FTC Sues to Stop Two Operations Responsible for Making Billions of Illegal Robocalls
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Technology companies and owner knowingly facilitated neighbor-spoofed robocalls
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Phantom Debt Collectors Settle FTC Charges of Deceiving Consumers
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A North Carolina debt collection operation, Lombardo, Daniels & Moss, and its principals, Dion Barron and Charles R. Montgomery III, will be banned from the debt collection business under settlements...
FTC, Department of Justice to Hold Workshop on Competition in Residential Real Estate Brokerage Industry
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The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice will hold a joint public workshop in Washington, DC on June 5, 2018, to explore competition issues in the residential real estate brokerage...
Operators of Student Loan Debt Relief Schemes Settle FTC Charges
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The defendants in two student loan debt relief cases have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission claims that they charged consumers illegal upfront fees and falsely promised to help reduce or...
FTC Staff Submits Comment to Pennsylvania PUC
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The Federal Trade Commission staff has submitted a comment to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) on a proposed rulemaking that would update rules and regulations that provide retail...
FTC Requests Public Comment on Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.’s Application to Approve Sale of Three Fuel Stations in Minnesota and Wisconsin
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The Federal Trade Commission is currently accepting public comments on an application by Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (“ACT”) to divest three of its 10 fuel stations in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The...
FTC Announces Agenda for June 5 Workshop on Competition in Residential Real Estate Brokerage to Be Held Jointly with the Department of Justice
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The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice issued the agenda today for a joint public workshop that will explore competition issues in the residential real estate brokerage industry. The...
FTC Gives Final Approval to Settlement with PayPal Related to Allegations Involving its Venmo Peer-to-Peer Payment Service
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The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a settlement with PayPal, Inc. over allegations that its Venmo peer-to-peer payment service misled consumers about their ability to transfer...
Administrative Law Judge Dismisses FTC Antitrust Complaint against Generic Pharmaceutical Company Impax Laboratories, Inc.
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In an Initial Decision announced on May 18, 2018, Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell dismissed the antitrust charges in a complaint issued by the Federal Trade Commission against...
FTC Action Halts Deceptive Robocalls Aimed at Small Business Owners
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged a Florida-based scheme with deceiving small business owners by falsely claiming to represent Google, falsely threatening businesses with removal from Google...
FTC Announces Refund Claim Process for Consumers Who Bought the NutriMost Weight-Loss System in the Pittsburgh Area
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced a refund claim process in its case against NutriMost. The Commission has posted a refund claim form online. Consumers who bought the NutriMost Ultimate Fat...
FTC Testimony Highlights Agency's Work to Protect Consumers, Promote Competition
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In testimony before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, the Federal Trade Commission described its work to protect consumers and promote competition...
FTC Chairman Joe Simons Adds to Agency’s Leadership Team
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joseph Simons has made four appointments to the agency’s senior leadership team. “I am delighted to appoint such a stellar group of leaders to continue the FTC’s work...
FTC Action Halts Deceptive Business Coaching Scheme
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged two Utah individuals and their telemarketing operation with deceptively claiming their business coaching services can help consumers start home-based...
FTC Settlement Will Ban Fraudulent Marketers from Invention Promotion Business
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Scott Cooper and his companies, World Patent Marketing Inc. and Desa Industries Inc., have agreed to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that bans them from the invention promotion business...
FTC Obtains Preliminary Injunction Against Mortgage Relief Operation That Deceived Homeowners
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged a mortgage relief operation with deceiving distressed homeowners by falsely promising to make their mortgages more affordable and prevent foreclosure. A...
FTC Chairman Simons Names Senior Staff
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joseph Simons has named seven senior staff members with extensive experience in consumer protection and antitrust law. “I am very pleased to have a strong leadership...
Time’s Up for Florida Operation That Pitched Worthless Timeshare Resale Scheme
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The Florida-based operators of a deceptive timeshare resale scheme and their company, Pro Timeshare Resales, are permanently banned from timeshare resale services and telemarketing, are prohibited...
FTC Approves Final Order Imposing Conditions on Merger of Air Medical Group Holdings, Inc. and AMR Holdco, Inc.
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that a proposed merger is likely to harm competition among air ambulance transport services...
FTC Halts Deceptive Mosquito-Repellent Claims for Aromaflage Perfume and Candles
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A New Jersey-based company and its owners have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they used deceptive claims to sell purportedly mosquito-repelling perfume sprays and scented...
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