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	'Divers helping divers' or DAN corporate criminals helping themselves to your money? Powered by CDNN - CYBER DIVER News Network Down but not quite out: Sacked DAN CEO Pete Bennett contemplates DAN's mission... After years of bitter in-fighting and an ugly 18-month legal battle, Divers Alert Network - DAN - has finally ousted Peter Bennett, the tainted, self-aggrandizing, scandal-plagued president and CEO of the world's only dive safety non-profit transformed into an off-shore tax-evading insurance company. Bennett, who allegedly spent member funds for his personal benefit, attempted to transfer DAN corporate assets to a company he secretly owned, and mismanaged DAN's global network, finally agreed to step down after cutting a private retirement deal with DAN's Board of Directors. According to court documents, Bennett was demanding a golden parachute worth nearly $1 million. Whatever "pay me, I'll stop being a pain in the ass" deal Bennett (who insists on being addressed as "Dr" Bennett although he is not a medical doctor) actually finagled out of DAN and court-appointed mediators, DAN members will have to pick up the tab for Bennett's posh retirement and legal bills rumored to be in excess of half a million dollars. Understandably, DAN members are unamused by efforts to silence criticism "because the insurance company made tons of money". Many are now asking why they should continue to support an organization that has drifted away from its original safety mission, abused the trust of its members, squandered donations on travel junkets and other lavish expenditures, and launched a global network run by Bennett's greedy cronies who meet annually to squabble over territory, compare sleezy off-shore tax-evasion strategies and launch fear campaigns aimed at scaring divers into buying more DAN insurance. Go to Deep Trouble: Peter Bennett goes down for ripping off DAN >>> What our readers are saying about 'Divers helping divers or DAN corporate criminals helping themselves to your money?' 06-01-11 Edwin - Insured by DAN? Sorry, you're not covered... 05-12-21 Stephanie - DAN's medical hotline does not work... 04-10-26 Caroline - DAN is a business--hiding profits offshore is contemptible... 04-10-10 SOB - DAN's accomplishments are insignificant... 04-05-17 David C - The DAN Plan: Parting fools from their money... 04-03-18 T Williams - Chip of the old block?... 04-02-15 C Vargas - Don't support DAN--don't support thieves... 04-02-13 Eric - Disagree--they saved a friend... 04-02-08 Sue Martin - Paul is right--DAN's emergency hotline is worthless... 04-01-16 Paul G - DAN's emergency "medical" hotline almost killed my buddy... 03-12-27 Colin - DAN is more than just a business--it's a sleezy tax scam... 03-10-10 Alan Soriano - DAN is a business. Don't like it? Don't buy their products... 03-09-05 P Larson - Scubapro's Mamdouh Ashour could fill Bennett's dirty shoes... 03-08-26 Teresa Mars - Enjoying another's misery... 03-08-25 Ken Wells - Peter Bennett is a scumbag--Bill Hamilton is a wimp... 03-08-22 Dale Treadway - To Teresa Mars... 03-08-01 Teresa Mars - I totally disagree with Carol Robbins... 03-07-30 Rodney - Bill Hamilton should be ashamed of himself... 03-07-28 Carol Robbins - Jennifer Strom's anti-Bennett rant is getting boring... 03-07-26 Lewis - Attn: Peter Bennett - GIVE UP!... 03-06-04 Brad T - Planning to cancel my DAN membership... 03-05-24 Stan J - I also didn't know DAN has been financing Holt's antics... 03-05-04 Robyn - No more DAN for me--just got my DiveAssure insurance... 03-04-29 Martin B - Thanks for the diver alert on DAN's eco crimes... 03-04-10 Shawn O'Keefe - Bennett was screaming all the way to the bank... 03-04-04 Marlon Hainsworth - Put Another Dollar Into the DAN scam... 03-03-28 Lyle - Bennett, Covington and Wachholz are crooks... 03-03-25 Ian - DAN sucks--they are completely irrelevant to dive safety... 03-03-24 Dave - Just canceled my DAN membership--don't want to support Holt... 03-03-21 Elliot Foley - I didn't know DAN has been supporting Holt's scams... 03-03-17 Barry L - DAN's "dirty Peter" should have been cut off years ago... 03-03-15 Clive - Don't give DAN your money if you oppose harassing marine life... 03-03-13 Ben D - DAN doesn't get my money--their support of Holt is one reason... 03-03-12 David M - DAN is reckless--they promote dangerous, illegal thrill diving... 03-03-11 Clive - Divers Alert Network finances harassment of marine life... 03-03-09 David M - Why is DAN giving our money to scammers like Greg Holt?... 03-03-09 Bill P - Who cares! So DAN is into $$$--so what?... 03-03-08 Steve Foster - DAN finally posted the PADI recall... 03-03-05 Cynthia W - DAN deliberately conceals details about dive accidents... 03-03-03 Dylan - Forget about it--DAN does not make diving safer... 03-03-02 Tom W - Bennett is a jerk and DAN is wrong to defend his scams... 03-02-27 Ron Barker - DAN's insurance is overpriced... 03-02-25 Saul Mayol - DAN is unworthy of public support... 03-02-25 Charlie - Bennett should be forced to pay back money he ripped off... 03-02-24 Bonnie - DAN is another Enron... 03-02-24 Barb - Just like PADI--always pointing to the bottom line to justify scams... 03-02-23 Ken Anderson - DAN's mission is to cover up dive safety problems... 03-02-22 Roscoe Ortiz - Bill Hamilton's spin on DAN scams is just sickening... 03-02-20 Alex - DAN sold out to marketing interests and get rich quick schemes... 03-02-20 Dylan - Peter Bennett vs John Cronin for control of the dive mafia... 03-02-19 Carol V - Why hasn't DAN announced the PADI recall?... 03-02-17 Ben D - Bennett is a loser and DAN is a PADI wannabe... 03-02-16 Gary Finnegan - Don't expect DAN to clean house--it won't happen... 03-02-15 Bruce B - DAN vs PADI and we all lose... 03-02-14 Thomas S - Money, money, money... 03-02-14 Derek - DAN is no longer relevant to the diving community... 03-02-14 Cynthia W - Think Mother Teresa on cocaine at Studio 54... 03-02-13 Julianne - Boycott DAN--Buy DiveAssure insurance... 03-02-12 Barry - DAN's research has not made diving safer... 03-02-12 J Chapman - Bennett, Orr and Wachholz ruined DAN... 03-02-11 Dylan - DAN is lying--it's a cover up... 03-02-10 William M - Bennett deserves a golden shower, not a golden parachute... 03-02-10 Roscoe Ortiz - DAN worldwide cooperation--BULLSH*T... 03-02-09 Aaron Valensky - "Conflict and Growth at DAN"--Stalin would be proud... 03-02-08 Beverly J - DAN's international system is a disorganized mess... 03-02-08 Alex Paulson - I also prefer DiveAssure insurance... 03-02-07 Ron Barker - Have you seen DAN's web site news? What a hoot!... 03-02-07 Becky S - Shirley is right--DAN cannot be trusted-we need a change... 03-02-07 Anthony - How much does DAN spend on marketing & public relations?... 03-02-06 Nick M - DAN is lying again--Membership fees are donations... 03-02-06 Erika - I agree with Ned Watson--Hamilton is a jerk... 03-02-05 Walter - Non-profit?  What a joke!... 03-02-05 Russell James - Why is DAN hiding Bennett's "golden parachute"... 03-02-05 Kevin H - Chris Wachholz is even worse than Bennett... 03-02-04 Lee Stevens - Is PADI calling the pot black?... 03-02-04 Greg T - DAN should learn from NASA & stop circling the wagons... 03-02-03 Clive Darrow - These days, DAN's "mission" is making money... 03-02-03 Martin - "Normal growning pains"? BALONEY... 03-02-03 Ellen - Who paid for DAN's multi-million dollar building?... 03-02-03 Matt C - DAN is lying--they tried to cover up Bennett's lawsuit... 03-02-02 Carol Hayashi - DAN's letter is unconvincing... 03-02-02 Cindi - DAN's 990 IRS filing is on the internet... 03-02-02 Teresa Mars - Bennett helped Hughes whitewash Wave Dancer deaths... 03-02-01 Ned Watson - "Honor Bennett?" C'mon Hamilton--not again... 03-02-01 K Borg - DAN insurance is CRAP--their emergency tel is worse... 03-01-31 Steven Picardi - What are the alternatives to DAN insurance... 03-01-31 Richard Turner - "Entrepreneurial spirit" or corporate thug?... 03-01-31 Ian M - DAN & Bennett fighting over money? So much for the mission... 03-01-31 Shirley Boyer - We need a new non-profit organization to help divers... 03-01-30 Spencer Harris - Fair enough Bill. No transparency? No donations... 03-01-30 K J - Bullsh*t!!! DAN's growth was fueled by the 90's boom in diving... 03-01-30 Barry Lawson - PATHETIC! Obviously the corruption at DAN is systemic... 03-01-29 Karl Denninger - Is DAN still lying?  You judge!... 03-01-29 Renee Duncan - To CDNN: Please find copies of two letters from DAN... 03-01-28 M Schacht - 'Lining your own pockets' violates non-profit laws... 03-01-28 M J - The measley 2 percent DAN spends on research is a tax SCAM... 03-01-27 Ivan - "DAN--The Name You Can Trust" I don't think so... 03-01-27 Clive Darrow - Bennett should definitely be prosecuted... 03-01-26 Ellen R - You can also count me among the ex-DAN supporters... 03-01-26 Dave Cameron - I agree with Raymond--DiveAssure is better than DAN... 03-01-25 Nigel Winslow - Put Bennett's name on a public toilet... 03-01-25 Bill P - So Bennett was trying to line his own pockets--so what?... 03-01-25 Terry - Without transparency, I will not support DAN... 03-01-24 Mark T - The DAN Plan is YOU pay for our African safaris... 03-01-24 Jorge C - DAN's international system sucks... 03-01-24 Paul Hanson - Why does DAN have non-profit status?... 03-01-23 Karen S - How does research on diabetics make diving safer for me?... 03-01-23 Raymond - DiveAssure is better than DAN's insurance... 03-01-22 Ben D - Give Bennett the Rolex Thug of the Year Award... 03-01-22 Pablo L - Why did this rip-off go on for so long?... 03-01-22 Rachel - I voted to boycott DAN... 03-01-22 Barbara Williams - DAN's Board of Directors failed... 03-01-21 RB - How much does DAN spend on research?... 03-01-21 Daniel - DAN's non-profit safety advocate image is a charade... 03-01-21 Roscoe O - Why am I not surprised after DAN's Wave Dancer stunt?... 03-01-21 Sarah D - Peter Bennett is a common thief... 03-01-21 Cathy Moore - DAN's emergency telephone system doesn't work... 03-01-21 Jamie - DAN's scams show that it's easy to part fools from their money... 03-01-20 David Martinez - DAN spent less on research than they paid Bennett... 03-01-20 Don M - Strom's article is excellent but she's wrong about Wachholz... 03-01-20 Karl - DAN insurance isn't bad but PADI insurance is the best... 03-01-20 Mario Cirelli - So DAN is running a tax-evasion scam in the Caymans?... 03-01-20 Aaron Valenski - What do corporate profits have to do with a non-profit?... 03-01-19 Sheila - Bennett's on the way out--forget about it... 03-01-19 Jason Farnsworth - PADI & DiveSafe insurance better than DAN... 03-01-19 Terry - Bennett ripped off DAN members--DAN should not hide it... 03-01-19 Leo McBride - They should have fired Bennett at least 10 years ago... 03-01-19 Marilyn - What about DAN insurance--is it worth buying?... 03-01-19 George Carson - Bennett is an overpaid wanker who ruined DAN... 03-01-19 S O S - Jennifer Strom's article is fundamentally flawed... 03-01-19 Ted Rhodes - I renominate Peter Bennett for Pompous Ass of the Year... 03-01-19 Mark T - How dare you call my DAN tag "PR bullsh*t"... 03-01-18 Ian - DAN sells insurance--everything else is PR bullsh*t... 03-01-18 Carol Vynne - And move to the Caymans with the money launderers... 03-01-18 Wesley J - DAN should spin off a tax-evasion consulting business... 03-01-18 Aaron - After Bennett is gone, the foul stench of corruption will remain...   SPONSORED LINKS   CDNN NEWS HEADLINES
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