Announced Action for May 27, 2005
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Commission authorization of amicus brief filing: The Commission has authorized the filing of a joint amicus brief with the U.S. Department of Justice in the matter of Volvo Trucks North America v...
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Statement of Federal Trade Commissioner Orson Swindle
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I have submitted my resignation as Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, effective June 30, 2005, or immediately upon the arrival of my replacement, if that is earlier. Working on behalf of...
Spammer's Invitation to Date Lonely Housewives Halted by Court at FTC's Request
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An operation that spammed millions of consumers with graphic sexual descriptions to drive traffic to their Web sites to “date lonely housewives” has been halted by the court at the request of the...
FTC Closes its Investigation of Shell Oils Decision to Close Bakersfield, California, Refinery
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Concluding what it called a “thorough and exhaustive” 12-month process, the Federal Trade Commission today announced that it has closed its investigation into Shell Oil Products US’s (Shell) decision...
FTC Bans Bogus Operator from Credit Repair Business
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An operator who charged consumers for services he did not deliver and misrepresented customers’ credit worthiness to the credit reporting agencies has been banned for life from operating a credit...
Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department Urge the Governor of Missouri to Continue to Allow Consumer Choice In Real Estate Brokerage Services
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The Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a letter urging the Governor of Missouri to veto House Bill 174, because it would change current law to restrict the ability of...
FTC, Partners Launch Campaign Against Spam Zombies
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The Federal Trade Commission and 35 government partners from more than 20 countries have targeted the technology trick used by illegal spammers to tap into consumers’ home computers and use them to...
FTC Testifies on New Entry into Hospital Competition
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Federal Trade Commission Principal Deputy General Counsel John Graubert today presented the Commission’s testimony on new entry into hospital competition before the U.S. Senate’s Subcommittee on...
Announced Action for May 24, 2005
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Issuance of response concerning the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act: The Commission has authorized the staff to issue a response to California’s Flagstar Bank (Flagstar), which had requested a preemption...
Announced Actions for May 20, 2005
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Petition requesting Commission approval of agreement amendments: The Commission has received a petition from the Dow Chemical Corporation (Dow) requesting approval of certain amendments to the “Ineos...
Northwest New Mexico Physicians Agree to Settle FTC Charges That They Fixed Prices
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San Juan IPA, Inc., a physicians’ independent practice association operating in northwestern New Mexico, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it orchestrated and carried out...
Announced Action for May 19, 2005
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The Federal Trade Commission, in cooperation with the American Automobile Association (AAA), reminds consumers that there are things they can do to keep the cost of gasoline from busting budgets or...
FTC Testifies on Financial Data Security
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The Federal Trade Commission today told the House Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit that while data brokers may provide a valuable service both to...
FTC Shuts down Unauthorized Billing Operation
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An operation posing as a nonprofit organization that violated the Federal Trade Commission’s Do Not Call Rule and billed tens of thousands of consumers’ credit cards without their consent has been...
Announced Action for May 17, 2005
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Commission approval of final consent order: The Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter concerning Hi-Health Supermart Corporation, et al. The Commission vote approving the final...
FTC and Law Enforcement Partners Continue Targeting Scammers of Spanish-Speakers
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The Federal Trade Commission and state and local law enforcement officials today announced 55 law enforcement actions as part of their ongoing collaborative campaign to stop fraud exploiting the...
Court Order Bars Deceptive Investment Pitches
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The Federal Trade Commission has settled a complaint against a set of California-based defendants whose telemarketers and promotional brochures allegedly misled hundreds of consumers about their...
FTC Cracks down on Internet Mall Pyramid Promoters
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Operators of online malls that disguised themselves as legitimate business opportunities have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they were actually illegal pyramid schemes, in violation of...
Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department Urge the Alabama State Senate to Continue to Allow Consumer Choice in Real Estate Brokerage Services
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The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a joint letter today urging the Alabama State Senate to reject House Bill 156, because it would change current law to restrict the...
FTC Publishes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
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The Federal Trade Commission published a Federal Register notice today seeking public comment on certain definitions and substantive provisions under the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited...
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