GST Factoring, Inc., Champion Marketing Solutions, LLC, Rick Graff, Gregory Trimarche, Scott Freda, Amanda Johanson, David Mize, Jacob Slaughter, and Daniel Ruggiero

On July 13, 2020, the Bureau filed a complaint in the federal district court for the Central District of California against GST Factoring, Inc., which runs a student-loan debt-relief business in Texas, and two of its owners, Rick Graff and Gregory Trimarche, as well as Champion Marketing Solutions, LLC, a customer service and marketing company, and its owner, Scott Freda. The Bureau also filed suit against four attorneys, California attorneys Amanda Johanson and Jacob Slaughter, Arizona attorney David Mize, and Florida attorney Daniel Ruggiero.