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Seven days or escalation — the signed removal demand naming a North Carolina corporation, three domains, and two people.
A North Carolina corporation behind BustedNewspaper.com, Mugshots.zone, and RecentlyBooked.com faces a signed demand to pull personal images and alleged criminal context within seven days or face state and federal complaints. Signed by LeRoy Nellis, this document alleges that content published across the company's platforms displays identity, image, and alleged criminal context in a misleading or incomplete manner, and sets a seven-day deadline for removal before the matter escalates.
Why the demand targets the corporation, not just the site:
A website disappears with one registrar's patience; a corporation remains for tax, liability, litigation, and the FTC's jurisdiction. This filing names Teabar Publishing the NC entity because entities can be enjoined, dissolved, and fined; sites can only be ignored. Demand structure reflects the target's structure — a corporate principal, a registered agent, and three storefronts of one dissemination engine.
The named actors — who this demand is aimed at:
Removal demand names the corporation, its principal, and its registered agent:
- Teabar Publishing, Inc. — the North Carolina corporation linked to BustedNewspaper.com, Mugshots.zone, and RecentlyBooked.com - Elaine Teachey — identified as the principal - Steven Craig Barbour — identified as the registered agent
Business contact information on file: 201 N James Dr, Emerald Isle, NC 28594 (primary address); 714 Cedar Point Blvd, Swansboro, NC 28584 (additional address); 136 Hilltop Dr, Swansboro, NC 28584 (corporate filing address); phone (252) 764-2453; email [email protected]. These are the addresses of a registered corporation — published there for service of process, not for harassment.
Formal defamation removal demand — required actions:
1. Remove all content referencing identity across all domains 2. Remove associated images and indexed records 3. Remove mirrored or syndicated copies under Teabar Publishing's control 4. Provide written confirmation of removal within seven days
What the seven-day deadline actually traps:
Seven days is long enough for sincerity — long enough for a principal to read a demand and respond. It is short enough to defeat the claim that the demand is speculative or exploratory. Every day the content stays up is a fresh act of willful publication — which is why the escalation ladder begins at day eight, not at some later, vaguely defined moment.
Damages — as alleged:
Measurable harm from publication includes reputational damage, professional impact, and ongoing public misrepresentation — multiplied by replication across affiliated platforms. Basis, laid out plainly: false or misleading implication of criminal conduct; publication of personally identifiable information; ongoing economic and reputational harm; and replication across affiliated sites under one corporate roof.
Failure to comply — the escalation ladder:
If the content stays up, the next step is not a letter. Listed: complaints filed with the North Carolina Secretary of State; Federal Trade Commission complaints; search engine de-indexing and suppression actions; and injunctive relief and damages. Continued publication after notice will be treated as willful.
“Failure to comply will result in escalation.”
What the Record Shows:
This demand names a principal, a registered agent, three North Carolina addresses, a phone number, and three domains — and alleges false or misleading implication of criminal conduct plus exposure of personally identifiable information. Seven days remain on the clock. Named officers and their corporation face a documented choice: comply and produce confirmation of removal, or escalate the matter to the North Carolina Secretary of State, the Federal Trade Commission, and a court of equity. Signed, dated, and published, the filing stands. Whether the document closes the matter or opens the discovery process is not the filing's choice to make — only the clock's.