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Fraud is criminal. They should have filed criminal charges.

• ghastmaster 5y ago
  My original comment was misinformed. I did not realize the full scope of civil law. According to 815 ILCS 505 there are only three defined instances that warrant a felony charge and this is only if there is a previous conviction(misdemeanor). I'll leave it to you to show me where in the U.S.C. there is an opportunity to charge them with a felony.
  • ccleve 5y ago
    18 USC 1001, plus others. Mail fraud would be one vehicle. Also conspiracy.
    • tptacek 5y ago
      Does the FTC accuse them of lying to federal authorities? That's what 18 USC 1001 is about. (It's Ken White's archetypical example of a bullshit statute, for what it's worth).
      • ccleve 5y ago
        My error. I should have said 18 USC 1001 and the following entries all under Chapter 47. There's quite a few examples there. There are also a bunch under Chapter 63.