June 29, 2001

• For Your Information: June 29, 2001
  Announced Action(s) for June 29, 2001
  Application for Hold Separate Trustee Agreement in Lafarge (Lafarge) S.A., Blue Circle Industries PLC, Blue Circle North America Inc., and Blue Circle Inc. (collectively, Blue Circle); approval of consent agreeement in Juno Online Services, Inc.; announced publication in Federal Register Amendments to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Premerger Notification Rules and their Transmission to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ); established toll-free information line for First Alliance Mortgage Company case.

• For Your Information: June 29, 2001
  North Dakota Financial Privacy Law Is Not Preempted
  FTC Says State's Consumer Information Laws Are Preserved

June 27, 2001

• Media Advisory: June 27, 2001
  FTC To Present Testimony on The Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (ESIGN)
  The Federal Trade Commission will present testimony before the Committee on Financial Services of the United States House of Representatives on The Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (ESIGN).

• For Your Information: June 27, 2001
  Joint FTC/Commerce Department Report Released on "Reasonable Demonstration" Requirement of ESIGN
  No Amendment of the Statute Recommended at this Time

June 26, 2001

• For Your Information: June 26, 2001
  Announced Action(s) for June 26, 2001
  Received application for proposed divestiture in Lafarge S.A., (Lafarge) Blue Circle Industries PLC, Blue Circle North America Inc., and Blue Circle Inc. (collectively, Blue Circle); final approval of consent in Gateway, Inc.

June 22, 2001

• For Your Information: June 22, 2001
  Crammers Settle FTC Charges
  "Rebate" Checks Sent To Consumers Were Contracts When They Were Cashed 

• For Your Information: June 22, 2001
  Announced Action(s) for June 22, 2001
  Transmittal of Reforms to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Merger Review Process to Congress.

June 21, 2001

• For Release: June 21, 2001
  Credit Repair Operator Settles FTC Charges;
  New Credit Identity Scam Violated Federal Laws: FTC

June 20, 2001

• For Release: June 20, 2001
  FTC Sues Nationwide Internet Scam
  "Health-Care" Products Sold To Mask Pyramid Operation; Safety of Products Misrepresented

June 19, 2001

• For Release: June 19, 2001
  FTC Chairman Announces Three Senior Appointments
  Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris has announced the appointment of Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz, M. Sean Royall, and Alden Francis Abbott to senior positions within the Commission.

June 18, 2001

• For Release: June 18, 2001
  FTC Clears Merger of Lafarge S.A. and Blue Circle Industries
  Three Divestitures Required to Ensure Competition in Cement and Lime Industries
• For Release: June 18, 2001
  Court Appoints Temporary Receiver over International Pyramid Operation
  Illegal Scheme Claims It Is Operating in 200 Countries World Wide

• For Release: June 18, 2001
  FTC Sues to Halt Deceptive Internet Access Fee Scam
  Agency Seeks Return of Consumers' Membership Fees and Personal Information

June 15, 2001

• For Release: June 15, 2001
  Federal Trade Commission Testifies On Actions to Combat Cross-border Telemarketing Fraud
  Cooperation with Canadian Government Key to Law Enforcement Efforts

June 14, 2001

• For Release: June 14, 2001
  "Operation Cure.All" Wages New Battle in Ongoing War Against Internet Health Fraud
  FTC, FDA and other law enforcement agencies move to stop Internet scams for supplements and other products that purport to cure cancer, HIV/AIDS and countless other life-threatening diseases. FTC also warns of risks associated with some supplements, including drug interactions.

June 12, 2001

• For Release: June 12, 2001
  Muris Addresses American Antitrust Institute;
  Speech Lauds Predecessor
   
• For Release: June 12, 2001
  Two Florida Display Rack Franchisors Settle FTC Charges;
  Defendants Were Part of FTC's "Project Biz-illion$" Sweep

• For Release: June 12, 2001
  FTC Seeks Civil Contempt Liability for Defendants' Violations of Court Order
  The Federal Trade Commission today announced that a federal district court has ordered Richard Murkey and Keith Gill to show cause why they should not be held in civil contempt for violating the court's November 1999 final order.

June 11, 2001

• For Release: June 11, 2001
  FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris Appoints Senior Staff
  Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris, with the concurrence of his fellow Commissioners, has named a senior staff team with extensive experience in the private sector, in academia, and at the FTC.

• Media Advisory: June 11, 2001
  Robert Pitofsky: Public Servant and Scholar
  Luncheon speech, "Robert Pitofsky: Public Servant and Scholar," at the American Antitrust Institute's Second Annual Conference.

June 8, 2001

• Media Advisory: June 8, 2001
  FTC Internet Health Fraud Law Enforcement and Consumer Education Campaign: "Operation Cure.All"
  The Federal Trade Commission will announce a new round of law enforcement actions against the fraudulent marketing of supplements and other health products on the Internet
• For Release:June 8, 2001
  Colorado Vending Machine Franchisor Pays Civil Penalty To Settle FTC Charges
  Defendants Were Part of FTC's "Project Biz-illion$" Sweep

June 5, 2001

• For Release:June 5, 2001
  Timothy J. Muris Becomes FTC Chairman
  Timothy J. Muris was sworn in yesterday as Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission.

• For Your Information: June 5, 2001
  Announced Actions for June 5, 2001
  Consent agreements given final approval in Hannaford Brothers Co. and Stoker, Inc.; Issued a Public notice to customers of Medicor LLC

• For Release: June 5, 2001
  Court Order Resolves FTC Complaint in "Travel Unravel" Case
  Defendants to Post Bonds, Pay Consumer Redress for Alleged Violations of FTC Act and TSR