Commission Actions

Edward E. Rayden, one of the defendants charged by the Federal Trade Commission with operating a computer repair services contract scam, has agreed to a settlement that would prohibit him from making...

Petitions to reopen and modify or set aside orders: The FTC has received a petition from the following entity seeking changes in, or termination of, an FTC order. The FTC is seeking public comments on...

The Federal Trade Commission has reopened and extended until December 3, 1997, the public comment period to provide interested members of the public an additional fifteen days to submit written...

The Federal Trade Commission has eliminated its Dry Cell Battery Rule, concluding that because the industry is voluntarily complying with the requirements of the American National Standards Institute...

Two senior corporate officers of National Idea Network, Inc., a firm based in Wexford and Indiana, Pennsylvania, that does business under the name The Concept Network, have agreed to pay $40,000 each...

Hundreds of get-rich-quick business opportunities and pyramid schemes operating on the Internet have been warned by law enforcement authorities across the country and around the world that their...

The Federal Trade Commission has settled charges against JewelWay International, Inc., and its corporate officers in an agreement requiring a $5 million payment, which will be distributed to harmed...

Commission action regarding applications for approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has ruled on an application for approval of a transaction from the following: The FTC has...

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission today said that tobacco industry criticism of its report on the proposed tobacco settlement is unfounded. According to the FTC staff, the industry critique of...

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...