How a TINA.org Reader Tip Led to a Record Penalty for False Made in USA Claims
FTC says civil penalty against Williams-Sonoma is “the largest ever in a Made in USA case.”
In August 2018, the alleged victims of a fraudulent investment scheme filed a class-action lawsuit alleging that the orchestrators of the scheme make investors believe that they’re investing in a mobile business solutions company (MDO, LLC) when, according to plaintiffs, the money was misappropriated and used to fund the lifestyle of the orchestrators, including chartered flights, a dairy cow farm, and a movie production. (Endicott et al v. George Marcus, Clegg, Bals & Rosenthal, P.A. (f/k/a Marcus, Clegg & Mistretta, P.A.), Case No. 18-cv-331, D. Me.)
FTC says civil penalty against Williams-Sonoma is “the largest ever in a Made in USA case.”
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