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11/16- AG Grewal Files Lawsuit Alleging Academy Bus Defrauded NJ Transit by Not Reporting Missed Bus Trips, Charging for Trips that Never Happened - Fraud Allegedly Cost NJ Transit over $15 Million; Four Individuals Also Named as Defendants |
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11/10- Professional Boards Revoke Licenses of Engineering Executive Involved in Criminal Pay-to-Play Scheme |
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11/02- AG Grewal Announces ShopRite, Wakefern to Pay $235,000 and Improve Data Security in Settlement over Privacy Lapses at Supermarket Pharmacies - Improper Disposal of Electronic Signing Devices from Supermarkets in Millville, NJ and Kingston, NY Potentially Exposed Medical Information Belonging to NJ Residents |
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10/28- AG Grewal, NJ Bureau of Securities Sue Union County-Based Financial Consultant for Allegedly Selling Unregistered Securities and Defrauding Investors |
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10/28- Board of Medical Examiners Permanently Revokes License of Physician Who Traveled Weekly from Rhode Island to Prescribe Large Quantities of Opioid Pain Medications to New Jersey Patients Without a Medical Basis |
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10/22- AG Grewal, Division of Consumer Affairs Recover Over $150,000 in Penalties from Two Used Car Dealers for Defrauding Consumers |
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10/19- AG Grewal: Trump Administration Failed to Produce Data Supporting President’s Claims Linking Affordable Housing and Crime - AG Files FOIA Lawsuit Against DOJ, HUD After Records Requests Go Unanswered |
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10/14- Clinical Social Worker’s License Permanently Revoked for Sexual Misconduct with Teenage Student She Counseled |
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10/8- AG Grewal: NJ Reaches Settlement with Community Health Systems Over Data Breach - Acute Care Hospital Operator Will Improve Data Security, Pay Penalty |
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9/30 - AG Grewal: NJ Resolves Anthem Data Breach Investigation for Over $500,000 and Policy Changes at the Health Insurance Company |
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9/24 - Board of Psychological Examiners Revokes License of Psychologist for Sexual Misconduct -
Licensee Admitted to Having a Sexual Relationship with His Teenage Patient |
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9/24 - N.J. to Receive Over $1.28 Million in Consumer Protection Settlement with C.R. Bard over Company’s Marketing of Surgical Mesh |
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9/23 - AG Grewal, Consumer Affairs Secure $1.66 Million Judgment Against Advanta Medicaid for Unfulfilled Promises to Assist Consumers in Establishing Medicaid Eligibility - AG Grewal, Consumer Affairs Secure $1.66 Million Judgment Against Advanta Medicaid for Unfulfilled Promises to Assist Consumers in Establishing Medicaid Eligibility |
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9/21 - AG Grewal, Consumer Affairs Announce Penalties for Consumer Protection Violations Related to COVID-19 - Violations Include Price Gouging and False Claims in Advertising and Sale of PPE, COVID-19 Antibody Tests, and Other Items |
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9/16 - AG Grewal: New Jersey Joins FTC, Three Other States in Shutting Down NJ-Based Sham Charity Operation that Scammed Donors out of Millions - Ringleader and former NJ resident Mark Gelvan must surrender $800,000 and sell off two NJ properties, with the recovery benefiting legitimate charities |
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9/16 - Drivo Rent-A-Car Will Pay $80,000 in Penalties and Implement Reforms to Resolve Consumer Fraud Allegations |
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9/15 - AG Grewal Announces Settlement with Second Private Student Loan Company Whose Predatory Practices Harmed Students of ITT Tech - Agreement Provides $1.85 Million in Loan Forgiveness to 200+ NJ Borrowers |
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9/14 - AG Grewal Challenges More Rollbacks of Limits on Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Relaxed Standards for Methane Emissions Arrive During New Jersey’s Second Hottest Summer on Record |
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9/10 - Nevada Firearms Dealer Will Stop Selling Large Capacity Ammunition Magazines into New Jersey and Pay $50,000 to Settle Lawsuit After Illegal Online Sales to Undercover State Investigators |
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9/10 - AG Grewal Moves to Intervene in Suit Accusing Telecommunications Contractor of Failing to Pay Prevailing Wages and Submitting False Claims to State -
Contractor Allegedly Billed UMDNJ, Successor Entities for Prevailing Wage Work But Failed to Pay Prevailing Wage Rates, Denying Workers at Least $392,000 in Wages Owed |
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9/4 - State Board of Nursing Permanently Revokes License of RN Criminally Charged for Alleged Health Care Insurance Fraud |
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8/27 - New Jersey Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy Permanently Revokes License of Massage Therapist Who Inappropriately Touched Female Client During Massage at Atlantic County Spa
– Board’s Action is Part of Ongoing Crackdown on Sexual Misconduct & Abuse by Licensed Professionals |
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8/25 - AG Grewal Announces Lawsuit to Protect U.S. Postal Service and Mail-in Voting from Unlawful Cutbacks that Have Slowed Deliveries |
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8/25 - AG Grewal Announces $3 Million Settlement with Honda over
Faulty Airbag Systems
– State to Receive Share of $85 Million Multistate Agreement Resolving Allegations Honda Failed to Disclose Danger from Airbags Caused by Tendency to Rupture |
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7/24 - AG Grewal Sues Trump Administration over Unconstitutional Plan to Undercount New Jersey Residents in House Seat Apportionment Totals |
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7/21 - AG Grewal Sues Trump Administration to Block Rule that Limits New Jersey’s Ability to Prevent Water Pollution |
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7/20 - AG Grewal Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Elimination of Anti-Discrimination Protections in Health Care - As COVID-19 Public Health Crisis Continues, the Challenged Rule Would Eliminate Protections Designed to Ensure Equal Access to Health Care |
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7/15 - AG Grewal Sues U.S. Department of Education over New Limits on Protections for Student Loan Borrowers |
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7/13 - AG Grewal: Trump Presidential Transition Team Agrees to Settlement Over Registration as Charitable Organization, Subpoena Compliance - AG's Office Will Receive Transition Records that Organization Previously Refused to Produce |
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7/13 - AG Grewal Sues ICE over New Directive that Bars International Students from Attending U.S. Universities that Shift Programs Online Due to COVID-19 Pandemic - Thousands of Rutgers Students Could Be Shut out of the Country, Costing School up to $200M |
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7/7 - NJ Board of Nursing Temporarily Suspends Certification of Homemaker-Home Health Aide Charged with Criminal Sexual Contact Against 84-Year-Old Patient in Assisted Living Facility -
Action Comes as Division Focuses on How Professional Boards Address Allegations of Sexual Misconduct by Licensees |
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6/10 - AG Grewal Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against 26 Generic Drug Companies; Complaint Alleges Conspiracy to Raise Prices on 80 Topical Drugs - Defendants Include 15 New Jersey Companies, Five New Jersey Residents |
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6/4 - AG Grewal Leads Multi-State Lawsuit Against U.S. Department of Education and Secretary Betsy DeVos over Title IX Rule that Weakens Students’ Protections Against Sexual Violence and Harassment |
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05/19 - AG Grewal Announces Settlement with Santander in Multi-state Investigation of Allegedly Predatory Subprime Auto Lending Practices - New Jersey and NJ Residents Will Receive Over $3 Million, in Addition to Loan Forgiveness, and Company Will Change Allegedly Predatory Lending Practices |
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2/25 - AG Grewal: New Jersey Investigating E-Cigarette Maker JUUL Labs
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2/25- New Jersey Bureau of Securities Revokes Registration, Assesses $750,000 Civil Penalty, Against Morristown Investment Adviser Who Breached His Fiduciary Duty to Customers |
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1/30 - Proposed Regulation – Board of Examiners of Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors
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1/9 - Royal Auto Group Inc. Agrees to Resolve Consumer Complaints and Pay More Than $58,000 in Penalties
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