My name is Roger Fountain.  I have avoided addressing this nonsense online and have simply ignored it up until this point.  It has now become neccessary to address these false allegations and defend myself becasue I am trying to build another business.  These allegations are malicious lies and were meant to destroy my character.  These allegations are completely false and were posted and spread online by a business competitor of mine who did not play by the rules.

My response is as follows:

I have a legal background and am trained as a paralegal through the military (U.S. Navy), the civilian sector and through education.  I started a business in Huntsvuille, Texas called Monopoly Busters Textbooks.  I saw a need to help students defeat high prices for college textbooks and basically, what was a "monopoly" of bookstores in the area at the time.  I had numerous writeups in the school newspaper, The Houstonian, and the city newspaper, The Huntsville Item. The students loved the idea and even some of the professors, of a student owned/operated bookstore.  When I graduated Sam Houston State University in 2005 with a Bachelors' Degree in Criminal Justice, I sold the business and moved to the Dallas area.  At no time was I ever "convicted" of any crime, nor did I ever "scam or con" anyone.  I was simply trying to help my fellow students and build a business at the same time- which I did and that was very satisfying to me- especially when I sold it and it stayed open for the next few years.  I was 26 years old when I sold my first business.

In the fall of 2005, being of the "entrepeneurial mindset", the last thing I wanted to do was work for anyone but myself, so I started investing in various real estate ventures.  I obtained my Texas Real Estate Salepersons' License around 2005/2006 because I was very interested in real estate and it seemed to make sense at the time The license was active and inactive at various times over the years; I mainly used the license to buy my own investment properties.  If my license was inactive, I was out of the business completely; I did not sell or represent any member of the public. When I had the license activated, I was employed by various real estate companies.  At no time did I ever advertise myself as or portray myself to anyone, that I was a "licensed Real Estate Broker or Salesperson" when my license was inactive.  I was never a broker; just a salesperson.

Fast forward to 2008.  I was employed by a large bank in Plano, Texas (Yes, a Fortune 500 company- think credit cards and auto loans) in the Mortgage Loss Mititgation Department.  Needless to say, I became unemployed as a result of their business practices at the time involving mortgage fraud, etc.  I helped dozens and dozens of people in this position and I greatly enjoyed doing so. At no time whatsoever, did I ever misappropriate financial information, scam or con people, steal credit card information, or whatever else has been alleged on various websites.  I was responsible for accepting money from mortgage customers anywhere from the thousands to the hundreds of thousands at a time and never once was there ever any problem. At no time, was there any criminal conduct alleged against me in any way, shape or form. This is all completely false information.

Between 2007-ish and 2010-ish, I owned over a dozen rental properties.  Many of these were in "bad" Dallas neighborhoods.  I had problems witht enants not paying the rent.  Long story short, I had a tenant make false allegations to the police.  The police failed to investigate properly which ultimately lead to the charges being dropped and I eventually had them expunged from my record.  I eventually got out of the real estate business as a result of this.  I never  threatened anyone and am definately not a "violent person" at all.  I was never "wanted" for "numerous assaults", "warrants", etc.; this is completely false and made up.

I was the owner of a company called Pitbull Consumer Advocates in or around 2012.  The sole purpose of the company was to assist the public in matters in which they could not do it themselves- either because of lack of knowledge or they couldn't afford an attorney.  Other situations came up where the attorneys would refuse to help the individual- either because they thought it wasn't worth their time or for whatever other reason behind not wanting to "deal with it" basically.  These matters have included cyber bullying cases, injury/bullying at work, small claims preparation and negotiating settlements, to just name a few cases.  There was a whole range of services offered and there were all honest services meant to help people who needed help.  There was a definite need for these types of services with the way the world is today.  Every customer that hired me, was completely satisfied with the results.  At no time, was there ever any criminal allegations alleged against me.  The only negative during this time, was that I pissed off a competitor- a law firm in Ft. Worth- and I gained a very spiteful enemy that spread rumours and outright lies against me on the internet.   At no point did I ever practice law or ever claim to be an attorney. This is highly illegal and I was/am well aware of the law regarding this fact.

At the time when these Ripoff Reports were written, I could identify the person who wrote them.  I should have sought court action against that individual and her employer at that time.  However, I did not and I regret that lack of action on my part.  I responded to these false allegations to clear my name. Cyber Bullies exist everywhere and if these allegations were legitimate, which they are not, then the "authors" of these reports wouldn't hide behind a computer screen with "fake names" and "fake allegations".  There are consequences to libel and defamaton of character; and this individual knows that a judge would be involved if this ever happens again. 

I literally have no use for sites like ripoffreport and the related copycats. They perpetuate and promote this "Cyberbullying" type behavior, which I believe most people don't condone.  Sites like these will accept any information as fact, with no repurcussions whatsoever and certainly no "fact checking".

I tried to be as thorough as possible with my explanation.  I understand that there may still be unanswered questions.   I am always happy to discuss any concerns that anyone may have.  I am a very friendly and easy going man with a beautiful family. I attend church services regularly and volunteer throughout the community.  I give back and/or help whenever I can.  Please feel free to contact me via email at rcfountain at live com at any time. Thank you for taking the time to read this explanation.