Millions Are Hounded for Debt They Don’t Owe. One Victim Fought Back, With a Vengeance

Worth Reading – Andrew Therrien wanted payback. He got it—and uncovered a conspiracy. On the morning a debt collector threatened to rape his wife, Andrew Therrien was working from home, in a house with green shutters on a cul-de-sac in a small Rhode Island town. Tall and stocky, with a buzz cut and a square, friendly face, Therrien was a salesman for a promotions company. He’d always had an easy rapport with people over the phone, and on that day, in February , he was calling food vendors to talk about grocery store giveaways. Read the full story.