June 26, 2019

Arizona-based commercial debt collection company BARR Credit Services has agreed to pay $55,793 and start a compliance program to resolve its liability under the False Claims Act.  According to the government’s complaint, Barr Credit submitted false claims on behalf of a telemarketing firm called Scholars in Print, which allegedly sends unsolicited textbooks to schools and libraries and then invoices the unwilling recipients.  Barr Credit attempted to collect on these unpaid invoices from the Federal Bureau of Prisons despite knowing the debts were invalid.  USAO EDPA

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