Victims

Real damage to real people

Victim List

Like most con men, Chad Golem's victims mean nothing to him. His capacity for remorse or guilt is non-existent, a characteristic prevalent in many con men. In his eyes, victims are like the images at the top of this page, nameless, faceless, just marks in his con game to be taken advantage of and manipulated. The reality though is that these are real, hard working, everyday people with families to feed and employees to pay. People much like your neighbors and friends. They were just unlucky to have run into Mr. Golem. The sad part is that many of Mr. Golem's victims were people who knew him and had the greatest amount of trust in him. Ultimately, these victims also ended up suffering the biggest losses, both financially and emotionally.

For a good example of how Mr. Golem views his victims and attempts to shape the narrative into his own version of reality, listen to this audio recording from the end of a meeting with Mr. Golem and one of his victims. Of course Mr. Golem doesn't know that this victim has already talked to other victims and knows the truth.


Chad's version of reality.

Remarkably, in Mr. Golem's version, no one lost money, everyone "profited significantly", and he will ultimately be the party that bears the losses. Essentially, in his version, he is the victim and his clients are the ungrateful beneficiaries of his actions. This of course is the exact opposite of the truth, but as all of his victims have found, the truth matters little to Mr. Golem.

Below is a partial list of victims during the last several years, including corporate/financial victims. He steals from anyone and everyone. Don't let yourself become a victim.

Owners

  • Paragon America
  • Paragon Capital Ventures
  • Turnkey Construction
  • Cascade Property Investments
  • Paragon Pacific
  • Miknor

Subcontractors

  • Mentor Lumber
  • Geauga Drilling and Supply
  • Roesch Heating and Cooling
  • H & K Gutters and Roofing
  • Sunshine Window and Door Mfg.
  • ABBC Contracting, LLC
  • Bella Stone
  • Task Management Group

Employees

  • Dennis G
  • JB
  • Nick
  • Dale
  • Nick R

Financial Institutions/Other

  • Citizens Bank
  • Citibank
  • PNC Bank
  • Ohio Mutual Insurance
  • Chase BP Private Label
  • HSBC Bank
  • NTB/Citibank North America
  • Unifund CCR
  • GECC - Sam's Club
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