Tobias Boyland, the owner of several New York collection agencies, jailed after a conviction on gun charges, was released from custody on a $250,000 bond. Boyland had been behind bars since early March.
The criminal charges were the result of an AK-47 assault rifle and six handguns found in his home during an investigation of Boyland’s collection business.
Boyland ran several collection agencies in Western New York: Central Resource Management, Final Claims Asset Locators, Final Control Asset Locators, Interchange Payment Solutions, Next Step Services, Portfolio Asset Assurance, Silverbay Services and Teleport. He founded the companies after a previous 13-year prison term for attempted robbery. As a convicted felon, he was not permitted to carry firearms.
Boyland still faces prosecution on illegal debt collection charges. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo shut down Boyland’s company last year following a six-month state investigation and allegations that his employees used violence to collect on debts. He also said the employees posed as uniformed police officers.
In February, a New York judge barred Boyland from ever again working in the collection business in the state.
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