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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
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`EP-l9-CV—196-KC
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`[PROPOSED]
`STIPULATED ORDER FOR
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`PERMANENT INJUNCTION AS TO
`DEFENDANTS SAM MADI
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`AND EDUCARE CENTRE
`SERVICES, INC.
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`Federal Trade Commission, and
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`State of Ohio ex rel. Attorney General
`Dave Yost,
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`Plaintiffs,
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`v.
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`Educare Centre Services, Inc., a New
`Jersey corporation, also dba Credit Card
`Services, Card Services, Credit Card
`Financial Services, Care Net, Tripletel
`Inc., Revit Educ Srvc, L.L. Vision, Care
`Value Services, and Card Value Services,
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`Tripletel, Inc., a Delaware
`corporation,
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`Prolink Vision, S.R.L., a
`Dominican Republic limited
`liability company,
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`9896988 Canada Inc., a
`Canadian company,
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`Globex Telecom, Inc., a Nevada
`corporation,
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`9506276 Canada, Inc., dba
`Globex Telecom, Inc., a
`Canadian company,
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`Sam Madi, individually and as
`an owner, officer, member, and/or
`manager of Educare Centre
`Services, Inc.,
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`Mohammad Souheil a/k/a
`Mohammed Souheil and Mike
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`Souheil, individually and as an
`owner, officer, member, and/or
`manager of Educare Centre
`Services, Inc., 9896988 Canada,
`Inc., Globex Telecom2 Inc.,
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`9506276 Canada, Inc., and
`Prolink Vision, S.R.L.,
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`Wissam Abedel Jalil a/k/a Sam
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`Jalil, individually and as an
`owner, officer, member, and/or
`manager of Tripletel, Inc., and
`Prolink Vision, S.R.L.,
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`Charles Kharouf, individually
`and as an owner, officer, member,
`and/or manager of Educare
`Centre Services, Inc., and
`Prolink Vision, S.R.L.,
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`Defendants.
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`Plaintiffs, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”) and the State
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`of Ohio, (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed its First Amended Complaint for Permanent
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`Injunction and Other Equitable Relief (ECF No. 81) pursuant to Section 13(b) of the FTC
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`Act, 15 U.S.C. § 53(b), the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention
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`Act (“Telemarketing Act”), 15 U.S.C. §§ 6101-6108, the Ohio Consumer Sales Practices
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`Act (“CSPA”), O.R.C. 1345.07, and the Ohio Telephone Solicitation Sales Act
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`(“TSSA”), O.R.C. 4719.01 et seq. Plaintiffs and Defendants Sam Madi and Educare
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`Centre Services, Inc. (“Madi Defendants”) stipulate to the entry of this Stipulated Order
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`for Permanent Injunction and Monetary Judgment (“Order”) to resolve all matters in
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`dispute in this action between them.
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`THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED as follows:
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`This Court has jurisdiction over this matter.
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`FINDINGS
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`The First Amended Complaint charges that the Madi Defendants participated in
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`1.
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`acts or practices that violated Section 5(a) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45(a), the
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`Telemarketing Sales Rule (“TSR”), 16 CPR. Part 310, the Ohio CSPA, O.R.C. 1345.01
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`et seq., and the Ohio TSSA, O.R.C. 4719.01 et seq.
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`3.
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`The Madi Defendants neither admit nor deny any of the allegations in the First
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`Amended Complaint, except as specifically stated in this Order. Only for purposes of this
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`action, the Madi Defendants admit the facts necessary to establish jurisdiction.
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`4.
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`The Madi Defendants waive any claim that they may have under the Equal Access
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`to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412, concerning the prosecution of this action through the
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`date of this Order, and agree to bear their own costs and attorney fees.
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`5.
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`The Madi Defendants and Plaintiffs waive all rights to appeal or otherwise
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`challenge or contest the validity of this Order.
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`DEFINITIONS
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`For the purpose of this Order, the following definitions shall apply:
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`“Corporate Defendant” means Educare Centre Services, Inc. and each of its
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`subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, and assigns.
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`B.
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`“Debt Relief Product or Service” means any product, service, plan or program
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`represented, expressly or by implication, to renegotiate, settle, or in any way alter the
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`terms of payment or other terms of the debt or obligation between a consumer and one or
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`more creditors or debt collectors, including a reduction in the balance, interest rate, or
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`fees owed by a consumer to a creditor or debt collector.
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`C.
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`“Defendants” means Prolink Vision, S.R.L., 9896988 Canada, Inc., Educare
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`Centre Services, Inc., Tripletel, Inc., Mohammad Souheil, Sam Madi, Charles Kharouf,
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`Wissam Jalil, Globex Telecom, Inc., and 9506276 Canada, Inc., individually,
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`collectively, or in any combination.
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`D.
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`“Document” is synonymous in meaning and equal in scope to the usage of
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`“document” and “electronically stored information” in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
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`34(a), Fed. R. Civ. P. 34(a), and includes writings, drawings, graphs, charts, photographs,
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`sound and video recordings, images, Internet sites, web pages, websites, electronic
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`correspondence, including e—mail and instant messages, contracts, accounting data,
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`advertisements, FTP Logs, Server Access Logs, books, written or printed records,
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`handwritten notes, telephone logs, telephone scripts, receipt books, ledgers, personal and
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`business canceled checks and check registers, bank statements, appointment books,
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`computer records, customer or sales databases and any other electronically stored
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`information, including Documents located on remote servers or cloud computing
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`systems, and other data or data compilations from which information can be obtained
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`directly or, if necessary, after translation into a reasonably usable form. A draft or non-
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`identical copy is a separate Document within the meaning of the term
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`E.
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`“Person” means any natural person or any entity, corporation, partnership, or
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`association of persons.
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`F.
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`“Receiver” means the receiver appointed in Section VIII of this Order and any
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`deputy receivers that shall be named by the Receiver.
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`G.
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`“Seller” means any Person who, in connection with a Telemarketing transaction,
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`provides, offers to provide, or arranges for others to provide goods or services to a
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`customer in exchange for consideration.
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`“Telemarketer” means any Person who, in connection with Telemarketing,
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`I.
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`“Telemarketing” means any plan, program, or campaign that is conducted to
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`induce the purchase of goods or services‘or a charitable contribution by use of one or
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`more telephones.
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`ORDER
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`1.
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`DEBT RELIEF PRODUCT OR SERVICE BAN
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`IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Madi Defendants are permanently
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`restrained and enjoined from advertising, marketing, promoting, or offering for sale, or
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`assisting in the advertising, marketing, promoting, or offering for sale of any Debt Relief
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`Product or Service, including any credit card interest rate reduction service.
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`11.
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`TELEMARKETING BAN
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`IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Madi Defendants are permanently
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`restrained and enjoined from participating in Telemarketing to the United States, whether
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`directly or through an intermediary.
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`III.
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`PROHIBITED MISREPRESENTATIONS AND OMISSIONS
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`IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Madi Defendants and their officers,
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`agents, and employees, and all other Persons in active concert or participation with them,
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`who receive actual notice of this Order by personal service or otherwise, whether acting
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`directly or indirectly, in connection with the advertising, marketing, promoting, or
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`offering for sale of any goods or services, are restrained and enjoined from
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`misrepresenting or assisting others in misrepresenting, expressly or by implication, any
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`material fact, including, but not limited to:
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`Misrepresenting, or assisting others in misrepresenting, expressly or by
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`implication, any of the following:
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`Any material aspect of the nature or terms of the Seller’s refiJnd,
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`cancellation, exchange, or repurchase policies; or
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`Any other fact material to consumers concerning any good or service, such
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`as:
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`the total costs; any material restrictions, limitations or conditions; or any
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`material aspect of its performance, efficacy, nature, or central characteristics;
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`B.
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`Representing, or assisting others in representing, expressly or by implication, the
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`benefits, performance, or efficacy of any good or service, unless the representation is
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`non-misleading, and, at the time such representation is made, the Madi Defendants
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`possess and rely upon competent and reliable evidence to substantiate that the
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`representation is true.
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`IV.
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`PROHIBITIONS ON VIOLATING THE OHIO CSPA AND TSSA
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`IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Madi Defendants, and their officers,
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`agents, and employees, and all other Persons in active concert or participation with them,
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`who receive actual notice of this Order by personal service or otherwise, whether acting
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`directly or indirectly, are permanently restrained and enjoined from engaging in unfair or
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`deceptive acts or practices in violation of the Ohio CSPA, RC. 1345.01 et seq. and the
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`Ohio TSSA, O.R.C. 4719.01 et seq.
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`V.
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`EQUITABLE MONETARY JUDGMENT AND SUSPENSION
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`IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that:
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`A.
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`Judgment in the amount of Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
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`($7,500,000.00) is entered in favor of Plaintiffs against the Madi Defendants, jointly and
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`severally, as equitable monetary relief. Full payment of the foregoing judgment amount
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`shall be suspended upon satisfaction of the obligations set forth in Subsection B of this
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`Section, and subject to the conditions set forth in Subsections GB of this Section.
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`B.
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`Effective upon entry of this Order, the Madi Defendants shall surrender to
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`Plaintiffs or their representatives, all control, title, dominion, and interest in all assets
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`held in the TD Bank accounts in the name of Educare Centre Services, Inc. ending in
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`X1223 and X1249. The remainder of the judgment is suspended, subject to Subsections
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`C, D, and E, below.
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`C.
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`Plaintiffs’ agreement to the suspension of the judgment as to the Madi Defendants
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`is expressly premised upon the truthfulness, accuracy, and completeness of the following
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`sworn financial statements and related documents (collectively, “financial
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`representations”) submitted to the Commission by the Madi Defendants, including:
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`1.
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`The Financial Statement of Sam Madi as last updated and signed by Sam
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`Madi on August 14, 2019, including the additional documentation, sent by Madi’s
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`former counsel Andrew N. Cove to the Commission Via email on August 14 and
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`October 15, 2019, and by Madi to the Commission Via email on June 22, 2020;
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`and
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`The Financial Statement of Educare Centre Services, Inc. signed by Sam
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`Madi on August 12, 2019, sent by Madi’s former counsel Andrew N. Cove to the
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`Commission via email on August 12, 2019.
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`D.
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`The suspension of the judgment will be lifted as to any Madi Defendant if, upon
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`motion by the Plaintiffs, the Court finds that a Madi Defendant failed to disclose any
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`material asset, materially misstated the value of any asset, or made any other material
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`misstatement or omission in the financial representations identified above.
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`E.
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`If the suspension of the judgment is lifted, the judgment becomes immediately
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`due as to that Madi Defendant in the amount of Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand
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`Dollars ($7,500,000.00) specified in Subsection A, above, which the parties stipulate
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`represents the consumer injury alleged in the First Amended Complaint, less any
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`payment previously made pursuant to this Section, plus interest computed from the date
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`of entry of this Order.
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`VI.
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`ADDITIONAL MONETARY PROVISIONS
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`IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that:
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`A.
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`The Madi Defendants relinquish dominion and all legal and equitable right, title,
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`and interest in all assets transferred pursuant to this Order and may not seek the return of
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`any assets.
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`B.
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`The facts alleged in the First Amended Complaint will be taken as true, without
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`further proof, in any subsequent civil litigation by or on behalf of the Plaintiffs, including
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`in a proceeding to enforce their rights to any payment or monetary judgment pursuant to
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`this Order, such as a nondischargeability complaint in any bankruptcy case.
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`C.
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`The facts alleged in the First Amended Complaint establish all elements necessary
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`to sustain an action by the Plaintiffs pursuant to Section 523(a)(2)(A) of the Bankruptcy
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`Code, 11 U.S.C. §523(a)(2)(A), and this Order will have collateral estoppel effect for
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`such purposes.
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`D.
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`The Madi Defendants acknowledge that their Taxpayer Identification Numbers
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`(Social Security Numbers or Employer Identification Numbers) or equivalant, which the
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`Madi Defendants previously submitted to the Commission, may be used for collecting
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`and reporting on any delinquent amount arising out of this Order, in accordance with 31
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`U.S.C. §7701.
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`B.
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`All money paid to the Plaintiffs pursuant to this Order may be deposited into a
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`fund administered by the Commission or its designee on behalf of the Commission and
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`the State of Ohio to be used for equitable relief, including consumer redress and any
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`attendant expenses for the administration of any redress fund. If a representative of the
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`Plaintiffs decides that direct redress to consumers is wholly or partially impracticable or
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`money remains after redress is completed, the Plaintiffs may apply any remaining money
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`for such other equitable relief (including consumer information remedies) as it
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`determines to be reasonably related to the Madi Defendants’ practices alleged in the First
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`Amended Complaint. Any money not used for such equitable relief shall be divided
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`between the Commission and the State of Ohio to be deposited to the US. Treasury as
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`disgorgement and to the Ohio Attorney General’s Telemarketing Fraud Enforcement
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`Fund. The Madi Defendants have no right to challenge any actions the Plaintiffs or their
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`representatives may take pursuant to this Subsection.
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`VII. CUSTOMER INFORMATION
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`IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Madi Defendants and their officers,
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`agents, and employees, and all other Persons in active concert or participation with them,
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`who receive actual notice of this Order by personal service or otherwise, are permanently
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`restrained and enjoined from directly or indirectly:
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`A.
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`Failing to provide sufficient customer information to enable the Commission to
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`efficiently administer consumer redress. If Plaintiffs’ representative requests in writing
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`any information related to redress, Madi Defendant must provide it, in the form
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`prescribed by Plaintiffs’ representative, within fourteen (14) days; and
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`B.
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`Disclosing, using, or benefitting from customer information, including the name,
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`address, telephone number, email address, Social Security number, other identifying
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`information, or any data that enables access to a customer’s account (including a credit
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`card, bank account, or other financial account), that any Madi Defendant obtained prior to
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`entry of this Order in connection with any activity that pertains to marketing credit card
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`interest rate reduction services; and
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`C.
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`Failing to destroy such customer information in all forms in their possession,
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`custody, or control within thirty (30) days after receipt of written direction to do so from
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`a representative of the Plaintiffs.
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`Provided, however, that customer information need not be disposed of, and may
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`be disclosed, to the extent requested by a government agency or required by law,
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`regulation, or court order.
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`VIII. APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER
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`IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Robb Evans & Associates LLC is appointed
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`as receiver of Educare Centre Services, Inc. with full powers of an equity receiver, for the
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`purpose of taking the necessary steps to wind down Educare Centre Services, Inc. In
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`carrying out these duties, the Receiver shall be the agent of this court, shall be
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`accountable directly to this court, and is authorized and directed to:
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`Perform all acts necessary to protect, conserve, preserve, and prevent waste or
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`dissipation of Educare Centre Services, Inc. assets, if any, until their sale;
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`B.
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`C.
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`Sell Educare Centre Services, Inc.’s assets without further order of the court;
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`Enter into agreements in connection with the reasonable and necessary
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`performance of the Receiver’s duty to sell Educare Centre Services, Inc.’s assets,
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`including, but not limited to, the retention of assistants, agents, or other professionals to
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`assist in the sale of these Assets;
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`D.
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`Distribute to the FTC, without further order of the court, the funds received from
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`the sale of Educare Centre Services, Inc.’s assets;
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`Take any and all steps the Receiver concludes are appropriate to wind down
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`Educare Centre Services, Inc.; and
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`Store and secure Educare Centre Services, Inc.’s records, until either entry of a
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`final order against the last remaining Defendant in this proceeding or receipt of written
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`direction to do so from a representative of the FTC.
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`IX.
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`COOPERATION
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`IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Madi Defendants must fully cooperate
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`with representatives of the Plaintiffs in this case and in any investigation related to or
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`associated with the transactions or the occurrences that are the subject of the First
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`Amended Complaint. The Madi Defendants must provide truthful and complete
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`information, evidence, and testimony. The Madi Defendants must appear in person,
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`telephonically, or via videoconference for interviews, discovery, hearings, trials, and any
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`other proceedings that Plaintiffs’ representative may reasonably request upon ten (10)
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`days written notice, or other reasonable notice, at such places and times as Plaintiffs’
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`representative may designate, without the service of a subpoena.
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`ORDER ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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`IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Madi Defendants obtain acknowledgments
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`of receipt of this Order:
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`A.
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`Each Madi Defendant, within seven (7) days of entry of this Order, must submit
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`to the Plaintiffs an acknowledgment of receipt of this Order sworn under penalty of
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`perjury.
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`B.
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`For five (5) years after entry of this Order, Defendant Sam Madi for any business
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`that he, individually or collectively with any other Defendant, is the majority owner or
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`controls directly or indirectly, and each Corporate Defendant, must deliver a copy of this
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`Order to: (1) all principals, officers, directors, and LLC managers and members; (2) all
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`employees having managerial responsibilities for conduct related to the subject matter of
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`the Order and all agents and representatives who participate in conduct related to the
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`subject matter of the Order; and (3) any business entity resulting from any change in
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`structure as set forth in the Section titled Compliance Reporting. Delivery must occur
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`within seven (7) days of entry of this Order for current personnel. For all others, delivery
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`must occur before they assume their responsibilities.
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`C.
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`From each individual or entity to which a Madi Defendant delivered a copy of this
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`Order, that Defendant must obtain, within thirty (30) days, a signed and dated
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`acknowledgment of receipt of this Order.
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`XI.
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`COMPLIANCE REPORTING
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`IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Madi Defendants make timely submissions
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`to the Plaintiffs:
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`One year after entry of this Order, each Madi Defendant must submit a
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`compliance report, sworn under penalty of perjury:
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`1.
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`Each Madi Defendant must: (a) identify the primary physical, postal, and
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`email address and telephone number, as designated points of contact, which
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`representatives of the Plaintiffs may use to communicate with Madi Defendant;
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`(b) identify all of that Madi Defendant’s businesses by all of their names,
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`telephone numbers, and physical, postal, email, and Internet addresses; (c)
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`describe the activities of each business, including the goods and services offered,
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`the means of advertising, marketing, and sales, and the involvement of any other
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`Defendant (which Defendant Sam Madi must describe if he knows or should
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`know due to his own involvement); (d) describe in detail whether and how that
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`Madi Defendant is in compliance with each Section of this Order; and (e) provide
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`a copy of each Order Acknowledgment obtained pursuant to this Order, unless
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`previously submitted to the Plaintiffs.
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`2.
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`Additionally, Defendant Sam Madi must: (a) identify all telephone
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`numbers and all physical, postal, email and Internet addresses, including all
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`residences; (b) identify all business activities, including any business for which he
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`performs services whether as an employee or otherwise and any entity in which
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`he has any ownership interest; and (c) describe in detail his involvement in each
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`such business, including title, role, responsibilities, participation, authority,
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`control, and any ownership.
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`B.
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`For ten (10) years after entry of this Order, each Madi Defendant must submit a
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`compliance notice, sworn under penalty of perjury, within fourteen (14) days of any
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`change in the following:
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`1.
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`Each Madi Defendant must report any change in: (a) any designated point
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`of contact; or (b) the structure of any Corporate Defendant or any entity that
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`Defendant Madi has any ownership interest in or controls directly or indirectly
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`that may affect compliance obligations arising under this Order, including:
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`creation, merger, sale, or dissolution of the entity or any subsidiary, parent, or
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`affiliate that engages in any acts or practices subject to this Order.
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`2.
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`Additionally, Defendant Sam Madi must report any change in: (a) name,
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`including aliases or fictitious name, or residence address; or (b) title or role in any
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`business activity, including any business for which he performs services whether
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`as an employee or otherwise and any entity in which he has any ownership
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`interest, and identify the name, physical address, and any Internet address of the
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`business or entity.
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`C.
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`Each Madi Defendant must submit to the Plaintiffs notice of the filing of any
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`bankruptcy petition, insolvency proceeding, or similar proceeding by or against such
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`Defendant within fourteen (14) days of its filing.
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`D.
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`Any submission to the Plaintiffs required by this Order to be sworn under penalty
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`of perjury must be true and accurate and comply with 28 U.S.C. § 1746, such as by
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`concluding: “I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of
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`America that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on:
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`date, signatory’s full name, title (if applicable), and signature.
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`E.
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`Unless otherwise directed by a Plaintiffs’ representative in writing, all
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`submissions to the Commission pursuant to this Order must be emailed to
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`Director for Enforcement, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission,
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`FTC et al., v. Educare Centre Services, Inc. X190039.
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`v. Educare Centre Services, Inc.
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`XII.
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`RECORDKEEPING
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`IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Madi Defendants must create certain
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`records for ten (10) years after entry of the Order, and retain each such record for five (5)
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`Accounting records showing the revenues from all goods or services sold;
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`Personnel records showing, for each Person providing services, whether as an
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`Records of all consumer complaints and refund requests, whether received
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`XIII. COMPLIANCE MONITORING
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`IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, for the purpose of monitoring the Madi
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`which part of the judgment was suspended and any failure to transfer any assets as
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`requested information, which must be sworn under penalty of perjury; appear for
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`depositions; and produce documents for inspection and copying. The Plaintiffs are also
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`31, 33, 34, 36, 45, and 69.
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`XIV. RETENTION OF JURISDICTION
`IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Court retains jurisdiction of this maner for
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`purposes of construction, modification, and enforcement of this Order.
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`SO ORDERED, this
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`KATHLEEN CARDONE
`UNITED STATES DISTRJCT JUDGE
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`Erin Leahy (Ohio Bar #69509)
`W. Travis Garrison (Ohio Bar #76757)
`Assistant Attorney General
`Ohio Attorney General's Office
`Consumer Protection Section
`30 E. Broad Street. 14th Floor
`Columbus, Ohio 43215
`( 614) 752-4 730
`Erin. Leahy@OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov
`Travis.Garrison@OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`STATE OF OHIO
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`Federa Trade Commission
`600 Pennsylvania Ave .. NW
`Mailstop CC-8528
`Washington. DC 20580
`(202) 326-2825 I cbrown3@ftc.gov
`(202) 326-3484 I jbrooke@ftc.gov
`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
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`Ecfucare CeJtre Services, Inc.
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`XIV. RETENTION OF JURISDICTION
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`IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Court retains jurisdiction of this matter for
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`purposes of construction, modification} and enforcement of this Order,
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`KATHLEEN CARDONE
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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`Christopher E. Brown
`J. Ronald Brooke, Jr.
`Federal Trade Commission
`600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
`Mailstop CC—SSZS
`Washington, DC 20580
`(202) 326—2825 / cbrown3@ftc.gov
`(202) 326-3484 / jbrooke@ftc.gov
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
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`Erin Leahy (Oh' Bar #695 9)
`W. Travis Garrison (Ohio Bar #76757)
`Assistant Attorney General
`Ohio Attorney General’ 5 Office
`Consumer Protection Section
`30 E. Broad Street, 14th Floor
`Calumbug) Ohio 43215
`(614) 752-4730
`Erin.Leahy@OhioAttorneyGeneralt gov
`Travis. Garrison@0hi oAttomeyGeneral .gov
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`STATE OF OHIO
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