Every holiday season there seem to be two kinds of gift lists for children: the list of the things they want, and the list of things they need. Children hope as they unwrap their presents that somewhere amidst the needed socks, underwear and school supplies they'll find the wanted cool toy or electronic gizmo they've been hoping to receive.
For the holidays this year, Ari and Maddy are hoping for a lawyer to help them get the $48,000 in unpaid child-support owed by their deadbeat dad. That's not in the budget of their mom Nancy, so instead of what they want she's giving them what they need: a restraining order against their father and a private security team in case dad decides to visit.
These may sound like odd gifts but the father of Ari and Maddy is Neal Rauhauser. Some of you may remember Neal as a prolific writer on Daily Kos until he was banned after revealing he was a hacker. Since then he's been playing politics and internet Super Spy, getting involved with Anonymous, Twittergate, Weinergate, and the Occupy movement.
During the years that Neal Rauhauser has been involved in internet intrigue while neglecting to pay child support, his ex-wife Nancy went through ovarian and breast cancer yet still managed to create a nurturing environment for the kids. Ari is a 17 year old straight A student and Maddy has been asked to take the ACT's at age 13. Both kids could be eligible for college soon and that expense is hard in a single parent household where money is always tight. This is why Ari and Maddy have urged their mom to go after the child support. Nancy holds no illusions about getting money out of Neal but she's making the effort because her son and daughter asked and she wants them to go to college. For Nancy, “it's all about the kids.”
Unfortunately Nancy lives in Nebraska and in order to get the state involved in collecting child-support across state lines she needs to give them a verifiable address for Neal. That's no easy task. Neal tells no one where he lives, not even his mother, he has no driver's license and he travels by train and bus. The man leaves no paper trail. So Nancy joined Twitter (where Neal hangs out) in early December as part of her quest for her children and that's why the need for a restraining order and private security.
Neal is probably not too upset people know he's a deadbeat dad or has a history of domestic abuse and child abduction and endangerment. He's probably annoyed people know Mr Stranded Wind ratified a mineral lease to authorize fracking on his family's property in North Dakota. But Neal is definitely pissed that Nancy verified he doesn't have Aspergers as he's claimed for years. Far from it, Nancy has documents showing her ex-husband was clinically diagnosed with Narcissistic Personality Disorder overlaid with Reactive Affective Disorder. Neal Rauhauser is a certified Sociopath.
So in the two weeks she's been on Twitter, Neal has begun harassing Nancy, her children and her relatives with phone calls and text messages. He also did what he calls a SWAT lite and called Child Protective Services on his ex-wife. Other strange things have been happening recently too: someone attempted to hack Nancy's eBay account, someone attempted to use her daughter's social security number and someone accessed her son's school records and found out where they live.
This is why security and a restraining order are needed for Christmas this year at Ari and Maddy's house. And why a lawyer is wanted by the Rauhauser children.
I bring this information here to the Daily Kos so Neal's cohorts will see it. I hope that those who have been aiding and abetting Neal will take a timeout during the Holidays to think about what they're doing. This is not an amusing little Op or political game on the internet. Rauhauser is a Sociopath, he is incapable of forming attachments, having friendships or having any sort of a normal relationship. He doesn't have friends, he has people he uses as tools. Politically he has been Right, Left, GOP, Libertarian and Democrat, whichever will get him what he wants or to where he wants to go.
Rauhauser has a warrant for his arrest, there are more coming. He is implicated in alleged SWATtings and false reports. He is armed and he is dangerous. The Security team will see that the restraining order is enforced. Any visits by Neal will result in his arrest. Should any harm come to Nancy or the Rauhauser children, the consequences will be severe. Due to Neal's reputation, Nancy is also in touch with the FBI and Homeland Security so you can be sure the situation in real life and online is being monitored.
I also bring this information here because Neal will see it (Ohai Neal!) and I want him to know that Nancy isn't intimidated and won't be silenced.
Sorry Neal, we may not know where you are but we know what you are. You won't silence anyone.
Have a very Rauhauser Christmas Neal! I sincerely hope your children get what they want.