<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>A Houston-area mother and son are suing activist Quanell X, alleging he passed himself off as a lawyer and took money for legal services he never delivered.
The seeds of the dispute started last year, when Mahalia John paid Quan<wm>ell X, who calls himself a former Army lieutenant general and special agent for former Secretary of Defense James Mattis.
John and his son were allegedly paying $5,500 for services, a fee which is double what it should have been for actual legal services.
The case is ongoing as law firms, and investigators say they are just following some unapproved law firms who claim Quanell X has performed work for them for thousands and years.
"I want every eligible defendant to be able to decide what kind of</wm> work they are paying for, and who is actually paying, before going to court," said John's