TL;DR BCO Consulting Services, Inc. and its operators targeted student loan borrowers, charging them fees while pretending to provide real debt relief. The FTC charged them with deceptive acts and practices violating the FTC Act, the Telemarketing Sales Rule, and…
Corporate Corruption Case Study: American Screening & Its Impact on Healthcare Providers Table of Contents (Author’s Note: All case-specific facts in this article are drawn solely from the legal complaint filed by the Federal Trade Commission against American Screening, LLC,…
Investigative Report • Corporate Misconduct • Children’s Privacy Microsoft Harvested Children’s Data for Years Without Consent. Then Paid $20 Million to Walk Away. EvilCorporations.com • Case 2:23-cv-00836 / FTC Matter No. 1923258 • 1 min read TL;DR The violation: Microsoft…
Docket No. SDWA-05-2024-0001 • EPA Region 5 • St. Clair County, Michigan They Pumped Salt Water Into the Ground. Nobody Was Watching. EvilCorporations.com • SDWA-05-2024-0001 / EPA Region 5 / St. Clair County, MI • 18 min read TL;DR Stevens…
Investigative Report • Consumer Protection They Invented Your Criminal Record to Sell You a Subscription EvilCorporations.com • FTC v. Instant Checkmate, LLC et al. (S.D. Cal., Sept. 11, 2023) • 32 min read TL;DR TruthFinder and Instant Checkmate — both…
FTC Blocks Chevron-Hess Merger Over OPEC Collusion Concerns Corporate Misconduct Accountability Project Chevron Corporation and Hess Corporation · FTC Administrative Complaint FTC Blocks Chevron-Hess Merger Over OPEC Collusion Concerns Federal regulators charge that Hess CEO’s communications with foreign oil cartel…
HOPE Services Stole Nearly $2M From Families Facing Foreclosure Corporate Misconduct Accountability Project C.C. Enterprises, Inc. (d/b/a HOPE Services) · FTC Enforcement Action HOPE Services Stole Nearly $2M From Families Facing Foreclosure FTC alleges HOPE Services and affiliated companies deceived…
Investigative Report • Clean Air Act Enforcement • EPA Region 5 The Company That Sold Dirty Air, 516 Times EvilCorporations.com • Docket No. CAA-05-2024-0014 • 14 min read TL;DR Full Tilt Performance, LLC, an aftermarket auto parts company in Jackson,…
Federal Whistleblower Retaliation • Case 2023-1091 The VA Fired Her for Finding $78,000 Missing. Then It Fought Her for Years. EvilCorporations.com • U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit • 15 min read TL;DR The short version: Dr. Deborah A. Perlick…
TL;DR The Facts: The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a formal complaint against Williams-Sonoma, Inc., the parent company for Pottery Barn, West Elm, Rejuvenation, and Mark and Graham. The Misconduct: The company was caught making false and misleading “Made…