***Official questions for Howard Lederer on this week's Pokercast thread***

[AdamSchwartz]

Howard is going to come on the Pokercast this week to answer any follow up questions we or the community have for him.

Please use this thread for the following:

1. Follow up questions for him from the Pokernews "Lederer Files" interview
2. Questions that you don't feel were addressed in the Pokernews interview
3. Questions regarding the subsequent reactions to the interview from those in the industry

Please do not use this thread for the following:

1. Jokes
2. Questions that cannot reasonably be posed to Howard
3. Commentary on the Pokernews interview etc

This thread will be modded very heavily and people not adhering to these rules will be infracted/banned.

We have a unique opportunity to ask Howard what the community wants answered. Let's take advantage.

We are recording the show this Wednesday and it will be posted in the Pokercast forum here on Twoplustwo, and on Itunes, on Thursday morning.

[Mrtrebus]

Who allowed phantom deposits? Who else was aware? How long did it go on for? Were they still be allowed April 15th?

[Mrtrebus]

What date were distributions last paid?

[Mason Malmuth]

Hi Everyone:

I spoke twice to Howard on Monday and based on our conversations expect this to be a highly informative interview. It also helps to have Mike and Adam to ask the questions. So the more good questions they can get, the better this interview will be.

Best wishes,
Mason

[tarheelbluez]

Why didn't the owners give back the last distributions to help cover player shortfall?

[hussainsajwani]

Do you believe Ray Bitar deserves any jail time for his misdoings?

[kelnel]

Does all the hate that is concentrated towards you scares you`?

Have you, at one point, feared for your physical integrity?

What are your future plans? Do you plan on coming back in the poker community?

[Koon93]

Why was it that pros were allowed to borrow money in the first place and consequently not pay back

[hussainsajwani]

Do you know when/if Chris F. will come back to the U.S. and/or give an interview

[waq]

How come the BOD failed to hire competent people to run "the company" and how come the BOD failed to oversee those that they did hire?

[tommytuffnutz]

why didnt they halt the big salaries when trying to recoup borrowed funds???

EX...some ppl seemed like they didnt want to give back money because they were afraid it would on go to bitars 200k monthly salary

[PeteBlow]

If the return of Edog's 2 million would buy you a month, how many months would your incorrectly dispersed funds buy you?

[Professionalpoker]

What were the costs of producing the various TV productions Full Tilt sponsored? Also include the airtime costs.

Were the FT Pros playing with their own money or did the company buy them in?

[golteb]

Has there been any auditing conducted on FTP's books, ever? If there were, how could the BOD have ignored the tell-tale signs of a looming catastrophe for the business?

[plo ufo]

If you weren't "caught", how long could the payments have lasted until some kind of restructuring would be required to keep FTP operational yet payments under the radar? Also, what measures, if any, were laid out for such theoretic future contingencies?

Were multi-entry tournaments introduced with any hidden motives?