EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — An El Paso grandmother said she is fighting back after she got sued for reportedly owing over hundreds of thousands of dollars for solar panels she doesn’t have and didn’t request.
On Wednesday morning, the Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA), the nonprofit organization that provides legal services for low-income people in El Paso, hosted a press conference to share the story of Lorena Vargas, an El Paso grandmother who is countersuing after she was sued for owing more than $100,000 in loans taken out to buy solar panels.
According to Vargas’ lawsuit, defendant Cross River Bank from New Jersey, working with co-conspirators Titan Asset Purchasing LLC and Sunlight Financial LLC, has a history of roping people into fraudulent debts, alleging that they forged a loan in Vargas’ name…