FTC: Alleged Fraudulent Affiliate Marketers will Surrender Assets under Settlements

[pocketrockets]

For Release: 01/25/2012
FTC Permanently Stops Six Operators from Using Fake News Sites that Allegedly Deceived Consumers about Acai Berry Weight-Loss Products

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Ricardo Jose Labra Labra’s $2.5 million judgment will be suspended when he pays $280,000 and records a $39,500 lien on his home.


Zachary S. Graham, Ambervine Marketing, LLC and Encastle, Inc. Graham’s $953,000 judgment will be suspended when he pays $110,000 plus most of the proceeds from the sale of a truck.


Tanner Garrett Vaughn Vaughn’s $203,000 judgment will be suspended when he pays close to $80,000 over a three-year period.


Thou Lee Lee’s $204,000 judgment will be suspended when he pays $13,000 plus the proceeds from the sale of a BMW.


Charles Dunlevy Dunlevy’s $143,000 judgment will be suspended when he pays an estimated $2,000 from frozen assets and the sale of a boat.


DLXM, LLC and Michael Volozin The $594,000 judgment will be suspended because of the defendants’ inability to pay.

 

[sumitdhawan]

Hello friend,

That no seem so bad. One affiliate marketer make $2.5 million and only have pay $300,000 fine. Another make $140,000 and only have pay $2,000 fine. One make $500,000 and no have pay anything because already spend all money.

Good luck bro

 

[skohh]

I think you can still get away with using a editorial
that is basically an advertisement if you understand
how to not stick out like the 100 other cookie cutter
flog sites. FTC has made it clear it's a big "No No" in
the IM world. Would love to see some examples, I'm
guessing it's the typical advertorial site that has been
played out.

RIP

 

[pocketrockets]

Hello friend,

That no seem so bad. One affiliate marketer make $2.5 million and only have pay $300,000 fine. Another make $140,000 and only have pay $2,000 fine. One make $500,000 and no have pay anything because already spend all money.

Good luck bro

Yep, they probably went on a spending spree to get rid of cash, lol.

The settlements also require that these defendants collectively pay roughly $500,000 to the Commission because their advertisements violated federal law. This money amounts to most of their assets.

The proposed settlements impose monetary judgments in the full amount of the commissions the defendants received for deceptive marketing through their fake news sites. Due to the defendants’ financial condition, the judgments will be suspended when the FTC receives the following assets from them. In all cases, if it is later determined that the financial information the defendants provided the FTC was false, the full amount of their judgments would become due.

 

[wayn3]

People dont even talk about how ridiculously laughable it is that "the law" puts its own huge fines that people have to pay due to violating federal law over actually paying back damages caused.

The victims often receive nothing because its way more important that the money ends up in the feds hands.

Just call it taxes and quit pretending that you care about justice. Would at least keep the costs down a bit.

 

[jetto]

o noes evils FTC is doing their job and protecting consumers. how unfair

 

[Andrew Scherer]

acai, wth is that

 

[papajohn56]

o noes evils FTC is doing their job and protecting consumers. how unfair

The constitution makes no distinguishing remarks regarding commercial speech vs free speech.

 

[jeffrey]

The constitution makes no distinguishing remarks regarding commercial speech vs free speech.

Too bad nobody in power seems to care what the Constitution says anymore.

 

[vinnythejinny]

rebills are dead.

 

[BigWill]

affiliates are dead.

fixed

 

[IceToEskimos]

The constitution makes no distinguishing remarks regarding commercial speech vs free speech.

thank you.

 

[eVandals]

affiliates are so over

 

[Dwight Schrute]

Protip: If you're running an Acai offer, I highly recommend putting Dr. Oz and Oprah on your landers.

 

[papajohn56]

affiliates are so over

as ironic as you're trying to be, it's very true

 

[jetto]

The constitution makes no distinguishing remarks regarding commercial speech vs free speech.

You're right. Affiliates who rip off consumers are being oppressed by the evil govt. How dare they defend consumers? That's un-constitutional! I think you should contribute your line of defense to Jesse Wilms. It's winning.

 

[excelerate]

WTF has been going on recently? Seems like the government is swinging the axe HARD

 

[sbailey013]

Shit man, I know Tanner and never had anything bad to say about him so it sucks hearing this news.

When advertisers in our industry don't pay affiliates though there is nothing we can do except go to court. It is bullshit. Where is the protection for those who run a companies offers and never get paid?

FTC is just trying to stay busy to provide jobs to their workers and make examples out of people. You start to make money and the gov't would take it all and your teeth if they could get away with it. Now that our GDP is LESS than our national debt and all the foreclosures that crashed our market they audited to buy some time are starting to pop up we will see how many more of us they go after to make some quick cash.

The economy isn't done getting worse and our gov't is getting desperate to take cash and from us it is like taking candy from a baby.

 

[TigerUK]

these are fucking high rollers, they place their flogs in msn.com and shit and making a killing i think the average marketer would have a lot of trouble getting enough attention from the FTC even if he wanted to.

These guys sell hundreds of thousands, and get thousnads of complaints prolly.

 

[sbailey013]

I think it would be best to stick with international traffic. There are less regulations. Free Trials are also a big red flag for the FTC. If the advertiser has a lot of complaints and charge backs it will also bring some attention to the FTC. And if they see you making cake then Debo is gonna shake you down.