Julie Brill chosen for Federal Trade Commission
Boston Globe - Thu Nov 19, 9:48 am ETPresident Barack Obama has selected former Vermont Assistant Attorney General Julie Brill to join the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
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Schumer: Feds to crack down on phony flu products
San Francisco Chronicle - Tue Nov 17, 3:54 pm ETSen. Charles Schumer says the federal government is notifying 10 companies in a crackdown on phony remedies to the swine flu now on the market. The Federal Trade Commission action follows Schumer's request earlier this month to address what he calls gimmicks... Chuck Schumer - Federal government of the United States - United States - Government - Senate
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HILLSBOROUGH: Committee adopts mandated identity theft rules
Hillsborough Beacon - Wed Nov 18, 4:03 am ETTo comply with newly mandated regulations from the Federal Trade Commission, the Township Committee unanimously approved a resolution Oct. 27 to adopt a new Identity Theft policy that, among other changes, will require certain township personnel to undergo training about awareness of fraud.
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Pre-Paid Legal Services says FTC may sue
Rocky Mount Telegram - Thu Nov 19, 4:54 pm ETADA, Okla. — Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc., a network of independent law firms, said Thursday t...
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Electronic Verification Systems Supports Red Flags Rule Extension
PRWeb - Mon Nov 16, 6:09 am ETElectronic Verification Systems (EVS) President and CEO Rick Tur made a statement today regarding EVS's continuing support of the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Red Flags Rule and all affected businesses. The FTC released an announcement late last month indicating that it would once again be postponing the enforcement of the Red Flags Rule, extending the deadline for affected businesses to ...
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Schumer Cracks Down on Flu Scams
FOX 40 Binghamton - Tue Nov 17, 10:46 pm ETThe federal government has decided to take a cue from New York Senator Charles Schumer concerning phony swine flu remedies: As we recently reported, Schumer is warning residents about cures and medications being sold over the internet, which has little or no value in fighting or preventing swine flu. Some of them can even be harmful. Now, the Federal Trade Commission is cracking down and will ...
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FTC Charges Online Check Writing Marketers with Contempt
Kansas City InfoZine - Thu Nov 19, 5:59 am ETDefendants' Operation Continues to "Ring the Dinner Bell" for Fraudsters
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FTC investigates CVS after couple protests prescription prices
WCNC Charlotte - Wed Nov 18, 11:11 pm ETCHARLOTTE, N.C. -- You might think the bigger the pharmacy the cheaper the drugs. After all, big pharmacy chains can buy in bulk and pass the savings on to you. Jan and Max Hauser pay close attention to their drug costs. But earlier this year, the retired truck driver and his wife found something most Medicare patients miss. "That's when I discovered the difference in the price of drugs," says ...
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Schumer: Feds to crack down on phony flu products | WBNG-TV: News Sports, Weather Binghamton, New York | Local Top ...
WBNG Binghamton - Tue Nov 17, 2:19 pm ETSen. Charles Schumer says the federal government is notifying 10 companies in a crackdown on phony remedies to the swine flu now on the market. The Federal Trade Commission action follows Schumer's request earlier this month to address what he calls gimmicks and fake cures.
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FTC Lodges Contempt Charge Against BlueHippo, some local consumers affected
WSAV Savannah - Thu Nov 12, 5:06 pm ETThe Federal Trade Commission says a company promising to sell computer to those with low credit scores, pocketed more than 15 million dollars last year but that almost none of the customers received a computer. Now The FTC is seeking additioinal damages.
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FTC Warns Web Sellers of Unproven Flu Products
PC World - Mon Nov 16, 4:00 pm ETThe FTC warns 10 Web site operators that they are selling questionable flu-fighting products.
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WTOL 11 Toledo - Tue Nov 17, 3:30 pm ETBlue Hippo Facing More Legal Trouble from FTC
ABC 2 Baltimore - Fri Nov 20, 6:27 pm ETPre-Paid Legal: FTC papers part of ongoing process
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FTC Settlements Bar Deceptive Online Marketing of "Free" Internet Auction Kits
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FTC Charges Online Check Writing Marketers with Contempt
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FTC Issues Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) for Fiscal Year 2009
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Federal Regulators Issue Final Model Privacy Notice Form
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FTC Warns Internet Peddlers that Marketing Unproven H1N1 Flu Products May Be Illegal
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