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November 17, 2005
Case Timeline Item
Basic Research, In the Matter of (timeline item) - November 17, 2005
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Parties' Stipulations of Fact and Authenticity
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November 16, 2005
FTC Halts Bogus Business Opportunity Scam
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A Costa Rican operation that used Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, shell corporations, aliases, and shills to con U.S. consumers into investing in a bogus business opportunity has been...
FTC Bureau of Competition Deputy Director Barry Nigro Returns to Private Practice.
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras announced today that Barry Nigro, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Competition, will be leaving the FTC effective November 18, 2005, and...
November 15, 2005
FTC Sweep of 12 Columbus Area Funeral Homes Finds 6 Homes In Full Compliance with Consumer Protection Law
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the results of a recent sweep of 12 funeral homes in the Columbus, Ohio area, to test compliance with the FTC’s Funeral Rule. Six of the funeral homes were...
November 14, 2005
Court Order Stops Deceptive Canadian Pitch-men, Requires Payment of $345,000 to FTC for Consumer Redress
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced it has received a final court order barring several Canadian-based telemarketers from misleading U.S. consumers about their ability – for a fee – to shield...
FTC Stops Bogus Post Office Job Offers
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Three corporations and their officers have been barred from making false promises to consumers concerning employment with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) under the terms of a temporary restraining...
November 10, 2005
Public Statement
The Rhetoric of Gun-Jumping
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This is the written version of remarks delivered before the Annual Antitrust Seminar of the Greater New York Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel, in New York.
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The Rhetoric of Gun-Jumping
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Background Materials
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FTC Shuts Down Spyware Operation
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An operation that uses the lure of free lyric files, browser upgrades, and ring tones to download spyware and adware on consumers’ computers has been ordered to halt its illegal downloads by a U.S...
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