Announced Actions for May 4, 2001
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Commission approval of proposed divestitures: The Commission has approved five divestiture requests from El Paso Energy Corp. regarding the following: 1) the sale of a 0.48 percent interest as a...
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Deceptive Toner-phoner Defendants to Pay $2 Million in Consumer Redress to Settle FTC Charges;
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Modern Concept Marketing, Inc., its president, Joseph Moadeb, and its vice president, Sam Jenkala, have agreed to pay $2 million for consumer redress to settle federal charges that they operated a...
FTC Warns Manufacturers and Retailers of Ultrasonic Pest-control Devices
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Staff of the Federal Trade Commission's Division of Enforcement today announced that they have sent warning letters to more than 60 manufacturers and retailers of ultrasonic pest-control devices...
Announced Actions for May 2, 2001
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On Friday, April 27, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted preliminary approval to a plan of distribution in the FTC's and the 50 states' settlement in the lawsuit against Mylan...
Order Bars Student Tour Operator from Future Travel Fraud
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The Federal Trade Commission today once again reminds students to choose their travel providers carefully and announces it has settled the last case of alleged travel fraud brought through 1999's...
FTC Charges Against a Fraudulent Payphone Business Opportunity Result in Injunctions Against All Defendants
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Advanced Public Communications, Corporation, James L. Bianco, Jr. and Michael Drucker, three of the four defendants named in a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission as part of a nationwide...
Chairman Robert Pitofsky to Leave FTC in Early June
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Chairman Robert Pitofsky today reiterated his intention to resign as Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission upon confirmation of his successor, but announced his intention to depart regardless of...
Announced Actions for April 30, 2001
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Consent agreement given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement regarding the following: Alaska Healthcare Network, Inc. The Commission...
FTC Supports Legislation to Limit Junk E-Mail
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The Federal Trade Commission today told a Senate Subcommittee that it favors legislation to limit junk e-mail by allowing consumers to refuse to receive it and imposing penalties on those who ignore...
Three Advance Fee Credit Card Defendants Settle FTC Charges
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced individual settlements with Victor Stanley Wilcox, Belinda Sweeney, and Lee Sumner Churchill, defendants named in a June 2000 lawsuit for allegedly...
FTC Chairman Testifies Before Senate Committee on Merger Enforcement in the Gasoline Industry
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky presented the Commission's testimony today before the Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce, and Tourism of the Committee on...
United States and Twelve Countries Unveil e-consumer.gov
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Responding to the challenges posed by cross-border Internet fraud and working to enhance consumer protection and consumer confidence in e-commerce, the United States and twelve countries * today...
FTC Releases Follow-Up Report on The Marketing of Violent Entertainment to Children
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The Federal Trade Commission today released a follow-up report to its September 2000 Report, Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children: A Review of Self-Regulation and Industry Practices in the...
United States and Twelve Countries Unveil Econsumer.gov
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WHAT: On April 24, at 11:15 a.m., the Federal Trade Commission will hold a press conference to unveil econsumer.gov, a joint effort to gather and share cross-border e-commerce complaints. econsumer...
Former FTC Commissioner Terry Calvani Appointed to the Irish Competition Authority
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The Federal Trade Commission is pleased to note the appointment, announced today, of Terry Calvani to be a Commissioner of the Irish Competition Authority. Terry served as a Federal Trade Commissioner...
Announced Action for April 20, 2001
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Appointment of Molly S. Boast as Director of the Bureau of Competition The Federal Trade Commission appointed Molly S. Boast as Director of the Bureau of Competition by a vote of 4-1, with...
Announced Actions for April 20, 2001
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions: Consent agreement given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement...
New Mexico Vending Machine Franchisors Settle FTC Charges
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National Vending Consultants, a New Mexico based-company, and its principals, Patrick Abeyta, Jr. and Debra Abeyta, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they failed to provide...
FTC Receives OMB Clearance to Conduct a Study of Generic Drug Competition
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The Federal Trade Commission announced that it has received clearance from the Office of Management and Budget under the Paperwork Reduction Act to conduct a study of U.S. generic drug competition...
Entertainment Software Rating Board Awarded "Safe Harbor" Status
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) has been approved as a "safe harbor" program under the terms of the Children's Online Privacy...
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