Consumer Fraud Center Provides Holiday Tips on Returning Counterfeit Goods Purchased From Online Retailers
December 13, 2012 13:26 ET | Consumer Fraud Center
SANTA MONICA, CA--(Marketwire - Dec 13, 2012) - With less than two weeks before Christmas Day, many would-be Santas may be disappointed to find their recent purchases of gifts for loved ones, may...
Consumer Fraud Center Urges Amazon to Halt Uninspected Shipments From China Into Its Warehouses Because of Threat of Carcinogens
December 11, 2012 08:00 ET | Consumer Fraud Center
SANTA MONICA, CA--(Marketwire - Dec 11, 2012) - Coming on the heels of a legal action launched by an environmental advocacy group against several major retailers concerning the presence of...
Consumer Fraud Center Urges Amazon to Extend Kindle Anti-Counterfeiting Measures to All Products Sold on Its Site
December 07, 2012 08:00 ET | Consumer Fraud Center
SANTA MONICA, CA--(Marketwire - Dec 7, 2012) - As Amazon unveiled its new Kindle FreeTime Unlimited service to draw more children to the Kindle Fire video and game platform, the Consumer Fraud...
Consumer Fraud Center Issues New Warning About "Deal of the Day" Sites Like Shnoop.com
December 06, 2012 08:00 ET | Consumer Fraud Center
SANTA MONICA, CA--(Marketwire - Dec 6, 2012) - As the holiday buying season continues to gather steam, the Consumer Fraud Center today issued a warning about a fast-growing trend: the sale of goods...
Rollout of Amazon Pages Draws Strong Warning From Consumer Fraud Center About Easier Sales Channels for Counterfeiters
December 05, 2012 14:29 ET | Consumer Fraud Center
SANTA MONICA, CA--(Marketwire - Dec 5, 2012) - On the heels of citing Amazon Marketplace as one of the channels with the highest potential for the sale of counterfeit consumer goods and a...
USC/UCLA Rivalry Takes on New Meaning as Los Angeles Gets First cleanweb hackathon Focused on Green Resources and Technologies
November 15, 2012 19:24 ET | cleanweb hackathon
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - Nov 15, 2012) - As USC and UCLA prepare to do battle at the Rose Bowl this weekend, a different sort of friendly competition will take place when over a dozen teams...
Consumer Fraud Center Issues Cyber Monday Shopping Alert Warning Consumers of Counterfeit Products Sold on Legitimate Websites Such as Amazon Marketplace
November 15, 2012 07:00 ET | Consumer Fraud Center
SANTA MONICA, CA--(Marketwire - Nov 15, 2012) -   Calling Cyber Monday one of the biggest days for online fraud, the Consumer Fraud Center, a counterfeit goods consumer information center,...
No on Government Waste Committee Takes Next Steps in Wake of Measure B Passage
November 07, 2012 11:48 ET | No on Government Waste Committee
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - Nov 7, 2012) - In the wake of Measure B's passage by Los Angeles County voters, the No on Government Waste Committee, a broad coalition of business, entertainment,...
New York Times Article Calls Adult Industry Testing Program a "Model in HIV Efforts" According to No on Government Waste Committee
November 05, 2012 19:24 ET | No on Government Waste Committee
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - Nov 5, 2012) - In an in-depth article appearing in tomorrow's New York Times, the testing program for the adult film industry was cited as an "unlikely model in HIV...
No on Government Waste Committee Condemns Last Minute Negative Robocalls by Yes on B as "Futile Last Gasp"
November 05, 2012 11:26 ET | No on Government Waste Committee
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - Nov 5, 2012) - In a decidedly negative and nasty turn in the campaign being waged on behalf of Measure B, the so-called "Safer Sex" initiative on the Los Angeles...