Opiate Addiction Treatment Claim Comes With $235,000 Price Tag For Sunrise Nutraceuticals
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The proposed order imposes a nearly $1.4m judgment in consumer redress or asset disgorgement, though all but $235,000 is "suspended based on the defendants’ ability to pay," according to FTC. If the firm and its owner "are later found to have misrepresented their financial condition," the entire amount will be due.
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