View Full Version : Scammer gets his due process
WA3VZK
01-18-2012, 08:16 PM
Just to let everyone know and bring all up to date. Charles Groome "chuck" of Paris TX tried very hard to rip me off for $1200.00 . After constant emails and phone calls, all of a sudden, he disappeared. No contact of any kind. I got worried and posted an alert here on QRZ. I got all kind of replies from everyone here about previous problems. I filed complaints with the internet crime commision, then with the TX,OK, and MD attorney generals. WOW, did I get results. I instantly got emails from his wife and she ended up sending my radio and all docs with it. GREAT. His wife said she would make all ok and she more than did. She told me Chuck was on assignment and would not be back for a year. A friend from this website later informed me that Chuck was in Federal Pen in LA for charges brought on by Dish Network and Direct TV for illegal programming activities. He is now doing 18 months and received a heavy fine. Thanks to all who helped me in this. Great going guys, thanks. Jack WA3VZK
N4DLA
01-19-2012, 05:08 AM
Charles Edward Groome, who now has a "federal inmate callsign" of 16809-078, is currently incarcerated in the low-security portion of the Oakdale, Louisiana Federal Correctional Institution with a release date of November 25, 2012 per http://www.bop.gov .
WA6TKD
01-19-2012, 01:45 PM
Charles Edward Groome, who now has a "federal inmate callsign" of 16809-078, is currently incarcerated in the low-security portion of the Oakdale, Louisiana Federal Correctional Institution with a release date of November 25, 2012 per http://www.bop.gov .
Well as his wife said it does appear that he is 'on assignment'. ;)
Hope his wife moves on with a more "stellar" individual...glad you got resolution.. glad you got your gear back! Great outcome...
WA8LGM
01-20-2012, 10:04 PM
good! one down, many more to go!! YIPPEE!! :)
M3ONL
01-22-2012, 09:53 AM
Will this scammer loose his license if he has 1..??
Just read this about Chuck Groome. Back in Feb, of 2010 I sold him a couple of 4X150A sockets. The deal went through without a hitch. I got a check from him that was okay. Guess I was one of the lucky ones!
Hal
KK4BNO
02-22-2012, 09:18 PM
Illegal programming activities? I am not familiar at all with satellite tv to even guess what he could have done, unless he worked for them, though something tells me that was not the case but either way it sounds pretty serious. Also, I would guess there were charges of other sorts involved since he was scamming on here.. he was prolly scamming all over.
Amazing that the wife was so cooperative! She was probably happy that she no longer had to stand by while her husband ripped people off. You were pretty lucky to get your stuff.
N8WWM
03-13-2012, 09:36 AM
He is K5CEG, by the way.
K8ERV
03-13-2012, 02:23 PM
Luvit when a plan comes together.
TOM K8ERV Montrose Colo
I wonder if he will lose his license like Mitnick: http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/texas/txedce/4:2008cv00262/110970/36
W4AMP
04-15-2012, 05:18 PM
I wonder if he will lose his license like Mitnick: http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/texas/txedce/4:2008cv00262/110970/36
He won his hearing:
http://www.qrz.com/db/N6NHG
W4AMP
04-16-2012, 07:07 PM
I wonder if he will lose his license like Mitnick: http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/texas/txedce/4:2008cv00262/110970/36
Mitnick won his hearing.
http://www.qrz.com/db/N6NHG
K8MCN
04-17-2012, 10:30 PM
Illegal programming activities? I am not familiar at all with satellite tv to even guess what he could have done, unless he worked for them, though something tells me that was not the case but either way it sounds pretty serious. Also, I would guess there were charges of other sorts involved since he was scamming on here.. he was prolly scamming all over.
Amazing that the wife was so cooperative! She was probably happy that she no longer had to stand by while her husband ripped people off. You were pretty lucky to get your stuff.
back in the earlier days of Directv there were gobs of sites and individuals that sold a little programmer that you could "overwrite" the Directv info on the smart card,eventually Directv sent down a "kill" data bit that corrupted the card---many people were caught heavily fined and some jail sentences issued.............it became so common you would have people approach you at flea markets selling the "gizmos"
