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On February 11, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it had accepted a $9.5 million settlement in a case brought against a sweepstakes operator for violating a previous FTC order. The settlement also permanently prohibits the defendant, Crystal Ewing, from direct mail marketing. READ MORE