
FTC Halts Digital Forensics in $60 Million Sextortion Case
FTC allegations say Digital Forensics collected at least $60 million while misleading sextortion victims about investigative services.

FTC allegations say Digital Forensics collected at least $60 million while misleading sextortion victims about investigative services.

The FTC and seven states seek a contempt order against Martin Shkreli over alleged pharmaceutical stock trades that violated a lifetime industry ban.

The CFTC proposed defining covered sports, political, cultural and weather event contracts as swaps, with a 30-day comment window.

The FTC’s proposed Greenway Auto order requires advertised vehicle prices to include mandatory charges and restricts misleading fee claims.

The FTC closed its Gildan and S&S inquiry after contract changes removed restrictions on pricing and support for competing wholesalers.

The FTC and USDA seek public comments on farm equipment pricing, repair barriers and distribution practices through Dec. 7.

The SEC seeks a $3 million penalty and permanent bars against former Western Asset co-CIO Ken Leech in its trade-allocation case.

The FTC is sending more than $15.8 million to over 2.1 million Cleo AI customers, with PayPal payments beginning Oct. 27, 2026.

Jefferies agreed to a $650,000 SEC settlement after inaccurate blue sheet submissions affected data for at least 1.2 million transactions.

Crescent expanded its stock offering to 92 million shares and expects about $1.12 billion in net proceeds for an Eagle Ford acquisition.