Studio V - Nancy Keogh Or Nancy Sniffen 4852 West Gandy Boulevard Con Artist Tampa, Florida

This reply is to acknowledge your recent correspondence and telephone conversation with our office regarding your concerns with Studio V.

We use complaints such as yours to develop information about patterns of questionable business activities.  If we discover a pattern, what originated as a private dispute between buyer and seller may become a matter of broad public interest and thus warrant the Attorney General's intervention under the state's consumer protection laws.  We will keep your correspondence for future reference.  However, please be aware our office does not mediate individual complaints.  We are further precluded by law from providing legal advice or opinions to private individuals.

Regarding your inquiry regarding "cooling off" rule or right to recision, you may wish to visit the Attorney General's website which provides helpful information on this subject :

http://myfloridalegal.com/pages.nsf/4492d797dc0bd92f85256cb80055fb97/18c35b713adbd1ad85256cc90053b3bc!OpenDocument

If you have not already done so, you may wish to file an individual complaint at the state level by contacting the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Consumer Services (DACS).  The DACS is the clearinghouse for consumer complaints and has a voluntary mediation program to assist individual consumers.  You may contact the DACS at:

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Division of Consumer Services
2005 Apalachee Parkway
Tallahassee, Florida  32399
Telephone:  (850) 488-2221
Toll-free within FL:  (800) 435-7352
Website:  http://www.800helpfla.com/

Since Studio V may be acting in the capacity of a talent agency, you may also wish to check with the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) for a determination of any jurisdiction they may have. That is the agency which licenses and oversees talent agencies in Florida. You may reach the DBPR at:

Department of Business and Professional Regulation
1940 North Monroe Street
Tallahassee, Florida  32399-0750
Phone:  (850) 487-1395
Website:  www.myflorida.com/dbpr/

While I hope this proves helpful, please consider consulting a private attorney if you need any legal guidance.  An attorney can give you the legal advice which our office is precluded by law from giving to private individuals.  The Florida Bar offers a Lawyer Referral Service which you may contact toll-free at (800) 342-8060.  If you cannot afford an attorney, The Florida Bar can provide information about low cost or pro bono assistance through a local legal aid office.

Thank you for making us aware of your concerns.  If you would like to keep current with news on Attorney General McCollum's efforts to fight fraud please visit our website and subscribe to the Attorney General's weekly and monthly electronic newsletters:
http://myfloridalegal.com/NewsBrie.nsf/Subscriber

Sincerely,

Bryan Larrabee
Office of Citizen Services