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Student Loan Forgiveness Scammer Permanently Banned from Debt Relief Industry and Telemarketing

First publishedJul 21, 12:00 UTC
Last updatedJul 27, 11:05 UTC · 12m ago
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Dennise Merdjanian is permanently banned from the debt relief industry and telemarketing. She and her operators took $45.9 million from consumers. This happened after the FTC charged them with an illegal student loan debt relief operation.

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Dennise Merdjanian and her operators took money from people who wanted help with their student loans. They did this illegally. The FTC said they took $45.9 million. Now, Dennise Merdjanian is banned from helping people with debt and from telemarketing.

Why it matters

This matters because people who help others with debt must do it honestly. If they don't, they can cause a lot of problems for those people.

In brief
Who is Dennise Merdjanian?
Dennise Merdjanian is a person who operated an illegal student loan debt relief scheme.
How much money did she take?
She and her operators took $45.9 million from consumers.
What happened to her?
She is permanently banned from the debt relief industry and telemarketing.
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    Scouting report

    Dennise Merdjanian and her operators took money from people who wanted help with their student loans.

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    FTCreported a student loan debt forgiveness scam
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    Scouting report

    The FTC charged Dennise Merdjanian and her operators with an illegal student loan debt relief operation.

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    TypeAngle
    FTCreported a student loan debt forgiveness scam
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