Press Releases

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission's Division of Enforcement and the Western and Northwestern Regional Offices announced that they conducted a "surf" of more than 200 Internet retailer sites...

Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement with the following: Cox Enterprises, Inc. and Tyco International, Ltd...

The Federal Trade Commission will host a two-day, public workshop on December 11-12, to examine emerging wireless Internet and data technologies and the privacy, security, and consumer protection...

Publication of Federal Register notice: The Commission has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice regarding the following: Amendments to the FTC's Textile and Wool Labeling Rules . As...

Internet gambling casino developers charged with using deceptive claims to sell stock in their business have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their practices violated federal...

"The Federal Trade Commission met today to consider an enforcement action against the proposed merger of AOL and Time Warner. The parties have committed in the last 24 hours to offer new proposals to...

The Federal Trade Commission has won a $28 million judgment against an Indiana-based operation that fraudulently offered employment with the U.S. Postal Service. A federal district court magistrate...

The Commission is extremely pleased by the circuit court's order granting its request for an injunction pending appeal in FTC v. Heinz. The Commission believed when it decided to bring the case, and...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...