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The disclosure that federal Judge Rodolfo Ruiz II and court-appointed receiver Ryan K. Stumphauzer clerked for the same judge during consecutive terms has raised questions among lawyers and…
By Milton Allimadi Photos: Wikimedia Commons|YouTube|Others Questions continue to mount over whether former Par Funding executives Joseph LaForte, Joseph Cole and Lisa McElhone received a fair opportunity to…
Former Par Funding CEO LaForte By Milton Allimadi Photos: Wikimedia Commons|Others The six-year receivership of Philadelphia-based merchant cash advance company Par Funding is facing a new and increasingly…
Black Star News Editorial Photos: Wikimedia Commons|Others There are several major developments notably missing from an Aug. 7, 2026 Philadelphia Inquirer article about Par Funding, the merchant cash…
By Milton Allimadi New contradictions continue to emerge in the narrative of the collapse of Par Funding, the Philadelphia Merchant Advance Company (MCA), as Black Star News continues…
Senator Warren: "GEO's private claim that ICE policies require, recommend, or allow the use of solitary confinement to coerce participation in a 'voluntary' work program is alarming. Despite…
CEO Solomon Ali: “It’s such a slanted market because our awareness and knowledge is not where everyone else is. You have 5 million companies in the United States…
