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Is Canadian Cockburn & Associates Operating Out of New Jersey?

Under the heading of “that’s odd” comes this job posting for a Canadian Lawyer with Debt Settlement Experience. – Source The ad is looking for someone who is licensed in Canada to work for the Law Office of C&A in New Jersey. Now I don’t think it is a far stretch to think the Law …

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Michael Lupolover Gets His Comeupance. Now it Makes Sense.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently ended a debt settlement case they pursued with a prison sentence for the lawyer owner of that company, click here. But what was a bit of a mystery in that case was how Michael Lupolover, an attorney, and Premier Consulting Group, who were originally named in the case and …

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The CFPB Civil Action Against Mission Settlement, Levitis, Lupolover, and Others

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action yesterday in a coordinated effort with the Manhattan U.S. Attorney and took both civil and criminal action against Mission Settlement Agency and others. Named in the civil complaint filed were Mission Settlement Agency, Mission Abstract, Michael Levitis, Law Office of Michael Levitis, Premier Consulting Group, and Law …

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How Debt Settlement Employees Can Avoid Long Jail Time

Yesterday a U.S. Attorney announced criminal charges against debt settlement company owners and employees for fraudulently selling debt relief services to consumers in financial trouble. The Indictment laid out a pattern of activity that many inside debt settlement companies will recognize, if they swivel their chair around. Sadly, what has been assumed to be the …

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Debt Settlement Attorneys Named in CFPB Action. Some Criminally Charged.

Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Manhattan U.S. Attorney both announced legal action against a number of individuals. This action seems to cast a bright light into the dark closet of debt settlement activities that have harmed consumers for a number of years. What makes this case new and unique is the extensive …

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Connecticut Goes After More Debt Relief Companies

New administrative actions have just been made public against more debt relief companies. Connecticut does not mess around. The new entires made public include: Alliance Mitigation Group The company did not respond to administrative notices sent by the Consumer Credit Division of the Department of Banking. The company was hit with $11,795 in fines and …

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