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Complaint Review: BRUNO & ASSOCIATES - Tampa Florida

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  • BRUNO & ASSOCIATES 15701 Warbler Place Tampa, Florida United States of America

BRUNO & ASSOCIATES RICHARD B. CATTI, PCA Also known as "THE AGENCY", also known as "BRUNO-CUSAMANO-MONTESI-TATAGLIA-PALMINA-CAPONE & ASSOCIATES" He operates as an unscrupulous debt collector. The tactics he uses to collect a debt are against the law. Tampa, Florida

*UPDATE EX-employee responds: Rebuttal to the Moron who wrote the Negfative Report

*Consumer Comment: re

*Consumer Comment: Catti's Day is comming! Prison- a familiar site for Catti

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This man operates a collection agency & uses tactics that are against the laws governing collection agency's in the state of Florida and the entire USA.


Some common illegal practices Mr. Catti uses are:

Calls to my work. Calls to me at home at late hours. Threats to notify my neighbors that I owe the debt. Threats to sue me. Threats to have me arrested. Uses abusive language. Threats to cause me and my family physical harm with a baseball bat. Sends me threatening emails day & night, which I have saved. Shows up at my home on the weekends beating on my door. Makes "wanted" posters with my photo & distributes them around the community near where I live. Tells me that I had better send my wife out on a street corner to earn some money. States that he is "connected" (Mafia) and can have "some boys" fly in from New Jersey to take care of me with just one phone call. It has been a nightmare that just won't go away.

The fact is that I do owe the debt which was in excess of $12,000 as of late last year.
In March of this year I agreed to a payment plan and have paid the debt down to less than $3,000.00 over the past 6 months. Times are hard, money is tough to come by & I have had serious health issues that required an extensive hospital stay (27 days). Because of that I have, at times, been late on my scheduled payments which prompts Mr. Catti to start his threatening tactics all over again.

Mr. Catti was hired to collect a debt. Both HE and His Client are aware of his tactics and his client has participated in this process of stalking & terrorizing me & my family. Because of his threats my wife is afraid to be alone or to answer the door. No one should be allowed to cause this much fear in  the name of collecting a debt.

We have obtained legal representation and provided the lawyers with 7 months of emails and an unbelievable number of letters from Mr. Catti that documents his numerous violation of collection laws. We intend to pursue Mr. Catti & his company to the fullest extent of the law. If you have had a similar experience with Mr. Catti & his collection company... don't be afraid to post a report on ripoff report. When Debt Collectors Harass you They Have Broken the law!

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#3 UPDATE EX-employee responds

Rebuttal to the Moron who wrote the Negfative Report

AUTHOR: Florida Criminal Investigations - (United States of America)

POSTED: Sunday, December 18, 2011

WEhy is it ALWAYS the Thief, The Crook, The person who GOT CAUGHT SCREWING the PUBLIC that Bitches it isn't right that the AGENCY, THE COURT, THE ATTORNEYS or the PUBLIC reported them as the " THIEF" you are. You SCREWED people in Texas. You SCREWED people in Florida, and we belioeve that your SCREWED the public in Tenn as well. You have Arrest records in Texas and Florida you low life piece of s**t and you have the BALLS to complain when an agency exposes you as the thief you are !! Nobody went to your neighbors. You lying piece of Texas Bullshit. You told the agency you stole the money and would make payment arrangements and you told them to meet with you at your home. Don't twist the truth you lying b*****d. You also met with them as a restaurant to make payments. You even paid for the lunch, so don't you dare twist the truth. You even met with the owner of the debt and had your wife meet with the clioent you tole thev money from. You didn't even have the balls to meet with them face to face because you were afraid the guiy you stole the money from was going to beat your Texas a*s up, so you sent your wife to cover your a*s. It was later learned over the next 6 weeks you were scammingt other companies out of money. You are a thief, a liar and a con ARTIST and  there is a TRAIL in the THREE STATES ofd your illicit dealings. You are a liar, and we will tell that to your face. In fact, Mr. Bruno told that to you right to your face but you sat there like a little punk and didn't say a word. We were at the bar sitting next to you and you didn't even know it We were onbe chair over to your left just waitingt for you to SCREW UP and do something. Your track recordis vast you b*****d, and anytime you want to meet up and dicuss your  venting face to face with Vruno, I suggest you know ahead of time that you will be dealt t5he hand you wan t to play. It is thieves like you who b***h and wind when your expopsed as the thief you are. Why is it the moan the loudest, b**ch the loudest but always  always are the tough guys when they aren't in front of the accusers. You talk TRASH, and I say... if you had the BALLS... step up to the plate anytime ... anywhere... and talk the talk... We will walk the walk.

Go under your rock with the BVIT&*CH* ..,. you are thieves and it must not even bother you being called the thief you are, because you arec still out there SCREWING the public. Bruno & Associates exposed you for the SCUMBAG you are.. He did his job.... SO RODNEY BAKER... you can go f**k yourself.You have the IRS after you, Thev State of Floreida, Various Judgments against you from clients you ripped off, current lawsuits, and sooner or later you are going to be put in JAIL.. that is coming for SURE !!  ANYTIME YOU THINK YOU WANT TO MEET  AND TALK THE bulls**t YOU write, YOU HAVE OUR NUMBER, JUST MAKE THAT CALL AND SEE HOW FAST YOU SEE OUR FACES !! You  are playing with the WRONG PEOPLE. You have no idea who we are !! I suggest you let sleeping dogs lie Mr. Baker.

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AUTHOR: John - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Friday, February 25, 2011

Do you have any sort of written agreement with them? Making monthly payments to debt collectors is usually a bad way to pay as your payments can go down a black hole of high fees and interest. The ideal way is to settle for less at once.
Do you at least have receipts showing your account balance where it's now at $3k? If not, then you need this...otherwise they can just resell your account to another debt collector and they'll restart the collection process all over again.

If the illegal threats continue, get a tape recorder, turn it on and read the following statement:

Be advised that this call is being recorded. If you do not consent to being recorded, you need to terminate this call. Continuation of this phone call after officially being informed that it is being recorded implies consent to be recorded.
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Once you've read this disclaimer, recording is fair game.

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Catti's Day is comming! Prison- a familiar site for Catti

AUTHOR: D - (United States of America)

POSTED: Thursday, February 24, 2011

Richard Bruno Catti has hidden the truth about himself until now.  He has a lengthy criminal record that includes assault with a deadly weapon, battery, and even domestic violence. Unlike the lies that he dreams up about innocent people- he is the true dirt bag criminal.  The public records don't lie.  To the author of this original report: Richard Bruno Catti is in big trouble.  Who would hire a "convicted felon" to represent them.  It is very obvious that he is in trouble- just look at his pathetic postings on Craig's List trying to get a job as a collections specialist.  Not this time- everyone knows that no one in their right mind would hire a convicted felon and scum bag like Richard Bruno Catti.  What's even more laughable is this piece of garbage even filed for "bankruptcy" himself- what a hypocrite!!!  This is one dirt bag, scam artist, thug, bully, piece of sh*t!!!!!

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