Robert Craddock walked away from a 2014 contract with Bids That Give promising to funnel victims from the collapsed Zeek Rewards scheme into their operation. He got $50,000 upfront. He never delivered.

Instead, Craddock used the relationship to push his own product: a check draft processing system called BTM, which he operated through his company BTM Check Draft Inc. with his wife Sylvia. When BTG180 objected, Craddock went rogue. He pitched BTM directly to Bids That Give affiliates and launched a website claiming the company was operating as a Ponzi scheme—ironic, given that BTG180 itself was built as a Zeek Rewards clone.

Bids That Give sued. Craddock didn't show up to defend himself.

He had other problems. In June 2015, Craddock pleaded guilty to wire fraud. Four months later, a judge sentenced him to six months in prison. When he got out, he still had time to fight the BTG180 lawsuit. He didn't. By March, a judge recommended a default judgment against him. On December 9th, Judge Maham made it official, ruling against both Robert and Sylvia Craddock.

The damages hit hard. BTG180 won $10,000 for cybersquatting, $20,000 for trademark infringement, $10,000 for wrongful computer use, $30,000 for misappropriation of trade secrets, and $30,000 for interfering with economic relations. The breach of contract claim brought another $50,000. Defamation cost him $30,000 more. Tack on $6,070.50 in prejudgment interest, and the total judgement came to $176,070.50.

The court also slapped Craddock with an injunction barring him from using BTG180's trademarked name.

No one has heard from Craddock publicly since his prison release.

The fallout from the Zeek Rewards collapse keeps spreading. While Craddock disappeared, Randy Jeffers, the owner of Bids That Give, became Oregon's top tax delinquent earlier this year. As of February 2016, he owed the state approximately $4 million in unpaid taxes.

🤖 Quick Answer

Who is Robert Craddock and what was the BTG180 case about?
Robert Craddock, a former associate of Bids That Give, was sued for breach of contract and tortious interference after abandoning a 2014 agreement to recruit Zeek Rewards victims. Instead, he promoted his own BTM check draft processing system to BTG affiliates and publicly claimed the company operated as a Ponzi scheme, leading to litigation and a $176,070 judgment against him.

What were the circumstances of Craddock's guilty plea?
In June 2015, Craddock pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges. This conviction followed his involvement in the BTG180 dispute and his operation of the BTM check draft system. The guilty plea represented significant legal consequences beyond the civil judgment from Bids That Give.

**Why did Craddock fail to defend himself in the lawsuit

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