In addition, the defendants would be required to give each employee who sells funeral goods and services a copy of the consent decree and, for a period of five years, to maintain records showing compliance with the terms of the settlement. Also, for ten years, defendant Lorenzo Lewis, must notify the FTC about his affiliation with any new business or employment in which his duties and responsibilities involve the sale of funeral goods and services. The Commission vote to authorize filing of the complaint and consent decree was 5-0. They were filed on June 7, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, in San Francisco, by the Department of Justice at the FTC's request. The judge approved the consent decree on June 12.
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A consent decree is for settlement purposes only and does not constitute admissions by the defendants of law violations. Consent decrees have the force of law when signed by the judge.