Commission Actions for April 2011
April 29, 2011
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. UNIVERSAL PREMIUM SERVICES, INC., a California corporation (also known as Premier Benefits Inc.); CONSUMER REWARD NETWORK , INC., a California corporation; STAR COMMUNICATIONS LLC, a California limited liability company; MEMBERSHIP SERVICES DIRECT, INC., a Nevada corporation (also known as Continuity Partners, Inc.); CONNECT2USA, INC., a Nevada corporation; BRIAN K. MACGREGOR; HARIJINDER SIDHU; JOSEPH F. LAROSA, JR.; PRANOT SANGPRASIT; WILLIAM THOMAS HEICHERT; MICHAEL HOWARD CUSHING; PAUL P. TOSI.; MANH D. CAO; Midwest Properties, Inc. and Christine MacGregor, Defendants.
(United States District Court Central District of California)
Civil Action No.: CV06 0849;
FTC Matter No.: 052 315
April 28, 2011
April 27, 2011
April 22, 2011
April 21, 2011
April 20, 2011
April 19, 2011
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. IMM Interactive, Inc., a New York Corporation formerly known as Intermark Communications, Inc., also doing business as COPEAC and Intermark Media, Defendant
(United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division)
Case No. 1:11-cv-02484
FTC File No. 102 3232
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Circa Direct LLC, and Andrew Davidson, Defendants
(United States District Court for the District of New Jersey)
Case No. 1:11-cv-02172-RMB-AMD
FTC File No. 112 3059
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. DLXM LLC, also doing business as DLX Marketing, a New York limited liability company, and Michael Volozin, also known as Mikhail Volozin, individually and as an officer or director of DLXM LLC, Defendants
(United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York)
Case No. CV 11-1889
FTC File No. 112 3061
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Tanner Garrett Vaughn, individually and doing business as Lead Expose, Inc., and Uptown Media, Inc., Defendant
(United States District Court for the Western District of Washington at Seattle)
Case No. 2:11-cv-00630-RAJ
FTC File No. 112 3067
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Coulomb Media, Inc., a corporation and Cody Low also known as Joe Brooks, an individual and an officer of Coulomb Media, Inc., Defendants
(United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan)
Case No. 2:11-cv-11618-RHC-LJM
FTC File No. 112 3072
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Charles Dunlevy, individually, Defendant
(United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia)
Case No. 1:11-cv-01226-TWT
FTC File No. 112 3077
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Thou Lee, individually and also doing business as TL Advertising, an unincorporated assumed business name, Defendant
(United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division)
Case No. 1:11-cv-02486
FTC File No. 112 3085
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Ricardo Jose Labra, individually, Defendant
(United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division)
Case No. 1:11-cv-02485
FTC File No. 112 3088
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Beony International LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, Mario Milanovic, individually and as an owner and/or member of Beony International LLC, and Cody Adams, individually, Defendants
(United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division)
Case No. 1:11-cv-02448
FTC File No. 112 3089
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Ambervine Marketing LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company, Encastle Inc., a Texas corporation, and Zachary S. Graham, individually and as officer of Ambervine Marketing LLC and Encastle Inc., Defendants
(United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division)
Case No. 1:11-cv-02487
FTC File No. 112 3090
April 18, 2011
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Credit Restoration Brokers, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, also doing business as Clear Credit Sam Sky and Sam Sky Credit Guy; Debt Negotiation Associates, LLC, a Florida limited liability company; Sam Tarad Sky, individually and as an owner, officer, or director of Credit Restoration Brokers, LLC, and Debt Negotiation Associates, LLC; Kurt A. Streyffeler, P.A., a Florida corporation; and Kurt A. Streyffeler, individually and as an owner, officer, or director of Kurt A. Streyffeler, P.A., Defendants
(United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Fort Myers Division)
FTC File No. 082 3001
April 14, 2011
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff v. Michael Bruce Moneymaker, a/k/a Bruce Moneymaker, Mike Smith, and Michael Bruce Millerd, individually and as an officer and director of the corporate defendants, and also doing business as Fortress Secured; Daniel de la Cruz, individually, as an officer and director of the corporate defendants, and also doing business as Fortress Secured; Belfort Capital Ventures, Inc.; Dynamic Online Solutions, LLC; HSC Labs, Inc.; Seaside Ventures Trust; and John Doe. No. 1, in his capacity as trustee of Seaside Ventures Trust, Defendants.
(United States District Court for the District of Nevada)
Case No. 2:11-cv-00461-JCM-RJJ
FTC File No. 102 3165
April 13, 2011
- Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Protecting Social Security Numbers from Identity Theft, Presented by Maneesha Mithal, Associate Director, Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, Before the Subcommittee on Social Security of the Committee on Ways and Means, United States House of Representatives (April 13, 2011)
- In the Matter of Universal Computers and Electronics, Inc., doing business as Appliancebestbuys.com, and doing business as universallcdtv.com, a corporation.
Docket No. 9347
FTC File No. 102 3040
- In the Matter of Universal Appliances, Kitchens, and Baths, Inc., doing business as universal-akb.com, a corporation
FTC File No. 1023042
April 12, 2011
April 11, 2011
April 8, 2011
April 7, 2011
April 1, 2011
- The FTC in 2011: The Annual Report of the Federal Trade Commission (April 2011)