Commission Actions

Senator Prentice and members of the Committee, I am Charles Harwood, Director of the Northwest Region of the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission").( 1) I appreciate the opportunity to...

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Consumer Fraud, Identity Theft Data Goes Public

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29 de Ene de 2001

Starting today, consumers, reporters, students, researchers, law enforcers and others will be able to tap into a new website for a wealth of statistics about fraud, fraud on the Internet, and identity...

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Pyramid Promoters Settle FTC Charges

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29 de Ene de 2001

Promoters of a pyramid scheme that disguised itself as a legitimate multi-level marketing business have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the scheme violated federal law. The...

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Telemarketer Offering Credit Cards That Never Arrived Agrees to Settle FTC Charges;

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29 de Ene de 2001

Darryl Smith, the principal of American Consumer Membership Services, Inc. (ACMS), has agreed to a permanent ban from engaging in any telemarketing, or in the advertising, promotion, marketing, or...

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FTC Clears Merger of El Paso Energy and Coastal Corp.

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29 de Ene de 2001

The Federal Trade Commission has accepted a proposed consent order that would allow the $16 billion merger of El Paso Energy Corporation ("El Paso") and the Coastal Corporation ("Coastal"), while...

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El Paso Corporation and The Coastal Corporation (timeline item) - January 29, 2001

Date

29 de Ene de 2001

Agreement Containing Consent Orders (11.08 KB)

Decision and Order (55.44 KB)

Order To Maintain Assets (20.79 KB)

Complaint (48.94 KB)

Analysis of the Complaint and Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment (20.49 KB)

Commission Letter Appointing Monitor Trustee and Approving Trust Agreement (12.36 KB)

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El Paso Energy Corporation and The Coastal Corporation (timeline item) - January 29, 2001

Date

29 de Ene de 2001

Agreement Containing Consent Orders (11.08 KB)

Decision and Order (55.44 KB)

Complaint (48.94 KB)

Order to Maintain Asets (32.43 KB)

Analysis of Complaint and Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment (20.49 KB)

Letter (12.36 KB)

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Natural Organics, Inc., and Gerald A. Kessler, individually and as an officer of the corporation, In the Matter of (timeline item) - January 29, 2001

Date

29 de Ene de 2001

Complaint Counsel's Motion to Compel Respondents to Supplement Their Initial Disclosures (2.41 MB)

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Polk, John T., et al. (timeline item) - January 29, 2001

Date

29 de Ene de 2001

Stipulated Final Judgment and Order for Permanent Injunction as to Defendant Patrick Farah (1.29 MB)

Stipulated Final Judgment and Order for Permanent Injunction as to Defendant John T. Polk and Afew, Inc. (911.64 KB)

Stipulated Final Judgment and Order for Permanent Injunction as to Defendant Peter Hirsch (1.46 MB)

Advisory Opinions

American Textile Co.

Date

29 de Ene de 2001

Letter from Steve Ecklund, Federal Trade Investigator, in response to request of confirmation regarding the proper marking of certain pillow and matress covers (280.79 KB)

26 de Ene de 2001

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Federal Trade Commission and Department of Defense Announce Soldier Sentinel

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26 de Ene de 2001

The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Defense will create the first online system designed specifically to identify and collect...

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Natural Organics, Inc., and Gerald A. Kessler, individually and as an officer of the corporation, In the Matter of (timeline item) - January 26, 2001

Date

26 de Ene de 2001

Respondent's Motion for Issuance of Subpoena Ad Testificandum for the Appearance for Deposition of David T. Read, Supervisory Regulatory Counsel for the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (2.22 MB)

25 de Ene de 2001

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Investment Software Vendors Settle FTC Charges

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25 de Ene de 2001

An investment trading software company that used theoretical past earnings charts to sell a high-priced software program has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its claims were...

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Sharp Electronics to Provide Redress for Allegedly Misleading Consumers about its Handheld Personal Computers

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25 de Ene de 2001

Under the terms of a proposed consent agreement reached with the Federal Trade Commission and announced today, Sharp Electronics Corp. ("Sharp"), one of the world's largest electronics manufacturers...

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Major Changes to Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger Notification Requirements to Take Effect February 1, 2001

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25 de Ene de 2001

On February 1, 2001, significant changes will take effect regarding the filing requirements of the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), which requires certain...

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