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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission today announced "Operation Phoney Philanthropy" - a law enforcement and public education campaign by the FTC and state charities regulators to stop fraudulent fundraising...

The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) promotes fairness, privacy, and accuracy in the consumer credit marketplace, the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission testified today. "Overall, developments in the consumer...

WHAT: The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission and the various state charities regulators will host a press conference on Tuesday May 20, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. EST to announce the latest law enforcement crackdown...

Commission approval of interim trustee term extension: The Commission has extended the term of the interim trustee in the matter concerning FMC Corporation/Solutia, Inc. (now Astaris LLC). The interim...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission sued and obtained a temporary restraining order against three corporate defendants and their principals, all based in Secaucus, New Jersey, to halt an alleged nationwide...

In the latest in a series of law enforcement initiatives targeting Internet fraud, the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, United States Postal Inspection Service, three...

Nationwide Premium Cigar Distributors Corporation (Nationwide Premium), based in Hallandale, Florida, and its president, Alvin Blish, have agreed to settle Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission charges that they...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission and Department of Justice today released a detailed schedule for the sessions of their joint hearings on health care and competition law and policy to be held May 27, 2003...

WHAT: Press conference to announce more than 40 law enforcement actions targeting deceptive spam and fraudulent Internet scams by 20 federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. WHO: Brad Elbein...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has announced that its staff will offer a training program for financial institutions that are subject to its Safeguards Rule. That Rule implements the safeguards...

Commission approval of time period extension: The Commission has approved a fourth extension of a time period concerning a matter involving Baxter International, Inc. (Baxter). Under the order in...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection will hold the first of two one-day sessions on "Technologies for Protecting Personal Information" on Wednesday, May 14, 2003. The workshops...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are warning Web site operators who suggest that their products will protect against, treat, or even cure Severe Acute...

Two Internet sites claiming that they can "pre-register" consumers with the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission's National telemarketing "Do Not Call" Registry are the focus of a federal district court complaint...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has reached a settlement with Comstar Communications, Inc. and its president, Randall A. Carasco, who marketed and sold "WaveShield," "WaveShield 1000," and "WaveShield...

The fifth session of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission/Department of Justice joint hearings on health care and competition law and policy will be held on Wednesday, May 7, from 9:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and...

Every year millions of students apply for financial aid and scholarships to help finance their college education. Sometimes they fall prey to scholarship and financial aid scams. To help federal...

Jonathan P. Cohen, the last remaining individual defendant named in a Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission lawsuit involving fundraising fraud, is banned from further fundraising and telemarketing activities as...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has filed a complaint in federal district court against A. Glenn Braswell and four of his corporations challenging allegedly false and unsubstantiated advertising claims...

Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission General Counsel William Kovacic will be the keynote speaker at an Antitrust Practice Group Retreat luncheon on Friday, May 2, 2003, hosted by the Washington, D.C. law firm of...