Commission Actions

The South Florida-based defendants in an alleged mortgage relief scam will surrender their assets and be banned permanently from providing mortgage relief and debt relief services to consumers under a...

Case Timeline Item

Prime Legal Plans LLC, et al. (timeline item) - January 14, 2014

Date

January 14, 2014

Stipulated final judgment and order for permanent injunction and monetary relief as to defendants derek b. radzikowski; jason c. desmond; prime legal plans llc; freedom legal plans, llc; frontier legal plans, llc; american hardship, llc; back office support systems llc; legal servicing and billing partners llc; and relief defendant shelie desmond (773.03 KB)

Stipulated final judgment and order for permanent injunction and monetary relief as to defendant andrew primavera (596.46 KB)

Stipulated final judgment and order for permanent injunction and monetary relief as to defendants lazaro dinh a/k/a mario lazaro sopena a/k/a lazaro sopena; consumer legal plans llc (nevada); consumer legal plans, llc (wyoming), also d/b/a clp associates; 123 save a home, inc.; consumer acquisition network, llc, also d/b/a consumer legal network, legal servicing & billing partners, forensic auditor services, telefunding services, mortgagesavers.org, first capital land trust, and florida land trust consultants; and relief defendants the 2007 san lazaro irrevocable life insurance trust and maria soltura, in her capacity as trustee of the trust (981.65 KB)

Stipulated final judgment and order for permanent injunction and monetary relief as to defendants christopher n. edwards and reaching u network, inc. (1.52 MB)

Stipulated final judgment and order for permanent injunction and monetary relief as to defendant kim e. landolfi (6.13 MB)

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ECM BioFilms, Inc., also d/b/a Enviroplastics International, In the Matter of (timeline item) - January 14, 2014

Date

January 14, 2014

Administrative Law Judge’s Order on Complaint Counsel’s Motion to Place Discovery Motions on the Public Record (219.44 KB)

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LabMD, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - January 14, 2014

Date

January 14, 2014

Notice of Appearance by Counsel for Respondent LabMD, Inc. (120.45 KB)

January 13, 2014

Public Statement

It’s Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week

Date

January 13, 2014

https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/its-tax-identity-theft-awareness-week

Press Release

FTC, Florida Attorney General Sue to Halt Operation that Used Robocalls to Fraudulently Pitch Medical Alert Devices to Seniors Nationwide

Date

January 13, 2014

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission and the Office of the Florida Attorney General, a U.S. district court has temporarily halted and frozen the assets of an Orlando-based operation that...

Federal Register Notice

Accretive Health Settles FTC Charges That It Failed to Adequately Protect Consumers

Date

January 13, 2014

Federal Register Notice

Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules

Date

January 13, 2014

Jan13

Event

Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week

January 13, 2014 | 12:00AM - January 17, 2014 | 12:00AM

Tax identity theft happens when someone uses your Social Security number to get a tax refund or a job. Find out what you can do about it, and how you can help others during Tax Identity Theft...

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Worldwide Info Services, Inc. (timeline item) - January 13, 2014

Date

January 13, 2014

Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief (4.33 MB)

Ex Parte Temporary Restraining Order With Asset Freeze, Appointment of a Receiver, Other Equitable Relief and Order to Show Cause Why a Preliminary Injunction Should Not Issue (Seal Lifted) (5.84 MB)

Memorandum in Support of Plaintiffs’ Ex Parte Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order With Asset Freeze, Appointment of a Receiver, Other Equitable Relief and Order to Show Cause Why a Preliminary Injunction Should Not Issue (1.15 MB)

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Accretive Health, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - January 13, 2014

Date

January 13, 2014

Federal Register Notice Containing Proposed Consent Agreement (203.91 KB)

January 10, 2014

Press Release

FTC, Florida Attorney General To Announce Action Against Illegal Robocaller Who Fraudulently Pitched Medical Alert Devices to Seniors Nationwide

Date

January 10, 2014

The Federal Trade Commission and the Florida Office of the Attorney General will hold a press conference on Monday, January 13, 2014, at 10:30 am ET in Orlando, Florida, to announce a joint law...

Press Release

FTC and Justice Department Officials Meet with Officials of Chinese Antitrust Agencies

Date

January 10, 2014

Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez and William J. Baer, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, held high-level meetings with officials...

Press Release

La Semana de Concientización sobre Robo de Identidad Relacionado con Impuestos de la FTC ofrece orientación y consejos para los consumidores

Date

January 10, 2014

La próxima semana, entre el 13 y el 17 de enero ,es la Semana de Concientización sobre Robo de Identidad Relacionado con Impuestos de la Comisión Federal de Comercio (FTC, por su sigla en inglés). La...

Press Release

FTC’s Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week Offers Consumers Advice, Guidance

Date

January 10, 2014

Next week, January 13-17, is the Federal Trade Commission’s Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week. The FTC is hosting 16 events across the country along with a series of national webinars and Twitter...

Cases and Proceedings

Closing Letters