New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is continuing his crusade against rogue debt collectors. His office announced on Wednesday that they have launched a statewide inquiry into debt collection agencies.
In addition, they have obtained a court order against Lamont Cooper and his two debt collection companies, Emanee Development, Inc. and Dial Tech LLC, under [...]
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Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced criminal charges today against Long Island-based American Legal Process (“ALP”) and its CEO and President William Singler for a fraudulent business scheme in which the company allegedly failed to provide proper legal notification to thousands of New Yorkers facing debt-related lawsuits, causing them unknowingly to default and have costly judgments [...]
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In an effort to increase debt collector regulation in the state, Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski has signed a new law that allows the the Oregon Attorney General to sue debt collectors in the Beaver State. The Attorney General’s ability to regulate debt collectors will grow significantly under this bill and offer Oregon debtors a [...]
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West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw is at it again… in a good way. McGraw has been on a mission to shut down payday lenders and their collection agencies that operate in his state. McGraw’s office began their crackdown on the internet payday lending industry in 2005.
Since then, McGraw’s office has successfully concluded [...]
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While the IRS has stopped working with private collectors, many local District Attorney’s offices have not. A company called American Corrective Counseling Services provides for-profit services to local District Attorney’s offices, including Los Angeles County. The company sends out letters on District Attorney’s letterhead threatening prosecution and jail time for writing bad checks, [...]
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Attorney General McGraw Settles with Brady and Caruso; Consumers Receive $290,000 in Cancelled Debt.
Press Release
March 13, 2009
West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw today announced that his office has entered into a settlement agreement with Brady and Caruso which will provide $9287.87 in refunds and $282,953.84 in debt cancellation for approximately 174 West Virginia consumers. Brady and Caruso, LLC, doing business as Brady, Caruso, and Associates, LLC, is a [...]
