Complaint Review: Sparkie Martin

Sparkie Martin was once a conert promoter for the performing artist TEDDY PENDERGRASS. His recent ambition has caused the concert promoter to ignore the Art and Culture Law Section 23.07: All money raised for pre-production or production purposes shall be held in a special escrow bank account. If for any reason, the theatrical production fails to open on schedule, all monies should be returned to the investors.

The concert promoter has violated the Art and Culture Law Section 23:07 because he failed to open a specoa escrow bank account as he stated to me in an e-mail. The theatrical production was scheduled to open on the 25th of August 2009 and since the promoter refused to refund my intial cash investment I decided to litigate the latter in Civil Court and I secured a money judgement against the concert promoter in the amount $8,644.28 on 01/04/2011. 

According to a Civil Court Restraining Notice, I sent to the Capital One bank, it revealed there is no record of an account at Capitol One bank. While the Attorney General's office contemplates whether the Investment Protection Bureau will open an investigation, the concert promoter continues to conduct his illegal activities without impunity. I suspect this concert promoter is guilty of criminal conversion. Let this report serve as warning to unsuspecting investors. This concert promoter's attempt to raise monies or funds for the South African Musical "UMOJA" is only for his personal use.

This concert promoter has a very long history of questionable business practices. Business practices that undermine investors should not be allowed to continue. 

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