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The operator behind an envelope-stuffing scam that ran an outpost in Rockland County must pay $1.2 million in a settlement approved by a federal Judge.
Java Enterprises LLC maintained a "virtual office" in the Regus Business Center, 400 Relia Blvd. in Montebello, and was part of a network of mail drops operated by David S. Brookman of Mendham, New Jersey.
U.S. District Court Judge Edgardo Ramos in Manhattan on April 20 approved a $1.2 million settlement by the Federal Trade Commission and Brookman for engaging in deceptive business practices.
The FTC said Brookman conned thousands of people and took in more than $7 million in a nationwide work-at-home scheme that lured people with the prospect of earning $5,000 a week for stuffing and mailing "special advertising letters."