FTC Sues Nationwide Internet Scam
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The Federal Trade Commission has brought suit against a fraudulent Internet operation posing as a legitimate multi-level marketing business. The FTC charges that the scheme is actually an illegal...
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FTC Chairman Announces Three Senior Appointments
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris has announced the appointment of Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz, M. Sean Royall, and Alden Francis Abbott to senior positions within the Commission. Ted...
FTC Sues to Halt Deceptive Internet Access Fee Scam
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The Federal Trade Commission has filed suit in U.S. District Court against an Internet operation, www.rhinopoint.com, that conned consumers into paying membership fees and turning over sensitive...
FTC Clears Merger of Lafarge S.A. and Blue Circle Industries
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The Federal Trade Commission accepted a proposed consent order on June 15, 2001 designed to remedy the anticompetitive effects of the merger of Lafarge S.A. (Lafarge) and Blue Circle Industries PLC...
Court Appoints Temporary Receiver over International Pyramid Operation
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The Federal Trade Commission has asked a U. S. District Court Judge to halt the unlawful operations of SkyBiz.com, charging that the operation that purports to sell online tutorials on Web-based...
Federal Trade Commission Testifies On Actions to Combat Cross-border Telemarketing Fraud
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Focusing on the prevalence and prevention of Canadian telemarketing scams affecting U.S. consumers, Hugh G. Stevenson of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection presented...
"Operation Cure.All" Wages New Battle in Ongoing War Against Internet Health Fraud
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As part of an ongoing and comprehensive law enforcement and consumer education campaign begun in 1997, the Federal Trade Commission today announced a new round of enforcement actions against the...
Two Florida Display Rack Franchisors Settle FTC Charges;
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Cigar Manufacturers Outlet, Inc., based in Sunrise, Florida, and its president, Jose Ernesto San Martin, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they failed to provide the pre-sale...
FTC Seeks Civil Contempt Liability for Defendants' Violations of Court Order - Richard Murkey and Keith Gill
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that a federal district court has ordered Richard Murkey and Keith Gill to show cause why they should not be held in civil contempt for violating the court...
Muris Addresses American Antitrust Institute
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris today said that the transition of the Chair at the agency will be characterized more by continuity than by conflict. Speaking at the Second Annual...
Robert Pitofsky: Public Servant and Scholar
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WHO Timothy J. Muris Chairman Federal Trade Commission WHAT:: Luncheon speech, "Robert Pitofsky: Public Servant and Scholar," at the American Antitrust Institute's Second Annual Conference. The theme...
FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris Appoints Senior Staff
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris, with the concurrence of his fellow Commissioners, has named a senior staff team with extensive experience in the private sector, in academia, and at...
FTC Internet Health Fraud Law Enforcement and Consumer Education Campaign: "Operation Cure.All"
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WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will announce a new round of law enforcement actions against the fraudulent marketing of supplements and other health products on the Internet at a press conference...
Colorado Vending Machine Franchisor Pays Civil Penalty To Settle FTC Charges
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North American Marketing Systems, Inc., based in Colorado, and its owner, Patrick Wherley, have agreed to pay a $33,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they failed to...
Announced Actions for June 5, 2001
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Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement regarding the following and forwarded letters to the commentors of record...
Court Order Resolves FTC Complaint in "Travel Unravel" Case
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the latest in a series of successful actions taken against defendants who allegedly misled and defrauded consumers through the telemarketing of "free" or...
Timothy J. Muris Becomes FTC Chairman
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Timothy J. Muris was sworn in yesterday as Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. President George W. Bush named Muris, a Republican, on April 26, 2001 and he was confirmed by the Senate on May 25...
FTC Seeks Civil Penalties, Consumer Redress from Aftermarket Brake Guard Products;
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The Federal Trade Commission has asked a U. S. District Court to permanently halt the deceptive claims of an aftermarket brake marketer, to award civil penalties for violations of an earlier FTC order...
"How-to" Publisher Settles Deceptive Book Club Marketing Allegations
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On behalf of the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") today filed a civil penalty complaint and proposed consent decree against Creative Publishing International ("CPI"), a...
Court Order Resolves FTC Complaint Against Holiday Plus Travel
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that through a stipulated final court order a California-based travel company will be required to cease all allegedly deceptive behavior, pay $20,000 into...
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