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Event Description

Join the Federal Trade Commission as we bring together directors, program managers, and leaders of organizations in the Chicagoland area to discuss consumer fraud and its disproportionate impact on Latino communities. The FTC will introduce its law enforcement and outreach efforts to combat fraud. The roundtable will also promote discussion of consumer issues affecting Latinos, and explore ways to raise awareness and prevent fraud in their communities.

Preregistration Notice

The FTC will accept pre-registration for the roundtable. Pre-registration is not necessary to attend, but is encouraged so that we may better plan this event.  To pre-register, email your name, affiliation, and your e-mail address to midwestregion@ftc.gov. There is no fee to attend. 

When you pre-register, we collect your name, affiliation, and your e-mail address. We use the name and affiliation you have provided for conference administration purposes—to estimate how many people will attend, prepare nametags, and better understand the likely audience for the conference. We may also use your e-mail address to contact you with information about the conference.

  • 9:15 am

    Registration

    9:30 am

    		Welcome and Opening Remarks

    Todd Kossow
    Director, Federal Trade Commission, Midwest Region
    9:45 am

    The Disproportionate Impact of Fraud on Latino Communities

    Jason Adler
    Assistant Director, Federal Trade Commission, Midwest Region

    FTC research reveals that Latinos are more likely to be victims of fraud than
    the general population, but are less likely to report the fraud. This session will
    highlight the key findings of this research, including statistics about the impact and
    underreporting of fraud in Latino communities. We will also discuss how this research
    can help guide efforts to reverse this trend.

    10:00 am

    		Common Scams and How They Work

    Joannie Wei
    Staff Attorney, Federal Trade Commission, Midwest Region

    Roberto Menjivar
    Investigator, Federal Trade Commission, Midwest Region

    This session will discuss the most prevalent scams targeting or disproportionately
    impacting Latino communities, such as immigration services scams, pyramid schemes,
    and debt and mortgage schemes, among others. We will focus on how these scams
    work and what the FTC has done to address them.

    10:40 am

    Resources For Combating Fraud

    Cristina Miranda
    Consumer Education Specialist, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C.

    This session will address the many free resources in English and Spanish that the FTC
    has available for your organizations and communities, and how you can use them to
    raise awareness.

    11:00 am

    Small Group Networking Sessions

    We want to hear from you, as leaders in your organizations, about the consumer
    issues your communities are experiencing. We will break into small groups to discuss
    in depth the types of fraud you are seeing in your communities and to strategize
    about how to raise awareness and encourage reporting.

    11:30 amLessons Learned and Next Steps
    11:50 amClosing Remarks

     

FTC Privacy Policy

Under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) or other laws, we may be required to disclose to outside organizations the information you provide when you pre-register for events that require registration. The Commission will consider all timely and responsive public comments, whether filed in paper or electronic form, and as a matter of discretion, we make every effort to remove home contact information for individuals from the public comments before posting them on the FTC website.

The FTC Act and other laws we administer permit the collection of your pre-registration contact information and the comments you file to consider and use in this proceeding as appropriate. For additional information, including routine uses permitted by the Privacy Act, see the Commission’s Privacy Act system for public records and comprehensive privacy policy.

This event will be open to the public and may be photographed, videotaped, webcast, or otherwise recorded.  By participating in this event, you are agreeing that your image — and anything you say or submit — may be posted indefinitely at ftc.gov or on one of the Commission's publicly available social media sites.

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