Press Releases 2006

The Stanley Works, a U.S. toolmaker, will pay a $205,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges it falsely claimed its Zero Degree ratchets were Made in the USA. The claims allegedly...

The companies behind the popular Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas video game have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they failed to disclose important information about the game’s...

Commission approval of joint amicus brief filing: The Commission has authorized the filing of a joint amicus brief with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in the case of Latino Quimica-Amtex S.A. v...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras has named Jeanne Bumpus to be Director of the agency’s Office of Congressional Relations. Anna H. Davis, who served in that capacity for almost...

Issuance of preliminary interagency task force report: An interagency task force established under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 today issued a draft report on competition in wholesale and retail...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division today announced that the first in a series of planned joint public hearings designed to examine the antitrust...

Commission approval of Federal Register notice: The Commission has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice concerning the proposed Business Opportunity Rule. The notice, which was...

The Federal Trade Commission is cautioning veterans to be extra careful of scams following the recent data breach at the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA). In the past, fraudsters have used events...

In comments provided to the Louisiana State Senate, staff of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureaus of Consumer Protection, Competition, and Economics and its Office of Policy Planning expressed their...

Whether drawn to the beauty of turquoise and silver jewelry or the earth tone colors of Indian pottery, having some knowledge about American Indian arts and crafts can help consumers get the most for...

Commission approval of joint amicus brief filing: The Commission has authorized the staff to file a joint amicus brief with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in the case of Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Ross...

Seven companies and five individuals, who scammed investors out of millions with their bogus business ventures, have settled charges brought by the Federal Trade Commission. The companies will give up...

An operator who deceptively claimed that membership in his Web site would allow users of peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing programs to transfer copyrighted materials without violating the law has agreed...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that a civil contempt judgment was entered against Mark E. Shelton, a defendant who was previously ordered to stop an envelope-stuffing scam in 2004. The...

When planning a vacation this summer, consumers need to protect themselves not only from too much sun, but also from travel scams. The FTC’s new game, “Gear Up for a Great Trip,” is available in...

A cross-border telemarketing enterprise has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their business tactics violated the FTC Act and the FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR). Under the...

Testifying today on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission before the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, FTC Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras described the major issues...

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. District Court has halted a Canadian operation that raked in as much as a million dollars a month by tricking businesses into paying for...

The Federal Trade Commission today issued a report entitled “Investigation of Gasoline Price Manipulation and Post-Katrina Gasoline Price Increases.” The report details the results of an intensive...

The Federal Trade Commission is hosting a one-day workshop on consumer protection issues involving residential mortgage products. The workshop is free and open to the public; preregistration is not...