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The following are known businesses that Todd Lesser has either owned or had a controlling interest in.
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The following are known businesses that [[Todd Lesser]] has either owned or had a controlling interest in.
  
 
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= Businesses =
 
= Businesses =
  
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Note: 4008 Taylor Street in San Diego, CA has quite a few other businesses not apparently directly associated with Todd Lesser listed.  Some of the businesses above may have come up associated in his name due to this affiliation.  With the exception of North County Communications (and state subsidaries) and the LLC that appear to be related to property, the rest have come up for this very reason during a records search.
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The following is only a partial listing of businesses that came up.  For a more comprehensive listing refer to the [[Todd Lesser Businesses#Business Filings|Business Filings]] section below.
  
 
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! Positions
 
! Positions
 
! Notes
 
! Notes
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! See Also
 
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| 183 Myron Drive LLC
 
| 183 Myron Drive LLC
 
| Manager, Managing Member
 
| Manager, Managing Member
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| 342 Maryanne LLC
 
| 342 Maryanne LLC
 
| Manager, Managing Member
 
| Manager, Managing Member
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| Governor, President, All Officers
 
| Governor, President, All Officers
 
| Main company located in California
 
| Main company located in California
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| North County Communications Corporation of Washington
 
| North County Communications Corporation of Washington
 
| Governor, President, All Officers
 
| Governor, President, All Officers
 
| In state subsidiary for local regulatory compliance
 
| In state subsidiary for local regulatory compliance
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|
 
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| North County Communications Corporation of Iowa
 
| North County Communications Corporation of Iowa
 
| President
 
| President
 
| In state subsidiary for local regulatory compliance
 
| In state subsidiary for local regulatory compliance
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|
 
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|-
 
| North County Communications Corporation Massachusetts
 
| North County Communications Corporation Massachusetts
 
| Treasurer, Director, President, Secretary, CEO, Vice-President, Principal Shareholder, Contact, Agent
 
| Treasurer, Director, President, Secretary, CEO, Vice-President, Principal Shareholder, Contact, Agent
 
| In state subsidiary for local regulatory compliance
 
| In state subsidiary for local regulatory compliance
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|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| North County Communications Corporation of Oregon
 
| North County Communications Corporation of Oregon
 
| President, Secretary, Nonfileable Correspondence
 
| President, Secretary, Nonfileable Correspondence
 
| In state subsidiary for local regulatory compliance
 
| In state subsidiary for local regulatory compliance
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|
 
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|-
 
| North County Communications Corporation of Nevada
 
| North County Communications Corporation of Nevada
 
| President
 
| President
 
| In state subsidiary for local regulatory compliance
 
| In state subsidiary for local regulatory compliance
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|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| North County Communications Corporation of Utah
 
| North County Communications Corporation of Utah
 
| President, Director
 
| President, Director
 
| In state subsidiary for local regulatory compliance
 
| In state subsidiary for local regulatory compliance
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|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| North County Communications Corporation of Hawaii
 
| North County Communications Corporation of Hawaii
 
| President, Director, Officer
 
| President, Director, Officer
 
| In state subsidiary for local regulatory compliance
 
| In state subsidiary for local regulatory compliance
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|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| North County Communications Corporation of Arizona
 
| North County Communications Corporation of Arizona
 
| Director, President/CEO, President,  
 
| Director, President/CEO, President,  
 
| In state subsidiary for local regulatory compliance
 
| In state subsidiary for local regulatory compliance
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|-
 
|-
 
| North County Communications Corporation of West Virginia
 
| North County Communications Corporation of West Virginia
 
| President
 
| President
 
| In state subsidiary for local regulatory compliance
 
| In state subsidiary for local regulatory compliance
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|
 
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|-
 
| Info Connections, INC
 
| Info Connections, INC
 
| Secretary, Vice President
 
| Secretary, Vice President
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|
 
|
 
|
 
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| 875 Valleywood Drive SE LLC
 
| 875 Valleywood Drive SE LLC
 
| Manager
 
| Manager
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|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Santa Cruz Telecommunications Corporation
 
| Santa Cruz Telecommunications Corporation
 
| None listed
 
| None listed
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|
 
|
 
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| 4008 Taylor Street LLC
 
| 4008 Taylor Street LLC
 
| Member
 
| Member
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|
 
|
 
|
 
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| Monkey Fun, INC
 
| Monkey Fun, INC
 
| President
 
| President
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|
 
|
 
|
 
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|-
 
| 10730 Thornmint LLC
 
| 10730 Thornmint LLC
 
| Member
 
| Member
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|
 
|
 
|
 
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|-
 
| 3940 Gresham Street LLC
 
| 3940 Gresham Street LLC
 
| Member
 
| Member
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|
 
|
 
|
 
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| 1735 Garnet LLC
 
| 1735 Garnet LLC
 
| Member
 
| Member
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|
 
|
 
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| Owner
 
| Owner
 
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers
 
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers
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|
 
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|-
 
| Telemessage
 
| Telemessage
 
| Owner
 
| Owner
 
| Voice telephone communications
 
| Voice telephone communications
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|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Northwest Auctioneers & Apprsr
 
| Northwest Auctioneers & Apprsr
 
| President
 
| President
 
| Auctioneers
 
| Auctioneers
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|
 
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|-
 
| Mokar, INC
 
| Mokar, INC
 
| Owner
 
| Owner
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|
 
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| Owner
 
| Owner
 
| Paging & Answering Service
 
| Paging & Answering Service
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| Light-Year Innovations, LLC d/b/a Summit Telecom
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| President
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| Company was located in W. Virginia
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== Listing ==
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== Business Filings ==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left; width: 100%"
 
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! Address
 
! Address
 
! Company Name
 
! Company Name
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| <b>CA</b>
 
| <b>CA</b>
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| '''FTB SUSPENDED'''
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| '''FTB SUSPENDED'''3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110
 
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|  
 
| CURRENT
 
| CURRENT
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| <Not available>
 
| <Not available>
 
|  
 
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| CURRENT
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| CURRENT3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110
 
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| 3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110  
 
| 3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110  
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| '''FTB SUSPENDED'''
 
| '''FTB SUSPENDED'''
 
|  
 
|  
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| CURRENT
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| 3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110
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| NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATION CORPORATION<ref name="NY DOS">https://appext20.dos.ny.gov/corp_public/corpsearch.entity_search_entry</ref>
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| 2562073
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| OCTOBER 11, 2000
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| NY
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| ACTIVE
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| CURRENT
 
| CURRENT
 
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| 4008 Taylor St San Diego, CA 92110
 
| 4008 Taylor St San Diego, CA 92110
 
| 10730 THORNMINT LLC
 
| 10730 THORNMINT LLC
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| 200610410266
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| 2006104102663802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110
 
| 04/12/2006
 
| 04/12/2006
 
| 01/05/2021
 
| 01/05/2021
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| WV
 
| WV
 
| ACTIVE
 
| ACTIVE
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| MANAGER
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| CURRENT
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| 3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110
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| LIGHT-YEAR INNOVATIONS, LLC D/B/A SUMMIT TELECOM<ref>https://apps.wv.gov/SOS/BusinessEntitySearch/Details.aspx?Id=UjjuucBgpJqe3zogWPbQoQ==&Search=lCTQ3SmNRaNILfugU7QvmfebVgsHuEhW1o7U7zIUobs%3d&Page=0</ref>
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| 231603
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| 11/22/2004
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| 11/02/2009
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| WV
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| '''INACTIVE'''
 
| MANAGER
 
| MANAGER
 
| CURRENT
 
| CURRENT
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= Business Websites =
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The following are links to some of Todd's known business / business offerings websites.  The status of the page at the time of this article was written is listed in the Status column.
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left; width: 100%"
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! Description
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! Original website
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! Status
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! Link
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| Jartel, Inc. Homepage
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| jartel.com
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| Offline
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| http://web.archive.org/web/20131015092429/http://jartel.com/Site/Welcome.html<ref name="Jartel.com">http://web.archive.org/web/20131015092429/http://jartel.com/Site/Welcome.html</ref>
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|-
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| US Army Phone - "Free Military Voice Mail"
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| usarmyphone.com
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| Offline / Defunct
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| http://web.archive.org/web/20131222140522/http://usarmyphone.com/<ref name="USARMYPHONE.COM">http://web.archive.org/web/20131222140522/http://usarmyphone.com/</ref>
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|-
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| US Navy Phone - "Free Military Voice Mail"
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| usnavyphone.com
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| Offline / Defunct
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| http://web.archive.org/web/20140106201101/http://usnavyphone.com/<ref name="USNAVYPHONE.COM">http://web.archive.org/web/20140106201101/http://usnavyphone.com/</ref>
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|-
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| US Marine Phone - "Free Military Voice Mail"
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| usmarinephone.com
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| Offline / Defunct
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| http://web.archive.org/web/20140107084005/http://usmarinephone.com/<ref name="USMARINEPHONE.COM">http://web.archive.org/web/20140107084005/http://usmarinephone.com/</ref>
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| US Air Force Phone - "Free Military Voice Mail"
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| usairforcephone.com
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| Offline / Defunct
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| http://web.archive.org/web/20140109001151/http://usairforcephone.com/<ref name="USAIRFORCEPHONE.COM">http://web.archive.org/web/20140109001151/http://usairforcephone.com/</ref>
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|-
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| Telemessage Homepage - "Voicemail for your home or business"
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| telemsg.com
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| Offline / Defunct
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| http://web.archive.org/web/20130812165559/http://www.telemsg.com/<ref name="telemsg.com">http://web.archive.org/web/20130812165559/http://www.telemsg.com/</ref>
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|-
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| GoVoGo Homepage - "The FREE Voicemail Provider"
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| govogo.com
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| Offline / Defunct
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| http://web.archive.org/web/20140104105618/http://govogo.com/<ref name="govogo.com">http://web.archive.org/web/20140104105618/http://govogo.com/</ref>
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| PhoneSex Website
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| phonesex.com
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| Active
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| https://www.phonesex.com<ref name="Phone Sex">https://www.phonesex.com</ref>
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= PhoneSex Website =
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During our investigation we came across a hit for the phonesex.com domain. A Google search shows that this site is active and advertises itself as a phone sex chat line site.
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It is apparent that this site is solely a landing page to get people to (usually men) to initiate a phone call at almost a $1/minute.
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The history of this website on the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine shows that it has gone through multiple changes over the years, ranging from phone sex for gay and straight men to one that caters to men talking to women: https://web.archive.org/web/20080801000000*/https://www.phonesex.com<ref name="PhoneSex.com Wayback Machine">https://web.archive.org/web/20080801000000*/https://www.phonesex.com</ref>
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WHOIS information for this website returns showing that it is being obscured to make it harder to connect this service to North County Communications Corporation/Todd Lesser.  In one of the court cases North County Communications/Todd Lesser petitions the court to have certain information redacted from the public version of the transcript.  While it is now known for certain what this redacted information is, there is a very good chance it is references to this domain and the services it proffers to the public.
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    Domain Name: phonesex.com
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    Registry Domain ID: 27969751_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
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    Registrar WHOIS Server: WHOIS.ENOM.COM
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    Registrar URL: WWW.ENOM.COM
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    Updated Date: 2020-05-20T15:55:01.00Z
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    Creation Date: 2000-05-28T10:32:00.00Z
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    Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2024-05-28T10:32:00.00Z
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    Registrar: ENOM, INC.
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    Registrar IANA ID: 48
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    Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://www.icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
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    Registrant Name: Whois Agent (092796773)
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    Registrant Organization: Whois Privacy Protection Service, Inc.
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    Registrant Street: PO Box 639
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    Registrant Street: C/O phonesex.com
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    Registrant City: Kirkland
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    Registrant State/Province: WA
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    Registrant Postal Code: 98083
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    Registrant Country: US
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    Registrant Phone: +1.4252740657
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    Registrant Phone Ext:
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    Registrant Fax: +1.4259744730
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    Registrant Email: fvmnhgvcp@whoisprivacyprotect.com
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    Admin Name: Whois Agent
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    Admin Organization: Whois Privacy Protection Service, Inc.
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    Admin Street: PO Box 639
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    Admin Street: C/O phonesex.com
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    Admin City: Kirkland
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    Admin State/Province: WA
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    Admin Postal Code: 98083
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    Admin Country: US
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    Admin Phone: +1.4252740657
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    Admin Phone Ext:
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    Admin Fax: +1.4259744730
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    Admin Email: fvmnhgvcp@whoisprivacyprotect.com
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    Tech Name: Whois Agent
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    Tech Organization: Whois Privacy Protection Service, Inc.
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    Tech Street: PO Box 639
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    Tech Street: C/O phonesex.com
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    Tech City: Kirkland
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    Tech State/Province: WA
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    Tech Postal Code: 98083
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    Tech Country: US
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    Tech Phone: +1.4252740657
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    Tech Phone Ext:
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    Tech Fax: +1.4259744730
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    Tech Email: fvmnhgvcp@whoisprivacyprotect.com
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    Name Server: RAY.NS.CLOUDFLARE.COM
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    Name Server: SUE.NS.CLOUDFLARE.COM
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    DNSSEC: unsigned
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    Registrar Abuse Contact Email: ABUSE@ENOM.COM
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    Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.4259744689
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    URL of the ICANN WHOIS Data Problem Reporting System: HTTP://WDPRS.INTERNIC.NET/
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    >>> Last update of WHOIS database: 2021-03-22T05:44:26.00Z <<<
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The following are known businesses that Todd Lesser has either owned or had a controlling interest in.

Businesses

The following is only a partial listing of businesses that came up. For a more comprehensive listing refer to the Business Filings section below.

Businesses
Name Positions Notes See Also
183 Myron Drive LLC Manager, Managing Member
342 Maryanne LLC Manager, Managing Member
North County Communications Corporation Governor, President, All Officers Main company located in California
North County Communications Corporation of Washington Governor, President, All Officers In state subsidiary for local regulatory compliance
North County Communications Corporation of Iowa President In state subsidiary for local regulatory compliance
North County Communications Corporation Massachusetts Treasurer, Director, President, Secretary, CEO, Vice-President, Principal Shareholder, Contact, Agent In state subsidiary for local regulatory compliance
North County Communications Corporation of Oregon President, Secretary, Nonfileable Correspondence In state subsidiary for local regulatory compliance
North County Communications Corporation of Nevada President In state subsidiary for local regulatory compliance
North County Communications Corporation of Utah President, Director In state subsidiary for local regulatory compliance
North County Communications Corporation of Hawaii President, Director, Officer In state subsidiary for local regulatory compliance
North County Communications Corporation of Arizona Director, President/CEO, President, In state subsidiary for local regulatory compliance
North County Communications Corporation of West Virginia President In state subsidiary for local regulatory compliance
Info Connections, INC Secretary, Vice President
875 Valleywood Drive SE LLC Manager
Santa Cruz Telecommunications Corporation None listed
4008 Taylor Street LLC Member
Monkey Fun, INC President
10730 Thornmint LLC Member
3940 Gresham Street LLC Member
1735 Garnet LLC Member
My Gym Owner Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers
Telemessage Owner Voice telephone communications
Northwest Auctioneers & Apprsr President Auctioneers
Mokar, INC Owner
Message Center ETC Owner Paging & Answering Service
Light-Year Innovations, LLC d/b/a Summit Telecom President Company was located in W. Virginia

Business Filings

The following are business filings on record. Note that there may be multiple entries listed for the same business as the status will have been updated to reflect a change from the previous status to the new current status.

Registrations for North County Communications' subsidiaries will be in the order of California (home state of parent entity) followed by registration of parent entity (as required) and subsidiary registrations for state business is being conducted in.

Pictures

Image Description
3802 Rosecrans store front.jpg
The address 3802 Rosecrans #485 San Diego, CA 92110 is actually for PMB # 485 and is a mail handling service called American Mail San Diego[1]. For an explanation of what a PMB is visit this site or here.
4008 Taylor Street.jpg
Image of 4008 Taylor St
4008 Taylor Street Plat Map.jpg
Plat map of 4008 Taylor St

Status Definitions

Status State What does it mean?
FTB SUSPENDED CA When your business has been suspended or forfeited, it is not in good standing and loses its rights, powers, and privileges to do business in California.[2]
DISSOLVED CA Business has been administratively canceled/dissolved. Note: Beginning January 1, 2020, the FTB will initiate the Administrative Dissolution/Cancelation of qualified domestic corporations and qualified domestic limited liability companies (LLC) suspended by FTB for 60 or more consecutive months.[3]

Business Filings

Address Company Name Corporation Number Filing Date Last Updated Date State Status Title Type
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION[4] C1487786 09/26/1990 08/14/2020 CA ACTIVE CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION OF ARIZONA[4] C2597504 10/12/2006 09/14/2020 CA ACTIVE CURRENT
8825 N 23rd Ave, Suite 100, PHOENIX, AZ 85021, USA NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION[5] F07920073 11/14/1996 8/14/2020 AZ ACTIVE DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT/CEO CURRENT
8825 N 23rd Ave, Suite 100, PHOENIX, AZ 85021, USA NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION OF ARIZONA[6] F13304733 11/14/1996 8/14/2020 AZ ACTIVE DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT/CEO CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA[4] C2597494 10/12/2006 CA SOS SUSPENDED CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION OF FLORIDA[4] C2597498 10/12/2006 CA FTB SUSPENDED CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION OF FLORIDA[7] F00000005747 10/12/2006 08/14/2020 FL REINSTATEMENT Title P CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION OF HAWAII[4] C2597497 10/12/2006 CA FTB SUSPENDED CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION[8] 21602 F1 Oct 18, 2000 Feb 25, 2021 HI ACTIVE P/V/S/T/D CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION OF HAWAII[9] 36302 F1 Dec 1, 2006 Feb 25, 2021 HI ACTIVE P/D CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS[4] C2597503 10/12/2006 CA FTB SUSPENDED CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION[10] 61281924 Friday, 13 October 2000 Revoked on Friday, 13 March 2020 IL REVOKED PRESIDENT CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS[10] 65171376 Wednesday, 10 January 2007 Revoked on Friday, 10 June 2016 IL REVOKED PRESIDENT CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION OF IOWA[4] C2597502 10/12/2006 CA FTB SUSPENDED CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION[11] 261839 2/4/2002 IA INACTIVE CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION OF IOWA[12] 337711 12/1/2006 IA INACTIVE CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS[4] C3050046 10/09/2007 CA FTB SUSPENDED CURRENT
303 CONGRESS ST. BOSTON, MA 02210 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS[13] 000972642 03-05-2008 06-28-2019 MA INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION PRESIDENT, TREASURER, SECRETARY, DIRECTOR CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION OF MISSOURI[4] C2597496 10/12/2006 CA FTB SUSPENDED CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION[14] F00489293 10/20/2000 06/11/2019 MI ADMINISTRATIVE DISSOLUTION Director, President, Secretary CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION OF MISSOURI[15] F00780718 12/04/2006 07/03/2019 MI ADMINISTRATIVE DISSOLUTION Director, President, Secretary CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION OF NEVADA[4] C2597500 10/12/2006 CA FTB SUSPENDED3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION[16] NV20001458073 10/30/2000 NV Permanently Revoked President, Secretary, Treasurer, Director CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION OF NEVADA[16] NV20061770290 12/06/2006 NV Revoked President, Secretary, Treasurer, Director CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY[4] C2597501 10/12/2006 CA FTB SUSPENDED CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION[17] 0100836478 12/11/2000 NJ <Not available> CURRENT3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY[17] 0100971716 11/30/2006 NJ <Not available> CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION OF OREGON[4] C2597506 10/12/2006 09/14/2020 CA FTB SUSPENDED CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATION CORPORATION[18] 2562073 OCTOBER 11, 2000 NY ACTIVE CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION[19] 574257-88 05-06-1997 08-14-2020 OR ACTIVE/REINSTATEMENT AMENDED CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION OF OREGON[20] 398369-94 12-01-2006 OR INACTIVE CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA[4] C2597495 10/12/2005 CA FTB SUSPENDED CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION[21] 2966947 10/10/2000 PA ACTIVE CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA[21] 3691247 11/30/2006 PA ACTIVE PRESIDENT CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION OF TEXAS[4] C2597499 10/12/2006 CA FTB SUSPENDED CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION[22] 32002960923 11/15/2000 TX ACTIVE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION OF TEXAS[22] 32023057345 11/30/2006 TX ACTIVE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION OF UTAH[4] C2597630 10/12/2006 CA FTB SUSPENDED CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION[23] 1374685-0143 09/18/1997 UT Expired as of 12/01/1998 CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION OF UTAH[23] 6409567-0143 12/01/2006 UT Expired as of 03/29/2016 CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON[4] C2597493 10/12/2006 CA FTB SUSPENDED CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION[24] 601 789 181 09/20/2011 05/01/2012 WA TERMINATED GOVERNOR CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON[24] 602 673 565 12/01/2006 04/03/2020 WA TERMINATED GOVERNOR CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION OF WEST VIRGINIA[4] C2597505 10/12/2006 CA FTB SUSPENDED CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION[25] 193106 5/22/2000 WV ACTIVE PRESIDENT CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 NORTH COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION OF WEST VIRGINIA[26] 252713 12/13/2006 WV ACTIVE PRESIDENT CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS ST #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 SHASTA COUNTY TELECOM, INC.[4] C3115949 06/27/2008 01/20/2021 CA ACTIVE CURRENT
2717 HIDDEN VALLEY ROAD LA JOLLA CA 92037 SEACOAST AUTO BODY, INC.[4] C1706495 05/11/1992 CA FTB SUSPENDED CURRENT
202 E Earll Dr Ste 190 Phoenix, AZ 85012 202 EARLL LLC L13217424 10/31/2006 12/21/2020 AZ ACTIVE MEMBER CURRENT
4008 Taylor St San Diego, CA 92110 3940 GRESHAM STREET LLC 200607910103 03/16/2006 01/05/2021 CA ACTIVE CURRENT
4008 Taylor St San Diego, CA 92110 2405 JUAN STREET LLC 200607910107 03/16/2006 01/05/2021 CA ACTIVE CURRENT
4008 Taylor St San Diego, CA 92110 1735 GARNET LLC 200607910111 03/16/2006 01/05/2021 CA ACTIVE CURRENT
4008 Taylor St San Diego, CA 92110 1735 GARNET LLC 200607910111 03/16/2006 01/05/2021 CA FRANCHISE TAX BOARD (FTB) SUSPENDED/FORFEITED CURRENT
4008 Taylor St San Diego, CA 92110 10730 THORNMINT LLC 200610410266 04/12/2006 01/05/2021 CA ACTIVE CURRENT
4008 Taylor St San Diego, CA 92110 10730 THORNMINT LLC 2006104102663802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 04/12/2006 01/05/2021 CA SECRETARY OF STATE (SOS) SUSPENDED/FORFEITED CURRENT
4008 Taylor St San Diego, CA 92110 STARBOARD STREET LLC 200612410065 05/02/2006 01/05/2021 CA ACTIVE HISTORICAL
4008 Taylor St San Diego, CA 92110 STARBOARD STREET LLC 200612410065 05/02/2006 01/05/2021 CA SECRETARY OF STATE (SOS) SUSPENDED/FORFEITED HISTORICAL
4008 Taylor St San Diego, CA 92110 4008 TAYLOR STREET LLC 200711110314 04/19/2007 01/05/2021 CA ACTIVE CURRENT
4008 Taylor St San Diego, CA 92110 HFT, INC. C1399959 02/23/1987 01/05/2021 CA ACTIVE CURRENT
4008 Taylor St San Diego, CA 92110 HFT, INC. C1399959 02/23/1987 01/05/2021 CA SUSPENDED CURRENT
8070 La Jolla Shores Dr La Jolla, CA 92037 DEL MAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC. C1483019 06/11/1990 01/05/2021 CA DISSOLVED CURRENT
4008 Taylor St Ste 201 San Diego, CA 92110 JARTEL, INC. C1559559 02/24/1989 01/05/2021 CA ACTIVE CURRENT
4008 Taylor St Ste 201 San Diego, CA 92110 JARTEL, INC. C1559559 02/24/1989 01/05/2021 CA SUSPENDED CURRENT
4250 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90010 SANTA CRUZ TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION C1922120 05/04/1995 01/05/2021 CA ACTIVE CURRENT
4250 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90010 SANTA CRUZ TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION C1922120 05/04/1995 01/05/2021 CA SUSPENDED CURRENT
4008 Taylor St Ste 201 San Diego, CA 92110 SNICKLEFRITZ INC. C2424318 07/17/2002 01/05/2021 CA DISSOLVED CURRENT
4008 Taylor St Ste 201 San Diego, CA 92110 MONKEY MANIA, INC. C2461476 07/31/2002 01/05/2021 CA DISSOLVED CURRENT
4008 Taylor St Ste 201 San Diego, CA 92110 MONKEY AROUND, INC. C2710288 12/02/2004 01/05/2021 CA DISSOLVED CURRENT
4008 Taylor St Ste 201 San Diego, CA 92110 MONKEY TIME INC. C2724773 03/02/2005 01/05/2021 CA DISSOLVED CURRENT
4008 Taylor St Ste 201 San Diego, CA 92110 MONKEY FUN INC. C2880303 05/18/2006 01/05/2021 CA DISSOLVED CURRENT
111 N Wabash Ave Ste 505 Chicago, IL 60602 111 NORTH WABASH AVE LLC 02587823 07/23/2018 02/24/2020 IL GOOD STANDING MANAGER CURRENT
111 N Wabash Ave Ste 505 Chicago, IL 60602 111 NORTH WABASH AVE LLC 02587823 07/23/2018 02/24/2020 IL INVOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION MANAGER CURRENT
111 N Wabash Ave Ste 505 Chicago, IL 60602 111 NORTH WABASH AVE LLC 02587823 07/23/2018 02/24/2020 IL NOT IN GOOD STANDING MANAGER CURRENT
4008 Taylor St San Diego, CA 92110 875 VALLEYWOOD DRIVE SE LLC 34768499 03/16/2006 01/06/2021 OR INACTIVE MANAGER CURRENT
<None listed> 183 MYRON DRIVE LLC E0197262006-6 04/25/2016 01/19/2021 NV ACTIVE MANAGER CURRENT
<None listed> 183 MYRON DRIVE LLC E0197262006-6 04/25/2016 01/19/2021 NV DEFAULT MANAGER CURRENT
<None listed> 183 MYRON DRIVE LLC E0197262006-6 04/25/2016 01/19/2021 NV REVOKED MANAGER CURRENT
<None listed> 342 MARYANNE LLC E0197312006-3 07/10/2019 01/19/2021 NV ACTIVE MANAGER CURRENT
<None listed> 342 MARYANNE LLC E0197312006-3 07/10/2019 01/19/2021 NV DEFAULT MANAGER CURRENT
<None listed> 342 MARYANNE LLC E0197312006-3 07/10/2019 01/19/2021 NV REVOKED MANAGER CURRENT
4008 Taylor St San Diego, CA 92110 818 E LEE STREET LLC 245076 03/17/2006 01/06/2021 WV ACTIVE MANAGER CURRENT
4008 Taylor St San Diego, CA 92110 206 CAPITOL STREET LLC 245074 03/17/2006 01/06/2021 WV ACTIVE MANAGER CURRENT
3802 ROSECRANS #485 SAN DIEGO CA 92110 LIGHT-YEAR INNOVATIONS, LLC D/B/A SUMMIT TELECOM[27] 231603 11/22/2004 11/02/2009 WV INACTIVE MANAGER CURRENT

Business Websites

The following are links to some of Todd's known business / business offerings websites. The status of the page at the time of this article was written is listed in the Status column.

Description Original website Status Link
Jartel, Inc. Homepage jartel.com Offline http://web.archive.org/web/20131015092429/http://jartel.com/Site/Welcome.html[28]
US Army Phone - "Free Military Voice Mail" usarmyphone.com Offline / Defunct http://web.archive.org/web/20131222140522/http://usarmyphone.com/[29]
US Navy Phone - "Free Military Voice Mail" usnavyphone.com Offline / Defunct http://web.archive.org/web/20140106201101/http://usnavyphone.com/[30]
US Marine Phone - "Free Military Voice Mail" usmarinephone.com Offline / Defunct http://web.archive.org/web/20140107084005/http://usmarinephone.com/[31]
US Air Force Phone - "Free Military Voice Mail" usairforcephone.com Offline / Defunct http://web.archive.org/web/20140109001151/http://usairforcephone.com/[32]
Telemessage Homepage - "Voicemail for your home or business" telemsg.com Offline / Defunct http://web.archive.org/web/20130812165559/http://www.telemsg.com/[33]
GoVoGo Homepage - "The FREE Voicemail Provider" govogo.com Offline / Defunct http://web.archive.org/web/20140104105618/http://govogo.com/[34]
PhoneSex Website phonesex.com Active https://www.phonesex.com[35]

PhoneSex Website

During our investigation we came across a hit for the phonesex.com domain. A Google search shows that this site is active and advertises itself as a phone sex chat line site.

It is apparent that this site is solely a landing page to get people to (usually men) to initiate a phone call at almost a $1/minute.

The history of this website on the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine shows that it has gone through multiple changes over the years, ranging from phone sex for gay and straight men to one that caters to men talking to women: https://web.archive.org/web/20080801000000*/https://www.phonesex.com[36]

WHOIS information for this website returns showing that it is being obscured to make it harder to connect this service to North County Communications Corporation/Todd Lesser. In one of the court cases North County Communications/Todd Lesser petitions the court to have certain information redacted from the public version of the transcript. While it is now known for certain what this redacted information is, there is a very good chance it is references to this domain and the services it proffers to the public. 

   Domain Name: phonesex.com
   Registry Domain ID: 27969751_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
   Registrar WHOIS Server: WHOIS.ENOM.COM
   Registrar URL: WWW.ENOM.COM
   Updated Date: 2020-05-20T15:55:01.00Z
   Creation Date: 2000-05-28T10:32:00.00Z
   Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2024-05-28T10:32:00.00Z
   Registrar: ENOM, INC.
   Registrar IANA ID: 48
   Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://www.icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
   Registrant Name: Whois Agent (092796773)
   Registrant Organization: Whois Privacy Protection Service, Inc.
   Registrant Street: PO Box 639
   Registrant Street: C/O phonesex.com
   Registrant City: Kirkland
   Registrant State/Province: WA
   Registrant Postal Code: 98083
   Registrant Country: US
   Registrant Phone: +1.4252740657
   Registrant Phone Ext: 
   Registrant Fax: +1.4259744730
   Registrant Email: fvmnhgvcp@whoisprivacyprotect.com
   Admin Name: Whois Agent
   Admin Organization: Whois Privacy Protection Service, Inc.
   Admin Street: PO Box 639
   Admin Street: C/O phonesex.com
   Admin City: Kirkland
   Admin State/Province: WA
   Admin Postal Code: 98083
   Admin Country: US
   Admin Phone: +1.4252740657
   Admin Phone Ext: 
   Admin Fax: +1.4259744730
   Admin Email: fvmnhgvcp@whoisprivacyprotect.com
   Tech Name: Whois Agent
   Tech Organization: Whois Privacy Protection Service, Inc.
   Tech Street: PO Box 639
   Tech Street: C/O phonesex.com
   Tech City: Kirkland
   Tech State/Province: WA
   Tech Postal Code: 98083
   Tech Country: US
   Tech Phone: +1.4252740657
   Tech Phone Ext: 
   Tech Fax: +1.4259744730
   Tech Email: fvmnhgvcp@whoisprivacyprotect.com
   Name Server: RAY.NS.CLOUDFLARE.COM
   Name Server: SUE.NS.CLOUDFLARE.COM
   DNSSEC: unsigned
   Registrar Abuse Contact Email: ABUSE@ENOM.COM
   Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.4259744689
   URL of the ICANN WHOIS Data Problem Reporting System: HTTP://WDPRS.INTERNIC.NET/
   >>> Last update of WHOIS database: 2021-03-22T05:44:26.00Z <<<

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.americanmailsandiego.com/
  2. ↑ https://www.ftb.ca.gov/help/business/my-business-is-suspended.html
  3. ↑ https://www.ftb.ca.gov/help/business/administrative-dissolution-cancelation.html
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 https://businesssearch.sos.ca.gov/CBS/SearchResults?filing=&SearchType=CORP&SearchCriteria=NORTH+COUNTY+COMMUNICATIONS+CORPORATION&SearchSubType=Keyword
  5. ↑ https://ecorp.azcc.gov/BusinessSearch/BusinessInfo?entityNumber=F07920073
  6. ↑ https://ecorp.azcc.gov/BusinessSearch/BusinessInfo?entityNumber=F13304733
  7. ↑ http://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/SearchResultDetail?inquirytype=EntityName&directionType=Initial&searchNameOrder=NORTHCOUNTYCOMMUNICATIONS%20F000000057470&aggregateId=forp-f00000005747-baec9e38-8439-4bf8-b52e-31a79ee72a7f&searchTerm=north%20county%20communications&listNameOrder=NORTHCOUNTYCOMMUNICATIONS%20F000000057470
  8. ↑ https://hbe.ehawaii.gov/documents/business.html?fileNumber=21602F1
  9. ↑ https://hbe.ehawaii.gov/documents/business.html?fileNumber=36302F1
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://apps.ilsos.gov/corporatellc/CorporateLlcController
  11. ↑ https://sos.iowa.gov/search/business/summary.aspx?q=nT2R6BZVLMMm9I4yVDouJgCJbVrXh04cgc82uKQt4joRl1xghQNZK0fa7i8Yz7JrYzcDlU1RuUdhTYo8ko4EsihAbqmMOteCiKNtyw3I8D7qOCbQbXl3bryEJuSXyMsAcIbKgYkamwFzxMRlgTP6LDmwkU_AWjR5BA3EFxOMH4z5z50XTgg-ENaBeeRswKvpwglJr2U0uFIMgV5SDcAfuP_wrYGUUdyJxvJaJJKgM_DVZLUUxZAhVeL2_SH53ynozI7qHPcPk0SgEGBHNRWYwuqZmR-TRxiodbCLDx_aIdVoZd6eM58fh3hzmjKl962x9YXrnbCbB8JhWmEJ_tHi0slsFI8DdB8jk3fSqLRd2bX0HREjIveuFWo0pRY5MuwdXgSSyCTHiG8D4aoqGepGW0QZ3LBnh0qoh2NDhHqN2lkpzSNnR9z09Ru1wbK6LaMyZuatXnrYnXcuLZs6GnYw4Q2
  12. ↑ https://sos.iowa.gov/search/business/summary.aspx?q=DslVfzTVsTNX2u5fa6iMVo8txKQ3MQDFqJdFJKINrGfplQ4RtwkPH8krvcvDWn1hHwX06VGG136aMY-7ongR_yw9LotnMpPXeusOnREAl1B6Vdf0EBGiOB8IGxODHY1zNLHw0n2iQAhR-4TCwK100hcpD5lXafilbgiB5D4Pv5kdJ9OZjJPb6kCvSmzAj0cMNHIgnP4nc9maJAmRsSjGuLTc7p7lx9mLiFoK5tkr5T-vXXd-kyirxY_gl_kXhRkjlUOt3gUQEv-h7o4n6mhHdN9wMsRH6QfaPtwN5NMnM_6BC_2q16AB1Ux54D_LXaO2F6QjmcGTTTW4WDt9vSx9oZjhxyQkyZhPssHLPZtNZmU4ngewz9VMFa1r82GDJ1nWJaXvh1SJEEzQonbgHr_XOZydoAg8AHhutlDWE_f3Pl49WB01S-x_BFeKw9wS5XIQPJWJmRdwGv89k77dXLtnmg2
  13. ↑ https://corp.sec.state.ma.us/CorpWeb/CorpSearch/CorpSummary.aspx?sysvalue=0QI1WgkgJFi2odPzhVD7J_BSPg6fM2XsNe5azI3U7Ko-
  14. ↑ https://bsd.sos.mo.gov/e-commerce/company/search/666339
  15. ↑ https://bsd.sos.mo.gov/e-commerce/company/search/684337
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 https://esos.nv.gov/EntitySearch/OnlineEntitySearch
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 https://www.njportal.com/DOR/BusinessNameSearch/Search/BusinessName
  18. ↑ https://appext20.dos.ny.gov/corp_public/corpsearch.entity_search_entry
  19. ↑ http://egov.sos.state.or.us/br/pkg_web_name_srch_inq.show_detl?p_be_rsn=148116&p_srce=BR_INQ&p_print=FALSE
  20. ↑ http://egov.sos.state.or.us/br/pkg_web_name_srch_inq.show_detl?p_be_rsn=1215991&p_srce=BR_INQ&p_print=FALSE
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 https://www.corporations.pa.gov/search/corpsearch
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 https://mycpa.cpa.state.tx.us/coa/
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 https://secure.utah.gov/bes/
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 https://ccfs.sos.wa.gov/#/BusinessSearch
  25. ↑ https://apps.wv.gov/SOS/BusinessEntitySearch/Details.aspx?Id=tVOj0TKAbSfsaz2wiuQbJw==&Search=iJlm5AkXv58w0ea86LlcOXDuaPSeJLr5O8PRjLLHiXk=&Page=0
  26. ↑ https://apps.wv.gov/SOS/BusinessEntitySearch/Details.aspx?Id=O6kV0QBjgFAQReImfQLwGA==&Search=iJlm5AkXv58w0ea86LlcOXDuaPSeJLr5O8PRjLLHiXk=&Page=0
  27. ↑ https://apps.wv.gov/SOS/BusinessEntitySearch/Details.aspx?Id=UjjuucBgpJqe3zogWPbQoQ==&Search=lCTQ3SmNRaNILfugU7QvmfebVgsHuEhW1o7U7zIUobs%3d&Page=0
  28. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20131015092429/http://jartel.com/Site/Welcome.html
  29. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20131222140522/http://usarmyphone.com/
  30. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20140106201101/http://usnavyphone.com/
  31. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20140107084005/http://usmarinephone.com/
  32. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20140109001151/http://usairforcephone.com/
  33. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20130812165559/http://www.telemsg.com/
  34. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20140104105618/http://govogo.com/
  35. ↑ https://www.phonesex.com
  36. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080801000000*/https://www.phonesex.com
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