Press Releases

Jerome L. Goldberg has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges stemming from his involvement with World Class Network, Inc., a multi-level marketer of travel agent credentials and a work-at...

Two central players in an Orlando-based telemarketing ring charged by the Federal Trade Commission in June of 1996 with deceptively marketing employment services have agreed to stay out of all job...

The staff of the Bureaus of Consumer Protection and Economics of the Federal Trade Commission have advised the Food and Drug Administration that significant benefits are likely to result from adoption...

Two additional defendants in a massive scheme to sell Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) licenses as "low risk, high return" investments have agreed to settle...

Thank you Secretary Cuomo, I am certainly pleased to join you and Assistant Secretary Retsinas in this united effort to reduce fraud on the Internet. "Hud Tracer Surf Day" is the latest in a series of...

WASHINGTON -- The federal government today launched a drive to find 100,000 homebuyers owed $70 million in refunds by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and began a crackdown on...

Edward E. Rayden, one of the defendants charged by the Federal Trade Commission with operating a computer repair services contract scam, has agreed to a settlement that would prohibit him from making...

Petitions to reopen and modify or set aside orders: The FTC has received a petition from the following entity seeking changes in, or termination of, an FTC order. The FTC is seeking public comments on...

The Federal Trade Commission has reopened and extended until December 3, 1997, the public comment period to provide interested members of the public an additional fifteen days to submit written...

Two senior corporate officers of National Idea Network, Inc., a firm based in Wexford and Indiana, Pennsylvania, that does business under the name The Concept Network, have agreed to pay $40,000 each...

The Federal Trade Commission has settled charges against JewelWay International, Inc., and its corporate officers in an agreement requiring a $5 million payment, which will be distributed to harmed...

The Federal Trade Commission has eliminated its Dry Cell Battery Rule, concluding that because the industry is voluntarily complying with the requirements of the American National Standards Institute...

Hundreds of get-rich-quick business opportunities and pyramid schemes operating on the Internet have been warned by law enforcement authorities across the country and around the world that their...

Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has ruled on an application for approval of a transaction from the following: The FTC has...

Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement with the following entity. The Commission action makes the consent order...

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission today said that tobacco industry criticism of its report on the proposed tobacco settlement is unfounded. According to the FTC staff, the industry critique of...

A federal district court judge has issued an order temporarily halting the businesses of two Florida firms which, law enforcement officials alleged, falsely promised college-bound students and their...

The Federal Trade Commission joined with public health and consumer protection and information agencies from the United States, Canada, and Mexico to "surf" the Internet for potentially false or...

Robert Pitofsky, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, today told the House Judiciary Committee that antitrust enforcement strategies at the agency have benefitted consumers and eased regulatory...

In its latest law enforcement action aimed at stemming fraud on the Internet, the Federal Trade Commission has obtained a federal court order temporarily halting a pyramid scheme advertised on the...