Debt broker charged with fraud

Published June 9, 2014 7:23pm ET



ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The owner of a company that brokered debts from financial institutions is charged with running an operation that bought low-quality debt and sold it as premium debt.

Federal prosecutors said Monday that Leonard Potillo defrauded third-party debt purchasers of more than $70 million.

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