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Last Updated: May 8, 2008 - 7:52:30 AM

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For Sexual Harassment : Specialty Restaurants to Pay $625,000 For Sexual Harassment, Retaliation
EEOC Says Restaurant Chain Punished Female Employees Who Complained
May 8, 2008 - 7:48:50 AM

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Nursing Home Violations: The Springs at Carlotta In Riverside County Receives
The Springs at the Carlotta in Riverside County has received a "AA" citation, the most severe penalty under state law, and a $100,000 fine, the highest fine under state law, from the state of California after an investigation concluded that inadequate care led to the death of a resident, announced Dr. Mark Horton, director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).

Apr 23, 2008 - 7:49:10 AM

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DMV Indictes Car Sales Representatives on Fraud Charges
Felony criminal charges were disclosed Wednesday against  former sales representatives of Power Toyota of Cerritos, as indictments were unsealed in Los Angeles Superior Court. Bail has been set at $80,000 sales representatives .
Apr 12, 2008 - 1:31:46 PM

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Sexual Harassment: Mc Donald’s Franchise to Pay $505,000 For Sexual Harassment Of Young Women, Including Teens
DENVER – A Durango, Colo.-based McDonald’s restaurant franchise will pay $505,000 and provide significant remedial relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of a class of young female employees, including teens, the agency announced today
Apr 7, 2008 - 7:14:07 PM

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Dillard’s To Pay Half Million To Settle EEOC Class Sexual Harassment Suit
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced it has settled its class sexual harassment lawsuit against the Dillard’s depart­ment store chain for $500,000 and substantial remedial relief on behalf of a class of 12 female former employees who were sexually harassed by an assistant store manager in two states.
Apr 2, 2008 - 1:13:12 PM

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ValueClick to Pay $2.9 Million to Settle FTC Charges -
Online advertiser ValueClick, Inc., will pay a record $2.9 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its advertising claims and e-mails were deceptive and violated federal law. The agency also charged that ValueClick and its subsidiaries, Hi-Speed Media and E-Babylon failed to secure consumers’ sensitive financial information, despite their claims to do so. The settlement, filed by the Department of Justice on behalf of the FTC, requires ValueClick to clearly and conspicuously disclose the costs and obligations consumers must incur to receive the products it touts as “free” and bars future violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. The settlement also bars deceptive claims about the security of the consumer information collected at its e-commerce Web sites.
Mar 18, 2008 - 8:49:50 AM

Law Enforcement Actions
Major Child Porn Ring Busted: The FBI Reports
Thanks to a global law enforcement operation spanning five countries, three continents, and 11 U.S. states. As part of the continuing investigation, a total of 22 men have been arrested, including 14 in America, four in Germany, and two each in Australia and the U.K. 
Mar 13, 2008 - 7:13:33 AM

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Corporate Hijackings: SEC Suspends Trading of 26 Companies to Combat Corporate Hijackings
Washington, D.C., March 13, 2008 - The Securities and Exchange Commission today suspended trading in the securities of 26 companies that appear to have usurped the identity of defunct or inactive publicly-traded corporations using a tactic known as corporate hijacking. The Commission ordered the suspensions because of questions regarding the adequacy and accuracy of information pertaining to their status as publicly-traded companies.
Mar 13, 2008 - 7:04:24 AM

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Adult Website Operation Settles FTC Charges Unwitting Consumers Exposed to X-Rated Spam

An X-rated Web operation that paid affiliates who used illegal e-mail to drive customers to its Web sites will pay a $413,000 civil penalty under a settlement reached with the FTC and the Department of Justice. The settlement also bars the illegal marketing practices in the future and requires the operator to monitor its affiliates to ensure that they are complying with the law.

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Yamaha agrees to $2 million settlement with ARB for importing roughly 400 uncertified motorcycles into California
SACRAMENTO -Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA, and South Seas Cycle Exchange of Honolulu will pay $2 million to the Air Resources Board to settle a 2005 lawsuit over the importation of approximately 400 motorcycles that failed to meet California emissions standards.
Jan 26, 2008 - 6:03:52 PM

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ITC Investigates Certain Noise Cancelling Headphones

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has voted to institute an investigation of certain noise cancelling headphones. The products at issue in this investigation are headphones that have features that reduce ambient noise, which are most often used to improve the experience of listening to an audio source. The investigation is based on a complaint filed by Bose Corporation of Framingham, MA, on November 29, 2007.

Law Enforcement Actions
Local Hunter Fined for Using Bait to Attract Ducks
On Monday, United States Magistrate Judge Leonard P. Stark of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware fined William Bryant of Nottingham, Pa., $1,000 after he pleaded guilty to baiting a pond to lure waterfowl for hunters.  Bryant faced up to a year in jail and a $100,000 fine for the federal misdemeanor.
Dec 13, 2007 - 7:59:13 AM

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CVS Pharmacy Inc. agrees to pay more than $226,000 in penalties
Woonsocket-based CVS Pharmacy Inc. has agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Labor civil money penalties totaling $226,598 and to pay 51 employees back wages totaling $38,151 following an investigation by the department that revealed violations of the wage and youth employment provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Dec 13, 2007 - 7:53:36 AM

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Retail Burglary Scheme Busted in San Diego
California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that two Texan shoplifters will be arraigned today on commercial burglary charges for buying and returning $375,000 in stolen goods at retailers including Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Victoria’s Secret and Gap across 34 states.
Dec 11, 2007 - 7:04:42 AM

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Adult Social Networking Operation Settles FTC Charges; Unwitting Consumers Pelted With Sexually Graphic Pop-Ups
An operation that foisted sexually explicit online pop-up ads on unwitting consumers has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the practice violated federal law. The settlement bars the defendant from displaying sexually explicit online ads to consumers who are not seeking out sexually explicit content.
Dec 6, 2007 - 6:03:37 PM

Law Enforcement Actions
Do Not Call Violators: FTC Announces Law Enforcement Crackdown on Do Not Call Violators
The Federal Trade Commission today announced a law enforcement crackdown on companies and individuals accused of violating the requirements of the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry, resulting in six settlements collectively imposing nearly $7.7 million in civil penalties, along with an additional complaint that will be filed in federal district court.
Nov 7, 2007 - 1:25:20 PM

Law Enforcement Actions
Half a Million in Cash Hidden in Front Tires and Airbags

Mayaguez, P.R. – On October 15, 2007, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working the outbound operations at the Ferry terminal intercepted a vehicle with currency concealed in its tires.

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FTC Stops International Spamming Enterprise that Sold Bogus Hoodia and Human Growth Hormone Pills
Spammers must stop sending unwanted and illegal e-mail messages about hoodia weight-loss products and human growth hormone anti-aging products that the Federal Trade Commission alleges don’t work. At the FTC’s request, a district court judge ordered a halt to the e-mails and to product claims that the FTC charges are false and unsubstantiated. The law enforcement action, announced today at an international meeting of government authorities and private industry about spam, spyware, and other online threats, is the first brought by the agency using the U.S. SAFE WEB Act to share information with foreign partners.
Oct 10, 2007 - 8:35:08 AM

Law Enforcement Actions
Same-Sex Harassment: United Healthcare of Florida to Pay $1.8 Million for Same-Sex Harassment And Retaliation
EEOC Settles Suit Charging Male Former Regional Vice President With Victimizing Male Former Senior Accounts Executive
Oct 3, 2007 - 6:39:30 AM

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Sweepstakes Promoters Will Pay $1.4 Million To Settle FTC Charges
A sweepstakes operation that enticed consumers to send money in order to win cash prizes has agreed to pay almost $1.4 million to settle.
Apr 23, 2007 - 1:26:17 PM

Law Enforcement Actions
Seven College Students In VA Arrested On Drug Distribution Charges
RICHMOND, VA) - Seven students at Hampden-Sydney College in Prince Edward County, Virginia were arrested today on federal charges following a joint local, state, and federal narcotics distribution investigation. Additional students were also arrested on state charges.
Apr 16, 2007 - 4:07:59 PM

Law Enforcement Actions
DEA Now Accepting Tips On-Line
Public Encouraged to Notify Authorities of Illegal Drug Trafficking via DEA.gov.
Mar 30, 2007 - 2:18:37 PM

Law Enforcement Actions
eBay Software Fraud Sentence - THe FBI reports
An Indiana man has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for selling more than $700,000 worth of counterfeit computer software on the eBay Internet auction site, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the U.S. Justice Department�s Criminal Division and Susan W. Brooks, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, announced today.
Mar 30, 2007 - 6:35:51 AM

Law Enforcement Actions
FTC Stops Payment Processor Who Aided Cross-Border Telemarketing Fraud
At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has shut down a payment processing operation that allegedly helped fraudulent telemarketers take millions of dollars from consumers� bank accounts.
Dec 20, 2006 - 9:53:22 AM

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Internet Spam:Marketer Settles With FTC for Sending Unwanted E-Mails

A company that sent unsolicited commercial e-mail after consumers asked it to stop has agreed to pay a $50,717 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated federal law.