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When I saw the name "Michael Laine", I didn't really think anything - it's a plain and potentially common enough name. Then I read the linked PDF and saw the adress, and realised that I know this particular "Michael Laine" personally.
 
He's been floating around the Bremerton business scene for around fifteen years involved in/shilling for one dubious business idea after another. Back in the .com era he spent quite a while trying to get people (including me) to invest in a variety of web based businesses without so much as formal business plan. The accomplishements of TEKnology-Laine largely exist in Michael's vivid imagination. (Even back then it struck me that his main source of income was business grants and investors - with little in the way of actual customers.)
 
I'm not surprised he's finally fallen afoul of the law. He's been in a bit of trouble off and on because the building he bought back in the 90's was partially paid for by a grant based on his claims to already have a viable technology business and his promises to expand it and bring jobs to the city. A promise not entirely broken - but also one on which he's not expended much actual energy on fulfilling.
 
Let's see what a little Googling brings to light about his recent career.

Hmm... Here's a fascinating little piece, it seems he is not repaying a loan advanced for the purpose of building a nanotube factory. In this article he admits to the failure of a business prominently mentioned in many articles about Liftport. (As well as admitting he didn't actually graduate from college as he implies in his bio.) Here we find that Liftport actually went belly up nearly two months ago. (Mostly because the investors couldn't - or wouldn't come up with the money to pay for the building he owns, but occupies less than 25% of.) This article from nine months ago shows a familiar pattern from his TEKnology-Laine days, with one scheme starting to unravel - he's off shilling for another.

When you find out, let the reporter know so she can write an equally-sensationalized follow-up:

Erika Chavez
(916) 321-1083
echavez@sacbee.com

or Google PhoneBook for a possible residential phone number.

Or, you can get her fired by scouring her past articles for errors, finding them and reporting them. It's not like the Bee doesn't hire really lazy reporters.

From the looks of him it appears that he was using his products.

In keeping with Red Hat's naming pattern of color-garment, I suggest "Green Headband Linux" and "White Sheet Linux."

CumboiKneel WAS serving in Iraq. Luckily, there are Iraqi slashdot readers. They recognised him and put him out of our misery.

Can you imagine a beowulf cluster of these?

NASCAR is for rednecks and geeks who want to be rednecks.

I wish I could join with you on the laughable sentiment; unfortunately I can't. (Disclaimer: even though I work for Nando Media, sister company to the News & Observer, my opinions are my own).

From where I sit the campaigns have been utterly shameful, mired in grime and innuendo. I never had an opinion on Senator Helms, one way or the other, but this much I do know: he can't be worse than Mr. Bowles or Mrs. Dole. Though they each paint the other with brushes of deceit and inneptitude, they both appear to be exactly the same.

I know as a North Carolina resident I should excercise my right to vote, but in this case, I'm boycotting that race.

I noticed a party for the folks in the Triangle (theoretically) at Tir na Nog (Party 53). Why you would pick a place in downtown Raleigh for an RTP party is beyond me, but what the heck...They really should provide a map to the place.