FTC Permanently Stops Six Affiliate Marketers from Using Fake News Sites

As part of its ongoing crackdown on bogus health claims and false advertising, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) conducted enforcement sweeps in 2011 against marketers who allegedly used fake news sites to promote weight-loss products.  The FTC alleged that the marketers designed websites, which falsely appear as if they were part of legitimate news organizations. [...]

Price Gouging Alert: CVS Caremark Corporation Settles FTC Deceptive Pricing Charges

CVS Caremark Corporation will pay $5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it misrepresented the prices of certain Medicare Part D prescription drugs – including drugs used to treat breast cancer symptoms and epilepsy – at CVS and Walgreens pharmacies. The allegedly deceptive claims caused many seniors and disabled consumers to pay significantly more [...]

Marketers Beware: Stiff Penalties for Deceptive Advertising and Unfair Billing

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that Phoenix-based Central Coast Nutraceuticals, Inc., an operation that marketed acai berry supplements, colon cleansers, and other products using allegedly fraudulent free trial offers and phony endorsements from Oprah Winfrey and Rachael Ray will pay $1.5 million as part of a settlement. The case against, is part of [...]