Powell, Burke & Associates And Cole, Flannigan & Associates Fraud Alert! Scam Watch!! Robbery!! Oxnard California

I am an office Manager at TAG Engineering and our company was taken for $1000.00 dollars by you!!!! You should all be put in jail and I think I will take the advised of the original report and indeed contact the distric Attorney!!!

  Whoever the man behind the mask is that so freely decides to take it upon himself to post defamating and purported statements such as these listed above seems to have keen knowledge of collection laws and regulatory statutes, however the allegations against CFA are completey without merit, furthermore I wonder if this "secret admirerer" of ours is aware that it is a violation of several federal and state laws to quote law publicly or to lie in order to discredit competitors. If this man is a competitor posting complete lies about us I will get to the bottom of this and exercise my rights both as an individual and as a corporate entity and as far as who the president of this firm is anyone may look up the secretary of State website to find out on public record who the President and the BOSS is. There is no reason to try to hide the true identity of the president if you are running a legitimate company. I am not the president of a Nevada corporation but I am the owner of Cole Flannigan & Associates.I previously stated there is no client that is displeased with my services. After reading this last posting I am certain I am being put down by a competitor who should spend more time focusing on his/her own client and debtor list and quit worrying about ours for crying out loud!!!

Best Regards

Most states require debt collectors to carry a cash bond and a surety bond with deposits in the tens of thousands.  Additionaly, some states require that debt collectors mantain a seperate bank account to deposit their collections into trust to seperate funds that a collection agency collects for their client and what they keep for themselves.

Fly By Night companies like this Cole, Flannigan & Associates cant afford to part with a $20,000 deposit for a surety bond so they dont carry proper licensing.  Plus, these companies have no intention of ever repaying their client in the first place, so why set up a seperate bond??

I would check the licensing requirements in your state for debt collectors and stay away from those that arent licesned.

In addition, an applicant for a collection agency license in Nevada must supply a bond between $25,000 and $50,000 and they must have a physical location in Nevada that they operate out of.  This company is located in Oxnard, CA as the post says and the business records indicate the President, Donald F. Lavalle is in Thousand Oaks CA.  Not Larry Flannigan. 

Although they may have an office in Nevada, they arent even licensed to collect in their home state.

In all my years of business I cant remember a time when such a putrid and completely eroneous allegation has been made regarding me as a person or my company. If I have any displeased clients, I urge you please to contact us so we can resolve any pending issues, however i am somewhat baffled as I am not aware of any. In fact I am certain there are none. Cole Flannigan & Associates and our client list have a great relationship and I demand that whoever is responsible for this posting and the direct lies that indicate I employ felons and furlough attendants please come forward. Perhaps you are someone denied a job due to your criminal history or maybe a disgruntled ex employee. I am not certain who allows such unfonded information to be posted but I will be investigating my rights with regard to this.
Best Regards,
Larry Flannigan