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12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728 ___________________________________Lemuel W. DowdyVictor F. DeFrancisFederal Trade Commission600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20580Telephone: (202) 326-2981, (202) 326-3495Facsimile: (202) 326-2558Raymond E. McKownCA Bar No. 150975Federal Trade Commission10877 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 700Los Angeles, CA 90024Telephone: (310) 824-4325Facsimile: (310) 824-4380Attorneys for Plaintiff
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 
 WESTERN DIVISION
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,Plaintiff,v.YAD ABRAHAM, also known asTIM THORN and TIMOTHY THORN,)))))))))Civil ActionNo.)))COMPLAINT FORINJUNCTIVE AND OTHERRELIEFindividually and doing business asSHARPTHORN INTERNET SOLUTIONSand INTERNEX, LLC.)))Defendants. ) __________________________________)
COMPLAINT FOR INJUNCTIVE AND OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF
Plaintiff, the Federal Trade Commission(“Commission”), by its undersignedattorneys, for its complaint alleges:
The Commission brings this action under Section 13(b)of the
 
12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728Federal Trade Commission Act (“FTC Act”), 15 U.S.C. § 53(b),to secure permanent injunctive relief, rescission ofcontracts, restitution, disgorgement, other redress, and otherequitable relief against Defendants for engaging in deceptiveacts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act,15 U.S.C. § 45(a).
JURISDICTION AND VENUE
This Court has subject matter jurisdictionover Plaintiff’s claims pursuant to 28U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1337(a), and 1345, and 15U.S.C. §§ 45(a) and 53(b). Venue in the United States District Courtfor the Central District of California is proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b) and (c) and15 U.S.C. § 53(b).
THE PARTIES
Plaintiff, the Federal Trade Commission, isan independent agency of the United Statesgovernment created by the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C.§§ 41-58. The Commission enforces the FTC Act, which prohibits unfair or deceptiveacts or practices in or affecting commerce.The Commission is authorized to initiatefederal district court proceedings by its
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own attorneys, to enjoin violations of theFTC Act, and to secure such equitable reliefas is appropriate in each case, includingrestitution and disgorgement. 15 U.S.C.§ 53(b).Defendant Yad Abraham, also known as Tim Thorn and Timothy Thorn, does business asSharpthorn Internet Solutions, which has a mail drop address of 12056 Mount Vernon Avenue, Suite 232, Grand Terrace,California. Defendant Abraham resides at22814 Fairburn Drive, Grand Terrace,California. Individually or in concert withothers, Defendant Abraham directs, controls,formulates or participates in the acts and practices set forth herein. Defendant Abraham resides, transacts, or hastransacted business in this District.Defendant Internex, LLC is a Californialimited liability company with a mail dropaddress at 12056 Mount Vernon Avenue, Suite232, Grand Terrace, California. Internextransacts or has transacted business in thisDistrict.Defendants operate together as part of acommon enterprise to market a product they
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