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Article: SEN. ROCKEFELLER REQUESTS INFORMATION FROM WEB RETAILERS IN 'MYSTERY CHARGES' INVESTIGATION

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November 7, 2009
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee issued the following news release:

John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, continued the Committee's investigation into controversial "post-transaction" online business practices by sending letters yesterday to 16 e-retailers that appear to be involved in these practices.

Since May 2009, the Committee has been investigating three e-commerce companies - Affinion, Vertrue, and Webloyalty - to better understand their business practices on the Internet, which have been the focus of criticism by consumer advocates and have generated thousands of ...

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