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FTC and States Unite to Fight Fundraising Fraud

Date

May 20, 2003

The Federal Trade Commission today announced "Operation Phoney Philanthropy" - a law enforcement and public education campaign by the FTC and state charities regulators to stop fraudulent fundraising...

May14

Event

Technologies for Protecting Personal Information (Workshop 1: The Consumer Experience)

May 14, 2003 | 12:00AM

The workshops focused on the role technology plays for both consumers and businesses. Consumers may have more technologies available to help them protect their personal information, but it is unclear...

Cases and Proceedings

Educational Research Center of America, Inc.; Student Marketing Group, Inc.; Marian Sanjana; and Jan Stumacher

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

May 9, 2003

FTC Matter/File Number

022 3249

Docket Number

C-4079

Cases and Proceedings

Comstar Communications, Inc., a/k/a Communications 2000, and Randall A. Carasco

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

May 7, 2003

FTC Matter/File Number

012 3098

Cases and Proceedings

Morehead McKim Gallaher Funeral Directors, Inc., et al.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

May 1, 2003

Apr30

Event

FTC Spam Forum

April 30, 2003 | 12:00AM - May 2, 2003 | 12:00AM

The FTC hosted a public forum to explore the issues regarding the proliferation of and potential solutions to unsolicited commercial email ("UCE" or "spam"). The forum also looked at how the unique...

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 03-2

Date

April 16, 2003

Discusses whether the Franchise Rule applies to a license agreement for the manufacture and distribution of a soil supplement.

Testimony

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On ID Theft

Date

April 3, 2003

Betsy Broder, Counsel for International Consumer Protection

Testimony (30.23 KB)

Testimony

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On ID Theft

Date

April 3, 2003

J. Howard Beales, Former Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection

Testimony (36.03 KB)

Report

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Annual Report to Congress: Federal Trade Commission Enforcement Actions and Consumer and Industry Education Initiatives in 2002

Date

April 1, 2003

FTC Annual Report 2003: Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (69.41 KB)

Report

False Claims in Spam:

Date

April 1, 2003

A Report By the Division of Marketing Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission (April 2003) (237.08 KB)

Press Release

Fraudulent Fundraising Operation Banned from Future Fundraising and Telemarketing Activities

Date

March 19, 2003

Mitchell Gold, Patricia Gold, Herbert Gold, and Celia Gold, individuals who operated a for-profit fundraising business, are barred from further fundraising and telemarketing activities as part of a...

Cases and Proceedings

Mrs. Fields Famous Brands, Inc., Mrs. Fields' Holding Company, Inc., and Mrs. Fields' Original Cookies, Inc., U.S. (for the FTC)

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

February 27, 2003

Cases and Proceedings

Hershey Foods Corporation., U.S. (for the FTC)

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

February 27, 2003

Press Release

FTC Receives Largest COPPA Civil Penalties to Date in Settlements with Mrs. Fields Cookies and Hershey Foods

Date

February 27, 2003

Mrs. Fields Cookies and Hershey Foods Corporation have each agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their Web sites violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule by...

Feb19

Event

Public/Private Partnerships to Combat Cross-Border Fraud

February 19, 2003 | 12:00AM - February 20, 2003 | 12:00AM

The FTC held a public workshop on how to build public/private partnerships to combat cross-border fraud against consumers. The workshop explored how the private and public sectors can work together to...

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 03-1

Date

February 7, 2003

Discusses whether a franchisor must disclose a guilty plea involving a violation of the Ontario Gaming Control Act under section 436.1(a)(4) of the Franchise Rule.

Cases and Proceedings

800 Connect, Inc., David Stein, individually and as an officer of 800 Connect, Inc.; ILD Telecommunications, Inc., and d/b/a ILD Teleservices, Inc.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

February 4, 2003

FTC Matter/File Number

022-3056

Cases and Proceedings

National Research Center for College and University Admissions, The, Inc.; American Student List, LLC; and Don M. Munce

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

January 29, 2003

FTC Matter/File Number

022 3005

Docket Number

C-4071

Jan14

Event

Green Lights & Red Flags: FTC Rules of the Road for Advertisers

January 14, 2003 | 12:00AM

The FTC and regional experts gathered for a "back to basics" workshop about complying with truth-in-advertising laws. Sponsored by the FTC, the Electronic Retailing Association, the Promotional...

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