Press Releases

Approval of application for divestiture: The FTC has approved a proposed divestiture from the following: Exxon Mobil Corporation. The divestiture, required by Paragraphs III.A-III.C of the FTC's...

Weider Nutrition International, Inc., based in Salt Lake City, Utah, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it made unsubstantiated efficacy and safety claims in its advertisements...

The Federal Trade Commission has charged Verity International, Ltd. (VIL) and its principals with misusing the international telephone billing system to charge consumers for "videotext" services --...

Seattle, Washington-based Wade Cook Financial Corporation and Wade Cook Seminars, Inc. (collectively, "WCFC"), marketers and promoters of stock market investment seminars, have agreed to affirmatively...

The Federal Trade Commission will hold a media availability on Thursday, October 5, 2000, at 10:00 a.m. to demonstrate the technology used to collect consumer complaints, investigate and rapidly bring...

The Federal Trade Commission has filed a seven count complaint in federal court against "subprime" lender First Alliance Mortgage Company ("FAMCO") and two affiliated companies alleging violations of...

Approval of amended complaint: The Commission has approved the filing of an amended complaint in the following matter: FTC v. Epic Resorts, et al. The original complaint in this matter was filed as...

Business Services Center, Inc., and Central Imaging Systems, LLC, operating as a common enterprise, and their principals, Thomas B. Ford and his mother, Prudence C. Ford, have agreed to settle Federal...

The Federal Trade Commission today accepted a proposed consent order that would resolve the antitrust issues arising from the acquisition by Manheim Auctions, Inc. (Manheim) of ADT Automotive Holdings...

Vaughn M. Williams, III and Warner Green have been banned under default judgments, and John S. Dickson has agreed to be banned, from selling any medical billing or other work-at-home job opportunities...

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection ("BCP") has submitted comments to the Department of Justice, the Department of the Treasury, and the Office of Management and...

The Commission has approved a stipulated final judgment with the following California-based travel company and its owner Jeffrey Allen Donohue: QBI, Inc. According to the Commission's complaint, QBI...

In an agreement that will protect consumers and promote continued competition in the sale of nitrogen fertilizers, the Federal Trade Commission today accepted a proposed consent order that would...

In a continuing effort to combat office supply scams, the Federal Trade Commission announced today that it has filed suits in federal district courts against three companies who are involved in office...

Who: The Commission on Child Online Protection (COPA) Commissioners: Donald Telage, Network Solutions Inc. - Commission Chairman Stephen Balkam, Internet Content Rating Association John Bastian...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a proposed consent agreement with The Boeing Company (Boeing) that would allow its acquisition of Hughes Space and Communications (Hughes), a subsidiary of...

United Payphones of America, Inc., and Andrew Marcus, who were charged by the Federal Trade Commission as part of a nationwide crackdown on fraudulent business opportunities, have agreed to pay a $22...

ComTel Communications Global Network, Inc., of North Miami Beach, Florida, and its officers, have reached an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission settling charges that they made false and...

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that a Hinsdale, Illinois funeral home and its owner pled guilty to criminal contempt charges for violating a 1992 agreement with the FTC. Edward Olenec...

A California distributor of rapid HIV tests that were advertised on the Internet as being the "most accurate technology available" has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that, in some instances...