Cease and Desist Order issued against scammer Joseph Elkhatib dba Sports Media Marketing
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem issued a Cease & Desist Order against Joseph Elkhatib, dba Sports Media Marketing, of Fort Worth, Texas, for violations of the state’s consumer fraud law, do not call law, and charitable solicitations laws. Elkhatib uses several other business names in his alleged fraudulent activities, including Boost Sports Integrative Media LLC, High School Sports Advertising, and Sports Media Advertising. Elkhatib and his fraudulent companies make calls to local merchants falsely claiming to represent a high school in that area, and then solicit donations and sales claiming to benefit the school’s fundraising activities. In fact, complaints elsewhere in the country
indicate that products such as promotional cups and banners are never delivered to the business sponsors as promised. The Consumer Protection division received information
about fraudulent solicitations made by Elkhatib’s businesses claiming to represent Century High School and Legacy High School in Bismarck, and West Fargo and Sheyenne High Schools in West Fargo, over multiple school years. Elkhatib did not cooperate with the Attorney General’s initial inquiry, and ignored a formal demand for information
about his activities in North Dakota.
