Press Releases

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...

On October 26-27, 2000 , the Federal Trade Commission will hold a forum on warranty protection for software and other high-tech goods and services marketed to consumers. The forum will provide a...

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...

Who: Donald Telage, Chairman of Commission on Child Online Protection (COPA) and members of the COPA Commission ( Commissioners include: Stephen Balkam, Internet Content Rating Association ; John...

The Federal Trade Commission announced today a proposed settlement of antitrust concerns stemming from the $4.2 billion acquisition of Mallinckrodt, Inc. by Tyco International, Ltd. The proposed...

A two-day Identity Theft Victim Assistance Workshop will focus on examining possible solutions for better assisting victims. The workshop will begin with victims describing their experiences when...

The Federal Trade Commission has concluded a record year of antitrust enforcement, in both merger and non-merger areas. The Commission's antitrust enforcement efforts helped save consumers an...

The Federal Trade Commission testified today before the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection on the agency's efforts in the area of protecting consumers' privacy...

Seeking to ensure that consumers gain timely access to generic pharmaceuticals and are protected from potentially anticompetitive arrangements between brand-name and generic drug-makers, the Federal...

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...

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...

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 --...

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...

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...

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...