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A vending business opportunity operation that was charged with deceptively marketing candy vending machine business opportunities will give back $122,000 to consumers who invested in it, according to Huliq.com, a public news organization based in Hickory, N.C. The Federal Trade Commission charged that the operation lured consumers by falsely promising high incomes and prime locations for the machines, and hiring shills to reinforce the earnings claims. The orders announced settle the charges against all of the defendants: Harvey Frank Milner, Richard M. Norcross, and Richard D. Norcross, as well as the companies -- Route Wizard, Inc.; Liberty Routes, Inc.; Ready Routes, Inc.; RouteCrafters, Inc.; Ca$h Route$, Inc.; NovaStar Vending, Inc.; and Alliance Locating Co., Inc.

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