FTC Settlement Halts Allegedly Abusive Practices by Company Collecting Debts for More Than 500 Municipalities

An operation that collects debts owed to municipalities has agreed to stop engaging in allegedly illegal collection tactics under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. According to the FTC, American Municipal Services Corporation and its owners, Lawrence Bergman and Gregory Pitchford, collect court fines, parking tickets, and debts for utility bills and other services […]