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JTT Funding STILL Impersonating Rival Funding Company, Court Docs Allege
July 26, 2018
A Court-ordered injunction hasn’t prevented New York ISO JTT Funding from continuing to pretend to be Accel Capital, a new motion filed in New York County this week argues. In May, JTT Funding failed to appear in court to defend itself against claims it was impersonating Accel Capital when contracting with merchants. After reviewing the evidence, the judge ordered JTT to stop using the name, logo and likeness of Accel.
Allegedly, JTT is undeterred and is continuing to represent itself as Accel Capital. When merchants deceived by the imposter accidentally reach out to the real company, they learn they’ve been duped. Accel attached contracts as evidence between merchants and the imposter that are dated after the injunction was issued, the docket shows. The phone # in the phony contracts belongs to JTT Funding, according to a Google search.
One of those contracts promises a merchant that they have been approved for $818,000 and in order to obtain the funding they need to first send a payment of $36,932.70 to the imposter.
JTT Funding is the same company that was alleged to have forged a Confession of Judgment last year. Like in the Accel case, JTT never appeared to defend itself.
The Accel Capital suit can be found in the New York Supreme Court under Index Number: 153447/2018
Judge Grants Restraining Order Against Deceptive Funding Company
May 6, 2018
JTT Funding, the company previously accused of having forged a Confession of Judgment, stands accused now of stealing the identity of a rival funding company. On May 3rd, New York Supreme Court Judge W. Franc Perry granted an injunction against JTT Funding from using the name, logo and likeness of Accel Capital from its marketing and contract materials.
Similar to the forged COJ suit (which was brought by FundKite), JTT Funding did not answer or contest the claims.
Plaintiff Accel Capital demonstrated in their papers that an agent of JTT was using a gmail address with “accelcapital” in the name and the company’s logo in its contracts. When a merchant funded by JTT Funding (who pretended to be Accel) inadvertently contacted the real Accel Capital, the scheme was revealed.
JTT Funding went on to ignore Accel’s Cease and Desist letter, court papers say, which led to the lawsuit and demand for an immediate injunction.
According to the Financial Times, JTT Funding is owned by Queens-born mixed martial arts fighter Jim “The Tyrant” Boudourakis. In his October 2017 interview with the publication, Boudourakis said, “There was a learning curve, going from being a fighter to a salesman. But I’m good with people.” FT also reported that his company had 18 full-time salespeople and was funding $4 – $5 million per month.
In the FundKite suit, it is alleged that Boudourakis’ first name Jim is an alias.
The Accel Capital suit can be found in the New York Supreme Court under Index Number: 153447/2018
Long Island Business Loan Brokers Arrested in Bust
June 13, 2019
The owner of a Long Island based ISO/loan brokerage and several employees have been arrested, Newsday reports. Demetrios Boudourakis, whom deBanked has previously reported on, is charged with grand larceny, money laundering and other crimes for his role in an advance fee loan scheme. Boudourakis allegedly led a fraud ring that stole more than $2 million from small business owners nationwide. Six other defendants have also been charged with related crimes. They include Nadim Afzali of Hicksville, Tanya Balbi of Farmingdale, Christopher Looney of Bethpage, Joseph Johnson of Brentwood, Jude Brun of Elmont, and Michelle Soccodato of Hicksville.
The investigation began last year and involved numerous agencies, including the Suffolk and Nassau police and sheriff’s departments, New York State Police, the FBI and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
According to Newsday, “Boudourakis and his associates, through the dark web, obtained the names of people who had been denied loans. They would then call those people to tell them they had qualified for loans but would have to pay interest and fees upfront.”
According to Long Island Business News, law enforcement agents who executed search warrants at several locations recovered electronic equipment, three handguns, a sawed-off shotgun and a pill press. The investigation leading up to the bust included court-authorized eavesdropping and audits of financial records and physical and electronic surveillance.
Previously, deBanked reported that JTT Funding, Boudourakis’ company, had been accused of forging a Confession of Judgment and impersonating rival companies. Those were civil cases, not criminal cases. Court records show that those cases remain ongoing.
Among the company names the ring used in the alleged scheme were Federal Business Lenders, Federal Business Funding, JTT Funding, JTT Global Holdings, Inc. Blackrock Funders, Inc. and Blackrock, Inc. It is possible that some of those names closely resemble names of competitors and the actual companies have not been accused of any wrongdoing.
Boudourakis is a retired MMA fighter. His nickname in the ring was “The Tyrant.”
ISO Pretending to be Funder May Be Sent to Jail
October 14, 2018A New York Supreme Court judge ordered on Thursday that Long Island-based ISO JTT Funding either be fined or sent to prison if it does not comply with a previous restraining order obtained by NYC-based funder Accel Capital.
Accel alleges that JTT funding has been impersonating it through correspondence and on contracts, a scheme that was outed when merchants claimed they had been duped into sending thousands of dollars upfront to JTT (disguised as Accel) to obtain a loan yet never received one. Accel responded by suing JTT and obtained a restraining order on default when the defendant failed to respond.
According to the Financial Times, JTT Funding is owned by Queens-born mixed martial arts fighter Jim “The Tyrant” Boudourakis. In his October 2017 interview with the publication, Boudourakis said, “There was a learning curve, going from being a fighter to a salesman. But I’m good with people.” FT also reported that his company had 18 full-time salespeople and was funding $4 – $5 million per month.
In an unrelated suit, JTT Funding is accused of forging a confession of judgment.
The Accel Capital suit can be found in the New York Supreme Court under Index Number: 153447/2018
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