Dec 21, 2023 | "Oasis" | Fraudulent Investments | NRIA | Oasis Realty Investment Group LLC (“Oasis”) | Real Estate Investment Firm | Bureau of Securities | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that the New Jersey Bureau of Securities within the Division of Consumer Affairs has filed a civil enforcement action against the former vice-president of an NJ-based real estate investment firm that defrauded investors nationwide.
Dec 20, 2023 | Alabama | broker-dealers | California | Commissions | Florida | Illinois | investors | Massachusetts | Montana | New Jersey Investors | Raymond James Financial Services | restitution | Settlement | Small-Dollar Transactions | Washington | Bureau of Securities | Division of Consumer Affairs | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers | Protecting New Jersey in Court
The Office of the Attorney General and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that the Bureau of Securities has joined a multi-state settlement with two Florida- based broker-dealers that have agreed to pay at least $8.25 million in refunds to investors who were charged unreasonable commission fees on small-dollar transactions.
Dec 19, 2023 | Billing Misconduct | digital advertising | Google | Lawsuit | Play Store | Settlement | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs, together with a bipartisan group of 52 other attorneys general, today announced a $700-million agreement with Google in their lawsuit challenging the tech giant’s anticompetitive conduct in connection with the Google Play Store.
Dec 19, 2023 | Atlantic City Airport | Baggage Scale Testing | Credit Card Surcharge Laws | Hidden Credit Card Surcharges | New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act (“CFA”) | Newark Liberty International Airport (“EWR”) | No Cash Payment Policies | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (“the Division”) today announced educational and enforcement initiatives that will help protect consumers from being overcharged as they shop, dine, and travel to celebrate the season with family and friends.
Nov 28, 2023 | Affirmative Civil Enforcement Practice Group | CFA | Consumer Fraud Act | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division's Office of Weights and Measures | Dollar General | OWM | OWM Enforcement Unit | Pricing Violations | Settlement | Weights and Measures Act | WMA | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that Dollar General Corp. (“Dollar General”), a national discount retail chain has agreed to pay $1.2 million to resolve allegations of pricing violations.
Nov 16, 2023 | Morgan Stanley | Multistate Settlement | personal information | Security Lapse | Smith Barney LLC | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers
Security Lapses Affected Personal Information Belonging to More than 755,000 NJ Residents.
