Press Releases

Office supply fraud costs its victims, typically small businesses and non-profit organizations, an estimated $200 million per year, the Federal Trade Commission today told the Senate Committee on...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions: Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has ruled on applications...

In the largest ever international law enforcement project to fight fraud on the Internet, 150 organizations in 28 countries, including seven U.S. Federal agencies, 49 state and local consumer...

Presenting Federal Trade Commission testimony today before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competition, Chairman Robert Pitofsky* provided an...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions: Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved an application...

The Colegio de Cirujanos Dentistas de Puerto Rico ("Colegio"), an association of approximately 1800 dentists licensed to practice dentistry in Puerto Rico, has agreed to settle Federal Trade...

What: Press conference to announce "GetRichQuick.Con" a massive and unprecedented international partnership to combat Internet fraud. 143 organizations in 27 countries on 5 continents, are partners in...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a settlement with two Pennsylvania-based travel companies and their owner and managers, under which the defendants will pay $145,000 in consumer redress,...

The Federal Trade Commission will hold a public workshop at its Washington, D.C. headquarters on May 31 and June 1, 2000, to discuss issues relevant to the use of slottingallowances. The workshop will...

The Federal Trade Commission today charged two drug makers, Hoechst Marion Roussel (now Aventis) and Andrx Corporation, with engaging in anticompetitive practices in violation of Section 5 of the FTC...

What: The Federal Trade Commission will hold a news conference to announce law enforcement actions involving brand name and generic pharmaceutical manufacturers. When: Thursday, March 16, at 1:30 p.m...

In response to a Federal Trade Commission suit alleging that Automated Systems & Concepts International, Inc. and its president, John R. ("J.R.") Munoz, engaged in deceptive practices to induce...

In light of the substantial and constructive proposals made by the defendants, all parties have agreed to seek adjournment of the federal court proceedings in FTC v. BP Amoco and Atlantic Richfield...

The Federal Trade Commission has reached a proposed settlement agreement with Rhodia, Donau Chemie AG (Rhodia) and Albright & Wilson PLC (A&W) that, subject to final approval, would allow Rhodia's...

In a settlement agreement that highlights the Federal Trade Commission's continuing commitment to protecting consumers from unauthorized charges "crammed" onto their phone bills, two Florida-based...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions: Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved an application...

Staff of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition and Policy Planning office has submitted comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding its proposed rule aimed at...

Operators who sold consumers advice about how they could improve their credit profiles "ethically" and "legally" by replacing their social security numbers with other taxpayer identification numbers...

Testifying today before the House Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Energy and Power regarding recent nationwide oil price fluctuations, Richard Parker*, Director of the Federal Trade Commission's...

McCormick & Company, the world's largest spice company, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated federal antitrust laws by engaging in unlawful price discrimination in...