Following a raid last week on Graham Gibson’s Central Coast Nutraceuticals, the FTC on Monday obtained a temporary restraining order against Central Coast and four affiliated companies.

The injunction was made ex parte, meaning that the defendants were given no notice of the proceedings and were not present to represent themselves because, as the FTC stated and the court agreed, “There is good cause to believe that immediate and irreparable damage to the Court’s ability to grant effective final relief for consumers in the form of monetary restitution will occur from the sale, transfer, or other disposition or concealment by Defendants of their assets or corporate records unless Defendants are immediately restrained and enjoined by Order of this Court.”

The AP reports that the alleged scam bilked consumers out of up to $100 million over a period of three years.

Given that the injunction orders all assets to be frozen and a receiver to be appointed, this seems likely to be the end for Central Coast. But then again, in affiliate marketing, one has learned to never be surprised by anything, so let’s wait and see.