PPE Importing Scam: FTC seeks injunction against Garden Grove
( The ORC) The Federal Trade Commission is seeking an injunction against the owners of a Garden Grove online business that allegedly failed to promptly deliver hand sanitizer and personal protection equipment to consumers and made false claims about a product’s ability to treat and prevent COVID-19.
A lawsuit filed earlier this month in U.S. District Court contends Rakesh Tammabattula and his wife, Jacqueline Thao Nguyen, who operate QYK Brands LLC, have engaged in deceptive and misleading marketing practices.
“Consumers are suffering, have suffered, and will continue to suffer substantial injury as a result of defendants’ violations,” the complaint says. “In addition, defendants have been unjustly enriched as a result of their unlawful acts or practices
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