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Violation Tracker Agency Summary Page

Agency Name: Federal Trade Commission
Penalty Total since 2000: $15,789,168,172
Number of Records: 573
Note: The parent penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the list of individual entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. Duplicate penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the individual records list below.
Top 10 Current Parent CompaniesTotal Penalty $Number of Records
Meta Platforms Inc.$5,000,000,0001
Volkswagen$4,000,000,0001
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries$1,200,000,0001
Epic Games Inc.$520,000,0001
DISH Network$280,000,0001
Citigroup$215,000,0001
Alphabet Inc.$211,500,0003
Herbalife$200,000,0001
Apollo Education Group$191,000,0001
AT&T$148,010,0005

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CompanyCurrent ParentCurrent Parent Industry sort iconPrimary Offense TypeYearPenalty Amount
Garden of Life, Inc. consumer protection violation2006$225,000
Bookspan consumer protection violation2006$680,000
Conversion Marketing, Inc. consumer protection violation2006$474,000
Far West Credit, Inc consumer protection violation2006$120,000
Stewart Finance Company consumer protection violation2005$10,500,000
Consumerinfo.com, Inc. consumer protection violation2005$950,000
National Check Control consumer protection violation2005$10,204,445
Columbia House Company privacy violation2005$300,000
AVS Marketing, Inc. consumer protection violation2005$400,000
Hi-Health Supermart Corporation consumer protection violation2005$450,000
Body Wise International, Inc. consumer protection violation2005$2,000,000
The College Advantage Inc. et al. consumer protection violation2005$1,433,000
West Coast Advertising & Marketing consumer protection violation2005$90,000
We The People Forms and Service Centers USA, Inc. consumer protection violation2004$286,000
First American Payment Processing, Inc. consumer protection violation2004$1,580,739
Savvier, Inc. et al. consumer protection violation2004$2,600,000
Pinnacle Marketing, LLC et al. consumer protection violation2004$219,000
VisionTel Communications, LLC et al. consumer protection violation2004$750,000
Guidestar Direct Corp. consumer protection violation2004$25,000
ListData Computer Services, Inc. consumer protection violation2004$100,000
NeWorld Marketing, LLC consumer protection violation2004$62,500
Mantra Films, Inc. consumer protection violation2004$1,089,627
Greeting Cards of America, Inc. consumer protection violation2004$400,000
Tactica International, Inc. consumer protection violation2004$300,000
Capital Acquisitions and Management Corp. consumer protection violation2004$300,000
Telemarketing, Inc. et al. consumer protection violation2004$40,000
Creative Health Institute, Inc. consumer protection violation2004$60,000
Seasilver USA, Inc. and Americaloe, Inc. consumer protection violation2004$4,500,000
Vital Basics, Inc. consumer protection violation2004$1,000,000
Advanced Patch Technologies, Inc. consumer protection violation2004$1,000,000
RHI AG consumer protection violation2004$650,000
Bonzi Software Inc. privacy violation2004$75,000
UMG Recordings, Inc. privacy violation2004$400,000
Certified Merchant Services consumer protection violation2004$23,575,488
Tecnozone International, LLC et al. consumer protection violation2003$85,000
Fairbanks Capital Holding Corp. mortgage abuses2003$40,000,000
ArtMart Publications, Inc. consumer protection violation2003$125,000
Turnkey Vending, Inc. consumer protection violation2003$22,000
GoodTimes Entertainment Limited and GT Merchandising & Licensing Corporation consumer protection violation2003$300,000
Blair Publications Group consumer protection violation2003$50,000
E.M. Publishing Enterprises, Inc consumer protection violation2003$50,000
United Media Publishing Group consumer protection violation2003$50,000
ICR Services, Inc. et al. consumer protection violation2003$1,150,000
Star Credit Services, Inc. consumer protection violation2003$120,000
United Fitness of America, LLC et al. consumer protection violation2003$5,150,000
Grant Search, Inc. and Grant Pac Inc. consumer protection violation2003$296,000
Lifestyle Fascination, Inc. consumer protection violation2003$175,000
Cross Media Marketing Corporation consumer protection violation2003$350,000
ValueVision International, Inc. consumer protection violation2003$215,000
Univend, LLC consumer protection violation2003$11,000
Mrs. Fields Cookies privacy violation2003$100,000
Pelle Pelle, Inc. consumer protection violation2003$40,000
Komaco International, Inc. et al. consumer protection violation2002$155,000
Blue Stuff, Inc. et al. consumer protection violation2002$3,000,000
Access Resource Services, Inc. and Psychic Readers Network, Inc. consumer protection violation2002$5,000,000
Southern Progress Corporation consumer protection violation2002$500,000
E-Babylon, Inc. consumer protection violation2002$40,000
PeoplePC, Inc. consumer protection violation2002$100,000
American Savings Discount Club consumer protection violation2002$3,000,000
Mercantile Mortgage Company, Inc. consumer protection violation2002$250,000
D.C. Credit Services, Inc. consumer protection violation2002$300,000
Micro Star Software, Inc. consumer protection violation2002$90,000
Advanced Consumer Services consumer protection violation2002$700,000
Amden Corporation consumer protection violation2002$28,000
United Recovery Systems, Inc. consumer protection violation2002$240,000
Jones Apparel Group consumer protection violation2002$300,000
TechnoBrands, Inc. consumer protection violation2002$200,000
American Pop Corn Company consumer protection violation2002$10,000
Hi Tech Mint Systems, Inc. consumer protection violation2001$233,000
Christopher Enterprises, Inc. consumer protection violation2001$100,000
AAAA Auto Car Brokers, Inc. et al. consumer protection violation2001$45,000
Financial Services of North America, Inc. consumer protection violation2001$239,793
Crescent Publishing Group, Inc. et al. consumer protection violation2001$30,000,000
Med Resorts International, Inc. consumer protection violation2001$5,000,000
Career Network, Inc. consumer protection violation2001$25,000
Triad Discount Buying Service Inc. et al. consumer protection violation2001$9,000,000
Lisa Frank, Inc. privacy violation2001$30,000
Liverite Products, Inc. consumer protection violation2001$60,000
Vocational Guides, Inc. consumer protection violation2001$191,600
Data Medical Capital, Inc. consumer protection violation2001$559,000
Netpliance, Inc. consumer protection violation2001$100,000
Creative Publishing International consumer protection violation2001$200,000
Bigmailbox.com, Inc. privacy violation2001$35,000
Looksmart Ltd. privacy violation2001$35,000
Monarch Services, Inc. and Girls Life, Inc. privacy violation2001$30,000
American Coin-Op Services, Inc. consumer protection violation2001$11,000
World Wide Coffee, Inc. consumer protection violation2001$20,000
Computer & Web Publications, Inc. consumer protection violation2001$81,000
Great Pacific Vending Corporation consumer protection violation2001$60,000
Enerjet Corporation consumer protection violation2001$10,000
Vending Communications, Inc. and Interactive Communication Services, Inc. consumer protection violation2001$34,500
Ameritel Payphone Distributors, Inc. consumer protection violation2001$40,000
Federal Data Service, Inc. consumer protection violation2001$800,000
World Interactive Gaming Corp. et al. consumer protection violation2000$550,000
Visions Group of America, Inc. and SOHO Technologies, Inc. consumer protection violation2000$22,000
Weider Nutrition International, Inc. consumer protection violation2000$400,000
United Payphones of America, Inc. consumer protection violation2000$22,000
Action Loan Company, Inc., consumer protection violation2000$387,000
Star Publishing Group, Inc. consumer protection violation2000$100,000
Cdnow Inc. consumer protection violation2000$300,000
KBkids.com LLC consumer protection violation2000$350,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.