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Former Purchasing Official at a New York City Hospital Indicted for Bid Rigging and Fraud Conspiracy
A New York City federal grand jury returned an indictment against a former Mount Sinai Medical Center and School of Medicine purchasing official today for participating in bid-rigging and fraud conspiracies related to contracts for work performed at Mount Sinai, the Department of Justice announced.
Don’t Get Scammed by Phony Census Takers
With the 2010 Census underway, the Federal Trade Commission wants consumers to steer clear of con artists who pretend to be Census takers but are really out to steal personal information or commit some other type of fraud.
Want a Census Job? Don’t Get Swindled
The U.S. Census Bureau is filling thousands of temporary, part-time jobs as 2010 Census takers.
FTC Issues 2010 Fair Debt Collection Practices Report to Congress
At a time when many consumers are facing debt problems, the Federal Trade Commission has issued its annual report detailing the steps the agency has taken to protect consumers from unfair, deceptive, and abusive debt collection practices and educate the public on the subject.
FTC, Florida Attorney General Charge Promoters of Bogus Alcohol Cure
Defendants Publicly Revealed Some Consumers’ Alcoholism, Complaint Alleges
OnGuardOnline.gov Off to a Fast Start with Online Child Safety Campaign
More than 1 Million Copies of Net Cetera Booklet Distributed to Help Parents, Kids Navigate the Online World
Department of Justice Supports The Associated Press’s Proposed Digital News Registry
The Department of Justice announced today that it supports a proposal by The Associated Press (AP) to develop and operate a voluntary news registry to facilitate the licensing and Internet distribution of news content created by the AP, its members, and other news originators.
New Jersey-Based Telephone Fundraisers Banned from Soliciting Donations; Will Pay $18.8 Million for Violating FTC Order
Defendants Deceived Consumers into Believing All Donations Would Help Local Police, Firefighters, Veterans
OnGuardOnline.gov Off to a Fast Start with Online Child Safety Campaign
More than 1 Million Copies of Net Cetera Booklet Distributed to Help Parents, Kids Navigate the Online World
Former Contractor Indicted in Bid-Rigging Conspiracy at New York City Hospital and for Tax Fraud
An indictment by a Manhattan grand jury was unsealed today charging a former contractor for participating in a bid-rigging conspiracy related to contracts at New York Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH) and for filing a false tax return.
Former Executive Indicted for his Role in Color Display Tube Price-Fixing Conspiracy
A federal grand jury in San Francisco today returned an indictment against a former executive of a large Taiwan-based color display tube (CDT) manufacturing company for his participation in a global conspiracy to fix prices of CDTs, a type of cathode ray tube used in computer monitors and other specialized applications, the Department of Justice [...]
