FTC v WEST COAST ADVERTISING & MARKETING INC


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CaseNo: FVWCAMI217762, CourtCode: FED, CourtName: FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION II, Plaintiff: FTC, State: WA Washington, UniqueCaseRef: LCD>FVWCAMI217762, Act, West Coast, Ftc Act, Complaint, Donors, Jpa, Veterans, California, Violations, Practices, Commission, Contributions, Relief, Law Enforcement, Schools, Police, Deceptive Acts, Fundraisers, Federal Trade, Soliciting, Numerous Instances, Local Area, Veteran Police Officers, District, Necessities, Connection, High Schools , ContentID: 120255033

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COMPLAINT
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1 . COMPLAINT

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS

WEST COAST
FTC ACT
DEFENDANTS
COMPLAINT
DONORS
JPA
VETERANS
CALIFORNIA
VIOLATIONS
PRACTICES
COMMISSION
CONTRIBUTIONS
RELIEF
LAW ENFORCEMENT
SCHOOLS
POLICE
COURT
DECEPTIVE ACTS
FUNDRAISERS
BUSINESS
FEDERAL TRADE
SOLICITING
NUMEROUS INSTANCES
LOCAL AREA
VETERAN POLICE OFFICERS
DISTRICT
NECESSITIES
CONNECTION
HIGH SCHOOLS

WILLIAM E. KOVACIC
General Counsel
CHARLES A. HARWOOD
Regional Director

ELEANOR DURHAM
THOMAS ROWAN
Federal Trade Commission
915 Second Ave., Suite 2896
Seattle, WA 98174
(206) 220-4476 (Durham)
(206) 220-4475 (Rowan)

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF




                                UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                               SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA



 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,

                                  Plaintiff,
                                                                 Civ. No.
                         v.
                                                                 COMPLAINT
 WEST COAST ADVERTISING &
 MARKETING, INC.; MIKE S. THOMAS; and
 MARK A. CHRISTIANSEN,

                                  Defendants.




Plaintiff, the Federal Trade Commission ("Commission"), for its complaint alleges as follows:

        1.      The Commission brings this action under Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade

Commission Act ("FTC Act"), 15 U.S.C. § 53(b), to obtain preliminary and permanent injunctive relief



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Federal Trade Commission

Plaintiff, the Federal Trade Commission, for its complaint alleges as follows:

Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. § 53, to obtain preliminary and permanent injunctive relief

interest resulting from defendants' violations of the FTC Act.

Venue in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California is proper

FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45, which prohibits unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting

The Commission may initiate federal district court proceedings to enjoin violations of the

Defendant West Coast Advertising & Marketing, Inc., is a California for profit

West Coast also does business as

including the Junior Police Academy and the American Veterans Network

West Coast fundraisers claim that JPA sends veteran police officers into the middle and high