Paragon Properties of Costa Rica review: Fraud 49

Those interested in being deposed and testifying against Charles Neustein who has not been formally charged as of YET... He is the attorney that had your deposits in his account and is good friends with the owners of Paragon

EMAIL ME ASAP
maryjodouglas54@gmail.com

Recently lost money to this scam broker, 360liteoptions. I was lucky to have been introduced to a recovery pro who helped in getting back my money. Lesson learnt. I'm done with online trading for good. Happy to share my experience. ctim393 at GmaiI dot com.

Add me to that...Carolyn lakenonahomesandland@gmail.com

El may 23, 2016 8:19 AM, "Cristian Lepiz" escribió:
good morning.
Yes, I'm still coordinating this Trust.
We had been trying to contact as many buyers as we can and provide the information we have regarding this project.
We were looking for investors to help us for a while, and now a group from New York is close to get an arrangement with us, which I think could be in benefit of every buyer.
I don't have any record of payments made by buyers, so I need proofs of payments to create my record. To be part of this trust, paying in full is the only requirement.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.
Regards, Cristian
cleguz
cleguz74@gmail.com

I was defrauded for $25K, and the reason why it is less than most, is because I smelled a rat from the very beginning, but kept myself in vivid denial. You have to admit, that the whole fraud was very well orchestrated, and everyone was up against a bunch of mobsters with college educations, and with lifelong family ties, out of Miami Beach. It is a sad picture for the Jewish community, the Florida Bar, the Florida Real Estate Commission, Florida State Department, Department of Regulations and Licensing, and all of us who where blatantly cheated out of thousands of dollars. These crooks are living off the 50 millions that they defrauded from the 1200 persons who were defrauded, and even though reported to all kind of Law Agencies, not one of them is performing any investigation. What are we missing, what do we have to do. Let me know-Juan Mas Sarda

I meet Bill Gayle in January of 2005 and wound up purchasing a lot in Heights of Pacifica Phase 1. in March of 2005. $20.000 later. After reading all the information and the Class Action Suit against these Frauds. What is the status of the Land it self, Did they ever have ownership of this land? Is our document real or is it a useless piece of paper. Do we own the land, if so are we able to any thing with it? Is it tied up in this Class Action Suit.?
We need to gather all the involved people up and hire a firing squad, just for the satisfaction.
Please contact me Robert Zarcone, studioz1@mindspring.com or my cell [protected] looking for the present information. I am planing on going to Costa Rica for a visit and would like to visit the said property.

There is a diferent way to solve this problem, it is important to find out if you guys have title of your property under your name or a S.A., if you do there is a solution, you will have to keep your property in Costa Rica but at least with water, roads and electricity, to build, there is other projects that hat the same situation and the ownes take control, spend a litle more but finally finish the project.

We have had money invested with Paragon since 2003! They have moved our lot many times, claiming that we are getting an "upgrade" to better property because we had been such long time investors. We have been waiting for the infrastructure work to be completed so have not really been paying attention to what's been happening. I can't tell you how shocked we are at all this info now. We want to be a part in bringing this guy down. What can be or is being done right now? What can we do to help?

Unless the US DEA gets involved...we will never see a dime back...It doesn't matter how many lawyers we hire.
The fact is this company Paragon Properties had used our investment money for drug money laundering deals in Costa Rica and in Florida, if not? Where is our money?
Report this guy in the photo below to the US DEA in Costa Rica and in the US now.

Please contact me by email : tvlam59@gmail.com...We will all pursuit this crook Bill Gale and Company to get our money back.

The only reason this guy stole our money is for drug deal in Costa Rica an Florida, if not where is our money ?
REPORT NOW
Any one who lost money to Paragon Properties must now report to the US DEA in Costa Rica or in the US. Paragon Properties had stole our investment money for drug deal MONEY laundering.
Unless we all report to the US Drug enforcement Agency...We will never see a single dime back from PP.

It does not matter how many lawyers we hire...we will never success, only the DEA can get our money back.

REPORT TO THE US DEA NOW.

Report this guy in the photo below.

REPORT NOW
Any one who lost money to Paragon Properties must now report to the US DEA in Costa Rica or in the US. Paragon Properties had stole our investment money for drug deal MONEY laundering.
Unless we all report to the US Drug enforcement Agency...We will never see a single dime back from PP.

It does not matter how many lawyers we hire...we will never success, only the DEA can get our money back.

REPORT TO THE US DEA NOW.

Report this guy in the photo below.

My husband and I were scammed for $20, 000PER LOT with Paradigma. Were told we would get $60, 000 per lot back in under 2 yrs. Then it jumped to $70, 000. It has been 5 years now. We are now told the original contract is up and the president has washed his hands and have appointed H.O.A's to lay blame on. He now says the H.O.A.'s re greedy and the permits are in and we could be done. This was on his latest blog at http://www.paradigmadevelopers.com/ We have contacted an attorney and their doesn't seem to be much that we can do. OUR scam artis's name is ERIC NEUVERT! He whines continually on his blogs of how this type of thing is slander and a lie but I want to help anyone out there that I can if you read this. STAY AWAY! We had family that talked us into buying into this con! AND this "so called family member" is the President of the HOA of our development.
swaney99@rocketmail.com

These guys should be locked away for ever. My Dad lost 40k to Bill Gale and his possie of conmen. 40 k to us feels like 40 million so this one has left a mark. I love the fact that paragon has shifted to a new company and is trying to bring life back into this scam, who the hell do these guys think they are? I hope they all burn in hell.

Elkin from Nativa Resort near Jaco Beach:
Can anyone give me information on the federal agents handling this case. Nativa owners are experiencing a similar type of scam involving HOA. Several owners would like to join Paragon victims in a plea for government intervention with foreign developer in Costa Rica. We posted our story under on this site under Nativa Resort ant the Gates of Hell. If anyone has information please contact me at [protected] or at nativaresort@hotmail.com. We wish everyone involved good luck and let the law come down heavy on these criminals.

Nativa Resort & the “Gates of Hell”
A Costa Rican Development
located in the Central Pacific near Jaco Beach

Be careful when investing at the Nativa Resort near Jaco. When you enter the front gate you are literally entering into the “gates of hell” when it comes to what is known as the Horizontal Homeowners Association, which is controlled mostly by the developer because his company’s many unsold lots give him a decisive voting advantage over others at a general assembly of owners. Individual Condominium owners do not have the right to vote at a Horizontal General Assembly, yet they are required to pay their monthly HOA condominium fees for the Horizontal in addition to their HOA fees for their own condominium association. Example: 36 units (owners) worth perhaps 14 million dollars count as 1 vote (the same as one lot owned by the developer worth perhaps less than a hundred thousand dollars) because the buildings where the units are located count as 1 lot equals to 1 vote, an unfair treatment that has gone on for years.

Owners were promised a clubhouse at the time of purchase. Turns out the clubhouse was built on developer's private land. All Nativa owners are now being forced to maintain it, even if it’s not registered as a common area, and if you don’t pay your “voluntary” fees, get ready to face liens against your property. At one point, condominium owners were not allowed to participate in a General Assembly, they literally had to push and shove past the “security person” (a former Board President who has supported the developer in the past) in charge. Eventually they were “allowed” in but were forced to “sit in the back” and remain silence during the assembly. Last time I checked this was a thing of the past and a very sad era in American history.

Since 2006 to 2009 the developer has taken matters into his own hands and at one point even terminated a general assembly elected administrator and assigned his company as acting administrator, how, because he can and the law apparently protects this act. Thousands of dollars from HOA fees were received and spent and unanswered questions remain as to how the money was spent. During this time the developer has not shown proof that he has paid for all his HOA fees and special assessments, yet he uses his votes to out power owners who have paid and want this issue raised at a general assembly. Documented reports and photos show that in addition to paying for common areas, which is legal, Nativa owners have also been maintaining part of the developer's private property on and off for years.

At one point I became the minority member of the Board (Secretary) and was manipulated to force all owners to pay for the developer's private clubhouse, which till this day it does not belong to all Nativa Resort owners. Vital information concerning the clubhouse was withheld before the Board voted. Misleading information regarding Los Suenos Resort and their clubhouse was provided to all Board members to gain votes in favor of maintaining private property. For months owner's HOA fees were secretly used to pay for employees to take care of his private clubhouse, prior to that you had to pay a membership to gain access. Once the developer realized that not enough owners supported this business venture, the Board was manipulated to sign a lease agreement and not reveal to the owners what was about to be signed by the Board President. Sure enough, the contract was signed and now all owners must maintain what was initially denied to them unless they paid a membership. Some Nativa owners want nothing to do with the developer’s clubhouse and refuse to pay to maintain it unless it is deeded over to the owners.

American investors should take precaution when investing in Costa Rica and specially when entering the “Gates of Hell” at Nativa Resort. Don't get fooled by the grand entrance and pretty landscape, the chances of you paying an exaggerated monthly fee doesn't necessarily mean you have a vote for the over all resort. In simple terms, several Nativa owners have become victims of fraud at the hands of a foreign developer doing business in Costa Rica. There appears to be little control by the government to monitor how the Bylaws can protect Americans and investors from around the world. And if you decide to file a civil suit, hold your horses, the police have had problems serving legal documents at Nativa. Lawsuits take an eternity and before you know it, you are exhausted and can’t wait to get out and swim/walk back home.

In one particular case an owner bought two residential lots, utilities were never delivered to the adjacent lot. Today this family is facing liens against their property because they refuse to pay for a lot that has no water or electricity… Do you blame them? I don’t. To add insult to injury the developer’s work force at one point even took soil from their property to use it for his other projects without their authorization which caused a landslide at a later time. It has become a complete abuse of owner’s rights and the Costa Rican Government should take action against developers of this kind to protect other "good developer" and us to continue the progress once made by the Costa Rican Government, so American investors and tourist can feel safe when visiting Costa Rica.

Recently, the Las Vistas residents within Nativa Resort have been forced to deal with sewer fumes and non working emergency intercom system for months. During one incident a visitor cut himself by accident. When he tried to reach someone for help, he had to call a family member in another part of the country to alert a neighbor nearby. After being unconscious for some time, he was able to walk to another building, where the neighbor drove him to a walk-in clinic for medical assistance. Kids and adults have also become nauseated because of the sewer fumes. The developer once abandon “his” clubhouse, left the pool empty and created a farm for mosquitoes that can lead to death to humans by contact. More than Six months ago a special emergency assessment was passed by the Las Vistas Board of Directors to all Las Vistas owners in the thousands of dollars. When several owners asked “may we see the contract of what we are paying for”, the Board simply denied a copy of the contract unless they pay the entire amount “first” or face a lien against their property. It was later claimed and made part of the record that the expense report was uploaded to the website and only owners who had paid had access to this information - according to the Las Vistas Board President. The acting General Manager feels that because it’s Costa Rica they can get away with it by withholding the contract unless owners pay. However, their headquarters are located in Orlando, Florida; we bet a 100 to 1 that withholding information from owners on American soil will potentially put them out of business within weeks and the Better Business Bureau will drop them in the blink of an eye when the cases are exposed and proven in a court of law.

As a real estate Broker my views of Central America were once of a beautiful place to retire, enjoy and help their economy by creating jobs. For many years I have taken several investors to Nicaragua, Panama and Costa Rica. Today I’m ashamed to put the innocent in harms way, especially in Costa Rica as more cases of fraud are reaching the State of Florida via newspapers. Several of us believe that Costa Rica has become a vulnerable field for real estate fraud by foreign developers and government intervention is an emergency that should not be over looked for another hour.

Americans visiting Costa Rica fall in love with nature but when it comes to protecting your investments, you are better off in the US or make sure you hire a team of attorneys to shield and protect your family and investments abroad.

Five years later, only 3 houses have been built in Nativa Resort and out of all the condominium owners I believe only less than 5 percent lives at the resort full time. This tells you that unless you live at the resort you will never know how your HOA fees are being managed or if it’s being used to maintain private property.

More cases are surfacing the airwaves about investing in Costa Rica. CNN and MSNBC named it the one of the best places to invest during the bubble. They sure are missing the second part of the story. I believe it’s a beautiful country and the people are by far the greatest I have ever met, a very kind and loving culture. As investors/Americans we must work together with the Costa Rica and United States government to help implement, a team of federal officials to overlook the cases that have fallen through the cracks. Strict rules and heavy penalties for these type of real estate fraudulent acts are necessary to protect the Bylaws of every community. It has become a vulnerable country in the eyes of many and some are abusing this great land of beauty created by the LORD ABOVE.

THE BEAUTY OF NATIVA RESORT: The surrounding areas (Carara National Park ) are breathtaking and many of us would agree. It is a heaven for wild life and families to enjoy. You have a choice of residential lots, condominiums and townhouses to choose from but that’s where it ends. Your legal rights as a potential buyer/owner were left at the front gate the moment you arrived and now you have entered a system that is unregulated led by nondisclosure. New owners are unaware of the five year history and full disclosure is made before them by other owners that have bought and fought these issues at the resort since 2005. Owners are made ridicule, ignored and abused. As a lot owner I have the right to vote at a general assembly, my fees are close to 50% less than what condominium owners pay, in fact, they pay twice as much and can not vote at a general assembly. To see my fellow neighbors treated unfair and discriminated against, allows me to believe that prisoner inside the Lurigancho Prison in Peru have more rights than Nativa owners which are highly educated and good members of our society.

On behalf of others I ask the Costa Rican Government to investigate and intervene the conditions inside the Nativa Resort and help us gain control of our community and protect Americans, Costa Ricans and potential buyers from around the globe wishing to call Costa Rica their second home.

Sincerely,
Nativa Resort owner - A victim of fraud

Nativa Resort & the “Gates of Hell”
A Costa Rican Development
located in the Central Pacific Near Jaco

Be careful when investing at the Nativa Resort near Jaco. When you enter the front gate you are literally entering into the “gates of hell” when it comes to what is known as the Horizontal Homeowners Association, which is controlled mostly by the developer because his company’s many unsold lots give him a decisive voting advantage over others at a general assembly of owners. Individual Condominium owners do not have the right to vote at a Horizontal General Assembly, yet they are required to pay their monthly HOA condominium fees for the Horizontal in addition to their HOA fees for their own condominium association. Example: 36 units (owners) worth perhaps 14 million dollars count as 1 vote (the same as one lot owned by the developer worth perhaps less than a hundred thousand dollars) because the buildings where the units are located count as 1 lot equals to 1 vote, an unfair treatment that has gone on for years.

Owners were promised a clubhouse at the time of purchase. Turns out the clubhouse was built on developer's private land. All Nativa owners are now being forced to maintain it, even if it’s not registered as a common area, and if you don’t pay your “voluntary” fees, get ready to face liens against your property. At one point, condominium owners were not allowed to participate in a General Assembly, they literally had to push and shove past the “security person” (a former Board President who has supported the developer in the past) in charge. Eventually they were “allowed” in but were forced to “sit in the back” and remain silence during the assembly. Last time I checked this was a thing of the past and a very sad era in American history.

Since 2006 to 2009 the developer has taken matters into his own hands and at one point even terminated a general assembly elected administrator and assigned his company as acting administrator, how, because he can and the law apparently protects this act. Thousands of dollars from HOA fees were received and spent and unanswered questions remain as to how the money was spent. During this time the developer has not shown proof that he has paid for all his HOA fees and special assessments, yet he uses his votes to out power owners who have paid and want this issue raised at a general assembly. Documented reports and photos show that in addition to paying for common areas, which is legal, Nativa owners have also been maintaining part of the developer's private property on and off for years.

At one point I became the minority member of the Board (Secretary) and was manipulated to force all owners to pay for the developer's private clubhouse, which till this day it does not belong to all Nativa Resort owners. Vital information concerning the clubhouse was withheld before the Board voted. Misleading information regarding Los Suenos Resort and their clubhouse was provided to all Board members to gain votes in favor of maintaining private property. For months owner's HOA fees were secretly used to pay for employees to take care of his private clubhouse, prior to that you had to pay a membership to gain access. Once the developer realized that not enough owners supported this business venture, the Board was manipulated to sign a lease agreement and not reveal to the owners what was about to be signed by the Board President. Sure enough, the contract was signed and now all owners must maintain what was initially denied to them unless they paid a membership. Some Nativa owners want nothing to do with the developer’s clubhouse and refuse to pay to maintain it unless it is deeded over to the owners.

American investors should take precaution when investing in Costa Rica and specially when entering the “Gates of Hell” at Nativa Resort. Don't get fooled by the grand entrance and pretty landscape, the chances of you paying an exaggerated monthly fee doesn't necessarily mean you have a vote for the over all resort. In simple terms, several Nativa owners have become victims of fraud at the hands of a foreign developer doing business in Costa Rica. There appears to be little control by the government to monitor how the Bylaws can protect Americans and investors from around the world. And if you decide to file a civil suit, hold your horses, the police have had problems serving legal documents at Nativa. Lawsuits take an eternity and before you know it, you are exhausted and can’t wait to get out and swim/walk back home.

In one particular case an owner bought two residential lots, utilities were never delivered to the adjacent lot. Today this family is facing liens against their property because they refuse to pay for a lot that has no water or electricity… Do you blame them? I don’t. To add insult to injury the developer’s work force at one point even took soil from their property to use it for his other projects without their authorization which caused a landslide at a later time. It has become a complete abuse of owner’s rights and the Costa Rican Government should take action against developers of this kind to protect other "good developer" and us to continue the progress once made by the Costa Rican Government, so American investors and tourist can feel safe when visiting Costa Rica.

Recently, the Las Vistas residents within Nativa Resort have been forced to deal with sewer fumes and non working emergency intercom system for months. During one incident a visitor cut himself by accident. When he tried to reach someone for help, he had to call a family member in another part of the country to alert a neighbor nearby. After being unconscious for some time, he was able to walk to another building, where the neighbor drove him to a walk-in clinic for medical assistance. Kids and adults have also become nauseated because of the sewer fumes. The developer once abandon “his” clubhouse, left the pool empty and created a farm for mosquitoes that can lead to death to humans by contact. More than Six months ago a special emergency assessment was passed by the Las Vistas Board of Directors to all Las Vistas owners in the thousands of dollars. When several owners asked “may we see the contract of what we are paying for”, the Board simply denied a copy of the contract unless they pay the entire amount “first” or face a lien against their property. It was later claimed and made part of the record that the expense report was uploaded to the website and only owners who had paid had access to this information - according to the Las Vistas Board President. The acting General Manager feels that because it’s Costa Rica they can get away with it by withholding the contract unless owners pay. However, their headquarters are located in Orlando, Florida; we bet a 100 to 1 that withholding information from owners on American soil will potentially put them out of business within weeks and the Better Business Bureau will drop them in the blink of an eye when the cases are exposed and proven in a court of law.

As a real estate Broker my views of Central America were once of a beautiful place to retire, enjoy and help their economy by creating jobs. For many years I have taken several investors to Nicaragua, Panama and Costa Rica. Today I’m ashamed to put the innocent in harms way, especially in Costa Rica as more cases of fraud are reaching the State of Florida via newspapers. Several of us believe that Costa Rica has become a vulnerable field for real estate fraud by foreign developers and government intervention is an emergency that should not be over looked for another hour.

Americans visiting Costa Rica fall in love with nature but when it comes to protecting your investments, you are better off in the US or make sure you hire a team of attorneys to shield and protect your family and investments abroad.

Five years later, only 3 houses have been built in Nativa Resort and out of all the condominium owners I believe only less than 5 percent lives at the resort full time. This tells you that unless you live at the resort you will never know how your HOA fees are being managed or if it’s being used to maintain private property.

More cases are surfacing the airwaves about investing in Costa Rica. CNN and MSNBC named it the one of the best places to invest during the bubble. They sure are missing the second part of the story. I believe it’s a beautiful country and the people are by far the greatest I have ever met, a very kind and loving culture. As investors/Americans we must work together with the Costa Rica and United States government to help implement, a team of federal officials to overlook the cases that have fallen through the cracks. Strict rules and heavy penalties for these type of real estate fraudulent acts are necessary to protect the Bylaws of every community. It has become a vulnerable country in the eyes of many and some are abusing this great land of beauty created by the LORD ABOVE.

THE BEAUTY OF NATIVA RESORT: The surrounding areas (Carara National Park ) are breathtaking and many of us would agree. It is a heaven for wild life and families to enjoy. You have a choice of residential lots, condominiums and townhouses to choose from but that’s where it ends. Your legal rights as a potential buyer/owner were left at the front gate the moment you arrived and now you have entered a system that is unregulated led by nondisclosure. New owners are unaware of the five year history and full disclosure is made before them by other owners that have bought and fought these issues at the resort since 2005. Owners are made ridicule, ignored and abused. As a lot owner I have the right to vote at a general assembly, my fees are close to 50% less than what condominium owners pay, in fact, they pay twice as much and can not vote at a general assembly. To see my fellow neighbors treated unfair and discriminated against, allows me to believe that prisoner inside the Lurigancho Prison in Peru have more rights than Nativa owners which are highly educated and good members of our society.

On behalf of others I ask the Costa Rican Government to investigate and intervene the conditions inside the Nativa Resort and help us gain control of our community and protect Americans, Costa Ricans and potential buyers from around the globe wishing to call Costa Rica their second home.

Sincerely,
Nativa Resort owner - A victim of fraud

Contact information for Bill Gale (William Alan Gale) Billy Gale is cell phone [protected]. He still uses this cell phone number and you can hear his voice as plain as day. He listens to all messages you leave and reads all text messages sent to this phone. He may or may not respond to you if you call but he has said to feel free to call and text anytime. PLease blow up his phone.
His part time residence where he and his wife live in North Miami Beach is 1921 Ne 205th St., Miami FL [protected]. Feel free to contact him there. The house is registered in his wife's name. His wife's name is Judith or Judi Shapiro. You can also contact him on Facebook under the name of Billy Gale. If you have trouble finding him like this, then you can find him as a "friend" of his wife Judi or Judith Shapiro. They are both friends with their daughter, Jill (K) Gale-Singer, and their son Joel (C) Gale. Please feel free to contact him through these channels. Barry Shapiro is Judi or Judith's son as well. Use all of these channels to get through to him. His lawyer he uses in Florida (besides the questionable ethics lawyer Charles Neustein) is Jeffrey Tew of Tew-Cardenas Law Firm. He also has very questionable ethics. You may or may not be able to reach Bill Gale at his daughter Jill's old or current address of 1825 Ne 197th Ter, Miami FL [protected].
His wife Judi likes to frequent the Boutique called "Jessie Boutique." the address for this Boutique is 20533 Biscayne Blvd., Aventura, FL 33180. You may be able to reach Bill Gale there possibly. any chance of personally reaching him increases your likelihood of trying to get your money back. Anywhere his wife is, Bill likely is. She also likes to frequent the other businesses, "On My Own Boutique", and "Lynn Goldsmith Photography", "One Day's Wages", and "Miami Cordage/Florida Wire & Rigging Works."
Please feel free to contact these businesses and tell them how you feel about their business establishment having clients such as these.
The Gales are also friends with the actor Peter Weller and in December of 2009 went all together on a lavish European Vaction to England and France and had the pictures of them all together posted on Facebook..this during a time when he supposedly had "no money." Please feel free, if so desired, to contact any of the agencies that utilize Peter Weller, such as "The History Channel" and inform them about the friendship that their paid actor has with a person such as Bill Gale, and tell them how you feel about that!
Paragon Properties has this year moved some of their land lots to another company called "Paradise International" and are/have tried the same thing that they were doing with Paragon. Look it up and spread the word to not trust this company.
finally, I ask that everyone chip in and help to warn people to not get involved with Bill Gale and/or his businesses by warning their associates/friends on social profiles...people need to be warned because you dont know who they will try to get to do business with them and get money taken from them with nothing to show in return. You never know who they will be legit with and who they wont be, and people in association with them should be warned so as they will not fall victim to the same as all of you!

Therefore, Charles Neustein and Jeffrey Tew (of Tew Cardenas Law Firm) who also legally represents Paragon can be seen as lawyers who may not have the most ethical practices.

Oh ya forgot to mention that Charles Neustein, Bill Gale/Paragon's representative is a long time personal friend of Bill Gale's and they continue to be friends to this day despite the statements that Charles's office no longer does business with him. Being long time and continued friends to this day...well, one only has to put two and two together to see that a lot of planning had gone into this whole "business scheme."

He can be reached on facebook under the name Billy Gale. He is a "friend" of Jill Gale-Singer (his daughter) on her facebook profile. His wife also is on facebook under Judith Shapiro. This is another place to contact him. More contact information is to come...

Bill Gale's personal cell phone number is [protected] he listens to all voicemail and reads all texts but may or may nor respond. Feel free to call him anytime

I also lost money ($40, 900) on a lot at Ocean Palms South that I put money on in August of 2007. Surprisingly, I just spoke with David Valentine, and he said he has not worked for Bill Gale since March or April since he has not been paid over $100K in salary. I am waiting to hear back from the Sarelson attorney too, but agree with a previous comment about investigating fair fees with attorneys. Please contact ksmith811@yahoo.com if anyone comes up with an option that is good for all of us who want justice and our money back.

Hello
My name is Lic Giovanna Barrantes. I'm a Lic Attorney with Barrantes & Associates in San Jose Costa Rica.
We are a full service Costa Rica Law Firm since 1999.
I have been contacted by a few people that have purchased property through Paragon Properties.
I will be more than glad to look at anyone's case to see if there is a legal solution here in Costa Rica.
Best Wishes
Lic Giovanna Barrantes
Barrantes & Associates
Office [protected]
Direct [protected]
Edificio Casa Canada Paseo Colon Subway
Anexo Uno 100 metros sur/50 metros oeste
Skype CostaRicaLaw1
http://www.lawyerofcostarica.com
http://www.twitter.com/lawyerofcr

Hello
My name is Lic Giovanna Barrantes. I´m a Lic Attorney in San Jose Costa Rica with Barrantes & Associates. I have been contacted by a few people that have bought land through Paragon Properties.
I will be more than glad to review your case. Please contact my office anytime.
Best Wishes
Lic Giovanna Barrantes
Barrantes & Associates
Office [protected]
Direct [protected]
Edificio Casa Canada Paseo Colon Subway
Anexo Uno 100 metros sur/50 metros oeste
Skype CostaRicaLaw1
http://www.lawyerofcostarica.com
http://www.twitter.com/lawyerofcr

If we all chip in 20.00 or so, we could probably hire a competent hit man-I'm just saying...

Bill Gale is not ill or sick...even if he is...he needs to return our money...

Sorry Dennis. We need to attack this crook from all fronts to make him return our money...which he is enjoying and living like a king ...we need help from all law enforcement agencies...but you're right.

Bill Gale and his wife Judy will be at the high school reunion party to be d=held at Grand beach Hotel by Nov 12th and Nov 13th.

Notify local police so they can apprehend him...Bill and his wife both went to Miami beach high, all victims can find more information when contact the school office. They can run but they cannot hide.
his wife email address is:

JudithGale@aol.com

One more note forBill Gale:

Call me at [protected] and refund my money of 35 K... ASAP, before it's too late, your face will be shown on national TV, all your friends will know what you have done to numerous unsuspecting victims, I knew it from the beginning, but now I am actively pursuing you, I will assist the police to put you behind bars, if you do not return my money today, I will also report you to the DEA, and FBI and CIA ... because you had used my money to deal drugs in Costa Rica. So act now, return my money of 35K...before I report you to all law enforcement agencies in the US and abroad. You will not have time to enjoy your stolen money with Judy any more.

The man in photo is Bill Gale ...the fugitive.

I lost $48, 000 and would like to join suit. Please contact Tim: tjao44@yahoo.com

OUR family as well are victims of this. I just looked at my address book today to call and ask what was up and if there had been any progress? I couldn't get a hold of them and googled and found all these complaints .
I can't afford a lawyer is that the only way out of this?
The LEach family
salesbysue@gmail.com
[protected]

Today is October 4, 2010.

Is it too late to do anything now? Has anybody received any results (positive or negative) of legal action? Poor me, I am the last person who should have been investing in what turns out to have been a scam. Friends warned me! It wiped out all of my little savings.

Carl Blake
clblake245@yahoo.com
[protected]

My name is
Monica Davis. I too put in 35 K someone plse contact.
puravida1120@gmail.com

My name is John Mauldin and I also purchased in Phase3 about 4 years ago. I paid $29 K for a plot. Can someone contact me please.

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I have also been left unanswered by my request for a refund. My mother and I both deposited $84K on two lots. Our certified mail requesting refund was returned. I have spoken with Sarelson but their fees seem extremely high for a class action... especially when there is no guarantee on what amount they will be able to get back? My fear with a class action is that the lawyer will make significant money even if the firm settles for a low return. A class action lawyer has no incentive to fight for high returns when if he/she has such numerous clients.
I have some interesting call recordings with Gale from last fall where he states that the company has landed a new investor and will be moving forward in 2010. He also states that he will refund anyone who requests it. I also have video footage of us being shown the wrong property lot and then Paragon allowing us to switch lots once we caught them in error.

I am currently researching the best method of going after Paragon and all those involved in the deception. If anyone knows of a pending lawsuit that is offering more "fair" fees. Please contact me at flavorking@gmail.com

I to am a victum of this scam. My wife and I went to ther office in Holloywood, Fl. on April 21st. We talked to David Valintine and he assured us that if we put in for the refund that we would recive our 35K back. Well we sent the refund request along with the agreement for deed certified mail and have not herd a word back or as I requested a signed copy of the mail. While we were there Bill Gayle was there and I have to say the guy looked pretty ill. I have contacted Matthew Sarelson in reguards to the class action lawsuit.

Contact information is: mmchugh@fire.lacounty.gov
Cell# 213.503.0103

Add me to the list of suckers conned. I purchased in Vista Del Mar, they got 35K from me. Anthony Turchetta [protected] PO Box 285, Cave Creek, AZ 85327 turk@turchetta.com

I just called Neustein's office, waiting to hear back from him. Girl who answered the phone said he has not been involved with them for years.

Hi Chris, I have lost 88, 000 in deposits with Paragon. I will contact Nick Weilhammer to see what the next steps are. I was under the impression that the escrow agent Charles Neustein had our deposits in Escrow to avoid just this type of situation.