The original post smacks of yellow journalism, but as a member of the public who has no connection to the security industry, I can say that my experience matches the overall tone of the complaint. I've interacted with Snively and found him to be an arrogant, aggressive bully - a "wannabe cop" in the worst sense of the word, who very much enjoys his false sense of authority, and takes pleasure in putting people in their place. As an owner of numerous businesses, I would simply recommend that any business who values their reputation stay far, far away from Salt Lake Valley Protective and its subsidiaries and look instead for a reputable company run by reputable individuals.
Joey, I wish I had better news for you. Getting your money back from these turdballs will be less likely than finding teeth in a hen's mouth. I sympathize with everyone that this "evileyed - blackhanded - bowlegged - flinthearted - clawfingered - foulbellied - bloodthirsty" company has taken for a ride, but it surprises me that after so many complaints, and so much patently illegal activity, they are still in business.
I run a website that tracks and educates people against elder fraud, sweepstakes scams in particular. A *huge* percentage of these cons operate out of Las Vegas - there can be only one reason. Lax supervision, because the supervisors are on the payroll.
You may just have to chalk your money up to "education" and move on, like I did. But I'll hope for better luck for you than I had.
