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garye143 wrote:When we purchased in Maine from "Dusty and Paula Lamb" we paid by check. The total price was $10,298. They had us write 1 check to Sunset Harbor Resort for $10,298. They said $9800 went to the resort and $498 of it went to PRL. Why didn't I write the check to PRL then? It almost makes sense what that previous poster said. Real smart on our part. We wrote a check and the money is gone. The AG office in Maine, Janet T Mills' office, told me that because PRL was dissolved that I could only go after the resort because that's who we paid and has our money. They also said that their records show PRL dissolved 11/8/12 and not 10/8/12 like a previous person said. 10 months in and we have written this off. I hope that resort is shut down soon. We feel like such idiots. Anyone else buy from Maine? Is it on the list?
So, in other words, according to the AG's office in Maine, anyone can start a company then scam hundreds of thousands of dollars from victims then dissolve the company with no legal repercussions to the scammers.
If this is so, then it's no wonder scamming (and getting away with it) is the new profession of the 21st century. It's hard for me to believe such. The people scamming are criminals just like any other criminal and should be behind bars.
R P.
After doing a little research I found this:
Singer Island man accused of scam that bilked investors so he could maintain ‘lavish lifestyle’.
By Alexandra Seltzer Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
WEST PALM BEACH — From afar, Business Vision Network looked like it was doing pretty well.
With $10 million in revenue, the West Palm Beach-based maker of informercials was getting ready to go public. The company also bought a large inventory of electric scooters typically used by the elderly and infirm. Big profits were expected.
At least that’s how Keith Allen Mills, its president, convinced about 90 people from all over the country to invest a total of almost $2 million in the business.
It was all a ruse, the U.S. Attorney’s Office alleges in a report filed Sept. 28 in federal court — and by Wednesday, Mills had pleaded guilty to his role in it. The 53-year-old Singer Island resident is scheduled for sentencing in January, according to his court docket. His attorney, Valentin Rodriguez, did not return a request for comment Wednesday.
Mills was facing federal charges of intent to defraud, devise and intend to devise a scheme to obtain money and property by means of false and fraudulent pretenses — offenses that could bring him up to 20 years in a federal prison. By devising this scheme, Mills enriched himself and others and maintained a “lavish lifestyle,” the Sept. 28 report said.
The scam started in January 2009, the report said. To convince potential investors to give their money to the company, Mills and others employed by Business Vision Network told them the company would sell its “large inventory” of electric scooters through its infomercials. Mills also told those investors the company had a Medicare number which would allow the scooters to be sold at “little or no cost” to Business Vision Network.
The pitch brought in about $1.9 million in investments from more than 90 people nationwide, but Mills knew that none of what either he or his co-workers had advertised was true, the report said.
The report described a 2010 transaction in which Mills transferred $62,000 from a Bank of America account in Oklahoma belonging to people identified only as S.R. and J.R. to Business Vision Network’s Bank of America account in Florida. The scam ended in October 2010 and Business Vision Network was dissolved in 2011.
Mills first gained notoriety in 2000 when he and his ex-wife, Mary M. Mills, a former assistant news director at WPBF-Channel 25, started a company called moneywatchtv.com. The TV show was a paid program about financial news. Produced in Boynton Beach, the show appeared on the Pax TV network, which was operated by West Palm Beach-based Paxson Communications.
Keith Mills was a stockbroker when the show started. That company appears to have been dissolved in 2002, according to state business records.
R P.
Last edited by jayjay on Mar 08, 2013 07:40 AM
The Attorney General was reerring to the civil suit aspect of the case since obviously he has no desire to pursue them criminally. Anyone can be prosecuted criminally even if the company was an LLC and disolved. Criminal charges have nothing to do with hiding behind a company name. I have a feeling this will all come around to the authorities arresting the principal players in this scam. It's too big to overlook.
Don P.
Just finished my BofA dispute presentation...I will now adapt it to the package to Nevada...sorry I'm tardy on this, but have procrastinated dealing with this dirty, nasty, embarrassing, infuriating, sleepless night factor, and every other distressing adjectives I can muster...at least I got this far...hard to admit I sucked in to these scum...pissed off is hardly the right venacular to explain my feelings...
Gary W.
Gary, Was Sunset Harbor Resort the timeshare condo they talked you into buying? I am filing with NV AG on SHR and PRL. I also filed with BBB, TX AG, LA AG and a couple other agencies that I can't think of right now. SHR was listed as the "merchant" on the CC statement and their manager admitted that they had hired the "brokers" that scammed my parents, so I think they're the main culprits. I just want to make sure the NV AG connects all this together and realizes how wide-spread this scam is. I'm afraid if some of us only list PRL and others only list SHR, they won't put it all together.
Tina K.
We've all been filing complaints with the AGs in our states and/or TX and/or NV, but how would we file with the US AG?
jayjay wrote:So, in researching the article above, it seems that PRL and SHR need to be looked into by the U.S. Attorney General.Mills' company was dissolved in 2002 but charges and sentencing were still brought against Mills.
Tina K.
tinak117 wrote:We've all been filing complaints with the AGs in our states and/or TX and/or NV, but how would we file with the US AG?jayjay wrote:So, in researching the article above, it seems that PRL and SHR need to be looked into by the U.S. Attorney General.Mills' company was dissolved in 2002 but charges and sentencing were still brought against Mills.
Scroll down to file a complaint ...
http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2012/February/12-ag-200.html
R P.
The is a report that sounds like the same company that set up all the LLC's for Robert Guy Russell, William "Bill" Redford & Brandon "BJ" Cooke...Matt Johnson (R&R Closing accountant) Check it out.
http://www.ripoffreport.com/business-consulting/red-rock-corporate-s/jon-montijo-red-rock-corporate-9ffxa.htm
Boobie R.
Last edited by boobier on Jun 17, 2013 10:31 AM
Send them everything you got....
KTNV Channel 13 Action News Krista Hostetler 3355 S. Valley View Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89102
You Ask. We Investigate. story ideas: 13Investigates@ktnv.com
Contact 13: 702-368-2255 (Call Weekdays between 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.)
Front Desk: 702-876-1313 News Desk / Breaking News: 702-871-3345 Fax: 702-876-2237
Boobie R.
Last edited by boobier on Jun 17, 2013 10:32 AM
tinak117 wrote:Gary, Was Sunset Harbor Resort the timeshare condo they talked you into buying? I am filing with NV AG on SHR and PRL. I also filed with BBB, TX AG, LA AG and a couple other agencies that I can't think of right now. SHR was listed as the "merchant" on the CC statement and their manager admitted that they had hired the "brokers" that scammed my parents, so I think they're the main culprits. I just want to make sure the NV AG connects all this together and realizes how wide-spread this scam is. I'm afraid if some of us only list PRL and others only list SHR, they won't put it all together.
Yes, Sunset Harbor Resort, SHR II Luxury Condos--A Texas Paradise was the "door to open" to achieve PRL's "GUARANTEED to receive my fair share of the rental income generated by the rental pool. Based on recent years, and corporate accounts, our futuree projections pay 8.5 to 8.75 cents per point." PRL's fancy brochure states "with 25+ years of experience they have the corporate demand for these points and need the supply, thus being able to guarantee our rental clients income."
tinak117 if you provide me your email address I would be happy to provide you what I've put together....it's not legaleeze jargon, it's simply our experience dealing with this group. And yes, I tell the whole story that can't be told without including SHR.
I hate to think that people are still being caught by these people...I am disappointed with of myself that I trusted them and I walked into their trap...paying $10K + BofA monthly interest holding a property in Tx that I have no desire to ever travel to...guess that's stating the obvious. Dang....
Gary W.
See what Guy and Nonna Russell look like.
http://www.doctorsexpressgreenvalley.com/about/
boobier wrote:Send them everything you got....KTNV Channel 13 Action News Krista Hostetler 3355 S. Valley View Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89102
You Ask. We Investigate. story ideas: 13Investigates@ktnv.com
Contact 13: 702-368-2255 (Call Weekdays between 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.)
Front Desk: 702-876-1313 News Desk / Breaking News: 702-871-3345 Fax: 702-876-2237
Boobie R.
Last edited by boobier on May 05, 2013 09:55 PM
Everyone can call: Henderson/Anthem View reporter Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter: Michael Lyle at mlyle@viewnews.com or 702-387-5201
This reporter already knows a lot of what is going on with the Russell's. He covered the opening story when they opened The Doctors Express with all the timeshare money he stole from all of us. CALL HIM.
Boobie R.
Last edited by boobier on Jun 17, 2013 10:34 AM
boobier wrote:See what Guy and Nonna Russell look like.http://www.doctorsexpressgreenvalley.com/about/
boobier wrote:Send them everything you got....KTNV Channel 13 Action News Krista Hostetler 3355 S. Valley View Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89102
You Ask. We Investigate. story ideas: 13Investigates@ktnv.com
Contact 13: 702-368-2255 (Call Weekdays between 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.)
Front Desk: 702-876-1313 News Desk / Breaking News: 702-871-3345 Fax: 702-876-2237
What I don't understand is they give a brief life summary of the owners, vice president and marketing manager, but mention absolutely nothing about doctors or nurses affiliated with the clinic.
Are these people practicing medicine without a medical degree or license. If so, then they're in bigger trouble than being involved with BJ Cooke.
R P.
Re: point rental liquidators scam - Robert Guy Russell & Brandon "B.J." Cooke This is where all "ALL" the money went, Matt Johnson is the Vice President of Guy & Nonna Russell's companies. He is the guy behind it all. Nonna tells him what to do and it's done. They started this business to hide income from R&R Venture Group. It's now named R&R Medical Group. They will throw BJ Cooke away as soon as they don't need him, just like they did Sunset Harbor....Guy & Nonna Russell are the people that took the money. When you call Doctors Express they tell you Guy & Nonna Russell never come in, they just own the place. Call the Medical Board of NV and Doctor's Express home office, They would love to know about this. Just Google it, I did. I'm going to Vegas this coming week and those doctors are going to be refunding my $10,000.00 and KTNV Channel 13 Action News will be with me.
Boobie R.
Last edited by boobier on Jun 17, 2013 10:34 AM
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