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Good day of work scheduled, and hopefully a bike ride - rather - will be a bike ride!
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Douglas’s plea, though, revealed for the first time the broad geographic scope of the operation. In response to questions from U.S. District Court Judge Leonie M. Brinkema, Douglas, holding one hand behind his back, acknowledged that a Saks Fifth Avenue in Richmond and Nordstrom at King of Prussia Mall in Pennsylvania were among the stores the group hit.
Locally, Douglas admitted to being involved in robberies at the Michael Kors store at the Tysons II Galleria, the Chanel boutique at the Galleria’s Neiman Marcus store and Belleview Jewelers on Belle View Boulevard near Richmond Highway in Alexandria, among others.
He acknowledged smashing the glass case at the Tourneau store at the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City on March 19 and taking more than $503,000 in jewelry.
And he admitted to serving as the getaway driver for the robbery of the Cartier store on Wisconsin Avenue in Chevy Chase — a particularly notable role, given that a D.C. police officer who spotted the getaway car crashed while following it.
Although Douglas acknowledged as a part of his plea that the group of robbers included at least five people, he and Davis are the only ones to have been publicly charged so far.
Douglas is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 8.
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Daniel Gorfine, director of financial markets policy and legal counsel at the Milken Institute, a Santa Monica, Calif.-based think tank that investigates innovations in capital markets, has co-authored several reports on the JOBS Act and securities crowdfunding. "There are certain things that make crowdfunding and franchising a natural fit," he says. "Number one, the size of the investment from the franchisee is not so great that it would exceed the $1 million limit. Next, most franchisees aren't interested in seeking late-stage investments like some small businesses. Having tens or hundreds of shareholders sometimes scares away venture capital groups, but that doesn't really matter here.
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Gorfine also believes crowdfunding could become a novel way for franchisors to screen candidates and assess demand for their products. "There could be a situation in which a franchisor does a prequalification contingent on a candidate being able to successfully raise money from crowdsourcing," he says. "A franchisor could get feedback about how desirable a particular franchise would be in a certain location. The local community could tell them if they want a coffee shop on this corner or not. They could tell a franchisee, 'If you raise a certain dollar amount or number of investors, we'll be able to do a transaction with you.'"
Jonathan Sandlund, who runs online research and advocacy platform TheCrowdCafe, contends that crowdfunding could be a major step forward for equal opportunity. "This has an enormous potential to bring access to capital to franchisees without networks of wealth," he says. "Banks are really pulling back, and right now if you need $50,000 or $150,000 to start a franchise, you have to be wealthy or be connected to wealthy friends and family to get it. This will put people on equal footing."