College, in Lancaster County.
There are far more Amish than Mennonites in the U.S.,
comprising approximately 90% of the Plain population. The
Mennonites have larger settlements 1n Canada and Russia, and
other countries.
Both derive from German and Swiss Anabaptists, but are distinct
Christian sects, despite some lifestyle similarities.
The Amish are concentrated in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York,
Indiana, and Kentucky, but are also found throughout the country.
The Mennonite population in the United States is largely centered
in the northern Lancaster/southern Lebanon County region of
Pennsylvania, although they, too, have settlements in other states.
Both the Amish and Mennonites speak a similar version of
“Pennsylvania Dutch,” an iteration of “Pennsylvania Deutsch,” or
“Pennsylvania German.”
Old Order Mennonites are generally more integrated into the
modern world. They are more likely to have telephones in the
home, for example. They can also operate word processors and
have church approval to use email, but other internet use is
discouraged. Mennonites also use fax machines.
NER A LL OSES
Some Amish have church dispensation to use the internet for
work-related matters, but it is not common,
es 3 Tt Neither drive cars,
but aren't prohibited from riding in them,
The Old Order are permitted to sing, but not to play stringed
instruments, including piano, which they regard as promoting
individuality, anathema to the Plain.
These guidelines are usually established by local church leaders
(Bishops and Deacons), and so what is allowable varies from
church to church.
The “Old Order,” or 'horse-and-buggy' or “team” [for the team of
horses] Plain account for about half the overall Plain population.
The Amish ride in grey horse-drawn buggies; the Mennonites,
black. The Amish grow the moustache-less beards. Facial hair of
any kind is not usually worn among the Mennonite men,.
Both Amish and Mennonites allow their youth around 16 years of
age to experience Rumspringa, “Running Around.” This is the
period when they are permitted to socialize outside of the family
unit. It is the time to find a spouse.
Despite colorful stories about wild encounters in the English
world, the vast majority of Plain youth spend this period at home
and don't dabble in big city decadence. Leaving the community is
permitted, but discouraged. Rumspringa usually involves the
kind of socializing that would occur at an average church function:
sing-a-longs, double-date buggy rides.
What is known about the Plain in the larger society generally
comes from Hollywood, where they are either idealized (see:
Witness) or caricatured (see: Family Guy or The Real World).
But when a window into their world is opened, a complex,
fascinating, yet not entirely cohesive, community is revealed.
The case of John Sensenig has opened that window. . .
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CHAPTER TWO: John Sensenig
Piecing together John Sensenig's carly life is not easy.
fennonites of the Old Order Martindale Church, a satellite
ta erent Groffdale Mennonite Conference, aren't exactly
eee ny hungry of Christians, so a biography of John
Sensenig is not available on Amazon, or elsewhere. And
persuading a church member to speak about another, even one
expelled, is not a simple sled.
John Martin Sensenig was born New Year's Day, 1952, in
Martindale, New Holland township, Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania. His parents, Ezra and Susanna Sensenig (nee
Martin), were married the year before John was born. John was
the first of the couple's four children; two boys, two girls.
Ezra worked with horses and owned a small harness shop near the
intersection of Centerville and Sensenig Roads in rural,
unincorporated New Holland. The harness shop is directly next
door to where Sensenig lives today.
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For the next several years, Sensenig worked as a public
accountant in the local Mennonite community. He had an office
in his home from which he ran his one-man accounting firm.
A public accountant differs from a certified public accountant
(CPA) in a few respects. A CPA is required to hold an accredited
four-year degree in accounting and a passing grade on state and
federal licensing exams. CPAs also file tax returns with the SEC
and IRS on behalf of corporations, and so are specially licensed.
Apart from those requirements, a public accountant performs
many of the same functions as a CPA. Both CPAs and public
accountants provide auditing, tax, consulting and accounting
services for businesses, organizations, and individuals. A public
accountant also prepares and verifies financial documents,
analyzes budgets, and plans finances.
Working as a public accountant in the Plain community gave John
Sensenig knowledge of, and access to, the personal and business
finances of many of his neighbors. Several of Sensenig's
neighbors had hidden, sometimes very substantial, wealth. The
Plain are often large landowners of valuable farmland; some
operate very profitable businesses. As a group, the Plain are
savers and known locally for frugality and extreme parsimony.
Doing the books of the Plain community also afforded Sensenig
at least a decade of experience dealing with the IRS and the state
and federal tax codes.
In a brief interview on that chilly January day, 2012, with this
writer and an investigator, Sensenig said he had represented
“hundreds” of clients before the IRS during his years as a public
accountant. Only an accountant with a unusually heavy-volume
practice would have that many clients going before the federal tax
bureau. John Sensenig was a very busy man during this period,
according to John Sensenig.
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in his mid-30s, now
erbole, Sensenig, by 1987 in his
witha fest ie professional accounting experience, managed to
see $1.7 million from individuals in the local Plain
community.
Sensenig used this borrowed money to launch the business, 7
Conestoga Wood Machinery, a “retail wood machinery’ facility
built on Sensenig's residential property at 987 Valley View Road
in New Holland.
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with his public accounting practice in a limited fashion
ng this time, he was becoming known within the Plain
community as something ofa facilitator or broker between the
Plain and the local 'English' society in business matters.
And he was raising money.
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At least one person says that around this period Sensenig was an
honest broker. In September, 1996, Everlast Roofing Company, a
metal roofing manufacturer from Ephrata, Lancaster County, was
founded with a loan and investment from John Sensenig. The
‘terest rate Sensenig charged the start-up company for the loan
was an above-the-bank-rate of 12%.
Years after Everlast was launched, Craig Covell, the Everlast
founder and president, credited Sensenig in a local news story for
doing “a lot of good for a lot of companies. And he did it for a lot
of years...”
Covell didn't name the other companies.
CHAPTER THREE: PYRAMID OF PROMISEs
John Sensenig incorporated Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing,
LLC under the laws of the state of Pennsylvania, on January 13,
1997.
Two months earlier, in November, 1996, Sensenig, using Plain
investment money, acquired controlling interest in a company
called Conestoga Log Cabins, Inc., an outfit that manufactured
prefabricated log cabin kits,
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miles north of Martindale.
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Log Cabin Leasing had two parts to its business. One
Conestoga
part leased the log cabins manufactured by Conestoga Log Cabins
anies like campgrounds, and to the general public. The
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other part operated as a lender and investor to other companies
and individuals, effectively functioning as a bank.
Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, the company Sensenig owned and
solely controlled, was established and organized to solicit money
fom the Plain community and invest it in companies in which
John Sensenig personally either had ownership, controlling
interest, or substantial equity.
In the November, 1996, “close corporation” business filing with
the state for Conestoga Log Cabins, Inc., a man named William
Keller, Sr. is listed as President. His son, William Keller, Jr. is
named Treasurer and Secretary. Sensenig, whose name does not
appear on the filing, was the chief financial officer for the
company.
An odd detail of the Conestoga Log Cabins filing is that both
William Keller, Sr. and William Keller, Jr. list 987 Valley View
Road, New Holland, Pennsylvania — Sensenig's personal
residence — as the address of record for their business. Neither
Keller is a member of the Plain community, nor related to
Sensenig.
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The Kellers declined to comment for this book. However, their
role in this story is instructive in understanding how John
Sensenig operated his overall scheme.
“Jt was important for John [Sensenig] to have non-Plain people
like the Kellers as the fronts for the businesses because they could
use computers,” says John Stoltzfus, an Old Order Amishman,
mechanical equipment designer, and inventor, who worked
closely with Sesening in two of his businesses: “That way, he
was getting around his church's prohibition on the use of
computers and the internet.”
Conestoga Log Cabins ran print advertisements in non-Plain
magazines and also maintained a website.
A year later, in 1998, John Sensenig, using Plain investors’ money
solicited through Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, bought a
minority interest in Pioneer Pole Buildings, Inc., a construction
firm also based in Schuylkill Haven, PA.
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Again, it was Sensenig's Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing that was
the shareholder of record in Pioneer Pole Buildings; not the Plain
investors who staked the investment.
It was around this time that Sensenig moved his base of
operations from his rural Martindale home to the old Bethlehem
Steel Plant that housed Conestoga Log Cabins twenty miles away.
Old Bethlehem Steel plant, Lebanon, PA
Using investors! funds, Sensenig hired a non-Plain driver to drive
him to his business appointments every day. The driver, a woman
named Lorra Fournier, who lived in nearby Terre Hill, picked him
up weekdays, usually between seven and eight a.m., and drove
him to work in Lebanon and back home to Martindale.
Fournier was also paid $8 an hour with investor funds through
Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing.
On the thirty or so minute trips, Sensenig was a pleasant, if
somewhat reserved passenger. Although there was only Ms.
Fournier, then in her 40s, and Sensenig in Fournier's AeroStar
minivan, John Sensenig always sat in the back seat.
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“Ey id always sit back there and every day he'd eat a mala
e wou nthe way to work, when they were in season. He'd
pecan ° bunch of fruit on the way to work. He never ate
alway : nel d Fournier recently. “And he used to eat baked
SER an apple,” Fournier said. “That's just the way he
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was.
“He didn't talk about business during those drives, just kind of
fatherly advice, ‘cause he knew I lost my father,” Fournier, who
also acted as a “go-fer” and cleaner for Sensenig, recalled. “He
was a very nice man.”
In July, 1999, Sensenig, with money solicited by Conestoga Log
Cabin Leasing, and fortified by Lancaster County's world-class
produce, launched Glu-Lam, a company that endeavored to
develop a new and speculative process and machinery for
manufacturing wood laminated beams. Glu-Lam was also
physically based in the Old Bethlehem Steel industrial compound.
Sensenig poured $4.2 million of Plain investor capital into
research and development for Glu-Lam. He told investors who
asked he was working on projects that would revolutionize the
industry. He neglected to inform them he had no experience in
that industry, however, and that there were similar systems
already on the market that cost less than $1 million.
The Glu-Lam business was another illustrative example of how
John Sensenig operated his scheme, according to John Stoltzfus,
for whom Glu-Lam was a customer in 1999,
“He [Sensenig] always kept projects in development, rather than
finish them,’
: » recalls Stoltzfus today, “This would allow him to
Say to investors, ‘If we can just get the final flinds we can get it to
market, but you can see how good it is,’ He did this intentionally.
It was part of his ruse, He'd show them these almost finished
machines. It strung the investors along, and kept the money
coming in.”
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In 2001, John Sensenig's classified ads began to appear in Die
Botschaft, a weekly, Amish-owned and operated, English
language newspaper then published in Lancaster County.
Die Botschaft, (pronounced: dee-butt-shuff, “The Message,” in
Pennsylvania Dutch), is distributed to a primarily Old Order Plain
readership (both Amish and Mennonite) in Pennsylvania and
throughout the country. Die Botschaft has a circulation of about
11,000 nationally.
More than a decade after first seeing Sensenig's classified ad,
Leroy Fisher, an Old Order Amishman from Ronks, in rural
southern Lancaster County, remembers it very well.
“It was right there, right at the top; the first ad in the paper,” says
Fisher, 72, today.
As in real estate, the location of an advertisement in a newspaper
is everything. An ad can be 'buried' deeply in a little-read section
of the paper; or, it can be ‘above the fold' on a popular page,
where it is likely to attract more eyeballs and potential customers.
The location of the ad John M. Sensenig placed in the classifieds
section of Die Botschaft — at a cost of about $5 per installment --
was prime beachfront property.
Here is how Sensenig's Die Botschaft advertisement read in its
entirety (and it was indeed always the first ad at the top of the
page when it frequently appeared):
i ‘Die Botschaft'
Classified ads will be run at $4.00
per week for the first 20 words or
less, plus 10¢ for each word over
20 words (Pre-paid). We Will no
fonger accept ads Placed over
the phone.
Just send your ad and check or
money order to “Die Botschaft
Classified Ads“, P.O. Box 7145,
Lancaster, PA 17604-7145.
WE PAY 6% on demand |
notes, 7% on 6-month notes,
8% on 3-year notes, 9% on !
5-year notes. Conestoga Log
Cabin Leasing, Inc., 987 :
Valley View Rd., New Ho]-
land. PA 17557. Telephone '
717-575-9007. John M. |
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Not long after the ad began to appear, Leroy Fisher saw it and
decided that he'd put his money into a Sensenig investment. It
was July, 2001.
Leroy Fisher's first deposit was in the amount of $1,000 for an
“on-demand,” 6% interest note. He received a signed
promissory statement from John Sensenig reflecting the
advertised terms of the investment.
“I figured if I invested it, I wasn't as likely to spend it,” says the
grizzled, good-natured Fisher today.
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xt three years, Leroy Fisher, a manua 5
ee life wie never made more than ten bucks an hour,
toad over most of his life's savings — about $70,000 — to
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Sensenig's Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing company.
While his funds were invested, all of Fisher's money was
deposited into the “on-demand” notes Sensenig advertised. He
expected to collect 6% interest whenever he wanted to redeem his
investment. Each time he turned money over to Sensenig, he
received another signed promissory note in return.
At first, Leroy Fisher was happy with how his account seemed to
grow. Sensenig, through Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, was
regularly sending him statements showing Fisher's principal
investment accruing the promised interest.
Leroy Fisher did not withdraw his interest, just left his money
alone, allowing it to compound along with the principal. He had
no complaints.
Leroy Fisher
CHAPTER FOUR: 'Quite a show'
A spigot of Plain cash opened and flowed to John Sensenig and
Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing soon after placing the ad in Die
Botschaft.
Plain investors by the hundreds, like Leroy Fisher, locally and
across the country, enticed by the 'better-than-the-bank' interest
rates during a robust economy, sent checks and money orders,
often in amounts of tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars, all
to the accountant from Martindale, Pennsylvania.
The money, hard-wrought and often saved for decades, was
thought by the financially unsophisticated Plain investors to be
invested into building log cabins, and the company that would
lease them. The investors expected their money would be
returned with interest; after all, it was promised by the word and
signature of one of 'our' own. The ad was in 'our' newspaper.
There was no reason not to trust John Sensenig. He was one of
US.
“Trust is a very important part of understanding what happened
here,” says a prominent member of the Martindale Mennonite
community with intimate knowledge of John Sensenig's operation,
and someone with access to classified information related to his
businesses.
“Let me give you an example,” the man, not an investor,
continues. “I build machine parts. I get a call from someone in
Wisconsin. He tells me his name. We speak a little
[Pennsylvania] Dutch, get to know one another a bit. He tells me
what he wants. We agree on a price. I build it and send it to him.
He sends me the money as agreed. An Invoice isn't needed. It's
all trust. That's just how it is in our community. Trust is very
‘mportant to us.”
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Alot of Plain people trusted John Sensenig.
With the money coming in from the Die Botschaft ad, John
Sensenig went on something of a spending spree, Mennonite-style.
Lebanon Finished Products, an electroplating company based in
the Old Bethlehem Steel complex, was acquired in May, 2001.
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On August 3, 2001, Conestoga Log Cabins, controlled by
Sensenig — purchased another company, Washington Street
Castings, a metal foundry located north of Lebanon in a small
village called Mountville.
Everlast Roofing also moved from Ephrata to the Lebanon
compound,
Six months later, in February 2002, Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing
purchased the 25-acre Twin Grove Campground, in Northern
Lebanon County. Twin Grove was bought for $500,000.
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Perea Gel plant to fix the rides and machinery for Twin
ote which he planned to transform into a very non-Plain
campground/resotrt.
Also in 2002, Sensenig started Restoration Connection, a firm
that restored residential buildings and developed land.
Brohnwood, Inc., was another land development company started
by Sensenig weeks after Restoration Connection was launched.
In December, 2002, again using another non-Plain person,
Michael O. Glant, as an officer (president) in the company,
Sensenig acquired a one-third interest in Flintville Metals (later to
become Flintwood Metals). Flintwood Metals, which fabricated
farm animal containment products, also had a large shop in the
Old Bethlehem Steel complex.
lintwood Metals, Lebanon
Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, in 2003, spent an additional three
million dollars of Plain investment capital to establish a company
called PostSaver USA, which partnered with a British
manufacturer of rubber “socks” to prevent rot in untreated fence
posts. (The British company was also called “PostSaver.”)
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To keep up with the marketing demands of these businesses, and
under the nominal ownership of Conestoga Log Cabins, in 2003
Sensenig established Conestoga Digital Printing & Imaging, alse
located in the Lebanon complex. Conestoga Digital Printing &
Imaging made brochures, mailers, and updated the various
companies' websites, among other non-Plain sanctioned activities.
By 2004, John Sensenig, a harness maker's son and self-trained
accountant, with no professional experience in any of the
businesses he was now effectively running and funding, and using
funds he alone solicited from the Plain community, had “invested”
more than 40 million dollars into these and other companies, and
was operating, from outward appearances, a thriving collection of
industrial businesses.
When these businesses were humming in operation, potential
Plain investors would regularly visit the Lebanon site before
handing their money over to Sensenig. It must've been sensory
overload for them to see the operation in full effect, circa 2004.
John Stoltzfus, foreman of the nine-man Twin Grove ride
restoration repair shop at the Lebanon complex, witnessed Old
Order men being driven to the compound and given tours by
Sensenig.
“It was quite a show,” recalls Stoltzfus, who was also a sometime
confidant, but not an investor, of Sensenig. “These guys
[prospective investors] would show up with their hats, suspenders,
and Plain cloh, and John [Sensenig] would first bring them into
his personal office.
“There, he might show them the books for Everlast, which he
didn't control, but had access to their books, and Conestoga Log
Cabins, and kind of dazzle them with that. Everlast did very well,
and that impressed them.
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“On the walls would be these massive blue-prints for land
developments for Brohnwood. The blue-prints were very
impressive. They'd take up a whole wall. Sensenig didn't tel]
them that nothing was ever done with those blue-prints. The
plans were never filed or approved by the townships. They were
just for show.
“After leaving the office, he'd take them on a tour of the plant.
“These guys would walk out the door with John [Sensenig] and
hear saws buzzing, see forklifts running and beeping, drills drillin’,
staples staplin', trucks rumbling in and out; stuff being loaded and
off-loaded. You'd hear all these industrial sounds; coils are
spinning; raw materials are being cut and measured.
“You'd smell the chemicals, the zinc, the nickel, from Lebanon
Finished Products. You see people working on lathes, grinders,
hammering stuff.
“And the last stop, after he'd brought them to all of these
businesses, they'd end up next to John's office again, next to Glu-
Lam. And that's where he'd show them something that was in
development, and, I'm telling you, those people turned their
money over to him.
“I saw it many times.”
The problem with Sensenig's tour of Oz was that the wizard
behind the curtain didn't know what he was doing... or he didn't
care.
CHAPTER FIVE: Caught
John Sensenig was not being truthful to his Plain investors,
who now numbered more than one thousand by 2005. He was not
honest with all of them about the overall financial condition, or
the high risk, of the businesses in which they were investing.
The fact was that as Sensenig's was dazzling potential investors
with the sights and sounds of his businesses — all funded with
Plain investment — they were heavily leveraged, and losing money
badly.
The operating costs of running Sensenig's empire — the salaries,
vendors, insurance, leases, equipment, taxes, drivers — were
dependent virtually entirely on Plain working people giving
money to John Sensenig, a man with no professional experience
managing any of the businesses he was now overseeing.
The Twin Grove campground alone swallowed more than $15
million of Plain investment capital. At Twin Grove, Sensenig
invested in, among other things: civil engineering, construction,
water and sewer service, campsites, tree cutting, road construction,
a large restaurant, gift shop, ice cream parlor, bandshell, laser tag
and paintball areas, and a miniature golf course.
“It was a one project Lebanon County stimulus package,” says
John Stoltzfus today, dryly.
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There was hardly an aspect of that campground that conformed
to Plain standards,” said a senior member of the Martindale
church, after he found out what was at Twin Grove. “We simply
don't do most of those things.”
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Lebano Se one dh lar oeaitctl of Twin Grove; Haag the
secretary Sensenig was the Treasurer. Neither nee nor Haa
came from the Plain community. Haag S oe a ected rent
for the landlord of the Lebanon industrial complex where
Sensenig's businesses were located.
To run the campground, Sense
Joe Motter, former win G
A later audit of Sensenig-controlled companies showed the
liabilities around this time, 2005, in excess of $50 million:
Twin Grove -$20 million
Washington Street Castings -$10 million
Lebanon Finished Products -$9.5 million
Glu-Lam -$7.8 million
Flintwood Metals -$5,8 million
PostSaverUSA -$4.8 million
Brohnwood, Inc, -$4.2 million
Restoration Connection -$1.7 million
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The assets of those companies were gencrously valued at the time
to be about $20 million. John Sensenig, by 2005, was
conservatively, working on a $30 million deficit, and he wasn't
finished throwing Plain people's money into that hole.
Despite the insolvency and mismanagement of his businesses, the
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money kept flowing to John Sensenig and Conestoga Log Cabin
Leasing.
It kept flowing, that is, until one day in early 2005, when a man
from the Plain community in Lancaster County walked into a
bank.
The Amishman told his banker he wanted to re-mortgage his
home. The banker asked the Amishman what he was going to do
with the cash. The Amishman told the banker he intended to
invest the money into one of John M. Sensenig's high-interest
notes.
The banker, suspicious (and probably not thrilled about losing the
bank's business to Sensenig), reported John Sensenig to the PA
Securities Commission, which promptly launched an
investigation into Sensenig's investment operation.
The story about the Amishman and the banker was confirmed by
Michael Tracy, a PA Securities Commission investigator involved
in the case, as well as someone with detailed knowledge of the
facts of an extensive, three-year Old Order private investigation
into Sensenig and his business dealings.
After a brief inquiry, the PA Securities Commission determined
that John Sensenig, through Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, had
illegally solicited approximately $40 million from 1,127 mostly
Old Order Amish investors. This violated a 1972 Pennsylvania
statute prohibiting selling unregistered securities.
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And the PA Securities Commission was ordering him to stop
Ina statement released by the PA Securities Commission's
Enforcement Action division on June 07, 2005, headlined:
“Commission Halts Unregistered Activity by Conestoga Loo
Cabin Leasing, Inc. and John M. Sensenig,”
The Commission announced that Sensenig had been ordered to
“Cease and Desist” selling his unregistered, unsecured notes.
The Commission was unambiguous: Sensenig and Conestoga
Log Cabin Leasing were to “stop offering or selling the Notes in
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in violation of the 1972
Act, and in particular Section 201 thereof. ...”
The PA Securities Commission order continued:
“...Any Further solicitations or sales made by Conestoga,
Sensenig or their affiliates in Pennsylvania will constitute
violations of the 1972 Act, ...”
In January of 2006, the PA Securities Commission “prospectively
RESCINDED” [emphasis Original] the June 2005 ruling, yet
ordered that Sensenig was “permanently BARRED froia the
the offering or selling securities in Pennsylvania, except
pursuant to a valid registration statement declared effective
by the Commission under either the .., 1972 Act...”
In paying the $107,000 bill for the cost Of the inve
attendant costs, John Sensenizg acknowledged and
sanciion Of the PA Securities Comunission.
paid from Plain investment funds.
Stigation and its
decepted the
Lhe $107,000 Was
The PA Securties Commission order also meant the end or
Sensenig's Die Botschalt classified ad, a key part of his sche
a me in
attracting new Plain investment money.
after he was permanently barred from selling securities j
pennsylvania, in January 2006, Sensenig, still not legally "
vegistered t0 sell his notes after his 2005 cease and desist order
~ 4 note to his investors that he included in their account
Soon
statement S.
The first sentence was handwritten.
“Tt wv unportant that you vead this.
“Dear Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, Inc. Investor:
“Please plan on not making any further withdrawals until as late as end of
April.
“We are in the middle of registering with the Securities Commission. Our
legal advisors estimated it will take 3 to 7 months to register.
“That is the same as saying after new year until end of April.
“Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, Inc. until registered cannot accept new
investments. For that reason I am asking you to hold off on withdrawals
because we need new investments to pay for your withdrawals.”
It appears John Sensenig was admitting to a Ponzi structure to his
scheme in this letter:
to pay for your withdrawals.”
“ . we need new investments
CHAPTER SIX:
“My overriding desire is to protect your investment»
In its January, 2006, decree the PA Securities Commission
also ordered John M. Sensenig to send all 1,127 investors a
“rescission” letter, indicating in that letter that the investors had a
right to have returned to them any principal and interest owed to
them by Sensenig and Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing.
Despite the bad news, John Sensenig was not about to go out of
business, at least not yet. Plus, he didn't have the money to pay
everyone back, not even close.
Amazingly, according to someone familiar with a later
investigation into Sensenig's scheme, Sensenig continued to raise
money after the PA Securities Commission ban. “People would
call John and ask him if they could still invest,” said the man, a
senior member of Sensenig's former church, who declined to be
identified. “And, he took the money.”
Prior to sending the PA Securities Commission-ordered rescission
letter to his Plain investors, John Sensenig wrote a letter (copied
1,127 times) and sent it to each one of them.
The letter, viewed today after Sensenig's mirage has vanished, is
an extraordinary display of desperation and deceit.
Above the salutation (“Dear Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, Inc.
Investor:”) is handwritten:
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“tt Wy unportant tek you read thix letter.”
rest of the letter is typewritten and continues [
all points
s in original]: es
receiving an offici
ase will soon be ul looking letter }
“To register, the Security [sic] Commission said we must send that certified
Jeter to YOu. The certified letter will come from our attorney's office.
“The certified letter will ask that you accept or reject what it says.
“Jt is important that you do not accept what the certified letter says. It is
important that you reject what it says. Also you are allowed to ignore the
certified letter and do nothing, which would be the same as rejecting the offer.
“Here is why you should reject what the certified letter says. If you do not
reject what it says then we they will shut us down and sell us out at salvage
value which would cause you and everybody to loose [sic] a great deal of
money.
“If we all work together and reject what the certified letter says then we will
be able to register with them and continue business as usual.
“My job is to look out for you. Please keep this letter handy and watch for the
certified letter and then circle the word reject at the bottom of the certified
letter and sign it or do nothing. Doing nothing is the same as rejecting it.
John M. Sensenig.
“PS. You will be receiving two copies of the same letter, one by certified mail
and one by regular mail. It is to make sure that you get at least one copy. A
few weeks ago we had sent you a letter explaining what was going. See a copy
of it on the back of this letter, Our advisors say it takes 3 to 7 months to
register,”
On the other side of the extraordinary letter was printed a copy of
the letter Sensenig referenced, and had sent a few weeks earlier.
Again, above the typed salutation, Sensenig scribbles handwritten
notes:
“read the other vide frst.”
This is a copy of the letter we had sent to you a few weeks ago.
ee 1S
“Dear Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, Inc. Investor:
“Please plan on not making any further withdrawals until next year.
“We are in the middle of registering with the Securities Commission.
“Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, Inc., until registered cannot accept new
investments. For that reason I am asking you to hold off on withdrawals —
because we need new investments to pay for your withdrawals.
“This investment plan was set up many years ago because our older
Amish/Mennonite church members who largely do not collect social security
(for Amish/Mennonite religious reasons) wanted to earn more interest to help
pay for their groceries and doctor bills. They requested that I set this service
up and not to “play with stocks”. They also requested that the investments be
used in forming community up-building projects. I decided the only way to do
this is by doing things that banks do not normally finance.
“Over the years different things were done with the money. Currently small
log cabins are being leased to campgrounds, land is being developed,
inventions are being researched and developed, and new businesses are being
started.
“Three major inventions of international interest are nearly completed.
i. One invention is patented worldwide and is called PostSaver, We
already have it partly on the market. This invention will be extremely valuable
to our investors if you allow us to complete the project by not withdrawing
your money until our registration is completed.
Zs Another invention allows for the electro-polishing of long stainless
steel rods. This invention is completed and proven but not yet fully patent
protected. Unless we can finish its patenting it is basically worthless. This
invention is very valuable as it is the only known method for electro-polishing
long rods.
3: A third major invention allows for economically turning waste rubber
tires to clean crumb rubber. This invention is already completed but not fully
patented yet. The patent needs to be completed or it is worthless to you.
“Assorted land developments must also have their preliminary plans approved
or they are worth far less than what we have in them.
«Also a number of very promising new start-u
allow us to complete their start up by not with
gistration is completed.
P businesses will fail unless you
rawing your money now until
our re
My overriding desire is to protect your investment
“Here is how I see it. If you demand your money now then Conestoga Lo
Cabin Leasing, Inc. might fail. Filing judgments, getting lawyers caceed or
swamping us with mail and phone calls could make matters impossible for us
The state decided that we should register and that is what we are doing. Let -
repeat, if you forcefully demand your money back now, then you and
everybody could lose a great deal of money.
“Tf you have a serious emergency and need some of your money back then
please write or call to explain your emergency.
“] plan to keep you informed by mail. Please try to avoid calling me on the
phone about this unless you have a serious emergency.
“Our plan is that you delay withdrawing your money until we are registered.
Then everything should be back to the normal routine you were used to.
“John M. Sensenig.
“PS. You money has started many companies in the past who [sic] are now
successful and now operate independently. We plan for the same to happen to
the current companies.
“PPS. My understanding had been that our private Amish/Mennonite
investments plan was exempt from registration. But one of our
Amish/Mennonite church brothers (who is not an investor) went out of his way
to report us. The decision was then made that we register to remove all doubt.
During this registration process we are not allowed to take investments. Which
makes it impossible for us to honor withdrawals. We cannot pay withdrawals
as usual because new investments are not coming in. The money that we have
is needed to keep the projects alive. You might receive some official looking
mail during this registration process. You are allowed to ignore such mail if
you wish.
“Again, please plan on not making any further withdrawals until next year. If
you need some money please withdraw or borrow it elsewhere until we are
registered.”
CHAPTER SEVEN: The SEC
John Sensenig indeed sent all 1,127 investors the rescission
letter ordered by the PA Securities Commission. However, only
11 of them — less than one percent — accepted the letter, and
requested their money back.
Meanwhile, on March first, 2006, Sensenig registered another
company with the Pennsylvania Department of State. He called
the company, Community Pioneers, LLC, and again named
himself President, Secretary, and Treasurer. The business address
of record was once more his home address of 987 Valley View
Road, New Holland, PA.
_ Business Entity Filing
etl History
2/3/2012 (Select the link above to view the Business
Entity's Filing History)
Business Name History
[ue
N Name Type
ame
Community Pioneers, LLC Current Name
Limited Liability Company - Domestic - Information
Entity Number: 591083
Status: Active
Entity Creation Date: 3/1/2006
State of Business,: PA
Registered Office Address: 987 Valley View Rd
New Holland PA 17557
7 Lancaster
Mailing Address: No Address
a i:
2006, note to his investors, §
_ yanlat ‘ , Sensenig su
in ti he «3 to - months process of registering with ria 9 .
was “tie : Commission, which had, since June, 2005, barred hi
secu - iling securities in Pennsylvania. .
from
s show Sensenig attempted to register Community
ice; once in December, 2006; again in September,
7007 He applied with the SEC using the “General form of
registration of securities under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933.”
'§ record
The Community Pioneers SEC application featured a description
ofa product called a “Crumb rubber granulator'.”, Crumb Rubber
Granulator was a piece of machinery that “granulated” scrap tires
and other rubber into uniform granules, with the steel, fiber, rocks,
and other debris removed in the process.
Gold in rubber? A mound of rubber scraps to be granulated.
Ps
eB AS
>
Sensenig's SEC application indicated Community Pioneers Was
attempting to offer stock shares in the company, with Sensenjg
owning controlling interest of the stock offering,
According to the SEC filing, Sensenig would head a four-person
“Board of Managers.” Of the three other named officers for
Community Pioneers, two of them were his sons-in-law, Wayne
Hoover, and Ion Ramer; the other, Carl L. Smith, an accountant
who had worked for Everlast Roofing.
In his SEC application, Sensenig, who wrote the filing, did not
sound much like a modest Mennonite:
“As our most experienced member of our Board of
Managers, and the member with the deepest roots in the
Sensenig, but he has agreed not to eng
that is competitive with Or Similar to t
company until such time that we have j;
percent (70%) of the Proceeds raised in this offering
Given the Amish/Mennoni
Company, it may be difficult to replace Mr. Sensenig's
acumen, management skills, and entrepreneurja] Vision
Accordingly, the unexpected loss of the services of Mr.
Sensenig would have a detrimental effect on us.”
Throughout his SEC Statement, Sensenig Conflates
“Amish/Mennonite,” as if the religions
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Sensenig's SEC application indicated Community Pioneers Was
attempting to offer stock shares in the company, with Sensenig
owning controlling interest of the stock offering.
According to the SEC filing, Sensenig would head a four-person
“Board of Managers.” Of the three other named officers for
Community Pioneers, two of them were his sons-in-law, Wayne
Hoover, and Jon Ramer; the other, Carl L. Smith, an accountant
who had worked for Everlast Roofing.
In his SEC application, Sensenig, who wrote the filing, did not
sound much like a modest Mennonite:
“AS Our most experienced member of our Board of
Managers, and the member with the deepest roots in the
Amish/Mennonite business community, our success
depends on the continued service of John M. Sensenig.
We cannot assure you that John M. Sensenig will remain
with us for the immediate or foreseeable future. We do
not have a long term employment agreement with Mr.
Sensenig, but he has agreed not to engage in any activity
that is competitive with or similar to the business of the
company until such time that we have invested seventy
percent (70%) of the proceeds raised in this offering.
Given the Amish/Mennonite community focus of the
Company, it may be difficult to replace Mr. Sensenig's
combination of standing in the community, business
acumen, management skills, and entrepreneurial vision.
Accordingly, the unexpected loss of the services of Mr.
Sensenig would have a detrimental effect on us,”
Throughout his SEC statement, Sensenig conflates
“Amish/Mennonite,” as if the religions were interchange
would be extraordinarily rare for either a member of
Mennonite church to describe himself as
church.
able. It
an Amish or
a member of the Other
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» speaking with more than 50 persons from the Plain
ommunit for this book, no member of either faith ever referred
:, himself or herself, or heard of another Plain person describe
himself oF herself, as either “Amish ‘or “Mennonite” if that
person was not Amish or Mennonite. It simply isn't done.)
Community Pioneers was never registered with the SEC. |
However, and then unknown to John Sensenig, his activities With
Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing had caught the attention of the feds.
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CHAPTER EIGHT: .
“You have a thief in your church.
Ruben Troyer was one of the 11 investors who wanted his
money back from John Sensenig.
Actually, it was Troyer's father's $75,000 investment, but Eli, the
father, was old and in ill health, so Ruben was handling some of
his dad's business affairs, which included getting his money back
from John Sensenig.
Throughout 2006, Ruben Troyer, an Old Order Amishman in his
50s from Apple Creek, Ohio, was on the phone with John
Sensenig pestering him about returning his father's money.
A few years earlier, Eli Troyer showed Ruben one of Sensenig's
newspaper ads in Die Botschaft. Ruben said he told his father that
"it didn't pass the sniff test," and wadded up the ad and threw it in
the trash.
Eli fished the ad out of the trash, and started investing what ended
up totaling $75,000. The investments were made under the names
of Eli A. and his wife, Iva M. Troyer. Eli Troyer is now deceased.
As Ruben Troyer continued to speak with John Sensenig over the
phone during 2006, he became increasingly dissatisfied with
Sensenig's evasiveness, and insisted on scheduling a sit-down
meeting with Sensenig.
In January 2007, according to Ruben Troyer, he, his brothers,
Jonas and Christ, and a man named Paul Somers, were driven
from Ohio to Senenig's Lebanon, Pennsylvania headquarters.
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qroyer Said that after initially meeting Sensenig outside of pj
africe, "He [Sensenig] just basically wanted to dismiss us ad
on our WaY. I said, 'No, we came for a meeting and ole Soi
have a proper meeting! 8 to
Ruben Troyer says that he was terse, abrupt, even angry, with
sensenig, whom he describes now as “a full-blown crook.” "My
brothers were more gentle,” he recalls today. “I wasn't.”
"| remember it was a very cold, rainy, winter day. I suggested we
go to a restaurant, and he said, 'Restaurants have ears.' John was
shaking all over during the time we met with him.
"He tried to put us in a room about the size of a telephone
booth. And I was very firm, I said, "You agreed to meet us,’ we
were going to sit down and get some answers.
"We finally sat in an office and I took notes and wrote all the
figures down. It seemed that there was about 20 percent of the
$60 million remaining. A year and a half later, there was nothing
left.”
At one point in the conversation with Sensenig, Troyer recalls, he
asked Sensenig what the money was used for. Sensenig replied
by describing “some risky land development and
inventions." Troyer looked at Sensenig: "I said, 'So, basically you
just threw the money away. That's what you're saying."
Ruben Troyer wasn't satisfied meeting only with John Sensenig
while he was in Pennsylvania. He and his brothers and their
friend were driven over to the Martindale Church to speak with
Bishop Titus Martin about John Sensenig.
An audience with a man of the Plain cloth did nothing to temper
the Ruben Troyer's heat. He came in hot.
—“
“you have a thief in your church,” Troyer flatly told Bishop
Martin.
ch (h
The bishop's cool response to Ruben Troyer (“He didn't like m
approach,” says Troyer today) may be explained by the bishops'
relationship to Sensenig. Troyer didn't know that he was calling
the good bishop wife's first cousin a “thief.” Mrs. Titus Martin's
father and John Sensenig's father were brothers.
Ruben Troyer returned to Ohio without his father's money, but he
was not finished with John Sensenig. While at home, he made
sure the Ohio Securities Commission and the United States
Securities Exchange Commission were aware of the activities of
John M. Sensenig and Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing.
CHAPTER NINE:
LEROY FISHER —
“«Amishman sues horse & buggy Mennonite!”
Leroy Fisher was another investor who now wanted his
money back from John Sensenig.
During 2007, after Ruben Troyer visited John Sensenig ane his
bishop, Leroy Fisher called Sensenig and wrote him to him
. . b . fer
multiple times asking for a return of his investment, including
interest.
Since 2001, Fisher had invested more than eet oe den
Sensenig's Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, and the prineip
interest totaled more than $80,000.
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oe
nd 2007, after he was banned by the PA
ion from soliciting money, Sensenig regular,
Throughout 2006 a
ount statements, showing how their money
Securities Commiss
sent his investors acc
was growing.
At the bottom of the statements, Sensenig advised the investors
that he was either in the process of, or just finished, registering
with the SEC. In those notes, Sensenig always told the investors
they couldn't make withdrawals of either principal or interest unti]
the SEC registration was “posted” on the SEC website.
As the year 2007 wore on, Leroy Fisher grew impatient with John
Sensenig's excuses and delaying tactics, and wrote Sensenig a
handwritten letter on October,8, 2007 [emphasis original]:
‘Jon,
Just to inform you that yow have 30 DAYS to-
ree ania money. I never would have
wwested my money with Conests Leasing
[sic] I knew I would walk imvsuchven ics:
Thix has been going ow for 2 years already
ond my patience iy running out: I want to-
buy whouse or w piece of property someplace &
ax long ayl cawt touch my wwestment it
makey it rather difficult. Yow might be undey
the impressiow I wil not pull w lawsuit
against you couse I'w Amish, well guess again,
I will repeat I'm giving yow (30 DAYS) or I wily,
go tothe law. I'm giving you w fair chance,
Leroy L. Fisher.”
Leroy Fisher's letter seemed to spook John Sensenig, who. on
October 18, 2007, wrote a handwritten letter to Fisher's bi
— i S bishop,
and Sensenig investor, Ammon F. Fisher (no relation t
0 Leroy):
“10-18-07
“Dear Ammow Ff. Fisher,
“I need your help and advice! How caw we
persuade Leroy L. Fisher to not go-to law?
“Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, Inc. iy w
Amish(Mennonite iwestment business. A
church brother who ix mentally WWhays forced
us to- register with the SEC. Weare iwthe
process of doing that. It iv very dow because
of many recent law changes. We are trying
very hard to finish this. We are not able to-
pay Leroy until thi situation iy normalized.
tvew if he goes to the law we will ti not be
able to pay but it wil make it so much
harder to register. The newspapers wild likely
say “Amisha suey horse & buggy
Mennonite!” None of uy want thix. My phone
number iy 717-575-9007. Christ Blank knows
“New Holland, PA 17557”
defaming a Plain person (“A church brother who is mentally
ill...”), or outright lying, (“The [SEC registration] process is very
slow because of many recent law changes....” There were no
major changes in SEC registration since 2002; more than five
years prior to the writing of this letter.), or compunction in
applying guilt to move Ammon Fisher to intervene, (“The
newspapers will likely say 'Amishman sues horse & buggy
Mennonite!’ None of us want this...’’)
But Leroy Fisher did not back down from his threat to sue John
Sensenig, and in February, 2008, found an attorney in Lancaster
who filed a lawsuit on Fisher's behalf in federal court.
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
LEROY L, FISHER,
Plaintiff,
CIVIL ACTION
v.
CONESTOGA LOG CABIN LEASING:
JGHN M. SENSENIG; PEAK
VENTURES, INC., d/b/a
CONESTOGA LOG CABINS;
NO,
}
| JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
Defendants.
The suit, filed by Lancaster attorney (now Lancaster County
Judge) Leonard Brown, of Clymer, Musser, Brown, & Conrad,
argued that Sensenig defrauded Fisher on ten counts. The suit
asks for $255,000 in compensatory and punitive damages.
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Soon after Leroy Fisher's suit was filed, in another note at the
bottom of his regular investor statements, Sensenig wrote to his
investors:
“Leroy L. Fisher of XXXX [redacted] -
Bachmantown Road, Ronks, PA, 17572 has decided
to take us to court. Since our churches do not
allow us to hire lawyers to defend ourselves,
we do not know what the outcome of this will
be. Our biggest worry is that this will likely
be a big news item. Headlines will likely
read, 'Amishman sues Horse-and-buggy
Mennonite.”
The note, written three years after Sensenig was barred from
selling securities in Pennsylvania, continued:
“We have finished and filed our papers
with the SEC on Dec. 28, 2006. We are
waiting on the SEC to place it on the
public record. Until that happens
please do not make further withdrawals.
We will let you know as soon as this
happens. . .
“Please do not go to the law! Please
give us a chance to finish registering.
We are finding the process very slow
because of many law changes.”
In Plain society “going to the law” is strongly discouraged and
almost non-existent.
“The lawsuit [filed by Leroy Fisher against Sensenig] was
remarkable because Plain lawsuits are very rare,” Erik Wesner, a
scholar at the Young Center for Pietest Studies at Elizabethtown
College, has written. “The Amish see legal action as a form of
violence. It is generally seen as grounds for excommunication.”
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“The fact that a few Amish have brought legal action recently
could be seen as a small erosion of this pacifist principle, on a
limited and localized basis,” wrote Wesner.
Sensenig, knowing the taboo in Plain society on taking matters to
court, was not-so-subtly suggesting that his investors write and
personally visit Leroy Fisher and implore him not to go to the law,
He even provided Leroy's Fisher's address.
On one hand, John Senenig's note had the desired effect of
flooding Leroy Fisher with letters from investors pressuring him
not to sue Sensenig. But, on the other, the volume of them also
had the unintended effect of steeling Fisher's resolve to sue,
especially when some of the investors sent anonymous letters.
“That really steamed me,” says Leroy Fisher today. “When
people would write to me telling me not to go to the law, or to
give him [Sensenig] more time, and they wouldn't even sign their
name! I was even more determined to get my money.”
The letters urging Leroy Fisher not to sue John Sensenig came by
the dozens. Many of them had cut out Sensenig's letter Providing
Fisher's address.
Almost all of them contained Biblical passages with themes of
forgiveness and non-confrontation. But there was another; Aspect
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that comes across very strongly in the letters: 'If you sue, Leroy,
we may all lose our moncy.”
Below are several excerpts of letters Leroy Fisher received (see
appendix for full, handwritten letters);
Marc 15-08
leroy L. Figher:
J got tho message you wore taking the Log Cabing of
Conestoga PA fo court,
Please don't do that....
... Love of money is the root of all evil. Can read that in the
Bible. Also read Cove thy neighbor ag thyself. ...
... Pleage do not gue’
“Man §, OF
Hi,
First a greeting in our Savior 'd “ame.
7 got my statement from Conestoga Log Cakin , aud there ts a wate
taying you ane taking them to count!? Aren't you Old Order rbmish?
Why to count?
1 hope we waut to tive a peaceful life & uot do ae the warkd does due
Omeaye, - sd
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“Dear Friend,
Greeting wvour Lordy name. A nice day we
had.
I guesy yow wonder what I want. Well, where
do-I start? Ithayto do with money wwested in
Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, Johwv M
2 dT ee Tie
some more Amis people. . ..
.. It could make it so we and loty of other
people will never see their money...”
Hello:
Greetings from the Badger State of Wis.
We are in a deep freeze again or stile there ag we had minus 10
this morn, with Cots of snow but sun is coming out nice &
may6e it wile warm up. Our high yesterday was at 12 above.
The reagon of thig Cetter pertains to Conestoga Log Cabin
leasing, Inc. J saw your name in our Catest update or
quarterly Interest Update.
Yes, we also have a Cot of money tied up in this deal....
--. We came into thig wored with nothing and we will Ceave
again with no material goods...
“Dear Unknown Friend,
7 don't want to make a Cot of words. J just want to plead
with you. Don't gue John. Your soul ig worth much more than
any silver and gold ...7 Rave mone
y in the cot '
him a chance... ofo]. Let's give
“3-6-08
Hello Leroy,
Greetings in Jesus Holy Name.
| received a letter from Conestoga Log Cabin, stating
that you are taking them to court. | would like to ask
and plee [sic] with you to drop the charges and let us all
get on our knees and pray that the Lord will help us
through this. . . | also have money in Conestoga...”
“Wed. eve.
3-5-08
Dear Friend Leroy,
Greetings in our Lord's Name. A nice Mar (sic) day we
Nad! Guess you wonder what this guy want(s). Well, I
oe you have money invested in Conestoga Log Cabin
tii So do we. ot Please for the sake Of other people.
rae ry to be patient and maybe someday it should get
shtened out. Let's not sue or go to Court.”
The l ‘
etters did not persuade Leroy Fisher to drop his lawsuit.
roa
In February, 2008, John Sensenig was sued in federal court on ten
counts of fraud. The twelve-page complaint filed in the United
States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
included four counts of securities fraud; negligent representation;
breach of contract; fraudulent inducement to invest; and unfair
trade practices.
The case never made it to trial. In May, 2008, Leroy's Fisher's
attorney, Brown, received a call from someone offering to settle
Fisher's suit for John Sensenig. Fisher took the offer and the suit
was dropped.
The settlement money — including Fisher's interest, principal, and
attorney's fees — came from a man named Leon Martin, the owner
ofa successful roofing company, and an early investor with John
Sensenig. Leon Martin will re-surface in this story shortly.
3 Ste ee ee SH Rey ee
business owned by Leon Martin
i Oe oe BoC asa
— A.B. Martin Roofing, th
In a note to investors after Leroy Fisher was paid off, Sensenig
wrote: “Leroy Fisher has decided to drop his lawsuit. Thank you
Leroy!”
CHAPTER TEN: 'Master at Deception’
By the end of 2008, John Sensenig's business ‘empire’ was in
ruins. The Pennsylvania State securities commission had barred
him from selling his unregistered notes. His Plain pool of
investors had virtually dried up, and his businesses were either
failing, already failed, or cannibalized and sold at fire sale prices,
The Twin Grove Campground, for exam
for $500,000, with more than $15 millio
sold at the end of 2007 for $3,000,0000.
ple, purchased in 2002
nN invested into it, was
Creditors, vendors, landlords were houndin
g Sensenig for
overdue payment.
And now, in January, 2009, the governing Groffdale Mennonite
Conference named a three-person “Old Order Investor Advisory
Committee,” to formally investigate John Sensenig and his
business operation.
The members of the committee chosen by the Groffdale
Conference consisted of two non-investors: Ervin Zimmerman,
who sells and repairs sewing machines, Allen Hoover, the owner
of a wood machinery company, and one investor, Leon Martin,
the same man who paid off Leroy Fisher to make his lawsuit
against John Sensenig go away.
All three committee members were Mennonite.
Soon after the Old Order Investor Advisory Committee was
formed, in early 2009, John Sensenig was expelled from the
artindale Church.
“cing expelled meant John Sensenig was not allowed to take part
Any decisions that the church needs to make, whether that is
punish Someone with a hospital bill, or weighing in on the
shment of'an unrepentent church member.
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Sensenig was also not able to take Church Communion, although
he was allowed to attend church service.
The Amish practice “shunning,” which is similar to being
expelled. Contact with a shunned member is minimal, and other
Plain are not permitted to eat at the same table, drive with, or take
anything from the hand of the shunned.
The reason for John Sensenig's expulsion from his church was
that when confronted by church leaders with evidence of financial
wrongdoing and gross mismanagement, Sensenig failed to show
any contrition, or accept personal responsibility for acts
committed by him that harmed others.
Michael Glant, the president and majority shareholder of
Flintwood Metals, recalled that during the early part of the Old
Order Advisory Committee's investigation, John Sensenig brought
him him a Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing computer and “hide it in
a place that only I would know where they were.”
Glant complied, and hid the computer. Eventually, the computer
was retrieved and examined by the Committee.
On October 22, 2009, after almost a year looking into Sensenig's
activities, the Advisory Committee wrote a letter to the Paes
of John M Sensenig, Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, Inc. and
Related Companies,” in which the committee re
advised “John to liquidate or sell some or most
since there is seemingly no future in these busj
Ported that it had
of the companies,
nesses, ..”
The October 22 letter came accompanied by two attached .
one was a written summary of Sensenig's scheme, ac pai, pages:
by a hand-drawn illustration showing how the 1,599 ae
gave their money to Sensenig's Conestoga Log Caphj Ors
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company, which then “invested” that money in a myria Sing
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businesses, some of which Sensenig owned, some of which he or
one of his companies was a shareholder.
The Old Order Investment Advisory Committee wrote:
“a) Over a period of 20 years John
Sensenig borrowed more than $65 million
from about 1,500 individuals.
“b) Approximately 75% of these funds were
deposited into one business, Conestoga
Log Cabin Leasing, INC., which we will
call CLCL. Another 25% was deposited
directly into some of the 15 other
companies John was affiliated with. It
appears this was done to circumvent the
2005 Pennsylvania Securities Commission
cease and desist order, which prohibited
John Sensenig and all affiliated companies
from raising money from individuals.
“c) Prior to starting CLCL in 1997, John
Sensenig borrowed approximately $2
million from individuals for his personal
company, Conestoga Wood Machinery.
“d) In addition to these $67 million
received from individuals, John Sensenig
borrowed a considerable amount from banks
and equipment leasing companies. These
loans were secured by the assets of
the companies. . ..”
The other attached page showed a spreadsheet of the businesses
themselves, revealing their assets and liabilities. Sensenig's
a nbanies, according to the Committee, had assets of
mili ey $83 million, with liabilities of more than $150
After ten months of investigation, with miles to go before they
slept, the Committee had determined that John Sensenig had
loans outstanding to individual Plain investors in excess of $60
million, a number that did not include commercial bank loans and
equipment leasing incurred by Sensenig. This also did not
include any of the investors who were paid back early in
Sensenig's scheme.
Sensenig's assets on hand, if liquidated at their highest value,
would only pay a small fraction of that debt, after taxes and
delinquent bills were settled.
On February 5, 2010, at this point more than a year after being
appointed, the Old Order Investment Advisory Committee again
wrote to investors updating them of their ongoing investigation.
In that letter, the Committee wrote, “John is in the process of
selling his home and the inventory of his personal business
[Conestoga Wood Machinery], and has arranged for money to be
given to the committee.”
But that was not to be the case. As the Committee's investigation
continued, Sensenig became increasingly uncooperative with it.
Sensenig refused to turn over his assets to the Committee, as
promised, including his stock holdings in Everlast Roofing,
Flintwood Metals, and Pioneer Pole Buildings, three comp
that were continuing to operate. Sensenig's shares in these
companies were purchased with Plain investors' money.
anies
On June 3, 2010, the Old Order Investment Advisory Committee
sent a letter to Sensenig's investors asking one basic question:
“What persuaded you to trust John Sensenig with your money?”
In the letter, the committee writes,
“John is claiming that he warned you
that the money you loaned to him or his
companies was high risk, that you were
fully aware that you might lose all of
your money. And yet we have heard
investors saying the opposite, that
they were under the impression that
their money was completely safe in
John's hands.”
According to an individual within the Martindale church, who has
seen the responses from the investors and is familiar with all
details of the investigation, approximately 60% of the almost
1,500 investors responded, and “the number one reason given, by
far, was easily: 'We trusted him. He was one of us.' That was the
main reason,” said the man, who declined to be identified for this
article.
In mid-November, the Old Order Advisory Committee sent a
letter and statement to Sensenig's “Creditors,” apprising them of
Sensenig's company holdings, including outstanding receivables
to Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing.
The document shows that among the loans made by Conestoga
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~08 Cabin Leasing was a $3.3 million loan to Sensenig's
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Personal business” of Conestoga Wood Machinery.
lt has been confirmed both by a statement written by the Old
Order Investment Advisory Committee and an individual with
direct knowledge of this money, that several members of John
Sensenig's immediate family had signing authority for the
Conestoga Wood Machinery account.
The family of John Sensenig used this account as their “kitty,”
according to a person with detailed knowledge of the
investigation, The money Sensenig's family spent — that came
from Plain investors — was used lO COVer personal expenses
including housing, food, and other day-to-day costs.
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Another $329,000 was loaned by Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing
)aman name avid Schlah: T ; i
toa mn in named David Schlabach. Ihe Committee Was unable to
get that or other loans returned,
A year ago, on the last day of Februar
another meeting with the Old Orde
Committee began, John Sensenig ¢
unilaterally dismissed the Committ
Y, 2011, shortly after
r Investment Advisory
almly, permanently, and
ee,
“T can't think of a compelling reason to continue,” Sensenig said
matter-of-factly to the trio, using a phrase he used often when he
would not cooperate with them.
A few days later, John Sensenig wrote a handwritten letter to his
investors informing them that “My committee and I have parted
ways.” In the letter, Sensenig virtually admits to squandering all
of the money. “This happened under my watch,” he writes. “So |
consider this my personal debt. ... | sincerely apologize for this.
Tam very sorry for what happened. I hope you can forgive me.”
The Old Order Investor Advisory Committee also wrote to
Sensenig's investors:
“We are saddened to need to report to you
that John is not submitting to the church
authority, and has rejected both the Church
and this Committee.
uw
- By his latest actions John has broken
his promise to the Church, to the Committee
and to the investors, and has Proven once
again that he cannot be trusted. He isa
Master at deception,
years.
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*CCcountable at this time will be the civil
author;
federal
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Even after dismissing the Old Order Investment Advisory
Committee in March 2011, and after being expelled from his
church, remarkably, John Sensenig could have continued with his
scheme.
The ethos of forgiveness is not window dressing to the Plain. It is
a central tenet around which they define themselves. These are
the same people who famously -- and sincerely -- forgave the
Nickel Mines (PA) killer, the man who murdered several Plain
young girls in 2006 while they were at school.
John Sensenig has already been forgiven by the Plain community
as a whole. But he is not trusted. All John Sensenig had to do
was show genuine contrition and responsibility for losing the
Plain people's money, and many likely would have helped him re-
build his pyramid.
But John Sensenig could not admit that he did anything wrong.
Instead, in January of 2012, nearly three years after his expulsion
from his church, John Sensenig went before leaders of the
Martindale Church and presented them with approximately forty
"demands" that they had to meet for him to deign to re-join the
church. It was the height of insolence and intractability.
One senior member of the church, who was aware of the demands,
and spoke on condition of anonymity, characterized them as
“absurd." One of the demands was that Sensenig required the
church leaders to tell another member of the church (the senior
member mentioned above) to stop telling people Sensenig was
praying improperly.
"I never said anything like this," said the member of the church.
"But that was John."
Epilogue: Betrayal of trust...
What John Sensenig took from the Plain community goes well
beyond any final accounting of his ill-conceived business
ventures, and beyond any punishment to come from the federal
government.
The damage John Sensenig caused exceeds however many tens or
hundreds of millions of dollars he Squandered pursuing his selfish
dream to become the Plain Warren Buffet. |
The wound John Sensenig inflicted is more serious than the
medical bills that will not be paid because he carelessly spent
their money, or the homelessness caused by foreclosure as a result
of his profligate spending.
What he did was more painful than what Plain seniors now must
suffer as they are forced to work into late old age because John
Sensenig flushed their retirement savings away.
Wound. Harm. Hurt. Pain. Disrespect. This is what John
Sensenig brought to innocent people. These are the words of the
Plain themselves.
But it is what John Sensenig took where he truly distinguished
himself,
By lying to so many people, by telling them what he knew was —
hot the truth while taking their hard-earned money, John Sensenig
look the trust of his community. He betrayed that trust, and now
It is gone,
With trust is an absence of fear. That is how the Plain wanted to
live their lives, without fear of each other. Without trust, fear jg
introduced.
John Sensenig, more than anything, brought fear into the hearts of
the Plain. It is what they were trying to keep out, but now it is too
late. John Sensenig brought it to them.
It turns out that when we look through that window John
Sensenig has opened, despite appearances, we see that the Plain
really are not so different from us.
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APPENDIX
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Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, Inc.
Tele: 717-445-7097 -
987 Valley View Road
New Holland, PA 17557
Shipshewana, IN 46565-9404
Account Statement For
Statement of Account Activity from 07/25/2003 to 04/25/2008 ones
Account ID:25 Company: Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, Inc.
Type Len. Sec. Inter. Accum. Frequency Rate Start Bal. Start Bal. End
Term 5 Year(s) NO Variable Compound 1 Quarter{s) 9.0000% 07/25/2003 20,000.00 23,377.82
Trans. Date Type Amount Account Balance Comments
07/25/2003 Deposit 20,000.00 20,000.00
40/24/2003 Interest 450.00 20,450.00 2003-07-25 to 2003-10-24
10/25/2003 Withdrawal (450.00) 20,000.00
01/25/2004 Interest 458.63 20,458.63 2003-10-25 to 2004-01-25
01/25/2004 Disbursed (458.63) 20,000.00 2003-10-25 to 2004-01-25
04/25/2004 interest 448.77 20,448.77 2004-01-26 to 2004-04-25
. » 04/25/2004 Disbursed (448.77) 20,000.00 2004-01-26 to 2004-04-25
07/25/2004 Interest 448,77 20,448.77 2004-04-26 to 2004-07-25
07/25/2004 Disbursed (448.77) 20,000.00 2004-04-26 to 2004-07-25
10/25/2004 interest 453.70 20,453.70 2004-07-26 to 2004-10-25
10/25/2004 Disbursed (453,70) 20,000.00 2004-07-26 to 2004-10-25
01/25/2005 Interest 453.70 20,453.70 2004-10-26 to 2005-01-25
01/25/2005 Disbursed (453.70) 20,000.00 2004-10-26 to 2005-01-25
04/25/2005 Interest 443.84 20,443.84 2005-01-26 to 2005-04-25
04/25/2005 Disbursed {443.84) 20,000.00 2005-01-26 to 2005-04-25,
07/25/2005 Interest 448.77 20,448 77 2005-04-26 to 2005-07-25
07/25/2005 Disbursed (448.77) 20,000.00 2005-04-26 to 2005-07-25
10/25/2005 interest 453.70 20,453.70 2605-07-26 to 2005-10-25
01/25/2006 Interest 463.99 20,817.69 2005-10-26 to 2006-01 -26
en "VAI25/2008 Thterest 484.20 21,381.89 - 2006-01-26 to 2006-04-25 , ~
07/10/2006 Withdrawal (1,381.89) © 20,000.00
07/25/2006 interest 474.32 20,474.32 2006-04-26 to 2006-07-25
07/25/2006 Disbursed (474.32), 20,000.00 2006-04-26 to 2006-07-25
10/25/2006 Interest 453.70 20,453.70 2006-07-26 to 2008-10-25
01/25/2007 interest 463.99 20,917.69 2006-10-26 to 2007-01-25
04/25/2007 Interest 464.20 21,381.89 2007-01-26 to 2007-04-25
07/25/2007 Interest 479.77 21,861.66 2007-04-26 to 2007-07-25
10/25/2007 Interest 495.93 22,357.59 2007-07-26 to 2007-10-25
01/25/2008 Interest 507.18 22,864.77 2007-10-26 to 2008-01-25
04/25/2008 Interest 513,05 23,377.82 2008-01-26 to 2008-04-25
Changes: * 9.000000% on 07/25/2003 *
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SPECIAL MESSAGE:
Leroy L. Fisher of 2576-4 Bachmantown Rd., Ronks, PA 17572 has decided to take us to court. Since our churches do not allow us k
hire lawyers to defend ourselves, we do not know what the outcome of this will be. Our biggest worry is that this will likely be a big
news item. Headlines will likely read, “Amishman sues Horse and Buggy Mennonite’,
We have finished and fled our papers with the SEC on Dec 26, 2006. We are waiting on the SEC to place it on public record. Until tha
happens please do not make funher withdrawals. We will let you know as scon as this happens. If you wish, you can see the filing at
; hittp:!Neww.sec.govicgl-bin/orowse-edgar?company=community+ploneers&Cike Sflenume &State=eSiC~&ownersinciudeSaction =
mpany . To discuss please call John M, Sensenig at 717-445-7097,
Please do not " $3 Is very slow because of the man
not go to law! Please give us a chance to finish bea hi are finding that the proce: 04/25/2008 11:00 PM
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THE SELF-RESTRAINT OF NATURE
By Dr Frank Orang (1924)
Nature, It ls said, pitilessty punishes them that break her laws.
This Is very true. But His wholly true onty In the long run. The amaz-
Ing thing about Nature is the way she lets offanders go. You cannot
find any moral purpose in Nature uffass you taka Into acéount the
fact that she is in no hurry, and dass not pay every Saturday night,
There are a few breakages of her taw that'seam to anger her, She
strikes Instantly, for example, the ingertion of poison into the stom-
ach, or steel in the heart. But gercrally she watts, and Castigates In
cold blood, possibly when Wa have forgotten what our Offanse was,
There Is truth in the saying: "The mills of the Gods grind slowly, yet
they grind exceedingly small.” The standing wonder of the world
has been that while there are certainty moral laws, yet the wicked
prosper.
We are not going to understand this until we bear In mind that a
Man's Soul is quite as much a preduct of Nattire-as his body and
that itis in the realm of character ihat her fetriButioris Goria as moral
offenses. Thé cheat and liar. may drosper, offen does. But it Is pre-
cisely this prosperity that punishes hifn. Natureiblowly takes from him
self-respect, vision, truth, and all tne finer qualities and turns him Into
2 loathsome thing. As the wisest mah sald, "This prosperity of fools
shall slay him." The sensu-alist may go atong for years sthiling at his
success. He does not know that his spiritual eyes are going blind and
— ———Siel te wean énd sensniveangerig, ira stan jis fo. sto Fes - —
Nature cares not a whit Whether You arid | get rich or remain poor,
whether we succeed or fail in our struggle for fame. All she cares
about Is our quality of life. And natite seems indfffafent as to our
being good. Her aim Is that we be gréat; that Is fo Say, that our higher
capacities, those latest it ae j,the program of evolution, grow
strong and efficieht. It is for this readon she léts tnéh. sin and prosper.
Then ff you tum and choo8e the right it strengtfens'thelr moral fiber,
When one turns only because he Is‘hurt, there'ls no spiritual muscle
buliding Inrepéehtance, iy
| remember very well the first cohsclous lie | ever told. | was a
Small child. | expected the lightening from the sky to strike me dead
or the eairth {6 open and sWallow riié up. Nothifig happened. So | tried
it egaln. | felt quite clever, It was laté:In lite that, \ebitned, {hat that
feeling of clevernéee was {fie most terrible part bY the rebuits of lying
Only by self-restraint injaue mother, nature:could self-restraint and
henos worthinéss of character, be ean it'her heavens and
hells were right before us We shouki ternialq frioral chiktren, If her
punishments were quick afi maniyist We sholild Be slaves. The pro-
found truth that nelther thedloglansiyiar statesinen have yet learned
ls that punishifient does ne reeks aracter, tis dnly when the intel
ligence sees arid the will enforces the moral law that a man grows
Strong, If we had sense we should‘ege that it Is those crimes In us
that have hever been punighed naga aldtm 8 most.
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Greétgs in ov lords Name, Anite day wehad. Z guess you
wonderwhat Lwawt, Vell, where do ZL sdevt® LY has to do
with mone, (rvested 'n limesteso Les Labiy heasing_ John M,
Sensenity We have Qa lege sum suvested here and $0 de
seme move peephe, Von't thaw Aol muck you nw.about tt,
(see special hole we rece/ved, Heday ). This resisder tron has
been golag on for over of yeas. Samefimes_we wonder /£
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mon would not yhink of gong to court ebou 7¢ 495 the spewed.
message note Says. Lf could mahe (450 we and lots of -
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SPECIAL MERSAGE- .
Leroy L Fitter of 287A Ractemeetcmen Rit Riorvcn PA 17572 fen Gecicterd hy tale oe tes overt, Siroe cow churches do pot afew un ¥
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Old Order Investment Advisory Committee Request for
Information from investors, June 3, 2010
="Old Order Investor Advisory Committee, LLC
263 Kurtz Rd
Ephrata PA 17522
June 3, 2010
We were wondering if you could spare a few minutes to help us out.
As you know, we were appointed as a committee to help you as John
Sensenig's creditor. With the help from above we are doing what we
can, even though John is not cooperating completely as he had
promised he would.
What we would like to know is this: What persuaded you to trust
John Sensenig with your money?
John is claiming that he warned you that the money you loaned to
him or his companies was high risk, that you were fully aware that
you might lose all of your money.
And yet we have heard investors saying the Opposite, that they were
under the impression that their money was completely safe in John's
hends.
And so we have decided to write a letter asking for your help in
unger standing this, To make it ©a3y we have included a sheet wit
some questions for you to answer,
What we really want is your honest opinion. Just tell us in your
OWN Words what made you decide to invest with John Sensenig. We
have left Foom on the paper for this, [If you need more room use an
extra paper and write us a letter. We have included a self
addressed Stamped envelope for your convenience,
Thanks so much
The Committee
Allen Hoover
Leon B Martin Ervin Zimmerman
Ephrara pa 17522 Rohrana PA L/522 Eohrata PA 17522
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Letter from Old Order Investment Advisory Committe
to investors, November 19, 2010 e sent
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Old Order Investor Advisory Committee, LLC
263 Kurtz Road
Ephrata PA 17522
November 19, 2010
To the Creditors of John M Sensenig,
Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, Inc.
and Related Companies:
First of all, a hearty thank you to everyone that returned the questionnaire that we sent to you in June. The
answers you gave us are valuable in helping us to understand this unique situation and the creditors that we
are working for. Itis overwhelming to see that most of you who were hurt in this situation are not revengeful
but are willing to forgive, some even after having lost all or most of their life savings. Please keep praying for
John Sensenig, that he may yet come to repentance.
The Federal SEC is
still investigatin
they are not sharin
g this situation. We have talked with them several times,
g any informati
but at this time
on or letting us know what they are finding.
Here is a condensed report on the remaining companies and assets. Man
Operation. The assets of Conestoga Machinery have been sold. The assets of Glue-Lam were seized by
the landlord for back rent. L n ini was abandoned, and at present has large tax and
environmental liabilities. Flin M is still operating, and the present operating manager has offered a
very low sum to buy what is left. We plan on having the company evaluated before making any
recommendations. Restorati
nnecti and Brohnwood still had 5 tracts of land that were sold at public
auction on October 23. Much of the money comi
fees and an $880,00
ng in from these sales will need to be used for back taxes,
0 Mortgage that is on the properties. Hopefully some money will be left over.
Washin i still owns property. There are liens and mortgages on this property for more than
what the property is worth. j
y of the companies are no longer in
ing still has some cabin leases that we are trying to
collect, with very little success. ing and Pioneer Pole Buildings are no longer connected to John
Sensenig, and do not have money loaned from him. However,
(shares) in these companies. These shares are
he still personally owns minority interest
being evaluated, and we are trying to find a buyer for them
Now let us tell you about
Post Saver. Post Saver is an invention that is an alternative to pressure treated
posts. The Post Saver company is also basically bankrupt and worthless. However, a group of Amish and
Mennonite businessmen
see potential in this company, and have agreed to try to revive it. They have agreed
to form @ new company and buy the few
be called Planet Saver Industries
remaining assets of the Post Saver company. The new company will
ies, and is formed with the commitment that any value gained in the business
will be returned to John Sensenig's creditors, (For obvious reasons, neither John Sensenig nor anyone
connected with any of his companies will have any ownership interest or management position in Planet
Saver Industries.) They are moving forward with product development and manufacturing and marketing
Strategies, end are excited about the possibilities. It is too early to know whether this venture will be
successful, but we plan to keep you informed as it progresses! Who knows?
There are various individuals and companies that owe
are Lyiiy iv worilect all of these to try
John Sensenig money for one reason of another. We
10 set Up @ pay
Statement showing where the money
ment pian. in tne ruture we will try to give youa
went and why it cannot all be returned.
Look over the enclosed statement of your account showing
the record that we have of your money.
Thanks again for your patience and understanding and support
| Allen Hoover
leon Bb Martin trvin Zanmennana
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Pluata red Ephrata PA L/522
Old Order Investment Advisory Committee letter to investors,
March, 2011
Old Order Investor Advisory Committee, LLC
263 Kurtz Road
Ephrata PA 17522
March 11, 2011
To the Creditors of John M Sensenig, Conestoga
Log Cabin Leasing, Inc. and Related Companies:
We are saddened to need to report to you that John is not submitting to the church authority, and has
rejected both the Church and this Committee. In a meeting on February 28 with the Church leaders and the
Committee he announced that he has permanently dismissed the Committee. This was a surprising turn of
events and a complete shock to all of us, even though we did know that he had never shown any remorse,
and had been increasingly uncooperative, and had knowingly and very specifically violated the Committee's
advice in many areas.
There is approximately $200,000 of available cash and over $1,000,000 of assets that we are aware of that
he now refuses to turn over to the Committee. Most of this is the money that we had planned to return to the
investors in the next few weeks, Now John is choosing to use the money solely as he sees fit, and contrary to
Committee instructions.
We have decided that it is only fair to make a report of some our findings and our intentions at this time.
+ John dismissed the Committee. We did not dismiss him. The Committee is still accountable to the
Church and to the investors, and we are still available by mail and phone to answer your questions. It
is still necessary that we provide the facts and the truth about the situation, and as events unfold we
plan to keep you updated.
* The Committee is continuing to review John's financial records to the degree possible, even though
John had not been fully cooperative with this in the past, and there are many gaps in the records. At
this point the SEC has a subpoena on John's records that are in our possession, and we are not
allowed to give them back to John or give him access to them. ,
+ Our latest update is on the enclosed report. Our legal counsel has advised us that we need to
disclose to the investors all our findings at this point, so that we cannot be blamed for withholding
information simply to protect John. This report is the best that we understand at this time.
+ The SEC is in the midst of their investigation of John for securities fraud. We as a Committee feel we
have a responsibility to be a truthful testimony to the SEC, and are providing them with information
that they have asked for.
* The Committee has spent counttess hours identifying, valuing and attempting to liquidate about $2
million of assets, which at this point John has complete control over and has expressed that he will
dispose of as he sees fit.
- By his latest actions John has broken his promises to the Church, to the committee and to the
investors, and has proven once again that he cannot be trusted, He is a master at deception, and has
been for'many years. His conscience has been hardened to the point that he seems to have truly
convinced himself that he has deceived no one, and that he is following scriptural commandments by
dismissing the committee! Since he has rejected the Church authority, the only authority that can
make him accountable at this time will be the civil authorities and at this point he is under federal
investigation by the Securities Exchange Commission and the IRS,
* John has not shown any remorse or admitted any wrongdoing at this point. He will admit that he is
sorry that he got into the money business, or that he Is sorry for what happened, but has not yet
admitted to wrongdoing, Keep praying for him that he may yet find true repentance.
* Let us remember that we still need to forgive John, regardless of what he has done to us. Let us pray
for hirn and for each other as we move forward. Without God we cannot do it.
* We do not feel that it will be necessary to defend ourselves if John gives anyone information that is
different then what we have reported here, Rather, we trust that our honesty and openness will be
evident to all.
Allen Hoover Leon B Martin Fivin Zimmerman
Ephrata PA 17522 Ephrata PA 17522 phrata
Old Order Investment Advisory Committee “Known Asset
Report”
5 SAS SS
KNOWN ASSETS
These are the known assets at the time John took control.
Liquid assets:
Conestoga Wood Machinery cash on hand: $3,027.00
Restoration Connections cash on hand: $1,131.00
Brohnwood cash on hand: $77,458.00
Washington Street Castings cash on hand: $5,717.00
Post Saver USA LLC cash on hand: $15,309.00
Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing cash on hand: $105,428.00
Total liquid assets: $208,070.00
John's Assets:
1,280 shares in Everlast Roofing. Valued by an outside firm at $612. a share. $783,360.00
(These shares were accumulated at the investors expense.)
1000 shares in Pioneer Pole Buildings. Valued by outside firm at $900. a share. $900,000.00
(These shares were accumulated at the investors expense.)
Real Estate at 82 Deck Rd, Womelsdorf PA. 2.6 acres with dwelling. Committee had $68,000.00
it appraised at $167,000, but John gave the previous owner a 10
year lease. With that lease the appraised value is only 68,000.
Real Estate at Washington Street Castings. Because of the Galen Martin Mortgage 0.00
it is impossible to establish a value at this time.
A mini train sitting at lon Ramer In Indiana. lon is demanding rent payment. Value 0.00
unknown at this time.
Total known assets: $1,751,360.00
The committee had been trying to contact and negotiate repayment with the following.
Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing outstanding loans:
Nancy-Jo DiSalvio, Reading PA. Does not respond to letters.
$44,150.00
Metal Roofing & Siding. Given to Flintwood Metals. $109,198.00
James Mountz, Lebanon PA. Does not respond to letters. 12,861.00
Premium Metal Post and Supply. We were told that John was part of this company, but $283,779.00
they are out of business with no assets. .
David J Schlabach, Punxsutawney PA. Does not return messages or respond to letters. $329,365.00
Wendy Zimmerman, Lebanon PA. Does not respond to letters. $2,837.00
lon Ramer, Indiana. John's son-in-law. John has second mortgage on his property. We $150,000.00
were not able to work out a repayment plan.
Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing outstanding cabin leases:
David Berens, Benson MN. We were not able to contact them. Certified mail was returned. $23,400.00
Catfish Creek Fishing Camp, Inc, New Haven NY. We contacted them on 2/12/11, They $59,475.00
would like to pay but do not have the money right now.
Colorado Cattle Company, New Paymer CO. $39,464. Agreed to settle for 25,000. $25,000.00
Creekside Mountain Camping, Bat Cave NC. Does not return messages or res ond to letters. $63,244.0
Five Star Resort, Diamondhead, MS. Does not respond to letters. ‘ 397. 00
Mentone Cabin, Mentone AL. Filed Bankruptcy chapter 7. ot 102.09
Plattesburg RV Park, Plattesburg NY. Does not respond to letters. $117,234.00
st Hazards, Middle Brass, OH. Does not respond to letters. $5,874.00
River Rendevous, Mayo FL. Does not respond to letters. $130.130.00
Splash Magic Campground, Northumberland PA. We spoke with them early Feb. 2011 $237,253.00
and they are working on getting a loan to pay this.
Conestoga Wood Machinery receivables:
David Fisher, Loganton PA 4.00
Charles Groshong Co, Lancaster PA 383.00
john Hershberger, Canton MN : $664.00
Paul Jacob Hostetler, Baltic OH $754.00
Lisa Ann's Country Crafts, Denver PA 262.00
cana Mast, Locke NY $188.00
er Borthers Furniture,
Noah Detweiler, thysees: A aladdin = yan OF
Total receivables: ;
$768,327.00
T .
otal john Sensenig Assets (Actual collectible value may be significantly less): $2,727,757.00
Old Order Investment Advisory Committee “Company
Reports” to investors, March 11, 2011
COMPANY REPORTS
These reports and the known asset list on the following page we were able to gather from John's records, and
are correct to the best of our knowledge with the information at hand.
Conestoga Wood Machinery The assets of this company have been sold. There are still a few receivables in
this company (see the asset report on the following page. Also, Conestoga still has an open line of credit at
Susquehana Bank which is available for John to use. The checking account for Conestoga Wood Machinery is
the one that John used as his personal checking account over the years. His children (married and single)
had signing rights on this account and could use it whenever they wanted to.
lue-L The assets of this company have been seized by the landlord for back rent.
There is no value left in this company.
Lebanon Finished Products = This company was abandoned, and at present has tax and environmental
liabilities. The landlord has seized the assets of this company for back rent and environmental cleanup costs.
John has been insisting that borrowed money be transferred from other entities to pay for these taxes and
environmental cleanup costs.
Flintwood Metals This is an operating company. John is one third owner, and the present
operating manager, Mike Glandt, is two third owner. Mike has offered to buy John's share. We had been in
the process of negotiating a selling price before John took control, Because Flintwood Metals had borrowed
about 4.4 million dollars from Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, it is questionable what the actual value is of the
company. John had suggested earlier that the full 4.4 million debt be benevolently forgiven. Mike has
expressed disappointment that he can no longer work with the committee.
Restoration Connection All assets of this company have been sold and m f
caer ie ne ctl teadine: ost of the money transfered to
Brohnwood All assets of this company have been sold, but there is a checking account
balance (see the asset report on the following pa e). There is al i i i
Pyig edt aaah alarm 9 page) 's also $1,000 held in escrow until a few minor
Washington Street Castings This company owns significant real estat i i i
one parcel of land for more than that Property is worth. Galen and Ru T Martin emancial has a Ren pana
givena dais Lay Galen reluctantly agreed to allow the investors to ae pal OF the eee, but had not been
these remaining properties. Whether he and John wiil still honor that c
Post Saver USA The assets of thi
this com i i
balance (see the asset report on the following page). have been sold, but there is a checking account
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asset report on the following page). Several of these companies hed peumicad cer eont eas:
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Final letter from John Sensenig to investors
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Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, Inc.
$97 Cente rule Rd
New Holland, PA 17557
Paradise, PA 17562
Dear Investor 3!
This is for your ingermation,
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irreconcilable differences Mainke over the interpretction
of yariovs Jaws,
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Statement to investor with note from John Sensenig, January
2006, page 1
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Payment For
Payment with Statement of Account Activity from 01/15/2003 to 01/16/2006 re al
Account io:
Company: Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, Inc.
Type Len. Sec. Inter. Accum, Frequency Rate Start Bal. Start = Bal. End
Term 5 Year(s) NO Variable Auto Pay Interest 1 Quarter(s) 9.0000% 01/15/2003 100,000.00 100,000.00
Trans.Date Type Amount Account Balance Comments
01/15/2003 Deposit 100,000.00 100,000,00
04/16/2003 Interest 2,250.00 102,250.00 2003-01-15 to 2003-04-16
04/17/2003 Withdrawal (2,250.00) 100,000.00
07/16/2003 Interest 2,250.00 102,250.00 2003-04-17 to 2003-07-16
07/17/2003 Withdrawal (2,250.00) 100,000.00
10/15/2003 Interest 2,250.00 102.250.00 2003-07-17 to 2003-10-15
10/16/2003. Withdrawal (2,250.00) 100,000,00 j
01/16/2004 Interest 2,293.15 102,293.15 2003-10-16 to 2004-01-16
01/16:2004 Disbursed (2,293.15) 100,000.00 2003-10-16 to 2004-01-16
04/16/2004 Interest 2,243.84 102,243.84 2004-01-17 to 2004-04-16
04/16/2004 Disbursed (2,243.84) 100,000.00 2004-01-17 to 2004-04-16
| 07/16/2004 Interest 2,243.84 102,243.84 2004-04-17 to 2004-07-16
07/16/2004 Disbursed (2.24384) 100,000.00 2004-04-17 to 2004-07-16
10/16/2004 Interest 2,268.49 102,268.49 2004-07-17 to 2004-10-16
| 10/16/2004 Disbursed (2,268.49) 100,000.00 2004-07-17 to 2004-10-16
| 01/16/2005 Interest 2,268.49 102,268.49 2004-10-17 to 2005-01-16
-- +... O1/162005_. . Disbursed... - (2,288.49) 100,000.00 2004-19-17 to 2005-01-16
04/16/2005 Interest 2.219.18 102,219.18 2005-01-17 to 2005-04-18
04/16/2005 Disbursed (2,219.18) 100,000.00 2005-01-17 to 2005-04-16
07/16/2005 _—interest 2,243.84 102,243.84 2005-04-17 to 2005-07-16
07/46/2005 Disbursed (2,243.84) 100,000.00 2005-04-17 to 2005-07-16
10/16/2005 interest 2,268.49 102,268.49 2005-07-17 to 2005-10-16
10/20/2005 Withdrawal (2,268.49) 100,000.00
01/16/2006 Interest 2,270.17 102,270.17 2005-10-17 to 2006-01-16
| 01/16/2006 Disbursed (2,270.17) 100,000.00 2005-10-17 to 2006-01-16
| tt is important that you read this.
Dear Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, Inc. Investor.
| Please plan on not making any further withdrawals until as late as end of Apni.
| We are in the middle of registering with the Securities Commission. Our legal advisors estimated it will take 3 to 7 months to register.
That is the same as saying after new year until end of April.
Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, Inc. until registered cannot accept new investments, For that reason | am asking you to hold off on
withdrawals because we need new investments to pay for your withdrawals.
Statement to investor with note from John S j
ensenig, Ja y
2006, page 2 _— 9
Payment For
Payment with Statement of Account Activity from 01/15/2003 to aTiitthos
security (for Amish/Mennonite religious reasons) wanted to earn more interest to help pay fo
requested that | set this service up and to not "play with stocks”. They also requested that th
community up-building projects. | decided the only way to do this is by doing things that ban!
Over the years different things were done with the money. Currently small log cabins are bei
developed, inventions are being researched and developed, and new businesses are being
Three major inventions of international interest are nearly completed.
4. One invention is patented worldwide and is called PostSaver. We already have it partly o
extremely valuable to our investors if you allow us to complete the project by not withdrawin
completed.
2. Another invention allows for the electro-polishing of long stainless steel rods. This inventi
patent protected. Unless we can finish its patenting it is basically worthless. This invention is
method for electro-polishing long rods.
3. A third major invention allows for economically turning waste rubber tires to clean crumb
but not fully patented yet. The patent needs to be completed or it is worthless to you.
Assorted land developments Tust have their preliminary plans approved or they are worth f
Also a number of very promising new start-up businesses will fail unless you allow us to cor
money now until our registration is completed.
My overriding desire is to protect your investment.
Here is how | see it. If you demand your money now then Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, In
lawyers involved, or swamping us with mail and phone calls could make matters impossible
register and that is what we are doing. Let me repeat, if you forcefully demand your money
great deal of money.
If you have a serious emergency and need some of your money back then please write or ¢
| plan to keep you informed by mail. Please try to avoid calling me on the phone about this :
Our plan is that you delay withdrawing your mone j i i
il dolly y ng y y until we are registered. Then everything
John M. Sensenig
P.S. Your money has started many companies in th icCes:
same to happen with the current companies. tit mW andinaw
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Statement to investor with note from John Sensenig, Januar
2006, page 3
Payment For
Payment with Statement o Account Activity from 01/15/2003 to 01/16/2006
P.P.S. My understanding had been that our private Amish/Mennonite investments plar
Amish/Mennonite church brothers [who is not an investor} went out of his way to repo
to remove all doubt. During this registration process we are not allowed to take invest
withdrawals. We cannot pay withdrawals as usual because new investments are not «
keep the projects alive. You might receive some official looking mail during this registr
if you wish.
Again, please plan on not making any further withdrawals until as |
ate as end of April.
elsewhere until we are registered.
promissory Note to investor for $100,000, dated January 15,
2003.
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Pennsylvania Judgement: January 15, 2003
Five (5) vears after date, on demand, we promise to pay to the order of fu
Sisal ($100,000.00) DOLLARS at (SESE Paradise,
PA. 17562
With interest 9.00% per annum paid quarterly and without defalcation, value received.
Upon the non-payment of this note at maturity, We do hereby authorize the prothonotary or
any attorney of any court of record of the United States to appear therein and, with or
without statement filed, to confess judgement therein against me/us and in favor of the then
holder of this note, whether he be the original payee, or an assignee or endorsee thereof,
for the amount named, herein, with interest, costs of suit, release of errors, and with ten
per cent. added for collection fees, hereby waiving all right of stay of execution, inquisition
and appeal, and the benefit of any of all Jaws now or hereafter to be passed exempting real
or personal property from levy and sale on execution, and also waiving the benefit of the
present or any future insolvent laws of any state of the United States and of the present or
any future bankrupt law of the United States.
Witness my hand and seal
John M. Sensenig, president
Conestoga Log Cabin Leasin
987 Valley View Rd.
New Holland, PA 17557
717-445-4669
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PA Securities Commission, 2006
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arth your Rack when dnveating unth 2.
Your Name
Second Name (if joint)
Address
City, Stare and Zip-code
Telephone (if any)
Your Social Security Number___
Attach check to this form and show below your selection:
$ for 6% on demand note: Interest is compounded quarterly or paid quarterly (circle
one). You can invest and withdraw any amount at any time.
$ for 7% on 6 month notes: Interest is compounded quarterly or paid quarterly (circle
one). Minimum investment amount is $5,000. You may withdraw any amount at any time after 6 months.
It will continue to earn 7% interest until you withdraw it.
for 8% on 3 year notes: Interest is compounded quarterly or paid quarterly (circle
one). Minimum investment amount is $5,000. You may withdraw any amount at any time after 3 years. It
will continue to earn 8% interest until you withdraw it.
$ for 9% on 5 year notes: Interest is compounded quarterly or paid quarterly (circle
one). Minimum investment amount is $5,000. You may withdraw any amount at any time after 5 years. It
will continue to earn 9% interest until you withdraw it.
By return mail we will send you a Pennsylvania Judgment Note to give you security against everything the
company owns, These interest % rates are annual rates, You will receive 4n account statement from us at
least quarterly,
Mail or deliver this form (or scratch paper showing the above info) with your check payable to:
Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, Inc.
987 Valley View Rd,
New Holland. PA, 17557
John M. Sensenig is usually at 717-575-9007, If no answer (ry 717-445-4669
For your Jaformation This COMPANY Was set up many years ago because our older church members who
largely do not collect social security (for Amish/Mennonite reli gious reasons) wanted to earn more
interest to help pay Jor their groceries and doctor bills. They requested that we set this service up and to
not “play with stocks". We ask that only our people (Amish/Mennonite type of persons) invest here. This
arrangement is not for the veneral public. Thank you.
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FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND ORDER. 01/03/2006.
The Commission has ACCEPTED an Offer of Settlement from the Respondent.
The Summary Order to Cease and Desist issued on June 7, 2005, is
prospectively RESCINDED as to both Respondents.
Respondents are permanently BARRED from the offering or selling securities in
Pennsylvania, except pursuant to a valid registration statement declared
effective by the Commission under either Section 205 or 206 of the 1972 Act..
The Commission, by Order, imposed sanctions against the Respondents,
including the following:
- Respondents are ORDERED to pay an amount which represents investigative
and legal costs.
- Respondents are ORDERED to pay an amount which represents an
administrative assessment.
~ Respondents are ORDERED to comply with the 1972 Act, and in particular
Section 201.
The Respondent violated the 1972 Act in that the Respondents ur e not
registered to transact securities business in the Commonwealth o
ennsylvania.
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January 3, 2006
A Fistard Gorm, £9. Chairran
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Thomas A. tActhionte, Comrdagtorier
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a 3 a Joanne % Parsons, Secratary
FN
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Micrant J Byrom, Chet Counsel
PENNSYLVANIA SECURITIES COMMISSION
January 3, 2006
Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, Inc.
987 Valley View Road
New Holland, PA 17557
IN THE MATTER OF: Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, Inc.
John M. Sensenig
Docket No. 2005-04-18
Dear Gentlemen:
Enclosed is the Commission’s Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order, issued and
entered, this date, in the above-captioned matter,
We acknowledge receipt of your checks in the amount of $100,000.00 and $7,500.00 which
amount represents $7,500.00 in investigative and legal costs and $100,000.00 which amount
represents an administrative assessment.
Very yruly yours,
a
Jehn
Sttret
Enclosure
CERTIFIED MAIL ~ RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED (7005 0390 0002 9073 3187)
Eastgate Office Sullding, 2ng Ff 3 6Vi } '
R OF, 1010 North Seventh Syeet, Hamisbury, PA 17102-1440
Telephone 717-767.8061 @ Fax 717-703-106 © TDDVATAT Relay Center 1-800-654-8984
Pennsylvania Securities Commission F indings of Fact Order,
January 3, 2006, page 1
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
BEFORE THE
PENNSYLVANIA SECURITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF:
Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, Inc. : ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING
John M. Sensenig : Docket No. 2005-04-18-E
RESPONDENTS :
FINDINGS OF FACT CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND ORDER
WHEREAS, on June 7, 2005, the Pennsylvania Securities Commission
(Commission) issued a Summary Order to Cease and Desist (Summary Order), alleging
that Respondents Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, Inc. (Respondent Conestoga), and John
M. Sensenig (Respondent Sensenig) violated or were about to violate certain provisions
of the Pennsylvania Securities Act of 1972, 70 P.S. § 1-101, et seq., (1972 Act) in
connection with the offer and sale of securities inthe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, Respondents Conestoga and Sensenig, who neither admit nor
deny the Findings of Fact set forth herein, have submitted the attached Offer of Settlement
to the Commission for the Purpose of settling this proceeding and consent to the
Commission's making findings and conclusions and imposing sanctions solely for the
purpose of this proceeding and without admitting or denying the Findings of Fact and
Conclusions of Law: and
Pennsylvania Securities Commission Findings of Fact Order,
January 3, 2006, page 2
WHEREAS, based on the investigation conducted by staff of the
Commission, the Commission finds that evidence exists to support the following Findings
of Facts and Conclusions of Law:
1. Respondent Conestoga was, at all times material herein, a Pennsylvania entity
located at 987 Valley View Road, New Holland, Pennsylvania 17557.
2. Respondent Sensenig was, at all times material herein, an individual with an
address at 987 Valley View Road, New Holland, Pennsylvania 17557, and is the
President, Secretary and Treasurer of Respondent Conestoga.
FINDINGS OF FACT
Paragraphs 1 and 2 are incorporated herein by reference as if set forth in their
entirety.
4. From at least in or about January 2003 to June 2005, Respondent Conestoga
placed an advertisement (Ad) in Die Botschaft, a weekly newspaper which
serves “Old Order Amish Communities Everywhere,” and which is published in
Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
5, The Ad offered for sale several types of notes (Notes) and stated as follows:
"WE PAY 6% on demand notes, 7% on 6-month notes, 8% on 3-year notes, 9%
on 5-year notes. Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, Inc., 987 Valley View Rd., New
Holland, PA 17557, Telephone 717-575-9007, John M. Sensenig.”
6.
In or about May 2005, Respondent Sensenig orally offered the Notes far sale to
at least one (1) Pennsylvania resident (PA Resident) and stated the following:
Pennsylvania Securities Commission Findings of Fact Order,
January 3, 2006, page 3
There is no minimum investment requirement for the 6% Notes:
Both the 7% and 8% Notes have a $5,000 minimum investment
requirement; and
Cc: The money for the Notes should be sent directly to Respondent Sensenig.
7. The PA Resident was not an “accredited” investor under Section 501 of
Regulation D nor did the PA Resident have sufficient knowledge and experience
in financial and business matters to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks
of the investment; and
The PA Resident had no substantive, pre-existing relationship with Respondents
Conestoga or Sensenig.
9. From at least in or about March 1997 to June 2005, Respondent Conestoga
(through Respondent Sensenig), sold the Notes to at least 1,127 residents of
Pennsylvania, for a total amount of $39,813,270.00.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
The Notes described above are “securities” within the meaning of Section 402(t)
of the Pennsylvania Securities Act of 1972 (1972 Act), 70 P.S. § 1-1 O2(t).
Respondent Conestoga is the “issuer” of Notes described above within the
meaning of Section 102(I) of the 1972 Act, 70 P.S. § 1-102(1).
As President, Secretary and Treasurer of Respondent Conestoga, Respondent
Sensenig acted as an “affiliate” of Respondent Conestoga within the meaning of
Section 102(b) of the 1972 Act, 70 P.S. § 1-102(b), and, as such, caused
Respondent Conestoga to commit the herein stated acts which violated or were
about to violate the 1972 Act.
Pennsylvania Securities Com mission Findings of Fact Ordey,
January 3, 2006, page 4
4, The records of the Commission disclose that the Notes are (a) not registered
under Section 201 of the 1972 Act, 70 P.S. § 1-201; (b) not exempt from
registration under Section 202 of the 1972 Act, 70 P.S. § 1-202; and (c) not
federally covered securities; and further the securities transactions related to the
Notes are not exempt under Section 203 of the 1972 Act, 70 P.S. § 1-203.
5. By engaging in the acts and conduct set forth in paragraphs 1 through 9 of the
Findings of Fact, Respondents Conestoga and Sensenig offered or sold
securities in Pennsylvania that were not registered or exempt from registration, in
wilful violation of Section 201 of the 1972 Act, 70 P.S. § 1-201.
ORDER
NOW THEREFORE, the Commission further finds that it is necessary and
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of the investors, and consistent with
the purposes fairly intended by the policy and provisions of the 1972 Act to issue the
following:
AND NOW, this 3. day of __January , 2006, the Commission
ORDERS that:
1. The Offer of Settlement submitted by Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, Inc., and
John M. Sensenig is ACCEPTED;
2, The Summary Order to Cease and Desist issued on June 7, 2008, is
prospectively RESCINDED as to both Respondents Conestoga Log Cabin
Leasing, Inc., and John M, Sensenig;
3, Pursuant to Section 602, 1(b) of the 1972 Act, 70 P.S. § 1-602.1(b), Respondents
Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, Inc., and John M. Sensenig are ORDERED,
Pennsylvania Securities Commission Findings of Fact Order,
January 3, 2006, page 5
jointly and severally, to pay $7,500.00 to the "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,”
which amount represents investigative and legal costs in this matter;
4. Pursuant to Section 602.1(c) of the 1972 Act, 70 P.S. § 1-602.1(b), Respondents
Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, Inc., and John M. Sensenig are ORDERED,
jointly and severally, to pay $100,000.00 to the “Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania,” which amount represents an administrative assessment;
on
Pursuant to Section 512(a) of the 1972 Act, 70 P.S. § 1-512(a), Respondents
Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, Inc., and John M. Sensenig are permanently
BARRED from the date of this Order from:
a. offering or selling securities in Pennsylvania except pursuant to a vatid
registration statement deciared effective by the Commission under either
Section 205 or 206 of the 1972 Act, 70 P.S. § 1-205, 1-206;
6. Should Respondents Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, Inc., and/or John M.
Sensenig fail to pay the costs set forth in paragraph 3 above, and/or the
assessment set forth in paragraph 4 above, the sanctions set forth elsewhere in
the Order shail continue in full force and effect until full payment is made.
However, this provision shall not be construed as affording Respondent
Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, Inc., and John M. Sensenig the option of either
paying the costs and assessment or being indefinitely subjected to the sanctions;
7. Respondents Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, Inc., and John M. Sensenig are
ORDERED to comply with the 1972 Act and with the regulations adopted by the
Commission and in particular Section 201 thereof.
Should Respondents Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, Inc,, and John M. Sensenig
fail to comply with any and all provisions of this Order, the Commission may
Mose additional sanctions and costs and seek other appropriate relief subject
5
Pennsylvania Securities Commission Findings of Fact Order,
January 3, 2006, page 6
to Respondents’ right to a hearing pursuant to the 1972 Act; and further, such
failure may result in initiation of civil contempt proceedings under Section 509(c)
of the 1972 Act, 70 P.S. § 1-509{c) and imposition of civil monetary penalties,
s
Date issued and entered;_January 3, 2006
Pennsylvania Securities Commission Offer of Settlement
January 3, 2006, page 1
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
BEFORE THE
PENNSYLVANIA SECURITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF;
Conestoga Log Cabin Leasing, Inc. : ABMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING
John M. Sensenig : Docket No. 2005-04-18-E
RESPONDENTS _:
OFFER OF SETTLEMENT
SECTION |
Respondents Conestega Log Cabin Leasing, Inc., and John M. Sensenic,
hereinafter the “Respondents", submit this Offer of Settlement (Offer) to the Pennsylvania
Securities Commission (Commission) for the purpose of settling allegations of the staff of the
Commission that the Respondents engaged in acts and conduct in violation of the Pennsylvania
Securities Act of 1972, 70 P.S. §1-101, et seq. (1972 Act} in connection with the offer and sale
of securities in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
SECTION If
A, Respondents admit the jurisdiction of the Commission over their persons and over the
subject matter of this Offer.
B, Respondents waive hearing and rehearing, Including that provided by Section 607 of the
1872 Act, 70 P.S. § 1-607.
Cc, Respondents waive any and all review by a court of law, including that provided by
Section 607(d) of the 1972 Act, 70 P.S. § 1-807(d).
Pennsylvania Securities Com mission Offer of Settlement,
January 3, 2006, page 2
D. Respondenis, without admitting or denying the allegations therein, consent to the
issuance of and accept the appended Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order
which are incorporated herein by reference, Respondents specifically consent to the
imposition of the sanciions set forth in the Order.
E. __ All terms used but not defined herein.shall have the meaning assigned to them by the
1972 Act. .
SECTION HI
Respondents state that no promises of any kind or nature whatsoever were made
io induce tnem to make this Offer, and thas this Offer is @ voluntary act on their part.
SECTION {V
If this Offer Is acceptable to the Commission, the Provisions of the Offer shal!
becorne effective as of the date of the issuance of the appended Proposed Findings of Fact,
Conclusions of Law, and Order, Ifthe Offer is not acceptable to the Commission, the Offer shall
be ceemed withdrawn without prejudice to the Respondents.
Pennsylvania Securities Commission Offer of Settlement,
January 3, 2006, page 3
Signatures for Offer of Sattlement:
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State of Business.: PA
Registered Office Address: 987 VALLEY VIEW RD
NEW HOLLAND PA 17587-0
Lancaster
Mailing Address: No Address
Name: WILLIAM R KELLER SR
Title: President
Address: 987 VALLEY VIEW ROAD
NEW HOLLAND PA 17557-36
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Name: WILLIAM R KELLER JR
| Title: Treasurer
Address: 987 VALLEY VIEW ROAD
NEW HOLLAND PA 17897-36
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: Entity Creation Date: 9/29/2003
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Entity Number: —-§91083
Status: Active
Entity Creation Date: 1/2006
State of Business.: PA
Registered Office Address: 987 Valley View Rd
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Christiaan A. Hart Nibbrig
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Is a writer based in Lancaster County,
David N. Crill is a principal of Archangel Investigations, a private
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