NYAG Wins TRO to Stop NJ ‘Grinch’ From Taking Console Orders
An Irvington, New Jersey, woman pocketed more than $500,000 from consumers who ordered out-of-stock PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and Series S videogame consoles last Christmas through her two online stores and never delivered them in time for the…
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holidays, alleged New York Attorney General Letitia James in a Dec. 15 complaint in Manhattan Supreme Court that her office publicized Tuesday. Tandria Faulkner falsely told consumers via social media ads and through salespeople at her online businesses Prestigious Marketing Concepts and Sonjia Posh she could procure “these scarce items” in time for the 2020 holiday season, said the complaint. Faulkner “did not ship the game consoles by the holidays, leaving consumers without these in-demand holiday gifts for their families,” it said. Their demands for refunds went largely unanswered, it said. James won a temporary restraining order that freezes Faulkner’s bank accounts “and stops her from taking any further orders for items she is not in direct possession of,” said the NYAG’s office Tuesday. The TRO “stops this grinch from ruining any more holidays this year, and our lawsuit seeks to recoup everything paid for game consoles that were never received,” said James. Paul Martin, a New York lawyer listed in the TRO as Faulkner’s counsel, didn’t respond to requests for comment.