Reading Room Document
Whether the Federal Trade Commission Has Authority to Prosecute Actions for Criminal Contempt
The Federal Trade Commission lacks authority to prosecute actions for criminal contempt, unless the Commission's attorneys receive special appointments from the Attorney General and become subject to his direction. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at www.justice.gov/file/24321/download.
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