Alaska guide in some serious hot water

[Snowwolfe]

Alaska Sues Clint Miller dba Alaska Wilderness Outfitter for Unfair and Deceptive Business Practices and Obtains a Temporary Restraining Order | Alaska Business Times

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[Diamondback]

Palmer Superior Court Judge Jonathan Woodman issued the order following a complaint by the Department of Law’s Consumer Protection Unit alleging that Miller defrauded consumers of more than $660,000 by taking advance payment for guided hunts that never happened.

According to the complaint, Miller promises his clients the opportunity to go hunting for moose but cancels the hunt at the very last minute and refuses to provide refunds. The complaint alleges that between 2019 and 2024, Miller collected at least $660,350 from his clients for hunting services he has not provided.

 

[TaperPin]

Wow.

 

[bmrfish]

This POS needs to go to prison

 

[vermeire]

I'm not disagreeing with anything that's been stated but this is all going to come down to contract language and cancellation reasons. The fact that it is the state and not private should help.

 

[Yukon Cornelius]

I lived where he “operated” out of. He was ripping people off. The village he was using is one of the best moose hunting areas in the state. He was a conman.

 

[Will_m]

I'm not disagreeing with anything that's been stated but this is all going to come down to contract language and cancellation reasons. The fact that it is the state and not private should help.

It won’t matter what that contract says if it was all a fraud, which it certainly sounds like.

 

[Blockcaver]

Sounds like he studied the Shankster business model.

 

[Erict]

Read the legal complaint HERE, which tells more of the story. Here's a preview:

"...Of the 32 clients Miller booked and accepted full payment from for the 2023 and 2024 hunting seasons, only two of them set foot on land where they could legally hunt. However, these two clients had a very limited opportunity to hunt because they had to travel 400 miles roundtrip from Miller’s base camp to the hunting grounds each day.

5. Although Miller advertises a 100% success rate, none of his clients have killed a moose since 2021."


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[Marble]

If he was booking more clients than he was either legally allowed to take or logistically able to get into the field, that will look like he was taking bookings on purpose with the knowledge he would never be able to take them.

Be interesting to see how it shakes out.

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[Weldor]

Unless he had a huge bank account that they could seize, most likely never see a dime. Sad.

 

[Meanderthal]

Assuming this is as bad as it looks there is no jail cell cold and dark enough for this guy.

 

[505Wapiti]

Messing with people’s dreams and hard earned money. Would love to have a wall to wall counseling session with this fella.