Business ProfileforCommercial Maintenance Chemical
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The following describes a pending government action that has been formally brought by a government agency but has not yet been resolved. We are providing a summary of the government’s allegations, which have not yet been proven.
On November 8, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that a federal court temporarily halted a New York-based office supply scheme that charged small businesses and non-profit organizations millions of dollars for “free” samples of cleaning and other products. The agency seeks to end the defendants’ illegal practices and recover restitution for victims.
According to the FTC, the defendants called small businesses throughout the United States and Canada, offered a free sample, and then billed them for it, even when they refused the sample. The defendants’ invoices typically named an employee in the targeted business or organization, which led many recipients to pay, believing that the employee had ordered the product.
After the initial shipment, the defendants often sent increasingly larger quantities of the product, with invoices for increasingly higher amounts. Consumers who complained were told the extra shipments were part of the initial order. Some people paid just to stop the defendants’ repeated contacts, but more shipments then followed. The defendants often denied refund requests, claiming that as chemicals, their cleaning product cannot be returned.
The defendants are A1 Janitorial Supply Corp., also doing business as A One Janitorial; Century Manufacturing Corp., also d/b/a A-1 Janitorial Supply; Commercial Maintenance Chemical Corp., also d/b/a CMC; Global Direct Resources Inc., also d/b/a A-1 Janitorial; Century Manufacturing, Commercial Maintenance Chemical, and Target Supplies; Eric Sternberg; and Matthew Sternberg. They are charged with violating the FTC Act, the FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule, and the Unordered Merchandise Statute.
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, entered a temporary restraining order against the defendants on November 1, 2017.
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This is a multi-location business.
- Location of This Business
- Farmingdale, NY 11735-3310
- BBB File Opened:
- 6/27/2006
- Years in Business:
- 24
- Business Started:
- 2/12/2000
- Alternate Business Name
- CMC Chemical
- Additional Contact Information
Fax Numbers
- (516) 804-8659Other Fax
- (516) 804-8659
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