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  As of September 23, 2013, Case No: L13-3-1065, the State of Florida, Office of the Attorney General, plaintiff issued an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance (hereinafter "AVC") against American Immigration Center, Inc., Respondent.
  
  Whereas, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 501, Part II, Florida Statutes, the office of the Attorney General (hereinafter "OAG"), caused an inquiry to be made into the business practices of American Immigration Center, Inc. (hereinafter "Respondent") pertaining to services provided by its website
  www.us-immigration.com (hereinafter "the Website"). Respondent's principal place of business is in Florida.
  
  OAG investigated the prominence and sufficiency of disclosures made on the Website.
  
  AGREEMENT OF COMPLIANCE
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  1) IT IS AGREED by the parties that this AVC applies and binds Respondent.
  
  2) IT IS FURTHER AGREED by the parties that Respondent shall clearly and conspicuously disclose on the Website that Respondent is not affiliated with the United States Government.
  
  3) IT IS FURTHER AGREED by the parties that Respondent shall clearly and conspicuously disclose on the Website that the immigration and naturalization forms provided on the Website are available free of charge via U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
  
  4) IT IS FURTHER AGREED by the parties that Respondent shall purge all personally-identifiable information pertaining to any Consumer who receives a valid refund and requests that his or her personally identifiable information be deleted; provided, however, that Respondent is not required to purge such information while such information remains the subject of, or relevant to, a pending or reasonably anticipated government investigation, lawsuit, court order or other legal proceeding.
  
  5) IT IS FURTHER AGREED that for a period of one year beginning on the date of execution of this AVC, Respondent shall respond in writing to any consumer generally received by the OAG, and forwarded to Respondent, regarding Respondent's services. Respondent shall respond in writing directly to the Consumer within thirty (3) days of receipt of the complaint from the OAG.
  
  PAYMENT BY RESPONDENTS
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  1) Respondents agree to pay the sum of $5,000.00 to the OAG made payable within 90 days from date of execution of this AVC.
  
  THEREFORE, without any admission that Respondent has violated the law and for the purpose of resolution of this matter only, the Attorney General, by and through the undersigned, does in this matter accept this Assurance of Voluntary Compliance.