Every year the FTC brings hundreds of cases against individuals and companies for violating consumer protection and competition laws that the agency enforces. These cases can involve fraud, scams, identity theft, false advertising, privacy violations, anti-competitive behavior and more. The Legal Library has detailed information about cases we have brought in federal court or through our internal administrative process, called an adjudicative proceeding.
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In October 2017, a federal district judge issued an order finding several defendants, including repeat offender Jared Wheat, in contempt for violating previous court orders related to the sale of weight-loss dietary supplements. The order imposed a more than $40 million judgment against the defendants, part or all of which the FTC may use to provide refunds to deceived consumers who bought the products. In May 2020, the Commission announced that it was mailing refunds totaling more than $8.5 million to defrauded consumers.