Legal Opinion
Federal Trade Commission v. AmeriDebt, Inc.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided May 9, 2005No. Civ.A. PJM 03-3317PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MESSITTE, District Judge.
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sued AmeriDebt, Inc., DebtWorks, Inc., and Andris Pukke for misrepresentations and deceptive omissions under the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act), 15 U.S.C. §§ 41-58. It has also sued Am-eriDebt for violations of the disclosure requirements under the Gramm-Leach-Bli-ley Act, 15 U.S.C. § 6801(a) et seq. The FTC alleges that Defendants, operating in common as a non-profit credit counseling service, defrauded consumers with debt problems by offering to fashion debt repayment plans for them, then deducting for their own…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Leiter Minerals, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by13 opinions
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