Prophet 3H
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Date: January 23, 2007 12:45AM
Any information on a radio evangelist out of Georgia named Jeffrey Wayne McLain operating Phophet 3H as a MLM herbal tea distibutor?
Prophet 3H
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michlook
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Date: January 23, 2007 12:49AM
Court Bars "Christian" Medicaid Scam
August 1, 2006
A U.S. District Court has barred a purported former preacher, his two sons, and his companies from selling a healthcare business "opportunity" promising consumers millions of dollars if they participated in an alleged network of Medicaid providers.
In fact, according to the Federal Trade Commission complaint, the defendants' business model would have required participants to break numerous state and federal laws.
Using "healthcare conferences" at hotels and convention centers across the US, the defendants promised consumers that they would receive "guaranteed" Medicaid patients and would receive help from the lawyers, doctors, and other professionals on their staff in establishing their healthcare businesses.
The FTC charged that the defendants misrepresented the assistance they would provide and that participants could legally earn money from the business, and did not provide participants with the required disclosure statement and earnings disclosures for a franchise.
A U.S. District Court has granted a temporary restraining order, prohibiting the defendants' from continuing their deceptive business practices, freezing their assets, and appointing a receiver.
The operation targeted church-going audiences, advertising their upcoming conferences on Christian radio and television networks. Their traveling road show visited at least 18 different US cities, drawing crowds of up to 1000 attendees, with many people paying a $65 registration fee to attend.
The defendants held "conferences" in Atlanta; Baltimore; Durham; Chicago; Dallas-Ft. Worth; Memphis; Jacksonville Florida; Nashville; Macon and Columbus, Georgia; St. Louis; Philadelphia; Jackson, Mississippi; Norfolk; Richmond; and Austin, Texas.
At the conferences, individual defendant Jeffrey W. McLain would mix references to his alleged career as a preacher with descriptions of the huge rewards flowing from his business opportunity. The defendants claimed that they were millionaires and multimillionaires and that for a $2,495 investment, participants would have an opportunity to become as rich as they were. They also ran a telemarketing operation in Marietta, Georgia, through which they sold their business opportunity.
The defendants instructed participants to incorporate two companies -- a non-profit organization, such as a church, and a for-profit healthcare company that would provide services to Medicaid-eligible clients.
They stressed to the participants that the ownership of the non-profit corporation needed to be untraceable to the healthcare company. The non-profit would collect donations, such as clothes and furniture, and distribute it to those in need, provided they gave the non-profit their Medicaid information.
The participants were then supposed to funnel the Medicaid information to the for-profit medical services company that supplies its products or services to the recipient and bills Medicaid. They also could sell the Medicaid information to other providers and receive a referral fee between $100 and $500.
The sales pitch promised that lawyers, doctors, and other professionals would be available to guide participants through the incorporation and licensing of their two companies through the start-up phase, and would remain available to answer questions after the business was running.
According to the FTC's complaint, the defendants failed to disclose that their business model would expose participants to either criminal or civil monetary penalties, as it would violate numerous federal and state laws.
The complaint also alleges they misrepresent that purchasers could legally make substantial earnings, and that they will receive assistance in establishing and managing their business venture.
Finally, the FTC charged the defendants failed to provide purchasers with the required disclosure statement and made unsubstantiated earnings claims.
The court entered an ex prate temporary restraining order against the defendants: Jeffrey Wayne McLain, also known as J.W. McLain; Alexander McLain; Victor McLain; Prophet 3H, LLC; Prophet 3H, Inc.; Georgia Home Health Care License and Certification Institute, Inc., doing business as GHLCI; Healthcare License and Certification Institute, Inc., doing business as HSLCI and HSLCC; and M7 Holdings, LLC.
The FTC is seeking a permanent end to their deceptive business practices and redress for their victims.
August 1, 2006
A U.S. District Court has barred a purported former preacher, his two sons, and his companies from selling a healthcare business "opportunity" promising consumers millions of dollars if they participated in an alleged network of Medicaid providers.
In fact, according to the Federal Trade Commission complaint, the defendants' business model would have required participants to break numerous state and federal laws.
Using "healthcare conferences" at hotels and convention centers across the US, the defendants promised consumers that they would receive "guaranteed" Medicaid patients and would receive help from the lawyers, doctors, and other professionals on their staff in establishing their healthcare businesses.
The FTC charged that the defendants misrepresented the assistance they would provide and that participants could legally earn money from the business, and did not provide participants with the required disclosure statement and earnings disclosures for a franchise.
A U.S. District Court has granted a temporary restraining order, prohibiting the defendants' from continuing their deceptive business practices, freezing their assets, and appointing a receiver.
The operation targeted church-going audiences, advertising their upcoming conferences on Christian radio and television networks. Their traveling road show visited at least 18 different US cities, drawing crowds of up to 1000 attendees, with many people paying a $65 registration fee to attend.
The defendants held "conferences" in Atlanta; Baltimore; Durham; Chicago; Dallas-Ft. Worth; Memphis; Jacksonville Florida; Nashville; Macon and Columbus, Georgia; St. Louis; Philadelphia; Jackson, Mississippi; Norfolk; Richmond; and Austin, Texas.
At the conferences, individual defendant Jeffrey W. McLain would mix references to his alleged career as a preacher with descriptions of the huge rewards flowing from his business opportunity. The defendants claimed that they were millionaires and multimillionaires and that for a $2,495 investment, participants would have an opportunity to become as rich as they were. They also ran a telemarketing operation in Marietta, Georgia, through which they sold their business opportunity.
The defendants instructed participants to incorporate two companies -- a non-profit organization, such as a church, and a for-profit healthcare company that would provide services to Medicaid-eligible clients.
They stressed to the participants that the ownership of the non-profit corporation needed to be untraceable to the healthcare company. The non-profit would collect donations, such as clothes and furniture, and distribute it to those in need, provided they gave the non-profit their Medicaid information.
The participants were then supposed to funnel the Medicaid information to the for-profit medical services company that supplies its products or services to the recipient and bills Medicaid. They also could sell the Medicaid information to other providers and receive a referral fee between $100 and $500.
The sales pitch promised that lawyers, doctors, and other professionals would be available to guide participants through the incorporation and licensing of their two companies through the start-up phase, and would remain available to answer questions after the business was running.
According to the FTC's complaint, the defendants failed to disclose that their business model would expose participants to either criminal or civil monetary penalties, as it would violate numerous federal and state laws.
The complaint also alleges they misrepresent that purchasers could legally make substantial earnings, and that they will receive assistance in establishing and managing their business venture.
Finally, the FTC charged the defendants failed to provide purchasers with the required disclosure statement and made unsubstantiated earnings claims.
The court entered an ex prate temporary restraining order against the defendants: Jeffrey Wayne McLain, also known as J.W. McLain; Alexander McLain; Victor McLain; Prophet 3H, LLC; Prophet 3H, Inc.; Georgia Home Health Care License and Certification Institute, Inc., doing business as GHLCI; Healthcare License and Certification Institute, Inc., doing business as HSLCI and HSLCC; and M7 Holdings, LLC.
The FTC is seeking a permanent end to their deceptive business practices and redress for their victims.
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