Federal authorities announced a crackdown Tuesday on predatory businesses that cheat “desperate and vulnerable” people harmed by the 2008 financial crisis with phony promises to consolidate their debt. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara told a news conference that charges were brought against the owner and…
Debt Settlement CEO Goes to Jail. Industry Goes to Denial.
Recently attorney Michael Livitis, the CEO of Mission Settlement Agency, was sentenced to nine years in jail. His co-defendants, Denis Kuryland, Boris Schulman, and Manuel Cruz pled guilty as well. This case wasn’t an unusual outlier. From all outward appearances it was your run of the mill attorney model debt settlement agency that made promises, …