CCDN Smacked with RICO Class Action Lawsuit

On November 10, 2009 in Wilmington, NC Federal Court, a RICO Class Action lawsuit was brought against CCDN, Legal Debt Cure, The Credit Card Solution, their owners and operators and many others.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

CASE NO.: 7:09-CV-183-FL

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Chris W. TAYLOR;

William G. HARRISON, Sr.;

Linda Sheryl LUCAS;

Cathy Horton HUNT;

Sharon SOUTHWOOD; and

Dorman and Brenda BEASLEY,

for themselves

and all others similarly situated,

Plaintiffs

v.

Lee W. BETTIS, Jr., Esq.;

Pat Leigh PITTMAN, Esq.;

Joanne K. PARTIN, Esq.;

Robert L. EMANUEL, Esq.;

Stephen A. DUNN, Esq.;

Raymond E. DUNN, Jr., Esq.;

EMANUEL & DUNN, PLLC,

a North Carolina professional

limited liability company and

18 U.S.C. § 1961(4) association-in-fact;

BETTIS DUNN & DUNN,

a North Carolina general partnership and

18 U.S.C. § 1961(4) association-in-fact;

Richard Jude WASIK, Esq.;

BARRISTER LEGAL SERVICES, P.C.,

an Illinois corporation and

18 U.S.C. § 1961(4) association-in-fact;

W. Andrew ARNOLD, Esq.;

THE LAW OFFICES OF W. ANDREW ARNOLD, P.C.,

a South Carolina corporation and

18 U.S.C. § 1961(4) association-in-fact;

CCDN, LLC,

a Nevada limited liability company and

18 U.S.C. § 1961(4) association-in-fact;

LEGAL DEBT CURE, LLC,

a Nevada limited liability company and

18 U.S.C. § 1961(4) association-in-fact;

R.K. LOCK & ASSOCIATES,

an Illinois sole proprietorship and

18 U.S.C. § 1961(4) association-in-fact

doing business as CCDN or the Credit

Collections Defense Network;

Jen DEVINE;

Robert K. LOCK, Jr., Esq.;

Colleen Tomasino LOCK;

Philip M. MANGER, Esq.;

S. John HAGENSTEIN;

Tracy WEBSTER;

Richard D. RUSS;

Ernest Greg BRITT, Jr.;

R&G MARKETING,

a Florida general partnership and

18 U.S.C. § 1961(4) association-in-fact;

EXCELL MARKETING, LLC,

a Florida limited liability company and

18 U.S.C. § 1961(4) association-in-fact;

THE CREDIT CARD SOLUTION,

a Texas sole proprietorship and

18 U.S.C. § 1961(4) association-in-fact;

Robert Mitchell LINDSEY;

Rodney Emil BRISCO, Esq.;

AEGIS CORPORATION,

a Missouri corporation and

18 U.S.C. § 1961(4) association-in-fact;

DEBT JURISPRUDENCE, INC.,

a Missouri corporation and

18 U.S.C. § 1961(4) association-in-fact;

M. David KRAMER; and

Marcia M. MURPHY,

Defendants.

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