Complaint Review: National Action Financial - Buffalo New York

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff,

v.

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, INC., a New York corporation, Defendant.

Civil Action No.

COMPLAINT FOR CIVIL PENALTIES, INJUNCTIVE, AND OTHER RELIEF

Plaintiff, the United States of America, acting upon notification and

authorization to the Attorney General by the Federal Trade Commission

("Commission"), for its Complaint alleges that:

1. Plaintiff brings this action under Sections 5(m)(1)(A), 9, 13(b),

and 16(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act ("FTC Act"), 15 U.S.C.

45(m)(1)(A), 49, 53(b), and 56(a) and Section 814 of the Fair Debt

Collection Practices Act ("FDCP Act"), 15 U.S.C. 16921, to obtain

monetary civil penalties and injunctive or other relief for

defendant's violations of the FDCP Act.

JURISDICTION AND VENUE

2. This Court has jurisdiction over the action pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

1331, 1337(a), 1345, and 1355, and under 15 U.S.C. 45(m)(1)(A),

49, 53(b), 56(a) and 16921.

3. Venue in the Eastern District of New York is proper under 15 U.S.C.

53(b) and under 28 U.S.C. 1391(b) - (c) and 1395(a).

DEFENDANT

4. Defendant National Financial Systems, Inc. is a New York

corporation with an office and place of business located within the

Eastern District of New York at 972 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury, New

York 11590-1707, as well as an office and place of business located at

8895 N. Military Trail, Suite 100C, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410.

At all times relevant to this Complaint, defendant has transacted

business in the Eastern District of New York and at other locations

throughout the United States.

5. Defendant is a debt collector as "debt collector" is defined in

Section 803(6) of the FDCP Act, 15 U.S.C. 1692(a)(6).

6. The term "consumer" as used in this Complaint means any natural

person obligated or allegedly obligated to pay any debt, as "debt" is

defined in Section 803(5) of the FDCP Act, 15 U.S.C. 1692a(5).

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff,

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, INC., a New York corporation, Defendant.

COMPLAINT FOR CIVIL PENALTIES, INJUNCTIVE, AND OTHER RELIEF

Plaintiff, the United States of America, acting upon notification and authorization to the

Plaintiff brings this action under Sections 5, 9, 13, and 16of the Federal Trade Commission

JURISDICTION AND VENUE

Defendant is a debt collector as "debt collector" is defined in Section 803of the FDCP Act,

Section 814 of the FDCP Act, 15 U.S.C. 16921, authorizes the Commission to use all of its

On numerous occasions, in connection with the collection of debts, defendant has communicated

at the consumer's place of employment, when defendant knew or had reason to know that the

CIVIL PENALTY AND INJUNCTION

Award plaintiff such additional relief as the Court deems just and proper.

Attorney Northeast Region Federal Trade Commission One Bowling Green,

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3 . CONSENT ORDER

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COMPLAINT

UNITED STATES

REPRESENTATIVES

PLAINTIFF

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEMS

ATTORNEY

COURT

CONSENT ORDER

CONSUMER

FDCP ACT

DEBT

YORK

LAW

PARTIES

JURISDICTION

UNITED STATES DISTRICT

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

COMMUNICATION

PARAGRAPH

VIOLATION

SUCCESSORS

CIVIL PENALTY

SIGNED STATEMENT ACKNOWLEDGING

RESPONSIBILITY

EASTERN DISTRICT

WAIVED SERVICE

DEBT COLLECTORS

COMPLIANCE

PROPOSED CHANGE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff,

v.

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, INC., a New York corporation, Defendant.

Civil Action No.

CONSENT ORDER

WHEREAS: Plaintiff, the United States of America, has commenced this

action by filing the Complaint herein; defendant has waived service of

the Summons and Complaint; the parties have been represented by the

attorneys whose names appear hereafter; and the parties have agreed to

settlement of this action upon the following terms and conditions,

without adjudication of any issue of fact or law and without defendant

admitting liability for any of the matters alleged in the Complaint;

THEREFORE, on the joint motion of plaintiff and defendant, it is

hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED as follows:

1. This Court has jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the

parties.

2. The Complaint states a claim upon which relief may be granted

against defendant under Sections 5(a)(1), 5(m)(1)(A), 9, 13(b), and

16(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 45(a)(1),

45(m)(1)(A), 49, 53(b), and 56(a), and Section 814 of the Fair Debt

Collection Practices Act ("FDCP Act"), 15 U.S.C. 16921.

3. For purposes of this Consent Order, the definitions set forth in

the FDCP Act, 15 U.S.C. 1692, shall apply.

CIVIL PENALTY

4. Defendant and its successors and assigns shall pay to plaintiff a

civil penalty, pursuant to Section 5(m)(1)(A) of the Federal Trade

Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 45(m)(1)(A), in the amount of $20,000, to

be held in an escrow account administered by Ronald D. Jacobs, Esq.,

attorney for defendant.

5. Defendant shall make the $20,000 payment required by Paragraph 4

within ten (10) days of the date of entry of this Consent Order by

certified or cashier's check made payable to the Treasurer of the

United States and delivered to the Office of Consumer Litigation,

Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff,

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, INC., a New York corporation, Defendant.

Plaintiff, the United States of America, has commenced this action by filing the Complaint

This Court has jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties.

The Complaint states a claim upon which relief may be granted against defendant under

For purposes of this Consent Order, the definitions set forth in the FDCP Act, 15 U.S.C.

Defendant and its successors and assigns shall pay to plaintiff a civil penalty, pursuant to

Defendant shall make the $20,000 payment required by Paragraph 4 within ten days of the date

If, upon motion by plaintiff, this Court should find that defendant or either of its officers 1 and copies of defendant's federal and state tax returns for the two years preceding the date of

Making any telephone call to a consumer at any time or place known or which should be known

Communicating with a consumer at the consumer's place of employment when defendant knows or

Except as provided in Section 804 of the FDCP Act, communicating or threatening to consent of the consumer, or the express permission of a court of competent jurisdiction, or

Defendant and its successors and assigns shall provide a copy of the following Notice to all each such person a signed statement acknowledging receipt of a copy of the Notice:

Debt collectors must comply with the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, which limits

MONITORING COMPLIANCE OF PERSONNEL

For a period of five years from the date of entry of this Consent Order, defendant and its e obligations arising out of this Consent Order, thirty days prior to the effective date of any violate any federal, state, or local laws.

United States Attorney Eastern District of New York

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nazareth, Pennsylvania
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