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Jason Cardiff is an American and Irish businessman and author. His business activities have included television production, direct marketing, electronic cigarettes, consumer healthcare products and medical masks. He owned Kelly Media Group, served as president of Cigirex and was chief executive of Redwood Scientific Technologies. He moved to Ireland with his family in 2022.[1][2][3]
His business activities have been the subject of federal civil enforcement proceedings and reporting about United States government mask contracts during the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5]
Business career
[edit]Media and marketing
[edit]Cardiff owned Kelly Media Group, a television production business in Upland, California. A 2011 report by Christopher Maag, published by Business Insider and credited to Credit.com, identified Cardiff as televangelist Peter Popoff’s son-in-law and reported payments to Kelly Media Group for television production associated with Popoff’s ministry.[1]
Kelly Media Group also operated Cash Your Gold Now, which purchased gold from consumers by post. ABC7 reported customer complaints about payments and the return of jewellery. The company disputed responsibility for several complaints, stating that customers had not complied with its contractual procedures.[6]
According to Cardiff’s published biography, he founded First Choice Media in Dallas, Texas, in 2006.[7]
Broadcasting
[edit]Cardiff’s published biography states that he founded G2 Broadcasting in the United Kingdom in 2007 and operated a channel showing classic Hollywood films on the BSkyB platform.[7] G2 Family appears in BARB’s records of television channels reported in 2008.[8]
Cigirex
[edit]Cardiff subsequently worked in the electronic cigarette industry. NPR identified him as president of Cigirex in its 2014 reporting on electronic cigarette advertising. He defended advertising directed at adult smokers and said that Cigirex targeted adults seeking an alternative to conventional cigarettes.[2]
A 2016 study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research listed Cigirex eighth in a ranking of electronic cigarette brands based on Nielsen retail store sales data. The study examined electronic cigarette videos available on YouTube through June 2013.[9]
Redwood Scientific Technologies
[edit]Cardiff led Redwood Scientific Technologies, which marketed dissolvable oral strips for smoking cessation, weight loss and male sexual performance. Its products included TBX-FREE and Prolongz.[3][4]
In 2016, Redwood announced that it ranked 469th on the Inc. 5000 list of growing privately held American companies.[10]
In an August 2026 interview with the Sunday Independent, Cardiff outlined plans to establish Redwood’s European headquarters and oral strip production in Ireland. He also described a proposed product aimed at vaping cessation.[3]
VPL Medical
[edit]Cardiff was involved in VPL Medical during the COVID-19 pandemic. ProPublica reported in July 2020 that the company had obtained a $5.4 million Department of Veterans Affairs contract and a separate $14.5 million federal contract associated with the national stockpile. The VA told the publication that VPL had successfully supplied eight million surgical masks.[4]
The nature of Cardiff’s role was disputed. The Federal Trade Commission alleged that he and Bobby Bedi were equal partners, while representatives of VPL described him as a consultant. Attorney James B. White disputed the FTC’s interpretation of the business records.[4]
Legal proceedings
[edit]Federal Trade Commission litigation
[edit]The FTC brought a civil enforcement action against Cardiff and related businesses in 2018. In October 2020, the United States District Court for the Central District of California granted summary judgment against Jason and Eunjung Cardiff on liability on all sixteen counts of the FTC’s complaint.[4][11]
On 29 June 2021, the court ruled that the FTC could not obtain a monetary award against the Cardiffs. Following the Supreme Court’s decision in AMG Capital Management v. FTC, monetary relief under Section 13(b) was unavailable. The district court excluded the FTC’s evidence disclosed late concerning monetary relief for violations of the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act and found no remaining basis for a monetary award.[12][5]
The court also narrowed the proposed injunction to permit the Cardiffs to manufacture and distribute oral strip products as wholesalers, subject to compliance with the injunction’s other provisions.[12]
The final judgment, filed in March 2022, imposed permanent restrictions on negative option sales, robocalls, multilevel marketing and marketing or selling dissolvable oral strips directly to consumers. It also imposed requirements for substantiating health claims.[11]
In his August 2026 Sunday Independent interview, Cardiff said the company had been returned to him and that he was challenging the civil litigation.[3]
Criminal charges and extradition proceedings
[edit]In June 2026, Cardiff was arrested in Dublin in connection with a United States extradition request concerning charges of fraud, identity theft and witness tampering. He was granted bail with conditions.[13] In his August 2026 interview with the Sunday Independent, he denied the allegations and disputed the description of him as a fugitive.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Cardiff was previously married to Amy Popoff, daughter of televangelist Peter Popoff. He subsequently married Eunjung Cardiff. The former marriage and subsequent remarriage were reported by Skeptical Inquirer in 2016.[14]
Cardiff previously lived in Upland, California, where his home was described and photographed in the same publication.[14]
Cardiff holds American and Irish citizenship. He obtained Irish citizenship through his grandfather, who came from County Roscommon. In 2022, he moved to Ireland with Eunjung and their daughter. By 2026, the family lived in Rathgar, Dublin.[3][15]
The Irish Times described the Dublin residence as a €2.9 million home in June 2026; the Sunday Independent described it as worth over €2.5 million in August 2026.[3][15]
In the Sunday Independent interview, Cardiff described the move to Ireland as a longstanding family plan and spoke about playing tennis and golf there.[3]
Publications
[edit]Cardiff’s books include:
References
[edit]- 1 2 Christopher Maag (2011-09-22). "Scam Everlasting: After 25 Years, Debunked Faith Healer Still Preaching Debt Relief Scam". Business Insider.
- 1 2 Debbie Elliott (2014-03-03). "E-Cigarette Critics Worry New Ads Will Make 'Vaping' Cool For Kids". KDLG. NPR.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ali Bracken (2026-08-30). "'I'm no fugitive,' claims millionaire businessman fighting extradition to the US over alleged fraud". Sunday Independent.
- 1 2 3 4 5 J. David McSwane (2020-07-08). "One Federal Agency Was Suing Him for Fraud. Another Paid His Company Millions for Masks". ProPublica.
- 1 2 Lawrence Weinstein; Jennifer Yang; Amy Gordon (2021-08-05). "Court Considers FTC's Ability to Seek Monetary Relief Post-AMG". Proskauer on Advertising Law.
- ↑ "Beware of sending away your gold for cash". ABC7.
- 1 2 "About The Founder: Jason Cardiff". JA4I.
- ↑ "TV since 1981: 2008". BARB.
- ↑ Huang, Jidong; Kornfield, Rachel; Emery, Sherry L. (2016). "100 Million Views of Electronic Cigarette YouTube Videos and Counting: Quantification, Content Evaluation, and Engagement Levels of Videos". Journal of Medical Internet Research. 18 (3): e67. doi:10.2196/jmir.4265. PMC 4818373.
- ↑ "Redwood Scientific Technologies, Inc. Ranks #469 Fastest Growing Companies in 2016 Inc. 5000 List" (Press release). Redwood Scientific Technologies, Inc. 2016-08-29 – via PR Newswire.
- 1 2 "Redwood Scientific: Final Judgment as to Defendants Jason Cardiff and Eunjung Cardiff" (PDF). United States District Court for the Central District of California. 2022-03-01 – via Federal Trade Commission.
- 1 2 "FTC v. Cardiff: order concerning remedies, Docket 627" (PDF). United States District Court for the Central District of California. 2021-06-29.
- ↑ Mark Tighe (2026-06-24). "Millionaire fugitive arrested in Rathgar home to face US extradition proceedings". The Irish Times.
- 1 2 Carrie Poppy (2016-04-18). "The Woman Who Took On Popoff: The Hidden Story of Crystal Sanchez, the Peter Popoff Whistleblower". Skeptical Inquirer.
- 1 2 Mark Tighe (2026-06-20). "'Fugitive' businessman Jason Cardiff – wanted in the US, living in €2.9m south Dublin home". The Irish Times.
- ↑ "The Power of the Written Goal". Booktopia.
- ↑ "Success at all Cost". Google Books.
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