Midwest Recover: ebt collection company has been ordered to pay more than $24 million after allegations that the company and its co-owners pursued money that consumers did not actually owe

[hegemony]

Midwest Recover: ebt collection company has been ordered to pay more than $24 million after allegations that the company and its co-owners pursued money that consumers did not actually owe

[StarkRaven$]

Phantom debts parked on a report without any contact with the debtor. So easy to do too since most people don't know you should never object to a debt online with the CRA's. The CRA's just verify the debt based on the response from the collector.

[knot12gossip]

I'm glad they were ordered to pay up, they deserve it. Phuckers

[cashnocredit]

This is the dude MRS bought the bogus debts from. He has his own Wikipedia page.

 

 

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Tucker is serving a sentence of 16 years 8 months, and his lawyer Tim Muir is serving a sentence of 7 years.[1] Tucker's inmate number is 06133-045 and he is scheduled for release from prison on March 4, 2032.[21]

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Tucker's story is told in the documentary series Dirty Money on Netflix (Season 1, Episode 2). In the episode, Tucker sat for lengthy interviews with director Jesse Moss, portraying himself as a victim of overzealous government lawyers.[34]

Tucker's payday loan scheme was profiled in American Greed episode titled "The Fast and the Fraudulent" (Season 13, Episode 9).

 

I saw the American Greed episode.

 

Scott Tucker (businessman) - Wikipedia

[muso]

"...a bogus lending company Tucker ran called Chase, Morgan, Stearns & Lloyd..."

 

LOL I'm a painter and my name is Rembrandt Vermeer Renoir van Dyck.  

[hdporter]

Millions Are Hounded for Debt They Don’t Owe. One Victim Fought Back, With a Vengeance

 

An awesome late-night read:  The story of Andrew Therrien, who having been provoked by a collector over a fake debt, was merciless in getting to the bottom of it.  His trail ultimately led him to Scott Tucker.

[StarkRaven$]

17 hours ago, cashnocredit said:

This is the dude MRS bought the bogus debts from. He has his own Wikipedia page.

 

 

I saw the American Greed episode.

 

Scott Tucker (businessman) - Wikipedia

I hope I can watch the American Greed episode if/when it shows again. Very interesting.

[JunkBuyersWorstNightmare]

11 hours ago, StarkRaven$ said:

I hope I can watch the American Greed episode if/when it shows again. Very interesting.

Might it possibly be on Youtube?

 

[StarkRaven$]

15 hours ago, JunkBuyersWorstNightmare said:

Might it possibly be on Youtube?

 

Good idea.

[centex]

On 11/29/2020 at 9:30 AM, StarkRaven$ said:

Good idea.

Also take a look at the CNBC website...they often have older episodes available of programming in their rotations...

[hegemony]

passive debt collection (Midwest Recovery)

 

 

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Midwest Recovery received thousands of complaints from consumers each month, the F.T.C.’s complaint said. When the company itself investigated the complaints, it found that as many as 97 percent of the debts were inaccurate or not valid, the agency said.

 

[Burdell]

On 11/28/2020 at 10:52 AM, StarkRaven$ said:

I hope I can watch the American Greed episode if/when it shows again. Very interesting.

It's available on iTunes/Apple TV and probably other streaming services as well.  Season 13, Episode 9.  All of Season 13 is good.

[hegemony]

twist in the Tucker saga some of you might be interested in: U.S. Supreme Court probes FTC's approach to seeking ill-gotten gains