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A Judgement has been entered against Derrick Lee DBA Team DQ Pageant Prep and Image Consulting

A Judgement has been entered against Derrick Lee DBA Team DQ Pageant Prep and Image Consulting
A Judgement has been entered against Derrick Lee DBA Team DQ Pageant Prep and Image Consulting
A Judgement has been entered against Derrick Lee DBA Team DQ Pageant Prep and Image Consulting
A Judgement has been entered against Derrick Lee DBA Team DQ Pageant Prep and Image Consulting
A Judgement has been entered against Derrick Lee DBA Team DQ Pageant Prep and Image Consulting
A Judgement has been entered against Derrick Lee DBA Team DQ Pageant Prep and Image Consulting
Update by user Aug 28, 2017

Mr. Lee conducted an online Photogenic Competition where family and friends could vote for one of thirty participants of the 2015 Pageant for $1.00 per vote.

All proceeds were to go to the Ann & Robert H. Luries Childrens Hospital at 225 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60611. Voting opened on March 2nd and concluded on March 28th, 2015.

The competition raised thousands of dollars for the hospital. The complaint is Mr. Lee has failed to turn the money over to the Childrens Hospital. Mr.

Lee made it very clear in all of his public posts, messages, and also conversations with contestants and staff that all proceeds or every dollar were supposed to go the hospital. The State of Illinois on August 22, 2017 entered a judgement against Mr. Derrick Lee DBA Team DQ Pageant Prep in regards to the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practice. For 2 years we have asked Mr.

Lee to donate the money he collected. Now he has been ordered to pay the hospital THEIR money.

Original review posted by user Aug 27, 2017
On March 20, 2017, the Cook County State's Attorney's Office, Consumer Fraud Unit, filed a civil fraud lawsuit charging Derrick Lee with certain violations of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. On March 27, 2017, Derrick Lee was personally served with the Summons and Complaint. Derrick Lee did not answer or otherwise respond to the complaint. On August 22, 2017, the Honorable Moshe Jacobius entered a Final Consent Judgment that concluded the lawsuit against Derrick Lee. The Final Consent Judgment contains an injunction that restricts some of Derrick Lees future activities. Significantly, Derrick Lee is prohibited from soliciting charitable contributions in Illinois on behalf of the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago or any other not-for-profit entity or charitable organization without its express and written consent. The Final Consent Judgment also imposes a money judgment of $3,400 upon Derrick Lee, including a payment of $2,900 to the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Childrens Hospital and $500 to partially reimburse the States Attorneys Office for attorney fees and investigative expenses. Derrick Lee further stipulated that he had collected at least $3,000 for the benefit of the Hospital and that he had already provided $100 to the Hospital. The Final Consent Judgement is attached for viewing purposes and is public record. ** Stipulations 10-13 and Derrick Lee's signature on the consent judgement should answer any and all questions as to the intent of the money that was collected.
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#1093022 Review #1093022 is a subjective opinion of poster.
Pros
  • Contestants were amazing
Cons
  • Director was unethical
Reason of review
Consumer Fraud
Loss
$3000
Preferred solution
Glad to see the hospital get the money that was collected in their name

Another Victim

I was ripped off by this company because I was advised to pay for a hotel room through this company for a pageant weekend. He never reserved the hotel, so I had nowhere to stay for the pageant weekend and had to go home. Basically, he kept more than $1000 from me for a pageant in which he made sure that I could not participate. After I made it clear that I knew that he ripped me off, he tried to play the victim and told lies that the hotel cancelled the reservation (they provided proof that he didn't make a reservation in the first place). Later, he tried to convince me that he changed the reservation and selected a different hotel, but I didn't believe it because he had been acting vague and would never tell me the name of the supposed new hotel. He left me stranded late at night with nowhere to go.
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2 comments
#1365795

I hope it makes you feel better that an injunction and judgment was entered against Derrick Lee. Now that he has to pay the hospital back $3000 and pay the state $500 I fear he will continue to steal from people to pay the state so they get off his back.

The fact that he is still directing for anyone is unbelievable. If he scammed you as part of Miss Globe US, Miss Bikini, or Miss Latina contact Dawn Rochelle Warner. She needs to know what her director is up to. She is the national director.

He did the same things to contestants of the International Ms.

and the director no longer works with him. People must speak up and be diligent in informing others so that Derrick Lee DBA Team DQ Pageant Prep is stopped and shut down for good.

#1341279

Derrick has pulled one stunt after another. Please contact Joseph Hudson at the states attorney and file a complaint.

There are many scams he is involved with.

Also call the Illinois department of revenue and let them know he is continuing to do business illegally. He is not registered at all.

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#1055975 Review #1055975 is a subjective opinion of poster.
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Poor customer service

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