Announced Actions
FTC News Release
December 3, 2004
Commission approval of amended complaints
The Commission has approved the filing of an amended complaint in the matter of FTC v. Telephone Protection Agency, Inc, et al. The original complaint in this matter, filed in April 2004, charged a set of North Carolina-based defendants with billing consumers, without their consent, and making misrepresentations, including a claim that consumers would be registered in the National Do Not Call Registry for telemarketing — before it had been set up. Through the amended complaint, the FTC has added an additional count against defendant Alex McKaughn, charging him with Òassisting and facilitatingÓ the unlawful conduct. The Commission vote to approve the filing of the amended complaint was 5-0.
The Commission has approved the filing of an amended complaint in the currently pending matter concerning Direct Marketing Concepts, et al. In the original complaint, announced by the FTC in July 2004, the Commission charged the defendants with deceptively marketing a coral calcium product called ÒCoral Calcium Daily,Ó and an herbal supplement cocktail called ÒSupreme Greens with MSM.Ó Through the amended complaint, the FTC has added a new defendant, Robert Maihos, and three new relief defendants, Lisa Stern, Steven Ritchey, and BP International. The amended complaint modifies a count alleging that defendants Direct Marketing Concepts and ITV Direct, Inc. caused consumers to incur unauthorized charges in connection with the sale of Coral Calcium. The Commission vote approving the filing of the amended complaint was 5-0.
Related Document
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, vs. Direct Marketing Concepts (d/b/a TodayÕs Health and Direct Fulfillment), ITV Direct (d/b/a Direct Fulfillment), Donald W. Barrett, Healthy Solutions (d/b/a Direct Business Concepts), Health Solutions, Alejandro Guerrero, a/k/a Alex Guerrero, Michael Howell, Greg Geremesz, Triad ML Marketing, King Media, Inc., and Allen Stern, Defendants . United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Civil Action No. 04-CV-11136. FTC File No. 023-3138.
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