I received a copy of the deposition the court appointed receiver conducted as part of the suit against Jeremy Marcus and his related debt relief companies. If you have not kept up on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and State of Florida action against Jeremy Marcus and 321 Financial you can start with this link. …
Recently the FTC and State of Florida swooped in and shut down the operation of Jeremy Marcus, Craig Smith and Yisbet Segrea. The S word (scam) is the word used by by the government officials. As part of this action against the debt relief enterprise orchestrated by the Marcus crew there are two things that …
Readers of this site will recognize the name of Florida attorney Howard Feinmel. Over the years he’s appeared in a number of articles. You can click here to see them. According to a document from the Supreme Court of Florida from July 24, 2015 it appears Feinmel will be have his ability to practice law …
Courthouse News is reporting a new class action suit has been filed against Meracord (NoteWorld) and other for debt settlement activities. This 50 page complaint was filed by Steve Berman (steve@hbsslaw.com) with Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro in Seattle and makes similar allegations as other suits have. The suit damns companies that have worked or are …
Back in 2012 the Florida Attorney General filed a lawsuit to stop Fidelity Land Trust from continuing to sell services to consumers. For more information read this post. As part of that case an anonymous tipster (send in your tips here) has forwarded me a copy of the deposition of Larry Diodato from February 19, …
“Dear Steve, On January 28, 2013, I was contacted by telephone from a Nicholas Paul, who discussed with me concerning my outstanding debts owed on credit cards. I fee that I was high pressured in signing agreement forms to let this company represent me in eliminating these balances. So I was talked into signing up …
“Dear Steve, On January 28, 2013, I received a telephone call from a Nicholas Paul and his conversation was concerning my outstanding debts. He sort of used high pressure tactics to get me to enroll with a program with the Herman Law Firm to help negotiate terms with my creditors to clear my debts. However, …
Consumer Statement: Once Cloud Legal, now Paul A. Herman, PA, promised to resolve debts with 4 companies. After 12+ months, nothing had been resolved. When a progress report was requested, they could provide nothing more than the original letters to my creditors. When asked to provide evidence of registration with the Colorado Attorney General’s office …
A reader sent in a recent contract for services from the debt relief company August Belmont. The tipster (send in your tips here) wanted me to read and review the agreement. The August Belmont & Company services are described by them on their site. They say, “August Belmont & Company is a Private Lawyer Referral …