During the summer of 2006 I received a phone solicitation from Erin Taylor at Clear Creek Consulting (CCC) he stated he could me relieve from the IRS, Franchise Tax Board and SBOE and stop the levy from SBOE, I told him I needed to think about it, he called me several times a week for two months, by this time I was so intimidated by the SBOE I agreed with him and sent in my first retainer of $1500, and he set me up with a senior associate John McGuire and he sent me power of attorney papers to sign.
This was followed up by more continued calls that I needed to add more funds to my retainer, I complied, and I then was sent more power of attorney papers to sign by a new senior associate Monique McCrimmon and her assistant Jenifer Gardine, she called monthly stating I needed to add more to my retainer, I complied, this went on through 2007 - 2008.
CCC did make contact with the SBOE but all that did was cause them to get more aggressive with me, and CCC told me I just needed to comply with the SBOE and set up a payment plan, so I did, I promised to send SBOE $500 per month from my wifes SSI disability payment until the $11,000 I owed them was paid off, my wife is permanently disabled and I am her care giver, anyhow the disability got cut off on Dec 08 because I failed to file my IRS tax return for a few years because of a computer crash.
CCC did recommend that I get the returns filed (I never did get any threats from the IRS) I am now clear with them and I did this on my own.in all I paid CCC $15,000 for there services, I could have just paid SBOE there money and been done with it, but I was intimidated and scared and had anxiety so paid I was not thinking clearly. After I filed all of my tax returns in 2009 I kind of snapped out of my depression and realized what I have done. And told CCC I was done with them. Multiple times over the three years I asked them to send me a itemized statement of there service but all they sent me was a list of there bank deposits
CCC spent more time on the phone asking for retainers, I did all of the work, and have no idea what I paid them for.
CCC has now referred me to a collections attorney who wants another $3935 Jerry B. Buettne
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