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    AG warns of consumer scam

    by Amy Gillentine Published: August 4,2011

    Tags: Attorney General John Suthers, consumer scam, Dalbey Education Institute, Federal Trade Commission, RMI Associates

    Attorney General John Suthers is warning consumers to be award of companies offering to assist them in recovering restitution from the state’s consumer protection lawsuits in exchange for an up front fee. Suthers is responding to complaints from consumers concerning RMI Associates. The Denver-based RMI Associates offered to help people get money associated with the [...] [...]

    AG, FTC file joint lawsuit against Colo. company

    by Amy Gillentine Published: May 31,2011

    Tags: Attorney General, Federal Trade Commission, lawsuit

    Colorado Attorney General John Suthers and the Federal Trade Commission have filed a joint lawsuit against Dalbey Education Institute on suspicion that it engaged in deceptive trade practices and misleading infomercials. The complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for Colorado and alleges that the company and its principals created and marketed an infomercial [...] [...]

    Toys R Us will pay $1.3M penalty to FTC

    by Associated Press Published: March 29,2011

    Tags: Federal Trade Commission, Toys R Us

    The Federal Trade Commission says Toys R Us has agreed to pay $1.3 million to settle civil charges that it violated an agency order barring it from discussing its discount-chain competitors with its suppliers. The FTC says between 1999 and 2010 Toys R Us violated the order by complaining via its Babies R Us subsidiary [...] [...]

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