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FTC Sends Nearly $1.5 Million to Victims of Bronx Honda’s Illegal Financing and Sales Practices
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission is sending refunds totaling nearly $1.5 million to individuals who were affected by allegedly unlawful financing and sales practices by Bronx Honda. According to the FTC...
Majority Statement of Chairman Joseph J. Simons, Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips, and Commissioner Christine S. Wilson In the Matter of Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
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By
Joseph J. Simons, Former Chairman;
Noah Joshua Phillips, Former Commissioner;
Christine S. Wilson, Former Commissioner
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192 3167
Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter In the Matter of Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
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Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Commissioner
Matter Number
192 3167
Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra Regarding Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
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Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner
Matter Number
192 3167
FTC Requires Zoom to Enhance its Security Practices as Part of Settlement
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Note: The FTC hosted a conference call for media. Participants included Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection Andrew Smith and Maneesha Mithal, Associate Director of the FTC’s Division...
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Outreach Calling, Inc.
A sprawling fundraising operation that allegedly scammed consumers out of millions of dollars will be permanently banned from charitable fundraising along with its owner and others involved in its operation as a result of a lawsuit brought by the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission and Attorneys General of New York, Virginia, Minnesota, and New Jersey.
The operation is made up of multiple companies all under the control of owner Mark Gelvan, along with his associates Thomas Berkenbush, William English, and Damian Muziani. The complaint filed by the FTC and the states alleges that the defendants served as the primary fundraisers for a number of sham charities that were the subject of numerous law enforcement actions.
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Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
182 3058
Case Status
Pending
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FTC Data Shows Big Jump in Consumer Reports about Scams Originating on Social Media
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Newly released data from the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission reveal that there has been a surge in reports from people who say they lost money to a scam that started on social media, including a spike of...
FTC Approves Final Administrative Consent Order with Marketer of Product Falsely Claiming to Prevent or Treat COVID-19
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Following a public comment period, the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has approved a final administrative consent order settling charges that a California-based marketer of a supplement called Thrive, which...
FTC Halts Scheme that Falsely Claimed to Offer Unlimited Inmate Calling Plans
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At the request of the FTC, a federal court issued a temporary restraining order against Marc and Courtney Grisham and two companies they operate, Disruption Theory LLC and Emergent Technologies LLC...
FTC Acts to Shut Down Unlawful Debt Collection Operation
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A federal court has shut down an Atlanta-based debt collector in response to a Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission complaint alleging that its agents threatened consumers with arrest and imprisonment and tried...
FTC, State, and Â鶹´«Ã½ Law Â鶹´«Ã½ Partners Announce Nationwide Crackdown on Phantom and Abusive Debt Collection
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission, along with more than 50 federal and state law enforcement partners, today announced a nationwide law enforcement and outreach initiative to protect consumers from phantom...
Company Charged With Posing as SBA Lender Settles FTC Charges and Ceases Using ‘SBA Loan Program’ Website and Business Name
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A Rhode Island company and its owner will be permanently prohibited from misrepresenting they are affiliated with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as part of a settlement resolving Â鶹´«Ã½...
FTC Adds New Charges, Additional Defendants in Case Against Alleged Pyramid Scheme
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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission has added new charges and defendants to its ongoing case against the operators of multiple alleged pyramid schemes. In a case first filed in January, the FTC alleged that...
Second Round of Refunds, Totaling $147 Million, Sent to Consumers As a Result of Multi-Agency Case Against Western Union
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Approximately $147 million is being mailed to 33,000 consumers in the second distribution of refunds resulting from the law enforcement actions brought against Western Union by the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade...
Globex Telecom and Associates Will Pay $2.1 Million, Settling FTC’s First Consumer Protection Case Against a VoIP Service Provider
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Globex Telecom, Inc. and an affiliated company will pay a total of $1.9 million to settle Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission and State of Ohio charges that they facilitated a scheme that peddled bogus credit...
FTC Joins Four States in Action to Shut Down Alleged Sham Charity Funding Operation That Bilked Millions From Consumers
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A sprawling fundraising operation that allegedly scammed consumers out of millions of dollars will be permanently banned from charitable fundraising along with its owner and others involved in its...
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