{{short description|American businessman and convicted fraudster}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2017}}
'''Scott Lumley''' is an American businessman and convicted fraudster.
==Business endeavors== Lumley started researching liquidation sales and returns. He eventually turned a $250 pallet of products bought from overseas and flipped them into $4800 over several weeks.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Staff|title=Local entrepreneur aims for nothing but net with Broncs franchise|url=http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-business/local-entrepreneur-aims-nothing-net-broncs-franchise|website=nashvillecitypaper.com|language=en}}</ref> Lumley founded Resolve Commercial in 2010 which developed large residential developments in the Middle Tennessee area.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Humbles|first1=Andy|title=Mt. Juliet industrial site to become colorful strip center|url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/wilson/mt-juliet/2015/09/04/mt-juliet-industrial-site-become-colorful-strip-center/71582254/|website=The Tennessean|access-date=March 15, 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Everett|first1=Laurie|title=City Center to bring restaurants, boutiques, upscale feel|url=http://wilsonpost.com/city-center-to-bring-restaurants-boutiques-upscale-feel-cms-86432|website=The Wilson Post|date=September 3, 2015}}</ref>
==Legal issues== In 2015, Lumley pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering. Lumley admitted that as the owner of Bluebuyou; a wholesale distributor, he had made misrepresentations to a customer to which he had sold $200,000 of energy drinks. He admitted that he had forged the bills of lading and that the drinks had never been shipped and that the company did not have enough product to satisfy the sale. He was sentenced later that year and agreed to pay full restitution to the customer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Former Owner of Madison Wholesale Distributor Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Money Laundering|url=https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/memphis/news/press-releases/former-owner-of-madison-wholesale-distributor-pleads-guilty-to-wire-fraud-and-money-laundering|website=Federal Bureau of Investigation|access-date=March 15, 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/hendersonville/2015/06/10/hendersonville-man-pleads-guilty-red-bull-scheme/71037176/|title=Hendersonville man pleads guilty in Red Bull scheme|date=2015-06-10|work=The Tennessean|access-date=2018-08-02|language=en}}</ref>
In 2022, Lumley was indicted for allegedly defrauding a company of $550,000 over an order of graphics cards that were not delivered.<ref>{{cite news |title=Trumpy Impresario Who Boasted of His Self-Made Success Is Indicted for Crypto Scam |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/scott-lumley-of-tennessee-trumpy-impressario-who-boasted-of-his-success-is-indicted-for-crypto-scam/ |access-date=28 June 2025 |work=The Daily Beast |date=1 March 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250628091753/https://www.thedailybeast.com/scott-lumley-of-tennessee-trumpy-impressario-who-boasted-of-his-success-is-indicted-for-crypto-scam/ |archive-date=28 June 2025 |language=en}}</ref> Lumley fled to Morocco in 2020 and was extradited to the US. He pleaded guilty to the charges in July 2024 along with other charges related to making false financial statements to banks in order to obtain loans and various tax-related charges. He was sentenced to 47 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $1.2m.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hendersonville Business Owner Sentenced for Bank Fraud, Wire Fraud and Tax Charges |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdtn/pr/hendersonville-business-owner-sentenced-bank-fraud-wire-fraud-and-tax-charges |website=www.justice.gov |publisher=United States Department of Justice |language=en |date=19 July 2024}}</ref>
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==External links== * [http://www.scottlumley.com/ Official Website]
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