December 4, 2025 (SAINT PAUL) – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced today that his office has reached a settlement with the Chapter 7 Trustee for the Bankruptcy Estate of Woodbury Dental Arts, a former Woodbury dental clinic owned and operated by Marko Kamel. As part of that settlement, Attorney General Ellison’s Office has begun accepting claims for refunds from consumers who were harmed by Woodbury Dental Arts. The settlement enables harmed consumers to obtain refunds of the fees they paid in advance for dental services that were never provided.
“All too often, when we catch scammers, they don’t have money left to pay back the people they cheated,” said Attorney General Ellison. “That almost happened when Woodbury Dental Arts abruptly closed up shop and declared bankruptcy after accepting downpayments for costly dental procedures they would never provide. Fortunately, Minnesota’s new Consumer Protection Restitution Account gives my office the ability to put money back in the pockets of scam victims if the scammer themselves is unable to pay. I’m glad we can compensate those Minnesotans who lost so much when Woodbury Dental Arts shut its doors. The Consumer Protection Restitution Account is an outstanding new tool in our toolbox that will really aid our mission of helping Minnesotans afford their lives. As an additional measure, I hope that lenders agree to refund payments made by these victims and forgive their debts. I’m grateful to everyone who helped make this happen, from the legislators who got the CPRA signed into law to our partners on the Board of Dentistry to the Chapter 7 trustee whose commitment to getting people their money back was unwavering. This is a good day for people wronged by Woodbury Dental Arts, and for Minnesotans overall now that the CPRA is up and running and ready to support scam victims.”
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