By: Lesley Fair As part of its regulatory review, the FTC announced earlier this year Information Security and Financial Institutions: An FTC Workshop to Examine the Safeguards Rule. If the Safeguards Rule is of interest to you or your clients, you’ll want to know about three new developments. First, the FTC has postponed the workshop […]
Author Archive: Rob Kimmons
Credit Card Launderer for Tech Support Scams to Pay $6.75 Million to Settle FTC Charges
A Canadian company, RevenueWire, and its CEO, Roberta Leach, will pay $6.75 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges they laundered credit card payments for, and assisted and facilitated, two tech support scams previously sued by the FTC. “Finding ways to get paid – without getting caught – is essential for scammers who steal money […]
$9.3 million FTC settlement suggests Mail Order Rule compliance is always in style
By: Lesley Fair Trend-conscious buyers want the latest styles ASAP and online retailer Fashion Nova reinforced those expectations by promising “Fast Shipping,” “2-Day Shipping,” and “Expect Your Items Quick!” But according to the FTC, the California company’s shipment delays violated the Mail, Internet, or Telephone Order Merchandise Rule and left consumers haute under the collar. […]
NCTC’s Domestic Terrorism Conference Report
The National Counterterrorism Center, together with FBI and DHS, held a conference September 23-24, 2019, to examine the U.S. government’s approach to confronting the threat of domestic terrorism (DT) and to inform future DT policy. The conference convened stakeholders from academia, the private sector, and across the federal government, including intelligence and Non-Title 50 agencies, […]
Texas Private Investigator Domestic Investigations Case – Domestic Surveillance of Cheating Wife
While investigators would rather be trying to take down a serial killer, in this case, we were hired by a husband to surveil his wife’s activities. In this domestic investigation, we found that we were on the trail of a serial cheater. The husband was in a tough divorce battle with his wife for primary […]