A former debt collector who allegedly attempted to goad another collector into violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and the Buffalo-area law firm that represented her, have been sharply criticized by a federal judge, who sanctioned the firm.
Western District Judge John T. Curtin said Lyneisha Ford and the Law Offices of Kenneth R. Hiller in Amherst, Erie County, “egregiously manipulated” the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), “compelling the defense of frivolous claims and wasting the court’s time and resources in an attempt to recover statutory damages.”
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