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Court Bans Accelerated Debt Settlement Operators After FTC Impersonation Case
Court enters $106.8 million judgment and orders defendants to turn over assets At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has permanently banned the operators of an alleged debt relief scheme that targeted seniors and veterans by impersonating banks, credit card companies and government agencies. “Targeting seniors and veterans, pretending to be entities they know and trust, and then robbing them of their hard-earned money is egregious behavior,” said Christopher Mufarrige, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. In July 2025, at the FTC’s request, a federal court temporarily halted the Accelerated Debt Settlement operation.
