Opinion 06-1
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Discusses the practice of upselling and certain exemptions to the Telemarketing Sales Rule.
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Opinion 06-1
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31 de mayo de 2006
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Bogus Business Opportunity Promoters Now Out of Business
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Seven companies and five individuals, who scammed investors out of millions with their bogus business ventures, have settled charges brought by the Federal Trade Commission. The companies will give up...
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Internet Marketing Group, Inc., a Tennessee Corporation; et al. (timeline item) - May 30, 2006
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Capital Acquisitions and Management Corp. (timeline item) - May 30, 2006
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26 de mayo de 2006
Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Co
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Citation Number
05-381
Federal Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Joint brief of the United States and the Federal Trade Commission, as amici curiae, urging the Supreme Court to grant certiorari in this case, in which the court of appeals held that the standard for...
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25 de mayo de 2006
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Court Sticks Envelope-Stuffing Pitchman with Civil Contempt Judgment
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that a civil contempt judgment was entered against Mark E. Shelton, a defendant who was previously ordered to stop an envelope-stuffing scam in 2004. The...
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Don't Get Tripped Up When Traveling
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When planning a vacation this summer, consumers need to protect themselves not only from too much sun, but also from travel scams. The FTC’s new game, “Gear Up for a Great Trip,” is available in...
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File Sharing Operator Settles FTC Charges
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An operator who deceptively claimed that membership in his Web site would allow users of peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing programs to transfer copyrighted materials without violating the law has agreed...
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Myricks Jr., Cashier d/b/a MP3DOWNLOADCITY.COM (timeline item) - May 25, 2006
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Shelton, Mark E. and Wholesale Marketing Group, LLC, et al. (timeline item) - May 25, 2006
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Financial Resources Unlimited, Inc., et al. (timeline item) - May 25, 2006
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Memorandum Opinion and Order
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24 de mayo de 2006
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Cross-Border Advance-Fee Credit Card Operation Settles FTC Charges
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A cross-border telemarketing enterprise has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their business tactics violated the FTC Act and the FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR). Under the...
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Protecting Consumers in the New Mortgage Marketplace
The FTC hosted a public workshop to explore consumer protection issues arising from the emergence of "nontraditional" or "alternative" mortgage products in the United States residential mortgage...
23 de mayo de 2006
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Investigation of Gasoline Price Manipulation and Post-Katrina Gasoline Price Increases
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By
Deborah Platt Majoras, Former Chairman
Matter Number
051 0243
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FTC Provides Senate Testimony on its Investigation of Gasoline Price Manipulation and Post-Katrina Gasoline Price Increases
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Testifying today on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission before the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, FTC Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras described the major issues...
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Court Halts Canadian Operation Charging for Unordered and Unwanted Business Directory Listings
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. District Court has halted a Canadian operation that raked in as much as a million dollars a month by tricking businesses into paying for...
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Datacom Marketing Inc., et al. (timeline item) - May 23, 2006
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