Pop punk muso and former bass player for The Ataris, Michael Davenport is facing 30 years in prison for an alleged telemarketing scam.
As reported by Alternative Press, the US-based operation focused on real estate and scammed approximately 100,000 people out of $27 million from 2009 and 2016.
Davenport was arrested alongside Cynthia Rawlinson and charged with Conspiracy and Fraud - the pair allegedly operating a Santa Barbara-based telemarketing business that placed vague ads on Craigslist about pre-foreclosure houses.
When someone requested more information about a listing, they would need to pay a fee of $199, only to later find out the house was either not actually for sale or didn’t exist. The victims were then unable to obtain a refund.
Currently a member of Versus The World, Davenport was a member of The Ataris from 1998 to 2005 and did various shows across 2013 – 2014.
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