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332 messages, Last post on Jul 20, 2009 at 12:19 PM
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So much for this loser ripping people off more: FTC gets sales ban on mileage booster The Federal Trade Commission won a court order temporarily barring a New Jersey company from making false claims about a device that it touts as boosting automobile gas mileage by as much as 300 percent. Dennis Lee is a convicted felon who has been selling a device known as the Hydro-Assist Fuel Cell for $1,000, claiming it will "turn any vehicle into a hybrid," according to the FTC complaint filed in federal court in Newark, N.J. Lee's companies, Dutchman Enterprises LLC and United Community Services of America Inc., also are named as defendants. The FTC said Lee and his companies made false claims that "violate basic scientific laws and well-established physical principles." U.S. District Judge Faith Hochberg granted the FTC's request on Jan. 14 for a temporary restraining order and a freeze on the companies' assets. The agency is seeking a permanent ban on the false advertisements as well as customer reimbursements. Hochberg initially sealed the case before making it public on Jan. 29. Lee's companies began making false claims last year, such as boosting gas mileage on a 2007 Honda Civic from 35 miles per gallon to 85 miles, and on a 2006 Mazda from 33 miles to 121 miles, according to the complaint. |
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Replying to: larsb (Feb 05, 2009 12:09 pm) Where's the criminal action for this one?
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Replying to: steve_ (Feb 05, 2009 2:20 pm) |
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Replying to: larsb (Feb 05, 2009 12:09 pm)
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Replying to: gagrice (Feb 06, 2009 7:31 pm)
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Replying to: shipo (Feb 07, 2009 6:13 am)
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Replying to: gagrice (Feb 07, 2009 6:21 am) To which he replied: "Aha! Yes, it defies the laws of physics as we presently understand them! To which I replied that "if something defies all known laws of science and nature, we call that by definition a 'miracle', so I'm wondering if I could bring my ailing mother to your HHO generator to be cured"?
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Feb 09, 2009 12:09 pm) Ahhh, yet another fine example of a non-scientifically trained mind. 
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Replying to: shipo (Feb 09, 2009 12:16 pm) |
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