An Overland Park, Kansas dating service that formerly had an office in Wichita must stop doing business in Kansas unless it complies with several restrictions, Sedgwick County District Attorney Nola Foulston announced Thursday. Her office and the Kansas attorney general’s office have received more than 80 complaints about Great Expectations. Foulston and Attorney General Phill Kline filed a lawsuit against the company last February seeking more than $1.1 million in consumer restitution, fines and civil penalties for 101 alleged violations of the Kansas Consumer Protection Act and four alleged violations of the Kansas No-Call Act.
A recent temporary restraining order in the case restricts Great Expectations’ business. Great Expectations’ Wichita office filed for bankruptcy last month and is no longer operating, a news release from Foulston’s office said.
Great Expectations can continue operating in Overland Park but must make audio recordings of all sales interviews and provide copies of them daily to Foulston’s office for review. The company also must tell clients that any conversation that occurs before a contract is signed can’t be used later to change the contract’s terms.
