Attorney General Josh Stein won a consent judgment against Cornelius resident Gordon Scott Engle and his Texas-based debt collection companies Turtle Creek Assets Ltd. (TCA), Turtle Creek Rentals LLC (TCR), and Royal Park Holdings Inc., that will result in $22,934,075.17 in consumer debt forgiveness for more than 20,000 people and full refunds of $223,018.98 to more than 650 people. The defendants must also pay $6,000 in civil penalties for violations of the business registration acts, $1,475 in unpaid business registration fees, and $20,000 in attorney fees and investigative costs.