New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs

Press Releases

Bank of America to Repurchase $386 Million in Auction Rate Securities from N.J. Investors and Pay Civil Penalty (2/9/10)
RBC to Repurchase $51 Million in Auction Rate Securities from N.J. Investors (2/8/10)
Charities Fund Raiser and State Reach Settlement (1/29/10)
2010 Consumer Bowl Competition Begins Next Week With Intra-County Competitions (1/22/10)
$5.15 Million Available to Investors Defrauded by Robert Brennan
(1/15/10)
Beware Potential Frauds When Donating to Haiti Relief Efforts (1/15/10)
State Sues Rhode Island Company for Selling Banned Yo-Yo Waterballs in New Jersey (12/14/09)
Licensing Board Suspends Jersey City Doctor Charged With Illegally Prescribing Narcotics (12/14/09)
Manalapan-Based Travel Company Named as Additional Defendant in State's Lawsuit (12/10/09)
State Announces Settlement with Verizon Over its Advertisement and Sale of FiOS Service (12/7/09)
Tighter Controls Recommended to Prevent Conflicts of Interest Between Doctors and Pharmaceutical Companies (12/3/09)
Nine Unlicensed Companies Cited For Offering Mortgage Loan Modifications (11/30/09)
Holiday Shopping Tips for Consumers (11/23/09)
New Jersey Enters Multi-State Settlement with Vonage Regarding Marketing, Service Cancellation Issues (11/16/09)
Monmouth County Man Sentenced to State Prison for Stealing $690,000 in Fraudulent Investment Scheme (11/9/09)
Two Ticket Sellers Agree to Stop Speculative Ticket Sales to Settle Attorney General's Lawsuits (10/28/09)
Consumer Affairs and Hudson County Officials Present Senior Fraud Education & Protection Program (10/21/09)
Beware Chimney Repair Scams (10/8/09)
Judge Finds Monmouth County Company Defrauded Investors via a Ponzi Scheme, Orders $7 Million to be Paid in Restitution (9/3/09)
State Files Suit Against Brake-O-Rama Auto Repair Chain (9/3/09)
Federal Ban on "Robocalls" Begins Today (9/1/09)
State Reaches Settlement with Toms River-Based Health Care Services Firm (9/1/09)
Top 10 Consumer Complaints in 2008 (8/31/09)
Vacation Clubs LLC Added As a Defendant in Lawsuit (8/27/09)
Celebration Studios Customers Face Final Deadline for Claiming Their Wedding Photos and Videos (8/18/09)
State and Health Care Service Firm Reach Settlement (8/7/09)
Somerset County Psychologist Agrees to Temporary License Suspension (8/4/09)
New Jersey and Samsung America Reach Settlement Regarding Appliance Repair Work Performed Under Warranty or Service Contracts (8/4/09)
State Sues Monmouth County Furniture Retailers (8/4/09)
10th Arrest Made as Consumer Affairs Cracks Down on Phony ?Dentists? (7/30/09)
Final Judgment Permanently Bans Credit Repair and Credit Counseling Firms From Operating in New Jersey (7/30/09)
Storm Victims Should Be Wary of Scams (7/28/09)
Countrywide Mailing Settlement Notices to 887 Eligible New Jersey Borrowers (7/24/09)
Garfield Man Charged with Defrauding Investors of $1.7 Millon by Selling Unregistered Stock in Horseshoe Manufacturing Venture (7/21/09)
State and Health Care Service Firm Reach Settlement (7/13/09)
State Board Revokes License of Wildwood Physician (7/9/09)
Licensing Board Suspends Physician Who Fraudulently Billed Insurance Providers (7/9/09)
Consumer Affairs Reaches Settlement with Seventh Moving Company This Year; Summer is the Busiest Season for Relocating (7/2/09)
La Bonne Vie Travel and Dream Vacations International, Inc.
Added As Defendants to the State's Lawsuit (6/30/09)
Indiana Company Sued for Selling Banned Yo-Yo Waterballs in New Jersey; Scotch Plains Girl Injured by Company's Product (6/22/09)
Jersey City Dentist Faces Loss of License For Providing Prescription Drugs to His Girlfriend (6/16/09)
Physician Arrested for Selling Pain Killer Prescriptions for Cash (6/15/09)
State Sues Travel Club Companies That Failed to Provide Services; Promised Free Gifts Also Not Provided (6/11/09)
State Files Suit Against Two Air Duct Cleaning Services (6/5/09)
Consumer Affair Director Testifies in Support of Legislation to Regulate Debt Collectors (6/4/09)
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Pays $1M to the New Jersey Bureau of Securities to Settle Auction-Rate Securities Case (6/3/09)
Settlement Reached With Pascack Valley Hospital Debt Collectors (6/3/09)
State Sues Elizabeth Used Car Dealer (6/1/09)
Attorney General Milgram Files Suit Against Two More Ticket Sellers - Springsteen Concert Tickets Sold Prior to June 1 On-Sale Date (5/29/09)
Three Men Who Targeted Wyckoff Church Members Reach Settlements with the N.J. Bureau of Securities (5/28/09)
Attorney General Milgram Files Suit in Response to Deceptive Sales of Springsteen Concert Tickets Before Initial Public Sales Date (5/27/09)
Licensing Board Takes Disciplinary Actions Against Two Dentists (5/26/09)
2,586 Fans to Attend Two Springsteen Concerts Under Settlement with Ticketmaster (5/21/09)
Citigroup Pays $3.3M to New Jersey Bureau of Securities to Settle Auction Rate Securities Case (5/20/09)
?Operation False Charity? New Jersey Works with Federal Trade Commission To Protect Consumers Against Fraudulent Solicitors (5/20/09)
Freehold Township High School Wins The 2009 New Jersey Consumer Bowl (5/12/09)
South Jersey Dentist Surrenders License Prior to Scheduled Disciplinary Hearing (5/6/09)
Tax Preparation Firm Ordered to Pay $3.5 Million For Deceptive Sales of ?Refund Anticipation Loans? (4/14/09)
Board of Medical Examiners Ratifies Temporary License Suspension for Dr. Parvez Dara (4/8/09)
Fines Suspended for Bowling Alleys Cited for Violating State Raffles Licensing Law (4/8/09)
New N.J. Bureau of Securities Chief Starts Work Today (4/6/09)
Foulke Management Corporation ("Cherry Hill Triplex") and State Settle Lawsuit (4/2/09)
Pastors of Morris County Church to Reimburse Congregants For Misappropriated Donations (4/1/09)
Compass Dodge Reaches Settlement to Resolve Alleged Used Vehicle Sales Violations (3/25/09)
Wildwood Arcade Operator to Pay $3,000 Fine for Using Rigged Machines (3/25/09)
Genital Waxing Provision Rejected from Proposed Regulation(3/20/09)
State Sues Verizon Over Deceptive FiOS Sales and Marketing Practices (3/18/09)
New Jersey Reaches Settlements With Seven Companies Regarding Pre-Paid Calling Cards (3/17/09)
Attorney General Announces Lawsuit Against Unregistered Investment Firm Accused of Defrauding $15 Million from Clients (3/9/09)
Woodbridge Travel Agency to Pay $276,077 in Consumer Restitution As Part of Settlement with the State (3/6/09)
Five Furniture Stores Pay $17,000 for Violations (3/4/09)
Funeral Homes Where Illegal Body Parts Harvesting Occurred To be Temporarily Shut (3/3/09)
Attorney General Announces Settlement with Ticketmaster on Sale of Springsteen Tickets (2/23/09)
New Jersey's Bureau of Securities Targets Financial Scams Against Military Members (2/20/09)
State Acts to Shut Funeral Homes After Owner Allegedly Violated Restrictions Imposed After Illegal Body Parts Harvesting (2/19/09)
Licensing Board Finds Teaneck Physician Sexually Groped Patients, Suspends His License and Permanently Bars Him from Treating Female Patients (2/18/09)
Attorney General Anne Milgram Charges Tax Preparers Falsely Advertised ?Same Day? Tax Refunds (2/5/09)
Attorney General Investigating Ticket Sales for Springsteen Concert (2/4/09)
East Rutherford Acupuncturist's License Restricted Pending Sexual Misconduct Hearing (1/22/09)
State Files Suit Against Four Sansone Auto Dealerships (1/22/09)
AG Announces Settlement with Dell, Inc., Dell Financial Over Disclosure of Financing Terms, Customer Service (1/12/09)
Funeral Directors Lose License for Role in Body-Parts Scheme (1/6/09)
Closed Hoboken Health Club Agrees to Reimburse Consumers for Paid Memberships (1/6/09)
Board of Dentistry Takes Disciplinary Action Against Five Dentists in December (12/30/08)
LGCCC Adds Games and Revises Its Regulations for Charitable and Civic Groups That Operate Bingo, Raffles and Casino Nights (12/22/08)
Consumer Affairs Investigators Check Stores for Recalled Toys (12/16/08)
State Files Suit Against Lakewood-Based Sellers of Kinoki Detox Foot Pads (12/11/08)
Mecca Pilgrims to Receive Restitution from Woodbridge Travel Agency That Left Them Stranded (12/5/08)
N.J. Bureau of Securities Revokes Registrations of Two Agents Who Defrauded Elderly Investors (11/25/08)
Consumer Affairs Inspects Newark Liberty International Airport Scales Prior to Thanksgiving Travel Period (11/25/08)
Pharmacy Technicians: Notice of Registration Extension (11/24/08)
Merchandise Distribution to Celebration Studios Customers Begins (11/22/08)
10 Gas Stations Incorrectly Cited for Violations (11/21/08)
Court Grants State's Request to Impound Additional Wedding Materials And to Distribute Materials to Affected Consumers (11/7/08)
Court Places Temporary Restraints on United Credit Adjusters and Related Companies (10/31/08)
Congressman Payne, Essex County Executive DiVincenzo and Irvington Mayor Smith Attend Senior Fraud Program (10/27/08)
Chiropractor Agrees to Lengthy Suspension (10/17/08)
State Files Suit Against United Credit Adjusters and Related Companies (10/12/08)
Consumers Advised to be Wary About Chimney Repair Scams (10/8/08)
Consumer Affairs Launches Senior Fraud Education & Protection Program
(9/29/08)
Nurse Agrees to a Temporary Suspension of Her License (9/17/08)
Division of Consumer Affairs Cites Motor Vehicle Dealerships For Violating Laws Governing Used Car Sales (9/9/08)
State Files Suit Against Drug Fair, Target and Wal-Mart for Expired Infant Formula and Over-the-Counter Medicines Multiple Violations Found in Stores Statewide (9/4/08)
N.J. Bureau of Securities Files Suit Against Burlington County Resident Who Defrauded Investors (8/27/08)
State Proposes Settlement for Celebration Studios Clients; Court Approves Plan for Completion of Photo Albums (8/25/08)
N.J. Bureau of Securities Participates in Auction Rate Securities Settlement With Wachovia (8/15/08)
Court Grants Injunctive and Other Relief After State Files Suit Against Camden County Furniture Retailer (8/14/08)
N.J. Bureau of Securities Participates in Auction Rate Securities Settlement with Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan (8/14/08)
Court Grants Injunctive and Other Relief After State Files Suit Against Camden County Furniture Retailer (8/14/08)
N.J. Bureau of Securities Participates in Settlement With UBS; Investors to Recover Billions in Auction Rate Securities (8/8/08)