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Many of these cases have lead to class action lawsuits and proceedings by the Federal Trade Commision (FTC), resulting in a number of settlements worth millions — or even billions — of dollars ...
Oct. 7—At least four people from Romania, one of them in custody, face charges connected to a jewelry sales scam that continues to target people along Alaska's road system from Fairbanks to the ...
The total value of the settlement will be about $7.25 billion. [9] [10] This amount could be decreased based on the number of plaintiffs who opt-out. [11] A part of the settlement that allows merchants to charge fees to customers paying via credit card in order to recoup swipe fees took effect on January 27, 2013.
The settlement provides $295 million to purchasers of diamonds and diamond jewelry, including $130 million to consumers. In addition, De Beers consented to a historic injunction that prohibits De Beers from monopolizing the world supply of rough diamonds and from fixing the price of polished diamonds.
In May 2018, De Beers introduced a new brand of jewellery called "Lightbox" made with synthetic diamonds. The synthetic stones start at $200 for a quarter carat to $800 for a full carat diamond. The new lab-grown diamonds retail for about one-tenth the cost of naturally occurring diamonds.
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Brilliant Earth filed a lawsuit against Worth for defamation, but the suit was discontinued without prejudice and without any disbursements, according to a notice filed in New York Supreme Court. No settlement is known to have been reached and the video posted by Worth was taken down. [27] [28]
Mutual Benefits Corporation was a Ft. Lauderdale, Florida based investment sales company that operated a huge ponzi scheme selling viatical settlements, with investors losing an estimated $835 million. The principal ring leader of the scam was Joel Steinger.