Enforcement Action Announcements for November 2004 - January 2005

Between November 2004 and January 2005, the Federal Trade Commission continued to aggressively combat telemarketing fraud and abuse. The scope of the Commission’s enforcement efforts over this period is reflected in the following list of announcements regarding significant developments in 22 federal district court cases. The significant developments may include: new actions filed by the Commission; amendments to prior complaints; final resolutions of enforcement actions such as settlements, default and summary judgments; contempt proceedings; and redress distribution information. Several of the complaints filed in these cases allege violations of the Telemarketing Sales Rule. All of the cases involve the use of the telephone to market goods or services. This includes cold-call outbound telemarketing as well as inbound calls generated from advertisements or other solicitations to purchase products or services.

List of federal court cases with significant developments between November 2004 and January 2005:

Federal Trade Commission v. Assail, Inc., et al.
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Federal Trade Commission v. 3R Bancorp, et al.
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Federal Trade Commission v. Better Budget Financial Services, Inc.
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Federal Trade Commission v. Call Center Express Corporation, et al.
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Federal Trade Commission v. 120194 Canada, Ltd., d/b/a Veritech Communications, et al.
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Federal Trade Commission v. 4049705 Canada Inc., d/b/a Pinacle, et al.
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Federal Trade Commission v. Conversion Marketing, Inc., d/b/a National Health Support Center, Natural Bright, and Pounds Off Patch, et al.
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Federal Trade Commission v. D & C Nat’l Holdings
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Federal Trade Commission v. Nanda Kumar Duraisami
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Federal Trade Commission v. Financial Resources Unlimited, Inc., et al.
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Federal Trade Commission v. FGH International Corporation, et al.
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Federal Trade Commission v. First American Payment Processing, Inc., et al.
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Federal Trade Commission v. Jubilee Financial Services, Inc. et al.
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Federal Trade Commission v. NAGG Secured Investments
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Federal Trade Commission v. Sainz Enterprises, LLC, et al.
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United States v. Jack Schrold
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Federal Trade Commission v. Dillon Sherif
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Federal Trade Commission v. John Stefanchik, et al.
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Federal Trade Commission v. Telephone Protection Agency, Inc., et al.
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Federal Trade Commission v. U.S. Grant Resources, et al.
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Federal Trade Commission v. West Coast Advertising & Marketing, Inc., et al.
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Federal Trade Commission v. XTEL Marketing, Inc., et al.
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