Federal Construction Company, Inc

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IN THE MATI'ER OF FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., ET AL. CONSENT ORDER, ETC., IN REGARD TO THE ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ACT Docket C-1493. Corl/plnint, Feb. 20, 1969-Decision, Feb. 20, 1.96. Consent order requiring a Tulsa, Okla., home improvement company to cease using bait advertising, false pricing and savings claims, deceptive guarantees, falsely alleging connection with manufacturers, failing to disclose all terms of its sales contracts, and other deceptive sales practices.

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 ;Federal Construction Company, Inc. , a corporation, and H. Harold Becko, individuaHy and as an offcer of said corporation hereinafter referred to as respondents, have 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 Federal Construction Company, Inc. is a corporation organized, existing and doing business under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Oklahoma, with its principal offce and place of business located at 8178 East 44th Street in the city of Tulsa, State of Oklahoma. Respondent H. Harold Becko is an individual and an offcer of the corporate respondent. He formulates, directs and controls the acts and practices of the corporate respondent, including 319 Complaint forthwith distribute a copy of this Order to each of its operating divisions.

It is further' ordered That the respondent herein shall, within sixty (60) days after service upon it of this order, file with the Commission a report, in writing, setting forth in detail the manner and form in which it has complied with this order.