AG files lawsuit against Michigan company targeting KY businesses

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) – Attorney General Andy Beshear has filed a lawsuit against a Michigan company that may be targeting Kentucky businesses with a scam.

According to the lawsuit, Corporate Records Services is sending Kentucky businesses an official-looking “Annual Minutes Form” mailer offering to provide “corporate minutes” work to business owners. The form falsely claims that the annual minutes are required by Kentucky law and must be filed with state officials.

Kentucky law does not require businesses to file the forms requested by Corporate Records Services.

The Attorney General’s Office has received numerous complaints from state business owners saying that Corporate Records Services is mailing misleading, deceptive or fraudulent information.

In response to numerous business complaints, the Office of the Attorney General issued a Subpoena and Investigative Demand (SID) on Corporate Records Services and its officers. Corporate Records Services failed to fully respond to the SID, causing the Attorney General to file a lawsuit against the company to produce the requested information.

According to the lawsuit, Corporate Records Services has sent nearly 200,000 annual minutes mailers to Kentucky businesses, and just over 2,100 businesses completed the form and paid the company’s $125 fee.

The lawsuit seeks an injunction to prevent Corporate Records Services from operating in Kentucky, from soliciting Kentucky business owners, and from collecting or attempting to collect payment from Kentucky consumers.