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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Plaintiff v. CAREER STEP, LLC, a limited liability company, also doing business as Career Step, Career Cert, and Carrus, Defendant
FTC Matter/File Number
232 3019
Federal Court
Northern District of Georgia
Case Summary
In July 2024, the FTC announced that online career-training company, Career Step, LLC has been ordered to pay $43.5 million in debt cancellation and cash to resolve charges brought by the Federal Trade Commission that alleged the company lured consumers, specifically servicemembers and their families, with deceptive ads that falsely touted inflated employment outcomes, job placement, and partnerships with prominent companies.
Career Step will pay $27.8 million in debt cancellation and $15.7 million in cash that will be used to provide redress to consumers who were harmed by its deceptive advertising.