April 26, 2019
The Federal Trade Commission secured a $1.8 million judgment against the owner of a company it says swindled small business owners into thinking they were paying to keep their businesses visible on Google search engine results.
April 04, 2019
The Federal Trade Commission won a permanent injunction and nearly $3.4 million money judgment against two owners of a company accused of robocalling small-business owners and making them think they were paying fees to Google to keep their companies from being blocked in its search engine results.
March 26, 2019
Four telemarketing operations that the Federal Trade Commission claims blasted consumers with billions of illegal robocalls peddling bogus auto warranties, veterans' charities and Google search result services have agreed to cease these practices and pay significant financial judgments in a series of deals announced Tuesday.
September 13, 2018
A Florida federal judge entered a report Thursday recommending that a court-appointed receiver be granted access to personal laptops and cellphones belonging to two owners of a company the Federal Trade Commission claims tricked small businesses into paying fees to purportedly avoid being removed from Google listings.
June 06, 2018
A Florida federal judge on Wednesday granted the Federal Trade Commission's request for an injunction against a company that allegedly robocalled small-business owners, falsely claiming to represent Google and threatening to block the companies from the search engine's results unless a fee was paid.