FTC Settles With Website Owners Suspected of Selling Fake Documents
The FTC released a settlement with website operators Tuesday who allegedly sold fake pay stubs and other documents. The deal shuttered their businesses and resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars in penalties. The commission alleged Katrina Moore, Steven Simmons…
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and George Jiri Strnad II operated websites that sold “a variety of fake financial and other documents -- such as pay stubs, income tax forms, and medical statements -- which can be used to facilitate identity theft, tax fraud, and other crimes.” Businesses included FakePayStubOnline.com and NoveltyExcuses.com. The three are prohibited from engaging in similar work in the future. Moore agreed to pay $169,000, Strnad $133,777 and Simmons $15,000.