Core Advisory's Autobiography is Well Written on its' New Website as a New Identity Consumer Dispute Group

Core Advisory's new name "Consumer Dispute Group or maybe Core Dispute Group, has a new identity and posted an autobiography of soon to be forgotten Core Advisory Group on its' new website.

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Alert! Is Core Advisory Planning to Sneak Away Undetected???

UPDATE CORE ADVISORY PLANNING TO CLOSE ITS DOORS!

So a client today pointed out that they went onto Core Advisory's website and this is what pops up. My guess, they are getting ready to use another company name so now it's just waiting for them to come to surface again which shouldn't take long. Some one will complain about their new company, just like how they shut down Colleagues In Law to become Core Advisory Group and now the mystery begins.

Update 11/09/2016

So Core shutdown its' website and informing the public that they will no longer be accepting new cases, however makes it difficult for anyone to contact them if they have questions or if a consumer lost their number. In my opinion, sounds like they are getting ready to abandon everyone. Now that is how an abandonment looks like.

Core has a new identity, or its' what we would like to think, however, their new website is confusing. Their new logo states "Consumer Dispute Group" with same Anaheim, California address on it. But their contact page says "Core Dispute Group"? Well that's what happens when you constantly have to change your company's identities in order to stay undetected by the authorities, you end up confusing yourself and everyone else around you.

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According to Business Consumer Alliance formerly known as BBB Southland region, knows too well of Devin Benter and all his prior business dealings when he was operating under Colleagues in Law. View BCA Report

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Another Poor Attempt to Deflect Responsibilities by Devin Benter

A consumer tonight received a disturbing email from "info@coreadvisorysvcs.org" (wonder why the owner doesn't put his information on this email?) trying to paint an ugly picture about me, this time digging up my past. What is this a political campaign? Let's find dirt on one another? Although my past history is public record but I don't see the relevance to what I am doing but okay. The fact still remains, Core is operating ILLEGALLY, and the lawsuit that was published just this past Friday, November 4th, 2016 (my name is also listed on the lawsuit) can't spell it out any clearer.

However, Core Advisory Group or Core Advisory Svcs? The names keeps evolving!!! Let's go with your real legal entity name, Core Advisory Group Svcs, LLC, refuses to address the problems but attempts to smear my credibility by stating, I am attempting to coerce clients in order to direct them to my new company. What new company? Show me a client that I have coerce or directed or referred to my new company or anyone else's company, then we can discuss that!

Also he mentioned once again, I abandoned the company and all the files. Really? Tell that to the enforcement agencies and lets see if they buy it. If that was the case, why wasn't all the existing customers of Core notified of the new ownership changes? Or even the new LLC changes? Where is the documents to show that transfer of ownership was executed? Oh that's right, there was no need to have a transfer of ownership if you just create another dba to resemble Core Advisory Group name.

I feel like a broken record, so I'm going to make this short. To all the viewers out there reading this and if you happened to get one of their emails, just reply back to them and ask them about the emails that Devin wrote blocking my attempt to suspend Core because he declared he owns everything and funded everything so business as usual and to avoid conflict of interest, tells everyone to not answer by Core Advisory Group but answer by Core Advisory Services. And here is what he will reply to, "I was just Mike's consultant."

Be sure to read my articles below so I wouldn't have to keep repeating over and over again. Proof is in the pudding. I present facts, not make false statements.

It seems to me the current owner of Core is getting more desperate and desperate. I totally forgot to address the "Restraining Order", I had to hear it from someone else because I was never served personally but it looks like they did sent out a sheriff to my dad's house to serve me but I don't live there. Well I looked it up and it's for "Civil Harrassment". sighs... rolling eyes... shaking head...

Oh by the way, if anyone that signed up under Core Advisory Group, LLC (I am the sole member/officer) call me at 949-229-7110. I will help you get a full refund!

Read Ohio Lawsuit: http://coreadvisory.blogspot.com/2016/11/ohio-attorney-general-lawsuit-against.html

Read Blog - http://coreadvisory.blogspot.com/2016/10/hi-everyone-my-name-is-mike-luong-and-i.html

Read Blog - http://coreadvisory.blogspot.com/p/view-devin-benter-email-copy-on-scribd.html

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Ohio Attorney General Filed Lawsuit Imposing $25,000 Fine

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit against a California-based firm accused of misleading consumers and taking upfront payments for mortgage-relief services it failed to provide.

2016-11-4 Ohio Attorney General vs Core Advisory Group by Core Evidence on Scribd

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Articles About CORE Advisory Group Based on Personal Vendetta or Protection? Part II

This is the second part of my article that I've written titled: "Is My Articles About CORE Advisory Group Based on Personal Vendetta or Protection?" If you haven't read the first part of this article, please read that first, it will give you a synopsis, starting from the very beginning of CORE Advisory Group's creation and how my nightmarish business dealings with Devin Benter (former owner of Colleagues in Law, now CORE Advisory Group Svcs), begun to unravel.

In my first article I had noted that I had intentions to suspend CORE Advisory Group back in March 31st, 2016, however, my former business partner Devin Benter (owner of CORE Advisory Group Svcs) had already masterminded an exit strategy by opening another dba name to resemble CORE Advisory Group by adding "Svcs" at the end of "Group" back in March 30th, 2016, a day prior to my attempt to suspend the company. Now, by him doing this, is a clear indication that he had no intentions to play by the books. Not only did he acquired a new dba name to resemble CORE Advisory Group but he  also manipulated all the staff/employees and customers of ours into thinking that I was the disgruntled party, who had abandoned the company and every customer case files.

Many would ask, why not just move on or take other legal remedies against him? Moving on is something I wish I can afford and taking legal actions against him is still an option which I will carefully prospect. However, it is important to understand the severity and seriousness of this type of action taken by my former business partner, by him, not agreeing to a more civilized separation agreement but instead, decided to take an irrational approach by forcefully taking over the entire business without my consent or agreeing to work towards a dissolution, has placed me in a very vulnerable position to future lawsuits or even enforcement actions against me.

Because now, I've lost all access to the company/clients and any attempts to communicate with my former staff/employees is being reverted back to my former partner, and the fact that he did a great manipulation job where all current staff/employees has now turned against me with a negative perception as if, I'm the problematic partner, makes it difficult to isolate the ensuing problems that lays ahead. Without these access or communications, there is no way to be assured if the proper handling of these open case files that was acquired under my name before my separation, is it being worked on accordingly or will there be legal ramifications I must face in the near future? What recourse do I have or am I stuck facing with the unforeseeable consequences? These are my dilemmas.

Who is Devin Benter? Prior to having any business dealings with Devin Benter, he owned and operated the exact same business model as CORE Advisory Group but under a different company name of Colleagues in Law, till this day some of his staff from Colleagues in Law remains by his side under the new assumed name of CORE Advisory Group.

What prompted me to be associated with this conman? What took me so long to realize that I was nothing more than scapegoat of his? These questions haunts me till this day as I have to face my friends and family to explain the embarrassing outcome that what I thought was once a blissful business venture with a well established businessman, was nothing more but a fairy tale that turned into a whirlwind of problems, created with unnecessary burdens that I must now quickly fix before things begun to spiral out of control.

Damage Control

After my separation with CORE Advisory Group back in March 31st, 2016, I've seek multiple advice from litigation attorneys and they all came up with the same conclusion, "contact the authorities immediately" so I did, and my first discovery was a default judgement made by the State of Kentucky, stating CORE Advisory Group, LLC failed to respond to a complaint regarding a bankruptcy petitioned filed on behalf of a client and this client was awarded $5,000 in restitution and CORE Advisory Group, LLC was fined $7,500 on top of that.

So I continued to reach out to more states regulatory agency's within their enforcement divisions, and came across a case in Washington where a settlement has been reached on September 30th, 2016 with Devin Benter to pay restitution in the amount of $45,000 that will be used to pay back to the 12 victims from the State of Washington for engaging in the illegal practice of loan modification when he was operating under Colleagues in Law.

After speaking to their legal examiner, she wasn't too happy (an understatement) to find out that Devin Benter is now operating under a new assumed name CORE Advisory Group and continues to engage with consumers in the State of Washington, when he had told the examiner that he had already dissolved his company Colleagues in Law (which is true), but the fact of the matter is that he continues doing the same thing just under a different company name, so that didn't sit too well with the examiner so lets see how this will play out.

As I continued digging, more states are now involved like Texas, Oregon, Pennsylvania and just recently an article came out yesterday November 4th, 2016 about an Ohio Attorney General had filed a lawsuit against me for CORE Advisory Group, LLC and the list keeps on growing.

The question remains directly for Devin Benter, if you feel strongly of what you are doing is legitimate than why is there an open investigation regarding the business practices of both CORE Advisory Group & Colleagues in Law as well as lawsuits pending?

Just because you have a car and it's not under your name, does it  give you the right to drive recklessly in it? And what makes you think you can do a hit n run on consumers and get away with it? Just because you change company names and addresses doesn't clear you from the mess that you've left behind. What world do you live in? Where is your morals and integrity? How do you feel proud to say you are a businessman/entrepreneur when your way of conducting businesses is by deceiving others? I've accepted my fate and accept full accountability to any actions taken towards me as a direct punishment for my naivete for once going into business with you. But I am not going to sit back and allow you to continue to take advantage of those around you.

Let this be a lesson learned and for any person(s) that decides to go into business with another person to carefully evaluate and research thoroughly to ensure the person you are planning to do business with doesn't have any hidden agendas. And for all consumers out there, that is reading this, may this be an advance warning to be wary and cautious of who you are doing business with, and any signs of red flags should be a hint to steer clear and avoid these types of unethical businesses.

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Ohio Attorney General Lawsuit Against Me & CORE Advisory Group, LLC

November 4th, 2016

COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit against a California-based firm accused of misleading consumers and taking upfront payments for mortgage-relief services it failed to provide.

The lawsuit accuses Core Advisory Group LLC and its operator, Trung (“Mike”) Luong of Newport Beach, of violating Ohio consumer protection laws.

According to the lawsuit, Core Advisory Group offers mortgage relief services for a fee, often ranging between $1,745 and $3,900. It advertises online and through the mail. The mail solicitation provides a phone number, but not the business’s name, and it tells consumers they may be eligible for a program to lower their mortgage payments. When consumers respond, the firm allegedly offers a two-phase program of filing complaints for consumers with government agencies (apparently to draw more attention from the consumer’s mortgage servicer) and then working on the “reinstatement and restructuring” of a consumer’s loan.

An investigation by the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Section determined that these representations often were not true and that Core Advisory Group failed to provide services it had agreed to provide.

In the lawsuit, filed in the Richland County Common Pleas Court, DeWine seeks reimbursement for affected consumers and an end to any violations of Ohio’s Consumer Sales Practices Act.

“When people are worried about their mortgage, they’re focused on doing what they need to do to keep their home,” Attorney General DeWine said. “Unfortunately, there are some operators who take advantage of them. They make false promises and they take the person’s money without providing any real help, which is what we found in this case.”

Consumers who are worried about foreclosure or who want to modify their mortgage loans should be wary of services that:

• Charge upfront fees
• Promise help that sounds too good to be true
• Charge fees for filing complaints with government agencies (which is free to do)
• Use high-pressure tactics
• Say they can help regardless of your financial situation
• Tell you not to contact your lender or the court
• Tell you not to make your mortgage payment
• Brag that they are faster than nonprofit counseling agencies
• Give you a lengthy agreement to sign before they will help

Copy of Lawsuit Documents

Repost from http://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/

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