September 02, 2016
Two Florida-based law firms accused of participating in a $13.6 million mortgage relief scam must pay $8 million to settle related charges and are permanently banned from the mortgage loan modification and debt relief business, the Federal Trade Commission announced Thursday.
July 07, 2016
A Florida federal judge said Thursday she will enter a judgment for the Federal Trade Commission against a Jacksonville attorney and other operators of a scheme to fleece distressed homeowners, including ordering restitution of more than $13.5 million in net revenue.
November 18, 2015
A Florida federal judge won't disqualify the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's lead counsel in a suit over an alleged scheme to fleece distressed homeowners, saying Tuesday that a magistrate judge's order denying the request contained no errors that warrant reversal.
November 02, 2015
A Florida magistrate judge on Friday refused to disqualify the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's lead counsel in a suit over an alleged scheme to bilk struggling homeowners out of fees for mortgage-assistance services, saying the attorney isn't a necessary witness.