Press Releases

The Federal Trade Commission has negotiated settlements to end its litigation against two southern California men, Walter D. Channels and James Martin Coose, in connection with the allegedly...

A telemarketing "recovery room" operation in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and its principals, have agreed to settle federal charges that they falsely claimed that they would recover a substantial portion of...

The Federal Trade Commission said today that J.C. Penney Company, Inc., the parent company of Thrift Drug, Inc., has agreed to divest a total of 161 drug stores in North and South Carolina by March...

The Federal Trade Commission staff has advised the Southwest Florida Oral Surgery Associates (SFOSA) that its proposal to form a "Cooperative" for the purpose of jointly marketing their services to...

Premier Products, Inc., marketers of the "Miracle Thaw" food thawing tray -- an aluminum tray advertised for its ability to thaw food quickly -- and Comtrad Industries, Inc., a marketer of the...

A California couple sued by the Federal Trade Commission over their role in an allegedly deceptive credit repair scheme has agreed to post a $250,000 performance bond before engaging in, or assisting...

Thadow, Inc., and its president, defendants named in a 1995 Federal Trade Commission lawsuit, have agreed to pay $130,000 to be used for consumer redress, as part of a settlement resolving charges...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval for a transaction from the following...

Natural Innovations, Inc., company president Dr. William S. Gandee, and World Media T.V., Inc., have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges stemming from the advertising and sale of "The...

The Boeing Company will settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its $3.025 billion acquisition of Rockwell International Corporation's Aerospace and Defense business would violate antitrust laws...

The FTC staff comments were made in response to a request from Ron Stephens, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Illinois House of Representatives. Current Illinois law bars car rental firms...

Dwight’s EnergyData, Inc. (Dwight’s), the largest supplier of U.S. gas and oil production data, has agreed to license its data to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its merger with a major...

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

In a case that will mark the first time the U.S. government has obtained an asset freeze issued by a foreign court and returned the frozen funds to American telemarketing fraud victims, the Federal...

Silver State Western Publishing, Inc., doing business as Prime Time Marketing, a Las Vegas-based telemarketer, and its president John A. Pieri, have agreed to pay $65,000 to settle Federal Trade...

Three telemarketing operations that were sued in a Federal Trade Commission sweep of scams that bilked small businesses have agreed to settle charges that their business practices were deceptive and...

Petitions to reopen and modify or set aside orders: The FTC has received a petition from the following entity seeking changes in an FTC order. Before the Commission rules, the petition is subject to...

The Federal Trade Commission has reached settlements with two of three defendants in its case against the Los Angeles-based marketers of 900-number "turnkey" business ventures. The settlements bar...

Suzanne Bannister, of Longwood, Florida, and her Massachusetts-based employment firm, Direct Link, Inc., have been ordered by a federal district court to post a $50,000 performance bond before...

An Ohio-based mortgage banker has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it provided false and misleading information about payment schedules and the cost of credit to mortgage...