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FTC to Provide Refunds to Victims of Tech Support Scam

Date

January 30, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission is mailing refund checks totaling more than $668,000 to victims of a tech support scam that claimed to be associated with major tech companies to trick people into buying...

Jan30

Event

Free Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week Webinar with the FTC, AARP Foundation Tax-Aide, and others

January 30, 2018 | 2:30PM

The FTC, AARP Fraud Watch Network, the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program, and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration co-host a webinar on January 30 at 2:30 p.m. EST. Learn how tax...

Press Release

Tech Support Operators Agree to Settle Charges by FTC and the State of Ohio

Date

January 29, 2018

The operators of a computer tech support scam are permanently banned from the tech support business as part of a settlement to resolve charges by the Federal Trade Commission and the State of Ohio...

Jan29

Event

Free Webinar: Fighting Back Against Tax Identity Theft and IRS Imposter Scams

January 29, 2018 | 2:00PM

The FTC and the Identity Theft Resource Center co-host a webinar for consumers on January 29, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. EST. Learn about tax-related identity theft and IRS imposter scams, their impact, how to...

Cases and Proceedings

Commissioner Statements

Concurring Statement of Acting Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen

Date

January 25, 2018

Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

X120042

112 3128

Concurring Statement of Acting Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen (13.98 KB)

Press Release

FTC Hosts Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week January 29-February 2

Date

January 25, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission will mark Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week , January 29-February 2, with a series of free events to help consumers and businesses reduce their chances of becoming victims...

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Marketer That Deceptively Advertised Bed Bug Treatment Admits Violating FTC Order; Will Be Barred from Bed Bug Product Sales and Pay $224,356 for Consumer Refunds

Date

January 25, 2018

Chemical Free Solutions LLC (CFS), the seller of Cedarcide Original, a line of cedar oil-based products deceptively marketed as effective at stopping and preventing bed bug infestations, has settled...

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FTC Sending Refund Checks Totaling More Than $533,000 to Consumer Victims of Phony Mortgage Relief Scam

Date

January 24, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 862 refund checks totaling more than $533,000 to consumers deceived by a phony mortgage relief scheme allegedly perpetrated by a company called A to Z Marketing...

Press Release

FTC, FDA Warn Companies about Marketing and Selling Opioid Cessation Products

Date

January 24, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today posted warning letters to 11 marketers and distributors of opioid cessation products for illegally marketing products...

Press Release

FTC Approves Final Consent Order in Cowboy Toyota Deceptive Advertising Case

Date

January 24, 2018

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order settling deceptive advertising charges against Cowboy AG, LLC, a Dallas, Texas, company doing...

Cases and Proceedings

Cowboy AG LLC, In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

January 24, 2018

FTC Matter/File Number

172 3009

Cases and Proceedings

A to Z Marketing, Inc., also d/b/a Client Services; Apex Members, LLC, also d/b/a Apex Solutions, also d/b/a MacArthur Financial Group, et al.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

January 24, 2018

FTC Matter/File Number

122 3074

Press Release

FTC Publishes Inflation-Adjusted Civil Penalty Amounts

Date

January 23, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission has adjusted the maximum civil penalty dollar amounts for violations of 16 provisions of law the FTC enforces, as required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation...

Press Release

Bollman Hat Company Settles with FTC, Agrees to Stop Making Deceptive ‘Made in USA’ and Certification Claims

Date

January 23, 2018

A Pennsylvania-based company has agreed to stop making false claims that the hats and other products it sells are all or virtually all made in the United States, and to stop deceptive use of its...

Rules

Textile Fiber Rule

Rule Updated Date

January 23, 2018

The Textile Fiber Rule requires that certain textiles sold in the United States carry labels disclosing the generic names and percentages by weight of the constituent fibers in the product, the...

Text of Rule

Federal Register Notice

16 CFR Part 1: Adjustments to Civil Penalty Amounts; Final Rule

Date

January 22, 2018

Federal Register Notice

16 CFR Part 460: Labeling and Advertising of Home Insulation: Trade Regulation Rule; Proposed Rule

Date

January 22, 2018

Cases and Proceedings

Closing Letters

IKEA Purchasing Services (US), Inc.

Date

January 19, 2018

Matter Number

P074204

Closing letter to Laurie Everill, International Trade/Customs Compliance, IKEA Purchasing Services (US), Inc. (1.1 MB)

Press Release

FTC Returns Money to Victims of High School ‘Diploma’ Scheme

Date

January 19, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 8,043 checks totaling more than $216,000 to people who paid Stratford Career Institute , a correspondence school whose expensive high school “diploma” program...

Press Release

FTC Halts Deceptive Mortgage Loan Modification Scheme

Date

January 19, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission has charged a mortgage loan modification operation with deceiving financially distressed homeowners by falsely promising to prevent foreclosure and make their mortgages...

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