Residents Of Two Newark Apartments To Receive Funds As A Result Of DOJ Consumer Fraud Action
Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Payments Part of Resolution of Case against Autumn Park and Hidden Creek Apartment Complexes Residents of two apartment complexes in Newark are eligible to receive some funds as a result of an action by the Delaware Department of Justice Consumer Protection Unit alleging the apartments were advertised to have amenities that they did not have […]
Delaware Announces Settlement to Reform Debt Buying and Collection Practices
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 4, 2018
Attorney General Matt Denn announced today that Delaware joined 41 other states and the District of Columbia in reaching a settlement regarding debt collection practices with Encore Capital Group Inc. and its subsidiaries Midland Credit Management, Inc. and Midland Funding, LLC, one of the nation’s largest debt buyers. Debt buying involves buying and selling overdue […]
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 […]
51 Attorneys General Reach Consumer Protection Settlement with Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Concerning Off-Label Promotion of Four Prescription Drugs
Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Delaware and the attorneys general of 49 other states and the District of Columbia have reached a settlement with Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“BIPI”) regarding alleged off-label marketing and deceptive and misleading representations made in BIPI’s promotion of four of its prescription drugs: Micardis®, Aggrenox®, Atrovent®, and Combivent®. The settlement resolves allegations that BIPI engaged […]
Leader of Downstate Organized Crime Enterprise Convicted Of Two Murders
Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Friday, September 29, 2017
Also, Wilmington man faces life in prison after murder conviction; Former nonprofit executive sentenced to prison for stealing donations Steven Kellam, the leader of a violent crime network that operated in Sussex and Kent counties, was convicted on several felony charges including 2 counts of Murder First Degree, and will spend the rest of his […]
