Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with The Dow Chemical Company that would allow Dow to complete its proposed $500 million tender offer for...

On November 24, 1997, a jury in Los Angeles, California, convicted Ronald Dante, a defendant in one of two cases stemming from the Federal Trade Commission's "Project Scofflaw." Dante was convicted of...

The staff of the Bureaus of Consumer Protection and Economics of the Federal Trade Commission have advised the Food and Drug Administration that significant benefits are likely to result from adoption...

Two central players in an Orlando-based telemarketing ring charged by the Federal Trade Commission in June of 1996 with deceptively marketing employment services have agreed to stay out of all job...

Jerome L. Goldberg has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges stemming from his involvement with World Class Network, Inc., a multi-level marketer of travel agent credentials and a work-at...

Two additional defendants in a massive scheme to sell Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) licenses as "low risk, high return" investments have agreed to settle...

Thank you Secretary Cuomo, I am certainly pleased to join you and Assistant Secretary Retsinas in this united effort to reduce fraud on the Internet. "Hud Tracer Surf Day" is the latest in a series of...

WASHINGTON -- The federal government today launched a drive to find 100,000 homebuyers owed $70 million in refunds by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and began a crackdown on...

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...

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...

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...

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...