Ullja Kuntze purchased artisan goods to gather personal information about Etsy and ArtFire sellers and in turn posted their names, businesses, and locations in defamatory reports of tax evasion and licensing violations on two Online Fraud Investigation blogs, one of which is still online.

Why does she publish libelous statements about her competition? On the Online Fraud Investigation sites, she accuses multiple small-business artisans of tax evasion and tax fraud, Paypal account fraud, zoning fraud, and licensing fraud without any factual evidence that ANY fraud occurred. The fact is, she started publishing the blog after she was caught in multiple acts of consumer fraud (which are documented on this site) and most of the people she is defaming were either victims of the consumer fraud or spoke out against her acts.

Articles and Links

Waco Tribune Announces Ullja Kuntze's defamation suit, July 1, 2010
Consumerist article, July 27 2009
Artisan Fraud Report - The Truth Behind Ullja Kuntze's "Citizen Watch" Blog
EtsyNews: Allegations of Fraud on Etsy, June 13, 2008
Legal fund donation page
Compiled list of artisans targeted by Ullja's blog
Baylor University article on Ullja Kuntze's concession stand, 2002

June 2010 Announcement by Plaintiffs in defamation case against Ullja Kuntze: