Since 2011 , Konop has worked at the CFPB and currently serves as Senior Litigation Counsel in the Office of Enforcememt at the Bureau . At the CFPB , Konop was lead counsel on CFPB vs. Bridgepoint , in which the Bureau took action against Bridgepoint Education , Inc. , a for-profit college chain for “ deceiving students into taking out private student loans that cost more than advertised . ” Bridgepoint paid a penalty of $ 8 million to the CFPB and forgave and refunded loans to students totaling $ 23.5 million . In addition , Konop is lead counsel on CFPB vs. RD Legal in which the CFPB and the New York Attorney General filed a lawsuit against RD for allegedly scamming 9/11 Ground Zero first responders and National Football League concussion victims out of money intended to cover their medical costs . Konop served as lead bureau counsel in CFPB vs. Village Capital , a lawsuit against a mortgage lender accused of deceiving military veterans into refinancing their mortgages that resulted in a $ 260,000 fine and full restitution to all veterans who were victims of the deception , and CFPB vs. Top Notch in which the CFPB alleged that the defendants offered deceptive loans to injured former NFL players , victims of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill , and 9/11 first responders . That case resulted in a civil money penalty and lifetime industry bans for the defendants . In addition , Konop was lead counsel on CFPB v. Sancho and worked on CFPB vs. Corinthian Colleges and CFPB vs. Genuine Title . Konop also represented the Bureau in a federal court contempt proceeding against mortgage broker Gary Klopp which resulted in a $ 525,000 disgorgement order by the court related to violations of a settlement agreement in a mortgage kickback scheme
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
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