Sentences with phrase «illegal sales practices»

OPW — July 7 — The Wisconsin Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Great Expectations (GE) alleging that the Milwaukee - area branch of the national dating service engaged in «deceptive and illegal sales practices,» according to the Chicago Tribune.

Wells Fargo chairman and CEO John Stumpf testified Tuesday in front of the Senate Banking Committee about the bank's allegedly illegal sales practices.

Not exact matches

The Wells Fargo case came to light late last week when the bank agreed to pay a $ 185 million fine for what regulators called «widespread illegal» sales practices.

One reason: In 2012, the company paid a $ 3 billion fine to US authorities for various illegal marketing activities, but remained under investigation for fraudulent sales practices in China and elsewhere, and could have faced criminal prosecution, according to the lawsuit.

Use or post, without authorization, any content protected by law (e.g. copyright, trademark, patent, utility patent, design patent or other intellectual property (IP) laws), or advertise, promote, offer or distribute any goods or services protected by law; v. Use, post or promote any commercial practices considered unfair competition, including progressive customer acquisition practices (such as chain distribution systems, Ponzi schemes, illegal multi-level selling or pyramid sales).

He made his comments during the bank's annual shareholder meeting, several weeks after the CBC reported that unnamed bank employees alleged they used aggressive, and in some cases illegal, sales practices.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today took two separate actions against Citibank for illegal debt sales and debt collection practices.

While the practice is illegal, the sale of fins is not.

With the passage this bill, which I am proud to co-sponsor with Assembly Member Maisel, the possession and sale of shark fins will become illegal here, and we will join the entire West Coast in banning a cruel practice that is wreaking havoc on our oceanic ecosystems.»

Both can be illegal in Germany and Switzerland under the respective unfair business practices codes, because the systems do not rely on the sales of goods and services, but on the continuous recruitment of...

According to the San Diego Reader, an audit by the Pentagon's Office of Inspector General showed that military officials didn't do enough to halt illegal life insurance sales practices on the San Diego County Marine Corps bases, threatening the «financial stability» of junior enlistees.

But I wouldn't want to be in his shoes defending myself against a charge of assisting sellers practice illegal discrimination in the sale of their home — or of blockbusting.

730 DOS 02 DOS v. New World Realty of New York, Inc. — availing of license; deposits; disclosure of agency relationships; duty to supervise sales associates; failure to pay judgment; proper business practices; DOS has jurisdiction where disciplinary action was started while individual was licensed as an associate broker and was eligible to automatically renew at the time of the disciplinary hearing; salesperson owned voting stock in licensed corporate real estate broker, failed to pay judgment and failed to present evidence of inability to do so, and engaged in unlicensed activity after license expired; representative broker availed corporate real estate brokers license to salesperson; representative broker failed to properly supervise salesperson by permitting and authorizing salesperson to act as a real estate broker; broker and salesperson failed to make agency disclosures and failed to deposit funds of principal in a special bank account; real estate transaction conducted was a fraudulent business practice; DOS fails to prove the unauthorized practice of law; salesperson's license revoked and salesperson ordered to pay refund of $ 1,406.00 of illegal commission collected; representative broker's license revoked and broker ordered to refund $ 74.00 of illegal commission collected; representative broker fined $ 5,000.00