AG Swanson Sues Unlicensed Debt Collection Company That Aggressively Pursued People For Fake Payday Loans
Attorney General Lori Swanson today filed a lawsuit against Global Gateway Solutions, Inc., which operates call centers in Jamaica, for making unlicensed collection calls attempting to collect fake payday loan debts—or "phantom" debts—from Minnesotans who do not owe them.
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Attorney General Swanson Issues Publication to Assist Student Loan Borrowers
40 million Americans have student loans. The Minnesota Attorney General's Student Loan Handbook provides information on what to do if you have trouble repaying student loans.
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AG Swanson Obtains Court Order Finding Minnesota School of Business and Globe University Engaged in Fraud for Misrepresenting the Job Opportunities Available to their Criminal Justice Graduates.
On September 8, 2016, the Hennepin County District Court issued an order finding the Minnesota School of Business and Globe University—Minnesota corporations under common ownership—engaged in consumer fraud and deceptive trade practices by misrepresenting the job opportunities available to their criminal justice graduates.
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Attorney General Swanson Sues Twin Cities-Based Magazine Company and Owner for Deceptive Magazine Sales
Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson today filed a lawsuit against Your Magazine Service Inc., a Minnesota corporation, for using deceptive sales tactics to sign up consumers—many of them seniors—for magazine packages that cost almost $1,000.
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Attorney General Swanson Sues Michigan Charitable Fundraising Company
Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson filed a lawsuit against a Michigan company and its affiliate for sending false "pledge reminders" to donors and making other deceptive statements in its campaign to solicit donations for a Michigan-based veterans charity.
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Attorney General Swanson Issues Compliance Report on Nation's Largest Car Donation Charity, Based in Minnesota
From 2011-2014, nearly $36 million was paid to for-profit vendors
owned by the charity's two founders and co-managers
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