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Internet explorers who surf the Net looking for help have a new source of consumer news and information at http://www.consumer.gov (no period). The web site offers a broad array of consumer...

Applications for approval of transactions: The FTC has received an application for approval of a transaction from the following. The FTC is seeking public comments on the application for 30 days...

David Eugene Mueller has agreed to settle Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission charges that he falsely promised purchasers of his training program that they would be "licensed" or "certified" to operate home...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has concluded that "Made in USA" advertising and labeling claims will continue to be held to the "all or virtually all" standard that traditionally has been applied by the...

On November 24, 1997, a jury in Los Angeles, California, convicted Ronald Dante, a defendant in one of two cases stemming from the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission's "Project Scofflaw." Dante was convicted of...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with The Dow Chemical Company that would allow Dow to complete its proposed $500 million tender offer for...

The staff of the Bureaus of Consumer Protection and Economics of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission have advised the Food and Drug Administration that significant benefits are likely to result from adoption...

Jerome L. Goldberg has agreed to settle Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission charges stemming from his involvement with World Class Network, Inc., a multi-level marketer of travel agent credentials and a work-at...

Two central players in an Orlando-based telemarketing ring charged by the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission in June of 1996 with deceptively marketing employment services have agreed to stay out of all job...

Two additional defendants in a massive scheme to sell Â鶹´«Ã½ Communications Commission's (FCC) Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) licenses as "low risk, high return" investments have agreed to settle...

Thank you Secretary Cuomo, I am certainly pleased to join you and Assistant Secretary Retsinas in this united effort to reduce fraud on the Internet. "Hud Tracer Surf Day" is the latest in a series of...

WASHINGTON -- The federal government today launched a drive to find 100,000 homebuyers owed $70 million in refunds by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and began a crackdown on...

Edward E. Rayden, one of the defendants charged by the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission with operating a computer repair services contract scam, has agreed to a settlement that would prohibit him from making...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has reopened and extended until December 3, 1997, the public comment period to provide interested members of the public an additional fifteen days to submit written...

Petitions to reopen and modify or set aside orders: The FTC has received a petition from the following entity seeking changes in, or termination of, an FTC order. The FTC is seeking public comments on...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has settled charges against JewelWay International, Inc., and its corporate officers in an agreement requiring a $5 million payment, which will be distributed to harmed...

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has eliminated its Dry Cell Battery Rule, concluding that because the industry is voluntarily complying with the requirements of the American National Standards Institute...

Hundreds of get-rich-quick business opportunities and pyramid schemes operating on the Internet have been warned by law enforcement authorities across the country and around the world that their...

Two senior corporate officers of National Idea Network, Inc., a firm based in Wexford and Indiana, Pennsylvania, that does business under the name The Concept Network, have agreed to pay $40,000 each...

Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has ruled on an application for approval of a transaction from the following: The FTC has...