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CaseNo: FVMCC205152, CourtCode: FED, CourtName: FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Plaintiff: FTC, State: PA Pennsylvania, UniqueCaseRef: LCD>FVMCC205152, Commission, Complaint, Jackler, Orth, Federal Trade Commission, Flaherty, Weaver, Metropolitan Communications, Acts, Act, Receiver, Pursuant, Monetary Relief, Sale, Judgement, Smr License, Consumers, Practices, Investment, Redress, Telemarketing, Asset, United States District, Falsely Representing, Ftc, Metropolitan, Columbia, Nationwide, York, District, Permanent Injunction, Communications, Permanent, Consumer, Materials, Investment Offering, Stephens Sinclair, Sinclair, Violations , ContentID: 120247502

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1   FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER - DEF ORTH
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2   COMPLAINT
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3 1994-01-11 FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER - DEF WEAVER
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4 1994-01-11 FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER - DEF JACKLER
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5 1994-01-11 FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER - DEF FLAHERTY
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1 . FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER - DEF ORTH

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
COMMISSION
COMPLAINT
COURT
RECEIVER
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
JUDGEMENT
METROPOLITAN COMMUNICATIONS
ACT
PURSUANT
ASSET
MONETARY RELIEF
REDRESS
CONSUMERS
SALE
PERMANENT
INVESTMENT
DEFENDANT
JOAN ORTH
FALSELY REPRESENTING
UNITED STATES DISTRICT
PRACTICES
TELEMARKETING
SMR LICENSE
INVESTMENT OFFERING
IMPLICATION
PERMANENT INJUNCTION
ASSET FREEZE
STEPHENS SINCLAIR
MATERIALS
                        UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                       SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

                         FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,

                                 Plaintiff

                                    vs.

                 METROPOLITAN COMMUNICATIONS CORP., et al.,

                                 Defendants

                             94 Civ. 0142 (JSR)

             FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER FOR PERMANENT INJUNCTION

              AND FOR SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS FOR MONETARY RELIEF

                         AS TO DEFENDANT JOAN ORTH

   Plaintiff, Federal Trade Commission ("Commission") commenced this
   action by filing its Complaint against Joan Orth and others on January
   11, 1994, alleging that they engaged in unfair or deceptive acts and
   practices in violation of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission
   Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45 (the "Act"), and seeking a permanent injunction
   and redress for injured consumers, pursuant to Section 13(b) of the
   Act, 15 U.S.C.§ 53(b).

   On January 14, 1994 the Court entered an ex parte Temporary
   Restraining Order and asset freeze against all defendants and
   appointed a Temporary Receiver for the corporate defendants,
   Metropolitan Communications Corp., Columbia Communications Service
   Corp., Nationwide Digital Data Corp., and Stephens Sinclair, Ltd.
   (collectively, "the Receivership Companies"). On January 31, 1994 this
   Court entered a Stipulated Order for Preliminary Injunction With Asset
   Freeze as to defendant Orth ("the Stipulated Order"), and appointed
   Daniel R. Goodman, Esq., Permanent Receiver ("the Receiver") for the
   Receivership Companies.

   Joan Orth, the Commission and the Receiver have stipulated to the
   entry of the following Final Judgment and Order in settlement of the
   Commission's Complaint against Orth. Being advised in the premises,
   the Court enters the following Order.

   FINDINGS
    1. This is an action by the Commission instituted under Sections 5
       and 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 45 and
SNIPPETS:
  • UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
  • FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,
  • FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER FOR PERMANENT INJUNCTION
  • AND FOR SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS FOR MONETARY RELIEF
  • AS TO DEFENDANT JOAN ORTH
  • Plaintiff, Federal Trade Commission commenced this action by filing its Complaint against
  • On January 14, 1994 the Court entered an ex parte Temporary Restraining Order and asset
  • the Commission and the Receiver have stipulated to the entry of the following Final Judgment
  • The Complaint seeks both permanent injunctive relief and consumer redress for alleged
  • The Commission alleges that, from approximately June 1992 until January 1994, Orth maintained nd prospective purchasers, as set forth in the Commission's Complaint.
  • "Investment" or "Investment Offering" shall mean any service, product or interest, including
  • "Telemarketing" or "Business of Telemarketing" shall mean the offer for sale or sale of a
  • Falsely representing, directly or by implication, that purchasers of SMR license application
  • Upon payment to the Commission of the full judgment amount, as evidenced by a letter
  • Said funds shall be distributed as redress to eligible consumers holding allowed claims, in

  • 2 . COMPLAINT

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    ACTS
    FTC
    METROPOLITAN
    COLUMBIA
    NATIONWIDE
    SMR LICENSE
    YORK
    DISTRICT
    COMMUNICATIONS
    FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
    SINCLAIR
    ORTH
    FLAHERTY
    VIOLATIONS
    EQUITABLE RELIEF
    TRANSACTED BUSINESS
    MORGENSTERN
    INVESTMENTS
    PARTNERSHIP DEFENDANTS
    PRACTICES
    ACTING GENERAL COUNSEL
    MOBILE TELEPHONE
    STEPHEN GURWITZ
    PLAINTIFF
    CONSUMERS
    TRANSACTS
    MMG
    JURISDICTION
    DISGORGEMENT
    
       JAY SHAFFER
       Acting General Counsel
       STEPHEN GURWITZ (SG 7874)
       MONICA E. TAIT (MT 7678)
       Federal Trade Commission
       Pennsylvania Ave. and Sixth St., N.W.
       Room 200
       Washington, D.C. 20580
       (202) 326-3272 or -3505
    
       ROBIN EICHEN
       Federal Trade Commission
       150 William Street, Suite 1300
       New York, NY 10038
       (212) 264-1207
    
                            UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                           SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
    
                             FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,
    
                                     Plaintiff
    
                                        vs.
    
        METROPOLITAN COMMUNICATIONS CORP., COLUMBIA COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
       CORP., NATIONWIDE DIGITAL DATA CORP., STEPHENS SINCLAIR, LTD., MEEHAN
        MARKETING GROUP, INC., DONALD JACKLER, JOAN ORTH, MICHAEL FLAHERTY,
                SHELDON WEAVER, DAVID WESTON, AND GLENN MORGENSTERN,
    
                                     Defendants
    
                                        Civ.
    
    
                COMPLAINT FOR INJUNCTION AND OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF
    
       Plaintiff, the Federal Trade Commission ("Commission"), by its
       undersigned attorneys, alleges as follows:
    
       JURISDICTION AND VENUE
    
       1. This is an action under Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade
       Commission Act ("FTC Act"), 15 U.S.C. § 53(b), to secure a permanent
       injunction and other equitable relief, including rescission,
       restitution and disgorgement, against defendants for violations of
       Section 5 of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45(a), which prohibits unfair or
       deceptive acts or practices. This Court has subject matter
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • Acting General Counsel
  • STEPHEN GURWITZ MONICA E. TAIT
  • Federal Trade Commission
  • SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNICATIONS CORP., COLUMBIA COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CORP., NATIONWIDE DIGITAL
  • COMPLAINT FOR INJUNCTION AND OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF
  • JURISDICTION AND VENUE
  • This is an action under Section 13of the Federal Trade Commission Act ("FTC Act"), 15 U.S.C.
  • THE PARTIES AND DEFENDANTS' BUSINESS
  • Defendant Metropolitan Communications Corp. is a corporation organized, existing and doing
  • Metropolitan offers application preparation services to consumers in connection with the
  • Metropolitan transacts or has transacted business in this district.
  • Defendant Columbia Communications Services Corp., is a corporation organized, existing and
  • Nationwide Digital Data Corp. is a corporation organized, existing and doing business under
  • Stephens Sinclair, Ltd. is a corporation organized, existing and doing business under the
  • MMG offers to consumers Metropolitan's and Columbia's application preparation services for
  • Individually or in concert with others, he directs, controls, formulates, or participates in
  • Joan Orth is Vice President of Sales for Metropolitan
  • Michael Flaherty is President of and Director of Acquisitions for Nationwide.
  • Glenn Morgenstern also operates out of MMG, selling license application and preparation
  • Application Defendants offer and sell their SMR license application services to consumers
  • Application Defendants represent that the owner of an SMR license obtained by using
  • Partnership Defendants offer and sell their services to consumers across the country through
  • Section 13of the FTC Act empowers this Court to issue injunctive and other relief against
  • Plaintiff requests that this Court:

  • 3 . FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER - DEF WEAVER

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    COMMISSION
    COMPLAINT
    COURT
    FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
    RECEIVER
    METROPOLITAN COMMUNICATIONS
    JUDGEMENT
    ACT
    DEFENDANT
    MONETARY RELIEF
    REDRESS
    CONSUMERS
    SALE
    PURSUANT
    ASSET
    PERMANENT INJUNCTION
    SHELDON WEAVER
    INVESTMENT
    FALSELY REPRESENTING
    UNITED STATES DISTRICT
    PRACTICES
    TELEMARKETING
    SMR LICENSE
    IMPLICATION
    PLAINTIFF
    MATERIALS
    INVESTMENT OFFERING
    TELEMARKETED PRODUCT
    NATIONWIDE DIGITAL DATA
    
                            UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                           SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
    
                        FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Plaintiff
    
                                        vs.
    
               METROPOLITAN COMMUNICATIONS CORP., et al., Defendants
    
                                 94 Civ. 0142 (JSR)
    
                 FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER FOR PERMANENT INJUNCTION
                  AND FOR SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS FOR MONETARY RELIEF
                           AS TO DEFENDANT SHELDON WEAVER
    
       Plaintiff, Federal Trade Commission ("Commission") commenced this
       action by filing its Complaint against Sheldon Weaver and others on
       January 11, 1994, alleging that they engaged in unfair or deceptive
       acts and practices in violation of Section 5 of the Federal Trade
       Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45 (the "Act"), and seeking a permanent
       injunction and redress for injured consumers, pursuant to Section
       13(b) of the Act, 15 U.S.C.§ 53(b).
    
       On January 14, 1994 the Court entered an ex parte Temporary
       Restraining Order and asset freeze against all defendants and
       appointed a Temporary Receiver for the corporate defendants,
       Metropolitan Communications Corp., Columbia Communications Service
       Corp., Nationwide Digital Data Corp., and Stephens Sinclair, Ltd.
       (collectively, "the Receivership Companies"). On January 31, 1994 this
       Court entered a Stipulated Order for Preliminary Injunction With Asset
       Freeze as to defendant Weaver ("the Stipulated Order"), and appointed
       Daniel R. Goodman, Esq., Permanent Receiver ("the Receiver") for the
       Receivership Companies.
    
       Sheldon Weaver and the Commission have stipulated to the entry of the
       following Final Judgment and Order in settlement of the Commission's
       Complaint against Weaver. Being advised in the premises, the Court
       enters the following Order.
    
                                      FINDINGS
    
       1. This is an action by the Commission instituted under Sections 5 and
       13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 45 and 53(b).
       The Complaint seeks both permanent injunctive relief and consumer
       redress for alleged deceptive acts or practices by Weaver and others
       in connection with the promotion and sale of application preparation
       and filing services for Specialized Mobile Radio ("SMR") licenses
       issued by the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") and
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
  • FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Plaintiff
  • FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER FOR PERMANENT INJUNCTION
  • AND FOR SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS FOR MONETARY RELIEF
  • AS TO DEFENDANT SHELDON WEAVER
  • Plaintiff, Federal Trade Commission commenced this action by filing its Complaint against
  • On January 14, 1994 the Court entered an ex parte Temporary Restraining Order and asset
  • Sheldon Weaver and the Commission have stipulated to the entry of the following Final
  • The Complaint seeks both permanent injunctive relief and consumer redress for alleged
  • The Commission alleges that, from approximately June 1992 until January 1994, Weaver nd prospective purchasers, as set forth in the Commission's Complaint.
  • "Investment" or "Investment Offering" shall mean any service, product or interest, including
  • "Telemarketing" or "Business of Telemarketing" shall mean the offer for sale or sale of a
  • "Telemarketed Product" or "Telemarketed Service" shall mean the offer for sale or sale of any erees or buyers.
  • Falsely representing, directly or by implication, that purchasers of SMR license application
  • IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that funds received by the Commission pursuant to this Section shall be
  • Said funds shall be distributed as redress to eligible consumers holding allowed claims, in

  • 4 . FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER - DEF JACKLER

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    COMMISSION
    COURT
    METROPOLITAN COMMUNICATIONS
    COMPLAINT
    FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
    CONSUMER
    ACT
    BUSINESS
    DEFENDANTS
    UNITED STATES
    PURSUANT
    TELEMARKETING
    SALE
    SHELDON JACKLER
    STEPHENS SINCLAIR
    UNITED STATES DISTRICT
    PERMANENT
    MONETARY RELIEF
    INVESTMENT
    COLUMBIA COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE
    NATIONWIDE DIGITAL DATA
    RECEIVERSHIP COMPANIES
    SETTLEMENT
    FALSELY REPRESENTING
    PRACTICES
    VIOLATION
    INJURED CONSUMERS
    MATERIALS
    INVESTMENT OFFERING
    
                            UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                           SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
    
                             FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,
    
                                     Plaintiff
    
                                        vs.
    
                     METROPOLITAN COMMUNICATIONS CORP., et al.,
    
                                     Defendants
    
                                 94 Civ. 0142 (JSR)
    
                 FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER FOR PERMANENT INJUNCTION
    
         AND FOR SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS FOR MONETARY RELIEF AS TO DEFENDANTS
            SHELDON JACKLER, METROPOLITAN COMMUNICATIONS CORP., COLUMBIA
          COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE CORP., NATIONWIDE DIGITAL DATA CORP., and
                              STEPHENS SINCLAIR, LTD.
    
       Plaintiff, Federal Trade Commission ("the Commission") commenced this
       action by filing its Complaint against Sheldon Jackler, Metropolitan
       Communications Corp., Columbia Communications Service Corp.,
       Nationwide Digital Data Corp., Stephens Sinclair, Ltd., and other
       defendants on January 11, 1994, alleging that they engaged in unfair
       or deceptive acts and practices in violation of Section 5 of the
       Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45 (the "Act"), and seeking
       a permanent injunction and redress for injured consumers, pursuant to
       Section 13(b) of the Act, 15 U.S.C.§ 53(b).
    
       On January 14, 1994 the Court entered an ex parte Temporary
       Restraining Order and asset freeze against all defendants and
       appointed a Temporary Receiver for the corporate defendants,
       Metropolitan Communications Corp., Columbia Communications Service
       Corp., Nationwide Digital Data Corp., and Stephens Sinclair, Ltd.
       (collectively, "the Receivership Companies"). On January 31, 1994 this
       Court entered a Stipulated Order for Preliminary Injunction With Asset
       Freeze as to defendant Jackler and the Receivership Companies ("the
       Stipulated Order"), and appointed Daniel R. Goodman, Esq., Permanent
       Receiver ("the Receiver") for the Receivership Companies.
    
       The Receiver filed a Complaint dated February 23, 1995 in the United
       States District Court for the Southern District of New York against
       Sheldon Jackler and other defendants, Civil Action No. 95 Civ. 1365
       (JFK), alleging, inter alia, that the defendants were liable for civil
       damages under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
  • FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,
  • FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER FOR PERMANENT INJUNCTION
  • AND FOR SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS FOR MONETARY RELIEF AS TO DEFENDANTS SHELDON JACKLER,
  • Plaintiff, Federal Trade Commission commenced this action by filing its Complaint against rs, pursuant to Section 13of the Act, 15 U.S.C.§ 53.
  • On January 14, 1994 the Court entered an ex parte Temporary Restraining Order and asset
  • On January 31, 1994 this Court entered a Stipulated Order for Preliminary Injunction With
  • The Receiver filed a Complaint dated February 23, 1995 in the United States District Court
  • Sheldon Jackler, the Receivership Companies, the Commission and the Receiver have stipulated
  • The Complaint seeks both permanent injunctive relief and consumer redress for alleged
  • The Commission alleges that, from approximately June 1992 through January 18, 1994, Jackler ip Companies made material representations that were false and misleading, and failed to disclose
  • "Investment" or "Investment Offering" shall mean any service, product or interest, including
  • Solely for the purposes of this Order, the Business of Telemarketing shall not include the
  • any Investment or Investment Offering which involves, or has as a component of such
  • Falsely representing, directly or by implication, that purchasers of license application
  • Failing to disclose orally and in writing, clearly and prominently, that license management
  • The Bond required pursuant to this Section shall be an insurance agreement providing surety
  • The Plan shall set forth, among other things, the criteria and parameters for participation

  • 5 . FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER - DEF FLAHERTY

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    COMMISSION
    COMPLAINT
    COURT
    FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
    RECEIVER
    METROPOLITAN COMMUNICATIONS
    JUDGEMENT
    ACT
    MONETARY RELIEF
    REDRESS
    CONSUMERS
    SALE
    DEFENDANTS
    PURSUANT
    ASSET
    PERMANENT INJUNCTION
    MICHAEL FLAHERTY
    INVESTMENT
    FALSELY REPRESENTING
    UNITED STATES DISTRICT
    PRACTICES
    TELEMARKETING
    SMR LICENSE
    IMPLICATION
    PLAINTIFF
    MATERIALS
    INVESTMENT OFFERING
    TELEMARKETED PRODUCT
    NATIONWIDE DIGITAL DATA
    
                            UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                           SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
    
                        FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Plaintiff
    
                                        vs.
    
               METROPOLITAN COMMUNICATIONS CORP., et al., Defendants
    
                                 94 Civ. 0142 (JSR)
                 FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER FOR PERMANENT INJUNCTION
                  AND FOR SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS FOR MONETARY RELIEF
                          AS TO DEFENDANT MICHAEL FLAHERTY
    
       Plaintiff, Federal Trade Commission ("Commission") commenced this
       action by filing its Complaint against Michael Flaherty and others on
       January 11, 1994, alleging that they engaged in unfair or deceptive
       acts and practices in violation of Section 5 of the Federal Trade
       Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45 (the "Act"), and seeking a permanent
       injunction and redress for injured consumers, pursuant to Section
       13(b) of the Act, 15 U.S.C.§ 53(b).
    
       On January 14, 1994 the Court entered an ex parte Temporary
       Restraining Order and asset freeze against all defendants and
       appointed a Temporary Receiver for the corporate defendants,
       Metropolitan Communications Corp., Columbia Communications Service
       Corp., Nationwide Digital Data Corp., and Stephens Sinclair, Ltd.
       (collectively, "the Receivership Companies"). On January 31, 1994 this
       Court entered a Stipulated Order for Preliminary Injunction With Asset
       Freeze as to defendant Flaherty ("the Stipulated Order"), and
       appointed Daniel R. Goodman, Esq., Permanent Receiver ("the Receiver")
       for the Receivership Companies.
    
       Michael Flaherty and the Commission have stipulated to the entry of
       the following Final Judgment and Order in settlement of the
       Commission's Complaint against Flaherty. Being advised in the
       premises, the Court enters the following Order.
    
                                      FINDINGS
    
       1. This is an action by the Commission instituted under Sections 5 and
       13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 45 and 53(b).
       The Complaint seeks both permanent injunctive relief and consumer
       redress for alleged deceptive acts or practices by Flaherty and others
       in connection with the promotion and sale of application preparation
       and filing services for Specialized Mobile Radio ("SMR") licenses
       issued by the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") and
       investments in systems using those licenses.
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
  • FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Plaintiff
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNICATIONS CORP., et al., Defendants
  • FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER FOR PERMANENT INJUNCTION
  • AND FOR SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS FOR MONETARY RELIEF
  • AS TO DEFENDANT MICHAEL FLAHERTY
  • Plaintiff, Federal Trade Commission commenced this action by filing its Complaint against
  • On January 14, 1994 the Court entered an ex parte Temporary Restraining Order and asset
  • Michael Flaherty and the Commission have stipulated to the entry of the following Final
  • The Complaint seeks both permanent injunctive relief and consumer redress for alleged
  • The Commission alleges that, from approximately June 1992 until January 1994, Flaherty and prospective purchasers, as set forth in the Commission's Complaint.
  • "Investment" or "Investment Offering" shall mean any service, product or interest, including
  • "Telemarketing" or "Business of Telemarketing" shall mean the offer for sale or sale of a
  • "Telemarketed Product" or "Telemarketed Service" shall mean the offer for sale or sale of any erees or buyers.
  • Falsely representing, directly or by implication, that purchasers of SMR license application
  • IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that funds received by the Commission pursuant to this Section shall be
  • Said funds shall be distributed as redress to eligible consumers holding allowed claims, in
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