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  Category: Fraud


Attorney General’s Office secures 34-count indictment charging 5 with home improvement fraud, theft, and conspiracy

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Attorney General Beau Biden today announced that his office has secured a 34-count criminal indictment charging multiple defendants with home improvement fraud, theft, and conspiracy in a scheme that targeted elderly New Castle County residents.




State Representative Hudson and Senator Blevins join with Attorney General Biden to ban E-cigarettes for Delaware youth

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 29, 2014

With the support of Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, the Delaware Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement (DATE) and the Delaware Division of Public Health, State Representative Deborah Hudson (R-Fairthorne) and Senator Patricia Blevins (D-Elsmere) today announced that they will be introducing legislation aimed at protecting Delaware youth against the potentially harmful effects of mechanical tobacco substitutes known as “electronic cigarettes” or “e-cigs.”




Biden urges Target customers to take advantage of free credit monitoring in wake of data breach

Department of Justice | Fraud | News | Date Posted: Friday, January 24, 2014

Wilmington – Attorney General Beau Biden is urging Delawareans who have shopped at Target to register through the company for free credit monitoring being offered in the wake of a massive breach of customer data. “Target is doing the responsible thing by offering free credit monitoring to all of its customers and I encourage consumers […]




Biden secures $7 million for Delaware borrowers

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Thursday, December 19, 2013

Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden today announced that Ocwen Financial Corporation and its subsidiary, Ocwen Loan Servicing, will provide $7 million to Delaware borrowers in the latest effort by his office to hold accountable those responsible for the mortgage foreclosure crisis.




Biden Secures Nearly $20 Million for Delaware

Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 19, 2013

In the latest effort by his office to hold accountable those responsible for the mortgage foreclosure crisis, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden announced that JPMorgan Chase will pay $19.7 million to settle allegations stemming from conduct that helped cause the greatest economic downturn since the Great Depression.







  Category: Fraud

Attorney General’s Office secures 34-count indictment charging 5 with home improvement fraud, theft, and conspiracy

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Attorney General Beau Biden today announced that his office has secured a 34-count criminal indictment charging multiple defendants with home improvement fraud, theft, and conspiracy in a scheme that targeted elderly New Castle County residents.




State Representative Hudson and Senator Blevins join with Attorney General Biden to ban E-cigarettes for Delaware youth

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 29, 2014

With the support of Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, the Delaware Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement (DATE) and the Delaware Division of Public Health, State Representative Deborah Hudson (R-Fairthorne) and Senator Patricia Blevins (D-Elsmere) today announced that they will be introducing legislation aimed at protecting Delaware youth against the potentially harmful effects of mechanical tobacco substitutes known as “electronic cigarettes” or “e-cigs.”




Biden urges Target customers to take advantage of free credit monitoring in wake of data breach

Department of Justice | Fraud | News | Date Posted: Friday, January 24, 2014

Wilmington – Attorney General Beau Biden is urging Delawareans who have shopped at Target to register through the company for free credit monitoring being offered in the wake of a massive breach of customer data. “Target is doing the responsible thing by offering free credit monitoring to all of its customers and I encourage consumers […]




Biden secures $7 million for Delaware borrowers

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Thursday, December 19, 2013

Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden today announced that Ocwen Financial Corporation and its subsidiary, Ocwen Loan Servicing, will provide $7 million to Delaware borrowers in the latest effort by his office to hold accountable those responsible for the mortgage foreclosure crisis.




Biden Secures Nearly $20 Million for Delaware

Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 19, 2013

In the latest effort by his office to hold accountable those responsible for the mortgage foreclosure crisis, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden announced that JPMorgan Chase will pay $19.7 million to settle allegations stemming from conduct that helped cause the greatest economic downturn since the Great Depression.