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    UN

    ITED

    STATES DI STRICT CO URT ' r 3

    FOR THE

    MIDDLE

    DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

    ORLANDO

    DIVISIO N

    r'''''

    T

    .;J

    • L

    FEDERAL TRADE COMMISS ION,

    Plaintiff,

    v

    J

    PM

    ACCELERATED SERVICES INC.,

    a florida corporat ion, el a

    )

    ) NO.6:09·CV·202 1

    ·0RL

    ·28·

    KR

    S

    )

    )

    Judge Antoon

    ) Magistrate Judge Spaulding

    )

    ) STIPULATED

    ) PRELIMINARV INJUNCT ION

    ) AS

    TO DEFENDAN

    TS

    ) I

    XE

    ACCELERATED

    Defendants.

    )

    FINANC

    I

    AL CENTERS

    LLC

    AND .JAI

    ME

    M. 'lAWLEY

    Plainti ff, the Federal Trade Commission (  FTC or Commiss ion ), filed a

    Comp

    laint for Perman

    en

    t Injunction and

    Other

    Equitable Re

    li

    ef pursuant to Sections 13(b)

    and 19 of the Federal Trade Commi

    ss

    ion Act ( FTC Act  , IS U.S.C. §§ 53(b) and 57b, the

    Telemarketing

    and

    Consumer Fr

    aud and

    Abuse

    Prevention Act

    ("Te

    l

    emarketing Act")

    , 15

    U.S.C.

    §§

    6101 -6108, and the FTC

    's

    Trade Reg

    ul at

    ion Rule entitled Telemarketing Sales

    Rule (the Rule

    or TSR 

    .

    The FTC also filed an Ex Parle Motion for Temporary

    Restraining Order With Asset Freeze and the

    Ap

    pointment

    of

    a Rece ive r, which the

    Co

    urt

    granted on

    Novem

    ber 30,

    2009.

    On December 11

    ,

    2009

    , the C

    OLIrt

    entered an

    Ame

    nd

    ed

    Preliminary Injunction agai nst

    Defendants JP M Accelerated Services Inc. , I

    XE

    Accelerated

    Se

    rvices Inc ., IXE

    Acce

    lerated

    Service

    Centers In

    c .,

    MGA

    Accelerated Services Inc., World C lass Savin

    gs

    Inc., Accelerated

    Savi

    ng

    s Inc. , B&C financia l

    Group

    Inc., Jeanie B. Robert son; Brooke R

    obe

    rtson; Ivan X.

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    Estrella; Kimberly Nelson; Paige Dent; Alexander J. Dent; Micha S. Romano; and Ashley M.

    Westbrook, and extended the Temporary Restraining Order against Defendants IXE

    Accelerated Financial Centers

    LL

    C and Jaime

    M.

    I-lawley through December 24, 2009, at

    11

    :59 p.m .

    The

    COlllm

    issi

    on

    and Defendants IXE Accelerated Financial Centers

    LLC

    and Jai

    me

    M. Ha

    wley, having been

    re

    presented by counse l and

    ac

    ting

    by

    a

    nd

    through such counsel,

    h

    ave

    consented

    to

    entry

    o

    this Stipulated Preliminary Injullction as to Defendants

    IX

    E

    Accelerated Financi

    al

    Ce

    nt

    ers L

    LC

    and Jaime

    M.

    Hawl

    ey ( Stipu

    la

    ted Preliminary

    In

    junction 

    .

    NOW THEREFORE, the Commission and Defendants IXE Accelerated Financial

    Centers LLC

    and

    Jai

    me M.

    Hawley C'Stipulating Defendants ), having requested

    the

    Court

    to

    enter this Stipulated Preliminary Injunct ion , and the Court having cons ide red the Stipulated

    PreliminaI)' Injunction and for other cause appearing, it is

    ORD ERED  ADJUDGED AND

    DE

    CREED

    as fo

     

    ows:

    FIND I

    NGS

    I. Thi s COUri

    ha

    s jurisd iction over the subject matter of thi s case and over the

    Stipu lating Defendants; and the Stipulating Defendants have been properly served with

    process;

    2. Venue lies properly wi th th is Cou rt ;

    3.

    Th

    ere

    is

    good cause

    to be

    lieve that the S

    ti

    pulating Defendants have engaged

    in , and are likely 10 engage in the future in , acts and practices that violate Section 5(a) o

    tile

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    fTC Act,

    IS

    U.S.C,

    §

    45(a), as well as various provisions

    orthe

    Te lemarketi ng Sa les Rule

    ( TSR  ), 16 C. F.R. Part 3 10 , and that the Commiss ion is therefore likely to preva il on the

    merits or thi s ac

    ti

    on;

    4. There is good cause

    to

    be

    li

    eve that immediate and irreparable damage to the

    Court ' s abili ty to grant effective fin

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    terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code) , lines

    of

    credit, chattels, leasehol

    ds

    ,

    co

    ntracts, mail

    or

    o ther de

    li

    veries, shares of stock,

    li

    sts of cons

    umer

    nam

    es, accounts, credi ts,

    premises, receivables, fund s, and all cash, wherever located.

    2.

    Ass

    is

    tin

    g oth ers includes but is not limit

    ed

    to: ( I) perform ing

    customer

    se rvice funct ions, inc luding,

    but

    not limited to , r

    ece

    iving or res

    ponding

    to

    consumer

    co

    mplaints; (2) formul at ing

    or

    providing,

    or

    arranging for the form ulat io n

    or

    provision of,

    any sales script or

    other

    marketing mate rial ; (3) providin g

    names

    of, or ass isti ng in the

    generation

    of

    , potential customers; (4) performing

    or

    provid ing

    market

    ing

    or

    bill ing services

    of' any kind ; (5)

    ac

    t

    in

    g as an officer or

    di

    r

    ector

    of a business en tit

    y;

    or (6) pro

    viding

    te l

    emarketing

    services.

    3.

    Stipulating

    Defendant

    s  means Defendants IXE Accelerated Financial

    Cente rs

    LLC

    and Jaime M. H

    awley

    , and by what

    eve

    r

    other nam

    es

    eac

    h may be known.

    4.

    Individual Def

    end,lIIt

    s

    m

    ea

    ns Jeanie B. Robertson; Brooke

    Rob

    ertson;

    Ivan X. Estrella; Jaim e tv . Haw ley; Kimberly Nelson; Paige Dent;

    Alexan

    der

    J.

    Dent;

    Mich

    a

    S.

    Romano

    ; and

    Ash

    ley M. Westb rook, and by whatever othe r

    name

    s each may be

    known

    .

    5. Corporate Defe

    nd

    a

    nt

    s means JPM

    Acce

    lerated Services Inc.; I

    XE

    Accelerated Fi nancial

    Ce

    nters LLC; I

    XE

    Accelerated

    Se

    rvices Inc.; IXE Accelera ted

    Se

    rvice

    Centers

    Inc.;

    MGA

    Accelerated Services Inc.; World

    Cla

    ss Savin

    gs

    Inc.; Accelerated

    Savin

    gs

    Inc. ; and B&C Financial

    Group

    Inc.; and their Sllccessors and ass i

    gns,

    as we

    ll

    as any

    subsidiaries. and any

    fi

    ctitious business entit ies

    or

    bus iness na

    me

    s created

    or

    used by these

    ent ities, or any ofthclll.

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    6.

    Defend ant s  means all of thc Individual Defcndants and the Corporate

    Defendants, individually, co llec tively, or in any combination.

    7.

    Docum ent  or Docum ents means any materials

    li

    stcd in Federal Rule of

    Civ

    il

    Procedure 34(a) and includes writings, drawings, graph

    s

    charts. photographs, audio and

    video recordings, computer rccords, and other data comp ilations fro

    lll

    which information can

    be obtained and translated, if necessary, into reasonably usable form through detection

    devices.

    A d

    raft

    or

    nonidentical copy is

    a

    separate Document within the meaning of the tenll.

    8. Financi:

    llln

    stitution

    t

    means any ban

    k

    savings and loan institu

    ti

    on, credit

    union, or any financial depository

    or

    any

    ki nd

    ,

    in

    cl

    ud

    ing, b

    ut

    not limitcd to, any brokerage

    hOllSC, trustec, broker-dealer, esc row agent, title company, commodity trading company, or

    precious metal dea ler.

    9.

    Molterial 

    means likely

    10 arreC

    I a person

    's

    choice of, or

    co

    nduct regard

    in

    g,

    goods or scrvices.

    10. Per son  mcn ns

    a natural

    pcrson an organization or other legal entity,

    including a corporation, partnership, so

    le

    proprictorship, limited liability company,

    assoc iation, coopc

    rmi

    vc, or any other group or comb

    in

    ation acting as an ent ity.

    I

    Pla int ifP ' mcans the Federa l Trade Commission ( Commission or FTC ).

    12. uTclcma

    rk

    ctc I·

    l

    means any pcrson who, in connection with telemarketing,

    initiates or rece ives telep hone ca

    ll

    s

    to

    or from

    a

    customer or donor.

    16

    C.F.R. § 3 10.2(bb).

    13. Telema r keti ng means

    a

    plan, program, or campaign (whether or not

    covered by the Telemarket ing

    Sa

    les Rule,

    16

    C.F.R. Part 3 10) which is conducted to induce

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    the purchase of goods or services or a charitable cont ribut ion by usc of one or more

    telephones.

    1

    4.

    Recei

    ve

    rship Defendants means JPM Accelerated Services

    In

    c. ; IXE

    Acceleratcd r inanci

    al

    Ce

    nt

    ers LLC; IXE Accelerated Services Inc.; IXE Accelerated Service

    Centers

    In

    c.;

    v

    IG A Accelerated Services Inc

    .;

    World Class Savings

    In

    c.; Accelerated Savings

    In

    c.; and B&C rinancial Group Inc., and their sllccessors and ass igns, as well as any

    subsidiaries, and any fi ctitious bu sine

    ss

    entities or business names created or used by these

    entities, or any

    of

    them.

    15. National Do Not a ll Regis 'y means the Na

    ti

    onal Do Not Call Registry,

    which

    is

    th e o t ~ c registry maintained by the Federal Trade Commission pursuant to

    16 C.F. R. § 310.4(b)( I)(iii)(B).

    I

    I'IWHIIIITEO BUS INESS ACTIVITIES

    T

    IS THEREFORI : ORDI :RED

    th at

    Stipulating Defendants, a

    nd th

    e

    ir

    o

    ffi

    cers,

    agent s, servants, emp loyees and attorneys, and all oth er persons in ac

    ti

    ve concert or

    participation with any

    of th

    em, who receive acltlal noti ce

    of

    this Order

    by

    personal service or

    o

    th erwise, whether acting direc tly or through any trust, corporation, subsidiary , division, or

    other device, or any of

    th

    em, in connection with the telemarke

    ti

    ng, adve rtising, promoting,

    marketing, proposed sale, or s

    al

    e of any product or service, are hereby res trained and

    enjo in

    ed

    from:

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    A Misrepresenting, or assisting others in misreprese nting, directly or indirectly,

    expressly or by implicat i

    on, any

    material fact,

    in

    cluding, but

    no

    t limited to:

    I that Defendants will substantially low

    er

    co nsumer

    s

    credit card interest

    rates in all or virtually all instances;

    2. that Defendants will save

    co

    nsumers

    thousands

    of

    do

    llars in a short

    time in all or virtually a

    ll

    instances as a result of l

    owere

    d credit

    card

    inter

    est

    rates;

    3. that Dcfendants will enable consumers

    to pay

    off

    their

    deb

    ts mllch

    faster, typically thr

    ee

    to five times faster, in all

    or

    virllmll y all instances,

    as a

    result

    of

    l

    owered

    credit card interest rates; and

    4. that De fendant s will provide full refunds if consume rs do not save

    thousands of dollars

    in

    a short time

    as

    a result of lowered credit

    card

    interest rates ;

    B Violating, or ass isting others in violating, any provision orthe Telemarketing

    Sa

    les Rule, 16 C.F.R. Part 310 includin g, but not limited to:

    I Seetion 310.3 a) 2) i ii)

    orthe

    TSR, 16 C FR . § 310.3 a) 2) iii),

    by

    misrepresenting, direct ly or by implication, that:

    a. Defendant s will substantially lower

    co

    nsumers credit card

    interest rates in a ll or

    virt ua

    ll

    y a

    ll

    instances;

    b. Defendants will save

    co

    nsumers

    thousands

    of dollars in a short

    time in all or virtua lly all

    in

    stances as a res ult of

    low

    ered cr

    ed it

    card interest rates; and

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    C. Defendants wi

    ll enab

    le consumers

    to pay

    ofT

    t

    he

    ir debt

    s much

    faster

    , typically

    three to

    i

    ve

    times

    faster, in

    a

    ll

    or

    virtually all

    i

    nstan

    ces, as a r

    es

    ult oflowered credit card

    interes

    t rates;

    2 Section 31 0.3 a) 2) iv) of the T

    S

    , 16 C F.R. § 31 0.3 a) 2) iv), by

    misrepresent

    in

    g,

    directly or

    by impl

    ic

    at

    i

    on,

    t

    hat

    Defen

    dants

    w

    ill prov

    i

    de

    f

    ull refunds

    i

    con

    su

    mers

    do

    not save

    th

    ou

    sand

    s

    o dollars in

    a sho

    rt tim

    e

    as

    a

    resu lt o

    lowered

    credit card

    i

    nterest rates

    ;

    3. Sec

    ti

    on

    31

    O.4 b) I) i ii) B) of the TSR, 16 C.F.R. § 3 1O.4 b) I) i ii) B),

    by

    engaging

    in

    ,

    or

    caus

    in

    g

    others

    to engage

    in

    ,

    initiat

    i

    ng an

    ou

    tbound

    telephone call

    to

    a

    person

    when

    that

    perso

    n s telephone

    number

    is on the

    Nati

    onal

    Do

    Not Ca

    ll Regist

    ry;

    4 Section 310.4 b) I) i ii) A) of the TSR, 16 C.F.R. § 310.4 b) I) iii) A),

    by

    in

    itiating, orcausing o

    th

    ers to initiate, an o

    utbound

    telephon e call to a person who

    previollsly has stated that he or she

    do

    cs not

    wish to

    rece i

    ve

    an outbound telephone ca

    ll

    made

    by or

    on

    behalf of the se llerwhose goods or

    se

    rvices are be

    in

    g offered;

    5

    Section

    31

    O.4 b) I) iy) of

    th

    e TSR,

    16

    C. F.R. § 3 10.4 b) I) iv), by

    abandoning , or causing others to abandon,

    an

    ou

    tb

    o

    und

    te lephone ca

    ll by

    failing

    to

    connect

    the call

    to

    a sa les

    repr

    esentative

    within two

    2) seco

    nds

    o

    th

    e c

    omp

    leted greeting o the

    pe rson answering

    the call;

    6. Seetion 31 0 4  a) 7) of the TSR, 16 C.F .R. § 31 0.4 a) 7), by failing to

    tran

    s

    mit or

    cause

    to

    be

    tran

    s

    mitt

    ed the

    tel

    e

    ph

    one

    number and

    n

    ame of

    the

    te

    l

    emarketer or

    se ller

    to any

    caller identi fication se

    rvic

    e in lise by a rec ipient of a telemarketing call;

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    7.

    Section 3 1O.4 d) I) , 2) and 3) of th e TSR, 16 C.F.R. § 3 1O.4 d) I),

    2) and 3),

    by

    failing \  disclose truthfully, promptly and

    in

    a clear and conspicuous manner

    the identity of th e seiler, that th e purpose of the call is to se

    ll

    goods

    or

    services, and the nature

    of

    the goods or se rvices;

    8.

    Section 3 10.4 b) I) v) I3 )

    ii

    ) o f the TSR,

    16

    C.F. R.

    § 310.4 b) 1) v) B) ii),

    by

    initiatin

    g,

    or cau

    si

    ng others to initiate, outbound telephone calls

    delivering prerecorded messages

    1hat

    do not promp

    tl

    y provide

    th

    e disclosures req uired

    by

    Section

    31 O.4

     d)

    of

    the TS

    R;

    anti

    9. Section 3 10.4 b) I) v) A) i)- i

    v)

    of

    th

    e TSR,

    16 C.

    F.R. §

    31

    O.4 b)

    1

    )

    v) A) i) - iv),

    by initiating, or causing o

    th

    ers to initiate , an outbound telephone

    call that deli ve rs a prerecorded message to induce

    th

    e purcha

    s of

    any good or se rvice , unless

    the

    s li

    c

    I

    has obtained from the rec ipient orthe call an express agreement,

    in

    writing, that:

    a. The se

    ll

    er obtained o

    nl

    y after a clear and conspic llous

    di sc losure that the purpose

    of

    the agreement is to authori ze the

    se ller

    to

    place prerecorded ca

    ll

    s to such person;

    b.

    e se

    ll

    er obtained without requiring, directly or indirectly,

    that

    the agreement be executed as a condition of purchasing

    any good or service;

    c.

    Evidences

    th

    e willingness

    of

    the reci

    pi

    ent of the call

    to

    receive

    calls that deli

    ve

    r prerecorded messages

    by

    or on bchal

    fof

    a

    spec

    ifi

    c se

    ll

    er; and

    Pa

    ge

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    d. Includes such person

     s

    telephone number and signature.

    II.

    SSET FR I I ZE

    IT IS FURT HER O  ERE

    that Stipulating Defendants and their officers   agents

    servants employees and attorneys and those persons or ent ities in active concert or

    participation with any of them who receive aclllal notice

    of

    this Order by personal service or

    otherwise whether acting directly or through any trust corporation subsidiary div ision or

    other device  or any

    of

    th

    em  except as provided herein  as st ipulated by the parties or as

    directed

    by

    further order

    of

    the Court are hereby restrained and e

    nj

    oined from:

    A.

    Transferrin

    g

    liquidating  converting  encumbering  pledging loaning  se

    ll

    ing 

    concealing  dissipating

    di

    sbursing  assigning spending  withdrawing granting a lien or

    security interest

    or

    other interest in  or otherwise disposing of any funds real or personal

    property  accounts contracts shares of stock  lists

    of

    consumer names  or other assets or any

    interest

    th

    erein  wherever loca ted 

    in

    cluding outside the territorial United States that ar

    c:

    I owned controlled or

    he

    ld by in who le or in part  for the benefi t of or

    subject

    to

    access by or belonging

    to

      any Defendant;

    2. in the actual or construc tive possession o rany Defe ndant; or

    3. in th

    e actual or constructive possession of or owned  controlled  or

    held by or subject to access by  or belonging to   any other corporation partnership trust  or

    any other entity directly or indirectly owned mana ged or contro

    ll

    ed by

    or

    under common

    control wilh. any Defendant   in

    cl

    uding but not limited to any assets held by or for any

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    Defendant in any account

    at

    any bank or savings and loan in stituti on, or wi th any credit card

    process ing agent , automated clearing hOllse processor, network transaction processor, bank

    debi t processing agent, customer service agent , commercial mail rece ivi ng agency, or ma il

    holding or forwarding company, or any cred it llllion, retirement fund cuslOdian, money

    market or mutual fund, s torage company, trustee, or with any broker-dealer, esc row agent,

    titl e company, commodity trading company, precious metal dealer, or other financial

    insti tution or deposi tory of any kind, either with in or o lltside the terr itorial Uni ted States.

    B.

    Openi ng

    or

    caus

    in

    g

    to

    be opened any sa

    fe

    deposit boxes,

    o

    mmercial mail

    boxes. or storage facili ties titled

    in

    the name of any Defendant, or subjec t to access by any

    Defendant or under any Defendant s co

    nt

    rol, wi thout provid ing the Commi ssion pri or notice

    and an opportunity to inspect the contents in order lO determine that they con tnin no assets

    covered by this Sec

    ti

    on;

    C.

    Cashing any checks

    or

    deposi ting any payments from customers or clients of

    Defendan t

    s;

    D.

    Incurring charges or cash advances on any c redi t card issued in the name,

    si ngly or jo in tly, of any Defendant; or

    E. Incurr ing liens or encumbrances on real property, pe rsona l property, or other

    assets in the name, singly or jointl y

    of

    any Defend ant or

    of

    any corporat ion, partnership, or

    other entity directly or indirect ly owned, managed , or controlled by any Defendant.

    Notwithstand ing the asset freeze provisions

    of

    Sections II.A-E above, and subject to

    prior written agreement with the Commiss ion, Defendant Ja im e M. Hawley may, upon

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    compliance with Section IV Financ inl Statements), fra pay from her individual personal

    funds reasonabl

    e

    us

    ual

    , ordinary, and necessary l

    iv

    ing expenses.

    The funds, property, and assets affected by

    thi

    s Section shall include both ex isting

    assets and assets aCCJuired after the effec

    ti

    ve date

    of

    thi s Order.

    I l l

    DUTIES O F THIIW PARTIES I-IO LDI NG S

    TIP

    ULATI NG DEFENDAN T

    S

    ASSETS

    IT IS FURTH ER OR ERE  that any fin ancial institution, bu siness entity, or

    per

    so

    n maintaining or havi

    ng

    custody or control

    of

    any account or other asset

    of

    any

    Stipulating Defenda

    nt

    , or any corporation, partnership. or other entity directly or indirectly

    owned , managed, or controlled by or und er common control with any Stipulating Defendant,

    w

    hi

    ch is served with a copy of

    thi

    s Order, or otherwise ha s actual or constructive

    kn

    owledge

    of

    thi

    s Order, shall:

    A. Hold and retain within

    it

    s control and prohibit the withdrawal, removal ,

    assignment. transfer, pledge, hyp

    ot

    hecation, encumbrance, disbursement , dissipation,

    convers ion , sale, liquidation or other disposal of any of the assets, fund s documents, or other

    property

    he

    ld

    by

    , or under its control:

    I   on behalf of, or for the benefit of, any Stipulating Defendant or any

    other party subject to Section II above;

    2.

    in

    any accounl maintained

    in

    the name of, or for the benefit of, or

    subj

    ect to withdrawal

    by

    , any StipU l

    ati

    ng Defe

    nd

    a

    nt

    or other party s

    ubj

    ect

    to

    Section

    II

    above; and

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    3. that are subject

    to

    access or use by   or under the signatory power of

    any Stipulating Defendant or other party subject to Section II above.

    B.

    Deny Stipulating Defendants access to any safe deposit boxes or storage

    facilities

    th

    at are either:

    I. titled in the name individually or jointly  of any St ipulating

    Defendant  or other party subject to Sec tion I I above; or

    2.

    subject

    to

    access

    by

    any Stipulating Defendant or othcr

    pany

    subject

    to

    Section

    II

    above.

    C.

    Provide the Commission  within

    fi ve

    5) days of

    th

    e dale

    of

    service

    of

    this

    Order  a swo rn statement setting fo rth:

    I

    The identification n

    um

    ber of each account or asset tilled

    in th

    e name 

    individually or jointly of any StipUlating Defendant or held on behalfof  or for the benefit

    of any Stipu lat ing

    Def

    endant or o the r party subject

    to

    Section above including all trust

    accounts managed on behalfof any Stipulating Defendant or subject to any StipUlating

    Defendant  s co ntrol;

    2. The balance of cach such account  or a description of the nature and

    va

    lue of such asset;

    3. Thc identification and locat ion orany safe deposit box  commercial

    mail box

    or

    storage

    fac

    ility that is ei

    th

    er titled

    in

    the name  individually or jointly of any

    Stipulating Defendant  or is ot herwise subject to access or control

    by

    any Stipulating

    Defendant or other party subjec t to Sect ion

    II

    above whether

    in

    whole or

    in

    part; and

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    4. If the account, safe depos

    it

    box, storage facili ty, or other asset has been

    closed or removed,

    Ih

    e date clo sed or removed and the balance on said date .

    D. Allow rep resentati ves of

    Pl

    ai nli fT immediate access to in spect and copy, or

    upon Plainti IT s request, wilhin fi ve 5) business days of said request, prov ide the

    Commission with co

    pi

    es o f all record s o r other documentation pertaining to each such

    account or assel, including, but not li mited to, ori ginals or copies

    ofacc

    ounl applications,

    account s tateme

     

    S, corpo rate resolutions, signature cards, check s, drafts, depos it tickets,

    transfers to and

    fr

    oll1lhe accounts, a

    ll

    oth

    er

    deb

    it

    and credit instrume

    nt

    s or slips, currency

    transact ion r

    ep

    orts, 1099 fo rms, and safe d

    ep

    os

    it

    box logs; and

    E. T

    hi

    s Section shall apply 1 exi sting accounts and assets, assets deposited or

    accounts opened a ft er the effec ti ve date of this Order, and any accounts o r assets maintained,

    he

    ld

    or controlled

    ..

    ny time s in

    ce

    November 7, 2007. This Sec

    ti

    on sha

    ll

    not prohibit

    transfers

    in

    acco rd ance with any provis ion o f thi s Order, any further order

    of

    the ourt , or by

    wri nen agreem ent oflh e parties.

    IV.

    FIN NCI L ST TEMENTS

    T IS fURTHER ORD ERE D that, if they have not done so a lready in compliance

    with the temporary restra ining order previollsly iss lied in this matter, each S tipulating

    Defendal11 shall serve upon counsel for Ih e Commission, no later than five 5) bus iness days

    a ftcr entry of thi s O rd er, n completed fi nanc ial s

    tfll

    cment accurate as

    o

    rth

    e

    date of em

    I )

    of

    this Order, on the fo rills served on Defendants with the x Parle Temporary Restraining

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    Order With Asset Freeze and the Appointment

    of

    a Receiver ( TRO  ), signed under penalty

    of perjury.

    The financ ial statements shall include assets held ou tside the territory of the United

    States, shall be accurate as of the date of the ent ry of this Order, and shall be verified under

    oa th. Stipul ating Defendants shall attach to these completed financial statements copies of all

    local, state, prov incia l, and feder

    al

    income

    and

    prope

    rt

    y tax retu

    rn

    s, with altachments and

    schedu les, as called

    fo

    r by the

    in

    st

    ru

    ctions to the financial statements.

    V.

    MAI

    N

    TAI

    N RE ORDS ANI REPORT NEW Il

    US

    rNESS AC

    TIVITY

    IT IS

    FU

    RTH ER ORDERED tha

    t S

    tipu

    lat ing Defenda

    nt

    s,

    and

    their officers, agents,

    se rvants, employees, and a ttorneys, and a ll other persons or entities in active concert or

    participmion with any of them, who

    re

    ceive actual notice of this Order by personal se rvice or

    otherwise, whether ac ting direc tly or th rough any trust, corporation, subsidiary, d ivision, or

    o ther device, or any of th em, arc

    he

    reby re strained and enjoined from:

    A f ailing to create and mai ntain books, records, accounts, bank statements,

    curren t accoun tants' repo

    rt

    s, general ledger

    s

    general journals, cash rece ipt ledgers, cash

    disbursement ledgers and source documents, doc uments indicat ing ti tle to real

    or

    personal

    property, and any other data which, in reasonable detail, accurate ly. fairly and complctely

    re

    neet the

    in

    comes,

    di

    sbursements, transactions, dispos

    it io

    ns, and uses of the Stip

    ul

    ating

    Defendan ts' asset

    s;

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    B. Destroying, e rasing, mutilaling, concealing, alterin g, transferring,

    or

    otherwise

    di spos ing of, in any manner, directly or ind irect ly, any Document s, including electronically-

    stored material s, that relate in any way to the business practic

    es or

    business or personal

    fin ances of any Defendant; to the bus iness practices or finances of entities

    di r

    ec tly

    or

    indirectly under the control of any Defendant ; or to the business practices or finances of

    entities directly or indir

    ec tl

    y under

    comm

    on control with any other

    Def

    endant ; and

    C. Creating, opera ting, o r exercis ing any control over any new bus iness entity,

    whether newly formed

    or

    previously inactive, including any partnership, limited partnership,

    jo

    int venture, sole proprietorship, o r corporati on, without first prov iding Plainti fr with a

    written statement disclosing:

    I)

    the name of the business entit

    y

    2) the address and

    telephone number of the bus iness entity;

    3

    ) the names of the business entity   s o rticers,

    direc tors, principal s, managers, and employees; and (4) a detailed description of the business

    entity   s intended activiti es.

    VI.

    PROHIBITION

    ON DI SCLOS ING

    CUSTOMER

    I

    NFORMAT

    ION

    IT

    IS

    rURTH R

    OR ERE th

    at Stipulating De fendants, and their o

    ffi

    cers, agents,

    servants, empl oyees, and allo

    rn

    eys, and all other person s in active concert or participation

    with any of them, who rece ive actuail lo tice of thi s Order by personal service

    or

    otherwise,

    are hereby res trained and enjo ined from:

    A.

    Se lling, renting, leas ing, transferring, or otherwise di sclosing the name,

    address, birth date , telephone number, email address , Social Security number, Social

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    In surance number cred it card number bank account number  or othe r

    fi

    nancial or identify

    in

    g

    personal in forma

    ti

    on

    of

    any pe rson fro m whom or abo

    ut

    whom any Defendant obt a ined such

    information in connectio n with activit ies alleged in the F

    TC s

    Complaint ;

    8. Bene

    fi

    tt ing fro m or us ing the namc address birth date tclcphone number 

    ema il address Social Security numbcr Social Insurance number credit card number  bank

    account number  or other fin ancial or identi fy ing personal in formation

    of

    any person fro m

    whom or abo

    ut

    whom any Defendant obtained such info rm ation in co nnection with ac tiv it ies

    a

    ll

    eged in the FT

    C s

    Complaint.

    Provided however that Stipu lating Defcndants may disclose sllch financial or

    identify ing personal information to a law enforcement agency or

    as

    re  Juired

    by

    any law

    regulation or courl orde r.

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    VI I

    PERMANENT

    RECEIVER

    A APPOINTMENT OF PERMANENT RECEIVER

    IT IS FURTHER OR ERE that Robert Morrison, previously appointed

    Pemlancnt Equity Receiver (  Receiver ) in this matter pursuant to the Ame nded Preliminary

    Injunction entered on December , 2009, is hereby also appo inted Permanent Equi ty

    Receiver ( Receiver  )ofDefendant IXE Accelerated Financial Ceillers LLC and any of its

    affiliates, subsidia ries, divisions, or telephone sales operations, wherever located, with the

    full power of an equity receiver; and Defendant IXE Accelerated Financial Centers LLC shall

    be

    included in Ihe term Receivership Defendants as defined herei

    n

    The Receiver sha

    ll

    be

    the agent of this COllrl, and solely the agent of this Court, in acting as Receiver under this

    Order. The Receiver shall be accountable directly to

    thi

    s Court. The Receiver shall comply

    with all Local Rules of this Court governing rec eivers.

    Il. RECEIVERSHIP DUTIES

    IT IS U

    RTHER OR ERE

    th

    at the Rece iver is directed and authorized to

    accomplish the following:

    1 Assume full control of the Receivership Defendants by removing, as

    the Receiver deems necessary or advisable, any director, oBicer, employee, independent

    contractor, or agent

    of

    the Receivership Defendants, including any Individual Defendant,

    from control of, management of, or participation in , the affairs of the Receivership

    Defendants;

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    2

    Take exclusive custody, control, and

    po

    ssession

    of

    all Assets and

    Documents of, or in the possess ion, custody, or under the cont rol of, the Rece ivership

    D

    ef

    endants, wherever situated. The Recei

    ve

    r shall have full power to divert mail and to s

    ue

    fo

    r, co

    ll

    cct, receive, take in possession, hold, and manage all Assets and Doc uments of the

    Receivership Defendants and other persons or ent ities whose interests are now held by or

    under the direction, possession, custody, or conlrol

    of

    the Receivership Defendants.

    Provided, however, that the Rece iver shall not attempt to collect any amount from a

    consumer, or allow any

    Re

    ceivership

    ef

    endant to do so,

    if

    th

    e Receiver be lieves the

    consumer was a victim of Ihe decepti ve aC ls or prac tices a lleged in the Complaint

    in

    thi s

    matter;

    3. Use any means necessary to take possession of and to secure a ll areas

    of

    the business premises

    of

    the Recei

    ve

    rship Defendants. Such steps may include, but are not

    limited to, the following as the Receiver deems necessary or advisable: 1) serving this

    Order; 2) completing a written inventory of a ll receivership Assets; 3) obtaining pertinent

    information from all employees and other agents

    of

    the Receivership Defendants, includin g,

    but not limited to, the name, home address, Soc ia l Security number, job description, method

    of compensation, and all accrued and unpaid commissions and compensation

    of

    each sllch

    employee or agent ; 4) v

    id

    eotaping all portions of the locations; 5) securing the locations by

    changing the locks and di sconnecting any compute r modems or other means

    of

    access to the

    computer or other records maintained at the locat ions ; 6) requiring any persons present on

    the premises at the time thi s Order

    is

    served to leave the premises, to provide the Receiver

    Pa

    ge

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    with proofo identifica

    ti

    on, or to demonstrate to the sat isfaction o the

    Re

    ceiver that such

    persons are not rem

    ov in

    g

    from

    the

    pr

    e

    mi

    ses Documents or Assets o the Receivership

    Defendan

    ts;

    and /or 7) employ the assisl ll ce o law c

    n

    orcemcnt officers as the Receiver

    deems necessary to implement the pro visions o thi s Order;

    4.

    Conserve, hold,

    and

    mana

    ge

    all receivershi p Assets, and perfonn all

    act s necessary or adv isable

    to pre

    se rve the va

    lu

    e of those Asse ts in order

    to

    prevent any

    irrepara

    bl

    e loss, damage, or

    in

    jury

    to

    consllmers or

    to

    creditors o the Re ceivership

    Defendants includi

    ng

    , b

    ut

    nO

    llim

    iled to, ob

    tai

    nin g an accoun tin g

    o

    th

    e Assets and

    preventing transfer, withdrawal, or mi sa pplication o Asset

    s

    and including the authority

    liquidate or close o

    ut

    any open sec uriti

    es

    or co

    mm

    odit y futures pos

    iti

    ons

    o

    the Receivers

    hi

    p

    Defendants;

    5. Enter into

    co

    ntm cts and purchase insurance as advisable or necessary;

    6. Prevent the inequitable distribut ion o Assets and delennine, adjust,

    and

    protect the in terests of

    co

    nSllmers and creditors

    who

    have transacted business with the

    Recei ver

    s

    hip

    Defendant

    s;

    7.

    Ma

    nage

    and

    ad

    mini

    ster the busi ness of tile Receive rship Defe ndan ts

    unt il

    further order o

    thi

    s

    COlirt

    by performing al l incidental ac ts

    th

    at the Receiver deems to

    be advisable or necessary w

    hi

    ch incl

    udes

    re

    ta

    ining,

    hiri

    ng or dismi ssing any employees,

    independent contractors, or ag ents;

    8. Choose, engage, and

    em

    ploy atto rneys, accountan ts, appraisers, and

    other i

    nd

    ependem

    CO

    lllractors and tec

    hn icn

    l specialists as

    Ih

    e Receiver decms advisable or

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    necessary in

    th

    e pe

    rf

    ormance

    of

    duties and responsi

    bi li

    ties under

    th

    e authority granted by this

    Order;

    9.

    Make payme

    nt

    s and dis

    bu

    rsements

    from

    the recei

    ve

    rship esta

    te

    that are

    necessary or ad visable for carry ing out

    th

    e directions of, or exercis ing

    th

    e authority granted

    b

    y th

    is Order. The Rece i

    ve

    r shall apply to

    th

    e Court for

    pri

    or approval of any payment of

    any debt or obligation incurred

    by

    the Receivership Defendants p

    ri

    or

    to

    the date of entry of

    thi s

    Or

    der, exce

    pt

    payme

    nt

    s

    th

    at the Re ceiver deems necessary or adv isable

    secure Assets

    or

    the Receive rship

    ef

    endants, such as rental payments;

    1

    0.

    Determine a

    nd

    impleme

    nt

    the manner in w

    hi

    ch the

    Re

    c

    ei

    vership

    Defendants will comply with, and prevent violat ions of, t

    hi

    s Order and all olller applicable

    law

    s;

    I I.

    In

    stitute, compro

    mi

    se,

    adju

    st, appear

    in

    , intervene in, or beco

    me

    pany

    to s   ch actions or proceedings in state, federal or foreign co urts that

    th

    e Receiver deems

    necess

    ar

    y and advisable to preserve or recover

    th

    e Assets of

    th

    e Receivership Defendants or

    thallhe Receiver dcems necessary and advisable to cnr ry o

    ut

    the Receiver s mandate under

    this O

    rd

    er;

    12 . Defe

    nd

    , compromi se adjust, or o

    th

    erwise d ispose of any or all actions

    or proceedings instituted in Ihe past or in

    th

    e futu re aga in st

    th

    e Rece i

    ve

    r in

    hi

    s role as

    Receiver, or against the Re cei vership Defenda

    nt

    s that

    th

    e Receiver deems necessary and

    advisable to preser

    ve th

    e Assels of the Recei

    ve

    rship Defe

    nd

    anls or that the Receiver deems

    necessary and advisa

    bl

    e to carry out the Recei

    ve

    r  s mandate under thi s Order;

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    13. Continue and conduct the business of the Receivership Defendants in

    such manner  to such extent  and fo r suc h duration as the Receiver may n good fa ith deem to

    be

    necessary

    or

    appropriate

    to

    operate the bu

    si ne

    ss profi tably and lawfully. if at all; provided 

    however  that the continuation and conduct of th e busi ness shall be conditioned upon the

    Receiver

     s

    good faith determination thm the busine

    ss

    can be lawfully operated m a profi t

    us

    in

    g the Assets of the receivershi p es

    ta

    te;

    1

    4.

    Issue subpoena s to obtain D

    oc

    uments and records pertai

    ni

    ng to the

    receivership

    nd

    conduct discovery

    in

    th is action on behalf

    of

    the receivers

    hi

    p estate;

    15. Open one or more bank acco unts as designated depositories for funds

    of the Receivership Defendants. The Recei vcr shall deposit all

    fu

    nds of the Rece ive rsh

    ip

    Defendants

    in

    such a designated account and s

    ha

    ll make a

    ll

    payments a

    nd

    disbursemen ts

    from the rece ive rship estate from such

    an

    account;

    16

    . Maintain accurme records

    of

    a

    ll

    receipts and expenditures

    th at

    he or

    she makes as Receiver;

    17 . Cooperate with reasonable requests fo r information

    or

    ass istance frolll

    any state or fcderal law enforcement agency ; and

    18.

    Fi

    le reports with the Court on a timely and reasonable basis.

    C. COOPERATION w ln l T I-II : REC EIV ER

    IT IS FURTH ER ORD ERED

    that:

    I . Stipulating Defendants and their officers agent s servants employees

    lI1d attorneys

    an

    d all ot

    her

    persons

    in

    active concert or participation with any of them  who

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    receive actual notice

    of

    this Order by personal service or otherwise, whether acting directly or

    through any trust, corporation, subsidiary division, or other device, or any of them, shal l fully

    cooperate wi

    th

    and assist

    th

    e Receiver. This cooperation and ass istance sha

    ll

    include, but not

    be limited to:

    a Providing any information

    to

    the Receiver that the Receiver

    deems necessary

    to

    exercising the authority and discharg ing

    th

    e

    responsibilities

    of

    the Receiver under th is Order;

    b

    Providing any password required to access any computer,

    electro

    ni

    c file, or telephonic data in any med

    iu

    m; or

    c

    Advising all persons who owe money

    to

    the Receivership

    Defendants that all debts should

    be

    paid direct ly to the

    Receive r

    2

    Stip

    ul

    ating efendants and their officers, agents, servants, employees,

    ancl attorneys, and a

    ll

    o

    th

    er persons

    in

    active concert or participation with any

    of

    them, who

    receive actual nOlice of this Order

    by

    personal service or otherwise, whether acting directly or

    through any trust , corporation, subsi

    di

    ary, division, or o

    th

    er device, or any of them, are

    hereby restrained and e

    nj

    oined from directly or indirectl

    y:

    a. Transacting any of

    th

    e business of the Receivership

    Defendants;

    b

    Destroying, secreting, defacing, transferring, or otherwise

    altering or di sposing of any Doc uments oflhe Receivership

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    Defendnnts including  but not li mited to  books  records

    accounts  writings  drawings graphs charts photographs

    audio and vid eo recordings computer records  and other data

    compilations  electronical ly-stored records or any othe r records

    of any kind or nature;

    c. Transferring receiving  altering  selling encumbering 

    pl edgin

    g

    assigning  liquidating or otherwise disposing

    of

    any

    Assets owned   contro

    ll

    ed  or in the possession or custody of or

    in which an interest is he

    ld

    or claimed by th e Receivership

    Defcndnnt s or the Receiver;

    d. Excusing debts owed to th e Receivership Defendants;

    e. Failing to noti fy the Rece ive r of any Asset including accounts

    of

    th e Rece ivership Defendants held in any name other than the

    name of

    th

    e

    Re

    ce ivership

    Def

    endants  or by any person or

    entity

    1

    her than

    th

    e Rece ivership Defendants  or

    fa

    iling to

    provide

    nny assistance or information req uested by the

    Receiver in connection wi

    th

    obtaining possession  cllstody or

    control

    of

    sllch Assets;

    r Doing any act or refrain ing from any act whatsoever

    to

    interfere with the Rece iver  s taking cus tody control

    possession  or I1lnl1nging o f the Assets or Documents subject 1

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    this rece ivership; or

    to

    harass or interfere with the Receiver in

    any

    way; or to interfere in

    any

    manner wi th the exclusive

    jurisdiction of this Court over the Asse ts or Documents of

    the

    Rece i

    ve

    rs

    hip

    Defendants; or

    to

    refuse

    to

    coopera

    te

    with the

    Receiver or the Rece iver s

    du

    ly authorized agents in

    the

    exercise of their duties or authority under any Order of t

    hi

    s

    Court; or

    g

    Filing, or causing

    to be filed

    , any petition

    on

    behalf

    of

    any

    of

    the R

    ece

    ivers hi p Defendants

    for

    relief und er the United S

    tat

    es

    Ban

    kruptcy Code, U.S.C.

    §

    1 1 el seq. without prior

    pemli

    ss

    ion from this Court.

    D.

    DEL

    IVERY OF RECE IVERSHIP PROPERTY

    IT IS FU

    RTHER

    ORDERED that:

    I

    Immediately up on se rvice

    of

    thi s Order upon them, or

    wit hin

    such

    period

    as

    may

    be

    perm itted by the Rece iver, Stipul

    ati

    ng Defendants or any ot her person or

    entity shall transfer or deliver

    pos

    sess ion , custody, and control

    of

    the followi ng to the

    Re

    ce

    iver:

    a

    All Assets of the Receivership Defendants, including Assets

    subject to repatriation pursuant to Sect

    ion

    VIII, infra;

    b All Documents

    of

    the Receivership Defendants, including,

    but

    nOllimited 10 books

    and

    records

    of

    accounts,

    all

    finan cial and

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    accounting records, balance sheets, income statements, bank

    records including monthly statements, canceled checks,

    records

    of

    wire transfers, and check registers), client lists, title

    documents and other papers;

    c All Assets belonging to members of the public now held by the

    Receivership Defendants; and

    d. All keys, codes, and passwords necessary to gain or to secure

    access

    to

    any Assets or Documents

    of

    the Rece ivership

    Defendants, including, but not limited to, access

    to

    their

    business premises, means of communication, accounts,

    computer systems, mail boxes,

    or

    other property. Thi s includes

    providing the necessary means to gain access to at least the

    following mail boxes:

    I) PO Box 362301 , Melbourne, Florida 32936;

    3) PO Box 362311 , Melbourne, Florida 32936; and

    4) PO Box 3623 14 , Me lbourne, Florida 32936;

    2 In the event any person or entity fails to deliver or transfer any Asset

    or otherwise fails

    to

    comply with any provision of this Sec tion, the Receiver may file

    x

    p rle

    an Affidavit

    o f N o n ~ o m p

    a n c e regarding the failure. Upon filing of the affidavit, the Court

    may authorize, without additional process or demand, Writs

    of

    Possession or Sequestration or

    other equitable writs requested by the Receiver. The writs sha

    ll

    authorize and direct the

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    United States Marshal

    or

    nny sheriff

    or

    deputy sh

    eriff of

    any count

    y,

    or any other federal or

    state law enforcement

    of

    fi

    cer, 10 se ize the Asse l, Documen t or other thing and to deliver

    it

    to

    the Receiver.

    E. TRANSFER O f f UNDS TO THE RECEIVER

    IT IS

    FURHIER ORDERED

    thm. upon se rvice of a copy

    of

    this

    Or

    der. all

    Financial

    In

    stitutions, finance companies, com mc

    l

    ci

    al

    lending companies, credit card

    processing age

    nt

    s or agents providing electronic funds transfer services or au tomated clearing

    hO

    ll

    se proce

    ss

    ing, brokcrngc houses , escrow agcnts, moncy market

    or

    mutual fund

    s

    title

    companies, co mmod i

    ty

    l ullIres merchants,

    cO

    lllmodity trading companies, prec io

    ll

    s meta l

    dea lers, trustees, o r other financial insti

    tu

    tions or depositories

    of

    any kind , shall cooperate

    with a ll reasonable rcq uc sts or lhe Receiver rclating to implementation

    of

    lhis Ord cr,

    including transferring funds at his or her direct ion a

    nd

    produc ing records re lated to the Assets

    of the Receivershi p Defendants.

    f.

    STA Y

    OF

    ACTIONS

    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED thm:

    1. Except by leave

    of

    lhis Court, during pendency

    of th

    e rece ivership

    ordered herein, St ipul ating Defendants and a ll o

    lh

    er persons and e ntities be and hereby are

    stayed rrom taking

    mly

    ac tion

    to

    estab

    li

    sh

    0 1

    enforce any claim, right, or interest for , against,

    on behalf of, in , or in the name of, the Rece ive rship Defe

    nd

    ants, any

    of

    their subsidiaries,

    affi liates, partnerships, Asse ts, Documents, or the Receiver or the Recei ver s duly authorized

    agen ts act ing in the ir capacities as such, including, bu t not limited to, the fo llow ing ac tions:

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    a. Commencing prosecuting cont inuing en tering or enforc

    in

    g

    any suit or proceed ing excep

    tlhm

    s

    ll

    ch act ions may be filed

    l

    lo

    ll

    any app licable statute of lim itations;

    b.

    Acce lera ting the due date of any obligation or claimed

    obligation; filing  pe rfect ing or enforcing any lien; taking or

    a

    tt

    empt ing to take possessio n  custody or co ntro l of any Asset;

    attem pting to

    fo

    reclose fo rfeit a

    lt

    er

    or

    terminate any interest

    in any Asset wh

    et

    her such acts are part

    of

    a

    jud

    icial

    proceeding are acts of self help or otherwise or setoff of any

    debt owi ng to the Receivership Defend ants that arose before

    the dme of th is Order against any claim aga in st the

    Receivership Defendant

    s;

    c. Executin g. issuing  ser ving  or causing the execution  issuance

    or

    serv ice

    of

      any legal process including  but not limited to 

    attachments   garni shm ents subpoe

    na

    s writs of replevin  writs

    o f exec lit ion   or any other form of process whether specified in

    this Order or not; or

    d.

    Doing any act or thi ng whatsoever to interfere with the

    Receiver taking cus tody con trol possession or management of

    th

    e Assets or Docume

    nt

    s subject to thi s rece ivership  or 1 

    hmass or interfere

    wi

    lh

    th

    e Receiver in any way or to interfere

    Poge

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    in any manner with the excl usive jurisdict ion of this Courl over

    the Assets or Documents

    of

    the Receivership Defendants.

    2. This Order does not stay:

    a.

    The commencement or continuat ion

    ofa

    criminal action or

    proceeding;

    b. The commencement or continuation of an action

    or

    proceeding

    by.a governmental unit to enforce such governmental unit  s

    police

    or

    regu latory power; or

    c. The enforcemen t of a judgment, o ther than a money judgme

    nt

    ,

    obtained in an action or proceeding by a governmental unit to

    enforce such governmental unit  s po lice or rcgutalory power.

    3. Except as ot herwise provided

    in

    this Order, all persons and entities

    in

    need of documentation from the Receiver shall in att instances first attempt to secure such

    information by submitting a formal written request to the Receiver, and, if such request has

    not been respondcd to within thirty (30) days of rcceipt by the Receiver, any such person or

    entity may thereaftcr seek an O

    rd

    cr of this Court with regard to the relief requested.

    G.

    COM

    PE NSATION

    OF

    R

    ECE

    IVER

    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Receiver and all personnel hired by the

    Receiver as herein authorized, including counsel to the Receiver and accountant s arc entitled

    to reasonable compensation for the

    pe

    rformance of duties pursuant to this Order and for the

    cost of actual out·of·pocket expenses incurred

    by

    Ihem, from the Assets now held by, or

    in

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    the possession or control of, or w

    hi

    ch may be received by the Rece ivership Defendants. The

    Receiver sha

    ll

    file wi th the Court and ser

    ve

    on the pa

    rt

    ies periodic requests for the payment

    of

    sllch rcasonablc compensation, with the first such rcquest

    fi

    led no more than sixty (60)

    days after the datc

    of

    this Order. The Receiver sha

    ll

    not inc rease

    th

    e hourly rates lIsed as

    th

    e

    bases fo r such fce applications withollt

    pri

    or approval

    of

    the Court.

    U.

    RE

    CE

    IVE R S BOND

    IT

    IS FUn THER OR ERE

    th

    at the Re ceive r, unl ess he has done so already

    pursuant to the Amcnded Preliminary Injunct ion previously issued in this matter, sha

    ll

    fil

    e

    wi

    th

    the Clerk of this Court a bond in

    th

    e sum of IO  OOO.OO with sureties to be approved by

    the Court, con

    di

    tioned that thc Rc ceiver will wc

    ll

    and truly pc rfoml the dut ies o f the office

    and abide by and perfo rm all acts the CO lirt di rects.

    I ACCESS TO BUSINESS PR E

    MISES

    IT IS FURTHEIl ORDERED that Stipulat ing Defenda

    nt

    s, and

    th

    eir officers, agent

    s

    serva

    nt s

    employees, and attorneys, and a

    ll

    other persons in ac tive

    co

    nce

    rt

    or participation

    with any ofthclll, who receive ac

    tu

    al notice of thi s Order

    by

    personal service o r otherwise,

    whether act

    in

    g d

    ir

    ect ly or through any trust, corporation, sub sidiary, division, or o

    th

    er device,

    or any of them, and

    th

    e Receiver, shall allow

    th

    e Commission

    's

    represe

    nt

    ati ves, agents, and

    assista nts, as we

    ll

    as the Rece ivers

    hi

    p Defend ants represcntatives, and

    th

    e Ind iv id ual

    Defendants

    th

    emselves, reasonable access

    to th

    e premises

    of

    the Receivership Defendants, or

    any other p

    re

    mi ses where

    th

    e Receivership Defend a

    nt

    s conduct bus iness or tele

    ph

    o

    ne

    sales

    operations. The purpose

    of

    this access shall be to in spect and copy any and a

    ll

    books,

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    records, D

    ocumen

    ts accounts, and other property owned by, or in the possession

    of

    , the

    Receivership Defendants

    or

    their agents.

    Th

    e Receiver sha

    ll

    have

    the

    discretion to determ i

    ne

    the time,

    manncr

    , and reasonable conditions

    of

    such access.

    The

    COlllmission

    ma

    y remove

    materials frolll the Receivership Defendants   bus iness pr

    emises 1 

    inspect, invento lY, and

    copy such material s.

    The Commi

    ss ion shall return mate

    ri

    als

    so removed

    within five

    (5)

    bus iness

    days of

    compl

    eting

    said inventory and copying.

    VIII.

    REPATR

    IAT IO N

    OF

    ASS

    ET

    S AND D

    OCU

    M

    ENT

    S

    LO

    CA T E D IN

    FOR

    E IG N C O UN

    TRIES

    IT IS FU

    RTH

    E R

    ORD

    ER E D th

    at

    Stipulating Defen

    dants

    sha

    ll

    :

    A. Wilhin t

    hree (3)

    business days following entry

    of

    this

    Orde

    r, take such

    steps

    as

    are necessary to repatriate to the territory

    of

    the United S tates

    of America

    all D

    ocuments

    and

    Assets that arc located outside such territory and are held by or for St ipu lat ing

    De

    f

    endants

    or

    arc lll1de r Stipulating D

    efendants

    direct or indi rect control,

    jointly

    , sevcrally,

    or

    ind ividually;

    B. Within three

    (3)

    business days

    fo llowing

    entry

    of

    thi s Order, provide Pl

    aintiff

    with

    a

    full accou nting

    of

    all Documents an  l Assets that arc l

    ocated

    outside

    of

    the territory

    of

    the United States o f Amer ica or thai have been transferred to the territo ry of the Uni t

    ed

    Slates

    of Ame

    rica pursuant to

    Subsect

    ion A

    above

    and are held by

    or

    for

    any

    S

    ti

    pulating Defendant

    o r are under any Stipulati ng Defendant

     s

    direct or indir

    ec

    t contro l,

    joint

    ly, severally, or

    individually, including the addresses and nnmes of any foreign or domestic fi nancial

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    in

    stitution or other e

    nti

    ty ho

    ld

    ing the D

    oc

    um en

    ts

    H

    nd

    Assets, along with the acco

    unt

    numbers

    and

    ba lan

    ces;

    C.

    I-Iold and

    re

    t

    ai

    n all such Documen

    ts

    and Assets

    and

    prevcnt any transfer,

    disposition, or dissi

    pa ti

    on whatsoever

    of

    any such Documents or Assets; and

    D.

    Wi

    thin th ree (3) bus

    in

    ess days fo llow ing en try of thi s Order. p

    rov id

    e Plai ntiff

    access to Stipulating Defc

    nd

    ant s recor

    ds

    and

    Doc um

    ent s

    held

    by F

    in

    an

    cial

    Instituti

    on

    s or

    ot

    he

    r entities o

    llt

    side the territo r

    ia

    l Uni

    ted

    States, by signi

    ng

    a

    nd

    de

    live

    ri

    ng

    to Plaimi

    rrs

    cO

    lln

    se l

    lh

    e Consent to

    Re

    lease

    of

    Fin anc ial Records a

    tt

    ached to the TRO as Attachment

    A,

    if th

    ey

    ha

    ve

    n

    ot

    done so already in

    co

    mp

    li

    an

    ce

    wi

    th the TRO.

    IX.

    EXPE

     IT

    ED DI  OV RY

    IT IS FURT   Ell ORDERED th

    at

    pu rsuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

    30(a), 31

    n)

    , 34, and 45, and notwith

    st

    anding the p

    rov

    isions

    of Fe

    deral Rules of Ci

    vil

    P

    roce

    du re 26(d)

    an

    d (I), 30(a)(2)(A), and 31 a)(2)(A), Pla

    int

    iff is gra

    nt ed

    leave, at any

    tim

    e

    after ent ry

    of

    t

    hi

    s Order t

    o:

    A

    Take the deposition of

    any

    person or entity, whether or n

    ot

    a pa rt

    y,

    for

    th

    e

    p

    urp

    ose

    of

    discover

    in

    g the n

    at

    ure, locat ion. status. and exte

    nt

    of the assets of St ipulating

    Defendants, and St ipulating De fen

    da

    nt

    s

    affi

    lia t

    es

    and subsidiari

    es; th

    e nature and loca

    ti

    on of

    doc um ents reflec ting the business

    tr

    ansact ions of Stipulating Defend a

    nt

    s, and Stipulating

    Defendants a

    ffi

    liates and sub sid iaries; the loca tion

    of

    any premises where Stipula

    ti

    ng

    De

    fendant

    s,

    directly or throu

    gh

    any third p

    ar

    ty, con

    du

    ct business ope

    ra

    t

    io

    ns; the Sti

    pu

    la

    ti

    ng

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    Defendants whereabouts; and/or

    the

    appli cability of any ev identiary privi leges to

    thi

    s action;

    and

    B Demand the production of documents from any person or entity, whether or

    0t a party, relating to the nature, s

    tat

    us, and extent of the

    ass

    ets of Stipulati

    ng

    Defendant s,

    and Stipulating Defendant s  affili at

    es

    and subsidi aries; th e nature and location of documents

    re   ec ting the

    bu

    siness transact ions of Stipulating Defendants, and Stipul

    at

    ing Defendants

    affiliat

    es

    and subsidiaries;

    th

    e locati on of any prcmi ses where Stipulating Defendants,

    directly

    or

    thro

    ugh an

    y third

    pa

    rty, conduct

    bu

    s

    in

    ess operations;

    th

    e Stipulating Defendants  

    wh ereabouts; and lor the applicability

    of

    any e

    vid

    entiary

    pri

    vileges to this action.

    Three (3) days noticc sha ll be dee med suffi cient for any such depos ition, fi ve (5) days

    notice s

    haH

    be deemed sufficient for th e production

    of

    any S

    tich

    documents, and twcnty-four

    (24) hours notice shaH be deemed sufficicnt for the production of any such do cuments that

    a

    re

    maintained or stored only as elec

    tr

    oni c data. The prov isions of

    thi

    s Sect ion shall apply

    bo

    th

    to partics

    to

    thi s case and to non-parti es . Th e limitations and conditions set forth in

    fe e

    ra

    l Rul es

    of

    Civil Procedure 30(

    a)

    (2)(A)(ii ) and

    31

    (a)(2)(A)(ii) regarding subsequent

    depos itions of un indi vidual shall not

    ap

    ply to deposi

    ti

    ons taken pursuant to

    thi

    s Sec

    ti

    o

    n.

    An y such dcpo sitions

    tak

    en pursuant to thi s Sec tion s

    hall

    not

    be

    counted toward any limit on

    the number of depositions

    und

    er

    th

    e Fed eral Rul

    es

    of Ci

    vil

    Procedure or the Local Rules of

    th e Middle

    Di

    strict of Florida,

    in

    cl uding thos e set

    fo

    rth in Federal Rules

    of

    Civil

    Pro

    ce dure

    JO a)(

    2)

    (A)

    Hnd 31

    (a)(2)(A). Service o r di scovery upon a party, taken pursuant to

    thi

    s

    Sect

    io

    n, shall be sufficient if made through the means de scrib ed in Se ction X   of

    thi

    s Order.

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    X.

    DISTRIB

    U

    TION

    OF ORDER BY ST IP

    UL TI

    'G DE

    FEND NTS

    T S FURTHER

    ORDERED

    that Stipul ating Defendants shall immediately provide

    a copy

    of

    thi s Order to each of thei r corporations, sub sidiaries, arfi

    li

    atcs, divisions, di rectors,

    officers, agent s, par tners, successor

    s

    assigns, emp loyees, attorneys, agent

    s

    represe

    nt

    atives,

    sales entities , sales persons, tclemarketers independent con tractors, and any o

    th

    er Persons in

    active concert

    or

    participation

    wi th

    them. Within fi ve (5) calen

    dar days

    following ent

    ry

    of

    th

    is Order, each Stipu lati ng Defendant sha

    ll

    file w

    it

    h this

    Co

    urt and serve on Pl aintiff,

    an

    arfidav it identifying the name s tit l

    es

    , addresses and telephone numbers

    or

    the persons and

    entities St ipulat ing Defendan ts have served wi th a co py

    of

    this O rder in compliance with this

    provision.

    XI.

    SERVICE

    OF

    THIS ORDER

    T

    IS FURTl IER

    OR ERE that copies

    of

    this Order may be di stributed by U.S.

    first class mail, overn ig

    ht

    deliver

    y

    facsimile, electronic ma

    il

    , or persona lly, by age nts

    or

    employees of Plaintiff, by agents

    0 1

    employees

    of

    the Re ceiver, by any law enforcement

    agency, or by private process server, upon any Persa

    ll

    , Financia l

    In

    sti tution, or o

    th

    er entity

    th at may have possession or con trol of any property, property righ t, doc ument, or asset of any

    St ipula

    ti

    ng Defend ant, or that may be subjec t to any provision of this Order. Service u

    po

    n

    any branch

    or

    office of

    allY

    'inane ial In stitution

    or

    entity sha ll effect service upon the entire

    financia l instit

    ut

    ion or en tity.

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    XII.

    CONSUMER

    REPORTIN

    G A

    GEN

    IES

    IT IS FURT ER

    OnO

    ERE 

    thaI   pursuant

    to

    Section 604

    of

    the Fair Credit

    Reporting Act  

    15

    U.S .

    c §

    1681b  any consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer

    or credit report concerning any Stipulating Defendant

    to

    Plaintiff.

    XIII.

    CORR

     

    I  ONDENCr. WITH AND NOTI

      E

    TO

    PL

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