LAT Blog/ Schenter response: Cars "for other women"? And where is Smart Bullets, Inc.?
From the FULL TEXT of his email to the LA Times, the very first paragraph (emphasis added):
I was very insulted in that you co-authored an article titled, "USC investigating tailback Joe McKnight’s use of vehicle" and "rushed" to publish it without comments from myself. My personal life was put in the open without the opportunity to comment (I had to disclose to my wife of the other cars I have purchased or helped buy for other women). I will make a few comments and will also be forwarding my comments to Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times, and other news organizations that I feel should hear from me so they may publish or have it for their records.
Anybody else want to check on what any other $C players' girlfriends are driving?
M
UPDATE (N): Here is the screenshot of the text:
Just in case it gets changed up. This is a very interesting observation indeed. GO BRUINS.
UPDATE II (M): This gets even weirder, folks.
The link to Mr. Schenter's response is already included above, but here's another notable excerpt (boldface and italics in original):
More information, Johanna Michelle Beltran (Editor's note: This is McKnight's girlfriend and mother of his 10-month-old son) is a long time family friend and is an employee of Smart Bullets Inc. Smart Bullets Inc. has a patent to turn nuclear wastes into valuable metals, eliminating nuclear wastes and actually turning it into usable materials. The company also, called Smart Bullets because a protein (monoclonal antibody) attaches to a medical isotope (radiation) and attaches itself to the cancer cell and shoots off the radiation only attacking the cancer cell without hurting the healthy cells (this being a smart bullet)! My father, Dr. Robert Schenter, ex-director of National Association of Cancer Patients is the chief scientist and world authority on medical isotop [sic] production. We are looking to use this technology for AIDS/HIV, arthritis, cancer, and other diseases.
One catch, though. Go to the official website for the California Secretary of State website at ss.ca.gov , go to the "California Business Search" option, and punch in "smart bullets". You know what you get? This:
No results matched the search term : "Smart Bullets"
Here is the link to the search portal -- try it yourself. More after the jump.
Now, Mr. Schenter says in his response to the LA Times that he is a UW fan. OK, then -- here is the link to the Washington Secretary of State website at http://www.sos.wa.gov/corps/search.aspx . If you punch in a search for entities that contain "smart bullets", you get this page (emphasis added):
SMART BULLETS INCORPORATED
UBI Number 601822066
Category REG
Profit/Nonprofit Profit
Active/Inactive Inactive
State of Incorporation WA
Date of Incorporation 09/29/1997
Expiration Date 09/30/2007
Dissolution Date 01/02/2008
Registered Agent Information
Agent Name ROBERT E SCHENTER
Address 7203 W DESHUTES AVE
City KENNEWICK
State WA
ZIP 99336
SO, let's see if we have this straight: Mr. Schenter (assuming this e-mail was legitimately sent by him) specifically claims that Ms. Beltran is "an employee of Smart Bullets Inc." Per the CA Secretary of State website, "Smart Bullets, Inc." is apparently NOT listed as a registered corporation in California. Per the WA Secretary of State website, an entity named "Smart Bullets, Inc." DISSOLVED in January 2008.
Are we missing something here?
M
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Thanks, man.
Server’s been down at the office ALL WEEKEND, so I haven’t had time to do a full organized breakdown of Schenter’s response.
There is WAY too much in this thing. The guy says he is not involved in marketing, BUT he also says he wants to be known for his investment and marketing expertise? WTF???
M
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
lol
No worries. Haven’t had the time to delve into it much due to traveling and the Holidays (hmm … may be this story broke this time of the year just by design?). I’d bet the breakdown you can do on this is more than anything the entire national media will be able to do.
And he really doesn't want to be known as working for his employer...
Great way to impress the folks in the office so they will promote you and/or send clients to your United States China Unsportsmanlike School of Cheats Marketing business.
Actually
If others see certain things that seem inconsistent in Schenter’s “response” might as well post them in this thread. We can then aggregate all the questions and inconsistencies in post.
Nestor, you forget that questions & inconsistencies do not apply to Troy.
Look how much Menelaus has aggregated, and how severe the resulting sanctions have been.
Does anyone have a photo of this guy? It sure sounds like he really is...
Baghdad Bob, back in business for Southern Cal!
Nestor, you should get an RSS feed from this guy for us.
Every time he says something about Troy is bound to be worth the read!
Could someone do a recap please?
Just about everything that has been posted has been (a) funny, (b) impossible to believe and © actual quotes from the principals. It would be helpful if one of you smart guys would do a summary without inserting any editorial comments or jokes or anything like that. The actual story and the actual quotes are funny enough.
BULLETIN: Schenter a finalist for open USC Presidency
Search Committee said to be impressed by the quality of expression and inventiveness demonstrated by his e-mail to the Times.
He's already disqualified
because he didn’t have enough misspellings in the letter nor used the word “like” in every sentence.
Another possibility
How about Inmate Simpson—he can’t spell, he is the most well known trojan alumnus on the face of the earth and he has a lot of free time on his hands.
I just hate
disclosing to my wife all of the cars I’ve purchased for other women.
It makes for lots of ‘splaining to do. But hey, that’s just another day in the life in the United States of China.
Honey, we have a problem.....
I’m waiting for golf clubs and crashed SUVs. This could be a new trend.
Another tidbit to add to the mix
I found this in something called “The Wiz of Odds.com.”
“Schenter’s LinkedIn account says he is president of TeslaVision, but a person who answered the phone at the Kirkland, Wash., headquarters said Schenter no longer worked for the company.
Beltran and Jaiden attended the Trojans’ game in September at Washington. McKnight said he didn’t know who paid for their transportation to the game in Seattle."
Communication between couples works different in the trOJan community. McBrains doesn’t know how his baby’s momma got to Seattle, and Schenter finally has to disclose to his wife all the cars that he’s bought for other women.
Also, everyone who thinks that this guy is actually in South Africa putting together a big deal please raise your hands. Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Anyone?
Tesla Vision in recent trouble
http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=1021533
“SEC Revokes Registration Of Tesla Vision
09/11/2009
An Administrative Law Judge has issued an Order Making Findings and Revoking Registrations by Default in Manakoa Services Corp. (Tesla Vision Corp.). The Order Instituting Proceedings (OIP) alleged that the company repeatedly failed to file required annual and quarterly reports while their securities were registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Default Order finds these allegations to be true as to Tesla Vision Corp. and revokes the registrations of each class of registered securities of the company pursuant to Section 12(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.”
His Father, Dr. Robert Schenter, if it is his father, seems legit ...
However, in this case, the apple appears to have fallen far from the tree.
Not to be a wet blanket
but the guy actually sounds mentally ill to me. I think he might seriously be delusional.
"when you've seen how big the world is, how can you make due with this?"
by silverlakebruin on Dec 21, 2009 9:18 AM PST reply actions
One additional net hit
Schenter from Smart Bullets Inc was a speaker at a nuclear conference in 2008 (after the dissolution date in Washington cited above), so it’s possible that the company is now based somewhere else
a Google link led me to
a thread on Schenter on an SC blog. Interesting stuff as long as you can suffer through the pain of the ketchup and mustard color scheme.
pic of the car
with (supposedly) girlfriend driving it here. “Update” link from this page is interesting as well.
http://news.lalate.com/2009/12/19/johana-michelle-beltran-photo/
don't know why
Just tried it twice after reading your comment – worked both times. Maybe try opening it in a new tab??
dead for me now too
Here’s a link to it through Google cache that (at least for me) works still:
http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:BfaIP7zxRekJ:news.lalate.com/2009/12/19/johana-michelle-beltran-photo/%22JohanaMichelle+Beltran%22+site:lalate.com&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
and Google’s cache of their Schenter page:
http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:ZOuJmnounc4J:news.lalate.com/2009/12/19/exclusive-joe-mcknight-scott-schenter/+Schenter+site:lalate.com&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
“Preview” shows me that SBN isn’t making the entire link live, so you’ll either need to copy-and-paste the full addresses (up to and including =us) into your browser or search Google for
“Johana Michele Beltran” site:lalate.com
and
schenter site:lalate.com
and click Google’s “cache” link. Handy for tracking down dead links!
Is it worth the research?
I mean we all know that nothing is going to happen to McKnight
Formerly ucla13_usc9
by 03rdn9 on Dec 21, 2009 10:08 AM PST via mobile reply actions
+1
or to USC
If anything, their ‘institution’ will say something like,
“We now know that Joe McNight owns a golf club. So we’re punishing our women’s golf team by taking away a scholarship.”
Sounds like Trojan logic to me.
by longbordr52 on Dec 21, 2009 10:12 AM PST up reply actions
I was VERY tempted.
But professional sports writers have made better TW jokes than I can.
by longbordr52 on Dec 21, 2009 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
What if a second player shows up with an SUV?
I so hope this spreads to more than one person. Force the NCAA to actually do something….
Can this get sent on to the NCAA?
Someone needs to show them this research because they clearly won’t be doing it.
I know it's blasphemy, but
I looked at the toejam blog site for sbnation to see their reaction.
They’re turning their backs on Joe McNight. Looks like the SCum fans of the Earth have found their scapegoat to throw all their scandals on. Let’s see if their ‘institution’ follows suit.
I did the same, longbordr
It doesn’t pass the smell test even with those guys, who still think Timmeh is pure as the driven snow. But watch their quick reversal of position if it suddenly develops that this story is going to get some institutional discipline for their Deity, the football team and its leader, St. Cheatie.
This whole thing is like a marriage of Bushgate and Jarretgate
Bush’s parents got free rent to live in a nice, safe home.
McKnight’s child and girlfriend got a nice, safe car to drive in.
Jarret got to live in housing partially subsidized by someone else.
McKnight’s girlfriend and child get to drive in the nice, safe car with payments partially subsidized by someone else.
Some things never change.
by bornagainbruin on Dec 21, 2009 10:54 AM PST reply actions
found a PDF with Smart Bullets located in Portland
“Robert E. Schenter
Smart Bullets, Inc., 2521 SW Luradel Street, Portland, OR 97219
”mailto:reschenter@comcast.net">reschenter@comcast.net"
by BruinTailgater on Dec 21, 2009 10:56 AM PST reply actions
Of course
Only the most highly respected companies us a comcast address for their email.
by Insomnia333 on Dec 21, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions
Must be running his biz out of his garage
Here’s a picture of the address for Smart Bullets, Inc that was listed in the pdf.

Oh no, but don't you get it?
It only looks like a house. In reality, Mr. Schenter has patented a cloaking device that he has put over his factory. It’s generating million-dollar deals as we speak in South Africa.
Furthermore, he actually got the technology for this product from the aliens there in District 9.
by longbordr52 on Dec 21, 2009 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
Only three garages...
of course he has to find other places to keep his cars! It’s just coincidence that all the others happen to be with women his wife didn’t know about!
Don't jump to conclusions, Tailgater
Sure, McSUV’s baby’s momma is a secretary for Smart Bullets. (Apparently Scenter fils doesn’t have one of those Smart Bullets plugged into his cerebral cortex anywhere, but I digress.) Sure, Smart Bullets is in Portland. She just telecommutes. Her supervisor is Senora Ross, and funny thing, Ms. Beltran always gets A’s on her performance reviews. I always found it extremely helpful when my secretary wasn’t actually in the office. It made it so much easier for her to screen my calls, to coordinate depos, etc.
I’m sure there is a simple explanation for this. McKnight just forgot which car from which booster to which of his girlfriends he was supposed to register. And Vice President Magoo forgot to check with Cheatie Petie and see which registration document was the most thoroughly laundered when he said McKnight was mistaken. And …, well, you know what I mean.
One other thought
I would sure like to get a look at the phone records for Mr. Schenter’s various phones and texts and e-mails, and those of the just$c* athletic department. It would not surprise me in the least if Mr. Schenter’s next message sounded a little more erudite, nor would it surprise me to find the original draft somewhere in just$c*’s legal department.
Seen anything from Ms. Beltran?
I have a few questions to ask her. Maybe call and leave a message at Smart Bullets. It would be nice to see a pay stub or two from Smart Bullets.
I also wonder if anyone has called the Assessor’s office to find out just what Mr. Schenter does for them.
Alchemy
Nuclear waste into valuable metals? I would like to know the process for that.
I was thinkingt he EXACT same thing
i’ve studied some environmental science (though I admit I know far from enough), but this process doesn’t exactly sound feasible.
It seems more like those products that say ‘take this pill and it’ll cure your cancer! It’s patented and tested by scientists!" – Then they have some young, ripped actor wearing a doctor’s coat from the 99cent store saying why he promotes it.
by longbordr52 on Dec 21, 2009 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
Actually, spent nuclear fuel can be reprocessed into something valuable...
…Weapons grade Plutonium
This is bigger than just a sports SCandal, people. It would appear SUC is now nothing more than a money laundering front for a renegade despot named Scott Schenter, which is of course an alias. I’ve attached his actual picture below:

Mr. Schenter's business which takes him to South Africa is Busivision
Look it up on the web. It actually looks like it’s a pretty nifty product. I don’t quite know how it generates a multi-million dollar deal, but maybe it’s legit. I tried a business search for it with the Calif Secretary of State, but got nowhere.
"United States China Marketing" my butt...
if Busivision is his business, then I’d think this page on the BusiVison Sports site is a bit telling for Mr. Schenter’s interests…
ok, so there’s one Beijing 2008 bit of paraphanelia… other than that.. it looks pretty much like a springboard for 4joemcknight.com
load the spaceship with the rocket fuel... load it with the warriors...
Hmmmm...
Many of the ‘products’ displayed on the BusiVision Sports site just happen to match web sites registered by Schenter – and not just 4joemcknight.com. From his email to the LATimes:
I own so many website domains that I only purchased www.4joemcknight.com (didn’t renew) because I thought it was clever along with the many other ones I own/owned. Michelle Beltran knew nothing of this website. I also have uscmarketing.com, uclalove.com (where’s the Kevin Love article), stanfordindians.com, 24kobe.com, airkobe.com, trumpcancer.com, shaqcancer.com, caltchbeavers.com, uscromeo.com, and for Scott Wolf, amandaflugrad.com.
4joemcknight.com: 4 Joe McKnight pictures on the page, and a toejam logo as well
uscmarketing.com: 4 McKnight pix, toejam logo, $C* player dunking on KL, and a bonus pic of Bush as a pro
uclalove.com: picture of Kevin Love (getting dunked on by Davon Jefferson – not the best hype for him!)
2 Kobe sites: airkobe.com logo
Coincidence? Doubtful.
What exactly is that product?
I wasn’t aware the marketing crappy animated .GIFs was a career option. I should have looked in to this. When I was 13.
Tuesday will be an interesting day
That’s the day he said he would be back from Neptune, I mean, from South Africa, and would set the record straight.
Maybe we can help him. What sort evidence would he have to show to be able to demonstrate that everything is entirely legal, ethical, moral and not in violation of any ncaa edicts? There are lots of lawyers here. Suppose you’re repping brother Schenter and you’re going to trial tomorrow. What evidence would you get ready to show the jury?
First, I would want to show that Ms. Beltran is a bonafide employee of a bonafide company. So who exactly does she work for – what company. How many other employees work for the company? What does she do that made her stand out such that Mr. Schenter would help her buy not just a car, but a Landrover valued at probably $35K. (I’m working on a case now involving a Landrover with upgrades such that the owner is claiming it’s worth $97K.) So I would start with Ms. Beltran’s CV, and describe what she does and how well she does it such that it would be logical for Mr. Schenter to buy a car, give it to her, and get payments of $500 a month.
Second, I would make sure that there is no question but that the deal between Mr. Schenter and Ms. Beltran was totally legit. I would produce the contract showing that Mr. Schenter has a right to get $500 a months or to get the car back if there’s a default on the payments. The terms of that contract might be less stringent depending on how good an employee Ms. Beltran was.
Third, I would provide evidence that she had indeed been an old family friend. I would want to show evidence that Mr. Schenter and his family had known Ms. Beltran and her family long before Cheatie Petie sent that original limo to pick up McKnight.
Fourth, it would be helpful to my demonstration of Mr. Schenker’s credibility to show that he has provided lots of cars to lots of women who do not have just$c* athletes as boyfriends. That would be a good list to provide.
Fifth, I would immediately offer up Mr. Schenker to take a polygraph test on any and all subjects, including any links to any sports agents or wannabe sports agents.
Sixth, I would provide as much detail as anyone could possibly want to show how much income is generated from my client’s many business interests to make it possible for him to provide all these cars to all these women. This would include an explanation as to why Mr. Schenker still works for the Tax Assessor’s office. I’m sure the County tax payers would want to be assured that he’s not making so much at the County that he can afford all this.
That’s the start of my list.
Let's Keep it Simple, Fox
We all know that somehow it will take years for the NCAA to gather all that information. How about starting with an inspection of the document ’SC claims to have from McKnight describing how his ride was bought and paid for and then getting McKnight to admit, under oath, that he actually submitted it (after he has already gone on record saying he knows nothing about it). It sounds like the ’SC administration has already been caught out in a lie and McKnight will have absolutely no incentive to change his story.
That's my list if I'm representing Mr. Schenter
If I’m repping just$c*, I say nothing, and if pressed, I deny ever having heard of Joe McKnight. I find “the matter is under investigation so I can’t talk about it” to be all that I would allow my trOJan client to say. (Of course, in this context, “Can’t” means “won’t.” if we talk about it, we have to acknowledge that it exists.
Even our former FJM friends are not fooled by this dude
As Ken Tremendous’s Twitter feed shows.
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