News Release
10/22/2009
W.A. Drew Edmondson, Attorney General
Man Charged in Gun Parts Fraud Case
An Oklahoma City man faces four felony counts of consumer fraud for scamming Oklahoma gun owners, Attorney General Drew Edmondson said today.
Leslie Howard Wiles, Jr., was charged today in Oklahoma County District Court with four counts of unfair or deceptive trade practice for allegedly accepting payments for firearm parts but never delivering the products.
“Wiles is accused of taking almost $5,000 in payments from four Oklahoma consumers for gun parts,” Edmondson said. “We allege he kept the money but never provided the parts.”
The attorney general’s consumer protection unit received 29 consumer complaints about Wiles, the owner of Flashover Tactical Firearms.
Edmondson’s Consumer Protection Unit has statewide jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute violations of the state’s Consumer Protection Act. Anyone with information regarding suspected fraud or scams can contact the attorney general’s consumer protection hotline at (405) 521-2029.