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THE STATE SHUT DOWN A MINNESOTA
BUSINESSMAN TODAY FOR
UNTRUSTWORTHINESS AND
INCOMPETENCE.
IT'S THE SECOND TIME HE'S
BEEN PUNISHED SINCE WE STARTED
LOOKING INTO HIS COMPANY.
WHAT HE'S DOING THE
CUSTOMERS IS VERY WRONG.
TRYING TO WORK ON YOUR LIFE,
REBUILD CREDIT AND HE'S
BASICALLY STEALING FROM YOU.
THESE ARE THE SAME
COMPLAINTS MADE TWO YEARS AGO.
WITHOUT A STATE OFFICE -- THE
STATE OFFICE ALLOWED HIM TO
HOPE A NEW BUSINESS UNDER A NEW
NAME.
TONIGHT WE LOOK AT THE COSTLY
COMPLAINTS THAT WERE ALLOWED TO
STACK UP FOR A SECOND TIME.
I TRUSTED HIM WITH
REBUILDING MY CREDIT FOR THE
PAST YEAR AND WE'VE GOTTEN
NOWHERE.
REPORTER: SHE SIGNED ON THE
DOTTED LINE IN 2015.
A FEW MONTHS IN, WHEN SHE WENT
TO REFINANCE HER CAR LOAN, HER
BANK STARTED TO ASK QUESTIONS.
THEY SAID IT LOOKED LIKE HE
WAS HURTING MY CREDIT, NOT
HELPING IT.
REPORTER: SHE STILL HE'S
GOTTEN AN ANSWER FROM JOE
MCGLINN.
THERE WAS A LOT OF RED
FLAGS, BII PAID ATTENTION TO
NONE.
REPORTER: KIM WILSON SAW
SUCCESS WITH UNITED CREDIT
CONSULTANTS WHEN SHE SIGNED UP
THE FIRST TIME.
WHEN SHE NOTICED A FEW ERRORS
FILED ON HER CREDIT REPORT MORE
RECENTLY, SHE ENROLLED AGAIN.
WHEN SHE PAID A THOUSAND
DOLLARS, MCGLINN DODGED HER
QUESTIONS WHY SOMETHING CHANGED
AND AFTER SETTING UP MEETINGS
TWICE, HE NEVER SHOWED.
ONCE FOR BEING SICK.
THE SECOND TIME, HE BLAMED A
FLAT TIRE ON HIS MASERATI FOR
CANCELING.
DOING THE EXACT SAME STUFF
THEY WERE DOING BEFORE.
NOTHING'S CHANGED EXCEPT FOR
THE NAME AND LOCATION.
REPORTER: CHRIS CENT 6
MONTHS WORKING FOR MCGLINN.
JOE'S A MASTER MARKETER.
REPORTER: HE SAYS IT'S WELL-
KNOWN HE REFINED GOOGLE RESULTS
TO KEEP THINGS LOOKING CLEAN.
HAVE YOU TO DIG DEEP IN THE
INTERNET TO FIND ANYTHING
NEGATIVE.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHO WAS TAKING
CARE OF ME OR WHO I WAS
SUPPOSED TO BE IN CONTACT WITH.
REPORTER: EMPLOYEES'
PAYCHECKS BOUNCING AND A RAID
BY FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS IN
APRIL OF 2015.
THAT'S WHEN THEY REVOKED THE
LICENSE FOR UNITED CREDIT
CONSULTANTS, BUT THEY'D ALREADY
ISSUED A NEW ONE TO HIS NEW
COMPANY THE MONTH BEFORE.
THE REASON THEY WANTED TO
CHANGE THE NAME WAS SO THEY
COULD SEPARATE THEMSELVES FROM
THEIR PAST.
REPORTER: BUT WE FOUND THE
PAST SEEMS TO HAVE CAUGHT UP
WITH MCGLINN.
TODAY THE STATE ISSUED A CEASE
AND DESIST ORDER.
TO KNOW THE STATE HAS HAD THE
POWER ALL THIS TIME TO CLOSE
HIS DOORS AND THEY HAVEN'T --
THAT HURTS.
YEAH.
REPORTER: YOU WOULDN'T BE
HERE IF THAT WERE THE CASE.
RIGHT, EXACTLY.
REPORTER: WE COULDN'T REACH
HIM FOR COMMENT, BUT BUYER
DAYS, HIS DOORS DOWNTOWN HAVE
BEEN LOCKED.
HIS WIFE POSTED ON FACEBOOK:
CREDIT SERVICES.COM NEW
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IS NEW
YORK, NEW YORK.
PEACE OUT, MINNESOTA.
WE CHECKED AND THEY DO NOT
HOLD A CREDIT REPAIR LICENSE TO
PRACTICE IN NEW YORK.
AND MINNESOTA SAYS IT SHARES
ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS IN OTHER
STATES.
LIZ SAYS LAWMAKERS ARE
CONCERNED SOME -- RECENT COURT
RULING INVOLVING A DIFFERENT
MINNESOTA COMPANY.
THEY HANDLE NEARLY 60,000