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Meet some Buffalo debt collectors accused of unlawful practices

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In 2018, Homeland Security Investigations agents got a search warrant and seized $242,088 from Nocera’s business and personal bank accounts, after convincing a judge there was probable cause to believe the funds were derived from unlawful debt collecting and wire fraud. A judgment of $22.5 million Clarence residence.

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Why Buffalo is a hub for illegal debt collectors

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Ciffa’s offices in Niagara Falls and Kenmore, debt collectors intimidated their victims with illegal threats of arrests and lawsuits. According to federal prosecutors, an elderly cancer patient in Texas was so rattled by the threats that she borrowed $500 from her sister to help pay off a debt of $1,285. Source: site.

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District Court Holds Letter Notifying Debtor of Change in Debt Ownership Can Fall Under FDCPA

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Axiom Acquisition Ventures, LLC (“Axiom”) bought Robert Valenzuela’s consumer debt from a bank after he allegedly defaulted on his personal loan payments. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, that a communication from a debt collector can have dual purposes, such as giving notice and demanding payment.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

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The OAG also found that the debt collection law firm illegally continued to pursue consumers for debts that were already paid or partially paid, and sometimes garnished wages for judgments that were completed. For more information, click here. On February 26, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser signed B25-0663.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

On June 8, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) obtained a default judgment against a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) Ooki Dao in the U.S. On June 8, the CFPB acted against a medical debt collector for numerous debt collection and credit reporting violations. For more information, click here.