Federal Trade Commission v. Chapman

McKAY, Circuit Judge.

This appeal arises from a bench trial in which the district court found that Appellant Meggie Chapman violated the “assisting and facilitating” provision of the Telemarketing Sales Rule, 16 C.F.R. § 310.3(b).

The underlying consumer protection action was brought by the Federal Trade Commission and four states against several individual and corporate defendants who marketed and sold to consumers grant- related goods and services with false representations that the consumers were guaranteed or likely to receive grants. After the claims against the other defendants were…