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Missouri attorney general wins judgment against Springfield timeshare exit company

KOLR OzarksFirst.com | Feb 22, 2021

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has won a default judgment against Springfield-based timeshare exit company Martin Management Group LLC. According to a press release, Schmitt and Steven Martin, owner of Martin Management, agreed to an exchange for upfront payments, sometimes over $10,000.00…

Better Business Bureau calls out Springfield-based ‘timeshare exit’ company for the second time in less than two years

Springfield News-Leader | Feb 9, 2021

Less than two years after Better Business Bureau warned the public about business practices at a Springfield-based “timeshare exit” company, BBB is issuing a new consumer alert about the same venture…

Diamond Resorts Files New Claims Against Carlsbad Law Group, Timeshare Compliance & Resort Advocacy Group for Operating Nationwide Consumer Scam

PR Newswire | Jan 27, 2021

According to the new legal filing by Diamond Resorts, Timeshare Compliance and Resort Advisory Group lure timeshare owners into paying large upfront fees in exchange for so-called timeshare “exit” services. By advertising a “legal method” and the services of lawyers…

BBB Warning: Consumers report thousands in losses to timeshare exit business Consumer Law Protection LLC

BBB | Jan 19, 2021

Numerous consumers tell BBB they spent thousands of dollars with Consumer Law Protection LLC of Pevely, Missouri. Consumers reported to BBB that they felt the company used misleading and high-pressure sales presentations…

Diamond Resorts Lawsuit Alleging Fraudulent Business Practices Against Newton Group & DC Capital Law Firm Will Proceed

PR Newswire | Dec 17, 2020

Diamond Resorts®, a global leader in the hospitality, vacation ownership and entertainment industries, announces its lawsuit will proceed against Newton Group and DC Capital Law Firm, LLP based on their alleged fraud, conspiracy to defraud…

Orlando man stole thousands from timeshare owners through resale scam, Florida AG says

Orlando Sentinel | Dec 11, 2020

An Orlando man was sentenced to 11 months in jail after he was found guilty of stealing from at least 50 Floridians, many of whom were elderly, in a timeshare resale scam, according to the Florida Attorney…

Diamond Resorts Obtains Permanent Injunction Against So-Called “Timeshare Exit” Attorney, Ken B. Privett

PR Newswire | Nov 20, 2020

Diamond Resorts®, a global leader in the hospitality, vacation ownership and entertainment industries, announces it has agreed to settle its lawsuit against Ken B. Privett. The court ordered permanent injunction prevents Privett from contacting Diamond Resorts members…

Rutledge announces $500,000 judgment against owner of fraudulent timeshare exit company

KARK 4 NEWS | Oct 21, 2020

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today announced a judgment against Bart Bowe, co-owner of Bentonville, Arkansas-based Real Travel, LLC. Real Travel and its owners, Bowe and Brian Scroggs, charged consumers exorbitant fees but did not deliver on their guarantees…

Diamond Resorts Obtains Permanent Injunction In False Advertising Lawsuit Against Companies Renting Out Use Of Vacation Points

PR Newswire | Oct 12, 2020

Permanent Injunction Will Prevent Missouri-Based Companies From Using False Advertising to Mislead Members and the Public…

Diamond Resorts Files Lawsuit Against Timeshare Freedom Group, Molfetta Law & Others in Timeshare ‘Cancellation’ Ring for Allegedly Scamming Consumers

PR Newswire | Sep 23, 2020

Diamond Names 13 Defendants, Continues to Expose Unscrupulous “Cancellation” Companies Preying on Timeshare Owners…

Diamond Resorts & Timeshare Owners Warn of Newton Group & DC Capital Law’s Timeshare ‘Exit’ Scams

PR Newswire | Sep 15, 2020

Nightmare on “Exit” Street: According to Lawsuit Filed by Diamond Resorts, Couple Paid So-Called Timeshare Cancellation Companies Thousands of Dollars & Received No Legitimate Service, Only…

Missouri Attorney & Timeshare “Exit” Companies Accused of Scamming Owners in Lawsuit Filed by Diamond Resorts

PR Newswire | Jul 30, 2020

Lawsuit Accuses Attorney Joshua Neally & Ring of So-Called Timeshare Exit Companies of False Advertising, Conspiracy & Fraudulent Business Practices…

Diamond Resorts’ Legal Victory Shuts Down Fraudulent Timeshare Exit Companies

PR Newswire | Jul 24, 2020

Diamond Resorts Receives Permanent Injunction Against Sumday Vacations, LLC & Standard Timeshare Transfers LLC Days After Washington Attorney General Files Preliminary Injunction Against Affiliate Timeshare Exit Team…

Diamond Resorts Announces $600K Judgment Against Owner of Fraudulent Missouri Timeshare Exit Company

PR Newswire | Jul 9, 2020

Ruling Prohibits Principal Transfer Group and Atlas Vacation Remedies from Soliciting Diamond Resorts Members with Fraudulent Timeshare Exit Services…

Williamson County lawyer disbarred due to disciplinary complaints

Williamson Herald | Jun 12, 2020

Effective June 10, the Supreme Court of Tennessee disbarred Matthew David Dunn, a Williamson County-based lawyer, from the practice of law and ordered restitution in the amount of $95,621 and…

Timeshare Cancellation Company Sued for Allegedly Driving People into Financial Problems and Foreclosure

MSN | Jun 10, 2020

Wesley Financial Group makes false promises about relieving timeshare owners of obligations, and that the defendant discourages possible customers from…

Dave Ramsey’s Timeshare Exit Endorsement Problems

AlphaBetaStock | May 20, 2020

Dave Ramsey, the popular radio host who promotes debt-free living, is revered by many financial advisors who do business with his organization because they pay for client leads…

Time for Dave Ramsey to check out of this timeshare exit endorsement

Investment News | May 19, 2020

The radio host touts a business at the center of a lawsuit by Washington state’s attorney general…

Diamond Resorts Announces Key Victory in Fight to Protect Customers from So-Called ‘Timeshare Exit Companies’

PR Newswire | Apr 13, 2020

1 Planetmedia Will Cease All Timeshare Exit Services, US Consumer Attorney and Henry Portner, Esq. Barred From Soliciting Diamond Resorts Members…

Missouri Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against Timeshare Exit Company

Missouri State AG | Feb 12, 2020

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that his office has filed a lawsuit against Martin Management, a timeshare exit company formerly located in Springfield, Missouri, and its owner Steve Martin…

AG Ferguson Files Consumer Protection Lawsuit Against Bellevue Timeshare Exit Company

Washington State AG | Feb 6, 2020

Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed a lawsuit against Bellevue-based Reed Hein & Associates LLC, alleging numerous unfair or deceptive business practices…

Trouble in Timeshare Paradise

Consumer Reports | Dec 19, 2019

Learn how to avoid common and costly pitfalls. And find out why timeshare ‘exit’ companies may be nothing more than scams…

Diamond Resorts Lawsuit Against Timeshare Exit Team Will Proceed

PR NEWSWIRE | Nov 27, 2019

Diamond Resorts®, a global leader in the hospitality, vacation ownership and entertainment industries, announces that its lawsuit against Timeshare Exit Team (TET) will proceed after a U.S. District Court Judge in Nevada ruled against Timeshare Exit Team this week…

Diamond Resorts Announces Big Win in Battle Against Timeshare Exit Company Defrauding Consumers

Yahoo! Finance | Nov 12, 2019

So-Called Timeshare Exit Companies Mislead Timeshare Owners By Charging Large Upfront Fees and Not Delivering on Promises…

Arkansas Attorney General files suit against company selling timeshare exit plans

Fox 16 | Jul 30, 2019

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (News Release) – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge filed a consumer protection lawsuit today against Brian Scroggs…

Timeshare giant Diamond shuts down another company that claims it can cancel your timeshare

Orlando Sentinel | Jul 19, 2019

Las Vegas-based Diamond Resorts has succeeded in obtaining a permanent injunction against the remaining members of a Tennessee firm it claims defrauded timeshare owners…

Widow in Largo loses thousands to timeshare exit company

ABC News | Jul 25, 2019

Virginia Upton said she vacationed at a Daytona timeshare with her husband Wes for nearly 20 years…

Judge’s Ruling Demonstrates the Pattern of Fraud and Deception Perpetrated by Exit Firms on Unsuspecting Timeshare Owners

PR Newswire | Jun 15, 2019

WASHINGTON, June 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — A judge for the United States District Court Middle District of Florida Orlando Division ruled against Mitchell Reed Sussman & Associates, a timeshare exit firm…

Investigation finds timeshare exit companies scamming customers

CBS News | Jun 6, 2019

Susanne and Ernest Jansson enjoyed their vacation timeshare near the beaches and boardwalks of the New Jersey shore for 14 years…

Timeshare Owners’ Coalition Issues Warning About Third-Party Exit Companies

PR Newswire | Apr 24, 2019

WASHINGTON, April 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — After events in a courtroom in Fort Lauderdale on April 18, the American Resort Development Association—Resort Owners’ Coalition (ARDA-ROC), representing more than 1.5 million timeshare owners…

Diamond Resorts Pleased to Announce Settlement with ‘Timeshare Exit Attorney’ in Efforts to Protect Customers

PR Newswire | May 8, 2019

LAS VEGAS, May 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Diamond Resorts™, a global leader in the hospitality, vacation ownership and entertainment industries, announces it has reached a settlement with Orlando lawyer…

Timeshare Industry Fighting Back to End Exit Fraud: One Major Firm Disbarred and Another Files Bankruptcy

PR Newswire | Sep 13, 2018

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The timeshare industry, the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) and ARDA Resort Owners’ Coalition (ARDA‐ROC), have united to stop the misconduct of those deceiving…

Timeshare Industry Applauds Justice Department for Cracking Down on Fraudulent Timeshare Scheme

Resort Trades | Jul 31, 2017

The American Resort Development Association (ARDA) and the ARDA Resort Owners’ Coalition (ARDA-ROC) applaud federal prosecutors for sentencing a Williamsburg-area lawyer for taking part in a scheme that…

Timeshare operator’s suit claims company acts as illegal referral service for law firms

ABA Journal | Jul 27, 2017

A time-share operator contends in a federal lawsuit that two law firms and a company called Timeshare Exit Team are interfering with…

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