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MASK, LLC (Spotless Blemishes & Oily Skin Soothing CBD Sheet Mask)
Outreach Calling, Inc.
A sprawling fundraising operation that allegedly scammed consumers out of millions of dollars will be permanently banned from charitable fundraising along with its owner and others involved in its operation as a result of a lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission and Attorneys General of New York, Virginia, Minnesota, and New Jersey.
The operation is made up of multiple companies all under the control of owner Mark Gelvan, along with his associates Thomas Berkenbush, William English, and Damian Muziani. The complaint filed by the FTC and the states alleges that the defendants served as the primary fundraisers for a number of sham charities that were the subject of numerous law enforcement actions.
20210081: GP ABX Holdings Partnership, L.P.; Berry Global Group, Inc.
Comment of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter on the Department of Labor Proposed Rule on Independent Contractor Status under the Fair Labor Standards Act
20201240: Berkshire Hathaway Inc.; Dominion Energy, Inc.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals (Tobacco Reports)
International Institute of Health, also d/b/a Doc of Detox (Black Gold humic acid supplement)
20210071: Simon Property Group, Inc.; J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
20210072: Halmont Properties Corporation; J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
20210075: The Providence Service Corporation; One Equity Partners VI, L.P.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension (FPLA Rules)
Hypernaturals LLC (Optimmuner Plus dietary supplement)
Marc Ching, In the Matter of
In response to an FTC complaint, in April 2020, a California-based marketer of a supplement consisting mainly of Vitamin C and herbal extracts has agreed to a preliminary order barring him from claiming that it is effective at treating, preventing, or reducing the risk of COVID-19. Pending the resolution of a parallel administrative case, the proposed preliminary order also bars Marc Ching, doing business as Whole Leaf Organics, from claiming that three CBD-based products he sells are effective cancer treatments. The Commission approved the final administrative order in this case in October 2020.
Whole Leaf Organics
In response to an FTC complaint, in April 2020, a California-based marketer of a supplement consisting mainly of Vitamin C and herbal extracts has agreed to a preliminary order barring him from claiming that it is effective at treating, preventing, or reducing the risk of COVID-19. Pending the resolution of a parallel administrative case, the proposed preliminary order also bars Marc Ching, doing business as Whole Leaf Organics, from claiming that three CBD-based products he sells are effective cancer treatments.