Penalty Amount
$867,743
The FTC announced three separate settlements with companies making false 'Made in USA' claims: TouchTunes (electronic dartboards, $625k consumer redress), Americana Liberty and related parties (flags and flagpoles, $167,743 redress), and Oak Street Bootmakers (footwear, $75k redress). The companies violated the FTC Act, Made in USA Labeling Rule, and for Americana Liberty, the Textile Act and Rules, by making unqualified origin claims for products with significant imported components or wholly imported from China. Each settlement prohibits future misrepresentations of U.S. origin and requires consumer notices.
Total of $867,743 in consumer redress across the three actions; prohibitions on misrepresenting U.S.-origin or making unsubstantiated country-of-origin claims; requirements to provide consumer notices of the settlements; Americana Liberty’s order additionally mandates textile fiber product disclosures. Orders are stipulated consent decrees pending District Court approval.
In-house legal teams should review all vendor, supplier, and customer-facing agreements for companies marketing products as Made in USA to ensure compliance with FTC origin claim standards. Key clauses to review include advertising and marketing representations, requiring vendors to certify that products meet the 'all or virtually all' domestic standard and disclose all imported components. For textile products, agreements must include clauses mandating compliance with Textile Act labeling requirements, including mandatory country-of-origin disclosures on products and marketing materials. Include indemnification clauses covering losses from false advertising claims, audit rights to verify supply chain origin claims, and requirements for vendors to provide documentation supporting origin representations. Customer terms should prohibit unqualified Made in USA claims without proper substantiation.
Entity
TouchTunes Music Company, LLC; Americana Liberty LLC; Three Nations LLC; Oak Street Manufacturing Company, LLC
Industry
OtherOfficial Press Release
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/04/ftc-announces-made-usa-sweep-including-three-law-enforcement-actions-protect-american-consumers
2523159touchtunescomplaintw
https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/2523159touchtunescomplaintw.pdf
2523159touchtunesorder
https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/2523159touchtunesorder.pdf
2523127americanalibertycomplaint
https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/2523127americanalibertycomplaint.pdf
2523127americanalibertyproposedorderfin
https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/2523127americanalibertyproposedorderfin.pdf
2523149oakstcomplaintfin
https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/2523149oakstcomplaintfin.pdf
2523149oakstreetproposedorderfin
https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/2523149oakstreetproposedorderfin.pdf
Federal Trade Commission Enforcement Page
https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement
"TouchTunes Music Company, LLC (TouchTunes)"
"Americana Liberty LLC and Three Nations LLC, as well as the companies’ principals—Maximiliano Ojeda, Virginia Hilfiger, and Julian Groves"
"Oak Street Manufacturing Company, LLC, which also does business as Oak Street Bootmakers"
"Provides $625,000 towards consumer redress under Section 19 of the FTC Act, the largest for a Made in USA Labeling Rule case to date"
"Provides $167,743 towards consumer redress"
"Provides $75,000 towards consumer redress"
The FTC settled charges with data broker Kochava, Inc. and its subsidiary Collective Data Solutions (CDS) over allegations that they sold precise location data from hundreds of millions of mobile devices without consumer consent, enabling tracking of visits to sensitive locations like reproductive health clinics and places of worship. The settlement prohibits the companies from selling or sharing sensitive location data without affirmative express consumer consent, and imposes compliance requirements including a sensitive location data program, supplier consent assessments, incident reporting, and data retention schedules. No monetary penalty was imposed.
The FTC filed a complaint and obtained a temporary restraining order against six defendants operating a deceptive health care scheme that impersonated government and insurance carriers to sell fake comprehensive health plans. The defendants allegedly charged consumers without express informed consent, failed to disclose material terms including cancellation processes, and misled consumers into paying for inadequate coverage that left many with substantial medical debt. The FTC seeks refunds for affected consumers and alleges violations of the FTC Act, Telemarketing Sales Rule, Impersonation Rule, and Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.
$140.0M
Following an FTC investigation, a federal court granted summary judgment against timeshare exit scheme operator Christopher Carroll, ordering him to pay $140 million total ($95 million in consumer redress, $45 million civil penalty) for defrauding consumers out of over $90 million. The scheme used deceptive direct mail and in-person pitches, falsely claimed affiliation with timeshare companies, failed to provide refunds, and violated the FTC’s Cooling-Off Rule by forcing consumers to sign non-cancellable contracts. Carroll is also permanently banned from marketing timeshare exit services or engaging in deceptive door-to-door sales.
This press release announces the FTC's testimony before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on April 15, 2026, outlining the agency's priorities including consumer privacy protection, competition enforcement, and implementation of the TAKE IT DOWN Act. No specific enforcement action against a private entity is announced in this release.
The FTC announced an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking public comment on a potential nationwide rule to address unfair or deceptive fee practices by online food and grocery delivery platforms. The ANPRM covers requirements for disclosing total prices, fees, variable charges, price differentials, and promotion terms. Past FTC enforcement actions against Instacart and Grubhub for deceptive fee practices are cited as evidence of ongoing issues in the industry.
$750K
The FTC alleged that Vanilla Chip LLC (d/b/a TruHeight) deceptively advertised height-enhancing supplements for children and teens without competent scientific evidence, and used fake employee-written and incentivized 5-star reviews. The proposed settlement requires TruHeight and its principals to pay $750,000, bars false health claims, and prohibits misleading review practices. A $4 million total judgment is partially suspended due to the respondents' inability to pay the full amount.