DAI - Some clarification

Tony Barcaly the CEO of DAI left this comment on my previous post A moral and a pyrrhic victory (see also Vulture finds? More like vermin funds) seeking to put distance between the activities of his company and those of Debt Advisory International. I felt it warranted a post in its own right

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