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UNITED STATES v VISIONS GROUP OF AMERICA INC Click to find out why . . .



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CaseNo: USVVGOAI225032, CourtCode: FED, CourtName: FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Plaintiff: UNITED STATES, State: DE Delaware, UniqueCaseRef: LCD>USVVGOAI225032, Greg Kazimer, Rex Judd, Representatives, Mark Colosi, Visions Group, Soho, Complaint, America, Sale, Cooling-off Rule, Act, Federal Trade Commission, Hereby, Violation, United States, Cooling-off, Ftc Act, Business Opportunities, Affecting Commerce, Paragraph, Trade Commission Act, Purposes, Employees, Provisions Set, Admitting Iiabihty Fbr, Practices, Purchasers, Relief, Home-based Business, Connection, Compliance, York, Consumers, Investment, Independent Contractors, Hereafter, Settlement , ContentID: 120248113

Case Documents
1   CONSENT ORDER
[ see first page and extracted highlights below  ] ItemID: 119925
12 pages
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2 2000-06 COMPLAINT
[ see first page and extracted highlights below  ] ItemID: 119924
9 pages
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Total Documents: 2 documents , 21 pages
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1 . CONSENT ORDER

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
GREG KAZIMER
REX JUDD
REPRESENTATIVES
MARK COLOSI
BUSINESS
AMERICA
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
VISIONS GROUP
SOHO
COMPLAINT
SALE
ATTORNEYS
HEREBY
UNITED STATES
COOLING-OFF RULE
AFFECTING COMMERCE
PARAGRAPH
TRADE COMMISSION ACT
PURPOSES
EMPLOYEES
PROVISIONS SET
ADMITTING IIABIHTY FBR
CONNECTION
COMPLIANCE
INVESTMENT
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS
HEREAFTER
SETTLEMENT
PLAINTIFF
                                 UNITED  STATES  DISTRICT                    COURT
                        FOR  THE  WESTERN  DISTRICT                         OF  NJZW YORK


FEDERAL  TR4DE  COMIvIlSSION,
                                                          !
         PlaiIIti~                                        ) )  CrvlLNO.
                          V.                              >
                                                          1
VISIONS  GROUP  OF  AMERICA,  INC.,                       )
 a corporation;                                           >
                                                          1
SOHO  TECHNOLOGIES,              INC.,                    >
a colporatioIl;
                                                          !
MARK  COLOSJ,  individually  and  as an                   )
officer  and  director  of  VISIONS  GROUP                3
OF  AMERICA.,  INC.;
                                                          1
REX  HJDD,  individually  and  as an officer              )
and  director  of  VISIONS  GROUP  OF
AMERICA,  INC.;  and                                      1
                                                          1
GREG  KAZIMEIR,  individually  and  as an  )
officer  and  director  of  VISIONS  GROUP                ]
OF AMERICA,  IW.  and  SOHO
TECHNOLOGXES,  WC-,
                                                          1
         Def&dants.                                       1
                                                    1
                                               CONSENT  ORDER
         WHEREAS:  Plainti@  the  United  States of  America,  has commenced  this  action  by 
the  comphtint  herem,  Defendants  Visions  Group  of  America,  Inc.  ("Visions  Group"),  SOHO
Teehnologiea,  Inc.  ("SOHO"),  Mark  Colosi., Rex  Judd,  and  Greg  Kazimer  have  waived 
the  stunruons  and  complaint;  the  parties  have  been  represented  by the  attorneys  whose 
appear  hereafter;  and the  parties  have  agreed  to  settlement  of  this  action  upon  the 
and  conditions,  without  adjudication  of  any issue  of  fact or  law  and without  Defendants
admitting  Iiabihty  fbr  any of  the matters  alleged  in  the complaint;




                                           Consent  Order,  Page  1 of  15



         THEREFORE,  on  the joint  motion  of  the plaintiff  and  the  Defendants,  it  is hereby
ORDERED,  ADJUDGED,  and  DECREED  as follows:
         1.        This  Court  has jurisdiction  of  the  subject  matter  and  ofthe  parties.
SNIPPETS:
  • OF AMERICA, IW.
  • and SOHO
  • Plainti@ the United States of America, has commenced this action by filing the comphtint out Defendants admitting Iiabihty fbr any of the matters alleged in the complaint;
  • THEREFORE, on the joint motion of the plaintiff and the Defendants, it is hereby ORDERED,
  • Defendants under Sections 5, 5, 13, and 16of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 USC.
  • For purposes of this Order,
  • Section 429.0of the Cooling-Off Rule,
  • denominated, whether or not covered by the Federal Trade Commission Trade Regulation Rule
  • More than non&&l assistance to any person or entity in connection with or
  • interest in any partnership, stock or other beneficial interest, tangible or intangible, that
  • opporhmity or investment purchasers, unless the representation is true and, at the time it is
  • ne Defendants, and each of them, and their successors, assigns, subsidiaries, affiliates, r, expressly or by implicatiou, concerning any material fact, unless the representation is true
  • The Defendants, and each of them, and their successors, assigns, subsidiaries, af%iliates, le, 16 C.F.R. Part 429, or as the Cooling-Off Rule may hereafter be amended, including but not
  • required by $429.1 Paragraph of the Cooling-Off Rule;
  • Mark Colosi, Rex Judd, and Greg Kazimer, for the purpose of monitoring compliance, for a
  • the injunctive provisions set forth in Paragmph EA.
  • For a period of four years 6om the date of the entry of this Order, for the purpose of udirectly manages or controls the business, are permanently restmined and enjoined Tom tiling to
  • United States Attorney

  • 2 . COMPLAINT

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    DEFENDANTS
    ACT
    VIOLATION
    COOLING-OFF
    VISIONS GROUP
    FTC ACT
    COOLING-OFF RULE
    BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
    SOHO
    COURT
    PRACTICES
    PURCHASERS
    RELIEF
    SALE
    HOME-BASED BUSINESS
    PLAINTIFF
    COMPLAINT
    YORK
    CONSUMERS
    ALLEGES
    TRANSACTED BUSINESS
    WESTERN DISTRICT
    AUTHORIZATION
    TRADE
    REDRESS
    SELL
    PRACTICES SET
    CANCELLATION
    AWARD
    
                                             uBllTF,D  STATES  DIST=CT                               
                                 FOR  THE  WESTERN                          DISTRTCT             OF 
    
    
    UNITED  STATES  OF  AMERICA                                             i >
                PlaintW,                                                    i 1  CIvrLNO.
                                      V.
                                                                            `,
    VISlONS        GROUP       OF       AMEWCA               INC.,           )                 $0      
     a New  York  corporation;                                               j
    SOHO  TECHNOLOGIES,                            INC.,
    a Delaware  corporation;
    MARK  COLOS'T,  individually  and  as an
    officer  and  director  of  PISTONS  GROUP
     OF AMERICA,  INC.;
     REX  JUDD,  individually  and  as an officer
     and  director  of  VISlONS  GROUP  OF
     AMERlCA,  `I-NC.; and
     GREG  WIZIMER,  individually  and  as an
      officer  and  director  of  WSIONS  GROUP
      OF  M&RICA,            INC.  and  SOHO
      TECHNOLOGJES,  INC.,
                 Defendants.
    
    
      COMPX,AINT             FOR  PERMAN-ENT                           J.N.I-UNCTION            ANI> 
    
    
                 Plaintiff.  rhe  United  States of  America,  acting  upon  notikaxion  and 
       Attorney  General  by the  Federal  Trade  Commission  ("Commission"),  pursuant  to  Section
        16(a)(l)  ofthe  Federal  Trade  Commission  Act  (TTC  Act"),  15  U.S.C.  $ 56(a)(l),  for its
       complaint  alleges  that:
                  1.  Plaintiffbrings  this  action  under  Seotiona  S(a)(l),  5(m)(l)(A),  13(b), 
        the  Federal  Trade  Commission  Act  ("FTC  Act"),  15 U.S.C.  05 45(a)(l),  45(m)(l)(A),     
        56(a),  and  S7b, EO secure  civil  penalties,  permanent  injun&ivs  relief,  cowumer  redress,
    
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    and  other  equitable  relief  for  the  defendants'  violations  of  Section  S(a)  of  the  FTC 
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • Plaintiff.
  • and other equitable relief for the defendants' violations of Section Sof the FTC Act, and the
  • From approximately May `I 996 through June 1997, Visions Group promored and sold business
  • The foregoing defendant entities, Visions Group and Soho, operate B common enterprise to sell
  • At all times material to this complaint;, acting alone or in concefl with others, he has
  • SOHO promotional seminars nationwide in order to sell home-based business opportunities to
  • including the acts and practices set forth in this complaint.
  • course of trade in tie offering for sale and sale of home-based business opportunities, in or
  • guide purchasers in the start-up of home-based businesses.
  • in violation of Section 5ofthe FTC Act,
  • The Cooling-Off Rule also requites the seller to tell purchasers about cancdlation rights at
  • relief by this Court, the defendants are likely to continue TO injure consumers, reap unjust
  • equitable reIier including relief to redress injury resulting from violations of the FTk Act.
  • This Court, in the exercise of its equitable jurisdiction, may award ancillary relief
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