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Working Together to Protect Michigan Consumers: A Common Ground Conference
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Join law enforcement and consumer advocates for this free event to discuss issues affecting Michigan’s consumers. Learn about emerging trends and new and existing challenges. Explore ways to...
FTC, Florida Attorney General Take Action Against Illegal Robocall Operation
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Office of the Florida Attorney General have charged a web of related defendants based in Orlando with bombarding consumers with illegal robocalls in an attempt to...
Marketers of “Mosquito Shield Bands” to Pay $300,000, Barred from Making Misleading Pest-Control Claims under Settlement with FTC
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CORRECTED The quote in this release has been updated for clarification. Viatek Consumer Products Group, Inc. and company owner and President Lou Lentine have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission...
FTC and Department of Justice Bring Action against Lead-Generator Using Robocalls to Pitch Energy Savings
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The Federal Trade Commission, in coordination with the Department of Justice (DOJ), has brought a federal court action to stop a telemarketing operation that allegedly made illegal robocalls promising...
FTC Action Stops Scammers Who Collected Millions in Phantom Payday Loan Debts
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FTC charged that the operators illegally processed $5.2 million in payments from consumers for debts they did not owe.
Scammers Settle FTC Charges They Sent Millions of Spam Text Messages
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Two affiliate-marketing scammers and their company have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they sent millions of unwanted text messages to consumers across the U.S. with false...
Marketer Settles FTC Charges He Sent Millions of Deceptive, Unwanted Text Messages
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An affiliate marketer has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that he was responsible for sending millions of unwanted text messages to consumers that deceptively promised “free” gift...
Defendants in Dominican Mortgage Assistance Scam that Allegedly Defrauded Spanish-Speaking U.S. Homeowners Settle FTC Charges
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As part of its continuing crackdown on scams that target consumers in financial distress, the Federal Trade Commission obtained a settlement order resolving charges against a nationwide scam operating...
FTC Settles Charges That Cardinal Health's Purchase of Biotech Was Anticompetitive
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The Federal Trade Commission will require Cardinal Health, Inc. to reconstitute and sell nuclear pharmacies in Las Vegas, Nevada; Albuquerque, New Mexico; and El Paso, Texas under a settlement order...
FTC Order Restores Competition in U.S. Markets for Herbicide Products
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Australian chemical company Nufarm Limited has agreed to sell certain assets and modify some of its business agreements to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its 2008 acquisition of rival A...
FTC Announces a Permanent Injunction Issued Against National Business Consultants, Inc. and Robert Namer A/K/A Robert Behar
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The Federal Trade Commission announced that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has permanently enjoined National Business Consultants, Inc. (NBC), and Robert Namer (who has...
FTC Charges National Business Consultants Inc. Deceived Purchasers; Asks Court to Order Halt to Violations
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged National Business Consultants Inc. with making false and misleading claims in the sale of business opportunities for business consulting services. At the FTC's...
Business Blog
New Green Lights & Red Flags business seminar debuts in Atlanta
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Whether you’re taking the midnight train to Georgia, a quick trip on MARTA, or a drive around the Perimeter on your way to one of the many Peachtree Streets, meet us in Atlanta on Thursday, August 15...
Competition Matters
FTC at work outside the Beltway
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This week, we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the opening of the first FTC regional office. According to the Commission’s 1918 Annual Report, the FTC first established three branch offices in...
Business Blog
Root, root root for the regions
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This year eight major league baseball teams are celebrating milestone anniversaries – and so are the FTC’s regional offices. In 1918, the Commission opened the first three of its regional offices...
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