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Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Apex Capital Group, LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company; Capstone Capital Solutions Limited, a United Kingdom limited company; Clix Trix Limited, a United Kingdom limited company; Empire Partners Limited, a United Kingdom limited company; Interzoom Capital Limited, a United Kingdom limited company; Lead Blast Limited, a United Kingdom limited company; Mountain Venture Solutions Limited, a United Kingdom limited company; Nutra Global Limited, a United Kingdom limited company; Omni Group Limited, a United Kingdom limited company; Rendezvous IT Limited, a United Kingdom limited company; Sky Blue Media Limited, a United Kingdom limited company; Tactic Solutions Limited, a United Kingdom limited company; Phillip Peikos, individually, and as an officer of Apex Capital Group, LLC; and David Barnett, individually, and as an officer of Apex Capital Group, LLC, Defendants.
FTC Matter/File Number
172-3189
Civil Action Number
CV18-09573-JFW(JPRx)
Enforcement Type
Federal Injunctions
Federal Court
Central District of California
Case Summary
In October 2022, a Latvian payment processor and its former CEO agreed to settle the FTC’s complaint against them. The complaint alleged that they engaged in unlawful conduct that enabled a deceptive “free trial” offer scheme by U.S.-based defendants. In September 2024, the FTC returned more than $2.8 million to consumer deceived by the scheme.