Press Releases

Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement regarding the following and forwarded letters to the commentors of record...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the latest in a series of successful actions taken against defendants who allegedly misled and defrauded consumers through the telemarketing of "free" or...

Timothy J. Muris was sworn in yesterday as Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. President George W. Bush named Muris, a Republican, on April 26, 2001 and he was confirmed by the Senate on May 25...

The Federal Trade Commission has asked a U. S. District Court to permanently halt the deceptive claims of an aftermarket brake marketer, to award civil penalties for violations of an earlier FTC order...

On behalf of the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") today filed a civil penalty complaint and proposed consent decree against Creative Publishing International ("CPI"), a...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that through a stipulated final court order a California-based travel company will be required to cease all allegedly deceptive behavior, pay $20,000 into...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky announced his resignation from the Commission, effective close of business Thursday, May 31, 2001, in a letter dated May 25, 2001 to President George...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions: Consent agreements given final approval: – Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement...

Presenting Federal Trade Commission testimony today before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Bureau of Competition Director Molly S. Boast said the Commission has taken a lead role in promoting...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that TRUSTe, an Internet privacy seal program, has been approved as a "safe harbor" program under the terms of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act...

The Federal Trade Commission today told Congress that the boom in e-commerce has created a fertile ground for fraud. Testifying before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on...

Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement regarding the following: DTE Energy Co. and MCN Energy. The Commission...

Commission denial of petition for rulemaking proceeding: The Commission has denied a petition requesting an FTC rulemaking proceeding regarding: The advertising and marketing of basmati and jasmine...

Gateway, Inc., one of the largest domestic marketers of personal computers ("PCs"), has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the company misrepresented the cost of its "Gateway...

Following the Federal Trade Commission and Canadian law enforcement authorities recent announcement of the broadest sweeps ever targeting international credit card "protection" fraud, the Commission...

The Federal Trade Commission has reached a consent agreement with Juno Online Services, Inc. ("Juno"), a national Internet Service Provider ("ISP"), over charges that advertising for its "free" and...

The staff of the Bureau of Economics and of Policy Planning of the Federal Trade Commission has submitted comments to the Energy Information Administration (EIA) concerning EIA's proposal to expand...

Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved two final consent agreements in related matters with the following: 1) Hoechst Marion Roussel...

The Federal Trade Commission and the National Advertising Division ("NAD") of the Council of Better Business Bureaus will hold a free one-day public workshop on May 22, 2001 . It will explore how...

As part of its ongoing "Project ScholarScam," a law enforcement and consumer education effort to combat fraudulent scholarship promotion schemes, the Federal Trade Commission announced that College...