FTC Targets Identity Theft
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The Federal Trade Commission has launched a three-part initiative to help consumers combat identity theft. Identity theft occurs when con artists hijack a consumer's personal identifying information -...
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FTC Chairman Speaks on "The Nature and Limits of Restructuring in Merger Review"
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In remarks presented today before the Cutting Edge Antitrust Conference of Law Seminars International at New York City's Empire Hotel, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky outlined...
FTC Staff Comments on Virginia State Corporation Commission's Proposed Rules for Regional Transmission Entities
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Staff of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Economics have submitted comments to the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) on its implementation of provisions of the Virginia Electric...
Statement by Jodie Bernstein Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission
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"The Federal Trade Commission staff is conducting a routine inquiry of DoubleClick, Inc., to determine whether it has engaged in unfair or deceptive practices in violation of Section 5 of the Federal...
Announced Actions for February 15, 2000
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Applications for approval of transactions: The Commission has received a petition from the following entity for approval of a transaction: El Paso Energy Corporation. In its petition, El Paso has...
Law Enforcers Target Internet Auction Fraud
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In a coordinated law enforcement initiative targeting con artists that prey on Internet auction users, the Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the National...
Announced Actions for February 11, 2000
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions: Amended complaints: The Commission has voted to file an amended complaint in the following matter: atariz.com, adding Gregory...
Manufacturer of Women's Special Occasion Wear Agrees to Pay Civil Penalty to Settle Care Labeling Charges
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The Nahdree Group, Ltd. -- a New York-based manufacturer of women's evening and special occasion wear -- has agreed to pay a $10,000 civil penalty to settle charges that it violated the Federal Trade...
Just in Time For Valentine's Day: FTC Releases Updated Brochures on Buying Jewelry
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With Valentine's Day quickly approaching and more consumers heading to the mall and the Internet to buy jewelry for that special someone, the Federal Trade Commission has released two newly updated...
Revolution in Internet Commerce Is "Profoundly Pro-Consumer" Pitofsky Says
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky said today that the revolution in Internet commerce "surpasses anything we have seen since the communications and transportation developments at the...
FTC, Commerce To Host Public Workshop To Explore Online Dispute Resolution
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Washington - The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Commerce announced today they will host a workshop to explore the use of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms for consumer...
Internet Auction Fraud Targeted by Law Enforcers
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What: A press conference to announce three prong federal-state, public-private initiative to tackle online auction fraud. The event kicks off National Consumer Protection Week, which this year focuses...
FTC Testifies at Senate Oversight Hearing on Proposed Reauthorization
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In testimony presented to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce and Tourism today, the five Commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission detailed the agency's recent...
Announced Actions for February 8, 2000
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions: Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement with...
Announced Actions for February 4, 2000
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Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received applications for the approval of three transactions from the following: Exxon Mobil Corporation. The applications regard Exxon Mobil's...
Bank Card Issuer Agrees to Pay $250,000 in Redress to Settle Charges of Misleading Public Benefits Recipients Regarding Electronic Transfers to Bank Accounts
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The Federal Trade Commission has negotiated a settlement agreement with an Atlanta, Georgia company, under which the company has agreed to pay $250,000 in consumer redress for allegedly misleading...
Public Statement on the FTC's 2000 Online Privacy Survey
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Public statement on the FTC's 2000 Online Privacy Survey: Later this month, the FTC will conduct a survey of U.S. commercial Web sites to determine the extent to which these sites are collecting...
Screen Test U.S.A. Defendants Banned from Conducting Screen Tests or Assessing a Child's Acting or Modeling Abilities
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Defendants who controlled and operated Screen Test U.S.A. -- a bogus model and talent operation doing business from Connecticut to Florida -- have been permanently banned from marketing and selling...
David R. Thomas Named Director of FTC's Office of Congressional Relations
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that David R. Thomas, most recently Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs in the Office of the Vice President, has been named Director of the Commission's...
FTC to Challenge BP Amoco/ARCO Merger Alleging that Deal Would Raise Prices for Crude Oil Used to Produce Gasoline and Other Petroleum Products
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced it will seek a preliminary injunction in federal District Court to prevent the merger of BP Amoco p.l.c. and Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO). The...
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