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LANCASTER COUNTY, PA — Attorney General Josh Shapiro recently announced a Lancaster County psychiatrist charged in June with illegally prescribing drugs to patients pleaded guilty to charges and will serve …

FDA Warns Companies Illegally Selling Hangover Remedies

August 2, 2020August 2, 2020 - by MyChesCo

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently announced it has issued warning letters to seven companies for illegally selling unapproved products labeled as dietary supplements that claim to cure, treat, mitigate …

Health / Medical / National

FTC Sends Letters Warning 50 More Marketers Making Unsupported Claims Products and Therapies Can Prevent or Treat COVID-19

May 26, 2020May 25, 2020 - by MyChesCo

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission announced it has sent letters warning 50 more marketers nationwide to stop making unsubstantiated claims that their products and therapies can treat or …

Business / National

FTC Announces Latest Round of Letters Warning Companies to Cease Unsupported Claims that Their Products Can Treat or Prevent Coronavirus

April 16, 2020April 15, 2020 - by MyChesCo

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Continuing its efforts to protect consumers from scams and deceptive pitches related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Federal Trade Commission announced it has sent 10 additional letters warning …

Crime / National

New Data Shows that the FTC Received Nearly 1.7 Million Fraud Reports in 2019

January 25, 2020January 30, 2020 - by MyChesCo

WASHINGTON, D.C. — New data released by the Federal Trade Commission shows that FTC actions led to more than $232 million in refunds to consumers across the country in 2019.