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Bogus 'Platinum Credit Card' Sellers Will Pay $7.5 Million to Settle FTC Charges

Date

September 20, 2012

The operators of a Philadelphia-based telemarketing scheme will pay more than $7.5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they peddled bogus “platinum” credit cards and illegally...

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FTC Finalizes Procedure Changes to Streamline Agency Investigative Processes and Keep Pace With Technology

Date

September 20, 2012

The Federal Trade Commission today issued final changes to agency procedure that will streamline the FTC’s investigatory process, make updates to keep pace with electronic evidence discovery, and...

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Western Region Common Ground Conference

September 19, 2012 | 9:30AM

Join the Federal Trade Commission, the office of the California Attorney General, the U.S. Department of Justice, the CFPB, legal services attorneys and other consumer advocates, and state and federal...

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Chicago Funeral Home Agrees to Settle FTC Charges for Funeral Rule Violations

Date

September 19, 2012

A Chicago funeral home operator has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that he violated the Funeral Rule, which helps to ensure that people have the information they need to compare...

Cases and Proceedings

Carter III, Harry J., individually and d/b/a Carter Funeral Chapels, Ltd.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

September 19, 2012

FTC Matter/File Number

1123032

Press Release

FTC Action Halts Debt Relief Marketing Operation

Date

September 18, 2012

At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court halted a purported debt relief operation that allegedly contacted consumers through prerecorded telemarketing calls, falsely claimed it would...

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Two Online Placement Services for Senior Care Centers Settle FTC Charges

Date

September 17, 2012

Two companies that recommend long-term care facilities for senior citizens have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they misled consumers to think that they had researched the...

Press Release

FTC Reminds People Entering the Diversity Visa Lottery:Understand the Steps So You Can Avoid Scam

Date

September 14, 2012

Every year, scam artists target immigrants who enter the U.S. Department of State’s Diversity Visa Lottery Program. The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, says...

Press Release

FTC Tells House Panel that Enforcing the Fair Credit Reporting Act Remains a Priority of the Agency

Date

September 13, 2012

The Federal Trade Commission told a House subcommittee that strong enforcement of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) remains a top priority for the FTC, and that the agency is committed to educating...

Press Release

FTC Charges Second "Affiliate Network" of Internet Advertisers with Deceiving Consumers by Using Fake News Sites to Market Acai Berry Weight-Loss Products and Colon Cleansers

Date

September 12, 2012

The Federal Trade Commission has charged the Coleadium, Inc. affiliate network which uses the name “Ads4Dough,” and its owner, with recruiting affiliate marketers that made deceptive claims on fake...

Cases and Proceedings

Coleadium, Inc., also d/b/a Ads4Dough, and Jason Akatiff

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

September 12, 2012

FTC Matter/File Number

1023239

Press Release

FTC Returns More than $2 Million to Buyers of the "Google Money Tree" Work-at-Home Scam

Date

September 11, 2012

The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 93,086 refund checks totaling nearly $2.3 million to consumers who allegedly were charged hidden fees tied to a bogus work-at-home product. In July 2009, the...

Press Release

FTC Finalizes Privacy Settlement with Myspace

Date

September 11, 2012

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling FTC charges that Myspace misrepresented its protection of users’ personal information. The...

Press Release

FTC Proposes Changes to its Care Labeling Rule for Clothing

Date

September 11, 2012

As part of the Federal Trade Commission's systematic review of all current FTC rules and guides, the FTC is seeking public comment on proposed changes to the FTC Rule that requires manufacturers and...

Cases and Proceedings

Myspace LLC, In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

September 11, 2012

FTC Matter/File Number

102 3058

Cases and Proceedings

Jason Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

September 10, 2012

Docket Number

C-3392

Press Release

FTC Takes Action Against Companies Marketing Allegedly Unproven Natural Bed Bug and Head Lice Treatments

Date

September 10, 2012

The Federal Trade Commission filed deceptive advertising charges against two marketers of remedies for bed bug infestations, who allegedly failed to back up overhyped claims that they could prevent...

Cases and Proceedings

RMB Group, LLC, et al.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

September 10, 2012

FTC Matter/File Number

1123127

Press Release

Subsidiary of Diet Plan Marketer Medifast Inc. to Pay $3.7 Million to Settle FTC Charges

Date

September 10, 2012

A subsidiary of diet plan marketer Medifast Inc. will pay a $3.7 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated a previous agency order by making unsupported claims...

Press Release

FTC Proposes Changes to its Fur Labeling Rules

Date

September 7, 2012

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on changes the agency is proposing that would eliminate unnecessary requirements on companies that sell fur products to give them more...

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