The settlements also would bar the defendants from violating any provision of the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule. The settlements also contain various reporting and record keeping requirements designed to assist the FTC in monitoring the defendants' compliance. The Commission vote to file the consent judgments was 5-0. They were filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, in Los Angeles, on Dec. 9, 1996. These consent judgments are for settlement purposes only and do not constitute admissions by the defendants of law violations.
Consent judgments have the force of law when signed by the judge.
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