National Consumers Week
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The message today from the IRS is don’t get involved in these credit repair schemes. In 1994, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) initiated investigations into numerous schemes...
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FTC Workshop on International Consumer Protection Concerns to Be Held June 8 & 9
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that its spring workshop examining U.S. perspectives on consumer protection in the global electronic marketplace will be held June 8-9, 1999 at the FTC's...
Federal Trade Commission Dismisses Joe Camel Complaint
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it has dismissed the case against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company for its Joe Camel advertising campaign. The Commission decided that the relief it...
Effective Date of Hart-Scott-Rodino Rules about Limited Liability Companies Postponed
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The Commission has postponed the effective date of the Formal Interpretation under the Hart- Scott-Rodino (HSR) rules setting forth the conditions under which the creation, or acquisition of an...
Law Enforcers Crack down on Credit Fraud
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What: Press conference to announce federal/state/local law enforcement crackdown on a credit scam that bilks consumer-victims and turns them into felons . When: Tuesday, February 2, 1999 11 AM (room...
"Operation Eraser" Defendants Settle Deceptive Credit Repair Charges
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The Federal Trade Commission has announced the settlement of another four of the nineteen cases filed in March 1998 as part of "Operation Eraser" -- a federal-state crackdown on fraudulent credit...
Two Floridians Banned from Selling Business Opportunities; Two Others must Post Performance Bonds
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Three individual defendants named in a 1998 Federal Trade Commission action filed in federal district court in Tampa against Hart Marketing Enterprises Ltd., Inc., have agreed to settle charges that...
D. Michael Chappell Appointed FTC Administrative Law Judge
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D. Michael "Mike" Chappell has been appointed an Administrative Law Judge for the Federal Trade Commission. Chappell has been an attorney with Southwestern Bell Telephone and Southwestern Bell...
First Annual National Consumer Protection Week Highlights Credit Fraud
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A week-long series of consumer education initiatives and law enforcement events will mark the first annual National Consumer Protection Week, beginning February 1, 1999. Activities across the country...
Apple Computer Settles FTC Charges That its "Apple Assurance" Program Was Deceptive
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Apple Computer has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its "Apple Assurance" advertising campaign was deceptive. Apple Assurance offered consumers who purchased Apple products free...
Announced Actions for January 25, 1999
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the results of a surf of 100 Internet websites advertising and selling jewelry, finding that many of the sites were not providing consumers with...
Announced Actions for January 21, 1999
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Federal Register Notices: Final Rule: Freedom of Information Act, Miscellaneous Rules On January 20, the FTC published a final rule that amends the Commission's Rules of Practice to incorporate...
Settling Defendants Named in "Project Field of Schemes" Sweep Agree to Monetary Judgments in Excess of $11 Million to Settle FTC Charges
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Ten individuals named as defendants in a Federal Trade Commission law enforcement action filed in July 1997 as part of "Project Field of Schemes" have agreed to pay monetary judgments ranging from $76...
Major U.S. Manufacturers Agree to Settle Charges of Making Misleading "Made in USA" Claims
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced settlements with six companies that would resolve allegations that the companies made misleading "Made in USA" claims for a variety of products. The FTC...
FTC Releases Statements on BP/Amoco Case
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The following is an excerpt from the statement of Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky and Commissioners Sheila F. Anthony and Mozelle W. Thompson explaining why they believe the consent...
FTC Announces Proposed Consent Agreement Permitting Service Corporation International to Acquire Equity Corporation International; SCI Agrees to Make Divestitures
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Service Corporation International (SCI), the largest owner of funeral homes and cemeteries in the world, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its proposed acquisition of Equity...
Announced Actions for January 13, 1999
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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: LandAmerica's...
Internet "Crammers" Face FTC Charges
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To combat the latest wrinkle in hi-tech fraud on the Internet, the Federal Trade Commission has charged three individuals and eight businesses with billing or debiting consumers’ credit card accounts...
FTC Report to Congress Shows Increases in Smokeless Tobacco Revenues, and Advertising and Promotional Expenditures
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Advertising and promotional expenditures for smokeless tobacco products reached $150.4 million dollars in 1997, according to a biennial Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress. The $150.4 million...
Company to Divest Assets to Settle FTC Charges That Acquisition of its Chief Competitor Would Violate Antitrust Laws
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ABB, one of the world's leading manufacturers of analytical instruments used in process manufacturing applications, has agreed to divest certain assets it would acquire in its $1.1 billion purchase of...
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