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FTC Informational Injury Workshop: BE and BCP Staff Perspective
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FTC Releases Staff Perspective Examining Informational Injuries
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Staff of the Federal Trade Commission released a new paper today outlining key takeaways from a December 12, 2017 workshop examining injuries consumers may suffer from privacy and security incidents...
FTC Details Efforts to Protect Older Consumers in Report to Congress
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A new report released today by the Federal Trade Commission details the agency’s comprehensive efforts to protect older consumers from fraud, identity theft, and other problems in the marketplace. The...
FTC Stops Deceptive Health Claims by a Stem Cell Therapy Clinic
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A California-based physician and the two companies he controls have settled charges of deceptively advertising that “amniotic stem cell therapy” can treat serious diseases, including Parkinson’s...
FTC Launches National Campaign with Resources to Assist Small Businesses with Cybersecurity
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Today, the Federal Trade Commission, along with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the Small Business Administration (SBA)...
Bartoli, Derek
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Process Enforcement
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FTC Matter/File Number
1623005
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Closed
Texas Company Will Pay $3 million to Settle FTC Charges That it Failed to Meet Accuracy Requirements for its Tenant Screening Reports
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A Texas company has agreed to pay $3 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the company failed to take reasonable steps to ensure the accuracy of tenant screening information that it...
FTC is Making Consumer Complaint Data More Accessible
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The Federal Trade Commission hears from millions of consumers each year about fraud, identity theft, and other problems, allowing us to warn other consumers about scams they should watch out for...
American Immigration Center Settles with FTC on Government Imposter Allegations
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The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint today against defendants Forms Direct, Inc., also known as American Immigration Center, and owner Cesare Alessandrini, alleging that they falsely implied...
Oct15
FTC Hearing #3: Multi-Sided Platforms, Labor Markets, and Potential Competition
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The Federal Trade Commission held the third session of the Hearings initiative, an event co-sponsored with the Global Antitrust Institute and held at the Antonin Scalia Law School of George Mason...
FTC Announces Agenda for Fifth Session of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century
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The Federal Trade Commission announced the agenda for the fifth session of its Hearings initiative, with a one-day session to be held at the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. on...
Marketer of a Get-Rich-With-Amazon Scheme Settles with the FTC
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The marketer of a scheme to make money on Amazon, and his companies, are banned from marketing and selling business opportunities and business coaching services under a settlement with the Federal...
FTC Announces Agenda for the Fourth Session of Its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century
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The Federal Trade Commission announced the agenda for the fourth session of its Hearings initiative, with two full days to be held at the FTC in Washington D.C. on October 23-24, 2018. The two-day...
FTC Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century Continue with Discussions on Multi-Sided Platform Businesses, Acquisitions of Nascent Competitors, and Antitrust in Labor Markets
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WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will host the third session of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century. WHEN: Monday, October 15 through Wednesday, October 17...
IDmission LLC, In the Matter of
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Administrative
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FTC Matter/File Number
182 3150
FTC Warns Consumers About Charity Scams In the Wake of Hurricane Florence
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As Hurricane Michael barrels toward Florida's Gulf Coast, scammers continue to con people who want to help those affected by past hurricanes. Case in point: The Federal Trade Commission and its state...
Washington, DC-Area Car Dealerships, Marketing Firm Settle Deceptive Advertising Charges
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A group of car dealerships and their president and vice president have settled Federal Trade Commission allegations that they mailed more than 21,000 fake “urgent recall” notices to consumers in 2015...
FTC Presents Criminal Liaison Unit Award to AUSAs Sean R. Delaney and Harry M. Gruber of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland
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The Federal Trade Commission has honored Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sean R. Delaney and Harry M. Gruber of the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland with its 2018 Criminal Liaison...
FTC to Hold Workshop Examining Online Event Ticket Sales
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The staff of the Federal Trade Commission will examine consumer protection issues related to the online event-ticket marketplace at a public workshop on March 27, 2019. The online event ticket...
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