Government Officials to Announce Recent Efforts to Combat Fraud Targeting Hispanics at Forum in New York City

The Federal Trade Commission, the United States Postal Inspection Service, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, and the Manhattan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will hold a press conference on Wednesday, September 27 to announce recent efforts to combat fraud targeting Hispanics. The FTC will announce new cases at the event and the results of a multi-media, Spanish-language advertising review conducted with U.S. and international partners. The announcements will take place at a one-day forum for law enforcement, government, and community groups, to discuss consumer fraud aimed at Spanish-speaking consumers and to consider law enforcement and consumer education responses.

 

WHO:	Deborah Platt Majoras, Chairman Federal Trade Commission Ron Walker, Inspector in Charge U.S. Postal Inspection Service Michael Garcia, U.S. Attorney Southern District of New York Maria Alvarez Castro, President and CEO Manhattan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
WHERE:	Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House One Bowling Green New York, NY 10004
WHEN:	Wednesday, September 27, 2006 Set up 9:30 AM
PRESS CONTACT:	Jackie Dizdul, Public Affairs 202-326-2180, 202-746-1578

Interviews will be available in English and Spanish. Media are welcome to attend the full forum events as well; the agenda and details are available at http://www.ftc.gov/hispanicforum. There will not be a mult box available.