New Jersey Beach Badge Fees Under the Microscope in New Consumer Rights Bill
TRENTON, N.J. — Municipalities that charge for access to public beaches would be required to disclose detailed financial information under a new bill introduced in the New Jersey Legislature. The proposed legislation…
US Chamber Of Commerce Targets Biden’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director In Ad Campaign
US Chamber Of Commerce Targets Biden’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director In Ad Campaign Gabe Kaminsky on June 29, 2022 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is targeting the director of a federal…
Australian Tech Entrepreneur Sentenced To More Than 8 Years For Multimillion Dollar Consumer Fraud Scheme
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that EUGENI TSVETNENKO, a/k/a “Zhenya,” a dual citizen of Australia and Russia, was sentenced to 98 months…
Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative Recognizes Six Utilities for Customer-Centric Achievements
The Best Practices Awards spotlight how consumers and small businesses are benefitting from energy innovation DALLAS, May 25, 2022 — Today, the Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative (SECC) announced the recipients of the…
Two New Jersey Car Dealers Hit by State Over Consumer Protections Violations
NEWARK (PRESS RELEASE by NJ OAG) – As supply chain issues continue to affect prices for new and used vehicles, Acting Attorney Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs today…
Annual Drizly Consumer Trend Report Finds Americans Thirstier for Tequila, Cocktails in Cans and Non-Alcoholic Drinks
Fourth annual Drizly Consumer Trend Report paints picture of emerging Gen Z imbibers – interested in red wine, willing to pay for premium; “just because” alcohol gifting on a potential upswing; home…
Owner Of Consumer Products Testing Company Sentenced To 60 Months In Prison For Fraud Scheme Involving Fabricated Test Results
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Catherine Hermsen, Assistant Commissioner, United States Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations (“FDA-OIC”), Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant…
Mitsubishi Motors Announces Santander Consumer USA As New Preferred Finance Partner
“Mitsubishi Motors is celebrating 40 years of doing business in the U.S. in 2022, and our future has never been brighter. We are turning heads with one of the freshest showrooms in…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Kicks Off National Consumer Protection Week
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced today that the U.S. Attorney’s Office is joining an array of government, non-profit and private organizations to raise public awareness about widespread and…
United States Attorney Breon Peace Announces Formation of Consumer Protection Team in the Office’s Civil Division
Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced today the creation of a Consumer Protection Team in the Office’s Civil Division. The Consumer Protection Team, comprised of…
Consumer Spending Surged In January As Inflation Reached Near 40-Year High
Consumer spending surged in January amid soaring inflation, the Commerce Department announced Wednesday. Retail sales grew 3.8% in January, far exceeding the 2.1% Dow Jones estimate, the Commerce Department announced Wednesday. January’s…
Sturgis Nurse Charged With Tampering With Consumer Products
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – Alison Marshall, 46, of Sturgis, Michigan, has been charged by a federal grand jury with tampering with a consumer product, United States Attorney…
Pharmacy Manager Indicted for Tampering with a Consumer Product and Obtaining Opiates By Fraud
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Brian Thomas Badgley, 37, of Waterbury, Vermont appeared yesterday in United States District Court in Burlington for an…
As Dems push for N95 masks, FDA, CDC issue consumer and health warnings about the expensive single-use masks
As the Centers for Disease Control and Dr. Anthony Fauci warn Americans that cloth masks and single-use surgical masks may not provide adequate protection from the COVID-19 omicron virus, the left is…
Consumer Group Warns Governors About BlackRock Retirement Funds Relying On Chinese Companies
A consumer group has sent letters to multiple governors warning them about their states’ pension funds relying on an investment corporation with strong ties to China. Consumer’s Research distributed a report to…
Consumer Spending Jumped In October As Consumers Prepared For Holiday Shopping Amid Surging Prices
U.S. consumer spending grew in October as consumers prepared for holiday shopping with inflated prices and continuing supply chain issues. Household spending increased 1.3% in October compared to the previous month, while…
U.S. Consumer Spending Grew Slowly In September Amid High COVID-19 Cases, Supply Chain Problems and Rising Inflation
U.S. consumer spending growth slowed in September, and income dropped due to high COVID-19 cases, supply shortages, rising inflation, and ending unemployment benefits. Consumer spending increased 0.6% in September, down from a…
CONSUMER ALERT: Attorney General James Issues Alert to Protect Children From Deceptive Cannabis Products Sold in Snack Packaging
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today issued an alert to New York parents concerning products that are deceptively designed to look like standard snack foods and candy, but…
New Jersey cracking down on fraudulent cryptocurrency investment schemes
NEWARK – Acting Attorney Andrew J. Bruck today announced that the Bureau of Securities has issued five orders to companies touting fraudulent investment opportunities relating to cryptocurrencies, directing them to stop operating…
Dulles CBP Officers Seize more than $1 Million in Counterfeit Consumer Goods
STERLING, Va. – Shipments with a voluminous amount of counterfeit consumer goods are usually transported in maritime cargo, so it was a bit surprising when Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers encountered…
Australian National Sentenced To More Than 9 Years In Prison For Multimillion-Dollar Text-Messaging Consumer Fraud Scheme
Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MICHAEL PEARSE, an Australian national who was extradited to the United States from Australia in January 2021, was…