Lawyers Revived an Illegal Debt Relief Scheme that the CFPB Previously Shut Down
Washington, D.C. (ENEWSPF)January 30, 2017. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today took action against a ring of law firms and attorneys who collaborated to charge illegal fees to consumers seeking debt relief. In a complaint filed in federal court, the CFPB alleges that Howard Law, P.C., the Williamson Law Firm, LLC, and Williamson & Howard, LLP, as well as attorneys Vincent Howard and Lawrence Williamson, ran this debt relief operation along with Morgan Drexen, Inc., which shut down in 2015 following the CFPBs lawsuit against that company. The CFPB seeks to stop the defendants unlawful scheme, obtain relief for harmed consumers, and impose pena…
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