Legal Opinion
Federal Trade Commission v. Affordable Media, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 15, 1999No. 98-16378PublishedCited by 283 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIGGINS, Circuit Judge:
A husband and wife, Denyse and Michael Anderson, were involved in a telemarketing venture that offered investors the chance to participate in a project that sold such modern marvels as talking pet tags and water-filled barbells by means of late-night television. Although the promoters promised that an investment in the project would return 50 per cent in a mere 60 to 90 days, the venture in fact was a Ponzi scheme, which eventually unraveled and left thousands of investors with tremendous losses. When the Federal Trade Commission brought a complaint against the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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