CONSENT ORDER
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Securities Division
PO Box 9033
Olympia, WA 98507-
9033
360-902-8760
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STATE OF WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
SECURITIES DIVISION
IN THE MATTER OF DETERMINING
Whether there has been a violation of the
Business Opportunity Fraud Act
of Washington
by:
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Century Technologies Group, LLC,
Respondent.
Order No.: S-21-3168-22-CO01
CONSENT ORDER
Pursuant to the Business Opportunity Fraud Act of Washington, RCW 19.110, the Securities Division
and Respondent 21
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Century Technologies Group, LLC do hereby enter into this Consent Order in settlement
of the matters alleged herein. Respondent 21
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Century Technologies Group, LLC neither admits nor denies
the Findings of Fact or Conclusions of Law as stated below.
FINDINGS OF FACT
Respondent
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Century Technologies Group, LLC, d.b.a. Healthier4U Vending (“H4U”), is a Nevada
corporation formed on April 21, 2011, with its principal place of business in Las Vegas, Nevada. H4U is a
vending machine company that assists H4U purchasers with advertising, marketing, location assistance, and
business strategies.
Overview
2. From approximately July 2015 to September 2021, H4U registered to offer and sell its business
opportunities in Washington State. In April of 2021, H4U sold a business opportunity to a Washington
resident, T.N., using a contract that contained deficient contract cancellation protections by providing a three-
day cancellation period instead of a seven-day cancellation period. As of September 9, 2021, H4U’s business
opportunity registration lapsed.
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DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Securities Division
PO Box 9033
Olympia, WA 98507-
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360-902-8760
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Nature of the Conduct
Deficient Business Opportunity Contract Protections
3. As a business opportunity registrant, H4U was required to annually apply for a Washington
State business opportunity license. In H4U’s most recently filed business opportunity registration application
on September 8, 2020, H4U provided Washington State with an unexecuted copy of a purchase agreement
that a Washington purchaser would be required to sign upon sale of an H4U vending machine package
(“Registered Purchase Agreement”).
4. In accordance with the Washington State Business Opportunity Fraud Act, RCW 19.110,
Washington State business opportunity purchasers are entitled to certain statutory protections and rights,
including a period of “…seven days exclusive of Saturday, Sunday, and holidays to cancel this contract for
any reason…”
5. H4U’s Registered Purchase Agreement contained the required seven-day contractual
cancellation period.
6. On or around March 17, 2021, H4U provided a prospective Washington State purchaser, T.N.,
with a copy of H4U’s Registered Purchase Agreement as part of H4U’s “Washington State Required
Disclosures” offering packet.
7. On or around April 6, 2021, H4U sold five vending machines to T.N. for $46,975.
8. In effecting the above-referenced sale to T.N., H4U provided a new purchase agreement to
T.N. that contained material deviations from the filed Registered Purchase Agreement including offering
“…three business days in which they may cancel their Contract for any reason.”
Provision of Sales Materials after the Issuance of a Cease and Desist
9. H4U was registered to sell business opportunities in the state of Washington from July 28,
2015, until September 8, 2021, when its registration lapsed.
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DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Securities Division
PO Box 9033
Olympia, WA 98507-
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360-902-8760
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10. On or about December 21, 2021, DFI sent a Cease and Desist letter to H4U, which provided,
in part, that if H4U was offering or selling franchises or business opportunities within Washington State, H4U
must immediately cease and desist.
11. Despite this cease and desist, on or about December 30, 2021, H4U provided prospective
Washington State purchaser, R.J., with an informational packet regarding H4U, which included documents
entitled “Disclosures Required by the State of Washington,” a Registered Purchase Agreement, and the
“Return on Investment Estimating Form.”
Based upon the above Findings of Fact, the following Conclusions of Law are made:
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
1. The offer of vending machines packages and associated services from July 28, 2015, until
September 8, 2021, as described above, constitutes the offer and/or sale of a business opportunity as defined
in RCW 19.110.020(1) and RCW 19.110.030.
2. H4U violated RCW 19.110.110, the business opportunity contract requirement section of the
Business Opportunity Fraud Act, by failing to provide prospective business opportunity purchasers with a
contract that met the requirements of RCW 19.110.110, namely the provision of a seven-day contract
cancellation period.
3. H4U violated RCW 19.110.120, the unlawful acts section of the Business Opportunity Fraud
Act, by failing to provide prospective business opportunity purchasers with a seven-day contract cancellation
period.
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DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Securities Division
PO Box 9033
Olympia, WA 98507-
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360-902-8760
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CONSENT ORDER
Based upon the foregoing and finding it in the public interest:
IT IS AGREED AND ORDERED that Respondent 21
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Century Technologies Group, LLC, and their
agents and employees, shall each cease and desist from violating RCW 19.110.110, the business opportunity
contract requirement section of the Business Opportunity Fraud Act.
IT IS FURTHER AGREED AND ORDERED that Respondent 21
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Century Technologies Group,
LLC, and their agents and employees, shall each cease and desist from violating RCW 19.110.120, the
unlawful acts section of the Business Opportunity Fraud Act.
IT IS FURTHER AGREED AND ORDERED that Respondent 21
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Century Technologies Group,
LLC, shall be liable for and pay investigative costs of $6,000 prior to the entry of this Consent Order.
IT IS FURTHER AGREED AND ORDERED that Respondent 21
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Century Technologies Group,
LLC, shall disclose this Consent Order to prospective Washington State franchisees and/or business
opportunity purchasers through a required disclosure document once registered.
IT IS FURTHER AGREED AND ORDERED that Respondent 21
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Century Technologies Group,
LLC, agrees to provide a copy of this Consent Order to the Washington State purchaser, T.N., and confirm
delivery with the Securities Division, within thirty days of the entry of this Consent Order. Such Consent
Order shall include a DFI-approved cover letter, with such letter to be approved prior to the entry of this
Consent Order.
IT IS FURTHER AGREED that Respondent 21
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Century Technologies Group, LLC, enters into this
Consent Order freely and voluntarily and with a full understanding of its terms and significance.
IT IS FURTHER AGREED that the Securities Division has jurisdiction to enter into this Consent
Order.
CONSENT ORDER
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Securities Division
PO Box 9033
Olympia, WA 98507-
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360-902-8760
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IT IS FURTHER AGREED that in consideration of the foregoing, Respondent 21
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Technologies Group, LLC, waives its right to a hearing and to judicial review of this matter pursuant to
Chapter 34.05 RCW.
Signed this ___15th_____ day of __________August____________, 2022
Signed by: Approved as to form by:
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By ___________/s/_______________________ ____________/s/_____________________
Name Brian Swain Howard E. Bundy, Attorney for Respondent
Title President
SIGNED and ENTERED this ___22nd_____ day of _____August_______________________, 2022
___/s/___________________________
William M. Beatty
Securities Administrator
Approved by: Presented by:
/s/
_______________________________ _____/s/_________________________
Brian Guerard
James M. Kane
Chief of Enforcement
Financial Legal Examiner
CONSENT ORDER
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Securities Division
PO Box 9033
Olympia, WA 98507-
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360-902-8760
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Reviewed by:
_____/s/_________________________
Holly Mack-Kretzler
FLE Supervisor
