Payment processor Allied Wallet has been sued by the FTC for violations of the FTC Act.

The regulator alleges Allied Wallet assisted “business opportunity and coaching scams, pyramid schemes, and unlawful debt collection operations” with illegally charging over $110 million to consumer accounts.

According to the FTC
, since at least 2012 defendants Allied Wallet and its principals have

helped numerous dubious merchants hide their fraud from banks and the credit card networks.

The defendants’ deceptive practices included creating fake foreign shell companies to open accounts in their names, submitting dummy websites and other false information to merchant banks, and actively working to evade card network rules and monitoring designed to prevent fraud.

Named MLM underbelly scams Allied Wallet worked with include
TelexFree
($86.9 million),
Digital Altitude
($3.7 million) and
MOBE
($18.1 million).

The FTC’s lawsuit specifically focuses on transactions related to TelexFree, Digital Altitude and Mobe, as well as $1.1 million processed for a phantom debt collector.

Not surprisingly, Allied Wallet assisted US-based scams through UK shell companies.

BehindMLM has previously covered the UK being a
darling jurisdiction for scams to incorporate in
.

To this day UK authorities remain either unable or unwilling to regulate Companies House in a timely manner.

Allied Wallet principals named in the FTC’s lawsuit include owner and CEO Ahmad “Andy” Khawaja, COO Mohammad “Moe” Diab and VP of Operations Amy Rountree (aka Amy Ringler).

Rather than defend themselves, the Allied Wallet defendants have
reached settlement with the FTC
.

Accordingly, stipulated final orders were filed against the Allied Wallet defendants on May 20th.

Ahmad Khawaja (right) and Allied Wallet are subject to a monetary judgment of $110,050,941 – the amount processed for TelexFree, Digital Altitude and MOBE.

Through financial statements and related documents, Khawaja has represented he is unable to satisfy judgment.

Thus Khawaja’s settlement will see him give up a California residence with an estimated $500,000 value. The remainder of the $110 million dollar judgment is suspended.

Mohammad Diab’s settlement will see him pay $1,000,000 in monetary relief.

Amy Rountree’s settlement is for $320,429, all of which has been suspended – again based on submitted financial statements.

Additionally the Allied Wallet defendants are prohibited from having anything to do with payment processing, money making opportunities.

This includes services related to credit repair; credit card protection, identify theft protection, debt management, mortgage or loan modification, government grants, timeshare resale or outbound telemarketing.

Twelve months after judgment, the defendants are to submit a compliance report to the FTC.

Thereafter, for the next nineteen years they must report any change in personal details or business activity they are involved in.

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🤖 Quick Answer

What allegations has the FTC brought against Allied Wallet?
The FTC alleges that Allied Wallet, a payment processor, assisted fraudulent merchants operating business opportunity scams, coaching schemes, pyramid schemes, and illegal debt collection operations. The company allegedly facilitated over $110 million in unauthorized charges to consumer accounts since at least 2012.

How did Allied Wallet allegedly help merchants conceal fraud?
According to the FTC, Allied Wallet created fake foreign shell companies to open merchant accounts, submitted false websites and fraudulent documentation to merchant banks, and actively circumvented card network monitoring systems designed to detect and prevent fraudulent activities.

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