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Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Mail Tree Inc., a Florida corporation; Michael McKay Co., a Florida corporation; Spin Mail, Inc., a Florida corporation; MCP Marketing Activities, LLC, a Nevada
limited liability company, also doing business as Magellan Mail and Magellan Marketing; Trans National Concepts, Inc., a Nevada corporation; Romeria Global, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, also doing business as Lowenstein Varick and Nagel; Supreme Media, LLC, a Florida limited liability company; Vernier Holdings, Inc., a Florida corporation; Awards Research Consultant, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company; Mailpro Americas Corp., a Florida corporation; Masterpiece Marketing, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, also doing business as Affiliated Opportunities Group (AOG), Corporate Accounting Authority (CAA), Dispatch Notification Services (DNS), Information Reporting Group (IRG), National Directory Center (NDC), and Priority Information Exchange (PIE); Matthew Pisoni; Marcus Pradel; John Leon; and Victor Ramirez, Defendants.
limited liability company, also doing business as Magellan Mail and Magellan Marketing; Trans National Concepts, Inc., a Nevada corporation; Romeria Global, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, also doing business as Lowenstein Varick and Nagel; Supreme Media, LLC, a Florida limited liability company; Vernier Holdings, Inc., a Florida corporation; Awards Research Consultant, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company; Mailpro Americas Corp., a Florida corporation; Masterpiece Marketing, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, also doing business as Affiliated Opportunities Group (AOG), Corporate Accounting Authority (CAA), Dispatch Notification Services (DNS), Information Reporting Group (IRG), National Directory Center (NDC), and Priority Information Exchange (PIE); Matthew Pisoni; Marcus Pradel; John Leon; and Victor Ramirez, Defendants.
FTC Matter/File Number
142 3068
Civil Action Number
0:15-cv-61034-JIC
Enforcement Type
Part 2 Consents
Federal Court
Southern District of Florida
Case Summary
As a result of a June 2024 settlement with the FTC, the operators of a sweepstakes scam that cost consumers millions agreed to settlements that permanently ban them from operating sweepstakes or making claims to consumers about prizes they have won or may win. The FTC first filed its complaint against Matthew Pisoni, Marcus Pradel and John Leon in 2015, alleging that they helped operate a sprawling sweepstakes operation that took more than $28 million from consumers throughout the United States and other countries In August 2024, the Commission announced the settlement with another individual defendant in the case, Victor Ramirez.