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What type of powers does the FTC have in going after a telemarketing company?

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the ftc has very significant powers in
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going after a telemarketing company or
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any other
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uh a company involved in alleged
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consumer fraud i think the easiest way
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for me to
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describe that is by example imagine
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that you’re a business person
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and you’ve built up a business
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over five or ten years perhaps you have
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a dozen
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or two dozen employees you’re
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successful you’re doing well and
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everything is is comfortable and you get
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a knock
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on the door and when you answer the door
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you’re greeted by perhaps
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a dozen or two dozen men and women in
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suits
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law enforcement officers often with guns
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drawn
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and you’re presented with two or three
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bankers boxes
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full of legal documents and you’re told
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that number one your business has been
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sued by the ftc
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number two you personally have been sued
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by the ftc as well
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your company’s assets are frozen your
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personal assets are frozen
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you have a few days to provide
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the government with financial statements
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under oath you have a few days
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to find and retain a lawyer without
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generally speaking without having any
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access to your own money your own assets
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you have to pick up the phone if you can
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imagine and call your spouse
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and tell him or her not to use the atm
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card not to buy groceries
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you now have a court order from a
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federal judge
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that restrains you from living your
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normal life
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it’s a very very challenging situation
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what i do is i i resolve
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those kinds of challenges and they are
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very difficult for the
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the client as well as the attorneys
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involved so the ftc has
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very significant powers these orders are
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obtained without notice to the defendant
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something that’s not
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common in the larger legal world
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so this represents a very significant
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challenge to our clients
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Fort Lauderdale, FL commercial litigation attorney Andrew Cove talks about the type of powers the FTC has in going after a telemarketing company.

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