Florida Telemarketer Pleads Guilty In Multimillion Dollar Scam

Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on February 25, 2015, James Currey, 55, of Orlando, FL, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in connection with telemarketing. The investigation determined that Currey was a telemarketer for National Solutions and related companies from October 7, 2010 until June 10, 2011.

Located in Orlando, Florida, National Solutions defrauded consumers across the continent using the fictitious names, Bluescape Timeshares International, Country Wide Timeshares, Countrywide Timeshares MA, Landmark Timeshares, Propertys Direct, Quicksale Propertys, Sun Property Networks, Sun Property’s, Universal Propertys, VIM Timeshares, Propertys DRK, Quick Sale Advisers, Quick Sale International, City Resorts, Resort Advisers, American Timeshares, Exit Week, and Resort Advisors International. National Solutions targeted owners of timeshares throughout the United States and Canada. In various court filings related to the National Solutions scam, the government has alleged that the overall scam bilked over 2,500 consumers out of at least $6 million, including eight victims within the Southern District of Illinois. Sentencing is set for June 12, 2015. Currey will face up to 25 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and up to 5 years of supervised release.

This prosecution is one of nearly 75 timeshare resale fraud prosecutions brought in the Southern District of Illinois over the past four years. The case is part of an ongoing investigation by the Midwest Region Office of the Federal Trade Commission and the St. Louis Field Office of the Chicago Division of the United States Postal Service. The prosecution of this case is being handled by Assistant United States Attorneys Scott Verseman and Michael Hallock.