Daily Digest – October 10. Collection Scammer Gets Five Years in Prison; Plaintiff Alleges Agency Collected Without License

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COLLECTION SCAMMER GETS FIVE YEARS IN PRISON

• Shawn Sylvia, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a fraudulent debt collection scheme was sentenced yesterday to 62 months in prison and ordered to repay more than $283,000.

 

PLAINTIFF ALLEGES AGENCY COLLECTED WITHOUT LICENSE

• A Connecticut-based collection agency is the subject of a class-action lawsuit for allegedly attempting to collect debts in Massachusetts without a license.

 

BIPARTISAN GROUP OF 35 STATE AGs CALL ON FCC TO GIVE CARRIERS MORE BLOCKING POWER

• A bipartisan group of 35 state attorneys general are calling on the Federal Communications Commission to allow telephone carriers the ability to block more robocalls from ever making it to the phones of consumers.

 

COUNTY HOLDS PRESS CONFERENCE TO TOUT PARTNERSHIP SUCCESS WITH AGENCY

• The check may have been fake, but the money is real. Harris & Harris presented a ceremonial check in the amount of $12,168,000 to Winnebago County, Ill., yesterday, representing the amount the agency has recovered on behalf of the county in the past six years.

 

WOMAN SUES TO STOP COLLECTORS FROM KNOCKING ON HER DOOR

• An Oregon woman has filed suit against a rent-to-own franchise because they keep sending collectors to her residence looking for someone who does not live there.

 

MAKING DIGITAL PAYMENTS IS EASIER THAN EVER

• Nordis Technologies has rolled out an array of new capabilities for its ExpressoPay™ electronic bill presentment and payments (EBPP) system that gives more online payment and account management options to its biller clients in the healthcare, financial services and vacation ownership industries.

 

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The Daily Digest is sponsored by Beam Software. A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Beam is a thought leader in portfolio management and collection software. They offer both cloud-based and on-premise solutions to accommodate the entire collection continuum. For more information, please visit www.beamsoftware.com or call (800) 212-2326.