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Company: Freedom Debt Relief, LLC et al.
Penalty: $950,000
Year: 2009
Date: December 22, 2009
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Freedom Debt Relief. LLC agreed to pay $500,000 in refunds and $450,000 in penalties and costs to the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office and the California Department of Corporations, in settlement of allegations that it and related companies Freedom Debt Relief, Inc., Freedom Financial Network, LLC, Alivio Holdings, LLC, Bills.com, Inc., Freedom Tax Relief, LLC, and Alivio Mortgage, LLC engaged in Debt Negotiation services that were unlicensed, deceptive, ineffective and had charges higher than allowed under state regulations.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: California
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