FTC to Host Press Conference
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a press conference Wednesday, October 3, 2012, to announce a law enforcement crackdown on a massive international computer tech support scam that allegedly...
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FTC Staff Submits Comment to CFPB on Mortgage Disclosure Forms
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The Federal Trade Commission’s staff submitted a comment to the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on disclosure forms designed to help consumers understand the features, costs, and risks of...
FTC Case Results in $163 Million Judgment Against "Scareware" Marketer
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At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court imposed a judgment of more than $163 million on the final defendant in the FTC’s case against an operation that used computer “scareware” to...
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Facing Facts: Best Practices For Common Uses of Facial Recognition Technologies
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Text of the Commission Staff Report
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Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Rosch
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The National Do Not Call Registry: Data Book for Fiscal Year 2012
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Fiscal Year 2012
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FTC Issues Revised "Green Guides"
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The Federal Trade Commission issued revised “Green Guides” that are designed to help marketers ensure that the claims they make about the environmental attributes of their products are truthful and...
FTC to Host Pet Meds Workshop Tomorrow
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop focusing on the pet medications industry in the United States tomorrow in Washington, DC. FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz will provide opening remarks, and...
Federal Trade Commission to Hold Phone-in Media Briefing on Final Changes to the Agency's Green Marketing Guides
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The Federal Trade Commission will announce final revisions to its “green” marketing guides on Monday, October 1, 2012, at 11:30 a.m. on the FTC’s website, followed by a phone-in media briefing at noon...
FTC Returns Just Over $11,000 to Consumers Who Were Allegedly Charged an Illegal Advance Fee for a Credit Repair Product
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 831 checks for $13.70 each to consumers who allegedly were charged an illegal advance fee for a CD-ROM with information about credit reporting and instructions...
Luebke Baker and Associates, Inc.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
082-3206
FTC Sends Refunds to Victims of "Free" Goods and Services Telemarketing Scheme
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing refund checks to 138,737 consumers nationwide who allegedly were taken in by a group of telemarketers who falsely promised them “free” goods and services. In...
Direct Connection Consulting, Inc. also d/b/a Sure Touch Long Distance, and Digicom, LLC also d/b/a DigiTouch Long Distance, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
082 3075
FTC Halts Computer Spying
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Seven rent-to-own companies and a software design firm have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they spied on consumers using computers that consumers rented from them, capturing...
FTC Releases Reports on Cigarette and Smokeless Tobacco Advertising and Promotion
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The amount spent on cigarette advertising and promotion by the largest cigarette companies in the United States declined from $9.94 billion in 2008 to $8.53 billion in 2009, and again to $8.05 billion...
Bogus 'Platinum Credit Card' Sellers Will Pay $7.5 Million to Settle FTC Charges
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The operators of a Philadelphia-based telemarketing scheme will pay more than $7.5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they peddled bogus “platinum” credit cards and illegally...
FTC Finalizes Procedure Changes to Streamline Agency Investigative Processes and Keep Pace With Technology
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The Federal Trade Commission today issued final changes to agency procedure that will streamline the FTC’s investigatory process, make updates to keep pace with electronic evidence discovery, and...
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Western Region Common Ground Conference
Join the Federal Trade Commission, the office of the California Attorney General, the U.S. Department of Justice, the CFPB, legal services attorneys and other consumer advocates, and state and federal...
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