Comptroller Issues Cease and Desist Action Against Money Order Company.TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 29, 1997--Florida Comptroller Bob Milligan, through the Northeast Regional Office in Jacksonville, issued a cease and desist order An order issued by an Administrative Agency or a court proscribing a person or a business entity from continuing a particular course of conduct. The force and effect of a cease and desist order are similar to those of an Injunction issued by a court. Aug. 27 against U.S. Express The U.S. Express was a professional wrestling tag-team comprised of Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham who performed under the U.S. Express name in the World Wrestling Federation. Later on Barry Windham was replaced by Dan Spivey but finally disbanded in 1987. Money Order Inc., Little Annie Food Store, and Abdullah Shah Abdullah Shah (? - April 20, 2004) was an Afghan man was found guilty in Kabul of killing more than 20 people, including his wife. His sanctioned execution was the first in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban in late 2001 . , also known as Jimmy Jones Jr. The Comptroller charged Shah with selling worthless money orders from Little Annie Food Store, located at 324 Woodbine woodbine, name for several vines, among them honeysuckle and Virginia creeper. woodbine Any of many species of vines belonging to various flowering-plant families, especially the Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia, family Vitaceae) of Street in Jacksonville. More than $150,000 in U.S. Express Money Orders, drawn on First Tennessee This article or section has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It reads like an advertisement and needs to be rewritten in a neutral point of view. * It may require general cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Bank, have been returned by that bank for insufficient funds. As a result, customers purchasing these money orders have in some instances been subjected to demands for payment by creditors who received money orders that later were found to be worthless. The Department is asking creditors to remain patient in their demands on individuals who have been victimized by Shah and U.S. Express Money Order. "We are doing everything we can to insure that customers will be reimbursed for any dishonored dis·hon·or n. 1. Loss of honor, respect, or reputation. 2. The condition of having lost honor or good repute. 3. A cause of loss of honor: was a dishonor to the club. 4. money orders they purchased," said Comptroller Milligan. The Department has suspended the registration of U.S. Express Money Order Inc., and entered an administrative complaint compelling the company to cease the sale of money orders or other payment instruments in the State of Florida. In no case should anyone purchase a money order issued in the name of U.S. Express Money Order. Customers of U.S. Express Money Order who have been notified that a money order they purchased has been returned for insufficient funds should return the money order to Little Annie's for a refund. Customers with further questions can call the Northeast Florida Regional Office at 904/390-4660. CONTACT: Florida Office of the Comptroller Jim Richardson, 850/488-0286 |
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