The Government Took Everything Before It Proved Anything
The article recounts the author's experience with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that led to the freezing of his assets without due process. Despite building a successful company, the author faced severe repercussions from the FTC, including the cancellation of a significant contract during the pandemic. Ultimately, after a Supreme Court ruling favored the author, he still faced criminal charges from the Department of Justice, raising concerns about legal precedents and due process.
- ▪The author founded a successful stop-smoking product company and later a surgical mask manufacturing operation.
- ▪The FTC froze the author's assets without a trial, leading to significant financial losses and the cancellation of a federal contract.
- ▪Despite a Supreme Court ruling that favored the author, he was indicted by the DOJ for the same conduct previously litigated by the FTC.
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Imagine you founded a company with a stop-smoking product that actually works — no nicotine, better than anything on the market. You are the largest investor. You take no salary. You build it into something real, serving 756,000 customers. You are doing exactly what America is supposed to reward. Then one night, without warning, without a trial, without any finding of wrongdoing — the federal government comes. They freeze every account you own or are even associated with. Personal accounts. Business accounts. Life insurance. Retirement savings. A court-appointed receiver sells your office furniture. They tell you that you no longer have Fourth Amendment rights. They come for the wedding ring on your wife's finger. This is not a hypothetical. This is my story.
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