The Fullman Firm - Apr 01, 2012
In the first three months of 2012 our little firm has obtained vacation (reversal) of nine default judgments based on lack of notice. Many of these nine clients had been suffering from wage garnishments and bank levies, which were stopped due to our efforts. I spoke to four more victims of this practice yesterday. We are only one law firm. For every one person we help there must be a dozen who seek help from other firms and a hundred more who don’t seek help and suffer from wage garnishments and bank levies, or pay unreasonable settlements under threat of these collection practices.
Now let’s take a moment to cover how this whole “service of process” system works. I am repeatedly asked during our free consult calls whether the dishonest process server falsified the caller’s signature in order to accomplish the fraud. The answer is “no”, because THE PROCESS SERVER IS NOT REQUIRED TO GET YOUR SIGNATURE ON ANYTHING. Let’s meet the cast of characters in this little vignette.
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Dishonest Process Servers: A Mass Problem We Solve One Client At A Time
Showing posts with label process server fraud. Show all posts
Showing posts with label process server fraud. Show all posts
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Beware Bogus Process Servers
BBB - Holly Doering– March 6, 2012
They used to just call on the phone and threaten to arrest you. Now scammers are actually posing as process servers and showing up at your place of work and even your home! According to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), the agency continues to receive complaints from victims of payday loan telephone collection scams.
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Beware Bogus Process Servers
They used to just call on the phone and threaten to arrest you. Now scammers are actually posing as process servers and showing up at your place of work and even your home! According to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), the agency continues to receive complaints from victims of payday loan telephone collection scams.
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Beware Bogus Process Servers
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
FBI: New Twist to Telephone Collection Scam Related to Delinquent Payday Loans
FBI news release - Feb 22, 2012
The Internet Crime Complaint Center continues to receive complaints from victims of payday loan telephone collection scams. As previously reported in December 2010, the typical payday loan scam involves a caller who claims the victim is delinquent on a payday loan and must make payment to avoid legal consequences.
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FBI: New Twist to Telephone Collection Scam Related to Delinquent Payday Loans
The Internet Crime Complaint Center continues to receive complaints from victims of payday loan telephone collection scams. As previously reported in December 2010, the typical payday loan scam involves a caller who claims the victim is delinquent on a payday loan and must make payment to avoid legal consequences.
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FBI: New Twist to Telephone Collection Scam Related to Delinquent Payday Loans
Friday, May 13, 2011
Adrian process server guilty
Daily Telegram - May 13, 2011
ADRIAN, Mich.
A process server accused of failing to deliver papers and swearing he did faces up to 93 days in jail after pleading guilty to reduced charges Thursday in Lenawee County District Court. William Eugene Millner, 33, of Adrian is to return June 23 for sentencing by Judge Laura J. Schaedler.
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Adrian process server guilty
ADRIAN, Mich.
A process server accused of failing to deliver papers and swearing he did faces up to 93 days in jail after pleading guilty to reduced charges Thursday in Lenawee County District Court. William Eugene Millner, 33, of Adrian is to return June 23 for sentencing by Judge Laura J. Schaedler.
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Adrian process server guilty
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Perjury case returned to district court
Daily Telegram - May 05, 2011
ADRIAN, Mich.
A felony perjury case against a process server accused of lying about delivering court papers was bounced from Lenawee County Circuit Court back to district court on Wednesday for a preliminary examination that he waived in April.
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Perjury case returned to district court
ADRIAN, Mich.
A felony perjury case against a process server accused of lying about delivering court papers was bounced from Lenawee County Circuit Court back to district court on Wednesday for a preliminary examination that he waived in April.
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Perjury case returned to district court
Monday, January 24, 2011
Process server charged
Daily Telegram - 1/24/11
A 33-year-old Adrian man is accused of falsely claiming he served legal papers for civil lawsuits in Lenawee County District Court on four people while working last year as a process server. William Eugene Millner was arraigned Monday on felony perjury counts that carry a maximum five-year prison term.
Millner is charged with falsely testifying at a hearing in district court on Oct. 22 that he personally served an Adrian man who was being sued by a bank. He is also accused of falsely signing notarized documents claiming he personally served that man and three other people with lawsuit summons and complaints during July.
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Process server charged
A 33-year-old Adrian man is accused of falsely claiming he served legal papers for civil lawsuits in Lenawee County District Court on four people while working last year as a process server. William Eugene Millner was arraigned Monday on felony perjury counts that carry a maximum five-year prison term.
Millner is charged with falsely testifying at a hearing in district court on Oct. 22 that he personally served an Adrian man who was being sued by a bank. He is also accused of falsely signing notarized documents claiming he personally served that man and three other people with lawsuit summons and complaints during July.
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Process server charged
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Kent County judge blasts Norton Shores man accused of bilking process service clients
By Heather Lynn Peters | Muskegon Chronicle
February 26, 2010
MUSKEGON -- A judge blasted a longtime Muskegon County process server Thursday for bilking nearly 200 clients out of money over a six-month period.
Robert A. Ostrander Jr. broke into a locked door as part of a court order to seize the property of the Muskegon CBA team, the Michigan Mayhem, at the L.C. Walker Arena Tuesday, June 20, 2006. Ostrander works as part of Ostrander Legal Services LLC.Robert Ostrander, 62, of 6117 Ridgeview, Norton Shores, was sentenced by Kent County Chief 63rd District Judge Sara Smolenski on one count of false pretenses over $200 but less than $1,000, a one-year misdemeanor.
The charge stems from incidents that occurred in 2008. The case was handled by the Kent County Prosecutor's Office and assigned to a Kent County judge because the Muskegon County 60th District Court had used Ostrander's services.
Ostrander, represented by attorney Shawn Davis, was ordered to pay a total of $3,875.66 in restitution and court fines and costs. Of that, $1,275 was what prosecutors say he overcharged 174 individuals and agencies who hired him over that six months.
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Kent County judge blasts Norton Shores man accused of bilking process service clients
February 26, 2010
MUSKEGON -- A judge blasted a longtime Muskegon County process server Thursday for bilking nearly 200 clients out of money over a six-month period.
Robert A. Ostrander Jr. broke into a locked door as part of a court order to seize the property of the Muskegon CBA team, the Michigan Mayhem, at the L.C. Walker Arena Tuesday, June 20, 2006. Ostrander works as part of Ostrander Legal Services LLC.Robert Ostrander, 62, of 6117 Ridgeview, Norton Shores, was sentenced by Kent County Chief 63rd District Judge Sara Smolenski on one count of false pretenses over $200 but less than $1,000, a one-year misdemeanor.
The charge stems from incidents that occurred in 2008. The case was handled by the Kent County Prosecutor's Office and assigned to a Kent County judge because the Muskegon County 60th District Court had used Ostrander's services.
Ostrander, represented by attorney Shawn Davis, was ordered to pay a total of $3,875.66 in restitution and court fines and costs. Of that, $1,275 was what prosecutors say he overcharged 174 individuals and agencies who hired him over that six months.
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Kent County judge blasts Norton Shores man accused of bilking process service clients
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Process server admits fraud
Failed to deliver NY legal notices
By George Pyle - NEWS BUSINESS REPORTER
January 16, 2010, 12:30 am
A Long Island-based process server who was accused of leaving thousands of New Yorkers unaware that they had been sued for unpaid debts, subjecting many of them to surprise judgments, liens and wage garnishments, has pleaded guilty to fraud.
William Singler, owner of American Legal Process, entered the plea Friday in Nassau County Supreme Court, admitting to one count of a class E felony. He is to be sentenced March 24 and still faces a civil suit in which New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is seeking damages and penalties.
In a statement announcing the guilty plea Friday, Cuomo said that ALP employees had not served properly, or at all, thousands of notices attorneys and creditors had paid them to serve.
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Process server admits fraud
By George Pyle - NEWS BUSINESS REPORTER
January 16, 2010, 12:30 am
A Long Island-based process server who was accused of leaving thousands of New Yorkers unaware that they had been sued for unpaid debts, subjecting many of them to surprise judgments, liens and wage garnishments, has pleaded guilty to fraud.
William Singler, owner of American Legal Process, entered the plea Friday in Nassau County Supreme Court, admitting to one count of a class E felony. He is to be sentenced March 24 and still faces a civil suit in which New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is seeking damages and penalties.
In a statement announcing the guilty plea Friday, Cuomo said that ALP employees had not served properly, or at all, thousands of notices attorneys and creditors had paid them to serve.
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Process server admits fraud
Monday, October 19, 2009
Bailiff pleads guilty to fraud, handed house arrest
Kamloopsnews.com - October 19, 2009
A city process server accused of defrauding or stealing from clients pleaded guilty in B.C. Supreme Court Friday.
John Gary Granoff was charged earlier this year with breach of trust by a public officer, impersonating a peace officer, as well as theft and fraud over $5,000.
He pleaded guilty to the breach of trust and fraud and was sentenced to a 15-month conditional sentence with six months house arrest.
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Bailiff pleads guilty to fraud, handed house arrest
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A city process server accused of defrauding or stealing from clients pleaded guilty in B.C. Supreme Court Friday.
John Gary Granoff was charged earlier this year with breach of trust by a public officer, impersonating a peace officer, as well as theft and fraud over $5,000.
He pleaded guilty to the breach of trust and fraud and was sentenced to a 15-month conditional sentence with six months house arrest.
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Bailiff pleads guilty to fraud, handed house arrest
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