Degrees of Freedom
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
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02 / Degrees of Freedom FAILURE REASONS
Failure factors supported by the current evidence
The Commons 13 Oct 2021 (opened): Degrees of Freedom, a Democracy Builders Fund program on the former Marlboro College campus, withered because of the pandemic, financial woes, and the April 2021 federal arrest of DBF figure Seth Andrew (wire fraud, money laundering, false statements).
Commons: arrest of DBF guiding figure Seth Andrew in April on federal charges of wire fraud, money laundering, and false statements.
Commons: financial woes; DBF IRS filing showed a $737,744 loss (FY to 30 Jun 2020) and later large liabilities including PPP loans.
Commons: pandemic among the reasons the program withered.
03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Operations ended
The Commons 13 Oct 2021 (opened): DBF conveyed the Marlboro campus to Marlboro Music on 24 Sep 2021; Degrees of Freedom 'dream withered' and arrest 'ushered in the collapse of the organization's dreams for the campus.' Parent shutting this unit;
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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Overall assessment: Not completed
05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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