FTC v. Mega Systems
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Suit filed Dec. 14 against infomercial producer Mega Systems International and its CEO, Jeffrey Salberg, in Chicago federal court seeks $500,000 in consumer redress. The fine was to have been paid by the company by July 10 under a consent agreement announced by FTC Jan. 13 ("The Tan Sheet" Jan. 19, p. 19). FTC is asking the court for a preliminary injunction freezing the assets of the company and those of Salberg, an order for the $500,000 plus interest as well as civil penalties for violating the order. Salberg was one of nine marketers of self-help and health-related products, including dietary supplements, that participated in the consent agreement