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Nov17
The Road Ahead: Selling, Financing & Leasing Motor Vehicles
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The Federal Trade Commission is holding a series of roundtable events and requesting public comment to gather information on possible consumer protection issues that may arise in the sale, financing...
FTC Issues Performance and Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2011
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The Federal Trade Commission has issued its Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Performance and Accountability Report. The report shows American taxpayers how the FTC has managed its resources, highlights major...
Nov16
Tennessee Law Enforcement & Legal Services Roundtable
Join the Federal Trade Commission, Vanderbilt Law School, the Tennessee Attorney General’s office, the Tennessee Division of Consumer Affairs, legal services attorneys and other consumer advocates...
FTC to Hold Public Hearing on Fur Products Name Guide
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The Federal Trade Commission will hold a public hearing on December 6, 2011, to obtain input on whether to amend the agency's Name Guide that lists the common animal names that are allowed on fur...
Last Remaining Defendants in "Hope Now" Scheme Settle FTC Charges; Order Puts Them Out of the Mortgage Relief Business
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The Federal Trade Commission has obtained a settlement against the remaining defendants in an allegedly fraudulent mortgage modification scheme that will permanently ban them from the mortgage...
Hope Now Modifications, LLC, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
092 3079
FTC Wins $29.8 Million Judgment in Bogus Government Grant Case
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The Federal Trade Commission has won a $29.8 million judgment against the remaining defendants behind a deceptive marketing operation known as Grant Connect. The court's order also permanently bans...
FTC Welcomes a New Privacy System for the Movement of Consumer Data Between the United States and Other Economies in the Asia-Pacific Region
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The Federal Trade Commission welcomed the approval by the forum on Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) of a new initiative to harmonize cross-border data privacy protection among members of APEC...
FTC-Initiated Case Results in Contempt Order Against 'Scam Recovery' Kit Promoters
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A federal judge has found a telemarketer and his company in contempt for violating a court order barring them from charging consumers in advance for a service that purportedly would help consumers...
Godwin, Jones O., d/b/a skidekids.com
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
1123033
Online Advertiser Settles FTC Charges ScanScout Deceptively Used Flash Cookies to Track Consumers Online
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Online advertiser ScanScout has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceptively claimed that consumers could opt out of receiving targeted ads by changing their computer’s web...
Operator of Social Networking Website for Kids Settles FTC Charges Site Collected Kids Personal Information Without Parental Consent
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The operator of www.skidekids.com, a website that advertises itself as the “Facebook and Myspace for Kids,” has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that he collected personally...
FTC, Tennessee Attorney General Permanently Halt Medical Discount Scheme
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Telemarketers who peddled medical “insurance” that was actually a bogus medical discount plan have agreed to settle charges by the FTC and Attorney General of Tennessee that they violated federal and...
FTC Returns Refunds to Small Businesses and Non-Profits Defrauded in Cross-Border Business Directory Scams
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 188 refund checks to small businesses and non-profits that were defrauded by two telemarketing operations that allegedly tricked them into paying for business...
In FTC Hoodia Weight Loss Case, Settlement Requires Defendants to Turn Over Assets
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As part of its ongoing efforts to stop bogus health claims, the Federal Trade Commission settled charges brought against three people and two companies for deceptively advertising a supposed weight...
Integration Media, Inc., a corporation, d/b/a GoAm Media et al., FTC
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
092 3030
Stella Labs, LLC, and Neutraceuticals International, LLC, et al., FTC
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
082 3130
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