Debt collector charged with identity theft-related felony
Mar 11, 2011 Kyle Duncan
Police in East Texas recently arrested a woman after she allegedly tried to use another person's identity to purchase thousands of dollars worth of items from a local store.Lufkin police apprehended Leanna Jean Busby, 30, for fraudulent
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North Dakota man successfully sues debt collection agency
Mar 10, 2011 Kyle Duncan
A man from North Dakota recently won a case against a debt collection agency and was awarded $311,000 from a federal jury.The Billings Gazette reports that the finding in favor of Timothy McCollough was upheld by the Ninth Circuit Court of
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Debt collector sentenced for sale of information
Mar 09, 2011 Kyle Duncan
A chief U.S. District judge recently sentenced the director of a Buffalo debt collection agency to two years probation and fined him $28,000, after the man admitted he had sold thousands of debtors' personal information.Andrew Jon Pytlewski
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Oklahoma entrepreneur re-launches debt collection career
Mar 08, 2011 Kyle Duncan
A former billionaire, whose prior company collapsed in 1999, recently relaunched his career with a brand-new debt collection company.The Oklahoman reports that Bill Bartmann, who once ran the now-defunct Commercial Financial Services, stated
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County officials will meet to resolve debt collection
Mar 05, 2011 Kyle Duncan
Lawmakers from Morgan County, Ohio, will travel to Columbus to discuss how an outstanding debt can be resolved. According to the Morgan County Herald, the county owes more than $473,000 related to money borrowed for construction and maintenance
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