I received a call from this number. A woman identified herself as Nicole Cochran and said she works with the Criminal Investigation Dept. of Dorothy Thornton and Associates. She was calling on behalf of my sister and basically said if my sister didn't call by the end of the day (7-9-10) she would have a warrant out for her arrest. After making a phone call to someone else for help they said this person is probably just a collection agency and I shouldn't worry about it. Well, you do worry about it when these people are so sure-sounding and give you case numbers, etc.. I'm only posting this as another warning since a different phone number was listed when I Googled DT and Assoc.
thanks for all the info! i just recently have been getting these calls for my sister that they are trying to contact and have been leaving threatening messages. I have nothing to do with her debt and she must have put me as a reference how do i get these calls to stop??
The Governor’s Office of Consumer Protection said it investigated a series of reports from consumers that Dorsey Thornton & Associates harassed and deceived consumers in several ways:
Debt collection agency Dorsey Thornton & Associates LLC and its principal officers Wyteria Dorsey and Michael Thornton agreed to a $15.5 million settlement with the Georgia Governor’s Office of Consumer Protection after an investigation into alleged harassment and deception of consumers.
The Governor’s Office of Consumer Protection said it investigated a series of reports from consumers that the debt collector harassed and deceived consumers in several ways:
Threatening consumers with arrest or imprisonment if they did not pay the debt.
Refusing to send consumers written proof of the debt owed.
Identifying themselves as investigators rather than disclosing they were debt collectors attempting to collect a debt.
Contacting third parties and divulging information about the debtor’s account.
Calling consumers before 8 a.m. or after 9 p.m.
Continuing to contact consumers even after they told the company to stop calling them.
Following the investigation, Dorsey Thornton & Associates denied the allegations but agreed to forego collection of 31,433 accounts, representing a total of $15.5 million in consumer debt. It also will pay an undisclosed civil penalty and reimburse OCP for investigative and legal expenses.