• 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)  

• Bureau of Securities Files Suit Against Scammers Who Targeted Wyckoff Church Members (8/8/08)

• Enforcement Bureau Investigation Leads To Arrest at Jersey City Spa
  (8/8/08)   

• N.J. Bureau of Securities Participates in Settlement With Citigroup (8/7/08)  

• State Acts to Revoke Registration of Charitable Organization (7/14/08)    

• Lawsuit Filed Against Cumberland County Pool Contractor (7/15/08)   

• State Licensing Board Suspends License of Surgeon Who Removed Wrong Lung Appellate Court Refuses Stay of Suspension (6/25/08)    

• Consumer Affairs Newsletter Debuts (6/24/08)  

• State Announces Settlement with Rite Aid (6/23/08)  

• Statewide Task Force Finds Violations at Gas Stations (6/19/08)  

• David Szuchman Assumes Leadership Of the N.J. Division of Consumer Affairs (6/12/08)   

• Jersey City Doctor Charged with Selling Prescriptions for Cash Agrees to License Suspension (6/11/08)  

• Freehold Township High School Wins The 2008 New Jersey Consumer Bowl
  (5/30/08)  

• Consumer Affairs Launches “Boardwalk Task Force” (5/29/08)   

• Attorney General Files Judgment Against Merck Resolving Investigation into Marketing of Vioxx - New Jersey Among 30 States Sharing Record $58 Million (5/20/08)   

• Defendant Agrees to Pay $275,000 to Settle Stock Fraud Lawsuit
  (5/19/08)   

• Residents Warned about New Identity Theft Scam Tied to Economic Stimulus Checks (5/9/08)  

• Consumers Cautioned About the “Advance Fee” Scam (4/23/08)  

• Monmouth County Furniture Retailer Permanently Barred From Operating Chelsea Manor, L.L.C., The Cabbage Rose, and Classic House Furniture
  (3/28/08)

• International Securities Fraud Ring Uncovered By N.J. Bureau of Securities
  (3/20/08)  

• States Files Suit Against Monmouth County Investment Company; Investors Lost $12 Million in Ponzi Scheme) (3/20/08)

• State Subpoenas Records From JuicyCampus As It Investigates the College Gossip Website (3/18/08)

• State Requests Court Approval to Impound Additional Wedding Materials And to Distribute the Materials to Affected Consumers (3/14/08)  

• Monmouth County Man Indicted On Charges Of Securities Fraud, Theft And Money Laundering For Stealing $690,000 From Investors (3/7/08)   

• N.J.'s Home Improvement Contractor Law Reaches Milestone; 50,000 Registration Applications Received (2/27/08)  

• Couple Accused of Stealing Investments from Philadelphia Philanthropist Barred from the N.J. Securities Industry (2/14/08)  

• Know the Facts Before Agreeing to a Refund Anticipation Loan (2/14/08)  

• N.J. Bureau of Securities Reminds Investors that Scams Often Hide Behind Today's Headlines (2/13/08)

• Governor Nominates Prosecutor to Head the Division of Consumer Affairs - Attorney General Milgram selects experienced federal and state criminal attorney to lead agency charged with protecting consumers (1/28/08)

• Court Authorizes State to Impound All Photos/Videos From Closed Wedding Photography Studio (1/25/08)

• State Files Suit Against Wedding Photography Company Court Grants State's Request for Temporary Restraints (1/22/08)

• State Announces Settlement with South Jersey Car Dealership (1/18/08)

• Defendants Agree to Settlement of State’s Suit Stopping Illegal Distribution of Prescription Drugs from Canada (1/16/08)

• Defendants Ordered to Pay $7.95 Million In Investor Restitution and Civil Penalties in Securities Fraud Case (1/11/08)

• Physician Voluntarily Surrenders His Medical License Following His Arrest
  (1/9/08)

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