Commission Actions

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has recommended that the Commission repeal its trade regulation rule on Games of Chance in the Food Retailing and Gasoline Industries, basing its conclusion...

Debra A. Valentine has been named to head the international division within the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition, Bureau Director William J. Baer announced today. As Assistant Director...

The Federal Trade Commission announced settlements with four more of the 34 cases it brought as part of "Project Telesweep," a nationwide federal-state crackdown on business opportunity fraud. The...

James L. Roche has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that he misrepresented earnings claims, success rates, and the amount of training and support he would provide to prospective...

Federal Trade Commissioner Mary L. Azcuenaga has issued the following separate statement concerning the FTC’s Staff Report on Hearings on Global and Innovation-Based Competition: “Yesterday, the...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. Commission action regarding applications for prior approval: Following a public comment period, the FTC has ruled on an application...

The Federal Trade Commission filed suit today against FreeCom Communications, Inc.; Financial Freedom Report, Inc.; Elevã, Inc.; Silent Salesforce, Inc.; American Home Business Association, Inc.; and...

“Increasing globalization and rapid innovation are profoundly altering the marketplace, creating new possibilities and raising new problems for consumers, businesses and government agencies,”...

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it has closed its investigation of a possible violation of federal antitrust laws by Rite Aid Corporation when it acquired certain Brooks Retail...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions. The FTC staff contact is Dan Ducore, 202-326-2526 or Elizabeth Piotrowski, 202-326-2623. Applications for prior approval of...

Beeson Funeral Home, Inc. and owner James E. Beeson, Jr., have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that they failed to provide consumers with price lists for caskets and other...

In its 12th and largest law enforcement action against fraud on the Internet, the Federal Trade Commission has obtained a federal court order temporarily halting a pyramid scheme advertised on the...