Pair of collectors Indicted in Maryland
Date: Wed, 04/19/2006 - 15:54
This story is from the Baltimore Sun.
Pair accused of lying about unserved papers
April 19, 2006
A Baltimore County father/son team has been indicted on perjury and conspiracy charges, according to the Baltimore Sun's “Baltimore County Digest.†Authorities claim that the pair lied about serving hundreds of defendants in civil proceedings.
The duo – father Brian Fitzgerald, 70, and son Kevin Fitzgerald, 44 – are owners of Patrick Investigations Inc, a collection agency in Timonium, MD. Authorities allege that the Fitzgeralds filed fraudulent affidavits of service – affidavits that had not, in fact, been served to the debtors. This allowed for courts to find no-show judgments against civil defendants.
The men were indicted late Monday; an arraignment date has yet to be set.
Pair accused of lying about unserved papers
April 19, 2006
A Baltimore County father/son team has been indicted on perjury and conspiracy charges, according to the Baltimore Sun's “Baltimore County Digest.†Authorities claim that the pair lied about serving hundreds of defendants in civil proceedings.
The duo – father Brian Fitzgerald, 70, and son Kevin Fitzgerald, 44 – are owners of Patrick Investigations Inc, a collection agency in Timonium, MD. Authorities allege that the Fitzgeralds filed fraudulent affidavits of service – affidavits that had not, in fact, been served to the debtors. This allowed for courts to find no-show judgments against civil defendants.
The men were indicted late Monday; an arraignment date has yet to be set.
Let this be a lesson to every payday charlatan who is dumb enoug
Let this be a lesson to every payday charlatan who is dumb enough to speak of summons that do not exist. When I worked for CCA, I read in the company compliance newsletter that a collection agency that was in the business of collecting rubber checks really got theirs when a class action suit was filed over harassment and falsifying amounts.
