FTC Hits Fake Weight-Loss News Website Operator With $1.6 Million in Settlements
If you’ve ever stumbled upon one of those painfully fake news websites peddling health supplements and weight-loss products with the help of an attractive anchorwoman and wondered how anyone could get away with such a flagrantly distasteful tactic, you’ll be happy to know that the FTC has punished deceptive marketers behind such schemes.
In two proposed settlements that will total more than $1.6 million and a 2008 Porsche, Beony International owner Mario Milanovic and employee Cody Adams have agreed to stop their operation marketing acai berry supplements and other weight-loss products. These two proposed settlements are the result of the FTC’s 10-case sweep against online marketers who have employed fake news sites to market weight-loss products.
“Collectively, the defendants in the sweep and in two additional cases against associated affiliate networks have agreed to pay more than $9.4 million to settle the charges against them,” according to the FTC.
“As part of the FTC’s
