A defendant within the FTC’s case in opposition to Redwood Scientific Applied sciences has agreed to a everlasting injunction and suspended financial judgment.
Danielle Cadiz (aka Danielle Walker, proper) is a named defendant within the FTC’s lawsuit in opposition to Redwood Scientific Applied sciences.
Redwood Scientific Applied sciences is the mum or dad firm of RengaLife.
In keeping with the FTC;
Jason Cardiff, Eunjung Cardiff, and Danielle Cadiz have for years operated a fraudulent multi-pronged scheme that has bilked shoppers out of hundreds of thousands of {dollars} by means of baseless promoting claims for merchandise that purport to alleviate critical well being circumstances, whereas additionally enrolling shoppers in undesirable autoship packages which have resulted in hundreds of thousands of {dollars} in unauthorized costs.
As per the phrases of the injunction , Cadiz is completely prohibited from
- making advertising and marketing claims about merchandise in relation to smoking, weight reduction, urge for food suppression, bed room efficiency and curing or mitigating any illness;
- unsubstantiated well being claims about merchandise;
- making misrepresentations concerning product exams, research or “different analysis”;
- misrepresenting potential earnings (together with making unsubstantiated earnings claims);
- making misrepresented endorsement claims;
- making misrepresentations concerning the place a product is from;
- misrepresenting buyer satisfaction charges, the whole price of a product, refund insurance policies and product limitations;
- making robocalls (prerecorded messages) and leaving “ringless voicemails”
- misrepresenting a product as a “adverse possibility sale” (no preliminary price)
- billing shoppers with out specific knowledgeable consent; and
- making unauthorized costs (together with checking account debiting);
An $18.2 million greenback financial judgment was additionally made, albeit suspended based mostly on Cadiz’s represented monetary scenario.
For the subsequent ten years Cadiz should additionally submit compliance studies with the FTC any time she alters her title, place of residency, employment or companies pursuits.
In associated information, Redwood and RengaLife house owners Jason and Eunjung Cardiff are nonetheless attempting to get their passports launched.
That saga began in March and a choice on the request has but to be made.
On Could twenty first the FTC and Cardiffs have been ordered to schedule a Settlement Convention.
Extra not too long ago, the Redwood Receiver has filed a movement requesting approval of legislation enforcement to accompany him to the Cardiff’s residence.
As a part of his duties, the Receiver is required to have three appraisers appraise the Cardiff’s residence previous to itemizing it available on the market.
In his movement, the Receiver alleges
the Cardiffs are stalling and stopping the Receiver from evaluating the Residence.
To the date of the listening to on this movement, their recalcitrance could have price the receivership property at the least $36,500.25 in missed month-to-month mortgage funds, plus the entire charges, prices, and bills to the Receiver of bringing and prosecuting this movement to completion.
The Redwood Receiver has tried a number of instances to achieve entry to the Cardiff’s residence, none of which have been profitable.
Previous to April 30, 2019, the Receiver itself sought to rearrange for its appraisers to achieve entry to the Cardiffs’ Residence for the needs of evaluating the Residence, however these efforts have been successfully thwarted by obstructive and dilatory ways by the Cardiffs.
Then, legal professionals for the Receiver tried to arrange the location go to, beginning on April 30, 2019, and repeatedly thereafter.
Lastly on Could 14th the Cardiff’s agreed to allow entry to the Receiver on Could twenty fourth.
The scheduled six hour analysis was then cancelled by the Cardiffs, with out rationalization, on Could twenty third.
The Cardiff’s put forth a brand new inspection date in August, which on account of ongoing mortgage obligations and taxes, the Receiver contends is “unacceptable”.
In his movement the Receiver seeks non permanent possession of the Cardiff’s residence, for the aim of appraisal inspection.
Owing to the Cardiff’s ongoing non-cooperation, the Receiver has additionally requested authorization to request legislation enforcement help with gaining entry.
A call on the movement June tenth movement stays pending. Keep tuned…