Students who Recently Purchased an Online GED or Medical Training Program may be Affected by a Recent Judgment
Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania (PRWEB) December 11, 2016 -- Starting today, Pacific Medical Training is offering assistance to students affected by a recent court judgment.
November 30, 2016, the US District Court of Arizona ordered a judgment of $8,550,840 against Stepping Stonez Development, LLC, Intentional Growth, LLC, and their successors and assigns, and Stephen J. Remley, and any other name by which he may be known. This is in response to a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) complaint earlier this year. The court found that the defendants “participated in deceptive acts and practices in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45, in connection with the marketing and sale of academic degrees and certification programs.”
In February 2016, the FTC stated that filings in both this and another case “point to numerous consumers who sought to use the diplomas they received from the defendants to get jobs, apply for college and even join the military, only to find out that their diplomas were not recognized.”
The court ordered that the defendants are permanently restrained from selling academic degree or certification programs, among other things. Now, anyone having taken courses from the defendants may find that their credentials hold no value to employers.
In court filings, several websites were identified as being used by the defendant. Anyone receiving certification from the sites listed below may be affected:
acls.co
aclscertificationclass.com
aclscertificationclass.net
aclscertificationclass.org
aclscertificationcourse.com
aclscertificationcourses.com
aclscertificationcourses.net
aclscertificationcourses.org
aclsclass.com
aclsclass.org
aclsclassesonline.com
aclsclassesonline.net
aclsclassesonline.org
aclsclassonline.net
aclsclassonline.org
aclscoursecertification.com
aclscoursecertification.net
aclscoursecertification.org
aclscourseonline.net
aclscourseonline.org
aclscourses.com
aclscourses.net
aclscoursesonline.net
aclscoursesonline.org
aclsonline.co
aclsonlinecard.com
aclsonlineclass.com
aclsonlineclass.net
aclsonlineclass.org
aclsonlineclasses.com
aclsonlineclasses.net
aclsonlineclasses.org
aclsonlinecourses.net
aclsonlinecourses.org
aclsonlinerecertification.net
aclsonlinerecertification.org
aclsonlinerenewal.com
aclsonlinerenewal.net
aclsonlinetoday.com
aclspalscertification.com
aclsrecertificationcourse.com
aclsrecertificationcourse.net
aclsrecertificationcourse.org
aclsrecertificationcourses.com
aclsrecertificationcourses.net
aclsrecertificationcourses.org
aclsrenewalcourse.com
aclsrenewalcourse.net
aclsrenewalcourse.org
advancedcardiaclifesupport.org
advancedcardiovascularlifesupport.com
advancedcardiovascularlifesupport.net
advancedcardiovascularlifesupport.org
aedcertificationonline.com
aeddefibrillation.com
aeddefibrillators.net
ahapals.com
ahapals.net
ahapalsonline.com
ahapalsonline.net
ahapalsonline.org
bclscertificationonline.com
bclsonline.com
bclsrecertification.com
blscard.com
blscertificate.com
blscertification.org
blscertificationcourse.com
blscertificationonline.com
blscourse.net
blscourse.org
blscourses.com
blsonline.org
blsonlinecertification.com
blsonlineclass.com
blsonlinecourse.com
blsonlinerecertification.com
blsrecertification.net
blsrecertification.org
blsrecertificationonline.com
blsrenewalcourse.com
blstest.com
blstraining.net
cprbls.net
lastminuteacls.com
lifeguardcertificationonline.com
lifeguardcertificationonline.net
lifeguardcertificationonline.org
namcca.com
namcca.org
nhdaonline.com
nrpcertification.com
nrpcertification.net
nrpcertificationonline.com
nrpclasses.com
nrpcourse.org
nrpcourseonline.com
nrpcourses.com
nrponline.net
nrponline.org
nrprecertification.com
nrprecertificationonline.com
onlineaclscertification.com
onlineaclsclass.net
onlineaclsclass.org
onlineaclscourse.com
onlineaclscourse.net
onlineaclscourse.org
onlineaclscourses.com
onlineaclscourses.net
onlineaclscourses.org
onlineaclsrecertification.com
onlineaclsrecertification.net
onlineaclsrecertification.org
onlinepals.org
onlinepalscertification.net
onlinepalscertification.org
onlinepalscourses.com
onlinepalscourses.net
onlinepalscourses.org
onlinepalsrecertification.com
onlinepalsrecertification.net
onlinepalsrecertification.org
pals-online.com
pals-online.net
pals-online.org
palscard.com
palscertificate.com
palscertification.org
palscertificationcourse.com
palscertificationcourse.net
palscertificationcourse.org
palscertificationcourses.com
palscertificationcourses.net
palscertificationcourses.org
palscertificationonline.net
palscertificationonline.org
palsclass.org
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palsonline.ca
palsonlinecertificate.com
palsonlinecertification.net
palsonlinecertification.org
palsonlineclass.net
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palsonlineclasses.com
palsonlinecourse.net
palsonlinecourse.org
palsonlinecourses.net
palsonlinecourses.org
palsonlineprogram.com
palsonlineprogram.net
palsonlineprogram.org
palsonlineprovider.com
palsonlinerecertification.net
palsonlinerecertification.org
The defendants used the following merchant names (the name that shows up on your credit card statement) to conduct business:
American Certification
American Certification Specialists
American Health Training
American Urgent
American Urgent Care
Critical Response Cert
Critical Training Specialists
Intentional Growth, LLC
Medical Assistance Test
Medical Assistance Testing
National Emergency Assistance
National Online Health
National Online Medical
North American Health
North American Urgent
Online Assistance Development
Practical Emergency Training
Practical Healthcare
Response Services
Response Services Training
Stephen Remley
Stepping Stonez Development, LLC
United Medical Training
PMT offers free courses to students affected by this judgment.
Starting today, Pacific Medical Training (PMT) is offering to enroll students in its courses, free of charge, anyone affected by this judgment. Pacific Medical Training teaches ACLS, BLS, and PALS medical courses. PMT also provides job preparation courses for medical scribes, pharmacy technicians, and more. PMT is hoping to make long term relationships with these new customers.
If you purchased one of the courses affected by the judgment, please email proof of purchase to Rob Garza at robert(at)pacificmedicaltraining(dot)com to take advantage of this offer. This offer is valid until March 31, 2017.
Resources
- http://www.pacificmedicaltraining.com -- Pacific Medical Training’s corporate and sales homepage.
- https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2016/02/ftc-brings-two-actions-against-operators-online-high-schools -- February 10, 2016 FTC press release noting the original complaint and pointing to consumers whose diplomas were not recognized.
- https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/160224steppingstonezstip.pdf -- February 24, 2016, court documents detailing websites used by the defendant and ordering them to be shut down.
- Federal Trade Commission v. Stepping Stonez Development LLC, et al. United States District Court for the District of Arizona. 2016. 2:16-cv-00351-DJH.
Rob Garza, Pacific Medical Training, http://www.pacificmedicaltraining.com, +1 8004171748, [email protected]
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