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Patriot Act, My Eye, Alleged Debtor Says

AUSTIN (CN) - "We don't need a warrant to come into your house and get you because of the Patriot Act," the Municipal Services Bureau, a debt collector, told him, Michael Hauler claims in Federal Court. He claims that's just one of the abusive tactics used by the defendant and its corporate parent, Gila Corp. See complaint.

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