In addition, the defendants are prohibited from failing to cancel, at the consumer's request, any subscription order where the defendants have reason to believe that a misrepresentation prohibited by the order was made. The FTC filed the settlement with Diversified in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, In Oklahoma City. The settlement, subject to approval by the judge, was filed and signed by the judge on Oct. 18. The Commission vote to file the proposed settlement was 5-0. The FTC has a consumer brochure about Automatic Debit Scams.
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A consent judgment is for settlement purposes only and does not constitute an admission by the defendants of a law violation. Consent judgments have the force of law when signed by the judge.