I just discovered that the debt relief industry legend, Edward Cherry, is in federal prison. Ed has been tangled in a wide variety of operations that have been the subject of investigations and regulators. The number of past posts about him here is long. Edward Cherry is an enigma. He has been involved in some …
Question: Dear Steve, I just came across an article you wrote about Edward Cherry & his involvement with Fidelity Land Trust. I got pulled into that scheme & paid him $2000 for a quiet title action. After it was revealed in the Sun Sentinel that it was a scheme I tried to get my money …
Question: Dear Steve, I was a victim of Allegro Law and have received my partial distribution. Why has Allegro Law now not permitting us to ask questions? Why have they not updated their site with information in over two years? And finally, will their be a final distribution and when? Thank you. Wayne Answer: Dear …
For those of us who have been involved in the debt relief industry, there are a couple of landmark events that created havoc for the industry and consumers. Take Ameridebt as an example. Or how about Allegro Law. But then again there were the Morgan Drexen and Legal Helpers Debt Resolution debacles. As an industry, …
The Florida Bar has sent me a copy of the complaint they recently filed against Florida attorney Howard Feinmel. I reported yesterday about the case. But today there are more facts available after reading the filed complaint. Right off the bat I found it intriguing the Florida Bar makes the statement, “Respondent has represented various …
Earlier this month I received an email asking if a new website for The Steadman Group was really related to Ed Cherry. For readers who may not recognize the name, Edward Cherry has been a name floated around for some time in the debt relief world. You can click here for some past articles. I …
A tipster (send in your tips here) sent in a tip that Edward Cherry legally changed his name in 2013 from Edward Cherry to Edward Gregory Steadman. Apparently this happened when he applied for the name change in May of 2013 but it was not finalized until July 2013. Normally a name change would be …
Update – September 27, 2019 Today I received the following email purportedly on behalf of Paul Gellenbeck. “We are respectfully at this time contacting you on behalf of our client Mr. Paul Gellenbeck, with respect to your URL posting as listed hereinbelow. We are at this time making a respectful request for you to REMOVE …
Update – September 27, 2019 Today I received the following email purportedly on behalf of Paul Gellenbeck. “We are respectfully at this time contacting you on behalf of our client Mr. Paul Gellenbeck, with respect to your URL posting as listed hereinbelow. We are at this time making a respectful request for you to REMOVE …
“Dear Steve, A debt consolidation company contacted me by phone this week inquiring if I would be interested in reducing my credit card debt. I listened to what they had to say, however, I did not give them my credit card numbers or bank names as I did not know if they were legitimate or …