The Commission vote to approve the filing of the consent judgment against Helen Schumaker was 5-0. The judgment was filed August 23 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, in Cleveland, and requires the court's approval to become binding. The FTC's Chicago Regional Office handled this investigation. The Postal Inspection Service and the Ohio Attorney General's Office provided the FTC with assistance. This consent judgment is for settlement purposes only and does not constitute an admission by the defendant of a law violation.
Consent judgments have the force of law when signed by the judge.