Says, 'Investment Grade Firearms used tricks to deceive Arkansans and scammed them out of large sums of money' LITTLE ROCK- Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today announced that a Pulaski County Circuit Court granted the State's motion for relief against Jayson Cotter of Mountain Home, Arkansas. Cotter conducted business under the name Investment Grade Firearms (IGF). The court found that Cotter defrauded 12 Arkansas consumers and ordered him to pay $28,884 in restitution to consumers and $150,000 in civil penalties. In 2019, Attorney General Rutledge filed suit against Cotter, for violations of the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. "Investment Grade Firearms used tricks to deceive Arkansans and scammed them out of large sums of money," said Attorney General Leslie Rutledge. "I will hold companies, like Investment Grade Firearms, accountable for bad business practices." Cotter sold gunsmith services through his website. Consumers would
Photo: Jayson Cotter LITTLE ROCK, Ark. A former Baxter County gunsmith who has been the subject of complaints from customers across the country has been
Court says gunsmith must pay $178,884
A Pulaski County Circuit Court has granted a motion for relief, with restitution and civil penalties amounting to nearly $179,000, against Jayson Cotter of Mountain Home, who conducted business under the name Investment Grade Firearms, according to a news release Monday from the Arkansas attorney general’s office.