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Liberty Publishers, FTC v.

The operators of a deceptive newspaper subscriptions scheme are permanently banned from the direct mail marketing business under a federal court order obtained by the Federal Trade Commission. 

Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
152 3035

Quickwork LLC and Eric A. Nepute

In April 2021, the FTC charged St. Louis-based chiropractor Eric Anthony Nepute and his company Quickwork LLC with violating the COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act, by deceptively marketing products containing vitamin D and zinc as scientifically proven to treat or prevent COVID-19. This is the first such case in which the agency has sought civil penalties.

Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
202 3188
Case Status
Pending

Manhattan Beach Venture, LLC, et al.

The Federal Trade Commission charged the operators of two similar student loan debt relief schemes, Manhattan Beach Ventures and Student Advocates Team, and a financing company that assisted them, Equitable Acceptance Corporation, with bilking millions of dollars from consumers.

In May 2021, the FTC sent payments totaling more than $273,500 to consumers who lost money to the student loan debt relief scheme.

Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
172 3041
Case Status
Pending