Get-Rich-Quick Salesman Files For Ch. 11 After $479M Fine

By Max Stendahl · September 25, 2012, 6:38 PM EDT

The owner of a so-called get-rich-quick system filed for bankruptcy in California federal court Monday, one month after he was fined a record $478.9 million for deceiving nearly a million consumers...

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Case Information

Case Title

Federal Trade Commission v John Beck Amazing Profits, LLC et al

Case Number

Court

California Central

Nature of Suit

Other Statutory Actions

Date Filed

June 30, 2009

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