I booked a national commercial through Vance at Advance LA. Vance was permitted to process my checks, take out his commission of 10% and pay me the balance within 30 days. Vance cashed 4 of my checks totaling close to $5,000 and never paid me! This started in Aug. Of 2009!
His phone # has since been disconnected, bank account is closed and seems to have moved his office as well. Apparently he was switching to a management company and producing a film. The new name on the card on his assistant's desk was "MNM film production"
His assistant's name is German Morales who's signature was on the back of all the checks that were deposited into the Advance LA account. I have copies of them all with the bank account info. German lied to me and acted as if he never came in contact with the checks as they both blamed it on the accounting department... Trying to put me off till some payment from the investors of their film came through... Apologizing to me for months. German should be named as an accomplice!
Now I can't even find them to sue them. Many others have contacted me or posted that they've had the same problem. (Not to mention the scam of a workshop that he runs through TLACC. It was like being at a huge cattle call for $600!!! Children from all over the country. Most of the casting directors that attented were pissed and offended at what a pathetic joke it was!)
We are trying to get everyone together to file a criminal lawsuit so he will stop doing this to people. Even children!
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