User talk:Dave Ladely

Michael J. Riconosciuto: Downfall of a sociopath/psychopath/pathological liar
Michael James Riconosciuto and some members of his gang stole my concert audio system in about 1972. At the time, it was by far the largest audio system in the world, powered by Phase Linear 700 audio amplifiers and about 40 speakers. The custom made electronic crossover, built to order by Bryan T. Morrison, who worked with Bob Carver, founder of Phase Linear Corporation. Back in late 1966, I had commissioned Bob Carver to built what was then the first "super amp", a huge tube stereo amp with over 350 Watts RMS/channel, when the most powerful stereo amp was the McIntosh 275,rated at 75 watts rms/channel. In 1970, Bob Carver started a company, Phase Linear Inc, based on that tube amplifier, so the Phase Linear 700 became the the first and most powerful commercial stereo amp, which revolutionized the industry.

The Seattle Police Department discovered that Riconosciuto alerted me that Riconosciuto had put up two of my Phase Linear amplifiers as collateral for his bail after he was arrested for manufacturing PCP. He had been manufacturing PCP in large amounts (he ordered 55 gallon drums of the precusor. Riconosciuto then added buffer to the PCP and sold it. Later, he mixed a small amount of PCP to procaine, selling it as cocaine.  He made considerable money of this operation, more than enough to build a larger PA than mine.

After the police contacted me, I decided to put him out of business as a start, the began turning his life upside down. I rented a Cooks UDrive and seized the oriental rugs from his Mandala Rug Co, tools from his mechanic shop, his one-man submarine, and his older Porsch (which he registered under the false name of "Jim Fredricks".  Riconosciuto was convicted of Grand Larcenty by Possession in the winter of  1971,as I recall, in King County Superior Court.  About a month later, Riconosciuto, accompanied by members of his gang, kidnapped me at gunpoint early in the evening, forced me to a boat, a "Sweet 16" Evinrude,powered by a 130 hp outboard.  They took me to mid Puget Sound and demanded that I sign a receipt for the PA system they stole from me.  I refused to comply, telling him that this was a stupid move and a "big mistake".  He gang knew he stole my PA and refused to help him kill me by throwing my overboard.  They wanted off the boat, sos he let them go.  Then,he took me to a slip at Day Island, near Tacoma, and then dropped me off at home. Bryan Morrion was there, so I asked for his help. The boat was registered to an alias, so drove to Day Island, and seized the boat. I purchased a trailer from an ad in the Seattle Times, then retrieved the boat and parked it in my yard. A few days later, Someone fired a shot at me as I was backing out of my driveway. I immediately backed out and sought the culprit, but my 1964 Falcon station wagon could not catch the culprit's car. I reported it to police, who dug in the dirt in the hill, where they found the bullet.

The BNDD contacted me for help. They were very worried as they had failed to connect Riconosciuto directly to any of the drugss. They believed he had used the one man submarine to stash the drugs somewhere along the Duamish River. They didn't know I had already seized his one man submparine,so I suggested the look around the water near the trap door. The scuba diver found a large pipe, which contained the dope, along with the plastic baggie, which had his prints. A few months after that, Riconosciuto went to Federal Court in Seattle on the drug manufacturing charge. During the trial, I sent a large "Bon Voyate" wreath to him. The Seattle Post Intelligence article, "Bizzare Events at Trial" Described the happy event, describing the "huge" wreath, festooned with yellow streamers and daffodils (the theme was "yellow". I sent snacks to the prosecution's witnesses.  He had lost Jaime, his wife after she discovered what he did. Her rather, Lester Wooteen, had been arrested as an accomplice.  I believe charges against him were dropped.

Riconosciuto moved to LA after he was released. He continued his illicit dope manuacturing. So, I waited, and when he moved to the Shelton, WA area and was again arrested, I prepared a welcome back. Another "bon voyage" wreath, not as large as before, in the shape of an anchor, with lillys. After he was busted again, on a "buy", and his dope "lab" was discovered in the woods in eastern Washington. After his conviction, I wrote a dissertation for  Mr. Montgomery, who was preparing a pre-sentence report. The DEA told me that they had been after Riconosciuto since 1968, when he was meth and acting as an a drug informant, turning in his competitors. He was doing the same after he move from LA to Hurcules. He moved to Shelton, Washington after a bad batch of synthetic heroin permanently paralyzed some customers. That started a whole new source for me to relay if anyone is interested. By the way, he was eligible for a reduction of his 30 year sentence, but it turned out that the 3rd felony caused him to be inelibigle. That warmed my heart. Dave Ladely; email: DaveLadely@aol.com206-354-0857 PS. Riconosciuto was trying to get a copy of the software designed to track criminals. He loved to play "hide and seek" with authorities. All of his stories are wild goose chases that tickle his contempt for anyone who believes him. 2601:601:200:C0:1FB:5761:9821:282 (talk) 07:08, 29 September 2023 (UTC)