A state lawmaker says Florida should place restrictions on brokers like two Pinellas County companies that are accused of pocketing deposits made on big trucks and heavy equipment. ...more

January 7, 2009

A state lawmaker said Florida should act to place restrictions on brokers like two Pinellas County companies that are accused of pocketing deposits made on big trucks and heavy equipment. ...more

January 6, 2009

Louisiana businessman Mike Flaherty said he was surprised to learn that the Dunedin-based financial company Landmark Leasing LLC was going out of business after he sent a check for more than $3,500 for an equipment lease on what he thought was a done deal. He also was surprised Wednesday when he got the money back. ...more

December 11, 2008

A customer says he was promised a refund by the now defunct Landmark Leasing LLC in Dunedin, which is under investigation by the Florida attorney general's office. He says Landmark didn't deliver on that promise. ...more

December 9, 2008

A financial company in Dunedin under investigation by the Florida attorney general is closing its office. ...more

December 5, 2008

A financial company in Dunedin under investigation by the Florida attorney general is closing its office. ...more

December 3, 2008

Jeffrey Maricle told a jury last week that his equipment leasing company, the subject of 65 consumer complaints and a state attorney general's investigation, went out of business in late October. ...more

November 29, 2008

Jeffrey Maricle told a jury last week that his leasing company went out of business in late October. He was testifying at a trial that ended with a finding of fraud against the company, Global Funding LLC. ...more

November 24, 2008