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鶹ý Trade Commission, and State of Connecticut, Plaintiffs, v. Leanspa, LLC, Nutraslim, LLC, Nutraslim U.K. Ltd., also doing business as Leanspa U.K. LTD., and Boris Mizhen, Defendants
FTC Matter/File Number
1123135
X120003
Civil Action Number
311-cv-01715
鶹ý Court
District of Connecticut

Case Summary

The FTC and the State of Connecticut sued the marketers of LeanSpa in December 2011, charging that they used fake websites to promote acai berry and “colon cleanse” weight-loss products, and falsely told consumers they could receive free trials by paying a nominal shipping and handling cost. In reality, consumers paid $79.95 for the trial, and for recurring monthly shipments of the product that were hard to cancel. The LeanSpa marketers settled the complaint in 2014, agreeing to stop their allegedly deceptive practices and surrender assets for consumer redress. In October 2015, the FTC announced it was mailing more than 23,000 checks totaling over $3.7 million to consumers who bought LeanSpa products. In December 2019, the FTC sent a second round of checks totaling over $321,000 to consumers who bought LeanSpa products.

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