The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday announced action against a Florida company for falsely labeling its imported products as Made in the USA, along with claiming to be veteran-operated and not making good on promises to donate 10% of its sales to charity.
The FTC’s proposed order against EXOTOUSA LLC, known publicly as Old Southern Brass, would require the company and its owner to stop making deceptive country of origin claims and includes a monetary judgement of more than $4.5 million, which is “partially suspended due to the defendants’ inability to pay.” The company and owner Austin Oliver will be required to pay $150,000 to the FTC, and the full amount will be levied if the FTC determined Oliver and the company lied about their financial status.
