Well I sent my refund information to this guy by Express Mail. It bounced from the UPS store that he uses as his address back to the post office. He has not picked it up. Incidentally the two are literally right next to each other so he didn't have to make any extra effort to get the package. His website is now shutdown, as is his email address. Obviously he has no intention of sending refunds.
I'm restarting the process with my personal lawyer, and they've found a lawyer in California they will work with since they're not licensed there. I also have talked to the assistant for one of the attorney generals my family is friends with, and I should hear back from her with information about a more direct contact path to the California Attorney General. In the meantime I will submit the information I currently have about "Rowan Salter"
"Rowan Salter"'s real name is Aaron Arnott. His twitter now lists his location as Tyler, TX. Incidentally there is a person with ties there that is named Aaron Arnett. I currently have someone researching as to whether this is a new alias of his.
Here is Mr. Arnott:
https://i.imgur.com/FNSPty3.jpgAaron Arnott has been married at least 4 times.
Aaron Arnott has filed for bankruptcy 3 times, as recently as 2012
Aaron Arnott has had or currently has almost $400,000 worth of federal/state tax liens filed against him
Aaront Arnott was involved in a civil suit with a judgement of over $750,000
For some reason Aaron Arnott is licensed to sell cemetery plots. (WTF?)
He has over a half dozen businesses registered in his name, and as far as I can tell they've all failed.
Since it is now my mission to destroy this guy's name so he can't continue to scam people, I have purchased some domains. These include:
http://aaronarnott.comhttp://rowansalter.comI also own other variations of his name. I will make sure that anyone that searches for the name "Rowan Salter" or Aaron Arnott will find the information above, his address and most recent contact information. In closing, none of us should be expecting a refund, and I'll update you with the plan of action once my lawyer in California gets back to me.
In the meantime, people involved with this should follow the link below and file a report:
http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
