Complaints Against Greg Campbell, Lucille Liscomb

Archibald, LA 71218

swishersweet@dr.com

If you have questions about the complaint,
please contact the person who filed it.

**Note..Greg Campbell and Lucille Liscomb have been arrested and have pled guilty. Please see the information at the bottom of this page if you are a victim of either of these people.

June 3, 2000
Complaint filed by: alexandrahill@lineone.net
I am UK resident who for the first time ever has encountered problems with trader at yahoo auctions. Having now reviewed comments on this trader at the auction site I note that I am not the only one to be experiencing problems. Essentially I won auction 25183669 at Yahoo for a Libearty Bear priced at $90 plus international shipping, total $100. The $ in cash was sent by International Recorded delivery reference RR8245 8865 9GB on 15.5.00  I have sent numerous chasing e mails but to no effect, no reply whatsoever. I have posted warning at Yahoo. Is there anything I can do? The sellers details are:
Greg Campbell
PO Box 11
Archibald, LA 71218
e mail address - swishersweet@dr.com
trading name at yahoo - macaframe69

Regards  Alexandra Hill

FEDERAL GRAND JURY INDICTS PAIR ON INTERNET AUCTION FRAUD SCHEME

Shreveport, Louisiana . . . United States Attorney Bill Flanagan announced today that a federal grand jury in Shreveport has returned a 32 count indictment charging GREGORY L. CAMPBELL, age 50, and LUCILLE M. LISCOMB, age 35, both originally from Goodyear, Arizona, with using an internet auction site at auction.yahoo.com to defraud people bidding to purchase Beanie Babies or computer merchandise.

The indictment alleges that CAMPBELL and LISCOMB conspired to advertise Beanie Babies and computer merchandise to be sold at an auction over the internet. The defendants instructed any person who won the bid to mail payments for their merchandise to one of six United States Post Office boxes which they had opened in various small towns in northeast Louisiana, namely, Columbia, Fort Necessity, Baskin, Archibald, Mangham, and Sterlington.

The indictment alleges that the defendants received over $20,000 in payments from at least 31 customers from throughout the United States and overseas. The defendants told the victims they would send the merchandise they had purchased, a representation they knew to be false. The defendants never delivered the merchandise as promised.

CAMPBELL and LISCOMB each face a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment and a fine of $250,000, or both, on each count.

CAMPBELL and LISCOMB have been held without bond since their arrest on August 31, 2000. They are both set for arraignment in Monroe, Louisiana on October 2, 2000 at 1:30 p.m.

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) reports that frauds related to auctions on the internet is the fastest growing type of fraud in the country. The FTC has issued a consumer alert titled “Internet Auctions: A Guide for Buyers and Sellers,” which can be viewed on the internet at www.ftc.gov.

U.S. Attorney Flanagan said: “Internet fraud is a growing problem. This indictment demonstrates that federal and state law enforcement agencies are closely scrutinizing the fraudulent use of this new technology. Any victim of this scheme should contact the Monroe office of the FBI at 318-387-0773.”

This investigation is being jointly conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Postal Inspection Service, Louisiana State Police and the Sterlington, Louisiana Police Department.

An indictment is merely an accusation and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

For further information, please contact United States Attorney Bill Flanagan or Assistant United States Attorney Robert W. Gillespie, Jr. at 318-676-3600.

This and other press releases issued by the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Louisiana can be found at our website at www.usdoj.gov/usao/law.

PAIR CHARGED WITH INTERNET AUCTION FRAUD SCHEME PLEAD GUILTY

Shreveport, Louisiana . . . United States Attorney Bill Flanagan announced that GREGORY L. CAMPBELL, age 50, and LUCILLE M. LISCOMB, age 35, both originally from Goodyear, Arizona, and last known to reside in Winnsboro, indicted only last week for using an internet auction site at auction.yahoo.com to defraud people bidding to purchase Beanie Babies or computer merchandise, entered guilty pleas today in U.S. District Court in Monroe.

CAMPBELL and LISCOMB pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud. The defendants instructed any person who won the internet auction bid to mail payments for their merchandise to one of six United States Post Office boxes which they had opened in various small towns in northeast Louisiana, namely, Columbia, Fort Necessity, Baskin, Archibald, Mangham, and Sterlington.

The defendants received over $20,000 in payments from at least 31 customers from throughout the United States and overseas. The defendants told the victims they would send the merchandise they had purchased, a representation they knew to be false. The defendants never delivered the merchandise as promised.

CAMPBELL and LISCOMB each face a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment and a fine of $250,000, or both. The defendants will also be required to make restitution to the victims of this offense. Sentencing is scheduled for January 16, 2001 before U.S. District Judge Robert James in Monroe.

CAMPBELL and LISCOMB have been held without bond since their arrest on August 31, 2000.

U.S. Attorney Flanagan said: “The quick resolution of this case is indicative of the fine investigative work done by the FBI, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Louisiana State Police, and the Sterlington, Louisiana Police Department.”

Flanagan added: “In addition to the potential prison sentence and fine, it is important to us that all victims of this offense receive full restitution.”

For further information, please contact United States Attorney Bill Flanagan or Assistant United States Attorney Robert W. Gillespie, Jr. at 318-676-3600.

This and other press releases issued by the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Louisiana can be found at our website at www.usdoj.gov/usao/law.

DEFENDANT CONVICTED OF INTERNET AUCTION FRAUD SCHEME SENTENCED TO PRISON

Shreveport, Louisiana . . . United States Attorney Bill Flanagan announced that LUCILLE M. LISCOMB, age 35, originally from Goodyear, Arizona, was sentenced to spend 30 months in prison for conspiracy to commit mail fraud by using an Internet auction site at auction.yahoo.com to defraud people bidding to purchase Beanie Babies or computer merchandise. LISCOMB was also ordered to pay restitution to each of the victims of her fraud scheme in the total amount of $20,189.31.

The sentencing took place in United States District Court in Monroe, and was imposed by U.S. District Judge Robert G. James.

LISCOMB and co-defendant GREGORY CAMPBELL instructed any person who won the Internet auction bid to mail payments for their merchandise to one of six United States Post Office boxes which they had opened in various small towns in northeast Louisiana, including, Columbia, Fort Necessity, Baskin, Archibald, Mangham, and Sterlington.

LISCOMB and CAMPBELL received more than $20,000 in payments from more than 33 customers from throughout the United States and overseas. The defendants told the victims they would send the merchandise the victims had paid for by mail; a representation they knew to be false. LISCOMB and CAMPBELL never delivered the merchandise as promised.

LISCOMB and CAMPBELL were arrested on August 31, 2000 by FBI and Postal Inspector agents and have been held in custody since that date. CAMPBELL and LISCOMB both plead guilty in October. CAMPBELL will be sentenced on February 20, 2001.

U.S. Attorney Flanagan said: “A fraud scheme used to be limited in scope by the number of victims that a defendant could contact by phone, mail, advertisement, or in person. The Internet allows a defendant in a fraud scheme to reach out to everyone in the world who owns a computer and a modem. Internet fraud is an increasing problem and the universe of potential victims is vast.”

Flanagan added: “In addition to the prison sentence, it is important to us that the defendant has been ordered to make restitution to all victims of this offense.”

For further information, please contact United States Attorney Bill Flanagan or Assistant United States Attorney Robert W. Gillespie, Jr. at 318-676-3600.

This and other press releases issued by the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Louisiana can be found at our website at www.usdoj.gov/usao/law.

MONROE -- An Arizona woman who defrauded almost three dozen people in bogus Internet auctions for Beanie Babies and computer equipment must serve 30 months in prison, a federal judge ordered Tuesday. Lucille Liscomb, 35, of Goodyear, Ariz., pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud through an on-line auction service run by the Yahoo Web site. U.S. District Judge Robert James also ordered Liscomb to pay fraud victims restitution totaling $20,189. Liscomb and co-defendant Gregory Campbell instructed high bidders in the auctions to send payments for merchandise to one of six post office boxes in several small Louisiana towns, including Columbia, Fort Necessity, Baskin, Archibald, Mangham and Sterlington. They obtained payments from 33 customers in the United States and overseas, but the items were never sent. Liscomb and Campbell have been in federal custody since they were arrested Aug. 31. Campbell will be sentenced Feb. 20, according to U.S. Attorney Bill Flanagan.

AUSA Robert Gillespie
1 800 729-7270
email Robert.Gillespie@usdoj.gov