U.S. FTC: Telemarketer agrees to settle FTC charges of misrepresenting affiliation with law enforcement

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M2 PRESSWIRE-1 June 1998-U.S. FTC: Telemarketer agrees to settle FTC charges of misrepresenting affiliation with law enforcement (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:290598 -- Must Disclose It is a for-profit company unaffiliated with any charity or government agency Southwest Marketing Concepts, Inc., d/b/a The Journal -- The Voice of Law Enforcement, and its principal, Stephen Inmon, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they misrepresented to businesses solicited by phone and mail in almost every state their affiliation with law enforcement and that advertising in The Journal was a meaningful way for businesses to support important causes, such as fighting crime or preventing drug abuse.

The FTC also charged the defendants with billing...