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News Release: 06-12
STATE ENFORCEMENT LIST
Arizona
- The Results Group, LLC, Edward Longoria, Amber Halverson,
Arizona parties, lawsuit filed alleging violations of Arizona
Consumer Fraud Act, Arizona Attorney General (11/29/06)
California
- The
Pet Pantry International, Inc. and Pet Products Delivery,
Inc., Nevada parties, Desist and Refrain Order, California
Department of Corporations (4/3/06)
- Golden Bridge
Coffee, Inc. and Jainn Hwa Wang, California parties,
Amended Desist and Refrain Order, California Department
of Corporations (11/3/06)
- Allerca, Inc. and Simon Brodie, California parties, Desist and Refrain
Order, California Department of Corporations (11/2/06)
- Integrative
Bio Health Management, Inc., IBHM, Inc., d/b/a 5R Health,
Jong Ki Kim, Jong Hag Kim, California parties, Desist and
Refrain Order, California Department of Corporations (9/13/06)
- Eureka
Education, Inc., and Taesuk "Andrew" Lee,
California parties, Desist and Refrain Order, California
Department of Corporations (7/20/06)
- Beyond Juice d/b/a Beyond Juice, Inc., O.L.D., Inc., David Funk, Sally
Kline, Morrie Friedman, Nevada parties, Desist and Refrain
Order, California Department of Corporations (4/28/06)
- Ads Unlimited,
Inc., d/b/a Welcome To the Neighborhood, Benjamin Gilbert,
Kid Sodhi-Gilbert, California parties, Citation of $2,500
and Desist and Refrain Order, California Department of Corporations
(8/14/06)
- The Cure Service
Group, Inc., Lisa Bongi, Rick Stonell aka Rick Stowell,
California parties, Order Denying Effectiveness of current
Franchise Registration Application and Revoking Current
Franchise Registration, Desist and Refrain Order, California
Department of Corporations (4/5/06)
- Laurent
Perron d/b/a The Margarita Man, Texas party, Desist
and Refrain Order, California Department of Corporations
(12/6/06)
- Imergent, Inc., Stores Online, Inc., and Galaxy Mall,
Inc., Stipulated Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction,
Delaware and Wyoming parties, California Attorney General
(9/13/06)
- Vend Direct, Vending Services of America and Gary Luckner,
lawsuit alleging violations of California's business opportunities
statutes and unfair and deceptive business practices, Colorado
parties, California Attorney General (12/11/06)
Connecticut
- Candy King, Stanley Gladstone, Consent Order,
permanent C&D, administrative fine of $25,000 against
Candy King and $7,500 against Gladstone, Candy King barred
for five years from offering biz ops in Connecticut, Candy
King must offer rescission for approximately $100,000 to
affected Connecticut purchaser-investors, Gladstone barred
for five years from acting as an officer or director of
any entity selling biz ops in Connecticut, Florida parties,
Department of Banking, Securities & Investments Division
(4/26/06)
- Tax Recovery Group, Inc., permanent C&D from sales
of unregistered tax service biz ops and notice of intent
to fine issued, Colorado party, Department of Banking, Securities
& Investments Division (5/19/2006)
- Regal Nails, LLC, Stipulation and Agreement, payment
of $3,000 fine for unregistered business opportunity sales
in Connecticut, Louisiana party, Department of Banking,
Securities & Investments Division (11/28/06)
Florida
- On-Site Corporation, Settlement Agreement,
administrative fine of $3,000, Idaho party, Florida Department
of Agriculture & Consumer Services (6/9/06)
- Global Resources, Inc., Stewart Pope, default judgment,
injunction, judgment of $960,000.00 (plus court costs),
Florida parties, Florida Department of Agriculture &
Consumer Services (6/13/06)
- American Cash Machine, LLC, Settlement Agreement, payment
of $2,000, Florida party, Florida Department of Agriculture
& Consumer Services (6/21/06)
- Energy Automation Systems, Inc., Settlement Agreement,
payment of $2,000, Tennessee party, Florida Department of
Agriculture & Consumer Services (6/28/06)
- Crown Beverage Systems, Informal Settlement Agreement,
payment of $1,000, Ontario, Canadian party, Florida Department
of Agriculture & Consumer Services (8/24/06)
- U.S. Vend Technologies, LLC, a/k/a Vend-It-All, a/k/a
U-Turn, Settlement Agreement, payment of $500.00, Idaho
party, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer
Services (10/5/06)
Indiana
- Global Venture, default judgment entered on
January 9, 2006, permanent injunction against defendants
and employees prohibiting conduct in violation of Indiana
Business Opportunity Transactions Act and Indiana Deceptive
Consumer Sales Act, payment of $17,647, cancellation of
defendant's business opportunity contract with the Sheryl
E. Stutz Trust, Florida party, Indiana Attorney General's
Office
- Imergent/Stores On Line, lawsuit filed on January 13,
2006 for violations of Business Opportunity Transaction
Act and Indiana Deceptive Consumer Sales Act, for injunctive
relief, restitution, and other relief, Utah party, Indiana
Attorney General's Office
- Sunshine Candle Corp, lawsuit filed on February 10, 2006
for violations of the Indiana Business Opportunity Transactions
Act and the Indiana Deceptive Consumer Sales Act, for injunctive
relief, restitution, and other relief, New York party, Indiana
Attorney General's Office
- Holiday Enterprises & Holiday Ink, lawsuit filed on
August 9, 2006 for violations of the Indiana Business Opportunity
Transactions Act and the Indiana Deceptive Consumer Sales
Act, for injunctive relief, restitution, and other relief,
Georgia parties, Indiana Attorney General's Office
- Nelson Baker d/b/a Sparetime Enterprises, Consent Judgment
entered on August 11, 2006, consumer restitution of $2,390
and $300 costs, contract between Defendant and Peter and
Reeta Willis declared void, Ohio party, Indiana Attorney
General's Office
- People's Health Choice, Inc., Consent Judgment entered
on August 25, 2006, costs of $872.15, consumer redress of
$1,127.85, contract between defendant and Shirley Baker
declared void, California party, Indiana Attorney General's
Office
Kentucky
- Tosh Farms, LLC, Tosh Farms General Partnership,
Pig Palace, LLC, and Shiloh Hills, LLC, Assurance of Voluntary
Compliance, Tennessee party, Kentucky Attorney General's
Office (9/13/2006)
- National Snack Products, Inc. and Dennis Roberts, TRO
issued against defendants to cease from offering business
opportunities in Kentucky and refrain from destroying or
concealing records or assets, Minnesota parties, Kentucky
Attorney General's Office (10/20/06)
Louisiana
- Dreamlife, LLC, d/b/a Power Plus MPG and Dreamlife
Products, and Brent Holland, Petition for Injunctive Relief,
Louisiana parties, Louisiana Attorney General's Office (12/6/06)
Maryland
- Coffee Beanery, Ltd. and Kevin Shaw, Consent
Order, Michigan parties, Maryland Attorney General's Office,
Securities Division (9/12/06)
- Aussie Pet Mobile, Consent Order, California party, Maryland
Attorney General's Office, Securities Division (1/25/06)
- Carpet Network, Inc., Consent Order, New Jersey party,
Maryland Attorney General's Office, Securities Division
(2/9/06)
- Emerald Coast Mfg., Inc., dba Java Jo'z Coffee, Agreement,
Florida party, Maryland Attorney General's Office, Securities
Division (2/10/06)
- Humitech Franchise Corp., Consent Order, Texas party,
Maryland Attorney General's Office, Securities Division
(2/28/06)
- Online Outpost Licensing Corp., Agreement, Florida party,
Maryland Attorney General's Office, Securities Division
(2/28/06)
- KaBloom Franchising Corp., Consent Order, Massachusetts
party, Maryland Attorney General's Office, Securities Division
(3/16/06)
- Daily Grind of Winchester, Inc., Agreement, Virginia
party, Maryland Attorney General's Office, Securities Division
(3/29/06)
- Multicorp Franchising, Inc., Consent Order, Maryland
party, Maryland Attorney General's Office, Securities Division
(4/7/06)
- The Dale Group, d/b/a Blind Brokers Network, Consent
Order, California party, Maryland Attorney General's Office,
Securities Division (4/24/06)
- Commercial Property LLC and William Stredney, Arizona
parties, Consent Order, Maryland Attorney General's Office,
Securities Division (5/1/06)
- Mailcoups, Inc., d/b/a Supercoups, Consent Order, Massachusetts
party, Maryland Attorney General's Office, Securities Division
(5/16/06)
- A Nanny on the Net, Consent Order, North Carolina/Virginia
party, Maryland Attorney General's Office, Securities Division
(5/22/06)
- Champion Child, Inc., d/b/a Stretch-N-Grow, Consent Order,
Florida party, Maryland Attorney General's Office, Securities
Division (5/23/06)
- Quiznos Franchising, LLC and Quiznos Franchising II,
LLC, Consent Order, Colorado parties, Maryland Attorney
General's Office, Securities Division (7/27/06)
- Lady of America Franchise Corp. and Charles Cavuoto,
Order to Show Cause, Florida parties, Maryland Attorney
General's Office, Securities Division (8/4/06)
- GNC Franchising, LLC, Consent Order, Pennsylvania party,
Maryland Attorney General's Office, Securities Division
(8/15/06)
- Coffee Heaven, LLC and James "Jay" Cummings,
Final Order to Cease & Desist, Florida parties, Maryland
Attorney General's Office, Securities Division (8/16/06)
- Midwestern Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a InkRX and InkRX.com,
Consent Order, Wisconsin party, Maryland Attorney General's
Office, Securities Division (9/21/06)
- Teen Golf Adventures, LLC, d/b/a Total Golf Advertures,
Consent Order, California party, Maryland Attorney General's
Office, Securities Division (11/1/06)
- United Business Solutions, Inc., d/b/a UBS Group, Order
to Show Cause, Iowa party, Maryland Attorney General's Office,
Securities Division (10/5/06)
- Slim and Tone, LLC, Consent Order, Pennsylvania party,
Maryland Attorney General's Office, Securities Division
(11/29/06)
Texas
- Bio Performance, Inc. and Lowell Mims and
Gustavo Romero, Petition for Temporary Restraining Order,
Temporary Injunction and Permanent Injunction and Asset
Freeze, Texas parties, Texas Attorney General's Office,
Consumer Protection & Public Health Division (May 17,
2006)
Washington
- Smart Advertising, Inc. and Brad Lober, Final
Order to Cease & Desist, Arizona parties, Department
of Financial Institutions, Securities Division (5/18/06)
- Press-A-Print International, LLC and Brent Overfelt,
Consent Order to Cease & Desist, Idaho parties, Department
of Financial Institutions, Securities Division (10/11/2006)
- Global Resources, Inc., Stuart Pope, and John Maginnis,
Statement of Charges, Florida and Washington parties, Department
of Financial Institutions, Securities Division (10/23/2006)
- Holiday Enterprises, Inc., Richard J. Morrell aka Nick
Morrell, Andrew DeVoe, and Sherri Albano, Statement of Charges,
Georgia and Florida parties, Department of Financial Institutions,
Securities Division (11/22/2006)
Wisconsin
- Keith Walls and David Riley, Summary Order
of Prohibition and Revocation of Exemptions, Arizona parties,
Department of Financial Institutions (6/22/06)
- Accutax LLC, Consent Order of Prohibition, Arizona party,
Department of Financial Institutions (7/13/2006)
- DEI Franchising Systems, Inc., Summary Order Revoking
Registration, New York party, Department of Financial Institutions
(7/13/2006)
- Fastbucks Franchise Corp., Summary Order Revoking Registration,
Texas party, Department of Financial Institutions (9/12/2006)
- Garagetek, Inc., Summary Order Revoking Registration,
New York party, Department of Financial Institutions (5/15/2006)
- Midwestern Enterprises and Adrian Anderson, Consent Order
of Prohibition, Michigan parties, Department of Financial
Institutions (5/15/2006)
- UBS Group, Inc. and Johnathan Ahlf, Summary Order of
Prohibition, Iowa parties, Department of Financial Institutions
(6/22/2006)