Announced Actions for November 7, 2000
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Consent agreement given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement with the following and issued a response letter to a commentor...
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Announced Actions for November 3, 2000
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Amended complaint: The Commission has authorized staff to file an amended complaint in the following matter: Consumer Repair Services, Inc. The complaint was originally filed as part of the FTC's...
Court Imprisons Three Advance Fee Loan Defendants for Contempt
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A federal district court judge has jailed three individuals who allegedly engaged in a nationwide advance fee loan scam, the Federal Trade Commission announced today. The United States District Court...
Federal Trade Commission Clears Combination of Novartis Ag's And Astrazeneca's Agricultural Chemical Businesses
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced a proposed consent agreement with Novartis AG (Novartis) and AstraZeneca PLC (Zeneca) that would allow the two companies to combine their agricultural...
U.S. District Judge Finds North Carolina Man in Violation of 1996 FTC Order
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A U.S. District Judge held Barry Taylor, of Franklin, North Carolina, in civil contempt for resuming fraudulent sales of business opportunities in violation of a 1996 stipulated settlement with the...
United States And United Kingdom Sign Agreement to Enhance Cooperation on Consumer Protection Matters at First U.S. Meeting of International Marketing Supervision Network
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The Federal Trade Commission and the United Kingdom Department of Trade and Industry and United Kingdom Office of Fair Trading announced today that representatives of the three organizations have...
Law Enforcers Target "Top 10" Online Scams
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In a year-long law enforcement effort targeting the top 10 Internet scams, 5 U.S. agencies, consumer protection organizations from 9 countries and 23 states today announced 251 law enforcement actions...
Department of Justice Sues Boston Scientific Corp. Seeking Civil Penalties and Other Relief for Violations of 1995 FTC Order
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Citing several violations of a 1995 Federal Trade Commission consent order, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a complaint against Boston Scientific Corporation (BSC), on behalf of the...
FTC's "Operation Protection Deception" Stops Misleading Telemarketing Scams in Their Tracks
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Unscrupulous telemarketers pitching worthless credit card "protection" packages are at it again, according to the Federal Trade Commission, and again the agency has their number. The FTC today...
Announced Actions for October 27, 2000
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The Commission has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice regarding the following: Information Sharing with Canadian and Australian Law Enforcement Authorities. As explained in the...
FTC and Canadian Law Enforcement Authorities to Announce Crackdown on Credit Card "Protection" Fraud
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On October 30, 2000 at 10:00 a.m., the Federal Trade Commission will hold a joint press conference with the Government of Ontario, Canada and Canadian law enforcement agencies in Toronto to announce...
FTC Staff Issues Report on Competition Policy in the World of B2B Electronic Marketplaces
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The Federal Trade Commission today issued a staff report discussing information gathered and antitrust issues addressed at the Commission's widely attended public workshop on business-to-business (B2B...
Law Enforcers Target "Top 10" Online Scams Media Advisory
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What: Press Conference to announce "Operation Top Ten Dot Cons," an international law enforcement and consumer education effort targeting the top ten Internet scams. Delegates to the International...
WebTV Settles FTC Charges
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WebTV Networks, Inc., (WNI) a marketer of Internet access devices, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that advertising for the WebTV system was deceptive, in violation of federal...
American Indian Arts and Crafts "Surf Day"
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Indian Arts and Crafts Board (IACB) of the U.S. Department of the Interior have joined forces to combat the deceptive marketing of arts and crafts products...
Court Orders Sarasota-based Companies to Halt Sales of Work-at-home Business Opportunity Following FTC Charges;
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A federal court in Tampa, Florida has ordered a temporary halt to the allegedly deceptive sales practices of three Sarasota-based companies marketing work-at-home paralegal business opportunities. The...
FTC Wins $19 Million in Consumer Redress
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The Federal Trade Commission has won a $19.7 million judgment against Canadian telemarketers the FTC charged with operating an illegal international lottery scam. The agency alleged that in calls from...
FTC to Hold Symposium on Warranty on Warranty Protection for High-Tech Products and Services
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On October 26-27, 2000, the Federal Trade Commission will hold a forum on warranty protection for software and other high-tech goods and services marketed to consumers. The forum will provide a...
High Pressure Home-Based Business Opportunity Sellers Pay $22,000 Civil Penalty to Settle FTC Charges
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Two companies and their principals that the Federal Trade Commission alleged used high-pressure sales tactics to sell various home-based business opportunities have agreed to settle FTC charges that...
Commission on Child Online Protection (COPA) To Unveil Final Report to Congress
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Who: Donald Telage, Chairman of Commission on Child Online Protection (COPA) and members of the COPA Commission ( Commissioners include: Stephen Balkam, Internet Content Rating Association ; John...
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