미 연방거래위원회, 미 연방거래위원회, Lead Defendan

미 연방거래위원회가(Federal Trade Commission) 2026-05-13 공개한 '미 연방거래위원회, Lead Defendants in the I' 발표를 바탕으로, 확인 가능한 사실을 중심으로 정리했습니다.

어떤 발표인가

Tags: Consumer Protection Bureau of Consumer Protection Work-at-Home Going into Business deceptive/misleading conduct Advertising and Marketing Online Advertising and Marketing Social Media The Federal Trade Commission and State of Nevada will require five individual and corporate IM Mastery Academy defendants, including ringleaders Chris and Isis Terry, to surrender assets valued at nearly $90 million to resolve charges that they used false or baseless earnings claims to persuade people to pay for financial training programs and a multi-level-marketing business venture.

발표에서 확인되는 내용

• “Today’s action reflects the Federal Trade Commission’s steadfast commitment to protecting our markets and consumers from deceptive schemes that take advantage of Americans seeking legitimate financial opportunities,” said Christopher Mufarrige, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection.
• “As the facts of this case demonstrate, consumers should be cautious when encountering money-making opportunities that promise significant earnings, especially those spread on social media.
• The Commission will continue to aggressively target scammers who mislead the public and use every tool at our disposal to shut down harmful scams.” In the May 2025 complaint , the FTC and Nevada AG alleged that the wide-ranging scheme—which operated most recently as IYOVIA, but has also branded itself as IM Mastery Academy, iMarketsLive and IM Academy—used false or baseless earning claims to entice consumers to purchase training on how to invest in financial markets.
• The scheme, which generated more than $1.2 billion since 2018, used similar claims to persuade consumers to buy into the defendants’ multi-level-marketing business venture, which involved marketing the defendants’ trading-training services to others.
• The defendants focused their deceptive marketing on young people and used social media posts flaunting luxurious and expensive lifestyles, purportedly funded by trading profits and multi-level-marketing commissions.

숫자와 고유명사

• Bureau of Consumer Protection
• The Federal Trade Commission and State of Nevada will require five individual and corporate IM Mastery Academy defendants, including ringleaders Chris and Isis Terry, to surrender assets valued at nearly $90 million to resolve charges that they used false or b
• “Today’s action reflects the Federal Trade Commission’s steadfast commitment to protecting our markets and consumers from deceptive schemes that take advantage of Americans seeking legitimate financial opportunities,” said Christopher Mufarrige, Director of th
• “As the facts of this case demonstrate, consumers should be cautious when encountering money-making opportunities that promise significant earnings, especially those spread on social media
• The Commission will continue to aggressively target scammers who mislead the public and use every tool at our disposal to shut down harmful scams.”

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