Debt Relief Scammers to Pay $7.9 Million

A group of debt relief marketers and companies agreed to pay a $7.9 million judgment to resolve Federal Trade Commission charges that they scammed consumers (FTC v. DebtPro 123 LLC, C.D. Cal., 8:14-cv-00693-AG-AN, 9/29/15).

The proposed settlements were entered in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Bryan Taylor, the owner and manager of the corporate defendants; and codefendants Ryan Foland, Stacey Frion, and Kara Wilbur Taylor.

Challenged Conduct.

The commission’s June 2014 complaint charged the defendants with violations of FTC Act §5, 15 U.S.C. §45, the ...