A case filed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau accusing various individuals and companies of being involved in a debt collection scheme recently was dismissed because of the bureau’s inability to produce credible witnesses and its improper objections during proceedings.
In the case, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Universal Debt Solutions, LLC, et al., filed in the District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, the bureau claimed that debt collectors created limited liability companies in Georgia and New York to perpetrate the scheme.
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