Peterson allegedly used the fake charity and illegal robocalls to encourage people to donate boats, cars, and other things of value, which he then sold for his own benefit.
A proposed court order to settle the FTC complaint, permanently bans Peterson from soliciting charitable contributions. It also prohibits him from engaging in abusive and deceptive marketing as well as robocalling. The order also imposes a $541,031.10 monetary judgement against him.
Pointbreak Media
In May 2018, the FTC filed a complaint against Pointbreak Media for allegedly making false claims that it represents Google. The company allegedly threatened small business owners with removal frim Google Search results. It also made false promises that it can put small businesses on top of the Google Search results.
Pointbreak Media used robocalls to contact small business owners and barraged them with false threats and promises.
The Commission and the defendants in this case reached a settlement agreements, which contain injunctive and monetary relief.
