No stars. At all. This crook has been doing people worse than the situations they've encountered long enough. He preys on folks whilst misleading them and lying the whole way. He tries to come off as a good guy, but his intentions are wicked and selfish. Check the Google reviews of his company 1st Choice Bonding. Clarkesvellie, Ga. He has 35 reviews and over half are on the same subject of him keeping their bond collateral past the return date. He does this to everyone to acquire just a little more payout. Holding onto their money past overdue dates promised to his customers and they're left there to have to try and figure out a way to get what's rightfully theirs back. Why would a respectful business owner do anything like that? Probably because they like to prosper off other people's misfortunes. Imagine if he bailed out 2 people a day and made his money because he's already making a profit up front...that's just business, but what if he takes the "bond collateral" that's required legally through the county, puts it in his own account to gain interest, and then ignores people when it's time to receive their repayment as promised to everyone when they day "wtf is a bond collateral " but it's required. Based on their offense thay have to pay a percentage. Mine was $45 a week. Unti which I paid 77 weeks. Couldn't afford 5 of those weeks because I'm a poor man. The last one because it was so close to court time I didn't feel like paying that and the court fines. But that was part of the allure that Mike Carter sold you on. "Think of this as a savings account. When you go see the judge, you get your money back. Then you have money for your fine." He didn't provide any information that he held back on pretrial diversions like I got. He ignored my calls and wouldn't call me back for weeks. Finally, I caught him. He made up a story that I couldn't get my money back after court on a pretrial diversion. That he'd went to court to try and fix this because he didn't like hanging onto people's money, but he lies. He never did any of that. I've checked public record. He fed me a line of shit to quiet my questions in order to continue being a crook. Now imagine he does this to everyone he bonds out, do a little math based on the people that are dumb af and don't know a difference and think it's just bond and he keeps their money, or the people he keeps their money from...at this point I'm at 9 weeks from not receiving my payment. The lady at his office, which is his girlfriend or wife, has put me off and put me off. I finally had Mike reach out. He tried to be funny. Stroked some more lies my way. I had to call him out on his bs. Then he told me he would give me a check for my collateral via his office staff in Clarkesville, Ga via this woman named Kristi. Come to find out, she's the a-hole of a woman behind the phone saying 'The website says 30 days to process' or 'if I get a tracking number I'll call you' acting like you shouldn't inquire about an obligation promised to you by someone you'd hope was halfway honest. After many emails within the past week or two he told me come get my check. I paid 77 weeks×$45 and he had that troll Kristi tried to hand me a $1,755 check like I'm gonna take peanuts from an elephant. Called it out. Asked if they were playing with me. She went and got the spreadsheets, lied, and then went back to being a wart of a person. I'd recommend avoiding this man or anything he has his hands in like some herpes. You're a horrible person, Mike. You should be ashamed of yourself, but you're a pos and still will wake up only caring about you. God has control of this. Wish you the best. read more