• Complaint – April 23, 2008
  FTC Announces ‘Operation Tele-PHONEY,’ Agency’s Largest Telemarketing Sweep

• Complaint – April 24, 2008
  FTC Announces ‘Operation Tele-PHONEY,’ Agency’s Largest Telemarketing Sweep

• Complaint for Injunctive and Other Equitable Relief – July 25, 2007
  Cross-Border Telemarketers Face FTC Charges for Deceptive Phone Card Pitches
  Defendants Also Charged with Violating National Do Not Call Registry Rules
• Stipulated Final Judgment – December 4, 2008
  Cross-Border Telemarketers Barred From Deceptive Phone Card Pitches
  Court Order Also Prohibits Violations of Do Not Call Registry Rules

US v. ADT Security Services, Inc.

• Complaint and Settlement - November 6, 2007
• Seller of home security systems agrees to pay $2 million to settle Do Not Call charges
  FTC Announces Law Enforcement Crackdown on Do Not Call Violators

US v. Alarm King, Inc.

• Complaint and Settlement - November 6, 2007
• Authorized dealer for ADT pays $20,000 to settle Do Not Call charges
  FTC Announces Law Enforcement Crackdown on Do Not Call Violators

US v. All in One Vacation Club, L.L.C.

• Complaints and Settlements - January 27, 2009
  FTC Cracks Down on Do Not Call Violators: Companies Agree to Pay Almost $1.2 Million in Civil Penalties
  Two Groups of Travel Companies Called Numbers on the National Registry

FTC v. Ameriquest Mortgage Company

• Complaint and Settlement - November 6, 2007
• Mortgage company pays $1 million for Do Not Call and entity-specific violations
  FTC Announces Law Enforcement Crackdown on Do Not Call Violators

FTC v. 3R Bancorp

• Complaint - November 22, 2004
  FTC Halts International Credit Card Scam
• Settlement – May 24, 2006
  Cross-Border Advance-Fee Credit Card Operation Settles FTC Charges [Including Registry Violations]
  Defendants Will Pay $1.85 Million in Consumer Redress

FTC v. B.C. Ltd. 0763496, d.b.a. Cash Corner Services, Inc.

• Complaint – November 19, 2007
  Court Halts Bogus Check Scam Targeting “Lottery Winners;” Money Transfers Used to Defraud Consumers

FTC v. John Bezeredi d/b/a Dominion Investments et al.

• Complaint - October 17, 2005
  Bad Bonds: FTC Charges Canadian Defendant with Defrauding Elderly U.S. Consumers with Promises
  Many Consumers Also Called Despite Being on National Do Not Call Registry [and Without Defendants Paying Registry Fee]

US v. Bookspan

• Complaint and Settlement - February 23, 2006
  Book Club Direct Marketer to Pay $680,000 for Do Not Call Violations
  Book-of-the-Month Club Partnership Called Over 100,000 Consumers on DNC Registry; Continued Calling Customers Who Specifically Asked Not to be Called

US v. Braglia Marketing Group

• Complaint – August 31, 2004
  FTC Seeks First Civil Penalties for Do Not Call Violations
• Settlements - February 16, 2005
  FTC Announces First 'Do Not Call Rule' Settlements
  Timeshare Sellers and their Telemarketer Will Pay More than $500,000 for Violating the Rule
• Stipulated Judgment and Order for Permanent Injunction (PDF)

US v. The Broadcast Team, Robert J. Tuttle And Mark S. Edwards

• Complaint - January 31, 2006
  FTC Seeks End to Telemarketer’s Practices
  Automated Calling System Leaves Millions Of People Hanging
• Settlement –February 2, 2007
  Telemarketer Agrees to Stop Improper Use of Prerecorded Messages
  Defendants Agree to Pay $1 Million Civil Penalty for TSR Violations and to Permanent Bar on Violating the FTC’s Do Not Call and Abandoned Call Rules

US v. Central Florida Investments, Inc.

• Complaints and Settlements - January 27, 2009
  FTC Cracks Down on Do Not Call Violators: Companies Agree to Pay Almost $1.2 Million in Civil Penalties
  Two Groups of Travel Companies Called Numbers on the National Registry

FTC v. Centurion Financial Benefits, LLC

• Complaint – September 24, 2004
  FTC, Partners Put Stop to Canadian Cross-Border Frauds [Including Registry Violations]
• Settlement and Judgments – October 25, 2007
  Court Enters Final Orders and $10 Million Judgment Against Last Centurion Defendants
  Operators Targeted U.S. Consumers with Pitch for Nonexistent Credit Cards

FTC v. Ken Chase d/b/a Free Do Not Call List.org (FDNCL.org) and National Do Not Call List.us (NDNCL.us)

• Complaint – May 8, 2003
  FTC Cracks Down on 'Pre-Registration' Scams for the National 'Do Not Call' List
• Settlement – December 8, 2003
  Only You Can Register Your Number on FTC's Do Not Call List
Court Order Prohibits Defendant from Claiming Ability to Sign Up Consumers on the Registry

FTC v. City West Advantage, Inc.

• Complaint – May 20, 2008
  FTC Announces ‘Operation Tele-PHONEY,´ Agency´s Largest Telemarketing Sweep
  More Than 180 Actions Brought by Commission and Its Law Enforcement Partners

FTC v. Civic Development Group, LLC,

• Complaint – September 27, 2007
  FTC Charges New Jersey Telephone Fund-raisers with Misleading Consumers Nationwide About How Charitable Donations Will be Used
  Defendants Charged With Violating 1998 Order and the Telemarketing Sales Rule

US v. Columbia House Company

• Complaint and Settlement – July 15, 2005
  Columbia House Settles FTC Charges of Do Not Call Violations

US v. Comcast Corporation

• Complaint for Civil Penalties and Injunctive Relief and Stipulated Judgment and Order for Permanent Injunction – April 16, 2009
  DIRECTV, Comcast to Pay Total of $3.21 Million for Entity-Specific Do Not Call Violations
  DIRECTV to Pay $2.31 Million for Violating Telemarketing Sales Rule; Comcast to Pay $900,000 for Calling Consumers Who Asked Not to be Called Again

FTC v. Conversion Marketing, Inc., et. al.

• Complaint – November 5, 2004
  Operators Charge for "Free" Products
  Defendants Charged With Making Unauthorized Charges and Enrolling Consumers in Plans to Keep Products Coming Without Their Knowledge
• Dismissal – June 3, 2005
  Notice of Dismissal of Defendants Dr. Sharp, Inc. and David R. Sharp
• Settlement – January 17, 2006
  Telemarketers Settle FTC Charges of Costly “Free” Samples, Do Not Call Violations, and Worthless Weight-Loss Patches
  Defendants Will Pay $474,000 in Consumer Redress and Civil Penalties

US v. Craftmatic Industries, Inc.

• Complaint and Settlement - November 6, 2007
• Adjustable bed maker pays $4.4 million penalty
  FTC Announces Law Enforcement Crackdown on Do Not Call Violators

US v. Credit Foundation of America

• Complaint and Settlement - June 15, 2006
  Debt Management Telemarketers Settle FTC Charges [Including Registry Violations]; Defendants Will Pay Nearly $1 Million in Consumer Redress and Penalties

US v. Cutting Edge Marketing, Inc.

• Complaint and Settlement - September 23, 2005
  FTC Bars Travel Service Sellers from Violating Do Not Call Rule

FTC v. Debt Management Foundation Services, Inc.

• Complaint – July 29, 2004
  FTC Targets Major Do Not Call Registry Violator Peddling Bogus Debt Management Services
  
• Settlement – March 30, 2005
  Debt Services Operations [NCC & DMFS] Settle FTC Charges [of Fraud and Other Violations, Including Registry and Fee Rule]

FTC and State of Washington v Debt Solutions, Inc.

• Complaint - March 21, 2006

Debt Elimination Program' Fails to Deliver Guaranteed Lower Interest Rates
Telemarketers Also Violate Do Not Call Rule

FTC v. Del Sol LLC, d/b/a Del Sol Educational, and Fernando Gonzalez Lopez

• Complaint – May 17, 2005
  FTC and Law Enforcement Partners Continue Targeting Scammers of Spanish-Speakers
  
• Amended Complaint - December 23, 2005
  Commission authorizes the filing of an amended complaint in FTC v. Del Sol LLC,et al.
  FTC adds counts alleging Registry and Fee rule violations
• Settlement - December 14, 2006
  Scammers Targeting Spanish-Speakers Will Turn Over Assets

FTC and Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Direct Connection Consulting, Inc.

• Complaint and Temporary Restraining Order – May 20, 2008
  FTC Announces ‘Operation Tele-PHONEY,´ Agency´s Largest Telemarketing Sweep
  More Than 180 Actions Brought by Commission and Its Law Enforcement Partners

US v. Direct Security Services, Inc.

• Complaint and Settlement - November 6, 2007
• Authorized dealer for ADT pays $25,000 to settle Do Not Call charges
  FTC Announces Law Enforcement Crackdown on Do Not Call Violators

US v DirecTV, et. al.

• Complaint for Civil Penalties and Injunctive Relief – April 16, 2009
  DIRECTV, Comcast to Pay Total of $3.21 Million for Entity-Specific Do Not Call Violations
  DIRECTV to Pay $2.31 Million for Violating Telemarketing Sales Rule; Comcast to Pay $900,000 for Calling Consumers Who Asked Not to be Called Again
• Complaint and Settlement – December 13, 2005
  Directv to Pay $5.3 Million Penalty For Do Not Call Violations
  Penalty is Largest Ever for Violation of the Do Not Call Law

US and California, Illinois, North Carolina, and Ohio v. Dish Network, L.L.C.

• Complaint – March 25, 2009
  FTC Charges Dish Network, Formerly Known as EchoStar, with Multiple Do Not Call Violations
  Four State Attorneys General Join Commission’s Case Against Satellite TV Firm

Penalty is Largest Ever for Violation of the Do Not Call Law

FTC v. Entrepeneurial Strategies, LTD.

• Complaint and Settlement – January 24, 2006

Georgia Defendants Settle Charges of 'Assisting and Facilitating' Telemarketing Violations
Case is First to Result in Civil Penalties from Parties that Helped Telemarketers Avoid Complying with the National Do Not Call Registry

US v. Executive Financial Home Loan Corp., d/b/a Executive Home Loan

• Complaint and Settlement - June 21, 2006

Telemarketer Pays the Price for Using Unscrubbed "Lead Lists

FTC v. FGH International Corporation -part of Hispanic Outreach

• Original Complaint - October 6, 2004
  FTC Continues Crackdown on Scams Aimed at Hispanic Consumers
• Amended Complaint – December 10, 2004
  [Amended Complaint against FGH International Corp. Added DNC Registry and Fee Counts]
• Settlement - October 11, 2005
  FTC Continues Crackdown on Scams Aimed at Hispanics
  Hispanic Law Enforcement and Outreach Forum Held in Los Angeles

FTC v. Financial Advisors & Associates Inc

• Complaint – May 12, 2008
  FTC Announces ‘Operation Tele-PHONEY,’ Agency’s Largest Telemarketing Sweep
  
• Settlement – September 22, 2008
  Advance-Fee Credit Card Telemarketers to Turn Over $1 Million for Consumer Redress
  Settlement is First Resulting from Cases Brought in‘Operation Tele-PHONEY’ Sweep

US v. Flagship Resort Development Corporation

• Complaint and Settlement – February 16, 2005
  FTC Announces First “Do Not Call Rule” Settlements
  Timeshare Sellers and their Telemarketer Will Pay More than $500,000 for Violating the Rule
  

US v FMFG, Inc., et. al.

• Complaint - January 6, 2006
  FTC Seeks to Put Telemarketer on Permanent Hold
  Defendants Allegedly Called 900,000 Phone Numbers On Do Not Call Registry

FTC v. Frankly Speaking, Inc.

• Complaint and Settlement – May 18, 2005
  FTC Shuts down Unauthorized Billing Operation
  Defendants Claimed to be Nonprofit, Violated Do Not Call Rule

US v. Global Mortgage Funding, Inc.

• Complaint filed – October 30, 2007
• Complaint alleges that company violated the Do Not Call Rule in various ways
  FTC Announces Law Enforcement Crackdown on Do Not Call Violators

FTC v. Group One Networks, Inc.

• Complaint
  Fee Credit Pitches – Federal Court Halts Telemarketers’ Advance
  Defendants Targeted Consumers with Poor or No Credit

US v. Guardian Communications, Inc.

• Complaint and Settlement - November 6, 2007
• Voice-blasting company pays $150,000 penalty for abandoning calls
  FTC Announces Law Enforcement Crackdown on Do Not Call Violators

• Complaint – May 13, 2008
  FTC Announces ‘Operation Tele-PHONEY,’ Agency’s Largest Telemarketing Sweep
• Settlements and Default Judgment – December 19, 2008
  FTC Settles Charges with Telemarketers Who Duped Elderly Consumers
  Said Money Donated Would Benefit the Handicapped and Disabled

• Complaint – May 13, 2008
  FTC Announces ‘Operation Tele-PHONEY,’ Agency’s Largest Telemarketing Sweep

FTC v. International Protection Center

• Complaint – July 22, 2004
  FTC Challenges Cross-Border Telemarketing [DNC] Scam Targeting Elderly Americans
• Settlement - November 14, 2005
  Court Order Stops Deceptive Canadian Pitch-men, Requires Payment of $345,000 to FTC for Consumer Redress

FTC v. Internet Marketing Group, Inc.

• Complaint – July 12, 2004
  Companies Operating Out of Tennessee and Florida Charged with Violating Numerous Federal Laws [including the Registry]
  Defendants Operated Phony Business Ventures, Ripping Off Consumers for Tens of Thousands of Dollars
• Settlement – May 30, 2006
  Bogus Business Opportunity Promoters Now Out of Business
  Group Bilked Consumers Out of Tens of Thousands Apiece [and Violated the National Do Not Call Registry]

FTC v. David Scott Marleau, Jedi Investments, LLC, Impact Fundraising, LLC, Millenium Fundraising, LLC, and PC Marl, Inc.

• Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief and Proposed Stipulated Final Judgment and Order for Permanent Injunction – May 20, 2009
  FTC Announces "Operation False Charity" Law Enforcement Sweep
  Agency Joined by 48 States in Bringing 76 Actions Against Fraudulent Solicitors Nationwide

FTC v. MCS Programs, LLC, d/b/a Mutual Consolidated Savings, United Savings Center, Inc., d/b/a Mutual Consolidated Savings, USC Programs, LLC, d/b/a Mutual Consolidated Savings, Paul Morris Thompson, and Miranda Cavendar, aka Miranda Cavender

• Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Other Relief, Temporary Restraining Order – July 1, 2009
  FTC Cracks Down on Scammers Trying to Take Advantage of the Economic Downturn
  New Public Education Video Helps Consumers Steer Clear of Business Opportunity Fraud

US v. Malvern Marketing, LLC d/b/a Phase One Marketing

• Complaint and Settlement - June 15, 2006
  FTC Announces First Case Highlighting Application of Do Not Call Provisions to Corporate Affiliates; Discount Health Card Seller and Its Telemarketer to Pay Combined $350,000 Penalty for DNC Violations

FTC v. National Consumer Council, Inc.

• Complaint – April 23, 2004
  FTC: Bogus 'Nonprofit' Debt Negotiation Companies Misled Consumers in Financial Trouble and Violated Do Not Call Registry
• Settlement – March 30, 2005
  Debt Services Operations [NCC & DMFS] Settle FTC Charges [of Fraud and violations, including Registry and Fee Rule]

FTC v. Paul Navestad aka Paul Richard d/b/a the Cash Grant Institute, Global Ad Agency, Global Advertising Agency, Domain Leasing Company and/or Cash Grant Search, and Chintana Maspakorn aka Christina Maspakorn

• Complaint for Civil Penalties, Permanent Injunction, and Other Equitable Relief –July 1, 2009
  FTC Cracks Down on Scammers Trying to Take Advantage of the Economic Downturn
  New Public Education Video Helps Consumers Steer Clear of Business Opportunity Fraud

US v. New Edge Satellite, Inc. and Derek LaVictor

• Complaint – March 25, 2009
  FTC Charges Dish Network, Formerly Known as EchoStar, with Multiple Do Not Call Violations
  Four State Attorneys General Join Commission’s Case Against Satellite TV Firm

US v. Planet Earth Satellite, Inc.

• Complaint and Settlement - July 15, 2008
  FTC Charges Dish Network Marketers with Do Not Call and Abandoned Call Violations
  Defendants to Pay $95,000 for Violating Commission's Telemarketing Rules

• Complaint – December 12, 2006
  National Debt Consolidation Scheme Misleads Consumers About Costs, Benefits, and Nonprofit Status, FTC Says
• Settlements – May 5, 2008
  ‘Express Consolidation’ Telemarketers Settle FTC Charges

US v. Srikanth Venkataraman dba Scorpio Systems, Ltd.

• Complaint – May 8, 2006
  FTC Moves to Stop Telemarketer Using Phony Caller ID [and Violating the National Do Not Call Registry]
• Settlement – May 1, 2008
  Scorpio Telemarketers Stung with Court Order for Do Not Call Violations

US v. Star Satellite, LLC,

• Complaint and Settlement - July 15, 2008
  FTC Charges Dish Network Marketers with Do Not Call and Abandoned Call Violations
  Defendants to Pay $95,000 for Violating Commission's Telemarketing Rules

FTC v. Telephone Protection Agency, Inc.

• Complaint – April 22, 2004
  FTC Charges North Carolina Defendants with Attempting to Exploit Promise of Do Not Call Registry [DNC Scam]
• Amended Complaint – December 3, 2004
  Announced Actions for December 3, 2004
• Settlements - September 20, 2005
  Court Order, Default Judgment Close FTC’s Case Against Alleged “Do Not Call” Fraudsters

FTC v. Transcontinental Warranty, Inc., and Christopher D. Cowart

• Complaint For Injunctive and Other Equitable Relief– May 14, 2009
  FTC Files Suit to Stop Illegal Robocalls Pushing Vehicle “Warranty” Extensions
  Companies Charged With Making Hundreds of Millions of Deceptive Calls to Consumers

FTC v Universal Premium Services, Inc. aka Premier Benefits Inc.

• Final Monetary Judgment– April 23, 2008
  Court Orders Telemarketers Responsible for “Wal-Mart” Shopping Spree Scam to Pay $28.2 Million
• Preliminary Injunction with an Asset Freeze, – May 16, 2006
  Amended Complaint and Preliminary Injunction in Premier Benefits Matter
• Complaint – February 28, 2006
  FTC Obtains Injunction Against the Companies Running the “Wal-Mart Shopping Spree” Scam
  Defendants Took Cash from Consumers’ Bank Accounts Without Their Express Informed Consent

US v. USA Home Loans, Inc.

• Complaint and Settlement – November 2, 2006
  FTC Stops Illegal Mortgage Services Phone Calls

FTC v. Vector Direct, LLC

• Complaint - February 2, 2004
  FTC Charges Arizona Firm With Misleading and Threatening Consumers in Pitch to 'Protect' Their Personal Information [DNC Scam]
• Settlement – June 29, 2004
  FTC Puts Halt to Fraudulent 'Do Not Call' Service

US v. Vision Quest, LLC and Brian K. Cavett

• Complaint – March 25, 2009
  FTC Charges Dish Network, Formerly Known as EchoStar, with Multiple Do Not Call Violations
  Four State Attorneys General Join Commission’s Case Against Satellite TV Firm

US v. VMBC and Jesse Crowe

• Complaint and Settlement - January 28, 2008
• "Voice broadcasting" company and owner agree to pay $180,000 penalty for abandoning calls
  FTC Settles Charges Against Telemarketer that Made More Than 46 Million Unlawful Prerecorded Calls

FTC v. Voice Touch, Inc., dba Voice Touch; Network Foundations, LLC, James A. Dunne; Maureen E. Dunne; and Damian Kohlfeld

• Complaint For Injunctive and Other Equitable Relief– May 14, 2009
  FTC Files Suit to Stop Illegal Robocalls Pushing Vehicle “Warranty” Extensions
  Companies Charged With Making Hundreds of Millions of Deceptive Calls to Consumers