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.
Three attorneys accused to running criminal enterprise charged
GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) A trio of attorneys are now facing multiple felony charges on accusations of running a criminal enterprise to prey on some of the most vulnerable populations.
The Genesee County prosecutor is charging the attorneys out of Oakland County saying they would serve people as debt collectors and use the courts to garnish wages from victims who were unaware of what was happening. The number of victims could be over 1,000.
“This case involves father-son duo Mark and Ryan Fishman of Fishman Group, a professional debt collection law firm out of Oakland County, along with a third party, Alexandra Ichim,” Genesee County prosecutor David Leyton said.
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A trio of attorneys are now facing multiple felony charges on accusations of running a criminal enterprise to prey on some of the most vulnerable populations.
A trio of attorneys are now facing multiple felony charges on accusations of running a criminal enterprise to prey on some of the most vulnerable populations.
The Genesee County prosecutor is charging the attorneys out of Oakland County saying they would serve people as debt collectors and use the courts to garnish wages from victims who were unaware of what was happening. The number of victims could be over 1,000.
âThis case involves father-son duo Mark and Ryan Fishman of Fishman Group, a professional debt collection law firm out of Oakland County, along with a third party, Alexandra Ichim,â Genesee County prosecutor David Leyton said.
Oakland County lawyers charged for allegedly filing fraudulent documents in Genesee County
Updated Apr 08, 2021;
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GENESEE COUNTY, MI Three Oakland County lawyers have been charged with multiple felonies after allegedly filing fraudulent documents in Genesee County courts.
Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton and county sheriff Chris Swanson announced the charges at a Tuesday, April 6, news conference.
Marc Fishman, 70, and Ryan Fishman, 32, of Bloomfield Township, along with Alexandra Ichim, 33, of Waterford Township all lawyers with the Fishman Group law firm in Bloomfield Hills are charged with one count of criminal enterprises, also known as racketeering, a 20-year felony, and obstruction of justice, a 5-year felony.