Federal Court Holds Payment Processor Cliq in Contempt for Violating FTC Order

20 May 2026

Court issues order finding Cliq, formerly known as Cardflex, and its operators Andrew Phillips and John Blaugrund in contempt and imposing $6.5 million sanction

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge ordered Cliq Inc., a payment processing company, and its operators to pay $6.5 million in sanctions for violating a 2015 federal court order designed to prevent the compaView Press Release