Operators of scheme targeting Hispanic consumers banned

Operators of scheme targeting Hispanic consumers banned

by James O’Connor Cream Group, Inc., which operates as Oro Marketing, and its mastermind Sami Charchian have agreed to a permanent ban on telemarketing to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they targeted Spanish-speaking women with false promises that...
Federal Trade Commission halts online credit score scheme

Federal Trade Commission halts online credit score scheme

by Carol Thompson The Federal Trade Commission has stopped an online scheme that allegedly lured consumers with “free” access to their credit scores and then billed them a recurring fee of $29.95 per month for a credit monitoring program they never ordered. Three...
Blind justice: Arbitrators have immunity from lawsuits- Part I

Blind justice: Arbitrators have immunity from lawsuits- Part I

  by Carol Thompson It’s up to the parties of an arbitration to carefully research the background of the arbitrator who will be hearing the case, according to the courts and the largest arbitration organization in the United States–the American...