The attorney general of New York has filed a motion seeking to compel a collection agency and its owner to turn over documents as part of a lawsuit filed against the pair alleging they were involved in illegal activities that scammed people out of millions of dollars.
The motion was first reported by the law firm of Troutman Sanders.
The lawsuit was originally filed in November 2016 by the attorney general of New York and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau against Douglas MacKinnon and Mark Gray — and three companies — Northern Resolution Group, Enhanced Acquisitions, and Delray Capital.
The defendants, using their companies, are accused of purchasing tens of millions of dollars in consumer debt, adding $200 to the balance that was owed, and then attempted to collect on the debts or placed the accounts with other agencies. When collecting the debt for themselves, the defendants allegedly impersonated law enforcement officials and threatened consumers with arrest.
Gray and Delray Capital were both served with interrogatories, or a set of questions requesting further information, by the plaintiffs, and have not yet responded. This is not the first time that the defendants have dragged their feet or been slow to respond to interrogatories from the plaintiffs.
In this motion, the plaintiffs are seeking a summary judgment should the defendants fail to respond to the court’s order, should the judge grant the plaintiff’s motion.
