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The State of Wisconsin Files an Action Against Grand Vacation Club, Inc., William H. Bailey, Christy Spensberger and Travel Services, Inc.

Feb 2nd, 2012 | By Admin | Category: ALL NEWS HEADLINES, Legal Issues, News by Location, Timeshare Fraud, Timeshare Resales/Rentals, Travel/Vacation Clubs, USA & Canada

MADISON, WS (February 2, 2012) — The State of Wisconsin, on behalf of the Wisconsin Department of Justice and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, has filed a complex forfeiture action against Grand Vacation Club, Inc., [...]



Is there a ‘Mole’ Inside RCI?

Oct 21st, 2011 | By Admin | Category: Scoop du Jour, Timeshare Fraud

-by Scoop

October 21, 2011 — By a “mole” I mean an employee possibly working for the Exchange giant who may have access to confidential information about RCI members and who may be passing that information along (or selling it) to one or more third parties (companies or individuals) who then use the private info to defraud RCI members.

According to one family of RCI members that is what may have [...]



Timeshare Owners: Beware of “City Resorts”

Sep 15th, 2011 | By Admin | Category: ALL NEWS HEADLINES, Timeshare Fraud, Timeshare Resales/Rentals, USA & Canada

Las Vegas, NV (September 15, 2011) –– The Better Business Bureau is warning timeshare owners who are trying to sell or rent their timeshares to beware of Las Vegas based company, City Resorts.
City Resorts has been the subject of 23 complaints from around the country since March 2011 and holds an F rating with [...]



Ya can run Pilgrim- but you can’t hide!

Aug 19th, 2011 | By Admin | Category: Scoop du Jour, Timeshare Fraud, Timeshare Resales/Rentals

-by Scoop
August 19, 2011 — When an infectious disease such as smallpox, tuberculosis, HIV or the H1N1 influenza virus spreads through human populations, indiscriminately crossing regions, continents or goes ‘viral’ worldwide, various government agencies unite and coordinate an effort to end the devastation caused by the killer disease.
In the timeshare industry we have our [...]



Travel Company Owner Arrested for Selling Vacation Packaged and Travel Benefits That Were Never Provided

Jul 19th, 2011 | By Admin | Category: Legal Issues, Timeshare Fraud, USA & Canada

Defendant Already Barred from Conducting Business in NJ for No Less Than 5 Years
NEWARK, NJ (July 19, 2011) -– Attorney General Paula T. Dow and Criminal Justice Director Stephen J. Taylor announced that the Division of Criminal Justice executed a search warrant yesterday and arrested Daryl Turner, the owner of numerous vacation travel club companies [...]



Three Florida Men Arrested for Timeshare Fraud

Jul 14th, 2011 | By Admin | Category: Legal Issues, Timeshare Fraud, USA & Canada

July 14, 2011 — James Michael Tomasso, Wensley Robin Mcfarlane, and Nicholas Charles Higgins, of Palm Beach County, FL were arrested July 7, 2011 for conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud relating to a timeshare resales scheme that ultimately brought in some $3 million.
According to the criminal complaint filed in the US District Court [...]



New Jersey Alleges that Vacation Travel Club Owner Violated Settlement, Hid Assets to Avoid Paying Back Clients

May 20th, 2011 | By Admin | Category: ALL NEWS HEADLINES, Legal Issues, Timeshare Fraud, Travel/Vacation Clubs

NEWARK, NJ (May 20, 2011) – The State of New Jersey has filed a Motion to Enforce Litigant’s Rights, alleging that Daryl T. Turner, the owner of several now-defunct businesses that advertised and sold vacation packages, is in violation of the February 2011 settlement.
The Final Consent Judgment resolved the action filed by the State in [...]



Three Florida Men Sentenced to Prison for Timeshare Resale Fraud

May 10th, 2011 | By Admin | Category: ALL NEWS HEADLINES, Legal Issues, Timeshare Fraud, Timeshare Resales/Rentals, USA & Canada

-by InsideTheGate.com Staff, May 10, 2011
Three Florida men who were indicted July 21, 2010 in the U.S. District Court in East St. Louis, IL for their roles in a timeshare telemarketing scam have now been sentenced for their crimes, with the ringleader being given 10 years in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $1.1 [...]



Missouri Bars Broker, Fines Firm $100,000 for Shady Real Estate Scheme

Dec 30th, 2010 | By Admin | Category: ALL NEWS HEADLINES, Legal Issues, Timeshare Fraud, USA & Canada

(December 30, 2010) -– Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan has announced that James McClellan, Jr., of Chesterfield, Mo., has been permanently barred from working in the securities industry after he sold more than $4 million worth of unregistered real estate investments to Missouri residents. Carnahan also announced sanctions against McClellan’s former employer, Huntleigh Securities [...]



OFT launches court action against three companies marketing or selling holiday clubs, and associated schemes

Dec 21st, 2010 | By Admin | Category: ALL NEWS HEADLINES, Europe and UK, Timeshare Fraud, Travel/Vacation Clubs

LONDON (December 21, 2010) — The OFT (Office of Fair Trading) has launched court action against three companies and individuals involved in the marketing or sale of holiday club memberships and other similar products, alleging that the traders mislead people about the sale of their timeshares.
The companies subject to the court action are Incentive Leisure [...]