Today's settlement bars Lasrado from posing as another Web site and from inserting code that redirects surfers to any site or page he owns, operates or is affiliated with. When unwary people clicked on the listing for one of these bogus sites, instead of the page they wanted, they were taken to adult sites. Attempts to leave the adult site led the surfer to more adult sites. The FTC said the Stipulated Final Judgment and Order is for settlement purposes only and does not constitute an admission by the defendant of a law violation.
Stipulated judgments have the force of law when signed by a judge.