August 29, 2016

The ringleader and two other defendants in the massive IWorks online billing scheme have agreed to settle FTC charges that they took more than $280 million from consumers via deceptive “trial” memberships for bogus government-grant and money-making products. In addition, the wife and parents of IWorks’ owner and CEO Jeremy Johnson have agreed to settle FTC charges that they received assets and funds as gifts from Johnson that came from the unlawful scheme. FTC

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