Complaint Review: Global World Technology LLC

Particulars:  On or about December 7, 2017, complainant was employed at Howard University Dental School in Washington, District of Columbia.  During that time, Arthur Russell Christian, IV, herein after “subject employee” or “subject”, was by and through Global World Technology, LLC contracted to provide information technology-related services to Howard University, specifically to the College of Dentistry in Washington, District of Columbia.

While in such capacity, the company official/subject employee approached and solicited college employees and reported that the company provided real estate investment and purchasing assistance with respect abandoned/vacated residences selling well below the general market value.  The subject led complainant to believe that he/company was licensed to operate as an investment firm and real estate company in Washington, District of Columbia and the state of Maryland.  

Complainant desired to purchasing a residential building to renovated for the housing of complainant’s adult grandchildren; subject advised he could obtain a building for that purpose.  The subject employee stated, if complainant provided $5,000 U.S.D., the company would purchase a building located at 1332 Bryant Street, NE, Washington, DC 20018.  Subject further promised that the monies were refundable if said building was not obtained or was obtained and the deed not relinquished to the complainant upon purchase or said residential building.  Complainant subsequently provided subject/company with an official check through SunTrust Bank in the amount of $5,000 (#494204XXXX, dated 12/07/2017).

After subject obtained the monies, the subject ceased communicating with the complainant and no updates were provided.  Complainant made numerous attempts to contact the subject by phone to recover the monies provided.  During the course of complainant repeatedly calling the subject, brief contact was made.  The subject repeatedly advised that he would return complainant’s monies, setup meeting places, but failed to meet and return the complainant’s funds.  

By and through a search of public records, complainant learned the following:

1. The involved residential property was purchased in July, 2017, before the subject received complainant’s monies ($5,000).

2. The property was sold as four separate housing units (condominiums), between April, 2019 and May, 2019, with each unit selling for $370,000.

3. 4J Real Estate, LLC, a company operating in Washington, D.C., facilitated the sell of the property/units.

4. Subject has an extensive civil and criminal court history/involvement for fraud-related offenses, i.e., Bad Checks, NSF (multiple – Felony and Misdemeanor); Theft (multiple - Felony); Fraud Conversion/Lease Goods; Uttering False Documents; MV Theft; Motor Vehicle/Unlawful Taking; Unauthorized Use (motor vehicle); and numerous civil judgments.

The subject/company intentionally acted to defraud the complainant, and the subject has a history of committing related offenses against others.

Summary:  Arthur Russell Christian, IV did commit:

- Fraud in the first degree. — A person commits the offense of fraud in the first degree if that person engages in a scheme or systematic course of conduct with intent to defraud or to obtain property of another by means of a false or fraudulent pretense, representation, or promise and thereby obtains property of another or causes another to lose property.

- False promise as to future performance. — Fraud may be committed by means of false promise as to future performance which the accused does not intend to perform or knows will not be performed. 

At the time the offenses were committed, the subject was acting in the capacity as a representative for Global World Technology, LLC.

Resolution:

I request that the subject/company refund the monies received in the amount of $5000.  The subject acted with fraudulent intent and had no intention of providing complainant with the involved property for which monies were received.  At this writing, there are no known records on file in the District of Columbia or the state of Maryland that support that the subject/company is licensed to operate or facilitate business as either a real estate company or investment firm.

Given that fraud is asserted and that the involved company does business with government agencies or organizations, if not settled, the complaint will be shared with the investigative arm of each agency or organization that the company has or is doing business with, so that the entity can - at the entity’s discretion - review the company’s and employee’s activities for fraud and other related offenses.