Profiles · OversightControversial
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The profile
The New York bar counsel of record on the Biz2Credit complaint.
Individuals whose conduct was challenged or called into question during or after the pandemic. See sources: Biz2Credit stipulated order, March 20, 2024
Identity and role
James Doty (N.Y. Bar No. JD1981) — staff attorney, FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection — is named on the complaint in FTC v. Biz2Credit, Inc. and Itria Ventures LLC, S.D.N.Y. 1:24-cv-02001 (March 18, 2024) as New York bar counsel of record; our copy is signed /s/ Evan R. Zullow, with Doty listed beneath.
Biography / career arc
FTC consumer-protection staff attorney.
Pandemic-relief / PPP-EIDL role
Listed with Evan Zullow and Wendy Miller in the FTC's signature block on the stipulated order that settled the Biz2Credit deceptive-marketing case ($33M judgment; Doc. 9, filed March 20, 2024).
The FTC case in the Southern District of New York alleged deceptive PPP-processing claims by Biz2Credit and Itria, including advertised processing times against actual average processing that took well over a month. The settlement carried a $33 million monetary judgment and injunctive restrictions on future loan-application and government-benefit claims.
Doty signed as a staff attorney on a PPP-marketing enforcement case, not as a Commission-level decision-maker. No public record shows a fintech, lobbying, or defense-bar exit.
Where they are now (2025–2026)
No later role is documented in a source we have.
Sources held in this archive
Original source documents and archived captures
- FTC, Biz2Credit, Inc., FTC v. case page
- FTC press release, combined Womply/Biz2Credit settlements Mar. 18, 2024
- FTC complaint and exhibits, FTC v. Biz2Credit Mar. 18, 2024
- Court copy (signature block: /s/ Evan R. Zullow; James Doty, Bar No. JD1981): CASE NYSD 1-24-cv-02001 FTC v Biz2Credit doc1 COMPLAINT 2024-03-18
- FTC proposed stipulated order, FTC v. Biz2Credit Court copy (FTC signature block: Evan Zullow, Wendy Miller, James Doty): CASE NYSD 1-24-cv-02001 FTC v Biz2Credit doc9 STIPULATED ORDER 2024-03-20
Sources
- FTC, Biz2Credit, Inc., FTC v. case page: FTC v. Biz2Credit case page (original: ftc.gov · stored capture)
- FTC complaint and exhibits, FTC v. Biz2Credit (Mar. 18, 2024): Biz2Credit Complaint And Exhibits Pdf B58D1Bf3Da2C127E (original: ftc.gov · stored capture)
- FTC proposed stipulated order, FTC v. Biz2Credit: Biz2Credit Proposed Stip Order Pdf Dac6149A7Da841F3 (original: ftc.gov · stored capture)
- FTC press release, combined Womply/Biz2Credit settlements (Mar. 18, 2024): FTC, "FTC Actions Against Companies Making Deceptive Pandemic Loan Promises…" March 2024 (original: ftc.gov · stored capture)
- CourtListener docket, Federal Trade Commission v. Biz2Credit, Inc., S.D.N.Y. No. 1:24-cv-02001: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68349384/federal-trade-commission-v-biz2credit-inc/ local copy