|
|||||||
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
|||||||
Traveling Door-to-Door Sales Attorney General Lawsuits Dedicated To Presenting The Violence, Crime, Fraud, Human Trafficking and Exploitation that have turned the Traveling door-to-door Magazine Sales Industry into a National Tragedy. "He who profits by a crime commits it." Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Carol C. Lam, United States Attorney for the Southern District of California, and Eileen J. O’Connor, Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division of the Department of Justice, announced that Lonnie R. Divine, Yvonne Divine and Deanna McKinnon have pleaded guilty to federal criminal tax offenses. All three defendants entered their pleas today in San Diego before the Honorable Barry Ted Moskowitz, United States District Judge. California Attorney General Press Release September 10, 2003 Conspiracy Income Tax Evasion OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Diego, California United States Attorney Carol C. Lam Press Release MAGAZINE SALES ENMESH YOUTHS IN MURKY WORLD Morning Call; Allentown, Pa.; Jun 17, 1984; RON DEVLIN, Sunday Call-Chronicle MAGAZINE SALES ENMESH YOUTHS IN MURKY WORLD ------------------------------------------------ California December 30, 1993 Violation of Federal Trade Commission 'Cooling Off Rule' Case Number: 92-1338-B(LSP) Plaintiff: The United States Of America V. Lonnie R. Divine a/k/a Lon R. Divine a/k/a Lonnie R. Devine a/k/a Lonnie Divine a/k/a Lonnie Devine United States Of America Complaint Colorado April 23, 2012 Defendants: Jennifer Proffitt-Payne, Cody Payne, Great Lakes Circulation, Inc.; D2D Consulting, LLC; Reviste, Inc.; Rivista, Inc.; American Cash Awards, Inc.; Monitoring Services Network, Inc.; Youth Incentive Marketing, Inc.; Direct Youth Marketing; Magazines, Inc.; and Fun Sales, Inc. Colorado Attorney General Complaint ------------------------------------------------ Colorado April 30, 1992 Denver, Colorado FOR RELEASE: APRIL 30, 1992 FTC CHARGES COMPANY THAT SELLS MAZAGINES WITH VIOLATING DOOR-TO-DOOR SALES RULE The Federal Trade Commission has charged Houston-based Tork & Associates, Inc., doing business as Aristocrat Sales, Torque Power Sales, and ATM Sales, and its president, Jonathan Tork, with violating the FTC's Cooling-Off Rule in connection with the door-to-door sale of magazines. The FTC asked a federal court to issue a permanent injunction prohibiting the defendants from violating the rule in the future and to order them to pay civil penalties. Federal Trade Commission: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/predawn/F93/tork.htm Jonathan Tork Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Magazine Sales Fraud May, 15 2002 Case Number: 02-CH125 Plaintiff: The People Of The State Of Illinois -VS- Defendants: CIRCULATION II, INC., d/b/a SERVICES UNLIMITED PLUS, an Illinois corporation; CIRCULATION I, INC., an Illinois corporation; and KARLEEN HILLERY, a/k/a KARLEEN HUMPHRIES, a/k/a KARLEEN K. PIERCE, a/k/a BRITNEY RENEE HILLERY, a/k/a ERICA BROOKS HlLLERY, individually and as president and secretary of CIRCULATION II, INC., and CIRCULATION I, INC Illinois Attorney General Lawsuit Indiana Iowa Kansas June 9, 2004 STATE OF KANSAS, EX REL PAUL J. MORRISON, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, Plaintiff Care No. 03CV1623 DIV# 10 ULTIMATE POWER SALES, INC., AND UNITED FAMILY CIRCULATIONS, INC., Defendant(s). JOURNAL ENTRY OF CONSENT JUDGMENT Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio February 29, 2012 Mike DeWine Ohio Attorney General News Releases Attorney General DeWine Sues Door-to-Door Magazine Seller for Failure to Deliver 2/29/2012 (YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit against New Beginning Enterprises Inc. (New Beginning) for failing to deliver magazine subscriptions it sold to consumers in Ohio and other states. "This business sent representatives door-to-door selling magazine subscriptions," Attorney General DeWine said. "In many cases, consumers paid in cash or by check for the subscriptions, but they never received the magazines. My office worked with the business to try to resolve these issues, but complaints continued to pour in." New Beginning, based in Youngstown, Ohio, offers magazine subscriptions through door-to-door sales in Ohio and throughout the country. The Ohio Attorney General's Office and Better Business Bureau have received more than 100 complaints against the business. The Better Business Bureau gives the company an "F" rating. In their complaints, consumers say they paid New Beginning for magazine subscriptions that never arrived. Although the business resolved some consumer complaints by providing refunds or delivering the subscriptions, other complaints went unresolved. The lawsuit charges the business with violating Ohio's Consumer Sales Practices Act and Home Solicitation Sales Act. Specific counts include failure to deliver and failure to honor consumers' cancellation notices. In the lawsuit, the Attorney General seeks consumer restitution, civil penalties, and injunctive relief. Attorney General DeWine reminds consumers to research businesses with the Ohio Attorney General's Office and Better Business Bureau before making any payments. For most door-to-door sales, consumers have three business days to cancel a contract they sign in their home. Under the Home Solicitation Sales Act, the seller must give consumers notice of their right to cancel, and cancellations must be in writing. Consumers who believe they have been treated unfairly should file a complaint with the Ohio Attorney General's Office at www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov or 800-282-0515. Media Contacts Lisa Hackley: 614-466-3840 Dan Tierney: 614-466-3840 Documents Copy of Lawsuit (PDF) New-Beginning-Lawsuit.pdf New-Beginning-Lawsuit.pdf Ohio Attorney General Press Release BBB: New Beginning Enterprises Inc See: Go Doers Enterprises Connections 2000 Go 4 More Go Lee Go Masters Go With Experience P&A Associates The Doers Unified Stars UD Management Group U.D. Management Unity Management American Community Services The Sleaziness Of The Door-To-Door Magazine-Subscriptions Industry Continues By Craig Malisow Apr. 6 2009 @ 6:59AM The Sleaziness Of The Door-To-Door Magazine-Subscriptions Industry Continues Oklahoma 1999 Oklahoma Department of Labor fines Karleen Hillery $10,000 for labor violations committed during the March 25, 1999 van crash that killed seven sales agents and maimed five for life. Jeremy Holmes the driver of the van is charged with seven counts of vehicular homicide and five counts of feloniously causing great bodily harm to another. Holmes is sentenced to seven years in prison. Holmes did not have a valid Wisconsin drivers license. The Manager of the sales crew Choan Lane is charged with obstructing an officer, contributing to the truancy of a child, contributing to the delinquency of a child, and interference with child custody. Lane was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison. Holmes and Lane worked for Subscriptions Plus, Inc. a magazine sales company out of Oklahoma owned and operated by Karleen Hillery. March 15, 2000 U.S. Labor Department fines magazine company connection with fatal van crash U.S. Labor Department March 29, 1999 Oklahoma Department of Labor Violations Magazine Company: Subscriptions Plus, INC. Owner/Operator: Karleen H. Hillery Oklahoma Labor Vioalations Oklahoma Department of Labor Warning Oregon
Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia April 24, 2007 STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, ex rel. DARRELL V. McGRAW, JR., Attorney General Plaintiff/Petitioner, CIVIL ACTION NO.: 06-C-755 V. CHECK GAME SOLUTIONS, INC., and CATHERINE KEY, Individually and as President of Check Game Solutions, Inc West Virginia Attorney General CIVIL ACTION Wisconsin On July 1, 2005 Brandon Green (a traveling magazine salesman employed by Gemini Subscriptions and Palmetto Marketing) brutally beat and raped a Menomonie, Wisconsin woman. Dunn County District Attorney Criminal Complaint: Read PDF Criminal Complaint Lawsuit Filed Against Vincent Pitts and Palmetto Marketing by Wisconsin Lawfirm Lawton and Cates: Read The Civil Lawsuit Against Vincent Pitts Dunn County Court Judge Stewart's Decision: Read Court Decision Wisconsin Court Of Appeals Denies Vincent Pitts Appeal: October 30, 2007 Read PDF Wisconsin Court of Appeals Decision Vincent Pitts is currently president of the National Field Selling Association. The NFSA (NFSA) is a trade group that represents many of the traveling magazine sales companies and magazine clearinghouses across the country. The Magazine clearinghouses clear magazine subscriptions from the magazine sales crews and magazine sales companies up to the magazine publishers (Magazine Publishers of America: MPA). Read Letters To The Publishers ------------------------------------------------ Wisconsin October 19, 2004 The Cochran Film Letter to Wisonsin Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager The Cochran Film ------------------------------------------------ Wisconsin March 30, 2000 Wisconsin Department of Justice Attorney General Jim Doyle Letter To Conde Nast Publications Inc. Wisconsin Department of Justice ------------------------------------------------ Wisconsin March 29, 2000 Case Number: 00-CV-0852 Plaintiff: State Of Wisconsin Department Of Justice V. Defendants: Subscriptions Plus, Inc. Y.E.S.L.C. Karleen Hillery Choan Lane State Of Wisconsin Department Of Justice Complaint ------------------------------------------------ Wisconsin March 25, 1999 Janesville, Wisconsin Van Rollover Wisconsin Labor Violations Car Recruiter/Handler-Driver: Jeremy A. Holmes Crew Chief: Choan A. Lane - Youth Employment Services, Inc. Magazine Company: Subscriptions Plus, Inc. - Owner: Karleen Hillary State Of Wisconsin Labor Violations Wyoming Wyoming Attorney General - Posted: 10/11/2001: Attorney General Secures Refunds for Magazine Subscribers Traveling Sales Crew: Unlimited Sales, Inc. Clearinghouse: Pacific Coast Clearing Service. Wyoming Attorney General 
Copyright © 2012 Dedicated Parents Group LLC. The magazinesalescrews.com website and its entire content are copyright protected. You do not have permission to use any material found on these website pages without The Dedicated Memorial Parents Group express written permission. Any reproduction or redistribution of any posted material on this website is strictly FORBIDDEN ! Please Read The DMPG Disclaimer 
|