Debt Collection misleading and deceptive conduct - using a fake court room

Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - Posted by Philip Harvey

We had previously reported Unicredit (now no longer in existence) had used fake illegal courtrooms as a collection tactic / tool to obtain payments from debtors. The lawsuit brought by the Attorney General had prompted the judge to close Unicredit down.

The president of the company (Covatto) has been ordered to pay the US $500k in civil penalties and legal fees under a judgment entered against him for his implicit role in running the fake courtroom.

It is unknown if Covatto has any funds to pay the Judgment. He filed for bankruptcy in 2011.