Commission Actions

Defendants who controlled and operated Screen Test U.S.A. -- a bogus model and talent operation doing business from Connecticut to Florida -- have been permanently banned from marketing and selling...

Public statement on the FTC's 2000 Online Privacy Survey: Later this month, the FTC will conduct a survey of U.S. commercial Web sites to determine the extent to which these sites are collecting...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that David R. Thomas, most recently Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs in the Office of the Vice President, has been named Director of the Commission's...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced it will seek a preliminary injunction in federal District Court to prevent the merger of BP Amoco p.l.c. and Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO). The...

Siri Ram Singh Khalsa, one of the individuals named in the Federal Trade Commission's case against several gemstone companies, has accepted a ban from selling any investment opportunity or collectible...

Results of Scholarscam 2000 Internet surf released: Staff of the Federal Trade Commission today announced the results of a "surf" of Internet sites that advertise college scholarship services. Called...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions: Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement with...

Publication of Federal Register notices: The Commission has announced changes in the two threshold figures that define when it is unlawful for an individual to serve as an officer or director of two...

A Canadian telemarketing company targeting U.S. citizens in a lottery scheme has been temporarily shut down by the Federal Trade Commission and Canadian law enforcement officials. According to the FTC...

The Federal Trade Commission has named the members of its Advisory Committee on Online Access and Security and announced that the Advisory Committee's first meeting will be held February 4. The...