FTC-PR-240223-1 (Feb. 23, 2024) FTC Finalizes Order with Global Tel*Link Over Security Failures that Led to Breach of Sensitive Data The Federal Trade Commission has finalized an order with prison communications provider Global Tel*Link Corp. and two of its subsidiaries settling charges they failed to secure sensitive data of hundreds of thousands of users and […]
Category: FTC-24
FTC-24 – Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Press Releases and other Announcements
for the Year of 2024
FTC-PR-240220-1 (Feb. 20, 2024) FTC Sends Almost 160,000 Claim Forms to Consumers Who Could Receive Money Under a Settlement with LasikPlus Providers Over Deceptive Price Advertising The Federal Trade Commission is sending claim forms to consumers who may have been misled by deceptive bait-and-switch advertising by Ohio-based LCA-Vision, doing business as LasikPlus and Joffe MediCenter […]
FTC-PR-240216-2 (Feb. 16, 2024) FTC Staff Provides Annual Letter to CFPB On 2023 Equal Credit Opportunity Act Activities The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has provided the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) an annual summary of its enforcement and related activities (PDF) on the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA). Date: Feb. 16, 2024 Accessed: Sep. 9, […]
FTC-PR-240216-1 (Feb. 16, 2024) FTC, California DFPI Case Leads to Ban Against Operators of Mortgage Relief Scam Home Matters USA – Court finds defendants deceived thousands of consumers, requires payment of $19 million for consumer refunds and civil penalties A federal court has issued an order banning the operators of the Home Matters USA mortgage […]
FTC-PR-240215-1 (Feb. 15, 2024) FTC Order Will Ban California-based Company from COVID-19 Advertising Claims – Case was part of the Commission’s efforts to combat COVID-related health fraud The Federal Trade Commission today announced a proposed settlement that would ban California-based Precision Patient Outcomes, Inc. (PPO) and the company’s CEO Margrett Priest Lewis from claiming that […]
FTC-PR-240214-3 (Feb. 14, 2024) Court Enters $20.3 Million Judgment in FTC Case Against Merchant Cash Advance Operator Jonathan Braun for Deceiving Small Businesses and Unlawfully Seizing Assets Court’s judgment follows the permanent injunction imposed against Braun issued in October 2023 As a result of a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit, a federal court has entered a […]
FTC-PR-240209-2 (Feb. 9, 2024) FTC Obtains $195 Million Judgment, Permanent Ban on Telemarketing and Selling Healthcare Products Against Simple Health Over Charges It Sold Sham Health Insurance – FTC charged that Simple Health claimed to offer health care insurance with comprehensive coverage and instead effectively left most consumers uninsured The Federal Trade Commission has obtained […]
FTC-PR-240209-1 (Feb. 9, 2024) As Nationwide Fraud Losses Top $10 Billion in 2023, FTC Steps Up Efforts to Protect the Public – Investment scams lead in reported losses at more than $4.6 billion Newly released Federal Trade Commission data show that consumers reported losing more than $10 billion to fraud in 2023, marking the first time that […]
FTC-PR-240208-1 (Feb. 8, 2024) FTC Sends Refunds to Consumers Harmed by a Tech Support Scam Facilitated by Payment Processor Nexway The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $610,000 in refunds to consumers who lost money to a tech support scam facilitated by the payment processing company Nexway. Date: Feb. 8, 2024 Accessed: Sep.9, 2024 […]
FTC-PR-240206-2 (Feb. 6, 2024) FTC Action Leads to Permanent Ban for Scammers Who Charged Students Seeking Debt Relief with Junk Fees – Order requires defendants to turn over personal and business assets A group of student loan debt relief scammers will be permanently banned from the debt relief industry and is required to turn over their […]