List Of Defendants In Advance-Fee Loan Fraud Crackdown

Defendants:

Amstar Finance Corporation
Amstar Investment Corporation
Bibekanand Satpathy

3580 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California

Nature of Business: market brokerage services for business loans and venture capital to consumers for advance fees averaging $3,000

Recognition: The FTC acknowledges the assistance it received in this matter from the Los Angeles City Attorney and the California Bureau of Investigation.

Civil Action No.: CV 96-3973 HLH (JRx), U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Contacts: FTC Dallas Regional Office (Gary Kennedy or Thomas Carter, 214-767-5503)

Defendants:

Telecommunications Resources, Inc., also know as TRI, doing business as Credit Source

8 Victory Lane, Suite 200

Liberty, Missouri

First Security, Inc.
475 Metroplex Dr., Suite 106
Nashville, TN

Tricom Financial Services, Inc.
475 Metroplex Dr., Suite 106
Nashville, TN

Donald Selmon
Linda Eakes
Stephen Bleser
John Lewis

Nature of Business: market credit cards for an advance fee of $105

Civil Action No.: 96-3153, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois

Contacts: Illinois Attorney General James E. Ryan (Jerry Owens, 217-785-5720). Attorneys General Charles W. Burson of Tennessee (Sharon Curtis-Flair, 615-741-5860), James S. Gillmore, III, of Virginia (Mark Miner, 804-786-8191), and Jay Nixon of Missouri (Scott Holste, 573-571-8844) are co-plaintiffs in this case.

Defendants:

Unnamed advance fee telemarketer

Nature of Business: market credit cards, lines of credit, debt consolidation and business financing for an advance fee of $48

Contacts: New York Attorney General Dennis C. Vacco (Margot Pagon, 212-416-8060). Attorney General Michael F. Easley of North Carolina (Amy Green, 919-715-5701) is a co-plaintiff in this case.

Defendant:

Patricia Esme Popp, doing business as Glendale Associates, Star Financial Services and Crown Credit Services

3100 Independence Parkway, Suite 311-341; 2828 W. Parker Road, Suite 206D; and 300 Custer Road, Suite 270
Plano, Texas 75075
and
9148 Dogwood Street
Frisco, Texas 75034

Nature of Business: markets debt consolidation, business, auto and residential loans for an advance fee of $25

Civil Action No.: 4:96 CV 83, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division

Contact: FTC (Judy Nixon, 202-326-3173, and Stephen Cohen, 202-326-3222)

Defendants:

Tod A. Silvers, also known as Tod Alexander, doing business as Global E; MAG Group; Net Sales; Interstate, Inc.; CMS, and Alexander & Associates

Adelino Calvo, Jr.
Robert R. Silvers
Interstate, Inc.
12021 Wilshire Blvd, #816
Los Angeles, California 90025
(the other business names have offices at other addresses in Los Angeles and Santa Monica)

Nature of Business: markets credit cards for an advance fee of $19-$25

Civil Action No.: 96-3977 RAP (Mcx), U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Contacts: FTC Chicago Regional Office (C. Steven Baker or John Hallerud, 313-353-8156)

Defendant:

Global Financial Assistance

5823 N. Mesa, Suite 102
El Paso, TX

Nature of Business: markets loans for an advance fee of $25-50

Contact: Ohio Attorney General Betty D. Montgomery (Jessica Vaglienti, 614-466-3840)

Defendants:

Ideal Credit Referral Services Ltd.; 2806 Kingsway, Suite 301, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Elite Credit Referral Services Ltd., 320 Columbia, #1, New Westminster, BC, Canada
New Consolidated Consultants, Inc.7731 Elford Avenue, Burnaby, BC, Canada
CAF Phone Systems, 44 Eglinton West, #306, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Direct Telemarketing, Inc., 36 Eglinton Avenue, West, Suite 305, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Universal Client Services, Inc., 33 University Avenue, Suite 305, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dion William Lockhart
Cindy W. Forde, also known as Cindy Williams
Maria Tilotta Smith
Donald Patrick Hugh
Stephen Mark Fraser
Englhieberth (Bert) Smith
Karl Morris
David Wayne Panella

Nature of Business: markets loans for advance fees ranging from $200 to $540 and more

Civil Action No.: C96-0874R, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, Seattle

Contacts: FTC Seattle Regional Office (Mary T. Benfield or Charles Harwood, 206-220-6350)

Defendants:

Medical Plus Network
Gary M. Tuck

9504 E. 63rd St., #101
Kansas City, MO

Nature of Business: markets credit cards for an advance fee of $269

Contacts: New York Attorney General Dennis C. Vacco (Margot Pagon, 212-416-8313). Attorneys General Deborah T. Poritz of New Jersey (Pam McClure, 201-504-6327), Jay Nixon of Missouri (Scott Holste, 573-571-8844) and James E. Doyle of Wisconsin (Jim Haney, 608-266-1221) are co-plaintiffs in this case

Defendant:

Johnny Ray Dunn, doing business as National Bureau of Credit, Inc.; Carolina Firstate Bankcard & Loan Program Services; Carolina Firstate Financial; NBC Services, Carolina Federal Financial Services; Fidelity National Financial Services; and the National Bureau of Consumer Affairs Department

1836-102 Ashley River Road
Charleston, South Carolina 29407

Nature of Business: markets loans or other extension of credit, including credit cards, for an advance fee of $49

Civil Action No.: 2 96 1675 18, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, Charleston Division

Contacts: FTC Chicago Regional Office (C. Steven Baker or Catherine Fuller, 312-353-8156)

Defendant:

Unnamed advance fee telemarketer

Nature of Business: markets loans for an advance fee of $30

Contact: Texas Attorney General Dan Morales (Ward Tisdale, 512-463-2050)

Defendants:

Stern Roder
Paul Grimes

8930 State Road 84, Suite 226
Davie, FL

Nature of Business: markets loans for an advance fee of $198

Contact: Arkansas Attorney General Winston Bryant (Perrin Jones, 501-682-3624)

Defendant:

Universal Blue Consultants

2155 Verdugo Blvd.
Montrose, CA

Nature of Business: markets loans for an advance fee of $269

Contact: Texas Attorney General Dan Morales (Ward Tisdale, 512-463-2050)

Defendants:

Shopsmart, Inc., formerly known as U.S. Credit Systems, Inc., doing business as US Charge
Christopher Sexton Baucum
Patricia Baucum

7017 N. 56th Ave.
Glendale, AZ

Nature of Business: markets credit cards for an advance fee of $48

Contacts: New Mexico Attorney General Tom Udall (Jack Hiatt, 505-827-6075). Attorneys General Jeffrey L. Amestoy of Vermont (Julie Brill, 802-828-3171), Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut (William Haldin, 860-566-8239) and Daniel E. Lungren of California (Steve Telliano, 916-454-5500) are co-plaintiffs in this case.