Summary of Enforcement Action Announcements for January 2004 - April 2004

Between January 2004 and April 2004, 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 19 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 January 2004 and April 2004:

Federal Trade Commission v. Yad Abraham, et al.
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Federal Trade Commission v. Ameritel Payphone Distributors, Inc. et al.
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Federal Trade Commission v. Assail, Inc., et al.
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Federal Trade Commission v. Capital Choice Consumer Credit, Inc., et al.
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Federal Trade Commission v. Credit Enhancement Services, LLC, et al.
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Federal Trade Commission v. Electronic Financial Group, Inc., et al.
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Federal Trade Commission v. First Alliance Mortgage Co., 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. Greeting Cards of America, Inc., et al.
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Federal Trade Commission v. Innovative Systems Technology, Inc., dba Briggs & Baker, et al.
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Federal Trade Commission v. Inspired Ventures, Inc., et al.
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Federal Trade Commission v. 1492828 Ontario Inc., d/b/a First Capital Consumers Group, et al.
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Federal Trade Commission v. Platinum Universal, LLC, et al.
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Federal Trade Commission v. Preferred Alliance, Inc. et al.
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United States of America (for the Federal Trade Commission) v. Grover Stewart a/k/a Lee Stewart
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Federal Trade Commission v. Telephone Protection Agency, Inc. et al.
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Federal Trade Commission v. Unicyber Technology, Inc., et al.
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Federal Trade Commission v. US Grant Resources LLC, et al.
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Federal Trade Commission v. Vector Direct Marketing, LLC, et al.
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