Commission Actions

The operators of a student loan debt relief scam have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they bilked millions from consumers by falsely claiming to enroll consumers in loan...

Sep28

Event

Hearing Before Administrative Law Judge: Otto Bock

September 28, 2018 | 9:45AM - 5:30PM

Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell will preside over the case of Otto Bock HealthCare North America, Inc., Docket No. 9378. FTC Headquarters, 600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Room 532, Washington...

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Apartment Hunters, Inc. et al. (Wetakesection8.com) (timeline item) - September 28, 2018

Date

September 28, 2018

Preliminary Injunction (174.92 KB)

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Alliance Document Preparation (EZ Doc Preps) (timeline item) - September 28, 2018

Date

September 28, 2018

Stipulation To Entry of Permanent Injunction and Final Order As To Defendants Benjamin Naderi; Alliance Document Preparation, LLC; SBS Capital Group, Inc.; First Student Aid, LLC; and Relief Defendants Direct Consulting Group, LLC; and Capital Doc Prep, Inc. (1.07 MB)

Default Judgment For Permanent Injunction and Final Order As To Defendant Elite Doc Prep, LLC, also doing business as Premier Student Aid (647.15 KB)

Stipulation To Entry of Permanent Injunction and Final Order As To Defendants Avinadav Rubeni, United Legal Center, LLC, and United Legal Center, Inc. (240.91 KB)

Permanent Injunction and Final Order As To Defendant Farzan Azinkhan (229.75 KB)

Default Judgment For Permanent Injunction and Final Order As To Defendant Elite Consulting Service, LLC, formerly known as First Grad Aid, LLC, also doing business as First Grad Aid (657.76 KB)

Proposed Permanent Injunction and Final Order As To Defendants Benjamin Naderi; Alliance Document Preparation, LLC; SBS Capital Group, Inc.; First Student Aid, LLC; and Relief Defendants Direct Consulting Group, LLC; and Capital Doc Prep, Inc. (106.94 KB)

Permanent Injunction and Final Order As To Defendants Shawn Gabbaie and SBB Holdings, LLC (728.32 KB)

Stipulation To Entry of Permanent Injunction and Final Order As To Defendants Ramiar Reuveni and Grads Doc Prep, LLC (226.77 KB)

Stipulation To Entry of Permanent Injunction and Final Order As To Defendant Michael Ratliff (212.62 KB)

September 27, 2018

Cases and Proceedings

Commissioner Statements

Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra In the Matter of Aromaflage

Date

September 27, 2018

Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

1623234

Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra In the Matter of Aromaflage (49.8 KB)

Public Statement

America’s Broadband Regulators: Charting the Right Course for Success

Date

September 27, 2018

America’s Broadband Regulators: Charting the Right Course for Success (90.87 KB)

Press Release

Officials from U.S. and European Commission Participate in Bilateral Discussions in Washington D.C. to Discuss Antitrust Enforcement

Date

September 27, 2018

Antitrust agency heads from the United States and the European Union met today in Washington D.C. to discuss current competition policy issues and cross-border cooperation in enforcement and policy...

Press Release

FTC Reaches Settlements with Four Companies That Falsely Claimed Participation in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield

Date

September 27, 2018

Four companies have agreed to settle allegations by the Federal Trade Commission that they falsely claimed certification under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework and that two of these companies...

Press Release

FTC Approves Final Consent Order in Aromaflage Insect Repellent Advertising Case

Date

September 27, 2018

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order settling deceptive advertising charges against Mikey & Momo, Inc. and its owners regarding the...

Press Release

FTC and DOJ Return a Record $505 Million to Consumers Harmed by Massive Payday Lending Scheme

Date

September 27, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission, working jointly with the U.S. Department of Justice, is mailing 1,179,803 refund checks totaling more than $505 million to people who were deceived by a massive payday...

Sep27

Event

Hearing Before Administrative Law Judge: Otto Bock

September 27, 2018 | 9:45AM - 5:30PM

Sep27

Event

Cmr. Phillips media briefing at America's Broadband Regulators

September 27, 2018 | 9:00AM

FTC Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips will participate in a media briefing at America's Broadband Regulators: Charting the Right Course for Success. 2009 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC.

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