American Financial Benefits Center, et al.

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Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. American Financial Benefits Center, a California corporation, also doing business as AFB and AF Student Services; AmeriTech Financial, a California corporation; Financial Education Benefits Center, a California corporation; and Brandon Demond Frere, Defendants.
FTC Matter/File Number:

172 3027

X180020

Civil Action Number:

4:18-cv-00806

Enforcement Type:

Federal Injunctions

Federal Court:
Northern District of California

Case Summary

The Federal Trade Commission has charged a student loan debt relief operation with bilking more than $28 million from thousands of consumers throughout the country by falsely promising that consumers’ monthly payments would go towards paying off their student loans.

Case Timeline

December 7, 2018

application/pdf icon Receiver’s Ex Parte Application Seeking Compliance with Preliminary Injunction and Order to Show Cause as to Why Defendant Brandon Frere Should Not be Held in Civil Contempt; Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support Thereof (260.51 KB)
application/pdf icon Declaration of Thomas W. McNamara in Support of Receiver’s Ex Parte Application Seeking Compliance With Preliminary Injunction and Order to Show Cause as to Why Defendant Brandon Frere Should Not Be Held in Civil Contempt (155.25 KB)
application/pdf icon McNamara Declaration Exhibit 1 (710.34 KB)
application/pdf icon McNamara Declaration Exhibit 2 (584.42 KB)
application/pdf icon [Proposed] Order Setting Briefing Schedule and Hearing on Receiver’s Ex Parte Application Seeking Compliance With Preliminary Injunction and Order to Show Cause as to Why Defendant Brandon Frere Should Not Be Held in Civil Contempt (149.9 KB)

April 19, 2018

application/pdf icon Federal Trade Commission’s Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction (378.68 KB)
application/pdf icon Declaration of Scott Belnap In Support of Federal Trade Commission’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (10.39 MB)
application/pdf icon Declaration of Melissa Bussewitz In Support of Federal Trade Commission’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (857.7 KB)
application/pdf icon Declaration of Donald S. Clark In Support of Federal Trade Commission’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (10.39 MB)
application/pdf icon Declaration of Kelly Cretcher In Support of Federal Trade Commission’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (218.72 KB)
application/pdf icon Declaration of Ian Foss In Support of Federal Trade Commission’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (1.07 MB)
application/pdf icon Declaration of Gloria Holmes In Support of Federal Trade Commission’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (339.4 KB)
application/pdf icon Declaration of Danielle Kinney In Support of Federal Trade Commission’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (128.15 KB)
application/pdf icon Declaration of Georgia Martin In Support of Federal Trade Commission’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (313.32 KB)
application/pdf icon Declaration of Kelly Ortiz In Support of Federal Trade Commission’s Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction (23.27 MB)
application/pdf icon Declaration of Steven Stalick In Support of Federal Trade Commission’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (200.36 KB)
application/pdf icon Declaration of Gilbert Vasquez In Support of Federal Trade Commission’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (3.83 MB)
application/pdf icon Declaration of William Zaorski In Support of Federal Trade Commission’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (414.39 KB)

March 5, 2018

application/pdf icon Declaration of Jacob Martinez In Support of Federal Trade Commission’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (126.28 KB)
application/pdf icon Declaration of Chelsea Olds In Support of Federal Trade Commission’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (391.75 KB)
application/pdf icon Declaration of Kelly C. Ortiz In Support of Federal Trade Commission’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (109.24 MB)
application/pdf icon Declaration of Steve Rhode In Support of Federal Trade Commission’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (13.24 MB)
application/pdf icon Declaration of Beverly Sills In Support of Federal Trade Commission’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (2.1 MB)
application/pdf icon Declaration of Ann Stahl In Support of Federal Trade Commission’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (1.29 MB)
application/pdf icon Declaration of Daniel Stiner In Support of Federal Trade Commission’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (73.55 MB)
application/pdf icon Declaration of Manuel Vildasol In Support of Federal Trade Commission’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (6.68 MB)

March 2, 2018

application/pdf icon Federal Trade Commission’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction, and Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support Thereof (460.26 KB)
application/pdf icon Declaration of Andre Archibald In Support of Federal Trade Commission’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (47.06 MB)
application/pdf icon Declaration of Erica Bufano In Support of Federal Trade Commission’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (130.99 KB)
application/pdf icon Declaration of Chelsea Carbonneau In Support of Federal Trade Commission’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (4.39 MB)
application/pdf icon Declaration of Mark Dant In Support of Federal Trade Commission’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (843.59 KB)
application/pdf icon Declaration of Craig Davis In Support of Federal Trade Commission’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (288.23 KB)
application/pdf icon Declaration of Theresa Dowdell In Support of Federal Trade Commission’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (530.93 KB)
application/pdf icon Declaration of Sean Emerson In Support of Federal Trade Commission’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (5.43 MB)
application/pdf icon Declaration of David Gonzalez In Support of Federal Trade Commission’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (2.11 MB)
application/pdf icon Declaration of Daniel Hamilton In Support of Federal Trade Commission’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (2.58 MB)
application/pdf icon Declaration of Liberty Holton In Support of Federal Trade Commission’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (1.8 MB)
application/pdf icon Declaration of Benjamin Lee In Support of Federal Trade Commission’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (13.17 MB)
application/pdf icon Declaration of Milton Marshall In Support of Federal Trade Commission’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (7.06 MB)