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FTC Approves Final Orders Settling Charges that Rent-to-Own Operators Restrained Competition through Reciprocal Purchase Agreements
FTC Sends 45 More Letters Warning Marketers to Stop Making Unsupported Claims That Their Products and Therapies Can Effectively Prevent or Treat COVID-19
FTC Sends Report to Congress on Retailers’ Shipping Policies
FTC Announces Latest Round of Letters Warning Companies to Cease Unsupported Claims that Their Products Can Treat or Prevent Coronavirus
FTC Sends More than $6.9 Million in Refunds to Victims of Office Supply Scam
Protecting Northwest Consumers: A Common Ground Conference
Rent-to-Own Operators Settle Charges that They Restrained Competition through Reciprocal Purchase Agreements
FTC Acts to Stop Deceptive Ad Sales to Small Businesses
Production Media Company
In February 2020, two Oregon-based media production companies and their owner agreed to settle FTC charges that they deceptively pitched “exclusive” advertising placements to small businesses and misled them about when the ads would be printed and distributed. The order settling the FTC’s complaint bans the defendants from such deceptive conduct and requires them to pay $100,000.
FTC Stops Student Loan Debt Relief Scheme that Allegedly Bilked Consumers out of Millions
Dental Products Distributors Benco Dental Supply Company, Patterson Companies, Inc. Decline to Appeal ALJ Decision, Making that Decision Final
FTC Sends More Than $5.4 Million to People Who Paid for Worthless Student Loan Debt Relief
At FTC’s Request, Court Imposes Permanent Direct Mail Marketing Ban and $8.9 Million Judgment on Operators of Newspaper Subscription Scheme
FTC, States Continue Fight against Sham Charities; Shut Down Operations That Falsely Claimed to Help Disabled Police Officers and Veterans
American Veterans Foundation, Inc.
The operators of two purported sham charities have agreed to settle charges by the FTC and the AGs of Missouri and Florida that they deceived donors with false claims that their organizations helped disabled police officers and military veterans. The operators of both schemes are permanently banned from charitable solicitations or otherwise working for charities.
Operators of Sweepstakes Scam Will Forfeit $30 Million to Settle FTC Charges
Webinar: Fighting Consumer Fraud and Identity Theft in Oregon
FTC Announces Kick-off of First Annual International Charity Fraud Awareness Week
Student Debt Relief Operators Agree to Settle FTC Charges
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