
Michigan lawyers charged in fraudulent debt-collecting scheme
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Three lawyers in Michigan have been charged in connection with an alleged scheme to collect debts that may not have been owed, according to reports.
"These people, this firm, took advantage of the most vulnerable people in the state who weren’t familiar with the legal process or may have believed they needed to pay on debts they never owed," Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton said Tuesday while announcing the charges. "These lawyers put a dagger in the heart of due process." Marc Fishman, president and CEO of the Fishman Group in Bloomfield Township, was charged with maintaining a criminal enterprise and obstruction of justice, while Ryan Fishman and Ichim, who both work there, were charged with conducting a criminal enterprise (racketeering) 30 counts of forgery and a count of obstruction of justice, according to The Detroit News.More Related News