Corporate Greed Case Study: Radco Fishing and Rental Tools, Inc., Dynasty Energy Services, LLC, & Its Impact on Commercial Resources, Inc. Table of Contents Introduction: A Debt Deferred, A System Exposed This case begins with a straightforward business arrangement gone…
Corporate Corruption Case Study: Rose Hills Company & Its Impact on Hourly Workers Table of Contents Introduction: Alleged Wage Theft and a System Under Scrutiny This is a story about corporate misconduct, centering on claims that Rose Hills Company, a…
TL;DR The Corporation: Global Tel*Link (GTL), doing business as ViaPath Technologies, a major player in the prison telecom industry, suffered a massive data breach. The Victims: Incarcerated individuals and their families—a vulnerable population whose most sensitive personal data was exposed.…
Corporate Corruption Case Study: FloatMe Corp. & Its Impact on Financially Vulnerable Consumers Table of Contents Introduction: Promises Broken, Consumers Harmed A financial technology company promising quick cash advances to consumers living paycheck-to-paycheck stands accused of widespread deceptive and unfair…
Corporate Corruption Case Study: Aqua Finance, Inc. & Its Impact on Consumers Table of Contents Introduction: A System Designed for Deception Aqua Finance, Inc. (AFI), a Wisconsin-based finance company, stands accused of orchestrating and benefiting from a widespread scheme involving…
Corporate Corruption Case Study: Outlogic & Its Impact on Consumer Privacy Table of Contents 1. Introduction: Location Data Broker Caught Selling Your Most Private Moments A major American location data broker, X-Mode Social (now operating as Outlogic), stands accused by…
The $37 Million Deception of Seek Capital TL;DR Seek Capital and its CEO, Roy Ferman, are accused by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) of running a predatory scheme targeting aspiring small business owners. The company promised business loans and lines…
The Zurixx Deception: A $104 Million Dollar Empire Built on Broken Dreams TL;DR Zurixx, LLC and its executives, including Cristopher A. Cannon, James M. Carlson, and Jeffrey D. Spangler, built a massive operation selling bogus “Real Estate Coaching” and “Business…
Corporate Corruption Case Study: Ascend Ecom’s Mirage of “Passive Income” & the Human Cost of Deregulated E-Commerce Table of Contents 1. Introduction For three years, a pair of charismatic founders promised ordinary Americans a turnkey gateway into the trillion-dollar e-commerce…
The Robot Lawyer Was a Lie TL;DR The Facts: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a formal Decision and Order against DoNotPay, Inc. for deceptive and unsubstantiated advertising claims. The company neither admitted nor denied the allegations but agreed to…