Nevada Attorney General Announces Arrest In Connection With Timeshares Scam
By newsdesk - Posted on August 29th, 2007
August 27, 2007 -- Las Vegas, NV — Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto announced today the arrest of Matthew Allan Fitzpatrick, 27, of Las Vegas, on Friday, August 24, 2007, in connection with an alleged scheme involving the bogus sale of timeshares on behalf of Las Vegas timeshare owners.
Fitzpatrick was arrested and charged with five (5) counts of felony theft and fourteen (14) counts of deceptive trade. The case was filed by the Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection and alleges that Fitzpatrick, through his company, RESORT PROPERTY SPECIALISTS, defrauded local victims who had listed their timeshares for sale with his company, by falsely claiming he had buyers for their timeshares and requesting the payment of thousands of dollars in bogus escrow fees to facilitate the sales, which sales were bogus.
Consumers who listed their timeshares with Fitzpatrick or his company, Resort Property Specialists, and were falsely told that their properties had been sold, are asked to contact the Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection in Las Vegas at (702) 486-3194 to obtain a complaint form. Consumers with internet access may also obtain a Consumer Complaint Form, as well as other consumer protection and contact information, on the Attorney General’s website at www.ag.state.nv.us.
Source: Nevada Attorney General
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