AT&T to Pay $80 Million to FTC for Consumer Refunds in Mobile Cramming Case
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Consumers who believe they were charged without their authorization can visit www.ftc.gov/att to submit a refund claim.
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FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez to Join FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler and State Attorneys General to Announce Major Â鶹´«Ã½ Action
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On Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014, FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez will join FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler and state attorneys general representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia to announce a major U.S...
Proposed FinCEN Rule Should Help FTC Track Down Perpetrators of Fraud
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Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission staff filed a comment on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published by the Financial Crimes Â鶹´«Ã½ Network (FinCEN) of the U.S. Department of Treasury, in which FinCEN...
FTC Extends Deadline for Submitting Public Comments on Review of the Telemarketing Sales Rule Through November 13, 2014
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has extended the deadline for consumers to submit comments regarding the agency’s Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) through November 13, 2014. On July 31, 2014, the FTC...
Sweepstakes Scammer Banned from Prize Promotion Industry
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A sweepstakes operator that took millions of dollars from consumers throughout the United States and dozens of other countries, including Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Japan, is banned from...
FTC Approves Modified Consent Order for Graco Inc.
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has approved a modified final order settling charges that equipment manufacturer Graco Inc.’s $650 million acquisition of certain finishing equipment businesses of...
FTC Halts Fake Medicare Scheme that Took Money from Seniors’ Bank Accounts
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At the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission’s request, a federal court halted a telemarketing scheme that tricked senior citizens by pretending to be part of Medicare, and took millions of dollars from consumers’...
FTC Extends Comment Period for Big Data Workshop to Oct. 31
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has extended until Oct. 31 the deadline for public comments related to its recent workshop, “Big Data: A Tool for Inclusion or Exclusion?†Instructions for providing...
Norm Thompson Outfitters and Wacoal America Settle FTC Charges Over Weight-Loss Claims for Caffeine-infused Shapewear
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The companies have settled charges that slimming claims for their caffeine-infused products were false and not substantiated by scientific evidence.
Francine Lafontaine Named Director of FTC’s Bureau of Economics
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Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez has appointed Francine Lafontaine as Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Economics, succeeding Martin Gaynor, who is returning to Heinz College at...
FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges that L’Oréal USA, Inc. Made Deceptive Advertising Claims for its Anti-Aging Cosmetics
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Following a public comment period, the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that cosmetics company L’Oréal USA, Inc. made deceptive advertising claims about its Lancôme...
Â鶹´«Ã½ Appeals Court Upholds District Court Order that Permanently Bars Telemarketers From Pitching Mortgage and Debt Relief Programs and Awards $5.7 Million for Consumer Redress
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“The court decision announced today is a major win for consumers nationwide,†said Jessica Rich, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. “It affirms that marketers can’t get away with...
FTC Approves Final Amendments to Guides to Help Businesses Comply with Law Regarding Promotional Allowances and Services
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has approved final changes to its “Fred Meyer Guides,†which explain how suppliers can provide advertising allowances and other promotional payments and services to...
Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Announce Agenda for “Debt Collection & the Latino Community†Roundtable
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have announced the agenda for the roundtable the agencies will co-host in Long Beach, California, on October 23, 2014. The...
FTC Stops Abusive Debt Collection Operation That Threatened Consumers with Legal Action and Arrest for Not Paying ‘Phantom’ Debts
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has halted the abusive debt collection practices of an operation that used fictitious names and threatened consumers into paying debts they may not have owed. Under...
Operation ‘Full Disclosure’ Targets More Than 60 National Advertisers
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After reviewing numerous national television and print advertisements, staff of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has sent warning letters to more than 60 companies – including 20 of the 100 largest...
At FTC’s Request, Court Halts Bogus Bitcoin Mining Operation
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At the request of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission, a federal court has shut down Butterfly Labs, a Missouri-based company that allegedly deceptively marketed specialized computers designed to produce...
FTC Provides Comment to Â鶹´«Ã½ Communications Commission on Consumer Privacy and Data Security Issues and Broadband Internet Services
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In a comment filed Friday with the Â鶹´«Ã½ Communications Commission, the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission provided information on its enforcement, policy and education work related to consumer privacy and...
FTC Approves Final Order Preserving Future Competition in Generic Injectable Tuberculosis Drug Market
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Following a public comment period, the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Akorn, Inc.’s acquisition of VersaPharm Inc. and its parent company, VPI Holdings Corp...
FTC Approves Four SCI Applications to Divest Funeral and Cemetery Assets in Georgia and Tennessee
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Following public comment periods, the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has approved four applications by Service Corporation International (SCI) to divest certain funeral and cemetery assets, as required...
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