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January 30, 1998
January 28, 1998
Illinois Telemarketers Subject to Preliminary Order Obtained by FTC and Illinois Attorney General Ryan Following Crack Down on South Suburban Credit Card Scam
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A federal district court judge has ordered four individuals who allegedly engaged in a nationwide advance fee loan scam to stop misrepresenting that they could get credit cards for consumers in...
Bogus Business Opportunity Scams Targeted by FTC
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Advertisers who promised fabulous earnings to consumers who invested in home-based medical billing businesses are the target of a federal/state crackdown on this new trend in business opportunity...
Tippecanoe Mining Defendants Named in "Project Field of Schemes" Agree to Pay Monetary Judgment to Settle FTC Charges
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Tippecanoe Mining Inc., a Sherman Oaks, California-based telemarketing company, and its principals, have agreed to pay monetary judgments totalling $2,409,759 to settle Federal Trade Commission...
FTC, States Continue Crackdown on Telemarketers and Net 37 Companies and Individuals Offering Loans that Never Arrive
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In a continuing effort to target corporations and individuals that guarantee loans for an advance fee and never deliver, the Federal Trade Commission, the state Attorneys General of Illinois and...
Case Timeline Item
Walton, Gary; d/b/a Pinnacle Financial Services (timeline item) - January 28, 1998
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January 27, 1998
FTC Announces Results of Largest Statewide Inspection of Funeral Homes in Iowa for Compliance with Consumer Protection Law
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As part of an ongoing nationwide law enforcement program, the Federal Trade Commission and the Office of the Attorney General for the State of Iowa today announced the results of the largest statewide...
Announced Actions for January 27, 1998
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Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement with the following entity. The Commission action makes the consent order...
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Venegas, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - January 27, 1998
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January 26, 1998
California Telemarketer Charged with Criminal Contempt in FTC Investment Opportunity Case
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that a federal district court has ordered Lonny Remmers, a defendant already under order in a civil case filed by the FTC against Satellite Broadcasting...
Federal Register Notice
Sensormatic Electronic Corporation; and Checkpoint Systems, Inc.; Analysis to Aid Public Comment
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Federal Register Notice
Progressive Marketing Mortgage Corp., et al.; Prohibited Trade Practices, and Affirmative Corrective Actions
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Federal Register Notice
Boeing Co.; Prohibited Trade Practices, and Affirmative Corrective Actions
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Federal Register Notice
Tenet Healthcare Corp.; Prohibited Trade Practices, and Affirmative Corrective Actions
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Federal Register Notice
Schwegmann Giant Super Markets, Inc.; Prohibited Trade Practices and Affirmative Corrective Actions
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January 23, 1998
FTC Upholds Charges Against Brake Guard; Add-on Brakes are not ABS
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The Federal Trade Commission has ordered Brake Guard Products, Inc. to discontinue advertisements that claim their add-on braking system performed as effectively as factory installed antilock braking...
$350,000 Available in Consumer Redress in Airline Job Placement Scam
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it will begin to distribute refunds from a $350,000 fund to consumers who signed up with Careers, Inc., a Michigan firm that deceptively marketed...
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