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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has sued a Brooklyn law firm and its partner for allegedly participating in a fraudulent mortgage rescue scheme. The suit was filed Wednesday against Gennady Litvin and two firms where he is a principal partner, Litvin Law Firm in Brooklyn and Litvin, Torrens & Associates in Miami. The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, states, “Petitioner brings this special proceeding to permanently enjoin Respondents from engaging in deceptive, fraudulent and illegal business practices that target distressed homeowners who are seeking to lower their mortgage payments or save their homes from foreclosure and to recover restitution, damages, disgorgement, civil penalties and costs.” It’s alleged that the Respondents, directly and through third party marketers, deceptively induced homeowners to pay a fee of typically $595.00 or $750.00 per month by representing that they would  provide them with a comprehensive legal services plan that would allow them to avoid foreclosu