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Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Global Community Innovations LLC, a Ohio limited liability company; Innovated Health LLC, a Ohio limited liability company, also doing business as Innovative Health; Emerging Nutrition Inc., a Ohio corporation; Premium Health Supplies, LLC, a Ohio limited liability company; Buddha My Bread LLC, a Ohio limited liability company; Innovated Fulfillment LLC, a Ohio limited liability company; Ship Smart LLC, a Ohio limited liability company, also doing business as Jetpack or Jetpack Fulfillment; Vista Media LLC, a Ohio limited liability company; Ash Abbas LLC, a Ohio limited liability company; DCT Marketing, Inc., a Ohio corporation; RNA Enterprise, Inc., a Ohio corporation; ROS Marketing & Consulting LLC, a Ohio limited liability company; Fred Richard Guerra, III, individually and as an officer or member of Global Community Innovations LLC, Innovated Health LLC, also doing business as Innovative Health, Emerging Nutrition Inc., Premium Health Supplies, LLC, Buddha My Bread LLC, Innovated Fulfillment LLC, Ship Smart LLC, also doing business as Jetpack and Jetpack Fulfillment, Vista Media LLC, and Ash Abbas LLC; Lanty Paul Gray, Jr., also known as Lanty Paul, individually and as an officer or member of DCT Marketing, Inc., Innovated Health LLC, also doing business as Innovative Health, Emerging Nutrition Inc., Premium Health Supplies, LLC, Buddha My Bread LLC, Innovated Fulfillment LLC, Ship Smart LLC, also doing business as Jetpack and Jetpack Fulfillment, and Ash Abbas LLC; Rafat Abbas, also known as Rafot Abbas, individually and as an officer or member of RNA Enterprises, Inc., Innovated Health LLC, also doing business as Innovative Health, Emerging Nutrition Inc., Premium Health Supplies, LLC, Buddha My Bread LLC, Innovated Fulfillment LLC, Ship Smart LLC, also doing business as Jetpack and Jetpack Fulfillment, and Ash Abbas LLC; and Robby O. Salaheddine, individually and as an officer or member of ROS Marketing & Consulting, LLC, Emerging Nutrition Inc., and Premium Health Supplies, LLC, Defendants.
FTC Matter/File Number
162 3135
Civil Action Number
5:19-CV-00788
Enforcement Type
Civil Penalties
Federal Court
Northern District of Ohio
Case Summary
In April 2019, the FTC announced that 16 defendants settled charges that they deceptively marketed “cognitive improvement” supplements using sham news websites containing false and unsubstantiated efficacy claims, references to non-existent clinical studies, and fraudulent consumer and celebrity endorsements. The FTC also alleged the defendants used affiliate marketers to make deceptive claims for products including Geniux, Xcel, EVO, and Ion-Z. The settlements ban the defendants from engaging in similar conduct in the future. In February 2020, the Commission announced it was sending refund checks totaling over $551,000 to defrauded consumers.