DEBORAH PLATT MAJORAS
The Commission is not a law enforcement agency in the sense that it can initiate or prosecute a civil or criminal lawsuit against a party that is breaking the law. The Commission however, can refer cases to the Justice Department and turn over their findings with a recommendation to prosecute. However, under George W. Bush, the policy was not to even do that. Chairman Majoras actually persuaded the Bush Justice Department to terminate efforts to prosecute Intel and other companies that previous Commissions had recommended prosecuting.
Deborah Platt Majoras is the former chair of the Federal Trade Commission, appointed May 11, 2004, by President George W. Bush and sworn in on August 16, 2004. President Bush had announced his intention to appoint her to the position on July 30, 2004. In early 2008, she announced that she was leaving the FTC to become senior vice president and general counsel for Procter & Gamble, the largest consumer products company in the United States.
