Bookkeeping and monitoring provisions are included to allow the FTC to track compliance with the terms of the settlement. The Commission vote to accept the proposed consent judgment was 5-0. The FTC used counsel in London, Belize, and Antigua for the foreign litigation. The Department of Justice, Office of Foreign Litigation was instrumental in reaching settlement of the foreign actions. This consent judgement 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.
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