C.P. Direct Receivership: Frequently Asked Questions

1. How do I know if I am eligible for a court ordered refund from C.P. Direct?
   
   Purchasers of C.P. Direct’s Longitude, Full & Firm, Stature, bio STAC, d-Zire, Euphoria, fat BLOK, Follicure, Inferno A, Inferno B, Inferno C, Liquatherm, Liquamax, Long Jack, or N-R-G products are eligible to request a refund of uncompensated loss if they never received a full refund from the seller, their credit card company or other party.
   
   
2. How do victims file for a refund from C.P. Direct?
   
   Go to www.cp-receivership.com for the Request for Compensation filing information or write to C.P. Direct Receivership, P.O. Box 14050, Scottsdale, AZ 85267. Request for Compensation forms submitted by mail must be postmarked not later than December 31, 2004 and those submitted electronically at the website must be transmitted not later than 11:59 p.m. on the same date. Only a Request for Compensation form provided by the Receiver may be used.
   
   
3. Who handles the refund process?
   
   Court-appointed Receiver, Lawrence J. Warfield, under the direction of the Arizona Superior Court for Maricopa County, is responsible for liquidating the receivership assets and reimbursing victims from these assets.
   
   
4. How many victims fell prey to the C.P. Direct scams?
   
   The Receiver estimates there are as many as 450,000 victims of the C.P. Direct scam.
   
   
5. How are victims being notified about the refund availability?
   
   The Receiver plans to reach the estimated 450,000 defrauded victims through direct mail and a two-month national print and electronic advertising campaign that was launched in September 2004.
   
   
6. What products are covered under the court ordered refund?
   
   Purchasers of Longitude, Full & Firm, Stature, bio STAC, d-Zire, Euphoria, fat BLOK, Follicure, Inferno A, Inferno B, Inferno C, Liquatherm, Liquamax, Long Jack, or N-R-G.
   
   
7. Once my request for a refund is filed when can I expect the money?
   
   If you qualify for such a refund, it is anticipated that the Receiver will be able to obtain final court approval and disburse compensation by December 2005.
   
   (This section was updated on December 28, 2005.)
   
   The anticipated date for disbursement of compensation is March 25th, 2006.
   
   
8. How many people are eligible for the refund?
   
   C.P. Direct sold products to approximately 450,000 people, but until the Requests for Compensation are filed, reviewed by the Receiver and approved by the Court it is not possible to know the exact number of persons who will be eligible to receive compensation since some are believed to have received a full refund of the money they paid to C.P. Direct.
   
   
9. When did the Request for Compensation forms become available?
   
   July 21, 2004. "Advertisments" were placed in the same publications that C.P. Direct used to market thier products...FHM, Musclemag, Stuff, etc. 
   
   
10. When is the filing deadline for Request of Compensation forms?
    
    See the answer to question number 2 above. Request for Compensation forms submitted by mail must be postmarked not later than December 31, 2004 and those submitted electronically at the website must be transmitted not later than 11:59 p.m. on the same date.
    
    
11. What is C.P. Direct?
    
    C. P. Direct, Inc. was a company based in Scottsdale Arizona that fraudulently sold herbal products.
    
    
12. Who were the principals of the company?
    
    Michael A. Consoli, his mother, Geraldine Consoli, and his nephew, Vincent J. Passafiume.
    
    
13. What action was taken against the Consoli’s and Passafiume?
    
    In May 2002, the Arizona Attorney General’s office seized the assets of C.P. Direct and sued Michael A. Consoli, Geraldine Consoli and Vincent J. Passafiume for civil racketeering through fraud and money laundering.
    
    
14. What happened then?
    
    The Arizona Attorney General’s lawsuit resulted in the forfeiture of the assets of C.P. Direct and others in April, 2003. Most of these assets were turned over to a Receiver who is responsible for compensating the injured persons who purchased the fraudulent herbal products.
    
    
15. What were some of the findings of the Court in the lawsuit involving the C.P. Direct products?
    
    The Court found that C.P. Direct’s products were not the result of scientific or medical research as claimed by the company and its “before and after” testimonial photos displayed on its promotional Web site contained false attributions about its products.
    
    
16. Were any of the company’s principals criminally charged?
    
    Yes. Michael A. Consoli and Vincent J. Passafiume pled guilty in Arizona to fraud and money laundering charges and in July 2004 they were sentenced to five years of supervised probation and six months in the county jail.
    
    
17. Why aren’t more these type of fraudulent scams shut down?
    
    Apparently Arizona is the only state in the country that has successfully shut down a company engaged in the sale of penis, breast and height enlargement products. In addition to selling these products, C.P. Direct failed to fulfill refund requests and made unauthorized charges on customer credit cards.
    
    
18. I don’t know the exact dollar amount of how much I purchased/I don’t have my credit card that I used anymore, what do I do?
    
    Please fill out the online Request for Compensation to the best of your abilities and we will contact you if we need further information.