A federal judge agreed with Attorney General Bob Ferguson, ruling that Seattle plastic surgery provider Allure Esthetic and its owner, Dr. Javad Sajan, illegally prevented patients from posting negative reviews about the business. Ferguson filed a motion for partial summary…

Two high-profile websites that used Forbes’ name, logo and likeness have been taken offline following a long series of mostly unanswered inquiries questioning their legitimacy. The websites, ForbesNewYork.com and ForbesEngland.com, were once home to a large number of highly-laudatory articles…

A shell company is promoting and selling an under-eye skin firming cream using images a surgeon and a licensed aesthetician say are stolen—and falsely claiming to have performed millions of dollars worth of charity work. Consumers who’ve fallen prey to…

Oculoplastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr. Kami Parsa issued a “fraud alert” and PSA today, warning that Cëlyn Cosmetics is running paid ads that feature his handiwork and patients. The surgeon says that on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook, Cëlyn is using…

A financial administrator who embezzled more than $1 million from the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce [in Texas] pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 15 years in prison, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced. “Prosecuting white-collar crime like this is…

A multi-location cosmetic surgery clinic in the UK has sued a handful of former patients who independently left reviews it felt were defamatory or damaging to its business. Signature Clinic, rated 5-stars by some 90 percent of alleged patients on…