9 News reports on a Colorado business owner who is accused of swindling numerous people out of money in shady business dealings. Paul Russum recently closed his Forever Bright teeth whitening business, which sold lifetime membership packages for teeth whitening at a future discount. People would pay up front for a membership to a program that in the future would perform teeth whitening services for very low cost. One consumer found that when he tried to make an appointment, the phone number had been disconnected, the store was gone from the Aurora Mall, and the new address listed on the website was a locked office suite. Russum has owned several businesses that have been accused of stealing from or swindling people, and has been charged with theft in the past.
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