11-18-2014
http://news.yahoo.com/u-hits-georgia-based-debt-collector-fraud-charges-172924372--sector.html
U.S. says debt collector cheated 6,000 people in scheme
Williams Scott & Associates LLC wrongly threatened people with arrest, used aliases such as "Investigator Ace Rogers" and tried other tricks to collect at least $4.1 million from consumers whose debt it bought for pennies on the dollar, prosecutors said.
The company was owned by John Williams of Norcross, Georgia, who authorities said went on to operate a new debt collection business using the same tactics after the FBI conducted a search of its office in May.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said the case was an example of "an absolute epidemic of abusive debt collection practices."
Others arrested included employees Benita Cannedy, Rudy James, Arthur Cook, Christopher Lenyszyn, Clark Smith and Titus McDowell.
http://news.yahoo.com/u-hits-georgia-based-debt-collector-fraud-charges-172924372--sector.html
U.S. says debt collector cheated 6,000 people in scheme
Williams Scott & Associates LLC wrongly threatened people with arrest, used aliases such as "Investigator Ace Rogers" and tried other tricks to collect at least $4.1 million from consumers whose debt it bought for pennies on the dollar, prosecutors said.
The company was owned by John Williams of Norcross, Georgia, who authorities said went on to operate a new debt collection business using the same tactics after the FBI conducted a search of its office in May.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said the case was an example of "an absolute epidemic of abusive debt collection practices."
Others arrested included employees Benita Cannedy, Rudy James, Arthur Cook, Christopher Lenyszyn, Clark Smith and Titus McDowell.
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