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  Category: Consumer Protection


Delaware E-book Purchasers to Receive Over $1.3 Million from Price-Fixing Lawsuit

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Delaware residents who purchased electronic books – known as E-books – from a number of sources between April 1, 2010 and May 21, 2012, should begin receiving account credits or checks this week, as a result of the successful prosecution of a price-fixing case against Apple, Inc. Delaware consumers are estimated to receive over $1,300,000 […]




Home Improvement Contractor Arrested for Defrauding Delaware Homeowners

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Friday, May 27, 2016

Department of Justice Consumer Protection Unit asks other potential victims to come forward The Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Unit announced that a New Castle County-based contractor faces criminal charges for defrauding multiple Delaware homeowners. Mario Mareno, 49, doing business as Tradesmen Services, was arrested on Friday, May 13 by the First State Fugitive Task Force […]




Gun, Drug, and Fraud Cases Highlight Recent Work of Department of Justice

Consumer Protection | Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, April 22, 2016

Prosecutors in the Department of Justice’s Criminal and Fraud and Consumer Protection Divisions had several significant successes recently. Deputy Attorney General Casey Ewart secured a prison sentence for 27-year old Tyrone Bussey of Yonkers, New York. In March 2015, Bussey, who was staying in his girlfriend’s apartment the 700 block of West 7th Street in […]




Contractor Arrested for Defrauding Senior Citizen

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 15, 2016

The Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Unit announced a Delaware City-based contractor faces criminal charges for defrauding a 72-year-old New Castle County homeowner. James Small, 31, was arrested on one count of Home Improvement Fraud, but Department of Justice officials believe he may have more victims. New Castle County Police received a complaint from a woman […]




Multistate Settlement With MoneyGram To Result In Anti-Fraud Practices, Restitution To Consumers

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, February 12, 2016

Forty-nine states, including Delaware, along with the District of Columbia have reached a settlement with MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc. over complaints of consumers who used MoneyGram’s wire transfer service to send money to third parties involved in schemes to defraud consumers. The settlement will result in changes to MoneyGram’s practices and restitution for some MoneyGram […]







  Category: Consumer Protection

Delaware E-book Purchasers to Receive Over $1.3 Million from Price-Fixing Lawsuit

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Delaware residents who purchased electronic books – known as E-books – from a number of sources between April 1, 2010 and May 21, 2012, should begin receiving account credits or checks this week, as a result of the successful prosecution of a price-fixing case against Apple, Inc. Delaware consumers are estimated to receive over $1,300,000 […]




Home Improvement Contractor Arrested for Defrauding Delaware Homeowners

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Friday, May 27, 2016

Department of Justice Consumer Protection Unit asks other potential victims to come forward The Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Unit announced that a New Castle County-based contractor faces criminal charges for defrauding multiple Delaware homeowners. Mario Mareno, 49, doing business as Tradesmen Services, was arrested on Friday, May 13 by the First State Fugitive Task Force […]




Gun, Drug, and Fraud Cases Highlight Recent Work of Department of Justice

Consumer Protection | Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, April 22, 2016

Prosecutors in the Department of Justice’s Criminal and Fraud and Consumer Protection Divisions had several significant successes recently. Deputy Attorney General Casey Ewart secured a prison sentence for 27-year old Tyrone Bussey of Yonkers, New York. In March 2015, Bussey, who was staying in his girlfriend’s apartment the 700 block of West 7th Street in […]




Contractor Arrested for Defrauding Senior Citizen

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 15, 2016

The Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Unit announced a Delaware City-based contractor faces criminal charges for defrauding a 72-year-old New Castle County homeowner. James Small, 31, was arrested on one count of Home Improvement Fraud, but Department of Justice officials believe he may have more victims. New Castle County Police received a complaint from a woman […]




Multistate Settlement With MoneyGram To Result In Anti-Fraud Practices, Restitution To Consumers

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, February 12, 2016

Forty-nine states, including Delaware, along with the District of Columbia have reached a settlement with MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc. over complaints of consumers who used MoneyGram’s wire transfer service to send money to third parties involved in schemes to defraud consumers. The settlement will result in changes to MoneyGram’s practices and restitution for some MoneyGram […]