Owner of conservative apparel brand fined $200,000 for falsely claiming products are made in the USA

[ItsjustMe]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna41998

The owner of a conservative apparel company was fined more than $200,000 by the Federal Trade Commission for replacing "made in China" tags with "made in the USA" tags on clothing.

The FTC acted against Lions Not Sheep Products LLC owner Sean Whalen after he posted a video on social media titled “MADE IN AMERICA!” in which he said "he could conceal the fact that his shirts are made in China by ripping out the original tags and replacing them with tags stating that the merchandise was made in the United States," the FTC said in a statement.

Whalen and Lions Not Sheep swapped the tags on shirts from May 10 to Oct. 21, 2021, according to the FTC.

Lions Not Sheep says on its website that it sources its "products and 'blank' garments from multiple domestic and international vendors and suppliers."

"In our effort to keep as many jobs as possible inside the USA, our blank garments/items that are purchased internationally are shipped to the USA to be printed, embroidered, laser engraved, tagged, and bagged all inside the USA," it says on the website. "This process is commonly known as 'white-labeling.'"

In a post on the company's Instagram account in May responding to the FTC's investigation, Whalen said he is proud "to have built a company from a single tee shirt on blood sweat and tears and who employs dozens of hard working Americans."

"Lots of folks who haven’t done much always have plenty to say, but we at LNS are head down working hard to continue to grow and support our first responders, military, and all patriots across the globe and build a bad ass company," he said in the statement. "Our T-Shirts are Printed in the USA! Our hats are embroidered in the USA! GOD BLESS AMERICA!"

[IbogaProject]

1. Typical conservative parasite

Lying, and I'm sure cheating and stealing.