In a massive crackdown on operators who turn credit-challenged consumers into lawbreakers, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) announced today that...

The message today from the IRS is don’t get involved in these credit repair schemes. In 1994, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) initiated investigations into numerous schemes...

Case Name Office Type of action Where filed Contact Federal Trade Commission and Dep't of Justice Cases Mehmet Akca (a/k/a Matt Akca), also d/b/a AKCA, FTC Action for injunction and restitution; CROA...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that its spring workshop examining U.S. perspectives on consumer protection in the global electronic marketplace will be held June 8-9, 1999 at the FTC's...

The Federal Trade Commission has announced the settlement of another four of the nineteen cases filed in March 1998 as part of "Operation Eraser" -- a federal-state crackdown on fraudulent credit...

Three individual defendants named in a 1998 Federal Trade Commission action filed in federal district court in Tampa against Hart Marketing Enterprises Ltd., Inc., have agreed to settle charges that...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it has dismissed the case against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company for its Joe Camel advertising campaign. The Commission decided that the relief it...

The Commission has postponed the effective date of the Formal Interpretation under the Hart- Scott-Rodino (HSR) rules setting forth the conditions under which the creation, or acquisition of an...

What: Press conference to announce federal/state/local law enforcement crackdown on a credit scam that bilks consumer-victims and turns them into felons . When: Tuesday, February 2, 1999 11 AM (room...

Apple Computer has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its "Apple Assurance" advertising campaign was deceptive. Apple Assurance offered consumers who purchased Apple products free...

D. Michael "Mike" Chappell has been appointed an Administrative Law Judge for the Federal Trade Commission. Chappell has been an attorney with Southwestern Bell Telephone and Southwestern Bell...

A week-long series of consumer education initiatives and law enforcement events will mark the first annual National Consumer Protection Week, beginning February 1, 1999. Activities across the country...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the results of a surf of 100 Internet websites advertising and selling jewelry, finding that many of the sites were not providing consumers with...

Federal Register Notices: Final Rule: Freedom of Information Act, Miscellaneous Rules On January 20, the FTC published a final rule that amends the Commission's Rules of Practice to incorporate...

Ten individuals named as defendants in a Federal Trade Commission law enforcement action filed in July 1997 as part of "Project Field of Schemes" have agreed to pay monetary judgments ranging from $76...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced settlements with six companies that would resolve allegations that the companies made misleading "Made in USA" claims for a variety of products. The FTC...

Service Corporation International (SCI), the largest owner of funeral homes and cemeteries in the world, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its proposed acquisition of Equity...

The following is an excerpt from the statement of Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky and Commissioners Sheila F. Anthony and Mozelle W. Thompson explaining why they believe the consent...

Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has ruled on an application for approval of a transaction from the following: LandAmerica's...

Advertising and promotional expenditures for smokeless tobacco products reached $150.4 million dollars in 1997, according to a biennial Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress. The $150.4 million...