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WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will host the seventh session of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century. WHEN: Tuesday, November 13–Wednesday, November 14, 2018...

Dec07

Event

Consumer Protection Economics Symposium

December 7, 2018 | 8:30AM - 5:30PM

The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Economics hosted a one-day symposium on the economics of consumer protection, in conjunction with Economic Inquiry’s special Symposium Issue on Consumer...

Nov15

Event

Cmr. Phillips keynote speaker at Family Online Safety Institute 2018 Annual Conference

November 15, 2018 | 3:00PM

FTC Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips will be the keynote speaker at the Family Online Safety Institute 2018 Annual Conference on COPPA at Twenty: The American Approach to Protecting Children’s...

Nov15

Event

Cmr. Phillips opening remarks at the Technology Policy Institute conference on Antitrust and the Platform Economy

November 15, 2018 | 9:15AM

FTC Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips will give opening remarks at the Technology Policy Institute conference on Antitrust and the Platform Economy. Monaco Hotel DC, 700 F Street NW, Washington, DC

Case Timeline Item

Tronox/Cristal USA, In the Matter of (timeline item) - November 9, 2018

Date

November 9, 2018

Administrative Law Judge's Order Extending Time For Filing Initial Decision Pursuant To Commission Rule 3.51 (553.86 KB)

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comment to the NTIA: Developing the Administration’s Approach to Consumer Privacy

Date

November 9, 2018

Matter Number

P195400

Docket Number

18021780-8780-01

FTC staff submitted a comment to the NTIA regarding the development of the Administration’s approach to consumer privacy. The comment discusses the FTC’s balanced approach to privacy that weighs the...

Text of the FTC Staff Comment (416.98 KB)

November 8, 2018

Press Release

MoneyGram Agrees to Pay $125 Million to Settle Allegations that the Company Violated the FTC’s 2009 Order and Breached a 2012 DOJ Deferred Prosecution Agreement

Date

November 8, 2018

MoneyGram International, Inc. has agreed to pay $125 million to settle allegations that the company failed to take steps required under a 2009 Federal Trade Commission order to crack down on...

Press Release

MoneyGram acepta pagar $125 millones de dólares para resolver las alegaciones que indican que la compañía infringió la orden de la FTC del año 2009 y quebrantó un acuerdo de enjuiciamiento diferido con el DOJ de 2012

Date

November 8, 2018

MoneyGram International, Inc. ha aceptado pagar $125 millones de dólares para resolver las alegaciones que indican que la compañía no tomó las medidas requeridas por una orden de la Comisión Federal...

Press Release

FTC Chairman Joseph J. Simons Meets with Counterparts from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to Discuss Antitrust Enforcement

Date

November 8, 2018

Antitrust agency heads from the United States, Canada, and Mexico meet today in Mexico City to discuss their ongoing work to ensure consistent and effective antitrust enforcement and increased...

Press Release

At FTC’s Request, Court Halts Massive “Sanctuary Belize” Real Estate Investment Scam

Date

November 8, 2018

(NOTE TO MEDIA: Please see related press kit with maps, video, and audio.) At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal district court in Maryland issued an order temporarily shutting down the...

Case Timeline Item

Jason Cardiff (Redwood Scientific Technologies, Inc.) (timeline item) - November 8, 2018

Date

November 8, 2018

Preliminary Injunction With Asset Freeze, Receiver, And Other Equitable Relief Against Jason Cardiff And Eunjung Cardiff (2.67 MB)

Case Timeline Item

In re Sanctuary Belize Litigation (timeline item) - November 8, 2018

Date

November 8, 2018

Federal Trade Commission’s Memorandum in Support of Its Motion to Hold Andris Pukke, Peter Baker, and John Usher in Contempt for Their Deceptive Telemarketing Practices in Violation of the Final Order [Seal Lifted] (295.6 KB)

Federal Trade Commission’s Memorandum in Support of Its Motion to Hold Andris Pukke, Peter Baker, and John Usher in Contempt For Failing to Turn the Sanctuary Parcel Over to the Receiver [Seal Lifted] (182.24 KB)

Federal Trade Commission’s Memorandum in Support of Motion to Hold Defendants John Vipulus and Andris Pukke in Contempt for Violating the Order Approving Stipulation for Conditional Release of Andris Pukke from Incarceration Subject to Compliance With Court Orders [Seal Lifted] (167.64 KB)

Case Timeline Item

MoneyGram International, Inc. (timeline item) - November 8, 2018

Date

November 8, 2018

Federal Trade Commission’s Unopposed Motion For Entry of Stipulated Order For Compensatory Relief and Modified Order For Permanent Injunction (87.42 KB)

Stipulated Order For Compensatory Relief and Modified Order For Permanent Injunction (147.64 KB)

Case Timeline Item

In re Sanctuary Belize Litigation (timeline item) - November 8, 2018

Date

November 8, 2018

Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief [Seal Lifted] (380.08 KB)

Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission’s Memorandum in Support of Motion for Ex Parte Temporary Restraining Order, Asset Freeze, Writs Ne Exeat, Appointment of a Temporary Receiver, Immediate Access, Other Equitable Relief, and Order to Show Cause Why a Preliminary Injunction Should Not Issue [Seal Lifted] (864.87 KB)

Ex Parte Temporary Restraining Order With Asset Freeze, Writs Ne Exeat, Appointment of a Temporary Receiver, and Other Equitable Relief, and Order to Show Cause Why a Preliminary Injunction Should Not Issue [Seal Lifted] (48.78 MB)

November 7, 2018

Public Statement

Data Concentration as a New Dimension in Competition Analysis

Date

November 7, 2018

Data Concentration as a New Dimension in Competition Analysis (102.06 KB)

Press Release

FTC to Announce Enforcement Action against Largest International Real Estate Investment Scheme the Agency Has Ever Encountered

Date

November 7, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission will hold a press conference on Thursday, November 8 at 11 am in Washington, DC, to announce a law enforcement action against the largest-ever international real estate...

Case Timeline Item

1-800 Contacts, Inc, In the Matter of (timeline item) - November 7, 2018

Date

November 7, 2018

Commission Order Extending Time Period For Issuing Final Decision and Order Until November 14, 2018 (11.39 KB)

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