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`WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
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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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`EP-l9-CV- l 96-KC
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`[PROPOSED]
`STIPULATED ORDER FOR
`PERMANENT INJUNCTION AS TO
`DEFENDANT CHARLES KHAROUF
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`Plaintiffs.
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`Educare Centre Services, Inc., a New
`Jersey corporation. also dba Credit Card
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`Financial Services. Care Net, Tripletel
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`Tripletel, Inc., a Delaware
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`Prolink Vision, S.R.L.. 3
`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
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`Sam Madi, individually and as
`an owner, officer, member, and/or
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`Mohammad Souheil a/k/a
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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
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`Prolink Vision, S.R.L.,
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`Charles Kharouf, individually
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`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 Pemianent
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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 Defendant Charles Kharouf stipulate to
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`thaWiOlated Section 5(a) of the FTC Act. 15 U.S.C. § 45(a), the Telemarketing
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`(“Order”) to resolve all matters in dispute in this action between them.
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`THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED as follows:
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`FINDINGS
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`This Court has jurisdiction over this matter.
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`The First Amended Complaint charges that Kharouf participated in acts or
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`Sales Rule (“TSR”), l6 C.F.R. Part 310, the Ohio CSPA. O.R.C. 1345.01 at seq.. and the
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`Kharoul‘ neither admits nor denies any of the allegations in the First Amended
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`Complaint. except as specifically stated in this Order. Only for purposes of this action.
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`Kharouf admits the facts necessary to establish jurisdiction.
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`4.
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`Kharoul‘ waives any claim that he may have under the Equal Access to Justice
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`Act. 28 U.S.C. § 2412, conceming the prosecution oftltis action tht‘Ough the date of this
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`Order. and agree to hear his own costs and attorney fees.
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`Kharouf and Plaintiffs waive all rights to appeal or otherwise challenge or contest
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`the validity of this Order.
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`DEFINITIONS
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`For the purpose ol‘this Order. the Following definitions shall apply:
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`"Debt Relief Product or Service" means any product, sen/ice. 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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`“Defendants" means Prolink Vision, S.R.L., 9896988 Canada, lnc., Educare
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`Centre Services, lnc.. Tripletel, lnc., Mohammad Souheil, Sam Madi, Charles Kharouf,
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`Wissam Jalil, Globex Telecom, lnc., and 9506276 Canada, lnc., individually,
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`collectively, or in any combination.
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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 ot‘Civil Procedure
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`34(a), Fed. R. Civ. P. 34(3). 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. Sewer Access Logs. books. written or printed records.
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`handwritten notes, telephone logs. telephone scripts, receipt books. ledgcrs, 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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`"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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`initiates or receives telephone calls to or from a customer or donor.
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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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`ORDER
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`DEBT RELIEF PRODUCT OR SERVICE BAN
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`IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Charlcs Kharouf is permanently
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`restrained and enjoined from advertising. marketing, promoting. or ochring for sale. or
`assisting in the advertising. marketing. promoting, or offering for sale ofany Debt Relief
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`TELEMARKETING BAN
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`IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Charles Kharoul‘is permanently restrained
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`and enjoined from participating in Telemarketing to the United States. whether directly or
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`PROHIBITED MISREI’RESENTATIONS AND OMISSIONS
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`IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Charles Kharoul‘. and all other Persons in
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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, Kharouf possesses and
`relies upon competent and reliable evidence to substantiate that the representation is true.
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`PROHIBITIONS ON VIOLATING THE OHIO CSPA AND TSSA
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`IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Charles Kharouf and all other Persons in
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`active concert or participation with them who receive actual notice ofthis Order by
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`personal service or otherwise. whether acting directly or indirectly. are pemtanently
`restrained and enjoined from engaging in unfair or deceptive acts or practices in violation
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`EQUITABLE MONETARY JUDGMENT AND SUSPENSION
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`IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that:
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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 Charles Kharouf as equitable
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`monetary relief. The judgment is suspended subject to the conditions set forth in
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`Subsections B—D of this Section.
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`Plaintiffs’ agreement to the suspension ofthe judgment as to Charles Kharouf is
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`The suspension of the judgment will be lifted as to Charles Kharouf if, upon
`motion by the Plaintiffs, the Court finds that he failed to disclose any material asset.
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`materially misstated the value of any asset, or made any other material misstatement or
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`omission in the financial representations identified above.
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`If the suspension of the judgment is lifted, the judgment becomes immediately
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`due as to Charles Kharouf in the amount of Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand
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`represents the consumer injury alleged in the First Amended Complaint.
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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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`Charles Kharouf relinquishes dominion and all legal and equitable right. title. and
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`interest in all assets transferred pursuant to this Order and may not seek the return of any
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`The facts alleged in the First Amended Complaint will be taken as true, without
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`fimher proof, in any subsequent civil litigation by or on behalf ofthe 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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`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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`D.
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`Charles Kharouf acknowledges that his Taxpayer Identification Numbers (Social
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`Security Numbers or Employer Identification Numbers) or equivalant, which he
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`previously submitted to the Commission. may be used for collecting and reporting on any
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`delinquent amount arising out of this Order. in accordance with 3| U.S.C. §770L
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`All money paid to the Plaintiffs pursuant to this Order may be deposited into a
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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
`money remains after redress is completed. the Plaintiffs may apply any remaining money
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`determines to be reasonably related to Defendants” practices alleged in the First Amended
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`Complaint. Any money not used for such equitable relief shall be divided between the
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`Commission and the State of Ohio to be deposited to the U.S. Treasury as disgorgement
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`and to the Ohio Attorney General’s Telemarketing Fraud Enforcement Fund. Charles
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`VII. CUSTOMER INFORMATION
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`efficiently administer consumer redress.
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`ll‘ Plaintiffs‘ representative requests in writing
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`any infomration related to redress. Charles Kharouf must provide it, in the form
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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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`VIII. COOPERATION
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`IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Charles Kharouf must fully cooperate with
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`ORDERACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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`IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Charles Kharouf obtain acknowledgments of
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`receipt of this Order:
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`Charles Kharouf. within seven (7) days of entry of this Order, must submit to the
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`Plaintiffs an acknowledgment of receipt of this Order sworn under penalty of perjury.
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`For five (5) years after entry of this Order, Charles Kharouf for any business that
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`he, individually or collectively with any other Defendant. is the majority owner or
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`controls directly or indirectly, must deliver a copy of this Order to: (I) all principals,
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`officers, directors, and LLC managers and members; (2) all employees having managerial
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`responsibilities for conduct related to the subject matter of the Order and all agents and
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`representatives who participate in conduct related to the subject matter of the Order: and
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`Order for current personnel. For all others, delivery must occur before they assume their
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`From each individual or entity to which Kharouf delivered a copy of this Order.
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`Charles Kharouf must obtain, within thirty (30) days, a signed and dated
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`COMPLIANCE REPORTING
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`IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Charles Kharouf make timely submissions to
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`One year afier entry of this Order, Charles Kharouf must submit a compliance
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`report. swom under penalty of perjury:
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`address and telephone number, as designated points of contact, which
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`representatives of the Plaintiffs may use to communicate with him; (b) identify all
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`his businesses by all of their names, telephone numbers. and physical, postal,
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`email, and lntemet addresses; (c) describe the activities of each business.
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`including the goods and services offered. the means of advertising, marketing. and
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`sales, and the involvement of any other Defendant (which Charles Kharouf must
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`describe if he knows or should know due to his own involvement); (d) describe in
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`detail whether and how he is in compliance with each Section of this Order: and
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`ownership interest; and (c) describe in detail his involvement in each such
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`Charles Kharouf must report any change in: (a) any designated point of
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`arising under this Order, including: creation, merger, sale, or dissolution of the
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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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`America that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on: _” and supplying the
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`Director for Enforcement. Bureau ot‘Consumcr Protection. Federal Trade Commission.
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`t'. Educarc Ccnlre Services, Inc. X19003‘).
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`v. Educare Centre Services. lnc.
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`XI.
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`RECORDKEEPING
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`IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Charles Kharoul‘must create certain records for
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`XII. COMPLIANCE MONITORING
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`IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, for the purpose of monitoring Charles
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`the Plaintiffs. Charles Kharouf must: submit additional compliance reports or other
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`requested information, which must be swom under penalty of perjury; appear for
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`identification or prior notice. Nothing in this Order limits the Plaintiffs’ lawful use of
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`compulsory process, pursuant to Sections 9 and 20 of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 49, 57b-
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`'Ill. RETE 'TJO .l OF JURf. DI TlO
`1T 1 F THER ORDERED that this ourt retains juri diction of this matter for
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`purpo es of con tructi n. modification, and enforcement of thi Order.
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`SOORDERED, thi
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`OGE
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`rE. Brown
`J. Ronald Brooke, Jr.
`Federal Trade Commission
`600 Penn yh·ania Ave., NW
`ail top CC-8528
`a hington, DC 20- 0
`(202) 326-2825 / cbrown3@ftc.gov
`(202) 326-3484 / jbrooke@ftc.gov
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`Attomey for Plaintiff
`FEDERAL TRADE COMMJ SJO
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`Erin Leahy (Ohio Bar #69509)
`. Tra .i Gat1"i on (Ohio Bar #76757)
`Assi. tant Attorney n:neral
`Ohio Attomey General's Office
`Consum r Protection ection
`30 E. Broad Street, l4'h Floor
`Columbus, Ohio 43�15
`(614) 752-4730
`Erin.Leahy@OhioAttomeyGeneral.gov
`Tra is.Garrison@Ohio ttorneyGeneral.gov
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`Attorney for Plaintiff
`STATE OF OHIO
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`D.
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`Upon written request from a representative of the Plaintiffs, any consumer
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`reporting agency must furnish consumer reports concerning Charles Kharouf, pursuant to
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`Section 604(1) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 USC. §1681b(a)(1).
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`XIII. 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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`so ORDERED, this
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`2020.
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`KATHLEEN CARDONE
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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`W2“ ’ A CWWH;
`Christopher E. Brown
`Erin Leahy (Ohio Ba @509)
`I. Ronald Brooke, Jr.
`W, Travis Garrison (Ohio Bar #76757)
`Federal Trade Commission
`Assistant Attorney General
`600 Pennsyivania Ave, NW
`Ohio Attorney General’s Office
`Mail Step (XE-8528
`Consumer Protection Section
`Washington, DC 20580
`30 E. Broad Street, 14m Floor
`(202) 326-2825 / chrown3 @ftcgoy
`Columbus, Ohio 43215
`(202) 326-3484 /jbrooke@ftc.gov
`(6l4) 7524730
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`Attorneys for P1amnff
`TravisGarrison@OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov
`FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`STATE OF OHIO
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