It sounds like you did not have attorney involved in handling the transaction. Was this a loan or did you purchase an interest in the LLC? If the...

As is often the situation on Avvo, I suspect that there is more to the facts that you reveal. What is your motivation for wanting to do this? Do...

I would expect that this would be viewed very suspiciously by the IRS but I've changed the subject to Tax so that you can get expert analysis.

Of course its a scam. Payment to the FTC? That is not a thing. Payment to get a prize you have been awarded is also not a...

You were scammed for a few hundred dollars. You did nothing wrong. No crime was committed. The police are not going to knock on your door at any...

Just to be clear, are you a true sole proprietorship or do you have an entity (corporation or LLC)? Usually, sole proprietorships do not have an...

Ignoring the waivers of liability, even if you could sue Facebook, you have no legitimate case. Your assumptions are wrong, It seems that FB is...

No and it is unrelated to him being an Accredited Investor. When someone purchases securities in a private offering they need to represent to the...

It has a bad influence on you kid, that does not it a bad influence on all kids. This kind of case has no merit. Why do you think you should have...

Are you intending on buying a cologne current sold retail, for instance one made by Chanel, and then sell that as your own? That would be...