The last No Show in court has earned Steve a place on
Shelby County's most wanted list.
If this doesn't prove that he won't repay his victims, then I don't know what will. On a positive side, it is evolving into an interesting media story.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Steve's new name is Mr. Failure to Appear
Since Pannell is not showing up as an inmate at the Shelby County jail, it is presumed that he AGAIN didn't show up in Alabama court. He failed to appear for his last Alabama court date in October which was a pretrial setting and consequently had an active warrant issued for his arrest.
I wonder what his Birmingham Attorney, David Luker is saying to cover for his client that is continuously "failing to appear"? They are undermining the criminal justice system and are racking up thousands in court costs and losing money on uncollected fines. Steve Pannell is to scared to accept his warrants like a man. If her were innocent wouldn't he want his day in court? As of now, we count at least 6 active warrants and more are on the way.......
I wonder what his Birmingham Attorney, David Luker is saying to cover for his client that is continuously "failing to appear"? They are undermining the criminal justice system and are racking up thousands in court costs and losing money on uncollected fines. Steve Pannell is to scared to accept his warrants like a man. If her were innocent wouldn't he want his day in court? As of now, we count at least 6 active warrants and more are on the way.......
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Time is running out for Steve Pannell
A contact in the Shelby County Judicial system informed me that Steve had a pre-trial hearing on October 15th. His plea hearing will be in Shelby County, Alabama on November 12, 2008.
====== Update from The Andrews ========
Pannell did not show up for his October 9th arraignment in Blue Ridge. The Wednesday night before the arraignment Pannell had a couple of attorneys "representing" him contact the Assistant District Attorney in Blue Ridge to see what it would take to settle out of court and drop the charges. He was informed that either the full amount be paid or else he is to appear in court. A cashiers check was sent to the Asst District Attorney for half the stolen amount. Since that wasn't the agreed upon amount the ADA told the attorney that the additional money needed to be delivered on Friday or a bench warrant will be issued. The balance was not paid, Pannell did not appear for the October 14th trial date and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest. What is this, his 4th or 5th arrest warant?
If Pannell has the money, wouldn't it make sense to just give it back and have all of this dropped? This proves that Pannell doesn't have the money OR he's trying to "find" the money to pay back his victims in court and all of his attorney fees.
This just goes to show that YOU won't get your money back UNLESS you actually take legal action no matter what Pannell tells you.
====== Update from The Andrews ========
Pannell did not show up for his October 9th arraignment in Blue Ridge. The Wednesday night before the arraignment Pannell had a couple of attorneys "representing" him contact the Assistant District Attorney in Blue Ridge to see what it would take to settle out of court and drop the charges. He was informed that either the full amount be paid or else he is to appear in court. A cashiers check was sent to the Asst District Attorney for half the stolen amount. Since that wasn't the agreed upon amount the ADA told the attorney that the additional money needed to be delivered on Friday or a bench warrant will be issued. The balance was not paid, Pannell did not appear for the October 14th trial date and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest. What is this, his 4th or 5th arrest warant?
If Pannell has the money, wouldn't it make sense to just give it back and have all of this dropped? This proves that Pannell doesn't have the money OR he's trying to "find" the money to pay back his victims in court and all of his attorney fees.
This just goes to show that YOU won't get your money back UNLESS you actually take legal action no matter what Pannell tells you.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Arraignment Time
Steve is scheduled for an arraignment in Blue Ridge, GA on Thursday 10/9/2008 and has a court date set for 10/14/2008 in Blue Ridge. I'm betting that he won't even show up.
Friday, September 26, 2008
EXTRA EXTRA -- Some Exciting News and Some Bad News
First, the bad news.....Steve is no longer being held in custody. An Administrative glitch in Blue Ridge, Georgia, allowed him to make bail shortly after being extradited from Shelby County, Alabama. This happened a couple of weeks ago.
Now for the exciting news.....Someone from a national publication with over 700,000 subscribers has expressed a real interest in running a story about Steve, complete with pictures. Steve might be working under an assumed name but now people will be able to see his picture and read all about his "contracting" scams.
Now for the exciting news.....Someone from a national publication with over 700,000 subscribers has expressed a real interest in running a story about Steve, complete with pictures. Steve might be working under an assumed name but now people will be able to see his picture and read all about his "contracting" scams.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Same Con Game, Different Con Name
It occurred to me that since there hasn't been any activity/updates on Ripoff Reports or this blog that Steve may be using different names so the searches are failing. Some possible names he could be using are Steven Pannell, Dean Panel, Dean Pannel, Dean Panell, Steve Panell, or even Deon. He is also using his wife's maiden name as an alias - Steve Coffey or Dean Coffey. I've heard that Kevin Foster was working out of North Carolina, so chances are Steve was there too. If you have been approached by a person with any of the aforementioned names, do not give him any money. You can contact tiffanyseltzer@comcast.net with any information you have regarding the con-artist legally known as Steve Pannell.
Mother's : Use extreme caution when dealing with Steve Pannell !!!
This is a direct statement provided by one of Steve's nieces. This can also be viewed on RipOff Report as an update to a previous post.
Monday, September 8, 2008
Steve is in JAIL
Well it has finally happened....Steve WAS arrested in Shelby County Alabama today. We are not exactly sure of the next steps or if bail will be offered but we think that he will be extradited to either Georgia or Tennessee.
The following link "Shelby County inmates" will let you search by name and see his status.
The following link "Shelby County inmates" will let you search by name and see his status.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
New Ripoff Reports
Three new Ripoff reports have been created for Helena, AL and the links are to the left. These reports are new but the crimes are from 2003 so you can see how long he has been performing these cons.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Steve Won't Pay You Back
I apologize for not having anything to post for the past month but I haven't received anything recently....However, I received a reiteration of something from Eric Andrews that needs mentioning and something else that is VERY interesting but nobody has been able to validate it so I don't want to put it out here yet.
Post provided by Eric Andrews.......
It pains me as much as anyone to admit that I was conned out of my money....I should have known better but it happened and I want to share the following personally and hard learned advice for anyone that is about to have dealings with Steve or already has been conned:
Once you are conned, file a report with the authorities and DO NOT talk to him anymore. It is a complete waste of your time and empowers him. I just hope that nobody else gives this guy any more of their hard earned money.
PS. The Grand Jury in Blue Ridge, Georgia, has reviewed our case against Steve Pannell and issued an indictment verifying that it is definitely criminal.
Post provided by Eric Andrews.......
It pains me as much as anyone to admit that I was conned out of my money....I should have known better but it happened and I want to share the following personally and hard learned advice for anyone that is about to have dealings with Steve or already has been conned:
- Do NOT give him any money up front for ANYTHING.
- He is NOT going to give you back your money
- He is NOT going to meet you to give you a check no matter how many times he calls you
- He is definitely NOT going to mail you a check
- He is NOT going to finish the job
- He is NOT going to buy your property if it's for sale. He even went so far as to give us a contract through an attorney (which he never paid)
- He is most likely using your money to pay for his legal defense on previous charges
- He will not honor any contract that you have with him
Once you are conned, file a report with the authorities and DO NOT talk to him anymore. It is a complete waste of your time and empowers him. I just hope that nobody else gives this guy any more of their hard earned money.
PS. The Grand Jury in Blue Ridge, Georgia, has reviewed our case against Steve Pannell and issued an indictment verifying that it is definitely criminal.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Another Blue Ridge Victim comes forward
I just received notification about someone else in Blue Ridge that was conned by Steve. This person is out about $70K and has been trying to unsuccessfully collect. There are at least 3 others in Blue Ridge that are out substantial amounts of money. Hopefully there will be some more ripoff reports created.
LEGAL SIDE NOTE
Did you know that if you have accepted a check from Steve and it bounces that it can become a criminal offense?
The following website has some pretty good information, unfortunately you do have to send a certified letter asking for payment.
NSF Checks
You can click here for a complete list of civil and criminal penalties by state but this is a brief rundown for the states in which he has bounced checks.
Georgia -- Civil - Upon 30 days following certified written demand by payee to maker, the maker shall be liable to the payee for damages of double the amount owing on the check not to exceed $500 and service charge not to exceed $15.
Georgia -- Criminal - Check for $500 or more; a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000 or by imprisonment for up to three years, or both.
Tennessee -- Civil - Treble amount of check, but not to exceed $500.
Tennessee -- Criminal - Not over $100 - not over 11 months 29 days in jail, not over $500 fine, or both. Over $100 - from three to 10 years in jail.
LEGAL SIDE NOTE
Did you know that if you have accepted a check from Steve and it bounces that it can become a criminal offense?
The following website has some pretty good information, unfortunately you do have to send a certified letter asking for payment.
NSF Checks
You can click here for a complete list of civil and criminal penalties by state but this is a brief rundown for the states in which he has bounced checks.
Georgia -- Civil - Upon 30 days following certified written demand by payee to maker, the maker shall be liable to the payee for damages of double the amount owing on the check not to exceed $500 and service charge not to exceed $15.
Georgia -- Criminal - Check for $500 or more; a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000 or by imprisonment for up to three years, or both.
Tennessee -- Civil - Treble amount of check, but not to exceed $500.
Tennessee -- Criminal - Not over $100 - not over 11 months 29 days in jail, not over $500 fine, or both. Over $100 - from three to 10 years in jail.
Monday, July 7, 2008
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Posted by Eric and Debra Andrews
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The phrase "no good deed goes unpunished" was coined because of Steve Pannell. We gave Steve an down payment to begin construction on our basement to help him offset the cost of materials. We gave him a coat from our Goodwill pile when he complained of being cold but was to "busy" to take the time to buy one. Debra cooked a lasagna and soup for him when he said he wasn't well from not eating properly. Ironically the food was taken from the freezer by the tiling subcontractors he brought in.
He is a liar who has told so many lies that he can't even tell fact from fiction. His delusions of grandeur go so far as to ridiculously threaten lawsuits and liens on people if they don't stop "harassing his clients" which really means "stop spreading truths to my victims". Everything posted about Steve Pannell is factual and can be proven in a court of law.
Steve's last words in a recent threatening voicemail to Eric was "man to man, you better be careful". We're not the only people Steve has threatened out of desperation.
For those reading this, he has no intention of repaying the money he took from you, nor will he finish the work he so miserably started. He is not a licensed contractor and he, nor his associates have insurance.
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The phrase "no good deed goes unpunished" was coined because of Steve Pannell. We gave Steve an down payment to begin construction on our basement to help him offset the cost of materials. We gave him a coat from our Goodwill pile when he complained of being cold but was to "busy" to take the time to buy one. Debra cooked a lasagna and soup for him when he said he wasn't well from not eating properly. Ironically the food was taken from the freezer by the tiling subcontractors he brought in.
He is a liar who has told so many lies that he can't even tell fact from fiction. His delusions of grandeur go so far as to ridiculously threaten lawsuits and liens on people if they don't stop "harassing his clients" which really means "stop spreading truths to my victims". Everything posted about Steve Pannell is factual and can be proven in a court of law.
Steve's last words in a recent threatening voicemail to Eric was "man to man, you better be careful". We're not the only people Steve has threatened out of desperation.
For those reading this, he has no intention of repaying the money he took from you, nor will he finish the work he so miserably started. He is not a licensed contractor and he, nor his associates have insurance.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Judgment Awarded Against Steve
The Andrews have been awarded a Civil judgment by default in Georgia for $10,000.
NOTE: I have been informed that someone by the names of Kay Bradford and Susan Barclay have contacted victims of Steve Pannell. It is my opinion that Steve's wife Billie is posing as these people in an attempt to defame the victims characters and lend credibility to Steve. The calls were placed from (205) 332-xxxx and (904) 652-xxxx.
NOTE: I have been informed that someone by the names of Kay Bradford and Susan Barclay have contacted victims of Steve Pannell. It is my opinion that Steve's wife Billie is posing as these people in an attempt to defame the victims characters and lend credibility to Steve. The calls were placed from (205) 332-xxxx and (904) 652-xxxx.
Steve Pannell on RipOffReport.com
The following reports have been filed on ripoff report related to Steve.
* Chattanooga, TN -- http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/331/RipOff0331121.htm
* Blue Ridge, GA -- http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/332/RipOff0332103.htm
* Knoxville, TN -- http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/343/RipOff0343015.htm
If you have been conned by this man please file a report. Please scroll to the bottom of that page and click "File a Report". It will only take a couple of minutes but you will have to create a FREE account. This will help keep his name in the Google search.
I have created a list on the left of the blog that will link to all of the reports.
* Chattanooga, TN -- http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/331/RipOff0331121.htm
* Blue Ridge, GA -- http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/332/RipOff0332103.htm
* Knoxville, TN -- http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/343/RipOff0343015.htm
If you have been conned by this man please file a report. Please scroll to the bottom of that page and click "File a Report". It will only take a couple of minutes but you will have to create a FREE account. This will help keep his name in the Google search.
I have created a list on the left of the blog that will link to all of the reports.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Post From Knoxville
This is a comment that was added on 06/23/2008 to "Comments from Mary's Post" for your reading pleasure....
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I am also a recent victim of Steve Pannell. I just found out that he is a con and have posted my situation on the Rip Off report. Steve made one phone call to me after this posting and sounded consilitory. He then called 15 min later sounding hostile and threatening. He asked me to take my post off of the Rip Off site and indicated that he would sue me.
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I am also a recent victim of Steve Pannell. I just found out that he is a con and have posted my situation on the Rip Off report. Steve made one phone call to me after this posting and sounded consilitory. He then called 15 min later sounding hostile and threatening. He asked me to take my post off of the Rip Off site and indicated that he would sue me.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Post from Mary's Comment
The following is a comment from Mary that was left on my original post.....
I am also a victim of Steve Pannell and I have spoken with numerous people in Chattanooga and Alabama who have been scammed by him. His scam on me was a bit different than this one listed. I have spoken with other women he scammed that experienced a very similar con. Basically, he asked me out for lunch and we started dating. He told me after several dates that he was still in fact married but very close to a divorce from his wife Billie. He said they had been separated for almost a year due to her alcoholism and his divorce would be final within the month. During the course of dating, I introduced him to several of my friends and relatives.
He said he was a licensed contractor in 7 states and was very proud of the work he was doing selling log homes. His business partner in St. Augustine FL spoke with me on the phone about their business also. He said that he was in this area to develop a show room for the log homes and remodeling kitchens. He said that his company needed someone who would like to remodel their kitchen at cost so that he could use the before and after pictures for their website and show rooms.
He asked me if I knew of anyone who might be interested. I introduced him to several friends. I gave him the legitimacy he wanted because I was dating him. Of course my friends trusted him and even though the deal sounded too good to be true, they trusted me not to bring a criminal and theif into their lives.
He took my friends money and started work on their homes (all without a contractor's license mind you). After the demolition was underway, he took their money and ran, leaving the subcontractors with no other recourse than to place leins on these friends homes.
All the while he was taking my friends money, he was telling me he wanted to move here permanently to be with me. He took me to look at 3 million dollar homes and actually put an offer in on several.
He has robbed my family and friends of over $140,000 in a few months. He has left damage and destruction in so many people's lives.
We received a phone call from a local man in town who was suing Steve for doing the exact same thing to him 5 years earlier. This man lost $14,000 on a home remodel job because of Steve. This man provided me with many names and phone numbers of people Steve had stolen from 5 years before. I called several of these people and the scam is always the same with a slight difference here or there.
This one widow I spoke with broke my heart. Steve knew she was recently widowed and took over $20,000 from her, all the while professing his love for her.
He scams on the elderly, the widowed and divorced women and basically anyone those people know.
The fraud department here does not prosecute this crime because it is basically a civil matter for which all the victims must sue him.
He has nothing in his own name and deals totally in cash and checks.
Lowe's has a $2,500 bad check from him they are prosecuting him for here in town. Also, many people involved have filed passing worthless check charges against him here in Chattanooga.
I hope that this blog and the other reports being posted on Steve Pannell will at least help the computer savy people be protected from him.
I am also a victim of Steve Pannell and I have spoken with numerous people in Chattanooga and Alabama who have been scammed by him. His scam on me was a bit different than this one listed. I have spoken with other women he scammed that experienced a very similar con. Basically, he asked me out for lunch and we started dating. He told me after several dates that he was still in fact married but very close to a divorce from his wife Billie. He said they had been separated for almost a year due to her alcoholism and his divorce would be final within the month. During the course of dating, I introduced him to several of my friends and relatives.
He said he was a licensed contractor in 7 states and was very proud of the work he was doing selling log homes. His business partner in St. Augustine FL spoke with me on the phone about their business also. He said that he was in this area to develop a show room for the log homes and remodeling kitchens. He said that his company needed someone who would like to remodel their kitchen at cost so that he could use the before and after pictures for their website and show rooms.
He asked me if I knew of anyone who might be interested. I introduced him to several friends. I gave him the legitimacy he wanted because I was dating him. Of course my friends trusted him and even though the deal sounded too good to be true, they trusted me not to bring a criminal and theif into their lives.
He took my friends money and started work on their homes (all without a contractor's license mind you). After the demolition was underway, he took their money and ran, leaving the subcontractors with no other recourse than to place leins on these friends homes.
All the while he was taking my friends money, he was telling me he wanted to move here permanently to be with me. He took me to look at 3 million dollar homes and actually put an offer in on several.
He has robbed my family and friends of over $140,000 in a few months. He has left damage and destruction in so many people's lives.
We received a phone call from a local man in town who was suing Steve for doing the exact same thing to him 5 years earlier. This man lost $14,000 on a home remodel job because of Steve. This man provided me with many names and phone numbers of people Steve had stolen from 5 years before. I called several of these people and the scam is always the same with a slight difference here or there.
This one widow I spoke with broke my heart. Steve knew she was recently widowed and took over $20,000 from her, all the while professing his love for her.
He scams on the elderly, the widowed and divorced women and basically anyone those people know.
The fraud department here does not prosecute this crime because it is basically a civil matter for which all the victims must sue him.
He has nothing in his own name and deals totally in cash and checks.
Lowe's has a $2,500 bad check from him they are prosecuting him for here in town. Also, many people involved have filed passing worthless check charges against him here in Chattanooga.
I hope that this blog and the other reports being posted on Steve Pannell will at least help the computer savy people be protected from him.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Steve Pannell and past "victims"
I and many others have had the great misfortune of doing business with Steve Pannell and have been defrauded for thousands of dollars. The real names of the victims have not been published.
If you have had any dealings with this individual, either positive or negative please feel free to post to the blog or send an email to tiffanyseltzer@comcast.net if you would prefer not to publicly post.
This blog was created in the hopes that anyone who meets Steve will do an internet search and avoid being Steve's next victim of fraud.
Physical Description of Steve Pannell
Steve is a white male about 5'11" (190 - 200 lbs) in his early to mid 40's with Green eyes and salt & pepper hair. He speaks with a strong Southern drawl and has a scar on his cheek and a mole over his left eye. He was last seen driving a white Cadillac Escalade with Union County tags from Georgia. His wife's name is Billie.
He was last seen in Chattanooga, TN (late April) and Jacksonville, FL (early May).
Company Names
Steve has claimed to work for all of the following companies in an effort to prove legitimacy. He usually has his Nephew, Kevin Foster working with him.
Heritage Log Homes
Hillside Log Homes
Lendel Cedar Log Homes
Liberty Mountain Homes
Liberty Log Cabins
Blue Ridge Log Cabins, LLC
Old World Contracting
Top Notch Log Cabins
S&K Fence
Our Experience
We hired Steve Pannell as the General Contractor to finish our basement in Blue Ridge, Georgia because he promised to bring "buyers" from Florida. Steve insisted that money be paid in advance for the initial materials and labor. He appeared to be legitimate because some materials were actually delivered and subcontractors showed up to start the work. Steve continuously insisted that additional money needed to be wired to his account. We refused.
In order to continue the con, he actually paid for enough materials to start the job but then he would not pay the local subcontractors for the labor already performed from his up-front payment. Ultimately, Steve unconscionably took our money, never paid all the contractors, liens were placed on our home and wasted a lot of our time.
Known Offenses
Contracting without Certification in Florida and Failure to Appear in court for the offense
Circulation of Bad Checks
Civil Case judgments for Breach of Contract and Theft by Taking
Currently facing felony and misdemeanor charges in Shelby County, AL for (2) counts of Fraud by Deception and (2) counts of Deceptive Trade Practices.
If you have had any dealings with this individual, either positive or negative please feel free to post to the blog or send an email to tiffanyseltzer@comcast.net if you would prefer not to publicly post.
This blog was created in the hopes that anyone who meets Steve will do an internet search and avoid being Steve's next victim of fraud.
Physical Description of Steve Pannell
Steve is a white male about 5'11" (190 - 200 lbs) in his early to mid 40's with Green eyes and salt & pepper hair. He speaks with a strong Southern drawl and has a scar on his cheek and a mole over his left eye. He was last seen driving a white Cadillac Escalade with Union County tags from Georgia. His wife's name is Billie.
He was last seen in Chattanooga, TN (late April) and Jacksonville, FL (early May).
Company Names
Steve has claimed to work for all of the following companies in an effort to prove legitimacy. He usually has his Nephew, Kevin Foster working with him.
Heritage Log Homes
Hillside Log Homes
Lendel Cedar Log Homes
Liberty Mountain Homes
Liberty Log Cabins
Blue Ridge Log Cabins, LLC
Old World Contracting
Top Notch Log Cabins
S&K Fence
Our Experience
We hired Steve Pannell as the General Contractor to finish our basement in Blue Ridge, Georgia because he promised to bring "buyers" from Florida. Steve insisted that money be paid in advance for the initial materials and labor. He appeared to be legitimate because some materials were actually delivered and subcontractors showed up to start the work. Steve continuously insisted that additional money needed to be wired to his account. We refused.
In order to continue the con, he actually paid for enough materials to start the job but then he would not pay the local subcontractors for the labor already performed from his up-front payment. Ultimately, Steve unconscionably took our money, never paid all the contractors, liens were placed on our home and wasted a lot of our time.
Known Offenses
Contracting without Certification in Florida and Failure to Appear in court for the offense
Circulation of Bad Checks
Civil Case judgments for Breach of Contract and Theft by Taking
Currently facing felony and misdemeanor charges in Shelby County, AL for (2) counts of Fraud by Deception and (2) counts of Deceptive Trade Practices.
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