by Andrew Johnson Consumer Education Specialist, FTC When you’re on the hunt for income, the last thing you want is to be misled about the earnings and benefits that a business opportunity offers. Uber has agreed to a $20 million…

Orlando, Florida – An indictment has been returned charging Noor Salman (30, formerly of Fort Pierce, Florida) with aiding and abetting Omar Mateen’s attempted provision and provision of material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL),…

FDA is warning consumers not to purchase or use PNC-27, a product promoted and sold through http://PNC27.com, as a treatment or cure for cancer. An FDA laboratory discovered the bacteria Variovorax paradoxus in a PNC-27 solution sample for inhalation. Consumers…

St Louis, MO - The FBI St. Louis Division is warning the public about a telephone scam claiming you have failed to report to jury duty. During the call, the perpetrator impersonates a law enforcement officer or officer of the…

New York - Steven McClatchey, a director at an investment bank in Manhattan (the “Investment Bank”), was sentenced today to five months in prison on securities fraud and wire fraud charges in connection with his provision of inside information used…

Business Blog provides lessons from the FTC’s Herbalife and Vemma cases Herbalife Refund Facts: $200 million in total refunds; nearly 350,000 people will be mailed checks; most checks are $100-$500. Go to http://ftc.gov/Herbalife for more information.The Federal Trade Commission is…

Widely advertised supplement touted to improve memory in 90 days The Federal Trade Commission and New York State Attorney General have charged the marketers of the dietary supplement Prevagen with making false and unsubstantiated claims that the product improves memory,…

Esteban Santiago Ruiz (Santiago) had his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Alicia O. Valle this morning in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Santiago is being temporarily detained without bond. A detention hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at…

Three Guilty Pleas to Date in Bitcoin and Bribery Scheme New York - Anthony R. Murgio has pled guilty to charges associated with operating Coin.mx, an internet-based Bitcoin exchange, through which Murgio processed more than $10 million in illegal Bitcoin…

PHOENIX -- Forest Supervisor Neil Bosworth has approved both an environmental assessment and a plan of operations allowing Resolution Copper Mining, LLC, to gather necessary data to help evaluate possible construction of a large tailings storage facility on National Forest…

SANTA ANA, California – Federal authorities and Huntington Beach Police officers have arrested 20 defendants indicted by a grand jury on charges of participating in a long-running telemarketing scheme that targeted small businesses and charities by selling them toner products…

ORLANDO—In order to provide an update on the progress of the investigation into the Pulse nightclub shooting, the FBI is releasing an excerpt from the timeline of events inside the Pulse nightclub during the early morning hours of Sunday, June…