Who is Archie Donovan?

Who is Archie Donovan?

At the head of the scheme was Archie Donovan, a Glendale, Calif., man who headed two companies with legal-sounding names: National Attorney Services and National Attorney Collection Services. But the companies weren’t law firms, and their staff members weren’t lawyers.

Can a debt collector tap your phone?

Congress passed a law called the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) to govern telemarketing. However, it also applies to debt collection calls. Basically, the TCPA provides that companies including debt collectors can’t call your cell with an autodialer.

Is Ray Donovan Based on a true story?

Anthony Pellicano — the real-life “Ray Donovan” — has high-powered friends who are giving him money so he can adjust to freedom after 16 years behind bars for wiretapping and racketeering. Pellicano, 75, is living in a rental apartment in Los Angeles with limited earning potential, after being released a week ago.