


Like Smith, most complainants wrote to notify the attorney general’s office that Northwest Territorial Mint was taking too long to fulfill online orders for bullion. It’s a deliberate oversight because there’s too many complaints against the company.”

It’s not an error on their part, it’s something other than an oversight. “Why wouldn’t the attorney general’s office pursue this diligently?” said Auburn resident Artis Smith, a Northwest Territorial Mint customer who filed his complaint in July 2014. The bankruptcy has left an estimated 3,500 creditors picking up the pieces. Tell Us What You Think! Summary of Review Please summarize your experience with this business.ġ25 characters remaining | 125 total characters allowed Your Review of the Business Please describe your experience with this business.The Washington State Attorney General’s Office is known for safeguarding consumers, protecting seniors and taking on big corporate players.īut then why did the state’s attorney do seemingly nothing to protect consumers against Northwest Territorial Mint, despite the agency receiving hundreds of complaints against the company prior to its April 1 bankruptcy filing? The Federal Way-based mint filed for bankruptcy after a federal judge ordered the company and its owner, Ross Hansen, to pay $12.5 million of a $38.3 million judgment in a defamation lawsuit. Go to our FAQ page to see our Review Policy Because of the large volume of public inquiries we receive, we cannot respond to individual inquiries related to the reason we have removed a review. Important Notice to Anyone Posting a Review: Business Consumer Alliance reserves the right to remove any review. *Of course, you can always edit or remove your reviews at a later date. Put yourself in the position of the reader and add information that will assist the reader in assessing the business.

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