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Complaint Review: Gary Jones - Columbus Ohio

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  • Gary Jones 2968 Atwood Terrace Columbus, Ohio USA
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Gary Jones / 3Arck Capital LLC scam

Beware! Two of my friends have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars dealing with Gary Jones / 3Arck Capital LLC and his accomplice, a Seattle attorney named Holly Joy Johnson. They now have to involve the police, the Seattle state bar, and the FBI fraud division. Gary wants to use your money to make money and play the naive role the whole time.

According to my Uncle who is a fraud investigator, Gary’s scheme involves you having to deposit money into an escrow account with a smaller, lessor known attorney. In this case that is Holly Joy Johnson. Then Gary is supposed to deposit whatever loan amount you are approved for into the same account within 30 days to collectively total 100% of the budget of the project he is funding. Problem is he will come up with some sort of excuse to prolong the deal while your money is in limbo. This is an age old bait ‘n switch scheme where the borrower’s money gets used for some 3rd party deal.

It’s been nearly 60 days since my friend’s made their deposit and Gary, who claimed his investors represent a billion dollars, can’t deliver. Now they can’t get their money back and Holly Johnson won’t even respond to phone calls, text messages, or emails. I have seen this before and what Gary and Holly are doing is stalling for as long as possible while they try to leverage the money placed in her escrow without my friend’s knowledge, consent, or benefit. A police investigation will trace the money trail and verify this so these two can get what they deserve.

They looked up Gary and Holly and found the following:

Gary / 3Arck Capital has no proof of funds for the loans he claims to offer.

Gary / 3Arck does not offer a binding term sheet with set dates and amounts. This is huge red flag!

Gary / 3Arck Capital is has no office, no company attorney, no qualified staff, or executive team, yet he is supposed to have a billion dollars to loan.

3Arck Capital LLC’s address is to a P.O. Box in Columbus, OH but the company was incorporated with his relative, Louise Jones’ address in the same city.Holly Joy Johnson (age 38), is a solo practitioner who works from home in Seattle, WA. Numerous attempts have been made to reach her by phone, text messages, emails, etc., to no avail. She is one of those people you literally have to visit to get answers and demand results. Her role is to take funds into her trust account as the escrow attorney, she then allows Gary to leverage your funds without your consent or knowledge while he pretends he has no idea what’s going on. His and her tactics are criminal and obvious – stall as long as possible and avoid all communication with the party trying to get a refund. No credible attorney I know would risk everything for such stupidity.

It’s going on 60 days and no Closing or refund. I have encouraged my friends to file complaints with law enforcement and the attorney general in each state, and the Washington state bar for Holly’s part then follow up with a civil suit against each of them to send a message. Unfortunately, it is the only way to deal with scam artists like these two.

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#12 Consumer Comment

GARY JONES PLEADS GUILTY!

AUTHOR: Gary Jones Victim - (USA)

POSTED: Saturday, May 20, 2017

To all who have any doubt, Gary Jones is a fraud, he has plead guilty to tax fraud and is being sentenced shortly.  Back in 2012, my involvement with the Gary Jones was his mortgage amelioration process scam. I don't know who Holly is but back then he was working with a Bill Gatten of NARSCor LLC.  They were claiming that for $7500, they could get your mortgage revoked becasue of some loop hole in the mortgage contacts. 

Well after I was evicted, I filed a compaint with the Ohio General Attorney, FBI and IRS.  Five years later, I was notified that As of April 2017, Gary Jones had plead guilty to tax fraud and other charges relating to fradulent activity and is awaiting sentencing.  

If you have been involved in anything with Gary Jones, it has been a scam.  I highly advise that you contact your State's Attorney office and connect them with the Ohio States Attorney.  Gary Jones is a horrible person and deserves to rot in jail for all of the damages and harm he casued over the years.

I no longer have my property but feel completely vindicated knowing Gary Jones has finally been brought to justice.

P.S. As a Film Producer, I can confirm with 100% certainty that it is absolutely possible to get a completion bond IF AND WHEN your documents are valid and in order.  Anyother excuse for a delay is a flat out lie.

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#11 General Comment

Writer of Article is a Scammer!

AUTHOR: K - (United States of America)

POSTED: Sunday, March 20, 2016

The wirter of this arcticle is also a Scammer! I am having my own investigatiors checking him out. I have heard though the grapevine you were given all the Info. You made the decision on your own. You didnt have to put up any money at all. There is a Clause in all contract for risky investments called Buyer Beware.  You are an idoit of your doing. Also I hope Andrew Bloom and Holy Johnson take you to court for Slander and Defamination! You knew about everything and you still put up money that is your fault. You are an a*****e Scammer yourself. According to others I have Talked to you are being investigated by the Feds and local authorites in your home state for Fraud!!!! Also the word on the street you scammed the money you put up! So I would watch your mouth and be very careful what you say. I suggest you wtihdrawal your BS Statement on this Website before you get Locked Uped! You are a Loserr and a Scammer!

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Misleading rebuttal title claims victims are the perpetrators?

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POSTED: Thursday, November 19, 2015

Warning the general public about the people behind this elaborate escrow deposit scam is no more a crime than your mistitled and misleading post. I am very comfortable in knowing the authorities which include the AG, FBI, and local and state police, are on the job to bring those behind the more than $1 million in loss for what is now multiple victims to justice. Furthermore, this is not a forum for debate.

First of all, the parties you listed within the title you posted are the victims, not the perpetrators. Second, I have been made privy to emails, phone calls, text messages, and other supporting documents which substantiate each of their claims. Third, the list of victims is growing and the uniting to seek justice. Unfortunately the damage is considerable and your company is listed on multiple transactions and legal documents as recent as June 2015. So while I am not an attorney, I defer to the federal and state laws which protect the victims of such criminal acts. Perhaps you need to address your concerns with Doug Burch and Andrew Bloom directly, because the authorities certainly will.  

Now that that’s out of the way, let’s just cut to the chase here: no one cares what arrangement Mo Aziz had with Gary Jones/3Arck Capital. It offers no comfort to the victims. Each of the victims here are also well aware Mo Aziz’s credentials. We have public records and the internet at our disposal. Clearly your team members, past or present, have kept you in the dark so I will gladly help you with the facts as this investigation details:

1)      Every document referenced within this post/complaint is based on those presented by two parties listed as either current or past team members for Lighthouse Partners were drafted within the past 9 months as of this post. They are Doug Burch and Andrew Bloom. Whether they have current roles at Lighthouse Partners or not, they executed agreements which clearly identify arrangements through Lighthouse Partners.

2)      Andrew Bloom was appointed in capacity of “Managing Partner” though he has no verifiable employment or verifiable educational background. An investigator was hired to check out each of his previous roles with companies he listed on LinkedIn. Not one was legitimate. Furthermore, the Seattle University registrar's office has no record of him ever attending nor a record of him graduating from there.

3)      Gary Jones is facing multiple fraud charges per the October press release by the Ohio States Attorney which, though the charges are unrelated, substantiate what each of the victims here suspected all along. Holly Johnson is also facing multiple charges, and a few of us have seen the numerous complaints which detail such. These complaints also detail the connection to Lighthouse Partners nd the account numbers funds were transferred to.

4)      The Nevada Secretary of State posted public records which state Lighthouse Partners was formed as a limited liability company, not a limited liability partnership. In addition, other records found on LinkedIn and Lighthouse’s own corporate website show Doug Burch and Andrew Bloom as acting Managing Partners. Denying that shows you haven’t done your own due diligence.

5)      The less than professional and incomplete website for Lighthouse Partners LLC (lighthousepartnersllp.com) is nothing short of questionable.  No current address, no current bio for officers, no good phone number, etc. all support the victims claims that it has all the tell-tale signs of a scam. You claim the company is legitimate and has done numerous transactions but no one of note has ever heard of you or your team members, Mr. Aziz. Furthermore, Daniel Done, whose company was hired to build, maintain, and host your company website has admitted that Andrew Bloom is the point of contact person for it, till this very day.

6)      Mr. Aziz / Katie, you are more than welcome to address your claims of “Criminal Prosecution” against the victims with the each of authorities and jurisdictions investigation this fraud case. Last I checked, no one asked you or your company for anything but answers. There are multiple victims with their own individual resources and collective proof of Lighthouse Partners name on documents which have been presented to the proper authorities/investigators. Make no mistake, once the criminal charges are address, civil charges will most certainly follow.

7)      Where is all the money transferred to your company from Holly Joy Johnson’s account? Don’t you know all bank transactions have a digital footprint which is easily traced by authorities? Whether you benefitted directly or not is inconsequential. Your company did. Perhaps you should address that internally.

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Beware of Atomic Features / EJ Walton Scam

AUTHOR: Katie - (USA)

POSTED: Monday, November 16, 2015

This appears to be an attempt to threaten Criminal Prosecution for Civil gain through bullying tactics, which is a Crime.  We will vehemently defend our position and bring Civil Litigation forward for these baseless and reckless accusations.  We have many satisfied Clients that have NEVER complained to this date.  These type of broad based complaints are like a cancer for people that had no interaction whatsoever with the Party whom may be dissatisfied, or did not due there correct due diligence with whom it engaged into a contract.   

Atomic Features and Mr. EJ Walton we're not a party to any contracts between Lighthouse Partners, LLC AND 3 ARCK.  Lighthouse Partners, LLP is a separate and independent Company not tied to Lighthouse Partners, LLC in any way, manner or form.  Lighthouse Partners, LLC contracted with 3 Arck for Collateral Enhancement services which were rendered and paid.  Atomic Features was not a Party to any contracts between Lighthouse Partners, LLC and 3 ARCK.

Mo Aziz with Lighthouse Partners, LLC contracted with Mr. Jones and 3 Arck and cooredinated the delivery on two transactions.  Andrew Bloom has no ties to Lighthouse Partners, LLC., nor did He contract with 3 Arck directly.  Mo Aziz handled all the contractual obligations and further coordinated for Lighthouse Partners, LLP to pay for a third and FINAL transaction, in which Services were rendered and later funding not properly distributed to back to that entity, Lighthouse Partners, LLP.  Lighthouse Partners, LLP paid for three trasnactions with Mo Aziz and Lighthouse Partners, LLC., in which it did not receive the Funding it was promissed for the fees it paid or the Collateral it paid to have issued.  

Nicholas Vaughey has no ties to Lighthouse Partners, LLC, nor does he have ties to Lighthouse Partners, LLP.  He is an independent investor and Service Provider.  He did not contract directly with Gary Jones or 3 Arck.  Services were rendered and paid for, to which funds were released from escrow per the Parties authorization based on the Services Provided.  Leewood Funding has no ties to 3 Arck or Lighthouse Partners, LLC., nor Lighthouse Partners, LLP.  Leewood Funding was a corporation in existence with ZERO Customer Complaints for over 5 Years.  This is a broad based attempt to throw spaghetti against the wall and see what sticks.  

Collateral Enhancement Services were provided to 3 Arck by Lighthouse Partners, LLC and Mo Aziz.  Mr. Jones, of 3 Arck deposited funds with Holly Johnson for the services rendered AND further released funds based on obtaining those services.  Furthermore, Mr. Jones and 3Arck NEVER paid his contractual obligations, written, verbal and otherwise, regarding the use of said Collateral.    

In regard to your Complaint and Posting, Lighthouse Partners, LLC made no promises for a Loan, nor did Lighthouse Partners, LLP make any promises or covenants for a Loan.  3 Arck on the other hand owes Lighthouse Partners, LLC and its investors a significant amount of money, Four and a Half Million Dollars ($4,500,000.00).  This Complaint is pure libel and a clear attempt to intimidate and blackmail funds from Parties that had nothing to do with Your Contract with 3Arck.  The act of "coheresion" and "extortion" is a felony.  The act of attempting to intimidate the use of "criminal prosecution" to gain a "civil" advantage is also a "crime".  

Gary Jones and 3ARCK made a separate contract with Atomic Features (unknown to Lighthouse Partners, LLC or Escrow Attorney Holly Johnson).  He further forged signatures from the transaction attorney Ms. Johnson for unknown and outside escrow contracts which are not enforceable in any court of law (Civil or Criminal).  

This Complaint is extremely biased and unmerited because there was no contract between any of the Parties in this Complaint, with the exception of 3 Arck and its unhappy Client or Contract Counter-Party Atomic Features.  These two obviously have a dispute and need to deal with it between themselves.  However, bringing in other Parties with no direct tie to Atomic Features and/or Mr. EJ Walton and his agents or investors is like throwing the baby out with the dirty bathwater.  These are baseless & extremely reckless claims.   

Again, this appears to be an attempt to threaten Criminal Prosecution for Civil gain through bullying tactics, which is a Crime.  We will vehemently defend our position and bring Civil Litigation forward for Libel against these baseless and extremely reckless accusations.  We have many satisfied Clients that have NEVER complained.    

Very truly yours.

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Beware of Andrew Bloom and attorney Holly Joy Johnson

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POSTED: Friday, October 23, 2015

After digging deeper into Lighthouse Partners, former Seattle attorney Holly Joy Johnson, and Gary Jones of 3Arck Capital, I have learned some alarming details. Not only are my friends victims of a well-orchestrated scam but others have come forward with claims that they entered into agreements with Lighthouse Partners’ Douglas Burch and Andrew Bloom. Nicholas Vaughey and Andrew Bloom had another failed company called Leewood Funding Inc. Each company is opened with a P.O. Box address. Also they use a website which ends in LLP but have a Nevada corporation as an LLC with an address they have not used in some 16 months according to the lease office space owner.

Gary Jones had an agreement with Lighthouse Partners but won’t admit to it. He claims that Holly went rogue but he did not know that she had already admitted that he told her the funds were his and that she was doing what the two of them had arranged prior to the deposit. She took in funds and disbursed them without even so much as communicating with the funds depositor who sought confirmation of her receipt to no avail. No credible attorney does that. Holly Johnson genuinely believes the claim of forgery completely absolves her of any wrongdoing. She has been in hiding ever since the first victims demanded their money back, but you count hide from the feds, the AG, or the state bar for long, ma’am. It’s only a matter of time before you and your cronies are brought to justice. Till this day the $430k escrow deposit has not be returned to my friends. I have asked them to add Lighthouse Partners’ Andrew Bloom (pictured below) and Douglas Burch to the list beside Gary Jones and Holly Johnson, as it is clear they are the benefactors of this complicit crime. Turns out Doug Burch, a grandfather, has already been prosecuted by both the Nevada attorney general and the district attorney for fraud which resulted in jail time.  You’d think he would encourage Lighthouse’s listed officers Andrew Bloom, Matt Anderson, and Mo Aziz to fix this or suffer the embarrassing consequences.

Obvious signs of a scam: Lack of communication, lack of a verifiable physical address, no notable attorney, no proof of funding capacity, weeks and weeks of stall tactics and broken promises after they’ve gotten your hard earned money, and inevitable failure to perform. The people complicit in this elaborate scam checked off every box.  Lighthouse’s crew expected to take in the funds, obtain a bank instrument, monetize it and quickly trade the proceeds. Theoretically they’d make many multiples of the original sum in a short trading cycle, then return the principal to the victim before he or she suspects it. Unfortunately Lighthouse lost in the gamble of time and the victims saw through the scam in time.  Now they will be fully exposed. The feds have the tools and manpower to trace the paper trail then seek restitution for each of the victims.

It appears that within days of funds being deposited into Holly’s escrow account they are immediately transferred to Lighthouse Partners, which it then uses to trade but loses. Lighthouse Partners has all tell-tale signs of a fraud including lack of credibility, lack of a track record, no clear indication of who is in charge, lack of credible team members with a verifiable work history, as well as the lack of important details most credible funding companies would have on their website (lighthousepartnersllp.com). The problem is that none of the clients who have made an escrow deposit with Holly has authorized their transfer or use for any other third party transaction. Holly also claims her name was forged on at least 3 different escrow agreements yet she pretends she has nothing to do with a criminal act. It is her belief that the fiduciary responsibility falls on whomever she decidedly transfers each victim’s money to.

I now know of at least five current victims who have lost their money dealing with these elusive scam artists who hide behind cell phones and P.O. Box’s while their victims search high and low for the process servers and authorities to make contact. Thankfully, multiple victims generally equates to slam dunk for federal and state prosecutors. Charges to date include mail fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud, and money laundering. Due to the complicit nature of these crimes, I hope this qualifies for racketeering charges as well. After learning of other victims I encouraged each of them to forget about recovering just principle monies. I encouraged them to unite and go for the jugular now: whatever is prosecutable by law as well as recovering the principle sum of each transaction plus compensatory and punitive damages. In addition to jail time, each of these criminals would have a public record of shame for many years to come.

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Atomic Features / EJ Walton

AUTHOR: jamesjhu - (USA)

POSTED: Friday, August 14, 2015

Dear Sir or Madam, we can use this platform to communicate. It has come to my attention that another post was filed on this site about me. I was not expecting to reply so soon. You are lucky to have time on your hands. I feel that I must respond directly to you based on the fact that you are asking me questions.

 

When you make statements to establish an authentic argument behind an anonymous identity, the accusations you make are baseless. We’re speaking about the internet, right? Do you actually believe everything you read on the net? or actually believe that rumors are true?

 

It would behoove all parties if you identify yourself. I prefer to know who you are because your identity will determine your ability to present accurate facts.

 

If you claim to have evidence to support your statements, then you should be forthright in who you are such as I have. As I have clearly identified myself in order to engage in a transparent conversation, you should do the same, unless of course, you have something to hide. I will reveal evidence to you if you identify yourself.

 

I've copied and pasted your response. Please read my comments in bold below:

 

I don’t know who you are, James Hu, but I learned through a second person’s post here that you work with con man Gary Jones which, by association, makes you complicit or desperate to save Gary from the pending criminal and civil charges. I can assure they will not!   

You are invited to appear in court on Gary’s behalf and articulate your knowledge of how film completion bonds work and explain to everyone present how it is my friend’s fault that their money disappeared from escrow! Making Holly Joy Johnson the scapegoat won’t work either. My friends attorney spoke with Holly and Mr. Walton on a 3-way and told them both who is behind this.

 

Mr. Walton presented screenshots of numerous text messages and email correspondence encouraging Gary to fund the deal by a set date or return the funds, which he was contractually obligated to do.  I also saw that he cc’d you and others stating this explicitly and doing everything in his power to find a reasonable solution.  So why would you post things that contradict these facts when you clearly see Gary is not innocent?  Again, identify yourself so I know who you are in order to determine your ability to obtain facts.

 

Are you saying that Mr. Walton went through all the trouble of this arrangement just to be told his clients’ deposit was taken illegally? no. why would you think that?

 

Are you saying that Gary’s breach of contract made it okay for him to move the escrowed funds? no. what contract are you referring to? how did Mr. Jones breach the contract? what makes you think Mr. Jones moved escrowed funds...it was Holly’s trust account.

 

The following questions will prove how ignorant you are in your statements of hearsay, Mr. James Hu:

 

Can you post the section(s) of language in any of these agreements which state a completion must be exchanged for a loan proceeds to be released? Yes, if you identify who you are. In fact, the consultant drafted a marketing letter outlining this requirement in April. Plus, there are two witnesses that will confirm this requirement.  

 

There was no surprise that a completion bond was required in order to close the loan since all parties understood from the beginning. If what you claim is true, then why would the consultant scramble to solve the problem. In fact, there was a viable solution offered to the client at the time. However, for whatever reasons, the client/consultant started pointing fingers at who was at fault. See the last email attachment below.

 

We all won’t to see it. I’m sure the attorney representing my friends would have noticed any such clause as a red flag! You assume all attorneys are proficient. Who is “my friends” attorney?

 

Do you think your posts about some completion bond are valid in court and make my friends’ loss any less real?  Who are you referring to “my friend’s loss?” yes, in the eyes of the court, the evidence available will prove that the completion bond was a requirement. In addition, witnesses and documentation proof is available.   

I have these documents which clearly state that the loan amount and borrower’s deposit must collectively be transferred to the completion bond company representing the full and complete project budget. Gary deposited nothing! Nowhere does the agreement state that the loan is predicated on the borrower securing a completion before the loan is released. My friends are experienced professionals and educated so don’t insult their intelligence with your false accusations! My intention is not to insult your friends, just presenting the facts. You use many nouns and pronouns to define statements. Who are "my friends?" The entities privy to this transaction always understood that the client/borrower deposits 10% to activate the transaction AND provide a completion bond at the day of closing in exchange for the 90%.

Do you not understand what breach of contract, forgery, and wire fraud is? Ask yourself that question since you’re unable to identify yourself.

Do you think attorney Holly Johnson would sign an escrow agreement then transfer the money to a third party without Gary being complicit in it? No! She is under fire from the police, the state bar and the attorney general for her role in this already. I doubt she will want to do time for Gary or his accomplice. Do you have evidence of this third party agreement?

Did you ask Gary how Holly’s signature magically appeared on the escrow agreement which he then sent to my friend’s attorney?  Course you didn't.  Let’s run with this logic of yours. If Holly is claiming that her name was forged, how would she know about to whom the transaction was to be received by if she claims ignorance?

Did you ask Gary why the total sum was transferred from Holly’s trust account to Nicholas Vaughey whom he has an agreement with?  If you don’t know his history you should not make assumptions. Sir or Madam, if you have not seen evidence, it would prove frivilous behavior on your part to make assumptions. Do you have evidence to show that Mr. Jones has an agreement with Nicholas Vaughey?  

Do you think returning the principle sum deposited into escrow somehow makes this all go away? What are you referring to when you write “this all go away?”

Can you show us your successful track record of securing multiple, valid completion bonds without any financing in place, talent committed, or other contractual film elements as an independent filmmaker? yes.

Clearly you hoped your post would help Gary wiggle out of this by trying to shift the focus to a completion bond being the reason he did not perform. You are in denial! Nothing you have said will hold up in court. Every word you posted is theory.And guess what, I will ask them to subpoena you as a witness so the plaintiff’s attorney can destroy you and your theory on the stand.  No. You Sir or Madam are theorizing. The evidence I have seen so far would prevent me from taking a guilty position. It is obvious that your definition of ”clearly” is an unjustified vague attempt to reason with assumptions. I have not seen the complete evidence for this transaction. However, I’ll be more than happy to appear in court, not to defend Mr. Jones, instead I’ll present only the facts.

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James Hu / Gary Jones / Holly Joy Johnson

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POSTED: Thursday, August 13, 2015

I don’t know who you are, James Hu, but I learned through a second person’s post here that you work with con man Gary Jones which, by association, makes you complicit or desperate to save Gary from the pending criminal and civil charges. I can assure they will not!   

You are invited to appear in court on Gary’s behalf and articulate your knowledge of how film completion bonds work and explain to everyone present how it is my friend’s fault that their money disappeared from escrow! Making Holly Joy Johnson the scapegoat won’t work either. My friends attorney spoke with Holly and Mr. Walton on a 3-way and told them both who is behind this.  Mr. Walton presented screenshots of numerous text messages and email correspondence encouraging Gary to fund the deal by a set date or return the funds, which he was contractually obligated to do.  I also saw that he cc’d you and others stating this explicitly and doing everything in his power to find a reasonable solution.  So why would you post things that contradict these facts when you clearly see Gary is not innocent?  Are you saying that Mr. Walton went through all the trouble of this arrangement just to be told his clients’ deposit was taken illegally? Are you saying that Gary’s breach of contract made it okay for him to move the escrowed funds?

The following questions will prove how ignorant you are in your statements of hearsay, Mr. James Hu:

Can you post the section(s) of language in any of these agreements which state a completion must be exchanged for a loan proceeds to be released? We all won’t to see it. I’m sure the attorney representing my friends would have noticed any such clause as a red flag!

Do you think your posts about some completion bond are valid in court and make my friends’ loss any less real?  I have these documents which clearly state that the loan amount and borrower’s deposit must collectively be transferred to the completion bond company representing the full and complete project budget. Gary deposited nothing! Nowhere does the agreement state that the loan is predicated on the borrower securing a completion before the loan is released. My friends are experienced professionals and educated so don’t insult their intelligence with your false accusations!

Do you not understand what breach of contract, forgery, and wire fraud is?

Do you think attorney Holly Johnson would sign an escrow agreement then transfer the money to a third party without Gary being complicit in it? No! She is under fire from the police, the state bar and the attorney general for her role in this already. I doubt she will want to do time for Gary or his accomplice.

Did you ask Gary how Holly’s signature magically appeared on the escrow agreement which he then sent to my friend’s attorney? 'Course you didn't. 

Did you ask Gary why the total sum was transferred from Holly’s trust account to Nicholas Vaughey whom he has an agreement with? If you don’t know his history you should not make assumptions.

Do you think returning the principle sum deposited into escrow somehow makes this all go away?

Can you show us your successful track record of securing multiple, valid completion bonds without any financing in place, talent committed, or other contractual film elements as an independent filmmaker? 

Clearly you hoped your post would help Gary wiggle out of this by trying to shift the focus to a completion bond being the reason he did not perform.  You are in denial! Nothing you have said will hold up in court. Every word you posted is theory. And guess what, I will ask them to subpoena you as a witness so the plaintiff’s attorney can destroy you and your theory on the stand.

 

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Atomic Features / EJ Walton

AUTHOR: jamesjhu - (USA)

POSTED: Thursday, August 13, 2015
 

I was informed by one of my clients that his attorney forwarded a post on this site with my name on it. Therefore, I am forced to reply with facts. 

 

After my due dilligence about a year ago...3Arck Capital was formed in 2009. During the past 6 years, Gary Jones from 3Arck Capital has had no issues with clients until these recent posts.  

 

Considering the timing of events and conversations between my clients and Mr. Jones, there are only two possible clients with their legal teams and a board of investors who could have known these transactions in detail. One client informed me about the post in which Mr. Jones is in the process of recovering their funds. The other client was represented by a consultant named EJ Walton.

 

The poster(s) failed to include the back story of their transaction. Here it is in detail. The client was interested in a 10/90 private loan. Initially, Mr. Jones offered an escrow agent with a history that started in the late 1800's based in Canada. The client declined and preferred a "stateside" escrow entity so instead Mr. Jones offered Holly Johnson based out of Seattle. All parties signed agreements and felt comfortable enough to move forward. 

 

The client deposited 430k into an escrow account managed by Holly Johnson. 3Arck Capital was committed to provide the 90% loan as soon as the client provided a completion bond at closing. About a week before closing, the client was surprised to learn that a bond/guarantee was needed in order to close funding. I have two other witnesses that will confirm a completion bond was always necessary to close funding. In fact, the consultant drafted a marketing letter stipulating the completion bond requirement.   

 

In response, the consultant tried to secure a bond from a U.S. based film completion bond company. The bond company did not issue the bond based on the fact that the client's executive team failed to secure a bondable line producer. 3 Arck Capital stepped in to help. After several disussions, the bond company would still not issue a bond even if 3 Arck Capital financed pre-production for the film.  

 

So, an executive producer, who was familiar with the transaction, stepped in to solve the problem with another bond company. Due to his relationship, the world renowned bond company reviewed preliminary information and was in motion to issue the bond.

 

For whatever reasons, the consultant and client believed it was impossible to secure a bond at this time. This is not true at all. In fact, there are official documents to verify that it is indeed possible to obtain a completion bond before pre-production. 

 

July 29 was the first report on this site. July 31, was an email response from Mr. Jones​ to this client. To Mr. Jones surprise, the client was unaware of the completion bond requirement even though the client signed an agreement stated in article 2. In light of the situation with the bond issue and the escrow agent, Mr. Jones offered options. Attached is the email. 

 

From my â€‹experience over the past year, Mr. Jones has always acted in the best interest of the client while maintaining a professional demeanor.
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#4 Consumer Comment

GARY JONES / HOLLY JOHNSON / JAMES HU

AUTHOR: ScammedByGary - (USA)

POSTED: Friday, August 07, 2015

We are  another company that has been scammed by Gary Jones of 3Arck Capital.

I can confirm that the allegations from previous posts are exactly his modus operandi. He will: 

  1. target individuals or businesses looking for capital
  2. claim that he can broker a deal with investors for the full project amount
  3. require 10% fo the funding amount in escrow
  4. claim there is an issue with funding, and ask that you wait
  5. if you contact the escrow agent, you will find that the escrow document was forged

If you have been scammed by Gary, please reach out to: gary3arck [at] gmail [dot] com. This email is being used for victims to confidentially consolidate necessary information for legal action. You can also tweet at me @garyjones_3arck. 

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#3 REBUTTAL Owner of company

Easy to hide behind the Internet

AUTHOR: *********** - (USA)

POSTED: Thursday, August 06, 2015

It was brought to my attention that someone has attempted to put negative information on this site regarding my company. I have an Idea who it might be but since they didnt have the courage to identify themselves I am left with only the ability to respong to their generalities in general. Not to waste my time or anyone elses time, i really would hope the site host would consider requiring the person making post to identify themselves. After all theres no reason to hide if you are stating the truth. the facts that i assume are being questioned are rather simple to support. I have no connection to any of the people mentioned. You will not find any monetary connection to any of the people mentioned. More importantly, I am thoruougly prepared to provide evidence and documents that support my position on the matter I think ( since there are no specifics) the complaint is revolving around. If anyone is interested is intereste in the truth then maybe the site host can arrange whatever arbitration, meeting necessary to get to the bottom of this nonsense. 

 

Thank you for your time and the opportunity to say something about my side.

3ARCK

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Gary Jones / Nick Vaughey / Holly Joy Johnson scam.

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POSTED: Wednesday, August 05, 2015

Mr. Gary Jones of 3Arck, the authorities prosecute based on the facts. Denying your involvement in the escrow scam with Holly Johnson and Nick Vaughey of Lighhouse Partners, LLC offers no consolation whatsoever to my friends. A half million dollars doesn’t just disappear out of an attorney’s escrow who is not on the run, and has already admitted she had a separate agreement with you and Nick Vaughey, who the money was transferred to. Plead your case to the attorney general, the police, and the FBI wire fraud division. I only present facts based on evidence and I have personally seen the documents you sent to my friend’s and their attorney claiming to loan them millions based on a total bait ‘n switch. It is clear who orchestrated this scam or did you think that Holly would risk losing her law license just because you’re an honest, forthright guy? Most people I know would be at your front door if you conned them out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. You should have thought about the criminal and civil consequences, but you did not. As far as I am concerned, you and your accomplices are blatant crooks who deserves whatever you get. This post warns others so that they don’t become your victims too!

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Gary Jones / 3Arck Capital & Nicholas Vaughey

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POSTED: Wednesday, August 05, 2015

After speaking with my friends who were scammed out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, I started doing more research based on the documents that were used in this elaborate escrow scam. I have learned that besides Seattle attorney Holly Joy Johnson, Gary Jones of 3Arck Capital (African-American) has another accomplice named Nicholas Vaughey (Caucasian - born 10/6/68 as Nicholas Barron Vaughey) who has more than 22 LLC's filed between the state's of Nevada and Washington in less than a 5 year period. Each of the companies Vaughey has formed are located at postal box services within the metroopolitan areas of Vegas and Seattle. None have a working phone number, valid website, or list of employees per public records. Gary Jones also uses this same practice of scamming then hiding behind p.o. box addresses. Each of these men forgets that 2 forms of valid identification must be presented in order to obtain a p.o. box and that these items are kept on record for legal reasons. Nick and Gary appear to focus more on real estate schemes and each claims to offer unsecured fudning for real estate and other business. I found no record of either being capable of performing. Both are connected to complexed Bank Guarantee / Stanby Letter of Credit and trading programs which is likley where they will use your money to make or lose money without your knowledge. This is fraudulent misrepresentation.  

These claims and the names associated with this post are verifiable and are documented as part of the funds transfer, and escrow scam involved attorney Holly Joy Johnson, among others. These acts involve wire fraud and forgery. If you have information to locate Nicholas Vaughey (Seatte, WA area) or Gary Jones' (Cincinatti, OH area), including their physical address, please contact your local poilce department who will verifiy the current investigation. Also refer them to this post.

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