At
the Federal Trade Commission's request, a U.S. district court in Florida has
temporarily halted a diploma mill that allegedly grossed more than $11 million
from marketing and selling fake high school diplomas online to consumers
nationwide. The FTC's lawsuit seeks a permanent injunction to stop the
deceptive practices and to return ill-gotten gains to consumers.
The
complaint alleges that the defendants violated the FTC Act by misrepresenting
that the diplomas were valid high school equivalency credentials and that the
online schools were accredited. The FTC says the defendants actually fabricated
an accrediting body to give legitimacy to the diploma mill operation.
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