Attorney Charles Jerome Ware formerly served as Special Legal and Microeconomic Counsel to the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. Prior to that he held the position of Senior Assistant to the Director of the FTC's Bureau of Competition in Washington, D.C.
(1) January 30, 2013:
FTC/DOJ Amicus Brief Supports Right of Private Parties to Pursue Relief Under the Antitrust Laws
The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has joined the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court concerning the right of private parties to pursue relief under the antitrust laws.
The First of Its Kind, FTC Study Shines a Light on the Debt Buying Industry, Finds Consumers Would Benefit from Use of Better Data in Debt Collection
The Federal Trade Commission today announced the results of the first empirical study of debt buyers – companies that are in the business of buying consumer debts and trying to collect on them.
(3) January 30, 2013:
Settlement with FTC Bans Sellers of Alleged Fraudulent Auto Loan Modifications from Marketing Debt Relief Services
"Auto Debt Consulting" Operation Permanently Halted
(4) January 30, 2013:
FTC Sends $7.4 Million in Refunds to Consumers Harmed by Scheme That Sold Allegedly Bogus 'Platinum' Credit Card
On January 16, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission mailed 70,511 refund checks to consumers who lost money to a scheme that allegedly sold bogus “platinum” credit cards and illegally debited consumers’ bank accounts.
(5) January 28, 2013:
FTC Action Leads Court to Halt Alleged Pyramid Scheme
FHTM Promoted Itself as a Path to Financial Independence, But Most People Made Little or No Money
(6) January 28, 2013:
FTC Announces Action Against Alleged Pyramid Scheme
The Federal Trade Commission will co-host a press conference in Lexington, KY, today at 1 p.m. ET (Noon Central Time), with the Kentucky Attorney General’s office, to announce a major action against an allegedly illegal pyramid scheme.
(7) January 28, 2013:
FTC Brings Seventh Action in Three Months Against Debt Relief Companies
Tampa Telemarketers Alleged to Have Falsely Promised To Save Consumers Thousands on Credit Card Debt
(8) January 28, 2013
Cord Blood Bank Settles FTC Charges that it Failed to Protect Consumers’ Sensitive Personal Information
Security Breach Allegedly Exposed Nearly 300,000 Consumers’ Information
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