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Affiliate Strategies, Inc., et al.

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June 20, 2013

Federal Trade Commission, State of Kansas, State of Minnesota, and State of North Carolina, Plaintiffs, v. Affiliate Strategies, Inc., Landmark Publishing Group, L.L.C., (doing business as G.F. Institute and Grant Funding Institute), Grant Writers Institute, L.L.C., Answer Customers, L.L.C., Apex Holdings International, L.L.C., Brett Blackman, individually and as an officer, manager, and/or member of Affiliate Strategies, Inc., Landmark Publishing Group, L.L.C., Grant Writers Institute, L.L.C., Answer Customers, L.L.C., and Apex Holdings International, L.L.C., Jordan Sevy, individually and as a manager of Landmark Publishing Group, L.L.C., James Rulison, individually and as president of Answer Customers, L.L.C., Real Estate Buyers Financial Network LLC (doing business as Grant Writers Research Network), Martin Nossov, individually and as a manager and member of Real Estate Buyers Financial Network LLC, and Alicia Nossov, individually and as a manager and member of Real Estate Buyers Financial Network LLC, Defendants

FTC Matter/File Number

092 3126

X099973

Civil Action Number

09-CV-4104-JAR

5:09-CV-04104-JAR-KGS

11-3319

Federal Court

District of Kansas

U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Case Timeline

June 20, 2013

Opinion of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Affirming Judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas (69.8 KB)

PRESS RELEASE: Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Against Defendant Who Assisted Grant Writers' Institute Scheme; Order to Pay $1.68 Million to Defrauded Consumers Survives Challenge

August 3, 2012

Appellees' Joint Response Brief (171.17 KB)

June 28, 2012

Appellees' Preliminary Joint Response Brief (168.02 KB)

October 6, 2011

Final Judgment Order as to Defendant Meggie Chapman (11.74 KB)

Order for Permanent Injunction as to Defendant Meggie Chapman (38.23 KB)

PRESS RELEASE: Court Orders Defendant Who Assisted Grant Writers Scheme to Pay $1.68 Million for Refunds to Defrauded Consumers, After Trial on FTC Charges

August 25, 2011

Amended Complaint (3.01 MB)

Second Amended Complaint (3.02 MB)

Stipulated Permanent Injunction and Final Judgment Order Against James Rulison and Jordan Sevy (1.06 MB)

Stipulated Permanent Injunction and Final Judgment Order Against Brett Blackman (1.21 MB)

Stipulated Permanent Injunction and Final Judgment Order AgaFinst Justin Ely (307.81 KB)

Stipulated Order for Permanent Injunction and Monetary Judgment Against Alicia Nossov (254 KB)

Consent Decree and Final Judgment Order Against Wealth Power Systems, LLC, and Aria Financial Services LLC (400.59 KB)

Memorandum and Order (132.87 KB)

Order for Permanent Injunction as to Defendants Real Estate Buyers Network, LLC, and Martin Nossov (54.29 KB)

Default Judgment and Permanent Injunction Against Apex Holdings International, L.L.C.; Affiliate Strategies, Inc.; Landmark Publishing Group, L.L.C.; Grant Writers Institute, L.L.C.; and Answer Customers, L.L.C. (156.08 KB)

Default Judgment and Permanent Injunction Against Direct Marketing Systems, Inc. (138.61 KB)

Final Judgment Order as to Defendants Real Estate Buyers Network LLC and Martin Nossov (17.23 KB)

PRESS RELEASE: FTC Shuts Down Operators of Deceptive Government Grant Scheme

July 24, 2009

Temporary Restraining Order With Asset Freeze, Appointment of Receiver and Other Equitable Relief (954.61 KB)

July 23, 2009

Complaint (1.66 MB)

PRESS RELEASE: FTC, Three States Charge Scammers with Falsely Promising Guaranteed $25,000 Government Grants as Part of the Economic Stimulus Package