New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that Operation Corrupt Collector, a multi-agency investigation, has culminated in criminal charges against debt buyers in multiple states.<\/p>\n
State officials pressed charges against five upstate companies in the operation, and the Federal Trade Commission filed similar charges against two North Carolina companies.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese are the most egregious types of violations, these are collectors who harass people to pay debts they don\u2019t actually owe or that the collectors are not authorized to collect,\u201d remarked the FTC\u2019s Andrew Smith.<\/p>\n
These actions are just the latest ones in an ongoing campaign which, so far, has put thirty unscrupulous companies at least partially out of business and obtained over $25 million<\/a><\/u> in fines.<\/p>\n Attorney General James said three of the cases have already been resolved.<\/p>\n Advancing technology has given debt buyers even more illegal tools to use against debtors, she cautioned.<\/p>\n People who believe they have been victimized can contact her office directly.<\/p>\n Debt collectors and other large companies usually care little or nothing about the rights of debtors and other individuals.<\/p>\n Our New York civil litigation attorneys<\/a><\/u> encounter this situation frequently.<\/p>\n Most companies do not hesitate to put profits before people. If they see a chance to take a shortcut, they almost always take it.<\/p>\n The threat of legal action, which helps victims obtain compensation and justice, is usually the only thing that causes them to think twice.<\/p>\n What on earth does this header mean? Before you skip this section, let\u2019s break things down a little.<\/p>\nLarge Companies and Individual Rights<\/h2>\n
FDCPA Private Right of Action<\/h2>\n