Press Releases

Applications for approval of transactions: The Commission has received a petition from the following entity for approval of a transaction: El Paso Energy Corporation. In its petition, El Paso has...

In a coordinated law enforcement initiative targeting con artists that prey on Internet auction users, the Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the National...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions: Amended complaints: The Commission has voted to file an amended complaint in the following matter: atariz.com, adding Gregory...

With Valentine's Day quickly approaching and more consumers heading to the mall and the Internet to buy jewelry for that special someone, the Federal Trade Commission has released two newly updated...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky said today that the revolution in Internet commerce "surpasses anything we have seen since the communications and transportation developments at the...

The Nahdree Group, Ltd. -- a New York-based manufacturer of women's evening and special occasion wear -- has agreed to pay a $10,000 civil penalty to settle charges that it violated the Federal Trade...

What: A press conference to announce three prong federal-state, public-private initiative to tackle online auction fraud. The event kicks off National Consumer Protection Week, which this year focuses...

In testimony presented to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce and Tourism today, the five Commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission detailed the agency's recent...

Washington - The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Commerce announced today they will host a workshop to explore the use of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms for consumer...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions: Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement with...

The Federal Trade Commission has negotiated a settlement agreement with an Atlanta, Georgia company, under which the company has agreed to pay $250,000 in consumer redress for allegedly misleading...

Applications for approval of transactions : The FTC has received applications for the approval of three transactions from the following: Exxon Mobil Corporation . The applications regard Exxon Mobil's...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that David R. Thomas, most recently Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs in the Office of the Vice President, has been named Director of the Commission's...

Public statement on the FTC's 2000 Online Privacy Survey : Later this month, the FTC will conduct a survey of U.S. commercial Web sites to determine the extent to which these sites are collecting...

Defendants who controlled and operated Screen Test U.S.A. -- a bogus model and talent operation doing business from Connecticut to Florida -- have been permanently banned from marketing and selling...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced it will seek a preliminary injunction in federal District Court to prevent the merger of BP Amoco p.l.c. and Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO). The...

Siri Ram Singh Khalsa, one of the individuals named in the Federal Trade Commission's case against several gemstone companies, has accepted a ban from selling any investment opportunity or collectible...

Results of Scholarscam 2000 Internet surf released : Staff of the Federal Trade Commission today announced the results of a "surf" of Internet sites that advertise college scholarship services. Called...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions: Consent agreements given final approval : Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement with...

Publication of Federal Register notices: The Commission has announced changes in the two threshold figures that define when it is unlawful for an individual to serve as an officer or director of two...