Adam Shulman / Influence Event Management
Malicious check bouncing, lies and amazing excuses

Adam Shulman of Influence Event Management (IEM) is a Las Vegas-based events promoter who books Celebrity and Special events in Vegas, Washington DC and other cities in the US. Before working under the "Influence Event Management" banner, Adam worked for the Pure Management Group in Las Vegas that owns and operates such renowned clubs as "PURE" and "LAX". It is because of his previous relationship with this prestigious company that we initially trusted in him enough to produce an event together.

On Saturday, August 16th Adam Shulman and Influence Event Management brokered a celebrity event at Club Prive at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, hosted by our client, TV Personality Adrianne Curry. The event was a success and as it is customary in such situation, we paid our client and received a check from Adam and IEM that very same night, as he was paid directly by the Venue for his services.

Low and behold, 10 days after the event, the check written to us by Adam for a substantial amount equaling to several thousand dollars was returned. The first red flag for us was that the check came back marked not "INSUFFICIENT FUNDS" but "CHECK FROM CLOSED ACCOUNT". This basically means that he took an old bank check from an account that doesn't even exist anymore and wrote it out to my company, intending for it to not go through. Being a nice guy that I am and at the time considering Adam a friend, I gave him the benefit of the doubt as he said that it was a "simple mistake" and that he was going to "take care of it immediately".

For the next several weeks, I got every excuse in the book. Adam said that he had sent not one but two ELECTRONIC BANK WIRES with the monies owed, but neither of these "Wires" ever made it into our account. When I called both his and my bank, neither had a transaction record for the Wire, that Adam explained to be a bank clerical error.

The next step was for Adam to Overnight us a Cashier's Check for the full amount all of the interim fees that we incurred due to the "bounce". A FedEx Envelope arrives days later, inside it, another FedEx envelope, inside that, a white envelope with my name on it and inside of That envelope... Nothing... Not a damn thing. (This REALLY happened!!!).

At this point, I am furious, so I boarded a plane to Las Vegas to confront Adam who was courageous enough to meet with me face to face with promises of having some "cash" for me. There was no "cash", but he did write me another check, from another account for 1/4 of what was owed to me, promising me weekly payments for the rest. Again, I accept this in good faith and return to Los Angeles and deposit the second check... Go figure, five days later this check bounces too. Again, Adam comes up with some lofty excuse, but at this point it had been two and a half months from the original event date, so I threatened him with Legal Action and alert my attorneys of the situation.

The next day, I got what seemed to be a sincere e-mail from Adam who explained that he has gotten himself into a financial bind and that he feels "awful" for putting me in this situation and asking for one last extension in order for him to pay me back what is owed to me in full after he produces several Halloween events on the upcoming weekend. So, kind-hearted idiot that I am, I give the man another week. Needless to say, since you are reading this report, this just bought him another 10 days and me a nice "DUNCE" cap.

Now, my company is suing Adam Shulman and IEM in court in Las Vegas, as well as having filed criminal check fraud charges (a Felony) against him.

I guess besides being really pissed off and feeling slightly stupid, the purpose of this Report is to warn all others in the Celebrity Representation business, Talent Bookers, Other Promoters, PR Folks, Agents, Managers and representatives of various Brands, "DO NOT WORK WITH OR TRUST ADAM SHULMAN OF INFLUENCE EVENT MANAGEMENT IN LAS VEGAS OR WASHINGTON DC". The man is a pathological liar and a cheat.

If any of those reading this Report would like to see concrete proof of everything written above, please post a reply with your information and I will be happy to share it all.

Thanks and good luck to all!

Regards,

Phil
Los Angeles, CA

Company: Adam Shulman / Influence Event Management
Country: USA
State: Nevada
City: LAS VEGAS
Address: 4525 DEAN MARTIN DR. #601, LAS VEGAS, NV
Phone: 2026317426

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