MyLife.com has been accused by the government of, among other accusations, selling subscriptions to their website’s consumer background report service by implying that individuals had criminal records that could be viewed only by buying a subscription. An order was issued by a federal district court in the Central District of California that found MyLife violated the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act, the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) and the Restore Online Shoppers Confidence Act (ROSCA). Founder and chief executive officer Jeffrey Tinsley has agreed to pay $21 million in consumer redress and to injunctive relief that would require MyLife.com to comply with all laws and regulations.
