Charles Joseph Garis Jr. has settled Blueprint to Wealth fraud prices with the FTC.
As a part of his filed September thirteenth settlement, Garis Jr. consented to a $567,313 financial judgment.
Primarily based on sworn monetary statements offered to the FTC by Garis Jr., the events have agreed to a lowered $100,000 suspended judgment.
Different circumstances imposed on Garis embrace:
- a ban on collaborating in “money-making strategies” (outlined as “not typically accessible to the general public, and can generate revenue for customers or potential purchasers”);
- a ban on the sale of funding alternatives;
- a ban on telemarketing; and
- prohibition on making misrepresentations and unsubstantiated claims
The FTC filed swimsuit in opposition to Garis Jr., Bob Shafer and Samuel James Smith in December 2023.
Shafer, Smith and Garis Jr. are alleged to have been behind
a sprawling enterprise alternative scheme that has taken in hundreds of thousands of {dollars} from shoppers with bogus guarantees of big returns.
The rip-off glided by a couple of names, of which “Blueprint to Wealth” was cited by the FTC. BehindMLM got here throughout the rip-off in 2022 through Shafer’s promotional efforts.
Samuel James Smith settled with the FTC in June 2024. Bob Shafer settled in August 2024.
With all three Blueprint to Wealth scammers having settled, it’s anticipated the FTC’s case will probably be closed.
As at time of publication that hasn’t occurred but however I’ll keep watch over the docket to verify.