Consumer complaint received 2020-08-10
Company: CITIBANK, N.A.
State: CA
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: Credit card debt
Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
Sub-issue: Threatened or suggested your credit would be damaged

Complaint:
I am in very bad financial shape stemming from a very bad employment situation I suffered, and am still suffering at the hands of my ex- employer XXXX that left me in financial ruin, and now I have XXXX XXXX XXXX trying to further ruin me with there aggressive collection tactics and complete disregard for the physical, emotional, and psychological toll I am enduring. 

The nature of my complaint involved a very aggressive debt collector named " XXXX XXXX XXXX '' whom bought two accounts, for the purpose of this compliant it will be specifically about my XXXX XXXX account. However a second complaint will be filed with regards to my other account with them. 

In 2017 I started working with a local automotive parts manufacture here in town called XXXX while I was enrolled in college full time. This job really left me in financial ruin, as slowly my wages were not being paid to me. Sadly, the fact that I was left without wages and the owner would string me along and promise to pay me " next week, next month '' etc, I continued to work without pay expecting to eventually receive my wages. 

Because I was not getting paid, my credit cards and other bills went into default. One of those is this debt XXXX XXXX bought from Citibank. I have been engaged in a 2 year legal battle with XXXX and it's owners. I have a case with the California Department of Labor and have had multiple hearings and a trial where I was  awarded by the court my past due wages. I have attached the court declarations and the complaint against XXXX, so you can read first hand the nightmare I've been through. I even lost my dear Dog because I was unable to pay his continued veterinary treatment. 

However this judgement awarding me my past due wages has been impossible to collect, and even though I have a court order for CALMINI to pay me, I have not received any monies and the situation looks extremely unlikely I will see a XXXX out of this due to the company being now investigated by the Local District Attorney 's office, and they have an F rating on the XXXX so they have zero chance of actually getting new clients. I am attaching the proof of the D.A investigation and a copy of the XXXX profile so you can see. 

I have implored midland to really help me with this, but instead they just transfer me to there " legal department '' like i'm supposed to be some kind of criminal. I hope once they see the proof of my terrible situation they will be more willing to work with me. I do not appreciate them making legal threats against me, when I'm simply just trying to resolve my account. they are impossible to negotiate with and I just hope these facts helps them help me pay this off at a reduced amount, and stop threatening me with legal action when I am not refusing to pay.

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation