FTC ATTORNEY

Those who have been hired in FTC as FTC Attorney or as their employee, have many benefits regarding health, education, insurance, student loan repayment and many more. 

The FTC is an independent agency of the U.S. government.  Its core mission is to prevent business practices that are deceptive or unfair to consumers or are anti-competitive.



The Bureau of Consumer Protection’s mandate is to protect consumers.  It conducts individual company and industry-wide investigations, administrative and federal court litigation, rulemaking proceedings, and consumer and business education.  The Bureau of Competition prevents anticompetitive business practices and enforces antitrust laws. The FTC seeks to ensure that consumers are better off in a manner that avoids hindering market-generated consumer benefits.  Its first priority is bread and butter fraud enforcement.  Its second priority is to ensure that enforcement actions address concrete consumer injury.

The FTC focuses upon financial remedies that are tethered to consumer harm. Its third priority is balancing investigational burdens and improving transparency

FTC authority:

INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY

FTC can prosecute any inquiry necessary to its duties in any part of the United States via FTC Act Sec. 3, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 43

ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY

FTC can initiate an enforcement action if reason to believe that the law is being or has been violated

JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT

FTC can seek preliminary and permanent injunctions against deceptive advertising via Section 13(b) of the FTC Act

CIVIL PENALTIES

Judicially ordered civil penalties for violating cease and desist orders

ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY

Section 5(a) (15 U.S.C. Sec. 45(a)(1) of the FTC Act declares unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce unlawful

Section 5(b) of the FTC Act permits the FTC to challenge violations of consumer protection statutes via administrative adjudication

JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT

Monetary equitable relief, asset freezes and receiverships under Section 13(b)

In simple terms, The FTC enforces federal consumer protection laws that prevent fraud, deception and unfair business practices. The Commission also enforces federal antitrust laws that prohibit anticompetitive mergers and other business practices that could lead to higher prices, fewer choices, or less innovation.

Whether combatting telemarketing fraud, Internet scams or price-fixing schemes, the FTC’s mission is to protect consumers and promote competition.

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