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Company: Machol & Johannes, LLC et al.
Penalty: $1,139,000
Year: 2021
Date: June 8, 2021
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Machol & Johannes agreed to pay $475,000 in restitution, forgive up to $250,000 in fees and costs charged, and pay $414,000 in costs in settlement of allegations it engaged in debt collection practives which included unlawfully assessing fees and failing to provide consumers with sufficient notice that they could protect a portion of the assets in their accounts from garnishment.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Washington Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Washington
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