Sean Mecham, Icon Payment Solutions, Pricipal Payment Solutions, Sage Payment Solutions Fraud, Liars, Thieves, Cheaters, Altered Contract Fraudulant Business Practice Phoenix Arizona

Credit card processing business owners indicted on fraud, money laundering charges

The proprietors of Valley credit card payment processing companies have been indicted on money laundering and wire fraud charges by a federal grand jury in Phoenix.

Sean Clinton Mecham, 36, Ashley Brisbin Mecham, 27, Jonathan L. Cannon, 31, and Jake Brisbin, 26, were indicted on various charges this month. They were executives and employees at Icon Payment Solutions, Axiom Merchant Services and Oracle Payment Services, according to court documents.

Prosecutors allege the Mechams deposited $2.9 million worth of ill-gotten gains into accounts they controlled and used the money to buy a luxury boat, Mercedes and Maserati cars and off-road trucks for racing.

Their companies processed credit card payments for retailers and other businesses. The indictment charges the quartet with misleading customers into signing leases for credit card machines and forging as many as 200 business owners and managers signatures.

They also were charged with changing contract terms after business clients signed other agreements. Sales prospects were told they would pay lower credit card fees if they signed up with the defendants’ companies.

The Better Business Bureau and other consumer websites also list complaints against the company and the executives. One consumer complaint says there may be some family link between Sean Mecham and deceased former Arizona governor Evan Mecham.

Ashley Mecham and Jake Brisbin were arraigned on charges Nov. 7 in Los Angeles and were released. Cannon was arraigned in Phoenix on Nov. 12, according to prosecutors. Sean Mecham is still in custody pending trial, according to prosecutors. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Arizona want Sean Mecham held arguing he is a flight risk, skipped court hearings for civil complaints against his companies and has previously withdrawn large amounts of cash. Court documents also show prosecutors claiming Sean Mecham threatening employees, family members and others from talking about his business dealings.

Mecham and other defendants could not be reached for comment. David Eisenberg, a Phoenix white-collar defense attorney, could end up representing Sean Mechem. Eisenberg said he has not yet been assigned to the case and declined further comment.

The numbers of that business in the investigation have been disconnected or are no longer in service.

Sean Mecham is a THIEF! Do not do business with this guy or he will rob you! He stole my money too!

Everything you read about this company is true. They are thieves. If anyone wants to contact me to see my documents, please do. Run from this company. They are thieves.

I would like to personally address this report as the entire claim is so far off base that you all need to hear the real truth. First off I would like to remind all that read reports on this website that it serves as merely a free blog that anyone can virtually write anything they would like to, for all to see, true or untrue.
I have been in the credit card processing industry for close to a decade, and in my time in this business I have run a couple of different companies both of which were fairly large. As in any company that deals with customer service we are always going to have unhappy customers that regardless of all of our efforts we cannot make happy, that is the first group of people who write on this site. Then in my time, I have had the misfortune of having to fire hundreds of employees for a wide variety of reasons, this is the second group that writes here, they love you while they work for you and curse you when they leave. Icon is a new company that we created this past year in which I own with a partner who has more time in this industry than I. We will never and would never alter any contract or terms of any contract as we have the original signed copies in our possession and it would be impossible to do so. We do charge a lot for our equipment that is indisputable because of that, as any of our merchants understand before knowingly signing for the equipment, we offer many guarantees for that equipment so that while the upfront cost is high the long term cost is more than beneficial. It is never our intention to give somebody a "bad deal" or harm any business in any way, we have a very good customer service department that has years of experience between them in both this industry and others as well, our goal is to always fix the problems and if we cannot then we will make it right in whatever we have to do to make that happen. As for the claim of our non qual charges we actually do disclose this information when pertinent to each business situation, there are times when a business has a number of them with their current processor but those will not fall into that category with us because the majority of them are rewards cards which as with most processors do not fall non qual with us.
The author of this report clearly does not know us or our business, it was actually written by a man named Lance Morris who was the former owner of one of the companies that I and my business Partner ran. This is his attempt of trying to slander me and my business in a feeble effort to try to help his corrupt business gain some sort of ground, search his name and you will see what kind of man he really is.
On a personal note, since there were some pretty serious personal attacks made I feel it necessary to clear up even though it was wrong to be written in the first place. I have been married twice, in my first marriage I have three kids, and I am now happily married and have one more child with her plus her daughter. I pay two thousand dollars per month in child support and two thousand four hundred and fifty dollars in alimony, my new wife and ex-wife are friends and we all do things together birthday parties, sports, anything that has to do with the kids. Obviously, since Lance hasn't known me in almost 2 years he goes by here say and doesn't bother to convey the truth, which when you read the reports on him you will clearly understand why.
I implore anyone who reads this not to judge anything by what disgruntled employees or jealous people write if it is a legitimate business complaint it would not be made personal, it would be all about the business so judge on that. If you ask anyone that works for me now, I am a good man and honest man and I will do anything for anyone that needs me to help them if I am able. If you have any questions or concerns feel free to call me on the number posted on this report it is my person cell phone and if you have a legitimate business issue I will do whatever I can to fix it if it truly has to do with Icon Payment Solutions, thank you for reading this.