FTC’s Holyoak Departs to Become Interim US Attorney in Utah

Melissa Holyoak, one of three commissioners on the Federal Trade Commission, is stepping down from her post Monday following her appointment as interim US Attorney for the District of Utah, according to a statement from the FTC.

Holyoak’s departure leaves the antitrust and consumer protection agency with just two commissioners, Chairman Andrew Ferguson and his fellow Republican Mark Meador. The five-member commission, traditionally a bipartisan body, was thrown into upheaval earlier this year when President Donald Trump fired its two Democrats, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya.

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