Wells Fargo Customers Will Have Chance to Be Compensated Under 50 State Settlement That Includes Delaware
Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, January 7, 2019
Agreement resolves state consumer protection claims for alleged unfair and deceptive trade practices involving millions of accounts Under a settlement filed December 28, 2018 with all 50 states and the District of Columbia over violations of state consumer protection laws, Wells Fargo Bank N.A. will create a consumer redress review program through which consumers who […]
Child Rape Could Mean Life In Prison
Consumer Protection | Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, November 2, 2018
OMB gang member pleads guilty; other defendants face prison on drug, weapons, manslaughter, and fraud charges. A 67-year-old Wilmington man could be sentenced to life in prison for the rape of a child that occurred in 2000. Deputy Attorney General Kelly Sheridan secured no contest plea from Santos Viruet to Rape First Degree. In January […]
Delaware Students Can Join Consumer Literacy Competition
Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 22, 2018
Delaware Department of Justice sponsors LifeSmarts in its 25th year The Delaware Department of Justice is sponsoring the 2018-2019 season of LifeSmarts, a national scholarship competition and educational program for middle school and high school students that tests knowledge of real-life consumer issues and aims to create a future generation of consumer-savvy adults. Coaches can […]
Delaware Attorney General Matt Denn Announces Settlement With Uber Over Data Breach
Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Ride-sharing company Uber Technologies, Inc. will change its security practices and make payments that will be shared with affected Uber drivers in order to resolve an investigation into Uber’s delay in reporting a data breach to its drivers, violating Delaware’s and others states’ data privacy laws. The settlement, which includes Delaware and the attorneys general […]
DOJ Consumer Protection Unit Prosecuting Sussex Home Improvement Fraud Case, Looking for Other Potential Victims
Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Friday, September 7, 2018
The Consumer Protection Unit (CPU) of the Delaware Department of Justice is pursuing criminal charges against a Sussex County-based contractor accused of defrauding multiple Delaware homeowners. Charges currently pending against Sergio Izzo, Jr., 32, of Lewes, include 4 counts of Theft, 2 counts of Issuing a Bad Check, 2 counts of Home Improvement Fraud, 2 […]
