FTC

  • Law Firm Hogan Lovells Taps FTC Antitrust Lawyer as Agency Probes More Deals

    International law firm Hogan Lovells announced on Tuesday that it has hired senior lawyer Jennifer Fleury from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission amid a surge in antitrust enforcement activity by the agency. Fleury joins Hogan Lovells as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office. Previously, she served as deputy chief trial counsel in the FTC’s…

  • FTC Announces Crackdown on Deceptive AI Claims, Schemes

    The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took action on Wednesday against five companies for using artificial intelligence in deceptive and unfair ways. Three of these cases targeted businesses that claimed to help consumers generate passive income through e-commerce storefronts. The FTC also settled cases with two companies, DoNotPay and Rytr. DoNotPay falsely claimed to offer…

  • Sixth Nigerian National Pleads Guilty to International Fraud Scheme Targeting Elderly Victims in the U.S.

    A sixth Nigerian national has admitted to playing a role in an elaborate transnational inheritance fraud scheme that preyed upon elderly and vulnerable individuals across the United States. Amos Prince Okey Ezemma, 50, confessed to being part of a syndicate that orchestrated a sophisticated scheme by sending personalized letters to elderly victims, falsely claiming to…