Operation Payback

A Federal-State Crackdown on Credit Repair Fraud

 

List of Cases:

 

Office of the Illinois Attorney General James E. Ryan

Media Contact:
Charles L. Jolie -- 312/814-3451

Defendants:

Credit Fix Agency, also known as C.F. Agency
42-800 Bob Hope Drive
Suite 209-H
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270

National Credit Management Group
177 Main Street, Suite 250
Fort Lee, NJ 07024

Office of Indiana Attorney General Pamela Carter

Media Contact:
Richard Schneider -- 317/232-6351

Defendant:

A-1 Credit Rehabilitation, Inc., doing business as A-1 Credit Company, Inc.
1053 Tabor Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Office of Massachusetts Attorney General Scott Harshbarger

Media Contact:
Marsha Cohen -- 617/727-2543

Defendants:

DTM Financial Services, also known as USR Publications, USR Credit Restoral, Ray-Pro Financial Services, and Ray-Pro
Raymond Procaccini
Dana T. Mills
Walpole, MA 02081

Office of Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon

Media Contact:
Mary Still -- 573/751-8844

Defendants:

Tri-State Financial Corp., doing business as Nu-Start
John L. Weigel
4132 Shoreline Drive, Suite J
Earth City, MO 63045

Office of North Carolina Attorney General Michael F. Easley

Media Contact:
Amy Green -- 919/715-5701

Defendants:

First Consumer Alliance, et al
5787 Westminster Blvd.
Westminster, CA 92683

Office of Ohio Attorney General Betty D. Montgomery

Media Contact:
Jessica Vaglienti -- 614/466-3840

Defendants:

Midwell Financial Services
115 Long Ridge Road
Wakefield, NH 03872

Office of Tennessee Attorney General Charles W. Burson

Media Contact:
Sharon Curtis-Flair -- 615/741-5860

Defendants:

Walter David Channels, doing business as The Law Center
116 N Citrus Avenue
Covina, California and

611 Civic Center Dr.
Santa Ana, California

Lexington Law Firm
Jamis Johnson
220 South 200th East
Salt Lake City, UT

Office of Washington State Attorney General Christine Gregoire

Media Contact:
Janice Marich -- 206/464-6432

Defendants:

DTM Financial Services, doing business as USR Publications, USR Credit Restoral, Ray- Pro Financial Services, and Ray-Pro
Dana T. Mills
7 Clinton Avenue
Walpole, MA 02081

Office of Wisconsin Attorney General James E. Doyle

Media Contact:
Jim Haney -- 608/266-1221

Defendants:

Legal Credit Verification Services
1447 Meadow Creek Court
Pewaukee, Wisconsin

Office of the District of Columbia Corporation Counsel Charles F. C. Ruff

Media Contact:
Dana Sheppard -- 202/727-3500

Defendants:

Jerry J. Jewell and Jayco, doing business as Credit Doctor
5335 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 330
Washington, D.C. 20015

Federal Trade Commission

Media Contact:
Victoria Streitfeld -- 202-326-2718

FTC Chicago Regional Office:

Staff Contact:
Russ Damtoft -- 312/353-8156

Defendants:

Giving You Credit, Inc.
Partners In Vision International, Inc.
Paul Symington
Lois Symington
3645 Ruffin Road, Suite 125
San Diego, CA 92123

and

Clear Your Credit, Inc.
Keith Berggren
1430 West Belmont Avenue
Chicago, IL 60657

FTC Division of Marketing Practices:

Staff Contact: Eileen Harrington -- 202/326-3127

Defendants:

Jayco Associates, Inc., doing business as Credit Doctor
5335 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 330
Washington, D.C. 20015

and

Jerry J. Jewell
5301 Flanders Avenue
Kensington, MD 20895

FTC Los Angeles Regional Office:

Staff Contact:
Ann Jones -- 310/235-7890

Defendants:

Walter D. Channels, doing business as The Law Center and The Consumer Law Center
James Martin Coose
116 No. Citrus, #209, Covina, CA
625 The City Drive, Orange, CA and
611 Civic Center Drive West, #206, Santa Ana, CA

and one other case, still under a court-ordered seal

Attorneys General in Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Kentucky, New York, New Mexico and Rhode Island, among others, offered substantial assistance in Operation Payback.