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Payday loan scams & predatory lending prosecutions

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Consumer Finance Protection Bureau sues two for allegedly hiding money related to illegal payday lending business

Seeking to avoid more than $40 million in restitution and penalties, Carnes made a series of fraudulent transfers to his wife’s trust.

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Cinematic Court of Law and Justice Trial: Judge Ruling Out a Positive Decision in a Civil Family Case, Close Up of a Striking Gavel to End Hearing.
Former chairman of 1 Global indicted for allegedly running $250 million scheme

Man was indicted with orchestrating a sprawling fraud scheme that affected more than 3,400 investors in 42 different states. 

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Court of Law and Justice Trial Session: Imparcial Honorable Judge Pronouncing Sentence, striking Gavel. Focus on Mallet, Hammer. Cinematic Shot of Dramatic Not Guilty Verdict. Close-up Shot.
Consumer Finance Protection Bureau sues lending conglomerate for allegedly running illegal loan churn to gather millions in fees

A CURO Group Holdings Company, Heights Finance, induced struggling customers into a fee-harvesting and loan-churning scheme.

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