Man Pleads Guilty to Making Death Threats to Collection Agency via Automated Chatbot
- A Florida man on Friday pleaded guilty to making threatening messages online that were made to a debt collection company based in Virginia that he owed money to. The man used racial slurs and threatened to kill employees of the company and sexually assault the family members of the company’s co-founders. The threats were made to the company through its artificial intelligence chatbot. The man is facing up to five years in prison when he is sentenced next March.
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Healthcare Providers Reach $3.5M Settlement in Debt Collection Suit
- In a case that has been winding through the legal system for more than eight years, including two trips to the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and back, a $3.5 million settlement has been reached in a debt collection case involving two healthcare providers.
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Judge Grants MTD on Most Claims in FCRA, FDCPA Suit Over Dispute
- Sometimes, the legal system appears to make things harder than they need to be. Case in point — a Magistrate Court judge in Colorado has granted a motion to dismiss a Fair Credit Reporting Act and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act suit against a collection operation on all counts but one on the grounds that the evidence from the defendant that would exonerate it on the remaining count is inadmissible at this point in the proceedings.
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Compliance Digest – November 6
- Eight compliance topics and eight expert opinions. That’s what you get by reading this week’s Compliance Digest. Read insights from the likes of David Kaminski, Rick Perr, Lori Quinn, Chuck Dodge, Marissa Coyle, Brent Yarborough, Dale Golden, and Leslie Bender.
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- This series is sponsored by Bedard Law Group
Renkim Corporation Bolsters Technology Team with Strategic New Hires
- Renkim Corporation is thrilled to announce the strategic addition of four seasoned professionals to its technology team, underscoring the company’s commitment to innovation and digital transformation.
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