Michael Russell Group Michael Russell, Steve Locascio Took ove $100,000.00 - failed to perfrom - misrepresented facts and opportunities Internet

This smear campaign was executed by Nebraskan Paul Otis (aka Jay Ottis) who originally hired us to represent his line of original characters, The Magic Planets and The Earth Rangers, with a booth at the annual licensing convention in Las Vegas June 8-10, 2010.  Also that year -- after 16 terrific years overseeing the public relations for the Golden Globes -- we were suddenly and unfairly terminated without reason and past due fees were not paid.  We were forced to sue the HFPA and the dispute was settled amicably without going to court.  

We did a great campaign for Otis and received dozens of complimentary emails from him.  During the convention, we learned that Otis had made numerous misstatements about his characters and did not own the rights to the Earth Ranger characters, which created a major problem.  

When the multimillion dollar deals that Otis envisioned failed to materialize, he angrily demanded that all our fees and expenses be immediately repaid to him.  We declined his demands leading Otis and some of his associates to launch a vicious smear campaign with outrageous and completely false allegations on the internet.  

The Michael Russell Group is proud of its 18-year history and outstanding reputation as one of California's most creative and accomplished public relations agencies.  Unfortunately, no one is safe from unethical attacks made by unsavory individuals on the internet.

Decide for yourself.  Please read numerous complaints regarding Otis at complaintsborad.com and the Jay Ottis Fraud Alert System at jayottis.com.

We were hired by Nebraskan Paul Otis (aka Jay Ottis) to represent his line of characters, The Magic Planets and The Earth Rangers, with a booth at the annual licensing convention in Las Vegas June 8-10, 2010.  We did a terrific job and received dozens of complimentary emails from the client during our campaign.

During the convention, we learned that Otis had made several false statements about his characters and did not own the rights to the Earth Ranger characters, which created a major problem.  When the multimillion dollar deals that Otis envisioned failed to materialize, he angrily demanded that we immediately repay all our fees and expenses.

We declined his demands leading Otis and his associates to unfairly defame us with several outrageous and completely false complaints on the internet.  The Michael Russell Group is proud of its 18-year history and outstanding reputation as one of California's most creative and accomplished public relations boutique agencies.  Unfortunately, no one is safe from unethical allegations made by unsavory individuals on the internet.  

Please see a multitude of complaints regarding Otis at complaintsboard.com and jayotis.com.

See the following site or Google "Stars for a Cause" since the system here removes direct links.

starsforacausefraudcase.blogspot.com

This site has posted legal documents filed against The Michael Russell Group, Stephen LoCascio, and Michael Russell. There is no arguing it. The fraud pattern is the same, many false promises and zero results.

It is an outrage that a small firm lost $100K to them, but it is not the first time.

The report from this small company in Nebraska is the same as numerous other companies who have encountered the Michael Russell Group. It's their standard MO to provide nothing and then blame the client.

See the following link - (((Redacted)))
Numerous fraud lawsuits have been filed against Michael Russell and Stephen LoCascio. They have abused their position as publicists for the annual Golden Globe Awards and have defrauded many.

Frankly, its surprising that it has taken this long for Michael Russell and Stephen LoCascio to be exposed. They are truly bad guys.

The Nebraska company is the one to believe.


CLICK here to see why Rip-off Report, as a matter of policy, deleted either a phone number, link or e-mail address from this Report.

The Nebraska company hired MRG to seek investors/licencees for products that they misrepresented to MRG that they owned.  The facts surfaced that they did not own these rights, and in fact the products that they were attempting to sell infringed on the rights owned and secured by another company.  The Nebraska company also misrepresented its access to govewnment and NASA grant money.