Steven
Jacksonville,#2Consumer Suggestion
Thu, November 29, 2007
The following is on jacksonville.com. In case any of you are interested. Collection agency settles suit over improper tactics A Jacksonville collection agency agreed Wednesday to pay $21,000 in restitution to consumers victimized by improper debt collection tactics, the Florida Attorney General's Office said. Allen Lewis & Associates settled a lawsuit with the state accusing company employees of impersonating police and lawyers, falsely threatening criminal charges and repeatedly calling debtors at work and home. The company and its owners, Robert Allen Hecht and Rougina Hecht, violated state deceptive trade practices laws and the federal Fair Debt Collection Act, state Attorney General Bill McCollum said in a news release. The company was contracted by payday lenders and musical instrument rental companies to collect defaulted payments. In addition to the restitution, the settlement requires the company to reimburse the state $30,000 for investigation and litigation costs and record all outgoing calls if more than six complaints are received in a six-month period, McCollum said. Paul Pinkham Thanks
Steven
Jacksonville,#3Consumer Suggestion
Thu, November 29, 2007
The following is on jacksonville.com. In case any of you are interested. Collection agency settles suit over improper tactics A Jacksonville collection agency agreed Wednesday to pay $21,000 in restitution to consumers victimized by improper debt collection tactics, the Florida Attorney General's Office said. Allen Lewis & Associates settled a lawsuit with the state accusing company employees of impersonating police and lawyers, falsely threatening criminal charges and repeatedly calling debtors at work and home. The company and its owners, Robert Allen Hecht and Rougina Hecht, violated state deceptive trade practices laws and the federal Fair Debt Collection Act, state Attorney General Bill McCollum said in a news release. The company was contracted by payday lenders and musical instrument rental companies to collect defaulted payments. In addition to the restitution, the settlement requires the company to reimburse the state $30,000 for investigation and litigation costs and record all outgoing calls if more than six complaints are received in a six-month period, McCollum said. Paul Pinkham Thanks
Steven
Jacksonville,#4Consumer Suggestion
Thu, November 29, 2007
The following is on jacksonville.com. In case any of you are interested. Collection agency settles suit over improper tactics A Jacksonville collection agency agreed Wednesday to pay $21,000 in restitution to consumers victimized by improper debt collection tactics, the Florida Attorney General's Office said. Allen Lewis & Associates settled a lawsuit with the state accusing company employees of impersonating police and lawyers, falsely threatening criminal charges and repeatedly calling debtors at work and home. The company and its owners, Robert Allen Hecht and Rougina Hecht, violated state deceptive trade practices laws and the federal Fair Debt Collection Act, state Attorney General Bill McCollum said in a news release. The company was contracted by payday lenders and musical instrument rental companies to collect defaulted payments. In addition to the restitution, the settlement requires the company to reimburse the state $30,000 for investigation and litigation costs and record all outgoing calls if more than six complaints are received in a six-month period, McCollum said. Paul Pinkham Thanks
Steven
Jacksonville,#5Consumer Suggestion
Thu, November 29, 2007
The following is on jacksonville.com. In case any of you are interested. Collection agency settles suit over improper tactics A Jacksonville collection agency agreed Wednesday to pay $21,000 in restitution to consumers victimized by improper debt collection tactics, the Florida Attorney General's Office said. Allen Lewis & Associates settled a lawsuit with the state accusing company employees of impersonating police and lawyers, falsely threatening criminal charges and repeatedly calling debtors at work and home. The company and its owners, Robert Allen Hecht and Rougina Hecht, violated state deceptive trade practices laws and the federal Fair Debt Collection Act, state Attorney General Bill McCollum said in a news release. The company was contracted by payday lenders and musical instrument rental companies to collect defaulted payments. In addition to the restitution, the settlement requires the company to reimburse the state $30,000 for investigation and litigation costs and record all outgoing calls if more than six complaints are received in a six-month period, McCollum said. Paul Pinkham Thanks
Chris
Naples,#6Author of original report
Sun, November 25, 2007
BIG TIME UPDATE!!! I received a check from the Florida Division of Financial Services Saturday. In regards to Florida Attorney General Bill McCullums investigation into Allen, Lewis, and Associates. In a civil case against thier continual lies, and harassment, and impersonating lawyers, people were awarded checks because they were NAILED for disregarding the laws, and harrassing people. Now I want to see them shut down if it hasn't already happened. They deserve everything they get. If I am contacted again I will be filing a suit against them personally. Thank you Attorney General for nailing a seriously crooked company. And thanks for the check, I consider it a Christmas bonus, with the real bonus being you caught these fools.