Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission has extended until Sept. 30, 1996, the deadline for public comments regarding the portion of its Guides for the Jewelry, Precious Metals, and Pewter Industries covering...

Consumers who invested in paging system licenses or 900-number partnerships with defendants in two schemes may see at least a small portion of their investment returned to them, the Federal Trade...

A federal district court in Las Vegas, Nevada, has permanently banned a Las Vegas telemarketer and two individuals from engaging in any prize-promotion telemarketing activity or recovery service. The...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. The FTC staff contact is Dan Ducore, 202-326-2526. Applications for prior approval of transactions: The FTC has received...

Federal Trade Commission staff meeting to gather and exchange information about the problem of “consumer identity fraud” -- the theft and misuse of consumers’ identifying information to establish...

In a record-setting financial settlement, a home-based computer business opportunity firm has agreed to pay $5 million in redress to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the firms ad claims...

Under an agreement the Federal Trade Commission has negotiated with Foodmaker, Inc., the San Diego-based restaurant chain owner will pay a $1.45 million civil penalty to settle charges that one of its...

A Jacksonville, Florida, man who allegedly bolstered his promises of easy credit for consumers by claiming that he had an “excellent record” with the “National Bureau of Consumer Affairs,” is out of...

The Federal Trade Commission’s Atlanta Regional Office today announced that it has formed a partnership with the Atlanta Public Schools System that will incorporate teacher training programs, parents’...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following action. The FTC staff contact is Dan Ducore, 202-326-2526. Commission action regarding applications for prior approval: Following a public...

Laura Ashley, Inc., an importer and retailer of children’s and women’s ready-to-wear clothes, has agreed to pay a $60,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated the...

The Federal Trade Commission has denied a request from the California Air Resources Board (ARB) for a conditional exemption from the FTC’s Used Car Rule. The ARB had petitioned the Commission to...