[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 87 (Friday, May 6, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-10951]
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[Federal Register: May 6, 1994]
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Dkt. C-3484]
William E. Taylor and Susan L. Taylor, d/b/a Sandcastle
Creations; Prohibited Trade Practices and Affirmative Corrective
Actions
AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.
ACTION: Consent order.
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SUMMARY: In settlement of alleged violations of federal law prohibiting
unfair acts and practices and unfair methods of competition, this
consent order prohibits, among other things, the Oregon-based
respondents, who marketed potholders and mohair for use as doll's hair,
from making any material misrepresentations regarding earnings or
profits of participants in any work opportunity and from making
misrepresentations about the marketplace demand for any product or
service for which the respondents are offering a work opportunity. In
addition, the order sets a $536,000 redress payment, however, based
upon financial statements submitted by the respondents, the order
suspends all redress payments, except for a $25,000 payment by the
individual respondents in this matter.
DATES: Complaint and Order issued March 17, 1994.\1\
\1\Copies of the Complaint and the Decision and Order are
available from the Commission's Public Reference Branch, H-130, 6th
Street & Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20580.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Klurfeld or Gerald Wright,
FTC/San Francisco Regional Office, 901 Market St., suite 570, San
Francisco, CA 94103. (415) 744-7920.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Wednesday, January 5, 1994, there was
published in the Federal Register, 59 FR 587, a proposed consent
agreement with analysis In the Matter of Sandcastle Creations, for the
purpose of soliciting public comment. Interested parties were given
sixty (60) days in which to submit comments, suggestions or objections
regarding the proposed form of the order.
No comments having been received, the Commission has ordered the
issuance of the complaint in the form contemplated by the agreement,
made its jurisdictional findings and entered an order to cease and
desist, as set forth in the proposed consent agreement, in disposition
of this proceeding.
(Sec. 6, 38 Stat. 721; 15 U.S.C. 46. Interprets or applies sec. 5,
38 Stat. 719, as amended; 15 U.S.C. 45)
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-10951 Filed 5-5-94; 8:45 am]
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