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At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has temporarily halted and frozen the assets of McDonnell & Associates LLC (also doing business as First Capital Group, Maxwell & Bryant Group and Lewis, McDonnell & Associate LLC) and owners, Oscar Gerardo Gonzalez Martin and Oscar Ruiz Canela for an alleged debt collection operation that the FTC says used deceptive and unlawful tactics to pressure consumers into paying debts that they frequently did not owe.
In November 2026, the FTC announced that the nation’s largest property manager of single-family rental homes, Progress Residential, and its owner, private equity firm Pretium Partners, will pay $49.75 million to settle charges brought by the Commission and four states that the companies misled consumers with deceptive rental pricing practices.
The FTC and Arizona, Colorado, Indiana and Utah allege Progress and Pretium advertised false rental prices, charged hidden fees, failed to inspect homes before residents moved in, improperly deducted amounts from renters’ security deposits, restricted negative reviews, and failed to provide adequate customer service.
Riverside Payments Inc., its affiliate Cascade Equipment Leasing LLC and their operators will pay $600,000 to resolve FTC and Washington state allegations that the firms deceived small businesses by falsely promising to save them money on payment processing services and making it nearly impossible to cancel.
In October 2026, the Federal Trade Commission, the People of the State of California by and through the Los Angeles County Counsel and San Francisco City Attorney, and the Attorneys General of the States of Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Utah, filed a lawsuit against Toast Inc. and affiliated entities, alleging the restaurant software and fintech company saddles restaurants with hidden fees, unauthorized fees and unwanted add-ons; fails to deliver on its customer support promises; and makes it difficult to cancel its services.
The Federal Trade Commission, joined by 20 states, sued Dollar General Corporation for engaging in long-running deceptive pricing practices by routinely charging customers more at the register than the prices displayed on shelves, price tags and advertisements, costing consumers millions of dollars.
Despite being made aware of the problem, Dollar General has failed to implement policies and practices to adequately address the problem.
The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against GovAssist LLC, Entry LLC and Scott Zuckerman for their alleged involvement in a government impersonation scheme that deceived consumers seeking passport services by purporting to be or be affiliated with the federal government.
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