Sentences with phrase «illegal tactics»

But some of these firms are facing questions on their potentially illegal tactics in securing the properties.

Everything about its troubled production, possibly illegal tactics to generate buzz, and overall impact will make for a great industry memoir some day.

The consumer bureau has been cracking down on illegal tactics used to sell credit card add - on products.

You'll find plenty annoying what debt collectors can legally do; there's no need to let them get away with abusing you through illegal tactics too.

But the firms are coming under fire for using questionable and possibly illegal tactics.

Secret footage obtained by undercover journalists for Channel 4 in the UK showed senior members of the company Cambridge Analytica seemingly admitting to the use of illegal tactics — both online and offline — to swing elections.

After a consumer falls for the promotional tactics promising them guaranteed results on their credit repair journey, many consumers must pay out cash up front to an agency who either does nothing further the help fix their credit or how uses illegal tactics for establishing new credit identities.

«We are well aware that anyone who mass posts to newsgroups will be the object of vicious threats, harassment, bullying, coercion, vandalism, obscene phone calls, mail fraud and assorted other illegal tactics,» says Canter.

At a minimum once per year I'd even suggest more often because collection agencies have been known to stoop to downright illegal tactics in order to squeeze any money they can out of you.

The «Mad Money» host predicted that because of recent scandals, Wells Fargo might hesitate to show meaningful growth in its report for fear of regulators thinking it is using illegal tactics again.

Chelsea are also more cynical when it comes to player recruitment and development, farming out youngsters on an industrial scale, operating questionable and occasionally illegal tactics to attain promising youngsters, and generally buying players for their immediate impact as opposed to what they might develop into, hence the fact that you could make a team of ex-Chelsea players that's probably better than Chelsea.

Stane's villainy comes mostly from using underhanded and very much illegal tactics to maintain his post-industrial capitalist status.

The ones who need to go to jail are the «wholesaling gurus» that spin a perfectly legal aspect of contracting into a course of how to lie, cheat, steal and teach unethical and even illegal tactics.

Wylie outlined further details of the borderline and potentially illegal tactics used by Cambridge Analytica and other companies within the SCL Group.

That's also why, Wagner explained, it's wrong to call the Cambridge Analytica affair a «breach,» because at no point was the data obtained through hacking or other illegal tactics.

1 A «Rambo lawyer» is synonymous with a lawyer who «uses aggressive, unethical, or illegal tactics in representing a client and who lacks courtesy and professionalism in dealing with other lawyers»: Black's Law Dictionary (9th ed.

Days after the first reports about Facebook data, Cambridge Analytica said it had suspended its chief executive officer, Alexander Nix, who caught on camera boasting about the firm's willingness to use bribes, entrapment with sex workers and other possibly illegal tactics to undermine political candidates.

At Jeb Bush's bipartisan conference on the privatization movement, outgoing Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels complained that teachers used illegal tactics to defeat State Superintendent Tony Bennett.

«After bringing attention to the illegal tactics of building owner Raphael Toledano, tenants had hoped to see improvements in their daily living conditions,» Mendez said.

And now, with footage of Cambridge Analytica's CEO describing shady, potentially illegal tactics, in other political campaigns, anyone with even the loosest ties to the company's work should brace for more scrutiny, too.

The data further indicates that like charter schools in Hartford and Bridgeport, New Haven's charter schools use what should be illegal tactics to push out certain students who might bring down their standardized test scores.

The New Jersey Education Association on Tuesday criticized Project Vertias for «using dishonest and illegal tactics» and said there should be no coverage of its videos.

Illegal tactics and lack of sufficient resources allow these diamonds to slip through the cracks.

Their illegal tactics can include frequent, harassing telephone calls to your home or employer; threats of visits to your home; and even threats of jail time even though the U.S. does not have a debtor's prison.

You engaged in illegal tactics that caused me to lose a very large sum of money and I intend to obtain a recovery from you.

Check your credit reports Collection agencies will often stoop to low, illegal tactics to get you to pay a debt.

deceptive forms [top] An illegal tactic used by some debt collectors to recover payment.

If a debt collector is relentless in trying to recover money you owe, a debt lawyer is a good resource to help you understand your rights and provide a path to escape harassment or illegal tactics.

He employs various creative legal and illegal tactics to mock, vandalise and disrupt concentrations of power.

«Corporate bullies should not be allowed to use illegal tactics to block the development of clean energy,» said Marcie Keever, legal director at Friends of the Earth.

In early June this year, the Coal & Investment Leadership Forum, a trade show, sent this message to its email list: «As the «war on coal» continues, I trust that the commitment we have made to support Chris Horner's work will eventually create great awareness of the illegal tactics being employed to pass laws that are intended to destroy our industry.»

Five prominent non-profits have launched the «Polluter Fraud Hotline» (1-866-363-4648), inviting average citizens or industry insiders to blow the whistle on any deceptive or illegal tactics that big polluters and their lobbyists are using in opposition to clean energy legislation.

After the event, attendees received an email signed by each of the five coal company CEOs which hinted at the coal funding for Horner's work: «As the «war on coal» continues, I trust that the commitment we have made to support Chris Horner's work will eventually create greater awareness of the illegal tactics being employed to pass laws that are intended to destroy our industry.»

They use illegal tactics to obtain information on potential music and movie «pirates» (I use the term loosely, to include anyone downloading copyrighted media) in order to sue them for ridiculous amounts of money.

The lawsuit also alleges that the illegal tactics can have a detrimental effect on customers» credit scores.

The process may be frustrating, but where is the line between legal (but frustrating) tactics and illegal tactics?

With today's economy, more employers are resorting to illegal tactics to keep their businesses afloat, or to earn money in a fraudulent manner.

That's also why, Wagner explained, it's wrong to call the Cambridge Analytica affair a «breach,» because at no point was the data obtained through hacking or other illegal tactics.

And now, with footage of Cambridge Analytica's CEO describing shady, potentially illegal tactics, in other political campaigns, anyone with even the loosest ties to the company's work should brace for more scrutiny, too.

Cambridge Analytica is now at the heart of an international scandal for improperly obtaining data on 50 million Americans via Facebook, as well as for comments by its CEO that suggest the company engages in unethical and potentially illegal tactics on behalf of political clients.

This is a very dangerous and illegal tactic that can cause irreversible damage to the mental health of the alienated parent and the children involved.