A Closer Look Inside CORE Advisory Group

Please be advised that Core Advisory Group and its owner are still soliciting Mortgage Relief Services to Distressed Homeowners nationwide, under FTC MARS Rule it's ILLEGAL to charge upfront fees.  You can't collect money from any customer unless you deliver - and the customer agrees to - a written offer of mortgage relief from the customer's lender or servicer.

The owner of the company is Devin Benter (aka David Clarke). Devin Benter has owned multiple companies "Mod Shops" that target distressed Homeowners and opens and closes companies to avoid the authorities. Prior company name "Colleagues in Law" for more info click here

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FOR ANY CORE VICTIMS
You Have Alternatives

You can contact your lender directly, contact an attorney in your jurisdiction with expertise in mortgage matters, or contact a government-sponsored loan modification provider such as www.hopenow.com or others that are identified on the website of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, www.hud.gov.  

Devin Benter's prior company is "Colleagues in Law LLC", a Nevada Corporation. A simple internet search will reveal multiple complaints on this company. 

UPDATE: I just got off the phone today with Washington State Department of Financial Institutions in the Division of Consumer Services Enforcement. I was updated with a public record information that Devin Benter and Colleagues in Law enter into a settlement agreement to pay restitution to pay 12 victims of Washington State that were preyed in this loan modification scheme. The restitution amount totaled $45,000 is to be paid back to the 12 victims involved. This information will be available online in next few days. here 

Now, Let's take a look deeper into the evolution of CORE Advisory Group. 

Current owner Devin Benter aka David Clarke and his company CORE Advisory Group, LLC & CORE Advisory Group Svcs, LLC. Please note that this owner also owned "Colleagues in Law" which was forced to shutdown due to FTC investigation that linked to Denny Lake's case and up until today has continued to provide the exact same product/services under a new assumed company name of "CORE Advisory Group Svcs, LLC" which is a UTAH Limited Liability Company in the State of Utah but physical office is located at 2125 E. Katella Ave. Suite 330, Anaheim, CA. 92806. Prior to the formation of "CORE Advisory Group Svcs, LLC" Devin Benter was operating in disguise under an entity name "CORE Advisory Group, LLC" which this legal entity sole owner was "Mike" Trung Luong and Devin Benter through mutual agreement with Mr. Luong would allow Mr. Benter to run and operate this company as their President and co-owner off record, and thereafter Mr. Benter went on record and formed a separate LLC under "CORE Advisory Group Svcs, LLC" a Utah Limited Liability Company in the State of Utah on April 1st, 2016, in order to exclude Mr. Luong from any ownership rights. Mr. Benter had continued on with a separate LLC without notifying any client's of "CORE Advisory Group, LLC" that there has been a transfer of ownership or made aware of the new LLC change. I suspect he will deny any responsibilities or hold himself accountable to "CORE Advisory Group, LLC" and his narrative will be that he was just a consultant for "Mike" Trung Luong, but past email communications by Mr. Benter will prove otherwise that indeed Mr. Benter through his email communications to the entire CORE staff members will explain that he has always owned and funded CORE Advisory Group, which you can read here.

Due to an FTC Indictment to Mr. Benter's processing partner/vendor, Denny Lake (JD United) he abruptly moved locations, closed the company and began operating  under "Core Advisory Group, LLC". You can view the details of the Denny Lake case: here

Not wanting anything tied to his name, Devin convinced Trung "Mike" Luong to open Core Advisory Group, LLC (a Utah Corporation) in his name. The agreement was that Devin would unofficially own the company and be 100% in charge and in exchange Mike would receive a portion of the revenue each month. 

In April 2015, Mike Luong created "CORE Advisory Group" dba registered solely under Mike's name only with the Orange County Clerk-Recorder. "Search CORE Advisory Group" here  

In May 2015, Mike Luong of CORE Advisory Group and Devin Benter of Colleagues in Law agreed to combine both entities into one under CORE Advisory Group. 

On May 5th, 2015, CORE Advisory Group formed an LLC in the state of UTAH. here

On March 24th, 2016, Mike Luong and Devin Benter had a fallout and the partnership severed.

In April 2016, Denny Lake's case ended, therefore, Devin no longer had any need for Mike and decided to end the relationship and Devin created "Core Advisory Group Svcs, LLC". 

On 3/30/2016 Devin Benter created the Fictitious Business Name of Core Advisory Group Svcs with the Orange County Clerk-Recorder. You can confirm this information here

On 03/31/2016 Mike Luong sent out an email to every Core members to go home, and that operations will need to be suspended to only be blockade by Brian Boozer a sales closer for CORE Advisory Group, LLC.  You can confirm this information here

On 03/31/2016 An hour after Mike's email to every Core members, Devin Benter aka David Clarke sends a mass email to inform everyone to continue doing business as usual, he owns the branding and have been doing it for 4 years. You can confirm this information here

On 4/1/2016 Devin Benter registered the new company, Core Advisory Group Svcs LLC, as a Utah LLC with himself as the sole member. You can confirm this information here

Core Advisory Group and Core Advisory Group Svcs are both organized in the Utah, but have no physical presence in Utah. here

The Utah address of 519 Orem Boulevard, Orem UT. 84058 will forward any correspondence to the California address: 4590 MacArthur Blvd, STE 125. Newport Beach CA 92660. However, most mails are dropped at another mail box and this one happens to be in the same building on the 5th floor at 4590 MacArthur Blvd, STE 500-26.

Please note that the company has moved to a new location in Anaheim, California at 2125 E. Katella Ave. Suite 330, Anaheim, CA. 92806

It appears, Devin Benter has already made plans to dump the CORE branding and change name ONCE AGAIN! "Consumer Dispute Group" www.consumerdisputegroup.org 

Google search you will find same PR press releases like CORE, with linkedin, facebook page already made in advance. This guy was planning to DUMP everyone, take everyone's money and start FRESH with a new company name. 

Devin Benter's Company name change HISTORY: "Colleagues in Law, CORE Advisory Group, CORE Advisory Group Svcs & soon to Consumer Dispute Group" which of course operate and offer the exact same product & services but just a different name, a much cleaner name. It's like driving a stolen car and changing out the license plate, in the end it's still same car and same piece of shit behind the wheel.

CORE ADVISORY GROUP’S WORKFLOW

Devin Benter also owns the Company "Deevo LLC" which is the company organized as a marketing company that he processes all of his advertising through. 

All of the mailers he sends to distressed Homeowners do not have any company name or address on them, and quote rate, payment and terms that will entice distressed Homeowners to call an 800#. 

When a Homeowner calls, they are greeted by an "opener" who is responsible for taking information so that the caller can be "evaluated" and determined if they are "eligible" for assistance. If the caller agrees, they are scheduled an evaluation call with a "Sr. Case Analyst" who is responsible for "closing" them on services to avoid foreclosure range between $3000 - $5000.

The sales agents (case managers) are trained not to share the company name on the first call and explain how their "2 phases" of work are not loan modification  services.  

Phase 1 is the opening "federal complaints" against a Lender. 

Phase 2, is when a Third Party Authorization all financial information is collected from the Homeowner. An application for a loan modification is prepared on behalf of the Homeowner, and loan modification application is submitted on behalf of the homeowner. 

If there is a foreclosure sale scheduled, then the company advises that the Homeowner needs to file bankruptcy and the Company will facilitate and coordinate a person to call them who will draft all of the court documents and coach them on how to file on their own bankruptcy. 

The purpose of the bankruptcy recommendation is so the Homeowner can stop the foreclosure so that they may engage work with the Company. It is recommended that they do not go through with the bankruptcy and allow it to be dismissed and closed.

KEY PLAYERS

Devin Benter (aka David Clarke)
Business Address: 2125 E. Katella Ave. Suite 330, Anaheim, CA. 92806

Mobile: 949-922-8865
email: dclarke@coreadvisorygroup.org, dbenter@colleaguesinlaw.com, dbenter@coreadvisorygroup.org , devin@deevollc.com

https://www.facebook.com/dbenter?fref=ts

Note: Just got married this year July 3^rd, 2016.

Owner of Colleagues in Law, LLC (Nevada Corp) https://goo.gl/sN4J8F
Deevo LLC (Nevada Corporation) http://deevollc.com/
Core Advisory Group LLC (Utah Corp) https://goo.gl/c1dsy9
Core Advisory Group Svcs LLC (Utah Corp) https://goo.gl/c1dsy9 
Core Advisory Group Svcs (Orange County Fictitious Name)

Dean Miller
Lead Management / Processing Manager / Customer Service
Mobile: 949-678-8702
email: dean@coactioninsight.com / Leadsupport@coreadvisorygroup.org           

Dean manages and supervises all leads and also manages the processing department. 
Also he is just as GUILTY assisting this crook Devin Benter by covering up for him.  

Brian James Boozer
Sales Closer
email: bboozer@coreadvisorygroup.org 
https://www.facebook.com/brian.boozer 
After initial calls with a case manager, Brian Boozer is the main sales closer but recent news of CORE Advisory Group Svcs lack of management only 6 sales agents are left.

VENDORS

All of the information in this email can be validated through the following vendors. 

Leadtrac – CRM System by National Data Systems | http://www.ndssite.com/ | CRM Login Page - https://secure.leadtrac.net

Note: All leads, notes and contracts are input into this CRM system. Dean Miller (Processing Manager & Lead Support) is a close friend of the owner of this company. Therefore, if you contact this company, its likely that they will inform Dean.

Fonality – Phone System | http://fonality.com | ServerID# 27936

Note: The system records every call incoming and outgoing and holds all recordings for a year. The only calls that are not recorded are Devin’s.

Email 
Note: Email service is provided by GoDaddy.

The Notary Pool | http://thenotarypool.com
Note: When a Homeowner wants to hire company, the Closer will schedule a notary to meet with the Homeowner to complete the signing and collect the funds. Every appointment, for every State, is scheduled through this company. (No longer active)

US Signings | http://www.ussignings.com/ | Business Search

Note: Same instrument used as “The Notary Pool” except now, Devin Benter owns this notary services and adds an additional junk fees $160 to gain more profits off consumers. Copycat version of The Notary Pool. 

Kall8 | http://kall8.com
Note: Each advertisement campaign that is mailed will have a unique 800# associated with the mailer. This service provides unique 800#’s that are then forwarded to the primary sales line.

ScheduleOnce | http://scheduleonce.com
Note: When an opener schedules a “closing” call, they use this system to schedule the appointment for the Closer.

The Corporate Place, Inc | http://www.corporateplace.com/
601 E Charleston Blvd, STE 100
Las Vegas, NV 89401
Phone: 877-786-8500

Note: This is the company that provides the registered agent service for Nevada and Utah. The Utah address for the Company is this company’s office Utah office address.

Martha Petterson, Bankruptcy Preparer.

Phone: 949-683-7030
Martha@legaldocprep.co

Note: This is the paralegal that all Bankruptcy files and Eviction Defense cases are sent to. She charges $250 per file and then credits the CORE advisory $100 for each referral.

Wells Fargo

CORE Advisory Group Svcs

Routing #:  122000247

Account #:  8789939504

This is the primary banking account that is used for Customers to deposit funds into.