US v. ADT Security Services, Inc.

• Complaint and Settlement - November 6, 2007
• Seller of home security systems agrees to pay $2 million to settle Do Not Call charges
  FTC Announces Law Enforcement Crackdown on Do Not Call Violators

US v. Alarm King, Inc.

• Complaint and Settlement - November 6, 2007
• Authorized dealer for ADT pays $20,000 to settle Do Not Call charges
  FTC Announces Law Enforcement Crackdown on Do Not Call Violators

FTC v. Ameriquest Mortgage Company

• Complaint and Settlement - November 6, 2007
• Mortgage company pays $1 million for Do Not Call and entity-specific violations
  FTC Announces Law Enforcement Crackdown on Do Not Call Violators

FTC v. 3R Bancorp

• Complaint - November 22, 2004
  FTC Halts International Credit Card Scam
• Settlement – May 24, 2006
  Cross-Border Advance-Fee Credit Card Operation Settles FTC Charges [Including Registry Violations]
  Defendants Will Pay $1.85 Million in Consumer Redress

FTC v. John Bezeredi d/b/a Dominion Investments et al.

• Complaint - October 17, 2005
  Bad Bonds: FTC Charges Canadian Defendant with Defrauding Elderly U.S. Consumers with Promises
  Many Consumers Also Called Despite Being on National Do Not Call Registry [and Without Defendants Paying Registry Fee]

US v. Bookspan

• Complaint and Settlement - February 23, 2006
  Book Club Direct Marketer to Pay $680,000 for Do Not Call Violations
  Book-of-the-Month Club Partnership Called Over 100,000 Consumers on DNC Registry; Continued Calling Customers Who Specifically Asked Not to be Called

US v. Braglia Marketing Group

• Complaint – August 31, 2004
  FTC Seeks First Civil Penalties for Do Not Call Violations
• Settlements - February 16, 2005
  FTC Announces First 'Do Not Call Rule' Settlements
  Timeshare Sellers and their Telemarketer Will Pay More than $500,000 for Violating the Rule
• Stipulated Judgment and Order for Permanent Injunction (PDF)

US v. The Broadcast Team, et. al.

• Complaint - January 31, 2006
  FTC Seeks End to Telemarketer’s Practices
  Automated Calling System Leaves Millions Of People Hanging

FTC v. Centurion Financial Benefits, LLC

• Complaint – September 24, 2004
  FTC, Partners Put Stop to Canadian Cross-Border Frauds [Including Registry Violations]

FTC v. Ken Chase d/b/a Free Do Not Call List.org (FDNCL.org) and National Do Not Call List.us (NDNCL.us)

• Complaint – May 8, 2003
  FTC Cracks Down on 'Pre-Registration' Scams for the National 'Do Not Call' List
• Settlement – December 8, 2003
  Only You Can Register Your Number on FTC's Do Not Call List
Court Order Prohibits Defendant from Claiming Ability to Sign Up Consumers on the Registry

US v. Columbia House Company

• Complaint and Settlement – July 15, 2005
  Columbia House Settles FTC Charges of Do Not Call Violations

FTC v. Conversion Marketing, Inc., et. al.

• Complaint – November 5, 2004
  Operators Charge for "Free" Products
  Defendants Charged With Making Unauthorized Charges and Enrolling Consumers in Plans to Keep Products Coming Without Their Knowledge
• Dismissal – June 3, 2005
  Notice of Dismissal of Defendants Dr. Sharp, Inc. and David R. Sharp
• Settlement – January 17, 2006
  Telemarketers Settle FTC Charges of Costly “Free” Samples, Do Not Call Violations, and Worthless Weight-Loss Patches
  Defendants Will Pay $474,000 in Consumer Redress and Civil Penalties

US v. Craftmatic Industries, Inc.

• Complaint and Settlement - November 6, 2007
• Adjustable bed maker pays $4.4 million penalty
  FTC Announces Law Enforcement Crackdown on Do Not Call Violators

US v. Credit Foundation of America

• Complaint and Settlement - June 15, 2006
  Debt Management Telemarketers Settle FTC Charges [Including Registry Violations]; Defendants Will Pay Nearly $1 Million in Consumer Redress and Penalties

US v. Cutting Edge Marketing, Inc.

• Complaint and Settlement - September 23, 2005
  FTC Bars Travel Service Sellers from Violating Do Not Call Rule

FTC v. Debt Management Foundation Services, Inc.

• Complaint – July 29, 2004
  FTC Targets Major Do Not Call Registry Violator Peddling Bogus Debt Management Services
  
• Settlement – March 30, 2005
  Debt Services Operations [NCC & DMFS] Settle FTC Charges [of Fraud and Other Violations, Including Registry and Fee Rule]

FTC and State of Washington v Debt Solutions, Inc.

• Complaint - March 21, 2006

Debt Elimination Program' Fails to Deliver Guaranteed Lower Interest Rates
Telemarketers Also Violate Do Not Call Rule

FTC v. Del Sol LLC,et al.

• Complaint - May 17, 2005

FTC and Law Enforcement Partners Continue Targeting Scammers of Spanish-Speakers

• Amended Complaint - December 23, 2005
  Commission authorizes the filing of an amended complaint in FTC v. Del Sol LLC,et al.
  FTC adds counts alleging Registry and Fee rule violations

US v. Direct Security Services, Inc.

• Complaint and Settlement - November 6, 2007
• Authorized dealer for ADT pays $25,000 to settle Do Not Call charges
  FTC Announces Law Enforcement Crackdown on Do Not Call Violators

US v DirecTV, et. al.

• Complaint and Settlement – December 13, 2005

Directv to Pay $5.3 Million Penalty For Do Not Call Violations
Penalty is Largest Ever for Violation of the Do Not Call Law

FTC v. Entrepeneurial Strategies, LTD.

• Complaint and Settlement – January 24, 2006

Georgia Defendants Settle Charges of 'Assisting and Facilitating' Telemarketing Violations
Case is First to Result in Civil Penalties from Parties that Helped Telemarketers Avoid Complying with the National Do Not Call Registry

US v. Executive Financial Home Loan Corp., d/b/a Executive Home Loan

• Complaint and Settlement - June 21, 2006

Telemarketer Pays the Price for Using Unscrubbed "Lead Lists

FTC v. FGH International Corporation -part of Hispanic Outreach

• Original Complaint - October 6, 2004
  FTC Continues Crackdown on Scams Aimed at Hispanic Consumers
• Amended Complaint – December 10, 2004
  [Amended Complaint against FGH International Corp. Added DNC Registry and Fee Counts]
• Settlement - October 11, 2005
  FTC Continues Crackdown on Scams Aimed at Hispanics
  Hispanic Law Enforcement and Outreach Forum Held in Los Angeles

FTC v. Financial Advisors & Associates Inc

• Advance-Fee Credit Card Telemarketers to Turn Over $1 Million for Consumer Redress
  Settlement is First Resulting from Cases Brought in‘Operation Tele-PHONEY’ Sweep
  

US v. Flagship Resort Development Corporation

• Complaint and Settlement – February 16, 2005
  FTC Announces First “Do Not Call Rule” Settlements
  Timeshare Sellers and their Telemarketer Will Pay More than $500,000 for Violating the Rule
  

US v FMFG, Inc., et. al.

• Complaint - January 6, 2006
  FTC Seeks to Put Telemarketer on Permanent Hold
  Defendants Allegedly Called 900,000 Phone Numbers On Do Not Call Registry

FTC v. Frankly Speaking, Inc.

• Complaint and Settlement – May 18, 2005
  FTC Shuts down Unauthorized Billing Operation
  Defendants Claimed to be Nonprofit, Violated Do Not Call Rule

US v. Global Mortgage Funding, Inc.

• Complaint filed – October 30, 2007
• Complaint alleges that company violated the Do Not Call Rule in various ways
  FTC Announces Law Enforcement Crackdown on Do Not Call Violators

US v. Guardian Communications, Inc.

• Complaint and Settlement - November 6, 2007
• Voice-blasting company pays $150,000 penalty for abandoning calls
  FTC Announces Law Enforcement Crackdown on Do Not Call Violators

FTC v. International Protection Center

• Complaint – July 22, 2004
  FTC Challenges Cross-Border Telemarketing [DNC] Scam Targeting Elderly Americans
• Settlement - November 14, 2005
  Court Order Stops Deceptive Canadian Pitch-men, Requires Payment of $345,000 to FTC for Consumer Redress

FTC v. Internet Marketing Group, Inc.

• Complaint – July 12, 2004
  Companies Operating Out of Tennessee and Florida Charged with Violating Numerous Federal Laws [including the Registry]
  Defendants Operated Phony Business Ventures, Ripping Off Consumers for Tens of Thousands of Dollars
• Settlement – May 30, 2006
  Bogus Business Opportunity Promoters Now Out of Business
  Group Bilked Consumers Out of Tens of Thousands Apiece [and Violated the National Do Not Call Registry]

US v. Malvern Marketing, LLC d/b/a Phase One Marketing

• Complaint and Settlement - June 15, 2006
  FTC Announces First Case Highlighting Application of Do Not Call Provisions to Corporate Affiliates; Discount Health Card Seller and Its Telemarketer to Pay Combined $350,000 Penalty for DNC Violations

FTC v. National Consumer Council, Inc.

• Complaint – April 23, 2004
  FTC: Bogus 'Nonprofit' Debt Negotiation Companies Misled Consumers in Financial Trouble and Violated Do Not Call Registry
• Settlement – March 30, 2005
  Debt Services Operations [NCC & DMFS] Settle FTC Charges [of Fraud and violations, including Registry and Fee Rule]

US v. Srikanth Venkataraman dba Scorpio Systems, Ltd.

• Complaint – May 8, 2006
  FTC Moves to Stop Telemarketer Using Phony Caller ID [and Violating the National Do Not Call Registry]

FTC v. Telephone Protection Agency, Inc.

• Complaint – April 22, 2004
  FTC Charges North Carolina Defendants with Attempting to Exploit Promise of Do Not Call Registry [DNC Scam]
• Amended Complaint – December 3, 2004
  Announced Actions for December 3, 2004
• Settlements - September 20, 2005
  Court Order, Default Judgment Close FTC’s Case Against Alleged “Do Not Call” Fraudsters

FTC v Universal Premium Services, Inc. aka Premier Benefits Inc.

• Complaint - February 28, 2006
  FTC Obtains Injunction Against the Companies Running the "Wal-Mart Shopping Spree" Scam
  Defendants Took Cash from Consumers' Bank Accounts Without Their Express Informed Consent [and Violated the TSR by Ignoring Entity-Specific DNC Requests]
• Amended Complaint – May 16, 2006
  Amended Complaint and Preliminary Injunction in Premier Benefits Matter

FTC v. Vector Direct, LLC

• Complaint - February 2, 2004
  FTC Charges Arizona Firm With Misleading and Threatening Consumers in Pitch to 'Protect' Their Personal Information [DNC Scam]
• Settlement – June 29, 2004
  FTC Puts Halt to Fraudulent 'Do Not Call' Service

US v. VMBC and Jesse Crowe

• Complaint and Settlement - January 28, 2008
• "Voice broadcasting" company and owner agree to pay $180,000 penalty for abandoning calls
  FTC Settles Charges Against Telemarketer that Made More Than 46 Million Unlawful Prerecorded Calls