Cyberscam Targeted by FTC
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WHO: Timothy J. Muris, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, cyberlawyers and investigators from the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection. WHAT: Press availability to unveil a law enforcement initiative...
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FTC Staff Comments on FDAs Plans to Collect Information on Direct-To-Consumer Prescription Drug Advertising
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Staff of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Economics, Bureau of Consumer Protection, and Office of Policy Planning support a proposal by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to survey patients...
Web Crammers Settle FTC Charges (September 2001)
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An adult Web site company that illegally billed consumers' credit cards and phone bills without their authorization has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the practices violated...
U.S., E.U. Meet to Discuss Continuing Antitrust Cooperation
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The most senior antitrust officials of the United States (Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy Muris, Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Charles James) and the European Union (Commissioner...
Workshop Planned to Discuss Strategies for Providing Effective Financial Privacy Notices
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An interagency-sponsored public workshop on Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLB) Act privacy notices will be held on Tuesday, December 4, 2001, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Federal Trade Commission, 600...
Announced Action for September 21, 2001
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Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement regarding the following: Warner Communications, Inc. (The Three Tenors). The Commission vote to approve the...
Canadian Telemarketers Agree to Settle Charges That They Operated a Bogus Lottery-Bond Scheme Targeting U.S. Citizens
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B.B.M. Investments, Inc., (B.B.M.) of Vancouver, British Columbia, and its owner, Timothy Ryan Atkinson, will be permanently banned from marketing foreign lottery-related goods or services in...
Announced Actions for September 18, 2001
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Commission approval of proposed sale: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved an application for sale of assets in the following matter: Albertson's/American Stores. Under the...
FTC Closes Phillips-Tosco Investigation
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it has formally closed its investigation into the proposed merger of Phillips Petroleum Corporation (Phillips) and Tosco Corporation (Tosco)...
Consumer Awareness at Gasoline Pumps Urged
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Since Tuesday's tragic events, the Federal Trade Commission has received numerous complaints of dramatic gasoline price increases in several states. State and local officials, as well as state...
FTC'S Beales Testifies on Campaign to Combat Health Fraud and the Elderly
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Health fraud poses a direct and immediate threat of both economic and physical injury to persons already suffering from serious conditions and diseases, with the elderly being particularly vulnerable...
FTC Consent Agreement Allows the Merger of Chevron Corp. and Texaco Inc., Preserves Market Competition
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Through a proposed consent agreement reached with the Federal Trade Commission and announced today, the $45 billion merger of Chevron Corp. (Chevron) and Texaco Inc. (Texaco), two of the world's...
FTC Settlement Preserves Competition in Global Markets for Rock Processing Equipment
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The Federal Trade Commission has negotiated a settlement to resolve antitrust concerns stemming from Metso Oyj's (Metso) proposal to acquire 100 percent of the outstanding voting securities and...
Christine Wilson Named Executive Assistant to FTC Chairman
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris has announced the appointment of Christine C. Wilson as his Executive Assistant. Wilson will oversee a range of antitrust and consumer protection...
Travel Consumers to Receive Refunds as Part of FTC Settlement with Epic Resorts
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The Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement today ordering refunds to many consumers who bought travel packages from Epic Resorts, LLC, and its wholly owned subsidiary Epic Travel, LLC. Under...
Georgia Defendant Settles FTC Charges in California Case
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In a proposed settlement, Mark Alan Conway, who did business out of Atlanta, Georgia as HomeLife Credit Services (HomeLife), has agreed to be permanently banned from any involvement in activities...
Internet Auctioneer Settles FTC Charges
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Operators of a Web-based computer auction business that delivered the computers to the winning bidders late or not at all have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their business...
Adult Entertainment Web Site Operators Settle FTC Charges
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An Internet adult entertainment operation that billed some consumers by rerouting their connection to the Net through the foreign country of Madagascar, causing the unwitting consumers to incur...
Adult Web Site Settles FTC Charges
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A Web site operator who advertised free membership, then connected consumers' computers to her server using a "dialer" program that disconnected them from their Internet Service Provider and...
Spammers Settle FTC Charges
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Spammers who collected consumers' personal identifying information, including credit card information, by telling them they had to supply the data or lose access to the Internet have agreed to settle...
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