FTC v. Selb and Bennett

Terrance Selb and Tyler Bennett allegedly pocketed millions from consumers by impersonating federal and state government tax authorities and promising tax debt relief. According to the FTC, ATS and its operators claimed they could settle taxpayers’ back taxes for “pennies on the dollar” or for only a “fraction” of what taxpayers’ owed, often making these claims before evaluating the taxpayer’s circumstances. The Commission presented evidence in court showing that the company’s operators targeted older consumers in upselling fictitious add-on services, often for tens of thousands of dollars at a time.

Summary generated from official Federal Trade Commission press release