OBAMA IN VIDEO: ‘You Don’t Want To Mess With Mary Jo’; President Announces Nomination Of Mary Jo White To Lead SEC
UPDATED 5:56 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) President Obama formally introduced Mary Jo White to the American people today. White, 65, is Obama’s choice to lead the SEC. “You don’t want to mess with Mary Jo,” Obama said. White is the first woman ever appointed U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Today marked another […]
FTC Announces Major, Multiagency Sweep; Says Government Will Seize Assets Of Scammers; Heralds New Partnerships With Craigslist, Microsoft, Others To Combat Online Fraud
The Federal Trade Commission has announced a major sweep involving numerous companies and defendants — and a new partnership with Craigslist, Microsoft, Monster.com and CareerBuilder to combat employment and work-at-home fraud. Meanwhile, the agency said it was working with AARP’s Legal Counsel for the Elderly to keep America’s senior citizens’ pocketbooks out of the clutches […]
FTC To Announce Major ‘Law Enforcement Sweep’; Justice Department, Postal Inspectors Will Be Present At News Conference Wednesday
Still pushing work-at-home schemes on the Internet? The Federal Trade Commission has a message for you. On Wednesday, the FTC will announce a major “law enforcement sweep cracking down on job and work-at-home fraud fueled by the economic downturn,” the agency said. Investigators will release “[s]till shots from the Web sites of some of the […]