A promoter who drew scrutiny from Connecticut investigators for allegedly false claims that consumers could make money stuffing envelopes at home has been pushed the sidelines.
A federal judge, acting on a Federal Trade Commission complaint prompted by Connecticut authorities, ordered Louis Salatto and his company, Global U.S. Resources, to its false promotions.
According to the FTC, Salatto since 2005 has bought classified ads in local pennysavers and community newspapers that promised weekly earnings ranging from $1,200 to $4,400.
Consumers who paid the $40 up-front fee did not receive the materials they needed to do the envelope stuffing, nor the income promised, nor the refund that Salatto said they could get upon request, the agency said.
The FTC credited the Connecticut U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Connecticut attorney general, U.S. postal inspectors, and the Connecticut Better Business Bureau with aiding its probe.
Neither Global U.S. Resources nor Salatto could be located for comment.
