Press Releases

The Commission is extremely pleased by the circuit court's order granting its request for an injunction pending appeal in FTC v. Heinz. The Commission believed when it decided to bring the case, and...

The Federal Trade Commission has won a $28 million judgment against an Indiana-based operation that fraudulently offered employment with the U.S. Postal Service. A federal district court magistrate...

Consent agreement given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement with the following and issued a response letter to a commentor...

Amended complaint: The Commission has authorized staff to file an amended complaint in the following matter: Consumer Repair Services, Inc . The complaint was originally filed as part of the FTC's...

A federal district court judge has jailed three individuals who allegedly engaged in a nationwide advance fee loan scam, the Federal Trade Commission announced today. The United States District Court...

A U.S. District Judge held Barry Taylor, of Franklin, North Carolina, in civil contempt for resuming fraudulent sales of business opportunities in violation of a 1996 stipulated settlement with the...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a proposed consent agreement with Novartis AG (Novartis) and AstraZeneca PLC (Zeneca) that would allow the two companies to combine their agricultural...

Citing several violations of a 1995 Federal Trade Commission consent order, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a complaint against Boston Scientific Corporation (BSC), on behalf of the...

The Federal Trade Commission and the United Kingdom Department of Trade and Industry and United Kingdom Office of Fair Trading announced today that representatives of the three organizations have...

In a year-long law enforcement effort targeting the top 10 Internet scams, 5 U.S. agencies, consumer protection organizations from 9 countries and 23 states today announced 251 law enforcement actions...

Unscrupulous telemarketers pitching worthless credit card "protection" packages are at it again, according to the Federal Trade Commission, and again the agency has their number. The FTC today...

The Commission has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice regarding the following: Information Sharing with Canadian and Australian Law Enforcement Authorities . As explained in the...

The Federal Trade Commission today issued a staff report discussing information gathered and antitrust issues addressed at the Commission's widely attended public workshop on business-to-business (B2B...

On October 30, 2000 at 10:00 a.m., the Federal Trade Commission will hold a joint press conference with the Government of Ontario, Canada and Canadian law enforcement agencies in Toronto to announce...

What: Press Conference to announce "Operation Top Ten Dot Cons," an international law enforcement and consumer education effort targeting the top ten Internet scams. Delegates to the International...

WebTV Networks, Inc., (WNI) a marketer of Internet access devices, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that advertising for the WebTV system was deceptive, in violation of federal...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Indian Arts and Crafts Board (IACB) of the U.S. Department of the Interior have joined forces to combat the deceptive marketing of arts and crafts products...

The Federal Trade Commission has won a $19.7 million judgment against Canadian telemarketers the FTC charged with operating an illegal international lottery scam. The agency alleged that in calls from...

A federal court in Tampa, Florida has ordered a temporary halt to the allegedly deceptive sales practices of three Sarasota-based companies marketing work-at-home paralegal business opportunities. The...

Two companies and their principals that the Federal Trade Commission alleged used high-pressure sales tactics to sell various home-based business opportunities have agreed to settle FTC charges that...