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  • Report:  #373284

Complaint Review: Richard Friedberg Rimona Friedberg Ari Friedberg Advantage Rent To Own - Tucson Arizona

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Richard Friedberg Rimona Friedberg Ari Friedberg Advantage Rent To Own
4625 E BROADWAY BLVD #201, Tucson, 85710 Arizona, U.S.A.
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Tell us has your experience with this business or person been good? What's this?
Richard, Rimona and Ari Friedberg are professional thieves (in multiple states, running multiple businesses).

They will tell you w-h-a-t-e-v-e-r you want to hear to get your money: they will make all sorts of promises to you with full written guarantees and everything to make you feel like you're making a safe investment.

Don't believe a word they say. You'll never get what they promise and you'll never see your money again (at least not voluntarily refunded).

They owe me WELL over $10,000 between licensing fees I paid and never received the services... in addition to work I did for them for which I was never paid.

From the public information I discovered (too late), I got off easy!

They have been convicted of tax evasion. They apparently have a history of failing to pay their employees. And according to the articles I've read, they keep changing businesses & repeating their pattern of collecting money from people and failing to provide the services promised & then closing their doors once that opportunity is no longer viable.

In their most recent business, Advantage Rent To Own, they have multiple Licensees in multiple states (AZ, NV, TX, UT, CO, CA). Each of us paid thousands of dollars for the services that were promised to us. Several of us have requested refunds (which we were entitled to per the contract signed by the Friedbergs). None of us has seen a dime of our money!

Don't give them ANY of your money ... and don't work for them, ever.

Here's just one of the articles written about them:

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* Source: Philadelphia Daily News (PA); 449 words

Published: 1994-03-15

Section: LOCAL | Page 13 | Edition: PM

A trade school accused of misusing federal education money has suddenly closed, throwing 200 instructors out of work and depriving 1,600 students of the classes they paid $4,000 each to attend.

The school, PTC Career Institute, operated in Philadelphia and five other cities.

In a Jan. 5 letter to PTC owners Richard and Rimona Friedberg, the Department of Education said it was withholding funds because of the Friedbergs' misuse of the federal money, including paying themselves salaries of $300,000 each and paying their two sons and a daughter-in-law $200,000 each.

The Freidbergs, both 52, were convicted in separate trials of evading more than $130,000 in taxes. At their trials, testimony was presented accusing them of spending that amount to fix up their $700,000 Villanova home, then writing it off as a PTC business expense.

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Anonymous

Tucson, Arizona

U.S.A.


3 Updates & Rebuttals

Denny (s.a. Tx.)

Converse,
Texas,
U.S.A.
Advantage Rent to Own (Direct Rebuttal to Ari's Claims of being oh so innocent!)

#2UPDATE EX-employee responds

Tue, September 23, 2008

This is directed to Mr. Innocent (Ari Friedberg) Please get your facts straight as well if you want people to believe your side of the story. First, I had absolutely nothing to do with the posting regarding your involvement in the tax evasion issues etc however for you to claim that you knew of no complaint or issues is an outright "Lie" because I have a series of e-mails by and between you and I whereas I was demanding a refund under the (90) written Money Back Guarantee by your Father (Richard Friedberg) and you as C.O.O. of this company, Advantage Rent to Own, LLC served as a mediator trying to get your Father to od the right thing so, please don't play mister innocent that you knew of no complaint or issues involving investors that were unahppy and wanted their money returned because you were a Corporate Officer and held stock in this company. Second, Quit stating that the Attorney General of Arizona threw out the complaint that I filed because that claim will come back to haunt you and your Father and it will infuriate the Attorney General as well. Attorney General's don't dismiss complaints because they merely either determine that enough of a pattern exists to pursue a case and/or they refer people to seek other avenues to pursue their actions or claims. If either you or your Father, (Richard Friedberg) live in this fantasy world where you think now that you have shut down the operation and 30,40,50 or more Innnocent "Victim's" all join into a major criminal complaint action that you will not be pursued, you are both living in the twilight zone. I personally have no real issues with you (Ari) except for your involvement with Advantage Rent to Own, LLC as C.O.O. and the fact that you didn't get out when you knew things were not as they should've been. My only warning to you is state the facts and don't state anything that can and will come back to make you an accessory to the crimes that were committed. Good Luck in defending the actions of those that caused this mess where so many people lost their monies and in some cases had thier Families lives destroyed.


Anonymous

Tucson,
Arizona,
U.S.A.
Richard Friedberg, Rimona Friedberg, Advantage Rent To Own, LLC

#3Author of original report

Tue, September 23, 2008

I am making 1 correction to my previous report. To my knowledge, Ari Friedberg was never accused or convicted of Tax Fraud. However, Ari Friedberg and Michael Friedberg - the 2 sons of Richard and Rimona Friedberg ARE part of Advantage Rent To Own ... and were employed in Richard and Rimona Friedberg's previous company as well. So you can draw your own conclusions whether they were involved in this scam or not!


Ari, Tucson, Az

Tucson,
Arizona,
U.S.A.
INNACURATE REPORT ENGAGES IN ILLEGAL DEFAMATION OF MY NAME...

#4UPDATE EX-employee responds

Tue, September 23, 2008

Hello, My name is Ari. Unlike the individual who anonymously, INACCURATELY, IRRESPONSIBLY,and ILLEGALLY defamed my name here, I am being forthright as I always have been and making their lies about me known for the record and not hiding like this coward. The fact that they so irresponsibly reported this anonymously and wrongfully slandered me (Ari) with NO FACTS to support it speaks for itself. It is as cowardly and weak as the the lies that they are telling about ME for their own personal reasons against others- whatever that is... They need to stick to the FACTS or deal with consequences... I have confirmed that this type of wrongful slander of me which you have engaged in is a serious offense with serious consequences, and my goal in this rebuttal is to state the FACTS about myself as it pertains to this report, this company, for which I was an EMPLOYEE, and make it clear to this individual that they are going to answer for their LIES and SLANDER of me legally whether they like it or not because facts are facts. Whoever you are and I have a good idea; Let's get some things straight: I AM NOT A CONVICTED "SCAM ARTIST" AS YOU ILLEGALLY STATED HERE (that alone gives you much to deal with) IN THE CASE YOU MENTIONED AND YOUR DEFAMATION OF MY CHARACTER BY MIXING MY NAME IN WITH THINGS THAT HAVE ABSOLOUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH ME TO SLANDER ME BECAUSE Of PERSONAL REASONS AGAINST OTHERS WILL BE DEALT WITH TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW. THE EVIDENCE I HAVE TO REFUTE THIS REPORT ALONE FULLY EXPOSES YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR A DEFAMATION Of CHARACTER ACTION BECAUSE YOUR STATEMENTS ABOUT ME (Ari) ARE PURE LIES AND I HAVE THE LEGAL EVIDENCE TO PROVE IT ------------------------------ Now let's get to some of the pertinent FACTS here, and I am determined to make sure you find out about the rest of the FACTS whether you like it or not: FACT#1 --------- I am an EX-employee of this company that you are complaining about MR/MRS. ANONYMOUS...Wanna see my w2 and all other supporting evidence? In your SLANDER, you decided to tell people I am an owner. I am not an owner of this company, never was, never represented to be and that is a LEGAL fact. YOu made assumptions that make you - well you know... FACT#2 ---------- My only duties with this company were WITH TECHNOLOGY and with Technology Operations. I trained people and presented the website tools that they ALL responded to favorably, including yourself and I have records, notes, emails of every single person I trained in the technology tools to prove what a liar you are. They NEVER complained to me about anything and if they needed help for technology related problems, I worked with the web developer to communicate it and provide the technical support they needed. I also worked with the web developer to compile the functional requirements for the website for 18 months, and he will attest to that. My role was purely technology support and that is easily proven despite your blatant lies about me REFERRING TO ME AS A "scam ARTIST."- what a joke. FACT #3 ---------- Every single website training session, I stated the FACT that I am a Information Technology Professional and explained to customers that I am ONLY authorized to answer questions about Information Technology and the website tools. You make it sound in your report like I was involved in other operations. That is a TOTAL LIE, and I only trained people after they became a customer and I got many compliments about my work from you and them!! I was simply an EMPLOYEE for technology operations (that is the funny part about your pathetic lies) and I have been an Information technology professional for ten years. FACT #4 ---------- It is my understanding that many of the reports that have been filed here Fail to mention that the Attorney General threw out the complaints that you refer to about this company and I find it interesting that you do not mention that. FACT #6 ------------ I am no longer an EMPLOYEE of this company ------------------------------------------------------- I want you to know that regardless of what you think, you need to stick to the facts and have already exposed yourself despite your anonymous submission. I have already contacted the proper individuals about these lies and will be happy to talk to anyone about this report, which in a BLATANT LIE and characterizes me, (ARI an employee) as a "scam artist." I am the furthest thing from that. Anyone who knows me would laugh in your face because my record speaks for itself. I am not going to let anyone rob me of the integrity and good faith I have earned, lived by, and demonstrated my whole life. Take your gossip, and lies and please put it where it belongs. Go do your legal background check and see for yourself. Shame on you for the lies you are propogating about me. I will do whatever I have to continue to bring the truth to the proper authorites with the documentation that proves it. I have a record that I am very proud of, and I will not permit you or anyone to unjustly accuse me of things I have nothing to do with factually, legally, or otherwise because you are pissed off at someone. If you have problems with others, you need to stick with keeping the dispute where it belongs- between you and them and leave me out of it. SIncerely, Ari Tucson, AZ

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