I am going to repost an important post from the owner of this second company that I took from the Gay Webmasters board.
"they’re doing it with all companies that produce pornographic materials. "
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I am JJ Ruch. I am also the owner of Several lines of production as well as Sebastian Sloane Productions. I’m trying to spread the word as rapid and quick as I can so that everyone knows this is real and not a houx.
I received a telephone call a little while ago. The call was from the “U.S. Government” as it displayed on the caller ID. The lady I spoke to seemed nice...... After I hung up, I did call the number back and it was indeed real and not some fonie prank call.
I guess there are new 2257 Compliant Regulations out now especially focusing on adult websites and focusing on production studios.
They are out “auditing.” The company I own - Sebastian Sloane Productions, NoW @ ONE Entertainment, Sex Craved Studs, Studs In Heat Media, etc. is being investigated Tuesday at 9am - Eastern Standard Time.
It’s not some guy that audits you, it’s the fucking FBI.
The lady said they’re out investigating each and every production studio. They’ve been spending the last year and a half gathering information of every company, studio, webmaster, etc. to begin this investigation and they’re planning to investigate every company, etc. by the end of December of this year.
I asked the lady what the penalties are for any custodian of records mess ups or anything. She said it’s either a $10k fine, or they also have the option of giving you 10 years in prison.
Anyways - The below is an email that I sent to everyone I know WHILE they were in my offices investigating::::
The FBI is in my office across the room at this time investigating all of my files. I guess they moved everything from next Tuesday to Today. They just showed up at the door and rang the doorbell. I answered the door and they just barged on in. There are 4 of them. 4 men in black uniforms (suits) with badges. They drove a black SUV with a blue plate on the back of it that says “U.S. Government.”
They showed up at 8am Eastern Standard Time. It’s now almost 10:20am.
They are NOT nice people. They’re DICKS!
They’re rampaging my model files. Taking pictures of my model contracts. And watching my videos that we produced to make sure the model contracts match up. Meanwhile one of the guys demanded a password to my sites. He’s going through each site looking for illegal content.
I asked them when they came in how long it would take. They estimated 6 hours.
They also pulled off all the images on the digital camera. They’re going to go through the house when they’re done to look for films and images the one agent said.
I wasn’t going to let them go through anything with out some sort of warrant to search. They had shown me a search warrant for a search and seize of the property. They said this is a standard investigation that they’re doing it with all companies that produce pornographic materials.
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This was very scary. As I was sitting on the bed in the other room I could watch them… The experience was NOT pleasant.
Sebastian Sloane Productions has been cleared.
All they did was look through all my model contracts, took pictures of the main page of the model contract and their ID’s, then they had this little machine looking thing to verify models and their ID’s by putting in their information to make sure the models are over the age of 18.
They said my videos are in full compliance as well as my model contracts are in full compliance. They gave me information on how to keep records accurate.
Then they did a search of the house, in my video cameras, looked at all the still images, and anything that could be related to internet pornography.
They were dicks at first, but in the end they were somewhat nice.
Basicly, all they are doing is a search of model contracts, fake ID’s, illegal materials, and such. But yet rampaging your house or business.
When they left they shook my hand, thanked me for my time, and thanked me for not supporting child pornography.
They said they’ll be investigating all video production studios and anyone who displays child pornography on the net that is a producer and should finish this thorough investigation in December. They said after that time they’ll only be targeting producers who produce any content that models may look under the age of 20.
If you want to know further info, just ask. This is something very serious and should be handled very seriously. These guys are NOT nice. I know I didn’t enjoy my visit with them. This event has also made me think about if I really want to continue my ownership of Sebastian Sloane Productions, Now @ ONE Entertainment, etc. It’s very scary like I said.
When they were here. They demanded that I stay out of their way. When they were in the office they demanded I stay out of the room. It’s like they own your home and your a prisoner.
Anyone who has questions, comments, concerns, etc. I’d be happy to speak with you. The best information I can give about this occurance is to keep your records correct.
Sincerely,
JJ Ruch
JJ@BestOfBoysAndMen.com
President/Owner of NoW @ ONE Entertainment and Sebastian Sloane Productions
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