S. Dean Slough

Text (OCR of the scan at left; may contain errors)

IN THE MATTER OF S. DEAN SLOUGH TRADING AS STATE CREDIT CONTROL BOARD ORDER, OPINION , ETC. , IN REGARD TO THE ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION A.T Docket 8661. Complaint, June 16, 1965-Decision, Nov. , 1966 Order requiring a Quincy, Ill., seller of debt collection forms to cease using forms which imply an offcial government connection, that the sender of the forms is a third party collector, and that delinquent accounts are turned over to a State agency for collection. COMPLAINT Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act, and by virtue of the authority vested in it by said Act, the Federal Trade Commission, having reason to believe that S. Dean Slough, an individual, trading and doing business as State Credit Control Board, hereinafter referred to as the respondent, has violated the provisions of said Act, and it appearing to the Commission that a proceeding by it in respect thereof would be in the public interest, hereby issues its complaint stating its charges in that respect as foHows:

PARAGRAPH 1. Respondent S. Dean Slough is an individual trading and doing business as State Credit Control Board. His address is 1302 Royal Road, Quincy, Ilinois.

PAR. 2. Respondent is now, and for some time last past has been, engaged in the advertising, offering for sale, sale and distribution of collection forms to dealers for resale to businessmen and to businessmen directly. Respondent is also engaged in the operation of a remailing service with respect to such forms. PAR. 3. In the course and conduct of his aforesaid business, re- Complaint 70 F.

VII As used in this Order, the word "person" shah include aH members of the immediate family of the individual specified and shah include corporations, partnerships, associations and other legal entities as weH as natural persons.

Commissioner Elman dissented and has filed a dissenting opinion.