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For Release: December 11, 2008
Two Marketers of Cosmetic Contact Lenses to Pay More Than $40,000 for Violating Contact Lens RuleFTC Warns Eight Other Contact Lens Sellers
For Release: December 11, 2008
Sony BMG Music Settles Charges Its Music Fan Websites Violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection ActCompany Will Pay $1 Million Civil Penalty
For Release: December 10, 2008
“Operation Tele-PHONEY” Defendant Settles Commission ChargesAdvance-Fee Telemarketer Prohibited from Misrepresenting Material Facts to Consumers
For Release: December 10, 2008
Court Halts Bogus Computer ScansAt the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has issued a temporary halt to a massive “scareware” scheme, which falsely claimed that scans had detected viruses, spyware, and illegal pornography on consumers’ computers.
For Release: December 8, 2008
Statement of FTC’s Bureau of Competition Regarding Announcement That Herff Jones and American Achievement Group Have Terminated Their Acquisition AgreementHerff Jones and American Achievement Group Holding Corp., the parent company of American Achievement Corporation (AAC), announced on December 5, 2008, that their acquisition agreement has been mutually terminated because the parties did not obtain the required regulatory approvals necessary to complete the transaction.