The Federal Trade Commission submitted to Congress its Fiscal Year 2018 budget request to Congress, in support of the President’s FY 2018 budget for the federal government
FTC Releases Summary of Key Accomplishments
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Defendants falsely claimed they would pay, settle, or obtain dismissals of consumers’ debts and improve their credit
At the request of the Federal Trade Commission and the State of Florida, a federal court has temporarily halted a massive phony debt relief operation that bilked tens of millions of dollars from financially strapped consumers, including the elderly and disabled
Acting Federal Trade Commission Chairman Maureen K
A federal court has granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request for a lien on the Florida home of Sam J
Affected consumers expected to receive up to $1
Fraudsters tricked consumers into thinking their computers were infected, then charged them hundreds of dollars for removal of non-existent viruses, malware
The Federal Trade Commission, along with federal, state and international law enforcement partners, today announced “Operation Tech Trap,” a nationwide and international crackdown on tech support scams that trick consumers into believing their computers are infected with viruses and malware, and then charge them hundreds of dollars for unnecessary repairs
The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 1,187 checks totaling more than $48,000 to people who lost money to CPU Service Inc
Attacks can be especially devastating to small businesses; Agency provides information on how they can protect themselves
At the direction of Acting Chairman Maureen Ohlhausen, the Federal Trade Commission has launched a new website – ftc
Defendants claimed herbal products alleviated symptoms of opiate withdrawal and helped users overcome opiate dependency
A company that marketed itself as “the leader in home opiate detox since 2009” and its CEO have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that the withdrawal treatment claims for their “Withdrawal Ease” and “Recovery Ease” products were false or unsupported by scientific evidence
