DEBT BUYING PONZI SCHEME OPERATOR SENTENCED TO 22 YEARS IN PRISON
- A Maryland man who pleaded guilty to operating a debt buying Ponzi scheme that took $396 million from investors has been sentenced to 22 years in prison and must make full restitution to all of his victims, which is expected to be at least $189 million.
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR SENDS LETTER TO HOSPITAL ABOUT COLLECTION PRACTICES
- The collection practices at a non-profit hospital accused of being too aggressive in filing lawsuits against individuals with unpaid debts have caught the attention of the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee who now wants answers about the organization’s billing practices.
IDENTIFYING THE RACIAL DISPARITIES IN DEBT COLLECTION
- A wealth gap between the typical black and the typical white household is the likely reason why the number of judgments in neighborhoods with the majority of individuals are black is significantly higher than the number of judgments in neighborhoods with the majority of individuals are not black, according to a study released last month by two economics professors from the University of Pittsburgh.
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