Press Releases

The Federal Trade Commission and a partnership including cybersecurity experts, online marketers, consumer advocates, and federal officials have launched a new multimedia, interactive consumer...

Commission authorization of the filing of staff comments: The Commission has authorized the staffs of the Bureaus of Economics and Consumer Protection and the Office of Policy Planning to send a...

A Connecticut-based hedge fund manager who failed to report several large stock purchases before they were made, as required by the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Premerger Notification Act, will pay a $350...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a unanimous opinion and order holding respondents Telebrands Corporation (Telebrands), TV Savings, L.L.C. (TV Savings), and their principal Ajit Khubani...

Commission approval of final consent orders: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning Partners Health Network, Inc...

Two companies and their owner, who sold travel services, are barred from violating the Federal Trade Commission’s Do Not Call (DNC) Rule after being charged with calling numbers on the National DNC...

Who: Lydia Parnes, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission. Deborah Platt Majoras, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission. Andy Purdy, Acting Director, National Cyber Security...

The Federal Trade Commission today told the U. S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection that it is working to protect...

Testifying today on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission before the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, FTC Associate General Counsel for Energy John Seesel detailed...

Three defendants will give up $4.5 million in cash and other assets to settle Federal Trade Commission charges stemming from their roles in the marketing of CortiSlim and CortiStress, dietary...

A U.S. district court judge has ordered a permanent halt to an operation that used illegal spam to make bogus claims for human growth hormone products that contained no human growth hormone and diet...

Concluding a case against several defendants who deceptively claimed they could register consumers on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Do Not Call (DNC) Registry to prevent telemarketing...

Commission approval of petition to reopen and modify order: The Commission has approved a petition to reopen and modify a final order in the matter concerning White Sands Health Care System, L.L.C...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a stipulated final order settling charges against two defendants targeted in February 2005's “Project Biz Opp Flop” law enforcement initiative for...

Commission approval of amended complaint: The Commission has approved the filing of an amended complaint in its pending federal court action against Married But Lonely/Brian D. Westby. The Commission...

Commission approval of proposed divestitures: The Commission has approved a petition seeking approval of three proposed divestitures required under the FTC’s order regarding Valero L.P.’s (Valero)...

The alleged masterminds behind a fraudulent scheme to market two seaweed-based patches as weight-loss products to U.S. consumers have settled Federal Trade Commission charges. The defendants, all...

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, many consumers are looking for news about the hurricane or information about charities that are helping victims. The Federal Trade Commission cautions consumers to be...

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division today announced that they will host a joint workshop entitled “Competition Policy and the Real Estate Industry.”...

Commission authorization of the staff to file joint amicus brief: The Commission has authorized the staff of the Office of General Counsel to file a joint amicus brief with the U.S. Department of...