CorrectiveSolutions paid handsomely for the bill. Between 2003 and 2006, the company spent more than $660,000 on lobbying. It also slathered donations on key senators such as Christopher Dodd ...

As part of a national investigation, the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland on Monday wrote to state’s attorneys in a dozen counties seeking documents related to a “private prosecution program ...

A federal consumer agency has ordered a California debt collector to stop using district attorneys’ letterheads or threatening criminal punishment in their notes seeking payment from debtors — the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – A federal class action claims that a California company unfairly collects debts by paying district attorneys for use of their seals and letterheads, disguising private debt ...

An Alameda County man whose $500 check to a car-leasing company bounced last year got a letter shortly afterward bearing the seal of District Attorney Nancy O’Malley and threatening him with ...

With the seal of Santa Barbara County’s district attorney on its cover, the envelope caught Jennifer Osborn’s attention immediately. And when she opened it, Osborn read something startling: She was ...

A San Clemente debt collection agency for years has been using Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas’ name and the office’s official seal to scare consumers into making good on bounced ...

They bear the seal and signature of the local district attorney’s office. But there is a catch: the letters are from debt-collection companies, which the prosecutors allow to use their letterhead. In ...

Karen Solberg wrote a check for $75 last year to buy car insurance for herself and her daughter. She subsequently reconsidered and stopped payment on the check. Solberg, 65, never imagined this could ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal lawsuit is trying to stop a debt collection company from using the seal and letterhead of California district attorneys to go after state residents who owe money.

Aaron Robinette, pictured at his home in Casa Grande, Arizona, in May, died of a drug overdose July 26. Credit: David Sanders for Reveal Want more? Subscribe to our newsletter to get our ...

A class-action lawsuit filed in California accuses CorrectiveSolutions of unfairly collecting debts by paying district attorneys to use their letterheads and seals. Lead plaintiff Kevin Breazeale ...