Two Teens Arrested Following Pursuit In Stolen Vehicle

Incident Number:  50-25-1310 Date/Time: Monday, January 13th, 2025 at 3:31 p.m. Location: West Loockerman Street and South State Street, Dover, DE Contact:   Dover Police Department Public Information OfficerMaster Corporal Ryan Schmid   Email: Ryan.schmid@cj.state.de.us Narrative: The Dover Police Department has arrested a 16-year-old…

FTC Finalizes Order Banning Mobilewalla from Selling Sensitive Location Data

The Federal Trade Commission finalized an order banning data broker Mobilewalla Inc. from selling sensitive location data as part of a settlement with the company over allegations it sold such information without taking reasonable steps to verify consumers’ consent. In a complaint first announced in…

FTC Finalizes Order Prohibiting Gravy Analytics, Venntel from Selling Sensitive Location Data

The Federal Trade Commission finalized an order prohibiting Gravy Analytics and its subsidiary Venntel from unlawfully tracking and selling sensitive location data from users, including data about consumers’ visits to health-related locations and places of worship. In a complaint first announced last month, the FTC alleged…

FTC Sends More Than $960,000 in Refunds to Consumers Harmed by Income Scheme ‘The Sales Mentor’

Image The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $960,000 in refunds to consumers who paid a job scheme known as “The Sales Mentor” that, according to the FTC, falsely promised consumers that they would make big money from telemarketing sales.  The…

FTC Sues Evoke Wellness and Top Executives for Misleading Consumers Seeking Substance Use Disorder Treatment

The Federal Trade Commission today sued Florida-based Evoke Wellness, LLC and Evoke Health Care Management and their officers Jonathan Mosley and James Hull for using a combination of deceptive Google search ads and telemarketing to masquerade as other substance use disorder treatment…

FTC Finalizes Order Prohibiting IntelliVision from Making Deceptive Claims About Its Facial Recognition Software

The Federal Trade Commission finalized an order against IntelliVision Technologies Corp., settling allegations that the company made false, misleading, or unsubstantiated claims that its AI-powered facial recognition software was free of gender or racial bias. In a complaint, which was first announced in December, the FTC…

FTC Proposes Rule Changes and New Rule to Deter Deceptive Earnings Claims by Multilevel Marketers and Money-Making Opportunity Sellers

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking comment on proposed changes to the Business Opportunity Rule and a proposed new Earnings Claim Rule that, taken together, would strengthen the agency’s tools to curb deceptive earnings claims in industries where they are pervasive: multi-level…