Did Georgetown club owner
Swindle $357K
Lonnie
Brennan, Georgetown Selectman
 A
trial is now being heard in Essex
Superior Court in Lawrence against
Georgetown Country Club owner Peter
Wojtkun, who is facing several counts of
fraud, misleading, deceptive and coercive
business practices, and physical assault
according to court documents obtained by
The Valley Patriot. The complaint was
filed by Christopher Rich.
According to Mr. Wojkun’s attorney
Thomas H. Curran of Sherin and Lodgen in
Boston, “the number of charges are
quite lengthy in this case, and will most
likely be divided with “some being
heard by Judge Ball, others to be
remanded to a jury.” Mr. Wojkun is
also represented by Anthony DeProspo.
Mr. Wojktun currently faces more than a
dozen other lawsuits, including charges
that he wrongfully suspended members from
The Georgetown Club, coercion, fraud,
forgery, extortion, threats of frivolous
allegations, ridicule in the community,
intimidation, threats of frivolous civil
action and others.
According to Attorney Curran, Mr. Wojktun
is currently appealing a 2006 court
judgment, which may take another 2-4
years to be decided.
In that judgment, The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts slapped the Georgetown
Country Club, Inc., New England Golf
Partners Nominee Trust, Georgetown Links
LLC, and New England Golf Partners, Inc.,
with a $62,576.50 order of payment and
placed a permanent injunction against the
above entities “as a result of Mr.
Wojktun’s actions to “retaliate”
and “to deter (neighbor and
Georgetown Town Moderator) Beverly Enos
and others from taking legal action
against him by demonstrating the
consequences to those who do not
cooperate with the Club,” according
to the judgment against them.
Mr. Wojktun is alleged to have directed
activities which “destroyed and laid
waste” a portion of Ms. Enos’
backyard. His testimony in the case was
termed “unbelievable” and
“self-contradictory” and “contrary
to common sense” according to Essex
County Superior Court documents obtained
by The Valley Patriot.
The case finally went to court last
month, a little more than five years
after the complaint was filed and Mr.
Wojktun took the stand in front of court
officers, a Valley Patriot reporter, a
stenographer and as others looked
on.
Under cross examination of Mr. Wojktun
from Mr. Rich’s attorney, Scott
Gediman, the timeline of payments from
Mr. Rich to purchase a 5% share of the
Georgetown Club, was laid out. Nine
months later, after collecting $357,670
from Mr. Rich, Mr. Wojktun refused to
accept the final payment of $157,330 and
called the deal off.
“He defaulted on the note” Mr.
Wojktun told the judge. “He didn’t
pay when he said he would. He defaulted.”
Wojktun said that he had his attorneys
arrange an auction to sell-off the 5%
stake at foreclosure auction.
“Isn’t it true that only one
bidder was present at the auction?”
Atty. Scott Gediman asked. “Yes”
Mr. Wojktun replied. It was learned that
Mr. Wojktun’s partner at the club
tendered the sole offer.
When asked by The Valley Patriot reporter
what question he would like to ask Mr.
Wojktun, Mr. Rich said “I just want
to know where my money is. He took my
money, I have nothing. Ask him what he
did with my money.”
The judge has continued the trial to
April 23rd.
Meanwhile, more than a dozen other
complaints from former club members and
original investors in the club have been
filed complaints in different courts in
Essex County.
A growing number of golfers are
watching this case with great attention,
as well as the Georgetown community.
Lonnie
Brennan is a selectman in Georgetown and
the owner of the Chocolate Cellar. He was
the Republican candidate for state
representative in 2006 and is active in
the Republican party. You can email him
at lonnie@thechocolate cellar.com.
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