News Releases for January 2006
January 31, 2006
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For Your Information: January 31, 2006
Announced Action for January 31, 2006
FTC’s Competition Bureau Closes Investigation into Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Adelphia Communications -
Media Advisory: January 31, 2006
Press conference to unveil a joint federal/state law enforcement
Sweep targeting scammers offering bogus credit-repair services. - For Release: January 31, 2006
FTC Continues Campaign to Stop Fraud in the Spanish Language
Hispanic Law Enforcement and Outreach Forum Held in San Diego
- Para Su Difusión: 31 de enero de 2006
La FTC Continúa La Campaña Para Detener El Fraude En Idioma Español
Foro de Cumplimiento de Ley y Asistencia Comunitaria para Hispanos Realizado en San Diego
- For Release: January 31, 2006
FTC Seeks End to Telemarketer’s Practices
Automated Calling System Leaves Millions Of People Hanging
- For Your Information: January 31, 2006
Announced Action for January 31, 2006
FTC Issues Annual Financial Acts Enforcement Report to Federal Reserve
The Commission has issued its annual report to the Federal Reserve Board on FTC enforcement actions in 2005 related to the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), Consumer Leasing Act (CLA), Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), and Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA).
- For Release: January 31, 2006
FTC Stops Smut Peddlers’ Devious Spamming Scheme
Defendants Sent Sexually Explicit Material Through Hijacked Computers
January 30, 2006
- For Release: January 30, 2006
Dietary Supplement Ad Creator Settles FTC Charges
Now Required to Post a Million Dollar Performance Bond
- Media Advisory: January 30, 2006
Government Officials Announce Hispanic Fraud Prevention Initiative in San Diego
The Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), the San Diego District Attorney’s Office, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California are hosting a one-day forum for law enforcement and community based organizations to promote education and awareness of consumer fraud targeted at the Hispanic community and to develop law enforcement responses.
January 27, 2006
- Media Advisory: January 27, 2006
Consumer Protection: It's the Name of the Game!
FTC, Other Agencies Promote National Consumer Protection Week
- For Your Information: January 27, 2006
Announced Action for January 27, 2006
FTC Staff Files Comment on California’s Confidentiality of Medical Information Act
The Commission has authorized the staffs of the Office of Policy Planning, Bureau of Consumer Protection, and Bureau of Economics to file a comment with Assembly Member Barbara S. Matthews of the California Legislature’s Seventeenth District concerning California State Bill (SB) 401, a bill that proposed to amend the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA).
January 26, 2006
- For Release: January 24, 2006
FTC Continues Campaign to Stop Scams Aimed at Hispanics`
Hispanic Law Enforcement and Outreach Forum Held Today in Cleveland
- Para Su Difusión: 26 de enero de 2006
La FTC Continúa La Campaña Para Detener Las Estafas Dirigidas Contra Los Consumidores Hispanos
Foro de Cumplimiento de Ley y Asistencia Comunitaria para Hispanos Realizado Hoy en Cleveland
- For Release: January 26, 2006
ChoicePoint Settles Data Security Breach Charges; to Pay $10 Million in Civil Penalties, $5 Million for Consumer Redress
At Least 800 Cases of Identity Theft Arose From Company’s Data Breach
January 25, 2006
- Media Advisory: January 25, 2006
FTC to Announce Multi-Million-Dollar Civil Penalty for Data Security Violations
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FTC Releases Top 10 Consumer Fraud Complaint Categories
Identity Theft Again Leads the List
- PARA SU DIFUSIÓN: 25 de enero de 2006
LA FTC DA A CONOCER LAS 10 PRIMERAS CATEGORÍAS DE LA LISTA DE QUEJAS PRESENTADAS POR LOS CONSUMIDORES POR FRAUDE.
EL ROBO DE IDENTIDAD CONTINÚA ENCABEZANDO LA LISTA
January 24, 2006
- For Release: January 24, 2006
Georgia Defendants Settle Charges of ‘Assisting and Facilitating’ Telemarketing Violations
Case is First to Result in Civil Penalties from Parties that Helped Telemarketers Avoid Complying with the National Do Not Call Registry
- For Release: January 24, 2006
FTC: Post Office Job Offers from Classified Ads Bogus
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Announced Action for January 24, 2006
FTC Staff Files Comment with FERC on Assessing Generation Power
The Commission has approved a comment to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) about economically sound ways to assess generation power in wholesale electricity markets.
January 23, 2006
- Media Advisory: January 23, 2006
Federal Officials Announce Workshop in Cleveland To Fight Fraud Targeting Hispanics
- For Release: January 23, 2006
Preserving Competition, FTC Requires Divestitures Before Allowing Teva’s $7.4 Billion Acquisition of IVAX
Consent Order Requires Divestitures in 15 Generic Drug Markets
January 20, 2006
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For Your Information: January 20, 2006
Announced Action for January 20, 2006
FTC Staff Files Comment with FDA on Qualified Health Claims
The Commission has authorized the staffs of the Office of Policy Planning, Bureau of Consumer Protection, and Bureau of Economics to file a comment with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to FDA’s equest for public comment regarding research on qualified health claims in labeling and advertising.
January 19, 2006
- For Release: January 19, 2006
The Truth about Cell Phones and the Do Not Call Registry
The Federal Trade Commission today reiterated that despite the claims made in e-mails circulating on the Internet, consumers should not be concerned that their cell phone numbers will be released to telemarketers in the near future, and that it is not necessary to register cell phone numbers on the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry to be protected from most telemarketing calls to cell phones.
January 17, 2006
- For Release: January 17, 2006
Credit Reporting Agency Settles FTC Charges
Company Did Not Follow Reasonable Procedures To Assure Credit Report Accuracy
- For Your Information: January 17, 2006
Announced Action for January 17, 2006
The Commission has authorized the staff to file an amended complaint in the matter currently pending against Cleverlink Trading Limited, et al.
- For Release: January 17, 2006
Telemarketers Settle FTC Charges of Costly “Free” Samples, Do Not Call Violations, and Worthless Weight-Loss Patches
Defendants Will Pay $474,000 in Consumer Redress and Civil Penalties
January 13, 2006
- For Your Information: January 13, 2006
Announced Actions for January 13, 2006
The Commission, by a vote of 5-0, has authorized publication of a Federal Register notice announcing the revised thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 required by the 2000 amendments to Section 7A of the Clayton Act. ; The Commission, by a vote of 5-0, has authorized publication of a Federal Register notice announcing the revised thresholds for Section 8 interlocking directorates.
January 10, 2006
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For Your Information: January 10, 2006
Do You Know How to Put Your Identity Back Together Again?
New Identity Theft Quiz Helps Teach Users to Be On Guard Online
January 9, 2006
- For Release: January 9, 2006
AmeriDebt Founder Settles FTC Deception Charges
Andris Pukke Barred Permanently from Credit Counseling and Debt Management, Relinquishes His Assets for Consumer Redress
January 6, 2006
- For Your Information: January 6, 2006
Announced Action for January 6, 2006
The Commission has authorized the staff to file an amicus brief opposing a proposed class action settlement in Chavez v. Netflix, Inc., No. CGC-04-434884 (Sup. Court of San Francisco County, Cal.).
- For Release: January 6, 2006
FTC Seeks to Put Telemarketer on Permanent Hold
Defendants Allegedly Called 900,000 Phone Numbers On Do Not Call Registry
January 5, 2006
- For Release: January 5, 2006
J. Thomas Rosch Sworn in as Federal Trade Commissioner
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today swore in J. Thomas Rosch as an FTC Commissioner.
- For Release: January 5, 2006
Two Bogus Anti-spyware Operators Settle FTC Charges
“Scans” Detected Spyware That Wasn’t There; Spyware Removal Software Claims Were False Settlements Require Defendants to Give Up Nearly $2 Million in Ill-Gotten Gains
January 4, 2006
- For Release: January 4, 2006
William E. Kovacic Sworn in as Federal Trade Commissioner
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today swore in William E. Kovacic as the FTC's newest commissioner.
January 3, 2006
- For Release: January 3, 2006
Direct Response Marketer Banned
FTC Charged Braswell Made False Claims to Sell Dietary Supplements
- For Your Information: January 3, 2006
Announced Action for January 3, 2006
The Commission has authorized the staff to file an amended complaint in the matter currently pending against Centurion Financial Benefits, et al.