Federal Trade Commission v. Mitchell D. Gold, et al.

Outcome: Client not charged with a crime

Description: The government charged the named defendant and several codefendants with participating in a fradulent telemarketing charity scam, and raising millions of dollars thereby. The principal defendants served federal prison terms and paid multimillion-dollar fines. The government eventually filed no criminal charges against my client. He paid a small civil fine, and agreed not to re-enter the telemarketing business for a period of several years.