Below is an account of what I think is fraud. I have asked the Office of the District Attorney to investigate this and have gotten nowwhere. I have contacted the State Bar of California and have gotten nowwhere.
On 6/13/97 in Yorba Linda, CA (A job site I was working on.), I signed a power of attorney with Trey S. Holley. (an agent for DH & Associates) to represent me to the I.R.S. For the matter of dealing with back income taxes. I gave him (2) checks in the amount of $500 each totaling $1000. The balance of $1000 was to be paid in payments beginning on July 20,1997 at $250 per month until paid.
I made payments to them and was told that an attorney would contact me concerning the matter. That was approximately July 24,1997.
I received a letter dated August 20,1997 from DH & Associates saying that they were "going out of business as of August 31,1997" and that they "terminated all of our em ployees on August 15,1997 since we were unablee to continue operations due to slow paying receivables and rising overhead costs." They also said, "you will need to find a new representative for your tax matters." This letter was received on the 30th of August 1997, so by the the time I called no one answered the phone.
At no time did any attorney contact me during this! The only time they contacted me was to ask if my payment had been sent!
I then called the Better Business Bureau and they suggested the bankruptcy court in Los Angeles. (Since the business was based in Inglewood.) I called a they did not show a listing. On Oct. 6,1997, I filed a complaint with the State Bat of California. All they did was call the two attorneys thst were supposed to be my representatives.
(As listed on the power of attorney: Anita M. Bower and William M. Thimes) They were supposed to call me! Anita M. Bower called and said she was ONLY A EMPLOYEE and that she was NOT RESPONSIBLE and that she was not paid for my work and some other work.
Upon closer inspection of the (3) cheks that were deposited, I discovered that they were deposited into an account in Newport Beach. (Union Bank Acct. #0620031984) I called the customer service number and discovered that this account was still open. FOLLOW THE MONEY! I said this to myself! So I called information and found that Trey S. Holley, the original person that contacted me also lives in Newport Beach. Coincidental! Maybe! I have yet to call the bank in Newport to see what the account name is.
Dave
Riverside, California
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