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  Category: Consumer Protection


Delaware joins settlement with DIRECTV to resolve consumer protection allegations

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, December 17, 2010

The Attorney General’s Office announced that Delaware has joined 48 other states
and the District of Columbia in a settlement with satellite television provider DIRECTV to resolve allegations of deceptive advertising and unfair sales practices.




Attorney General’s Office secures criminal indictments in investor fraud cases

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Child Predator investigation leads to jail sentence for child pornographer Dover – The Attorney General’s Office announced that a Smyrna resident charged with child pornography offenses following an investigation initiated by the Delaware Child Predator Task Force pled guilty today in Kent County Superior Court. Stephen W. Carman, age 54, a registered sex offender, pled […]




Attorney General’s office joins multistate review of bank foreclosure practices

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Date Posted: Thursday, October 14, 2010

Attorney General’s office joins multistate review of bank foreclosure practices Wilmington – Attorney General Beau Biden announced that his office is participating in a coordinated national effort by state Attorneys General and state mortgage regulators to investigate the foreclosure review and verification procedures used by the mortgage servicing industry. Officials from 50 states have joined […]




Biden reacts to Bank of America’s decision to suspend foreclosures nationwide

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Date Posted: Friday, October 8, 2010

Biden reacts to Bank of America’s decision to suspend foreclosures nationwide Wilmington – Attorney General Beau Biden, who on October 5th called on Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, and Ally Financial to stop foreclosure actions in Delaware amid questions about their foreclosures procedures, made the following statement following Bank of America’s announcement today that […]




Biden calls on three banks to halt Delaware foreclosures

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Biden calls on three banks to halt Delaware foreclosures Wilmington – Attorney General Beau Biden has called on three banks to stop foreclosure actions in Delaware amid questions about their foreclosures procedures. The banks have announced they are delaying foreclosure proceedings in 23 other states while they review whether their staff signed foreclosure documentation in […]







  Category: Consumer Protection

Delaware joins settlement with DIRECTV to resolve consumer protection allegations

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, December 17, 2010

The Attorney General’s Office announced that Delaware has joined 48 other states
and the District of Columbia in a settlement with satellite television provider DIRECTV to resolve allegations of deceptive advertising and unfair sales practices.




Attorney General’s Office secures criminal indictments in investor fraud cases

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Child Predator investigation leads to jail sentence for child pornographer Dover – The Attorney General’s Office announced that a Smyrna resident charged with child pornography offenses following an investigation initiated by the Delaware Child Predator Task Force pled guilty today in Kent County Superior Court. Stephen W. Carman, age 54, a registered sex offender, pled […]




Attorney General’s office joins multistate review of bank foreclosure practices

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Date Posted: Thursday, October 14, 2010

Attorney General’s office joins multistate review of bank foreclosure practices Wilmington – Attorney General Beau Biden announced that his office is participating in a coordinated national effort by state Attorneys General and state mortgage regulators to investigate the foreclosure review and verification procedures used by the mortgage servicing industry. Officials from 50 states have joined […]




Biden reacts to Bank of America’s decision to suspend foreclosures nationwide

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Date Posted: Friday, October 8, 2010

Biden reacts to Bank of America’s decision to suspend foreclosures nationwide Wilmington – Attorney General Beau Biden, who on October 5th called on Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, and Ally Financial to stop foreclosure actions in Delaware amid questions about their foreclosures procedures, made the following statement following Bank of America’s announcement today that […]




Biden calls on three banks to halt Delaware foreclosures

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Biden calls on three banks to halt Delaware foreclosures Wilmington – Attorney General Beau Biden has called on three banks to stop foreclosure actions in Delaware amid questions about their foreclosures procedures. The banks have announced they are delaying foreclosure proceedings in 23 other states while they review whether their staff signed foreclosure documentation in […]