Tag Archives: Federal Trade Commission

City to seek $36.5 million in fines from Queens-based car dealer Major World for deceptive practices

City to seek $36.5 million in fines from Queens-based car dealer Major World for deceptive practices By Angela Matua The Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) previously announced that they would seek more than $2 million from car dealer Major World for deceiving their customers, …

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Got a toy that can spy? Here’s how to know and what to do

Got a toy that can spy? Here’s how to know and what to do By Joseph Pisan The FBI, which said earlier this year that toys connected to the internet could be a target for crooks who may listen in …

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Native advertising grows up fast, shedding its rogue image

Native advertising grows up fast, shedding its rogue image By Rick Edmonds It was five years ago next month, soon after native advertising had burst on the digital scene, that the Federal Trade Commission took note and convened a hearing …

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Court calls dodgy science publisher ‘deceptive,’ issues injunction

Court calls dodgy science publisher ‘deceptive,’ issues injunction By Tom Spears A U.S. court has ordered the world’s biggest fake science publisher — a company that accepted a ridiculous paper on flying pigs submitted by this newspaper — to stop its “deceptive” …

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Supplement company agrees to pay $800,000 to settle false claims suit

Supplement company agrees to pay $800,000 to settle false claims suit By Judy Harrison A South Portland company that sold vitamin and mineral supplements has settled a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission over its allegedly deceptive marketing practices, according …

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Medtronic Settles Deceptive Advertising Lawsuit for $12M

Medtronic Settles Deceptive Advertising Lawsuit for $12M By Zachary Brennan State attorneys general in Massachusetts, Oregon, California, Illinois and Washington on Wednesday announced a $12 million multi-state settlement with Medtronic to resolve claims the company deceptively marketed one of its devices …

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FTC Deceptive Advertising Complaint Settled

FTC Deceptive Advertising Complaint Settled By WholeFoods Magazine Staff The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says a network of online marketers and the three people behind it have agreed to settle charges they sold more than 40 weight-loss, muscle-building, and wrinkle-reduction …

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Conant Auto Retail Group to pay $1.4 million to settle FTC claims

Conant Auto Retail Group to pay $1.4 million to settle FTC claims By Jamie LaReau Norm Reeves, Inc. and other entities managed by Conant Auto Retail Group have agreed to pay $1.4 million to settle charges that they violated a 2014 …

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Loan relief company deceived students, FTC says

Loan relief company deceived students, FTC says By Courtney Holmes SCAM ALERT! Forty two million American are saddled with student loan debt. But paying a company to help you get out of it, could leave you worse off than you …

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FTC Obtains $40 Million in Sanctions in Weight Loss Advertising Battle with Beleaguered Supplement Manufacturer

FTC Obtains $40 Million in Sanctions in Weight Loss Advertising Battle with Beleaguered Supplement Manufacturer By Josh Long What began in 2004 with a government complaint filed over weight loss advertisements has culminated 13 years later in one of the …

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