by Allan Lengel From left, attorneys Alexandra Ichim, Marc Fishman and Ryan Fishman of the Fishman Group law firm are accused of racketeering in Genesee County.(source: WJRT) Three attorneys from the same Oakland County law firm including a father and son have been charged in Flint with being part of a fraudulent scheme authorities say involved forgery and illegal debt collection from people and companies, including many who never owed money. Attorneys Marc Fishman, 70, his son Ryan Fishman, 33, and Alexandra Ichim, 33, all of the Fishman Group in Bloomfield Hills, are accused of filing debt collection lawsuits on behalf of clients, then illegally collecting debt through forgeries, according to a press conference by the Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton that was posted on ABC12 News in Flint.
Battle Creek And Kalamazoo Residents Scammed By Attorneys
Three Detroit area attorneys are now charged as criminals. They’re accused of using the very court system they swore to serve, as a means to commit fraud. An unknown number of people in Calhoun and Kalamazoo counties have been their victims. No one knows yet how many area residents are involved.
The Detroit News reports the three attorneys with the Fishman Group in Bloomfield Hills are charged with fraudulently using the state’s courts to steal money from hundreds of unsuspecting Michigan residents. Best estimates so far figure the losses at around $1 million. But it is very early in the investigative process and the figure could go much higher. Investigators don’t believe any court employees are involved in the scam.