Mazzoni & Son, Inc.
The FTC alleged that marketers in the EDI Healthclaims matter sold a medical-billing work-at-home opportunity with misleading client-assistance and earnings claims.
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- Registrations
- FTC v. Mazzoni & Son, Inc., et al. (FTC case 062-3033, Civ. No. 1:06CV2385, settled 2008)
- Jurisdictions
- United States (federal)
Medical-billing opportunity buyers received redress
The Federal Trade Commission’s release describes a work-at-home business-opportunity case known as EDI Healthclaims. The FTC alleged that marketers used mass mailings to offer consumers a way to earn money by electronically processing medical claims for health-care providers.
According to the FTC, consumers were told that the defendants would help them find their first medical-billing client and provide a list of local health-care providers seeking billing help. Consumers paid licensing fees ranging from $4,985 to $5,985. The complaint alleged that consumers were promised earnings of at least $1,200 a month, but often earned nothing and lost the fee they paid in advance.
The release says the reimbursement followed a February 2008 settlement in a case brought during Project Fal$e Hope$. In May 2010, an administrator working for the FTC mailed checks to 3,500 consumers nationwide. The checks provided a total of $95,000 in redress and were valid for 60 days.
The document identifies the civil matter as No. 1:06CV2385. It does not state a total amount that consumers lost. It also does not state that a court or regulator ordered the $95,000 paid, so that amount is not entered as redressOrderedUsd.
What is not established
The release reports the FTC’s allegations, a settlement, and later reimbursements. It does not report findings reached after a trial.
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- Enforcement action May 19, 2010
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First recorded May 19, 2010 · Last updated May 19, 2010