Videographer Ordered To Pay $500K
A Charlton man who operated a videography business has been ordered to pay more than $500,000 in restitution, penalties and fees after he allegedly failed to provide prepaid wedding videos to more than 150 newlyweds, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced.
A default judgment was entered Tuesday in Suffolk Superior Court by Judge Paul Troy against Jesse Clark, of Charlton, and his business SureShot Portraits, LLC. Under the judgment, Clark was ordered to pay more than $136,000 in restitution to consumers, and $370,000 in civil penalties and fees, according to a statement from Coakley’s office. In addition, Clark was ordered to stop conducting similar business as well as soliciting or accepting deposits or offering videography service for sale in Massachusetts, the statement said.
In January, the attorney general’s office had obtained a preliminary injunction against Clark.
“SureShot stole thousands of dollars from newlyweds during what should have been the happiest moment of their lives,” Coakley said. “We are pleased that this judgment orders restitution for the couples robbed of their priceless memories and permanently prevents the defendant from taking deposits from any consumer in Massachusetts again.”
Clark operated the business from a storefront in Millbury as well as through several online websites, the AG’s office said. According to the complaint, customers allegedly paid between $800 to $2,000 each for their video package before their weddings, expecting to receive a short highlight video two days after their ceremony and an edited 90-minute DVD approximately two months after their wedding date.
Clark allegedly had a long list of excuses to keep customers waiting for wedding videos that never came, the statement said.
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