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September 18, 2012
FTC Action Halts Debt Relief Marketing Operation
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At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court halted a purported debt relief operation that allegedly contacted consumers through prerecorded telemarketing calls, falsely claimed it would...
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Nelson Gamble & Associates LLC, et al. (timeline item) - September 18, 2012
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September 17, 2012
Two Online Placement Services for Senior Care Centers Settle FTC Charges
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Two companies that recommend long-term care facilities for senior citizens have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they misled consumers to think that they had researched the...
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CarePatrol, Inc. (timeline item) - September 17, 2012
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Agreement Containing Consent Order
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Complaint
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Exhibits A-C
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ABCSP, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - September 17, 2012
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Agreement Containing Consent Order
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Complaint
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Exhibits A-C
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September 14, 2012
FTC Reminds People Entering the Diversity Visa Lottery:Understand the Steps So You Can Avoid Scam
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Every year, scam artists target immigrants who enter the U.S. Department of State’s Diversity Visa Lottery Program. The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, says...
Recordatorio de la FTC para las personas que se inscriban en la Lotería de Visas de Diversidad: Comprendan el proceso para poder evitar las estafas
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Todos los años, aparecen defraudadores que dirigen sus estafas contra los inmigrantes que se inscriben para participar en el Programa de la Lotería de Visas de Diversidad del Departamento de Estado de...
September 13, 2012
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Entitled "Examining the Uses of Consumer Credit Data"
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Robert Schoshinski, Assistant Director
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Testimony
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FTC Tells House Panel that Enforcing the Fair Credit Reporting Act Remains a Priority of the Agency
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The Federal Trade Commission told a House subcommittee that strong enforcement of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) remains a top priority for the FTC, and that the agency is committed to educating...
September 12, 2012
FTC Charges Second "Affiliate Network" of Internet Advertisers with Deceiving Consumers by Using Fake News Sites to Market Acai Berry Weight-Loss Products and Colon Cleansers
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged the Coleadium, Inc. affiliate network which uses the name “Ads4Dough,” and its owner, with recruiting affiliate marketers that made deceptive claims on fake...
FTC Announces Agenda for Upcoming Pet Meds Workshop
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The Federal Trade Commission has posted an agenda for next month’s workshop focusing on the pet medications industry in the United States. FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz is scheduled to provide opening...
FTC Staff Makes Recommendations to FERC on Measures to Reduce Cost of Providing Electricity, Improve Power System Reliability
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The Federal Trade Commission’s staff submitted a comment to the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recommending ways to lower the barriers faced by companies seeking to enter regional and local...
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