For Your Information: May 28, 2004 Announced Action for May 28, 2004 Commission comment to the federal banking agencies and National Credit Union Administration: The Federal Trade Commission has submitted comments to the federal banking agencies and the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) to aid in their rulemaking proceeding, as directed by Congress, to implement the medical privacy provisions of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA).
For Release: May 27, 2004 FTC Halts Unauthorized Bank Charges in Bogus Pharmacy Card Scam
The Federal Trade Commission has filed suit in federal court to halt a scam that drained millions of dollars out of thousands of consumers’ checking accounts for “discount pharmacy cards” the consumers didn’t know about, didn’t order, and didn’t get.
For Your Information: May 25, 2004 Announced Actions for May 25, 2004
The Commission has authorized the filing of a joint amicus brief with the Department of Justice in McMahon v. Advanced Title Services Company of West Virginia, a case before the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.The Commission has advised Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) that its proposed settlement with Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., does not raise issues under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act.
May 21, 2004
For Your Information: May 21, 2004 Announced Action for May 21, 2004 Application for approval of proposed divestiture: The Commission has received an application for approval of a proposed divestiture from GenCorp, Inc., related to the FTC’s consent order conditionally allowing GenCorp’s purchase of the propulsion business of Sequa’s Atlantic Research Corporation (ARC).
May 20, 2004
For Your Information: May 20, 2004 Announced Action for May 20, 2004 Comment period for RFID Workshop extended: The FTC has extended until July 9, 2004 the deadline for filing comments on “Radio Frequency Identification: Applications and Implications for Consumers.”
For Your Information: May 20, 2004 Announced Action for May 20, 2004 The Federal Trade Commission has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice concerning several revisions to certain provisions of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA), which was enacted on December 4, 2003, and amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
For Release: May 20, 2004 FTC Testifies on Law Enforcement Targeting Spam
The Federal Trade Commission today told the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation that it has established a special Task Force of federal and state law enforcers to target illegal spam.
May 19, 2004
For Release: May 19, 2004 FTC Rule Requires Warning on Sexually Explicit Spam
Effective today, spam that contains sexually-oriented material must include the warning “SEXUALLY-EXPLICIT: ” in the subject line or face fines for violations of federal law.
May 18, 2004
For Release: May 18, 2004 FTC Challenges Claims That the "Balance Bracelet" Relieves Pain
The Federal Trade Commission has charged California-based marketers of the “Balance Bracelet,” a purported pain relief product, with making false and unsubstantiated claims.
For Release: May 13, 2004 NCO Group to Pay Largest FCRA Civil Penalty to Date
One of the nation’s largest debt-collection firms will pay $1.5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by reporting inaccurate information about consumer accounts to credit bureaus.
For Your Information: May 11, 2004 Announced Action for May 11, 2004
By a vote of 5-0, the Commission has approved a final consent order and authorized the staff to send letters to the commentors of record in the matter concerning California Pacific Medical Group, Inc, d/b/a Brown & Toland Medical Group The Commission has published transcripts of the three-day joint FTC/DOJ Workshop on Merger Enforcement held in Washington, DC, on February 17-19, 2004.
May 6, 2004
For Release: May 6, 2004 FTC Settles with Deceptive Spammers
The Federal Trade Commission has settled charges that Brian Westby and Martijn P. Bevelander employed spam that used deceptively bland subject lines, false return addresses, and empty “reply-to” links to expose unsuspecting consumers, including children, to sexually explicit material.
For Release: May 6, 2004 FTC Testifies on Peer to Peer File Sharing and Online Pornography
The Federal Trade Commission today told the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce that P2P software can expose consumers, to unwanted pornography, as well as games, videos, and music that may be inappropriate for children.
Media Advisory : April 28 , 2004 Press Conference First enforcement action targeting violations of the National Do Not Call Registry. Bogus "nonprofit" debt negotiation companies misled consumers.
For Your Information: May 4, 2004 Announced Action for May 4, 2004 By a vote of 5-0, the Commission has approved two final consent orders related to the FTC’s case against Vital Basics, Inc., Robert B. Graham, and Michael B. Shane; and Creative Health Institute, Inc., and Kyl L Smith.
For Release: May 4, 2004 FTC to Host Hispanic Outreach and Law Enforcement Event
The Federal Trade Commission will host back-to-back workshops, “Hispanic Consumer Outreach Forum,” and “Hispanic Consumer Protection Law Enforcement Workshop,” on May 12-13, 2004, to explore strategies for effective and high-impact education and law enforcement to protect the Hispanic community from fraud.
