences to his family, co-workers or anyone else. You see, that’s not what goes on when things like this happen. Chris did not have this mastermind plan with the goal of hurting people. What happens in situations like this, and you all know this if you have ever done something wrong, is you get caught up in the moment. After you get away with it once, it gets easier and easier.
He was not sitting at home with Jody planning on destroying their family and hurting his employer and co-workers. They weren’t part of the thought process.
He was wrong and should be charged justly. End of my opinion on that.
Now, I do feel compelled to speak to the people that have attacked Jody. I know it is hard to see when your own anger, hurt, etc. gets in the way and you want to believe all the bad you read, hear, etc. But, please just for one second put your anger aside and consider another possibility. Jody had just recently lost both of her parents to cancer, underwent double mastectomy and hysterectomy to prevent herself from getting cancer and was asked by her husband, her rock, the man that stood by her through all of that, the father of her children, to recycle some aluminum. Is it so far off to think that she really didn’t know??? If the article is correct (which the news NEVER is) and Chris is so persuasive, what makes you think she wasn’t persuaded as well?
She didn’t know. She didn’t suspect. When all of this went down she kicked my brother out of the house, rightfully so, and was more distraught than anyone of you know. I spoke with her. I spoke to my brother. She was devastated…
She is a good, decent human being that I cannot sit by and read people attacking her. With all due respect you are WRONG when it comes to Jody.
To all of the HewesCraft employees that feel they were directly affected by my brother’s actions… I understand… you have every right to “feel” the way that you do. I hope that you all put the same energy into finding new jobs, etc. that you have into persecuting Chris and Jody. If so, I’m sure you are all quite successful by now.
It’s easy to hide behind the internet and lash out at people… but I ask you have YOU ever done anything wrong in your life? Has anyone in your family ever screwed up???
My 4 nephews, niece and sister in law were innocent in this. 100%. Chris will accept his punishment and move on with his life. I love my brother very much and will support him as I actually do know him. He wasn’t someone I just knew from work or an acquaintance. This is my big brother and no matter how much hatred is thrown at him, I’ll still love him and be there. He truly didn’t intend for their to be “victims”…
I am in no way trying to demean anyone’s point of view. You all have the right to feel the way you do. And I genuinely respect that.
Things aren’t always as they seem.
DUH on August 05 at 9:20 a.m.
Booo Hooo No-Justice…. Poor Jody, poor Chris. They are such amazing people in our community. WHAT. Here’s what I’ve seen the past couple years. LIES, Theft, pulling the wool over peoples eyes pretending to be devout Christians saved by the glory of god. I am just so sick of even hearing the name. This is what they have done and it’s not Just Chris. Let’s see 120 employees down to 40. This effected 80 families, just estimating they made $24,000 with benefits. That is a $1,920,000.00 impact on just wadges. While they are off, buying what… Semi automatic guns for their kids to shoot, kyacks, campers, new patios, a couple fights to New Orleans for surgery and let’s take a friend too. Oh, and let’s rent a Camaro for a road trip to Seattle just for fun and let’s take a 2 week vacation to Northern California with all our 5 kids and oh.. let’s take our BFF kids too. Go to Sea World and stay in fancy hotels. While… People, real people lost their jobs, insurance, security. 4 years isn’t enough, and I hope the sentencing Impact statements help the families with a little closure. This isn’t all about the Borings No-Justice. You might feel a lot differently if this happened to Napa Auto parts. Huh….
ForTheFamily on August 05 at 9:58 a.m.
Dear “Duh”,
Chris was not directly responsible for the layoffs of 80 people. If we go with your logic, with the salary of $24,000 per person and the dollar value of $556,000 that the article came up with… that is 23 jobs (which is awful in itself). Gross exaggeration is just to add fuel to the fire. And, that’s assuming that the recession didn’t have any impact.
Let’s be objective, factual and leave over-exaggerated emotions out of this.
If $556,000 cost Hewescraft 80 jobs then that would mean they paid their employees $6,950 annually, or around $3.34 per hour. A little ridiculous, right?
Again, be angry, be mad, be disgusted… but at least try to be objective and factual when making accusations of the impact.
What would be enough time for Chris to serve to make you feel better? Is there any amount of time that would suffice you? Death penalty?
The court will decide and then maybe you can let go and move on.
Have a great weekend.
Hang_em on August 05 at 11:25 a.m.
For The family, & No Justice…. Are you really this ignorant about your friends?
Just from reading what has been posted here, and in the article it is painfully clear that these people are garbage.
How can you say the wife was not aware of what she was doing when she took large amounts of ALUMINUM Scrap to the recycler?? Where do you suppose that could have came from besides their employer?? She’s a former cop?? And lived with Chris, Right? Does aluminum just somehow show up on their property??
C’mon.. There is no way she didnt know something wasnt right, about where that aluminum was comming from… And How about all the money?? They both workked for Hewes so shouldnt she have some questions about where all this extra money was comming from for their vacations and toys????
You can burry your head in the sand if you want to.. But dont insult the intellegence of the rest of the people who can see these people for what they are!!!
For the family, You say “Chris got caught up in the moment” so thats why he continued to STEAL?? What the Heck??
Are you seriously trying to rationalize his behavior? Getting caught up in the moment is having one too many Beers at a BBQ.. Backing a P/U truck to a pile of Aluminum and STEALING IT… Is a calculated and planned action.. to RIP OFF his employer..
Please Just face the facts that your Bro & Sister are losers and criminals, and they need to pay the price. If I was Hewes I’d also Sue them in Civil Court to recover my losses.. Make them sell everything they own to pay me back for RIPPING ME OFF and betraying my Trust in them!!!
Im sure neither one of you would be singing their toon if you lost your job or lost a lot of money to these two Thiefs!
Get it thru your thick skulls.. THEY ARE BOTH CRIMINALS… they ARE NOT the victim here.. They are FELONS
ForTheFamily on August 05 at 11:52 a.m.
Hang Em,
LOL, well truth be told if I wanted to insult your intelligence it wouldn’t be hard.
Try spell check.
And, they are my family… not my friends.
Relax, breathe in and out and everything is going to be ok…
Oh, and no, she didn’t work for Hewes… Before you throw stones, at least know the facts. And, I would strongly consider a dictionary. (Dictionary.com is a good resource as well).
Have a great day…
EMT4LIFE on August 05 at 12:18 p.m.
Just disgusting!!! I do agree that people make mistakes. Steal once, and then twice is a little easier, and so on…I can see how addicting this must have been. But really??? Jody can say she never knew what she was doing but either she’s a good liar or just simply dumb as hell! And really Jody, “Bella Boats”? Isnt your daughters name Isabella? How convienient?? And if they are so remorseful for their actions, get out your wallett. Start paying back all the people you ripped off. I actually thought I was going to throw up when I saw Chris and Jody come strolling into the Acorn for lunch on July 28th. How dare you steal from people then act all high and mighty like you still belong among those of us that arent theives!!! Stay home and hide your heads…suffer like all the people you have put out of work. I guess soon enough you’ll have nothing but time and a cute striped outfit to wear!!! Time to trade in all your high end clothes for coveralls kids!!! No matter what…you 2 will never feel the pain of the Hewes craft employees you screwed over. I know several past employees that lost their jobs. Some didnt even know how they would feed their children. So, as you were spending their money on outragous trips and materials belongings, they all suffered. Way to go Borings!!!!
ForTheFamily on August 05 at 2:17 p.m.
The truth of the matter is noone will ever be “satisfied” with the outcome.
Noone on this site will be gratified by any amount of suffering. You’re right, I don’t know personally the suffering of any of the families and I wasn’t directly affected (or feel they were directly affected). I guess that’s where it’s hard to put aside emotions versus facts. I am a fact-based person and that’s my point more than anything else. Throw stones, it’s your right… just be accurate and factual. Persecute the factual actions, not ones added on for dramatic effect. Assumptions, innuendos and flat false allegations are where I draw the line.
I don’t want any family to suffer, whether it be my brother’s family or any other family. Noone will ever feel like Chris has suffered enough… Nor will you know his suffering. It’s not for anyone to decide… it’s in the courts and what will be will be.
You guys really believe that there was a malicious intent to personally hurt everyone. Like you were a personal target.
On another note… have some decency and leave their kids names out of this. They are innocent children that do not deserve any of this.
I’ll leave you guys to your “Lynch the Borings” website as I’ve heard enough of the negative banter and misery loves company. Have at it…
Squid on August 05 at 4:44 p.m.
360,800 pounds of aluminum sheet @ the current rate of $5.50 per pound equals $2 MILLION. That’s at scrap value, not the value of aluminum sheet, which is much higher.
Squid on August 05 at 9:58 p.m.
360,800 pounds is 180 trips to the recycler if he has a one ton truck and had it loaded to the limit. ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY TRIPS!!!!!
TheMeanOne on August 05 at 11:54 p.m.
ForTheFamily,
You cant tell people to leave The children’s names out of this matter when their mother decided to name the “business” after her daughter. If anything go tell Jody to leave the kids out of this. Also, how has this become a “Lynch the Borings” website? Everybody is entitled to their opinions and obviously you dont have the same opinion, but just because people are upset about what has happened doesnt mean they are out to get the family. What the Borings did was terrible, Chris and Jody. There is no way that Jody is that ignorant and had no idea what was going on. Many were hurt obviously. It is a small area. You cant take from families like that without upsetting people. The Borings new exactly what they were getting into, Jody was a cop remember?
Hang_em on August 06 at 12:15 p.m.
For the Family.
Thank you for playing the Internet Grammar police. You do a fine job. To bad you cant do as fine of a job convincing anyone that your relatives are anything but Criminals and Liars.
Now run along and play with your Criminal family members and be sure to tell them how horrible all of us people are who dont feel sympathy for them.. Did Randy ever feel sympathy for those he harmed at Hewes?? OR is it only now AFTER he was caught, that he feels bad? Funny how that works isnt it?
Im sitting here wondering how much of that cash they got from the stolen aluminum made it into your household?? Care to put a dollar value on it?
NoTrust on August 06 at 4:39 p.m.
I have to say that I am just shocked over this whole ordeal. I don’t not know the Borings personally, but know of them and this just sickens me to learn what they have done. To think they tell everyone how they work through the lord when they were stealing! Good people lost their jobs, and struggled get by while the Borings were out gallivanting around, showing off their stuff. I feel nauseated to think that I once thought they were good people. I think it’s safe to say that most of us have struggled at some point in our lives. There were times when we weren’t sure how we were going to make our house payment or pay for our children’s activities, but we picked up a 2nd job…sucky 2nd jobs or sold things we loved to pay our medical bills, but that’s what you do for your family. You don’t steal from others!!! I personally know several people who lost their jobs at Hewe’s Craft over this. How could the Borings just go away on vacations, and buy new toys knowing others were suffering? I can’t believe some of you are saying that the numbers aren’t correct regarding the stolen property! Does it really matter at this point? THEY STOLE!!! They lied to their friends, their co-workers and their children. It’s so devastating and sad. I feel bad for their children and I actually feel a little bit sad for their friends who feel they need to stick up for the Borings
GQTommy on August 07 at 1:39 p.m.
The people in the prisons will have a ball when they find out their fellow inmate Jody is a former cop. When you’re a cop gone bad in prison, nobody will be your friend. Cops will hate you for being a cop gone bad, and the inmates will hate you for being a cop. And trust me, they will find out she’s a cop.
FFMOMed on August 08 at 11:53 a.m.
WOW What a bunch of whinny-a$$ babies!! I 100% agree with ForTheFamily. What Chris did was wrong, very wrong, extremely wrong!! No question about it. Jody…. I feel sorry for her and the kids, as many of you DO NOT know MOST of the story…..Jody is not dumb she had no idea what Chris was doing….OR about his addiction. Addiction? Wait…What? No one said anything about an addiction? Was he stealing just to do it?No he had an addiction that over powered him big time. No it was not drugs it was an addiction that thousands of people get caught up in and it ruins their life along with others. Chris got caught up in gambling and it took him over! Didn’t know that did you? No one mentioned why he stole. Not saying that it is ok to steal if you have an addiction. Stealing is very wrong and Chris will pay the penalty. BUT what you also do not know is that Chris took ALL the heat!!! Chris was not the only employee stealing from the company. There were SEVERAL other employees that also stole from Hewe. And to the employees that did…..Hope you can sleep at night knowing that someone is keeping your butt out of jail!!!! So if you do not know all the facts then shut your whinnying faces until you get the truth! You people are beating a dead horse. It sounds like people that live in WA think they are perfect and has never done no wrong. He confessed to what he did (along with what others did also who did not come forward) He knows that he did wrong. He knows that he will have to face the penalty.
wow569 on August 08 at 12:16 p.m.
Wow It is so hard to believe that a family could this to a local company. As I sit here and read this I can look out my window and see this familes home. It is so hard to believe that they have been my neighbors for 2 years and no one ever thought anything was wrong, yes last year we saw the police there and watched them bring items out of the house but never really thought anything of it. My question is how in the heck did he start a logging business let me guess with stolen money, and yes I say stolen money because the items he turned in for cash were stolen so the money he used to start his business was stolen. As I sit here right now I look out the window and see his pretty nice new red ford pickup. Chris and his wife walk around as if nothing is wrong, they walk around with there heads held high. How can anyone do this?!?! To the family or these people, how can you say Jody new nothing was going on, a WIFE knows when something is going on. You can not say she new nothing, more like she is saying she new nothing to stay out of direct trouble, as we all know she was an officer of the law for a long time she knows the in- and outs- of the system she know what to say to get off a little eaiser. I truely feel sorry for their children. How do they feel or react to this, what do there parents say to them about this. And also being I am a direct neighbor to them I HAVE NEVER ONCE NOT SEEN CHRIS AT HIS HOME, so who ever said she kicked him out there is something fishy to that because he would come home at night, to be honest right around dark he would pull in to the driveway, and no I am not spying on them but they have to drive on a public access road to the trailer court to get home, so everyone here can see them. I for one know that no matter how much I love my husband there is no way in heck I would stand by my husband and watch him rip someone off like this. There is no way I would allow my kids to go through this.
DUH on August 08 at 1:57 p.m.
FFMOMed,
WOW, Yes we know Jody is not stupid by any means. She is what they call a con-artist. She gets people to believe what she wants them too. They are the stupid ones and sounds like your one of her victims. People who believe she “Didn’t” know obviously never saw the paperwork in court with her name signed to receipts when she delivered the metal. How could they afford all the toys and vacations, coach bags, name brand clothing, and on and on. Hmmmm… Where did she think this money was coming from? Oh, and the benefit yard sale where she sold a bunch of these items just a couple weeks ago. How much of that merchandise from origionally purchased with stolen money ? Now, she has a new excuse oh…. He’s a gambler. Wahhhh wahhhh wahhh…..Poor Jody. the only thing your right about is the kids. I truly feel sorry for each and every one of them. Can’t imagine their shame and embarrassment of the people who are supposed to be their role models. You also have a lot of nerve calling people dumd a&$ whiney babies. let’s see you loose your job and family security because of losers like them. From…. a Washington resident.
U_2669 on August 08 at 3:16 p.m.
DUH and GQ,
What I find most shocking about the whole case is people “lost their jobs over this.” I mean really, how many people actually go out and even get a job in your area of the state?
FFMOMed on August 08 at 3:22 p.m.
wow569,
Do you know anything about addictions? If you have an addiction to something that controls you, you do not let people know, you try and hide it. So yes I do beieve Jody did not know what Chris was doing. You say a WIFE knows when something is going on?? I agree but disagree. I m sure Chris knew he was doing wrong, but like a comment was made Chris was not trying to hurt anyone or mess any families up. He took alittle at first, then he took a little more because he got away with it then it got to be more and more. If I had an addiction and was not looking for help or in my mind wasn’t a problem I m sure I’d keep feeding the addiction. You see and hear it happen all the time to people. I not making an excuse for what happened I m just stating facts. As for Chris getting kicked out, I know for a fact that he DID get kicked out. BUT Jody did not keep him from seeing his kids. After work Chris still got to see his kids but no he did not live there for awhile. You say no matter what you would not stand by your husband? Ever hear of ‘For better or worse’?
DUH,
Con-Artist? That’s an opinion if you don’t know the facts. And sorry but no I am not ‘one of her victims’ I’ve known her for quite some time. Honestly, yes we did wonder how they could afford the things they did and bought but it was none of my business or my place to ask. After we heard about Chris getting caught it did make sense. Excuse? I wasn’t giving Chris or anyone an ‘excuse’ There is no excuse for what he did. He screwed up that’s what happened……Also I have a question for you Mr. DUH. Are you the President of ‘the Whinny a$$’ club? Use spell check or get a dictionary!
DUH on August 08 at 4:11 p.m.
FFMOMed,
You obviously don’t know the truth, since it’s coming from a couple of liars. The saddest part is the people who are protecting them. I suppose we will see you at sentencing on the 22 nd ? Maybe after hearing 50 plus families and their impact statements might change your mind about defending these disgusting people.
becca7916 on August 08 at 7:18 p.m.
To FFMOMed & ForTheFamily,
Since you have talked with Jody, which of course I haven’t since our company picnic last year, did you ask her why she made 90 trips to Action Recycling if she had no idea of what was going on?
Did she really have no clue as to what was going on when there was no shop for Bella Boats? No purchase orders for aluminum? No bills for the aluminum? That is just plain not right. She is by no means stupid as I have talked to her many times before all of this came down.
This went on for a three year period and she didn’t wonder where all of this was coming from?
She used to talk about being a police officer and how much she loved it in CA and wishes she could get back to it. When you are a police officer, you are trained to watch for many different things and recycling aluminum that you have not purchased was a very LARGE clue that something illegal was going on so that is why I do believe that she is a con artist, Chris as well. They go to church and speak of how much they love God and continue to steal from us.
She knew what was going on so please don’t try to insult me and the other 79 employees who lost their jobs because of what they both did.
I was lucky and I found a part time job but my wages are still cut in half now. Many of the employees still don’t have employment because there just aren’t the jobs around here now because of the bad economy.
When things got slow at work, that really should have been a clue to Chris, who was in charge of trying to “figure out where all of this aluminum was going”, to stop the stealing.
Maybe Chris is covering for people that might have helped him but that does no one any good now. I do hope that if other people were involved that they will also be punished.
Since neither of you worked for Hewes Marine, please don’t say what you don’t know. All receipts were turned in from Action Recycling to the proper authorities so the number are pretty accurate. There were also other materials that were stolen and found at their house and on his eBay site that have not been brought up in this article but the courts have that information as well.
There were well over 200 trips to Action Recycling in a three year time frame, if you don’t believe me, please go look at the records for yourself.
wow569 on August 08 at 8:41 p.m.
For one being I am a neighbor I can tell you that no he was not kicked out, he was here everynight, and sometimes during the day, i do not understand why some ppl (family members) can even begin to stick up for some one who did this , you can not sit here and say that for 3 years she had no clue of what was going on. Addiction I love how everyone turns to some type of addictions, he planned what he did he messed with cameras, that is not an addiction I know. But than again people will turn to what every they can to get simpathy. Try again if he is addicted to stealing then tell me why is this the first anyone has heard of it, oh wait it was because he was ashamed of it right? WRONG open your eyes, he was trying to do something to better him self and his family and his wife went right along with it. If she diesliked or dislikes this so much then why the heck can I look out my window and see him there and always have been able to. I truely believe that the family and friends of these people have had the wool pulled over there eyes just as much as the rest of the us have. I hope they rot in jail for what they did. To bad for the kids, but shame on the parents, dont be surprised everyone if they let mommy go being she has small children st home still, she will most likly just get community service like the rest of the low life thevies in this town. Good Christians my butt!!
grands_schee on August 08 at 11:40 p.m.
I have never read such ridiculous accusations, sensationalized stories and radical idiotic statements in my entire life. Any of you seen my Cousin Vinny? Funny movie, right? It was so funny when they brought the witnesses in and each one of them were so sure of everything but knew nothing! You all have nothing better to do then to wait for someone’s downfall and jump on them like a fly on $*it. And that that you guys all are. Flies, buzzing around to land on the next turd. You are so perfect and without any fault, sin or have never done anything in your lives that you wish you take back or fix.
Chris and Jody’s neighbor? Really? OMG, I had to LOL at your “clouded window” view of things. You must have your head so far up everyone elses business that you cant see through your “clouded windows”. That would be your eyes.
Just like the sister of Chris, let me first start by saying I am a personal friend of both of them, I‘ve known Jody for many years and have spent much time with her. Now let me set a few things straight. You all are smart people that know all the facts, right? Well, let’s talk facts. Put your pitch forks and fire sticks down and look at the facts, hypocrites!
First, google search all the articles about this story. Notice anything? I know I did right off. They all say something different! Different figures, different crimes, different stories. They can’t keep the story straight. Interesting. Then, while you have your google tool bar awake, google search lay offs in 2009 with boat companies, RV companies, anything recreational. Do you see a pattern? Better yet, google boat companies in WA state alone? Ohm, ohm, whoopps, looky there. 2 boat companies out of business, all the rest laid off workers. Oh wait, there’s more! Raider Boats, who is also locally owned in Colville laid off workers too? What? Weak minded people don’t look into the facts, they believe everything they see and hear. You don’t think Hewes craft has a nice insurance claim going on this. They have everything to benefit for exposing these outlandish figures. Moving on.
Neighbor, neighbor, neighbor. You’re pathetic! Get a life. Jody did in fact kick Chris out of the house! He was gone for 3 weeks and she only allowed him over to see the kids. He visited them for about 20 minutes at night and he left. Ask his dad. He lived with him for that time. She then invited him back to the home to work things out so long as he was in counseling and they went to a marriage counselor. Did you know that? Of course not. Then. Now read closely, so you don’t miss anything. She kicked him out again because she received a letter in the mail about being charged for trafficking. She was absolutely distraught over being accused in what Chris did. He spent 4 days away without no contact with the kids, then again, apparently you weren’t paying too close attention neighbor because I had to come sit with her a few times because she was so depressed. She then allowed him again to come and say goodnight or hello to them for a short time, then he left and stayed with his dad. That went on for over 6 weeks. Moving on.
grands_schee on August 08 at 11:40 p.m.
That Ford truck that Chris drives. The “brand new shiny one”. What an idiot. It was Jody’s mom and dads truck and the last time we were talking about it she was telling me that it’s going to die at any moment because it was over 250k miles. Are you kidding me? You haven’t seen the chipped paint or huge dent in it have you? Clouded windows. And how come no one mentions what Jody drives? Oh that’s right, because I think all of you drive a newer car than she does. She drives a paid off, yes I said paid off Dodge Caravan that’s about 12 years old. Toys? What toys are you all talking about? Are you absolutely kidding me? Where’s the boat? Oh they don’t have one. Where’s the orv’s? Ohh, she inherited one from her dad when he died? The other two they have are the tiny ones that their kids have, one of them got one for their birthdays. Have you priced those? Yeah, couple hundred dollars. Woahhhh, ya, I can see where all of that money went. Seriously. Vacations? Once a year to CA? Are you kidding me? I can see you questioning it if they went on a couple of cruises or got a luxury suite somewhere on a private tropical island or something, but a road trip to CA? So none of you on here ever take vacations? Really? I think the kids’ friends were brought up on this thread too, that they went on vacation with them? Do you know that the parents of the friends gave them money to pay for their way? Did anyone know that? Oh, ya that’s right. Because none of you know the facts. Chris worked a full time job with a supervisor salary position. He had a good paying job, especially considering the area that we live. He would have been considered to make pretty decent money. Jody worked part time jobs at a few places. So none of you out there get “extra” things as working people? I hope no one takes inventory of everything you own and bought, because as I see it, they actually live a pretty modest life considering he had a higher paying job than most in this area. Did anyone know that Jody was required to take someone along with her to her surgery? Did anyone look into that? Ya, it is a requirement to have someone there with you because of the severity and recovery process from the surgery. It was understood by Jody that Chris was not going to be able to go because he was working and taking care of the children. She had, had, had to take someone. Was she supposed to go alone? Does anyone know that she had to take a medical loan out of a 401k to pay for the trips? You didn’t? Well, if you are so inclined, ask the office people at Hewes. They can verify that 100%.
grands_schee on August 08 at 11:46 p.m.
How many of you know how many part-time jobs Jody has had? I know of a few off hand. Why would she work if she knew that Chris was bringing home all this extra money? As a matter of fact, the only breaks from working that she took was for her surgeries. Isn’t there someone out there that has a “suedo” Day care that took care of her kids? Is your “daycare” business legit? I think I asked her one time and she defended the lady that watched her kids because she considered her a friend? Oooo you perfect people out there. Are you paying taxes on the money that you are making from all these parents? Because if you own a little business and are cheating your civic duty to pay taxes, you my dear friend are a thief too.
I don’t know. That doesn’t sound like a woman that is rolling in the dough to me. Oh, and neighbor? You live in trailer park? So, are you saying that the Borings are so rolling in the dough that they live in a trailer park? A single wide? 7 people in a single wide? Oh my, they do sound like they are trying to live the dream and flaunt their single wide to everyone! Are you flipping kidding me? Neighbor? The cops were taking stuff out of their house? Are you out of your mind? Did anyone of you go to the trial? Oh, I figured. I did. I was right there. Heard everything. The cops, when they showed up at the house looking for Chris didn’t even go into the house! Jody sat on the porch and spoke with him. Read the reports people. Idiots! Oh and their other house that belonged to her parents? Ya, they didn’t buy that, they inherited it and are still paying on it! Her brother also pays her for it because it was left for the both of them. Ya, rolling in the dough. Give me a break. They had to file bankruptcy because creditors were going after them for her parents debts through the advice of an attorney.
Jodys parents both died. Both died within a couple of years of each other, then Jody went through a severe and traumatic surgery so that she would not serve the same fate as her mother. You don’t think other things were on her mind? You don’t think she was in a constant state of depression or grief? How many of you have spent any amount of time with this woman? The minute and I mean the minute she begins talking about her mother or father, she can’t hold it in and usually starts crying. I don’t think I remember one time her talking about her mom or dad and her voice doesn’t shake and a tear rolls down her eyes. Everyone to a person handles grief differently. Are you now an expert in grief and are beyond a shadow of a doubt sure that she should have been front and center of what Chris did and should have known? Anyone one of you walk in her shoes? Know how she feels? Felt the heartache that she has felt and been through? Judgmental people! I hope Karma comes back 100X of what you have heaped on her .
grands_schee on August 08 at 11:48 p.m.
Jody would give anyone anything she has, including her time, she has always thought about her children and others before herself. I’m sorry, but no one in a selfish, greedy state of mind would give a rats ass about anyone else and Jody has been the opposite. She has always lived a careful life with their money, but yes, just like every single one of you, you splurge. Do you get your nails done? Do you collect things? Camera equipment, perhaps? Clothes? A new computer? How do you buy that stuff? Since I have known Jody she has loved purses. Always has, probably always will. She will tell you how excited she gets if there is a 50% off sell at her favorite purse store! I’m sorry, did I miss something? Now we can’t buy things? She never bought 5 purses at a time, she got them one at a time and always would save for a special one and wait for them to be on sale, just like most women I know. That’s how I know her. She wanted to start selling bags from another company to earn a little extra money, so she donated her purses. And you idiots make it out be a bad thing. Really? You people are sick. Chris was the one living the secret life and played into Jody’s hands. Lying to his wife and saying he was doing side jobs, while he was gambling. She had no idea. So you are all saying that a spouse can’t live a secret life? You all live in this small town and don’t think you can cheat and lie to your spouse thinking you’re not going to get caught? Really? Do I need to start naming names on how many in our communities have spouse swapped, cheated, lied, thinking all the while that they would get away with it one way or another? I don’t know what planet you’re living on, but these are stories that Dr. Phil shows are made of. This is how Oprah made her millions, from stories like this. Absolutely your spouse can hide, lie, cheat and steal behind your back. I dare one to come forward and say that they are 100% sure they know 100% of the time what their spouse has done when they are not around. You’re a fool if you think your life is that secure. It can be pulled out from you in an instant!
You all talk about how they claim to be Christians? They don’t claim, they are Christians. Jody is the first to admit that they stopped going to church. She made excuses to not go to church. Her grief was so bad that she was mad at God for taking her parents away and scaring her body. She shared with me on several occasions that she was mad at God and had a hard time going back to church. Chris fell even further away and I actually blame some of that on Jodys grief. She poured all of her time and energy into her kids and trying to recover. I saw someone on here say that Jodys church gave them money for her surgery. Well, it would be hard for that to happen when they weren’t even going to church during her surgeries. Again, you guys are pathetic.
grands_schee on August 08 at 11:48 p.m.
After Chris actions came to light, Jody demanded some things from him if he was to return home and they even try to began to salvage their marriage. That they go to counseling, that he seek help and go to a recovery class and that they go back to church again. Chris has since been to recovery meetings and is fighting his way back to becoming a better person. He is working hard on trying to change the way his mind works, fixing his marriage and becoming a better person. He has gone back to school, has spoken at 2 churches about the consequences of falling into sin and has even talked openly with friends and family about his choices. You want to confront him? Call him, ask him. He will face anyone. He takes full responsibility, and even has said that he is actually relieved that he was caught. He even plead guilty, against the wishes of others because he didn’t want to waste any money on a trial when he knew what he had done was wrong. How many can say that, that work at Hewes that have taken things over the years? Should I name names here too? You know who you are. Becca? Is that Rebecca that works at Hewes? Didn’t you get to work from home after the lay offs? For Bob? Boy, Becca, I hope you haven’t cushioned any of your hours that you have worked from home. That would be stealing, you know? And lying in court with your “impact statement” that you were laid off when in fact you had been working from home?
Sorry, but if you hypocrites don’t see that this doesn’t add up, you’re more pathetic that I thought. What a waste of my time. Jody has a heart of gold and is doing her very best to try and forgive and pick up the pieces of her life. You don’t hear her cry, you don’t see her grief, you don’t feel her pain. I do. Maybe if you stopped your mud slinging and went to the source and asked her how she was yourself, you would feel a little different. Stop your pathetic gossip, lies and figure out the facts yourself. I won’t be coming back here so don’t bother to respond
GQTommy on August 09 at 7:13 a.m.
Holy cow u have a lot of time on ur hands to write that 5 page essay of urs. Lol and don’t bother replying because you won’t come back here? You care so much to write that much of course ur going to come back. We never said they couldn’t buy stuff. What we’re mad about is that they used stolen money that was supposed to be for other people’s rent, food, etc. You also ask if we haven’t ever done anything wrong. But we are not the ones on trial here. We never said we were perfect, only god is. Yes we make lots of mistakes too, but things like not paying ur taxes is not theft. Its called tax evasion. Now what’s the difference? Tax evasion is a victimless crime. I’ve stolen things in my life too. I was young and foolish and just a child when I did. But I did not steal half a million worth of stuff that nearly sank a company. The hewes company never claimed the thefts were the only reason for layoffs and almost going under. They said it was the thefts combined with the bad economy. U blame things on addiction. Who cares? Serial killers have addictions too but u don’t hear people vouching for them. Boo hoo jody. Of course she’s going to tell everyone she knows she had no idea. She’s a cop and wants credible witnesses to back up her claim she knew nothing. Ok so u proved that the things people pointed out that they owned or did was from stolen money were actually not. And ur point? They still stole. And u also tell us that chris took the blame for everything. So u want us to like him more because he didn’t turn into a snitch? What, because other people stole too he should have less blame? 100 people can go start a riot and only 10 people may be arrested. Does that mean that those 10 should have less fault cus there were 90 other rioters?
And also about ur stupid dictionary and spelling comment. This is the internet. Not a college thesis. People don’t care about spelling and just write really quick. Thus, I can use “ur” instead of “you’re.” I mean when u read people’s posts and there’s a spelling error, are u so stupid that u can’t tell what they’re trying to write? Or do u just not know how to talk smack? Telling someone that their spelling online is horrible was what people did 10 years ago. Its the internet, get with the times.
GQTommy on August 09 at 8:39 a.m.
And for ur theory about comparing hewes crafts to other boat companies that went under or laid off people. That’s like comparing apples and oranges. There were a lot of banks that went under but wells fargo thrived. Why? Because their business models were different just as hewes crafts and other boat companies were different. Hewes crafts has government contracts on top of their normal sales. U compare a company like raider boats to hewes but I mean come on. Do u know the difference in size and status of both companies? Didn’t the owner of raider used to even work for hewes craft a long time ago? Its like comparing a local hamburger joint to McDonalds.
And for u throwing out other people’s names and what they have done, that’s a low blow. Its called being a “snitch” and u don’t even get anything out of it too. This article was about hewes crafts and the borings. Read the rules on here before u post. Of course snitches like u would back up the borings. I mean you hide behind the computer and start throwing out other people’s names? That’s the lowest of the low.
FFMOMed on August 09 at 9:03 a.m.
grands_schee
AMEN TO YOU!! Thanks for helping me explain ALL the facts that no one knows! That’s all I have to say about your posts!
GQTOMMY
I made the spelling comment. I am sorry for saying you can not spell. You just must be a lazy a$$!! Apparently you still don’t see the facts. Or maybe you couldn’t read all the words that grands_schee and myself wrote. Maybe because we were not talking ‘smack’ language. And by the way my friend, I’ll out smack talk you any day of the week. I just won’t sound like some punkass on the street in front of people. Hewes craft to McDonalds?? REALLY?? Sorry but there are not millions of Hewes crafts all over the world idiot! Like I said before about the ‘low lifes’ that are letting Chris take the hit for the stuff they stole also, hope you got a good night sleep last night for letting someone else take all the heat for you!! Talk to you soon gqtommyBOY
GQTommy on August 09 at 12:29 p.m.
Lol obviously ur running out of things to say. Being lazy has nothing to do with spelling errors. U must’ve just recently started using the internet. I heard that kind of smack talk online ten years ago too. Lol and when I made a comparison to mcdonalds, I wasn’t being literal in their numbers. When people say its like comparing apples to oranges they aren’t literally meaning u should go calculate how many apples and oranges were sold lol. If u want to be literal u might as well have told me that mcdonalds doesn’t even sell boats, they sell hamburgers. Unfortunately I over estimated ur intelligence to figure that out. Lol and I don’t work for hewes and never stole from them. My family owns our own multi-million dollar business sorry to burst ur bubble.
And don’t talk like ur hard core calling me a punk and boy, I have more street cred than you kid. When crooks take the heat for others, its part of the game. U don’t snitch. I mean, you guys backing the borings know ur only making it worse for them right? U guys are stoking the flames. Ur only angering people. If u want to help the borings go speak at their hearings on their behalf instead of attacking the people here who have been affected by these criminals. But of course u won’t be there right? U guys act like the borings are victims, but they’re the criminals so remember that. And next time someone in ur family or friends gets hurt, robbed, murdered, raped or affected in any way by a criminal, remember, it was an addiction and he didn’t mean to do it.
So here are the reasons u gave for them:
1. It was an addiction so he couldn’t stop
2. Jody who was a cop for 9 years had no idea
3. He didn’t mean to hurt anyone
4. Other people stole too
5. The numbers aren’t accurate
What a great defense. They would probably get acquitted if u were their lawyer. hope u’ve contacted their defense attorneys about your arguments lol.
Yet you don’t seem to realize that a crime was indeed committed and it has affected many many people even for generations because of the economical impact. People have every right to be pissed off as hell at these two-faced liars just like u have every right to back them up. But u shouldn’t really attack the victims of this crime. They did nothing wrong remember that.
Now let’s hear u talk back and call me an idiot, and that we don’t know the facts, and start getting really literal with our comments, and show us how to spell. But keep ignoring the one fact. They BOTH knowingly stole and many families went broke because of that. How the he stood there and watched all those people get laid off while he was getting off.
U_2669 on August 09 at 4:21 p.m.
GQ,
Isnt there a bogus welfare check you need to cash or something? You are way to involved in this blog. It’s amazing that there are so many people in this area that insist on talking in circles and beating a dead horse. Why is this blog even still thriving? If those who are throwing out their own verdicts and crucfixions would focus that energy on landing a job- our entire country would be better.
If it wasn’t so real, it’d be entertaining.
becca7916 on August 09 at 5:46 p.m.
@grands_schee - First of all, what’s your name since you know mine and think you know what I went through and how many different times I was laid off.
Not that it is any of your business but I was laid off on 4-28, just like a bunch of other people. A couple of months later, I was asked to work on a project for my former boss. How dare you say that I would have cheated on my hours. That is slander!! I would never have cheated on my hours and how am I not paying my taxes in that regard? I wasn’t a contractor or had my own business. Yes, I worked from home for about 3 months anywhere from just 10-20 hours per week.
What I did loose was my full time job that had benefits. I used to have vacation, medical/dental and other benefits that full time employees at Hewes Marine Co. get. I kept getting laid off. I would work for about 2 months then get laid off again for 2-4 months. I will put that in my impact statement.
Once again, I did get laid off April of 2009. So now 2 years plus, I finally have a permanent job but once again, only part time.
Grace_love on August 09 at 5:50 p.m.
I heard about this story and read this article and probably would not have thought much more about it until I saw all the comments. First off I will start by saying that I do not know either Jody or Chris. I do live in the Kettle Falls/Colville area. I know people who have been lost their jobs at Hewescraft. In a situation like this lots of people feel betrayed and hurt. I have over the years heard a lot about the Boring’s all nice things. I had heard they were Christians as well. One of the comments I felt sad about was the reaction people had to the Boring’s being Christians. The word hypocrite was used and often is when a Christian fails. The thing people need to understand is, if you look at people, any person, they will fail you, look to Jesus Christ he never will. I am a Christian and every day I fail, I wish I didn’t but I do. I know I have failed people and it breaks my heart, many times I have cried as I pray about the failures and mistakes I have made. Christians are only people who have found forgiveness through Jesus Christ. The Apostle Paul, who was used to write most of the New Testament, persecuted Christians before he found the truth for himself. It sounds like Chris had fallen away from the Lord and ended up in deep sin and many people were affected. If we are in a place of following Christ we will fail but hopefully not in ongoing sin. I will not speak to what Jody knew, or did not know, because I don’t know. I do feel she is a woman who has suffered great pain and loss in the last few years. Jesus died on the cross for all of us read John 3:16 we needed it, “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”. He loves Chris and Jody and it sounds like they have asked for his forgiveness and it is there for them the grace of God is there! But it is there for the rest of us too!!! Praise God! The big thing is all the unforgiveness and anger only hurts the one who holds in this case on both sides. I hope the ones who lost their jobs will say their piece in court and trust it will be taken care of. To forgive is not for the one who you are forgiving it is for you! When you forgive wonderful peace comes, it is so worth it. For the family and friends of Chris and Jody who watch the community lash out, the same goes for you. If you can forgive people who are saying horrible things about Chris and Jody you can move on. I have learned the hard way I don’t have to defend myself Jesus didn’t. When he was arrested without sin (he was the only human who never sinned) for going against the “religious people” and claiming he was the son of God he did not fight. He willingly went to the cross for each of you who wrote a comment after this article. I will continue to pray for our community, Hewescrafts, the people who lost jobs, and Chris and Jody and their Children. My hope for all of you is to find the peace that comes from Jesus Christ. He gives us such grace and love and helps us to extend that grace and forgiveness to others, trust me the peace that comes is truly amazing!
FFMOMed on August 09 at 7:21 p.m.
gqtommyBOY
REALLY? That’s all you can come back with? Now I know your a freakin idiot. I have said it more then one time. What Chris did was wrong. It was very wrong. You apparently still do not understand all the facts. I am not supporting what Chris did. I am saying that yes people screw up and that is what happened and now its his turn. You are trying to blame 100% of the lay offs on Chris? You are telling me the bad economy had nothing to do with SOME of it? Oh wait your a stud your family owns a multi million dollar business. Guess that’s why you didn’t have to learn to spell in school. You want to talk about families getting hurt by rapist, robbers and such? Don’t go there with me tommyBOY. My wife and step daughter were victims. My profession deals with people committing crimes. (no I am not a cop) I see it all the time. So you being a rich BOY I can see why you do not understand. Also I am not saying Chris needs to be a snitch, I am saying the other thieves need to grow a set of balls and fess up and take their punishment too! I am sure you will be easy to pick out at court. You will be the loudest mouth there not making any sense because all you want to do is talk smack. I am done wasting my time talking to you tommyBOY!
becca7916
Laid off how many times?? Sounds like Chris or the economy had nothing to do with it. Try working on your work ethics…..or maybe go work for tommyBOY with his multi million dollar business.
Grace_love
AGREE…AMEN
GQTommy on August 09 at 9:11 p.m.
Just because I have money now doesn’t mean I’ve always been rich. And I have always said the economy is also too blame as well for the layoffs but his theft of that large amount did definitely have a very large impact on the layoffs. And I am educated, sorry to burst your bubble again. UW alumni. And if you want to start bashing someone on spelling. It’s “you’re a stud” not ” your a stud.” And all you do is bash on people here instead of in real life because you’re scared like the Borings are.
DUH on August 10 at 12:37 p.m.
All I can say is the people who keep throwing names out are cowards.Way to go, trying to blame other people for the borings stupid choices. Tells me a lot about your character. Weak and spineless. Now go carry on with you pitty party.