La Paz Baja California Sur, July 11, 2016. Attorney Dennis John Peyton called a press conference in La Paz to refute malicious and false information published by Activista John Moreno and Elena Moreno, Gerente de AmeriMex. Attorney Peyton stated that his client, Cara Singleton, was completely innocent and that he intended to surrender her to the authorities immediately after the press conference and secure her release from jail if necessary.
The following rebuttal was prepared by Lic. Dennis John Peyton in response to Activista’s “Replica” published in the newspaper El Sudcaliforniano on July 1, 2016. The English translation was copied from and as originally posted on Face Book Page Truth Santos.
1.- ACTIVISTA JOHN MORENO: “First of all, it is important to clarify the following, since it is obvious that you have not made an effort to verify or understand the current status of the complaints you have filed relating exclusively to me. In all legal proceedings that have been initiated by you in which I am mentioned and in which the appropriate authorities have notified me or in which I have been legally notified that they require my presence, I have fully complied within the terms of the Laws of our State.”
DENNIS JOHN PEYTON: These are all the cases that you have been mentioned: LPZ/214/AMP9/2014 before the Agencia del Ministerio Público, La Paz two more in Todos Santos TS/067/TS2015 y TS/223/TS/2015.
First of all, thank you Lic. Activista John Moreno for taking the time to review and understand all the legal proceedings that I have initiated against you in which you are mentioned. I simply request that you not only respond to which you have been notified but also voluntarily submit your statement regarding the other cases I have filed against you.
I again must stress that, since you already have written in your replica that you are aware of these cases, and, you since have also stated publicly that you would like all legal matters you are involved in to be transparent regarding your involvement, please contact the Ministerio Público at your earliest convenience and respond to the charges filed against you: In all legal proceedings that have been initiated by me against you, not just one.
- ACTIVISTA JOHN MORENO: “Regarding what you have said, the legal evidence and documentation are irrefutable, and those that are within my reach will be made known to you and the public at the appropriate time and when the authorities authorize me to do so.”
DENNIS JOHN PEYTON: I welcome any participation that Lic. Activista John Moreno may provide in any of the cases he is named in by this law firm. I would also respectfully request that Lic. Activista John Moreno also not make information know to the public (as he and Elena Moreno, Gerente de AmeriMex, both have done regarding an arrest warrant being issued against my client, Cara Singleton) since this a clear violation of the law.
To date, the only criminal case that Lic. Activista John Moreno has participated in was in LPZ/214/AMP9/2014 and he incorrectly gave witness testimony in a criminal proceeding with which he is being accused of a crime.
It is very unusual for this mistake to happen by the authorities involved in a criminal investigation; and even more since Lic. Activista John Moreno is an attorney, and, as such, he should have known that he should have made the fact that he should not be giving witness testimony in a criminal investigation in which he is also being accused of a crime.
- ACTIVISTA JOHN MORENO: “I invite you as Cara Singleton’s attorney to do the same and that you finally show the evidence that you say you have that proves that I am involved in any wrong doing against Ms. Cara Singleton.”
DENNIS JOHN PEYTON: Sr. Activista John Moreno, we presented evidence in these cases against you years ago. All you need to do now is go to the Ministerio Público and submit yourself to these ongoing criminal proceedings and you can review all of the evidence that we have against you. Once you have done this we can petition the proper authority to allow you and I to publish the evidence if that is what you want.
- ACTIVISTA JOHN MORENO: “It should be known that our Mexican legal system establishes that proof must be objective and not subjective, in other words, one must offer proof through existing elements and not acts of imagination or sentiment.”
DENNIS JOHN PEYTON: Sr. Activista John Moreno, I assure you that the proof we have presented is not an act of imagination or sentiment. In fact, if you would be so good as to participate in the criminal proceedings and civil cases I have filed against you, I think you will see that much of that proof you provided us with.
- ACTIVISTA JOHN MORENO: “You make reference that AmeriMex Realty and myself are responsible for making this matter public by initiating this dynamic.”
DENNIS JOHN PEYTON: Sr. Activista John Moreno, you are confused: the matter I was referring to about being made public was in reference to you and Elena Moreno, Gerente de AmeriMex, when you both made public statements to the press regarding an arrest warrant being issued for my client, Cara Singleton.
In your statement you indicated that she was being sought by the authorities for robbery of a house. The point I was making was that it is ironic to think that authorities would issue an arrest warrant for Cara Singleton regarding a house she paid for and is filled with furniture she paid for, when, at the same time, the very same authority had pending criminal cases regarding the same property, Vista Ballenas, for over two years and an investment of over $500,000.00, and you have not been even called in to make a statement regarding y0ur possible association with the alleged crimes.
Sr. Activista John Moreno, as you know, you have legal obligations in these cases since you were the owner of the property when these investigations started in 2014. Therefore you need to explain what happened and why you would sell the property when you knew the property was involved in several criminal investigations. Please contact the Miniserio Público so that we can move forward once and for all.
- ACTIVISTA JOHN MORENO: “In this regard I would like to remind you that it was your client Ms. Cara Singleton, also known as Carol Suzanne Singleton (different names she uses at her convenience), who decided to elaborate and publish a web page called www.kingsofcabo.com, a Facebook page also known as Kings of Cabo and a video known as KINGS OF CABO, a Fight for Justice in Baja Sur, and in which she explains her situation and makes accusations without the consent of AmeriMex Realty or myself.”
DENNIS JOHN PEYTON: In fact, Sr. Activista John Moreno, neither myself nor my client, Cara Singleton had published anything regarding these legal matters. Everything you mention regarding the Kings of Cabo is owned by the production company that owns the rights to the documentary. But you fail to explain why any of this would make you think that you and Elena Moreno, Gerente de AmeriMex, should publish the results of a pending criminal investigation.
Sr. Activista John Moreno, I would also like to clarify that my client is not accustomed to using different names as you have implied in statement to the press. As you know, these differences in the spelling of her name resulted from mistakes made by your friend Alex Matijas when he incorrectly spelled her name in documents he produced. Cara Singleton has never used any other name other than her own under any circumstances. Your insinuation to the contrary is both misleading and petty.
- ACTIVISTA JOHN MORENO: “So you see, there were three actions taken in public forums or media, all undertaken prior to the communique published by AmeriMex Realty. It is clear that neither said company nor myself have had anything to do with initiating this dynamic.”
DENNIS JOHN PEYTON: Sr. Activista John Moreno, it is a fact that you have known about the existence of the documentary for over a year. It is also a fact that you have known who Cara Singleton since at least March 2014. Please go to the Ministerio Público’s office and submit you statement regarding these facts as I have done instead of pretending, as you have several times to the press, that you have no idea who she is.
The only dynamic to publicize this matter was initiated by you and Elena Moreno, Gerente de AmeriMex when both decided to publish that an arrest warrant, then both of you claimed that you had nothing to with the matter being made public.
- ACTIVISTA JOHN MORENO: “Furthermore, if you refer to the declarations of AmeriMex Realty, it is clearly stated that said company is in no way involved in the matters pertaining to Ms. Cara Singleton and Alex Matijas, a fact that, up to this moment you have failed to contradict or refute.”
DENNIS JOHN PEYTON: Elena Moreno, Gerente de AmeriMex, stated in an interview with REDACCIÓN SDPNOTICIAS.COM, on June 20, 2016 the following:
Elena Moreno, Gerente de AmeriMex: “Cara Singleton makes false accusations against Grupo AmeriMex, Lic. John Moreno and Mr. Alex Matijas. Alex Matijas has asked Grupo AmeriMex to sell his personal home, which is a completely different property from the property disputed by Ms. Singleton. ”
Elena Moreno, Gerente de AmeriMex: “Cara Singleton had agreed to purchase a house designed and built by Alex Matijas. It is our understanding that a conflict arose for construction modifications that has led to the current controversy between Mr. Matijas and Ms. Singleton.”
Elena Moreno, Gerente de AmeriMex: “This entire dispute is solely a matter between Alex Matijas and Cara Singleton and will be settled in the courts. AmeriMex has never been involved in any way with the construction and sale/purchase of the disputed house.”
Cara Singleton has never made any false declarations against Grupo AmeriMex. Every statement by Ms. Singleton is a statement of fact.
It is impossible to understand how Sr. Activista John Moreno can suggest that Elena Moreno, Gerente de AmeriMex can claim she has no involvement in the matters pertaining to Ms. Cara Singleton and Alex Matijas, when she has clearly stated in the above interview that she is knowledgeable enough to know that Ms. Singleton has a legal claim.
What she does not explain is how she would know what property is the subject of a criminal investigation. At the very least, under the normal standards for real estate practices, Elena Moreno, Gerente de AmeriMex should have done the minimal investigation to determine if any legal controversy existed regarding VISTA BALLENAS before listing it for sale. Her son, Activista John Moreno has already publically knowledge that he rendered witness testimony regarding the property, so it is doubtful she did not know that VISTA BALLENAS was under litigation.
Therefore, when Elena Moreno, Gerente de AmeriMex listed VISTA BALLENAS for sale on her website she was very much involved in the matters pertaining to Ms. Cara Singleton and Alex Matijas contrary to what her published claim that she had nothing to do with it. These facts are known since VISTA BALLENAS was listed for sale and subsequently, on June 16, 2016, BCS Noticias published a picture of VISTA BALLENAS taken from the AmeriMex website.
- ACTIVISTA JOHN MORENO: “I declare, as and how I have done so publically, that I have never refused to appear at any legal public hearing from any authority, moreover, attorney Peyton if you were paying attention to the files in this case you would know that I voluntarily participated in the investigation number LPZ/214/AMP9/2014, however, not as an accused but as a witness.”
DENNIS JOHN PEYTON: Sr. Activista John Moreno incorrectly gave witness testimony in a criminal proceeding with which he is being accused of a crime. I have to fault the authorities with this mistake and I am taking the appropriate actions to address this problem. As I have already stated above, it is very unusual for this mistake to be made by the authorities involved in a criminal investigation; and even more since Lic. Activista John Moreno is an attorney, and, as such, he should have known that he should have made the fact that he should not be giving witness testimony in a criminal investigation in which he is also being accused of a crime.
- ACTIVISTA JOHN MORENO: To that effect the numerous accusations of attorney Peyton are false, defamatory and slanderous. Apart from not offering a single element of proof to back up his claims, just having made a charge against someone is not proof of guilt.
DENNIS JOHN PEYTON: Sr. Activista John Moreno please specify exactly what “numerous accusations of attorney Peyton are false, defamatory and slanderous”.
I have made no such false accusations and I am willing to proceed in litigation to prove it if you would simply participate and allow the authorities to proceed with their findings in these matters. I have offered many elements of proof to the proper authorities and I will back up my claims since, in my legal opinion, you are guilty. However, unlike you and Elena Moreno, Gerente de AmeriMex, I will allow the proper procedures and authorities to make their decision once the facts are known and let them announce the existence of arrest warrants.
- ACTIVISTA JOHN MORENO: “Therefore, I want to tell the general public who have visited or heard of the internet page known as www.kingsofcabo.com or any publication or article that uses that site as a reference, and in which Ms. Cara Singleton tells the story of Ms. Cara Singleton and Mr. Alex Matijas, that they will note that in said presentation there is no mention that I had any relation or intervention in any contract or the dealings in question.”
DENNIS JOHN PEYTON: Sr. Activista John Moreno this is exactly what is now before the authorities and we need to let them determine what laws have been broken. Again, Sr. Activista John Moreno, if you are so confident that you have not “had any relation or intervention in any contract or the dealings in question”, then please cooperate with the going criminal investigations that I have filed against and you can clear your name.
- ACTIVISTA JOHN MORENO: “All of which runs counter and contradicts the information that is presented in the aforementioned Internet site, which contains the exclusive statements of Ms. Cara Singleton. Given these facts we can only assume that Attorney Peyton is not aware of his client’s public statements.”
DENNIS JOHN PEYTON: Sr. Activista John Moreno the information I have presented does not run counter and contradict the information that is presented in the aforementioned Internet site because in the internet it is limited to a brief summary of the documentary. The allegations I have made are based reality. Once again I encourage you to participate in the legal cases I have filed against you so that we can examine the proof I have in a court of law and not in public in accordance with your interpretation. Sr. Activista John Moreno this is why courts and judges exist.
- ACTIVISTA JOHN MORENO: “Further, it is an irrefutable fact and completely demonstrable that neither John Moreno or AmeriMex Realty have entered into any sort of legal act or agreement with your client Ms. Cara Singleton, that neither have ever received even one cent from your client, and that neither have had any communication with or even knew Ms. Cara Singleton prior to July 4th, 2015 and have at no time engaged in illicit activities, acts or wrongdoing against her.”
DENNIS JOHN PEYTON: Sr. Activista John Moreno I will prove, through the appropriate legal proceedings, that there are legal acts between you and my client Cara Singleton. Likewise, I will prove that you have received money from my client Cara Singleton. Furthermore, not only have you had communications with my client Cara Singleton you also you her, and it is not the truth that you did not know her before July 4, 2015. All of these facts shall be judged by the proper authorities at the proper time in the legal process.
- ACTIVISTA JOHN MORENO: “Why is it that in two years of criminal investigations, no warrants have been issued?” It is logical to think that either you do not know our legal system or you have not been following the investigations, because to this day I have always cooperated with the authorities and they have seen no basis to issue any warrants or any measures of this nature, not, as you insinuated, because they are incompetent.”
DENNIS JOHN PEYTON: Excuse me Sr. Activista John Moreno since I am not up to your legal status regarding our legal system, but I do know that our constitution protects the rights of everyone equally. I also know that our legal system will address these problems fair and equally. I also know that our Mexican Constitution is famous for protecting the rights of all people, foreign on national, and I am confident that these issues will be resolved by the property authority.
Sr. Activista John Moreno I did not insinuate that the authorities are incompetent. Rather I insinuated that I did not believe you or Elena Moreno, Gerente de AmeriMex are telling the truth when you both published that the authorities had issued an arrest warrant for my client Cara Singleton. I have taken the appropriate actions to protect my client and fully intend to hold you and Elena Moreno, Gerente de AmeriMex responsible for any wrong doing you may have committed. I believe once the facts are known the very competent authorities shall take whatever actions are appropriate under the law.
- ACTIVISTA JOHN MORENO: In my opinion, it is quite evident that your publications (campaign) are being endorsed by a certain illicit tourism developer; I conclude this by simple logic and the sense of the timing and opportunity to take advantage of the situation. The purpose of this is to use me as a living example of what will happen to those who dare to raise their voice against injustice and defend the rights and dignity of the people against greedy and predatory interests, in spite of the fact that I have always acted within the Law.
DENNIS JOHN PEYTON: Sr. Activista John Moreno you are lying. The cases I have filed on behalf of my client, Cara Singleton have nothing to do with any tourist developer. Moreover, all of these case are years underway and date back to 2014. I say it is you who is trying to use suggestions that I am incompetent or uninformed along with the idea that the cases we have against you have no merit since they do not mix with the image you have tried to portray as someone who is beyond being dishonest. And yes Sr. Activista John Moreno I do dare to raise my voice against injustice to defend the rights and dignity of my client against your greedy and predatory interests.
