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February 23, 1998
February 20, 1998
"OPERATION MONEY PIT" Targets Fraudulent Business Opportunity Schemes
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Consumers in four states spent thousands of dollars investing in business opportunities that did not fulfill promises of returning many times the cost of the investments, according to the Federal...
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Summit Photographix, Inc. et al. (timeline item) - February 20, 1998
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February 19, 1998
Las Vegas Filmmaking Telemarketer in FTC Investment Fraud Case Permanently Banned From Engaging in Telemarketing Activities
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Rosario "Ray" Filosi, one of the defendants named by the Federal Trade Commission in its "Project Field of Schemes" investment fraud cases, is permanently banned from engaging in, or assisting others...
FTC Alleges a Second Company Made False and Deceptive Claims for Eye Care Treatment
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The Federal Trade Commission has again charged a company with falsely advertising that a non-surgical eye care treatment is a safe and effective way to correct vision. The company, Eye Care Associates...
Colorado Physician Group To Settle FTC Charges that They Conspired To Raise Prices and Limit Choice for Consumers
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A western Colorado physicians' organization -- which comprises at least 85 percent of the doctors in private practice in Mesa County -- has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it...
FTC Obtains Preliminary Injuction Against Chicago-Area Defendants Charged with Operating Postal Jobs Scam
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A U.S. District Court judge has found that the Federal Trade Commission has "shown a likelihood of proving" that four corporations, with offices in Merrillville and Crown Point, Indiana (near Chicago)...
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Eye Research Associates, Inc. d/b/a/ Eye Care Associates; ICKRS, Inc. d/b/a International Controlled Kerato Reformation Society (timeline item) - February 19, 1998
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Mesa County Physicians Independent Practice Association, Inc. (timeline item) - February 19, 1998
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Mesa County Physicians Independent Practice Association, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - February 19, 1998
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Toys "R" Us, In the Matter of (timeline item) - February 19, 1998
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February 18, 1998
Self-Regulation and Antitrust: FTC Chairman Lays Out How Self-Regulatory Efforts Can Avoid Antitrust Challenge
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Self-regulation efforts that are serious, legitimate and fair should not be blocked by rigid and outdated interpretations of antitrust laws, Robert Pitofsky, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission...
FTC Restructures Electric/Coal Combination To Ensure that Consumers Reap Low Prices from Electricity Deregulation
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it will publish for public comment a proposed consent order with PacifiCorp that would settle FTC charges that the company's $10.7 billion acquisition...
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