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Federal Trade Commission v. Hornbeam Special Situations, LLC et al

  1. February 24, 2022

    Fintech Co. iStream To Pay FTC $2.3M, Aid Phony-Fees Probe

    Payment processing company iStream and its top brass told a Georgia federal judge Thursday that they have agreed to pay $2.3 million to the Federal Trade Commission and cooperate in the agency's investigation of its clients, some of which are accused of charging payday loan applicants upward of $43 million in illegal fees.

  2. December 21, 2021

    Ga. Judge Challenges FTC Evidence In $43M Deception Suit

    A Georgia federal judge challenged the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday during a hearing on a $43 million consumer deception case, questioning whether the agency can rely on complaints by short-term loan applicants allegedly charged fees for a coupon club membership they didn't want.

  3. April 09, 2021

    Marketers Say FTC's $43M Scam Suit Is Devoid Of Facts

    A group of telemarketers told a Georgia federal judge that the Federal Trade Commission's $43 million case against them over payday loans and a discount club is "riddled with deficiencies" and based on unreliable and inadmissible consumer complaints rather than facts.

  4. February 09, 2021

    FTC Says Marketers Have No Defense Against Scam Claims

    The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday argued a group of marketers has failed to offer any factual or legal defense to allegations that they bilked thousands of consumers out of more than $43 million by covertly signing them up for a bogus discount club.

  5. March 20, 2020

    COVID-19 Can't Halt Discovery In Ga. FTC Fraud Case

    A Georgia federal court refused to stay discovery Friday because of the coronavirus "national emergency" in a Federal Trade Commission suit accusing marketers of bilking consumers out of $43 million by secretly signing them up for bogus discount club memberships.

  6. October 17, 2018

    FTC On Ropes As Courts Wallop Suits Over Past Conduct

    The Federal Trade Commission's power to punish past conduct involving consumer fraud or anti-competitive shenanigans is looking wobbly after a one-two punch of court decisions forcing the agency to also identify imminent or ongoing violations when it challenges prior behavior.

  7. April 17, 2018

    Marketers Can't Toss FTC's $43M Discount Clubs Fraud Suit

    A Georgia federal judge rejected efforts by several marketers to escape the Federal Trade Commission’s litigation accusing them of bilking consumers out of $43 million by secretly signing them up for bogus discount club memberships, saying the agency has sufficiently alleged the purported scheme and the suit isn’t barred by previous litigation.

  8. October 31, 2017

    FTC Fights Marketers' Bid To Dismiss Discount Clubs Suit

    The Federal Trade Commission on Monday asked a Georgia federal court to deny several marketers' request to dismiss a suit accusing them of scamming consumers out of $42 million by secretly signing them up for bogus memberships, arguing that the complaint has pled more than enough facts to demonstrate liability.

  9. October 17, 2017

    Discount Club Operators Say FTC Lacks Proof In Scam Suit

    Several marketers accused by the Federal Trade Commission of bilking consumers out of more than $42 million by signing them up for bogus memberships in online discount clubs without their permission told a Georgia federal court Monday that there is not enough evidence to support the agency's claims.

  10. August 16, 2017

    Phony Discount Clubs Stole $42M From Consumers, FTC Says

    The Federal Trade Commission launched a suit in Georgia federal court Tuesday accusing a group of marketers of bilking scores of consumers out of more than $42 million by signing them up for bogus memberships in a trio of online discount clubs without their permission.

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