Conan Carroll and Associates Skips Town
A fair number of people find this website after searching for Conan Carroll and Associates so I want to repost this in case people find this having Googled for CCA. Apparently they skipped town leaving checks to bounce and unpaid bills. They were my agency years ago and it’s a shame they went belly up and left so many people in the lurch. I won’t bore you with stories about how badly the place was run but I’ll just say none of this really surprises me. The following notice was released by AFTRA today:
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IMPORTANT NOTICE
Clients of Conan Carroll & Associates, Los Angeles
The AFTRA National Agency Department has been informed that there may
be a problem with the agency you are currently working through, Conan
Carroll & Associates. Recently, we received information that the
license of Conan Carroll & Associates has lapsed, and that the agency’s
bond has expired. The National Agency Department and the Los Angeles
Local Agency Department have attempted to contact Conan Carroll &
Associates several times and our calls have gone unanswered; we have
been told by clients of the agency that they have also been unable to
reach anyone. We have written to this agency, advising them that if we
did not hear from them by this week, their franchise would be
considered surrendered. Since that letter was delivered, we have not
received any response to our inquiry.
Based on the foregoing information, AFTRA has changed the status of
this agency’s franchise to SURRENDERED as of February 19, 2008.
We have heard from at least one member that a check issued by Conan
Carroll has bounced. At this time, we are advising clients of this
agency to withdraw any and all check authorizations you may have on
file with your current employers immediately. If you are owed money by
the agency, or if there are any problems with checks issued by Conan
Carroll and Associates, please contact us immediately.
If you have any questions regarding this memo, please feel free to
contact Megan Capuano, National Director, Agent Relations, at (212)
532-0800, Extension 4305, or by e-mail at mcapuano@aftra.com or Denise
Mazzocco, AFTRA Los Angeles Agency Administrator, at (323) 634-8188 or
dmazzoco@aftra.com.
Thank you for your immediate attention to this matter.
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wow - thanks for letting me know. I thought I was a client until today.
Comment by Ana Rey — February 28, 2008 @ 5:31 pm
Please be advised that CCA checks did not bounce due to insufficient funds. The client trust account was “frozen” by City National Bank after an account exec. noticed suspicious activity regarding online and telephone purchases debiting the client trust. City National fraud depts and LAPD are currently investigating. City National Bank is in the process of releasing a memorandum that will be forwarded to CCA clients clearing Conan Carroll of any wrong doing regarding this matter.
Comment by CEO — March 17, 2008 @ 11:38 am
I can’t believe that Conan would leave town and not notify any of his clients. Does anyone know what happened to him or how to reach him?
Comment by Carol Schlanger — May 2, 2008 @ 2:00 pm
Well I worked with Conan before… and know him to be a real good person…..like all business endeavors…maybe he has hit hard times….I will look into it….
Comment by Jose — May 9, 2008 @ 8:57 pm