Consumer Protection Archives - Idaho Office of Attorney General

Consumer Alert: Attorney General and Boise Police See Spike in Computer Technical Support Scams

New Law Aimed at Protecting Charitable Assets Takes Effect July 1

Consumer Alert: Attorney General and Boise Police Warn Renters of Treasure Valley Rental Scam

Consumer Alert: Attorney General and Secretary of State Issue Warning over Misleading Mailings Aimed at Idaho Businesses

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden: Be on the Lookout for COVID-19 Scams

Wasden Announces Settlement with Meridian Company over Alleged Violations of the Idaho Consumer Protection Act

Consumer Alert: Attorney General Issues Warning Regarding FedEx Scam

Attorney General Consumer Specialist Stops $3,000 Fraud Scheme While in Line at Boise Store

Wasden Announces Settlement with PayPal Charitable Giving Fund

Boise Telemarketer Permanently Banned and Company Dissolved Following Repeated Violations

Wasden Announces Idaho’s Portion of $700 Million Settlement with Pharmaceutical Distributor

Wasden Announces $116.9 Million Multistate Settlement with Johnson & Johnson and Subsidiary Ethicon, Inc.

Wasden Joins Fellow Attorneys General and 12 Companies in Fight Against Illegal Robocalls

Consumer Alert: Attorney General Issues New Warning after Uptick in Social Security Imposter Scam

Wasden Announces $600 Million Settlement with Equifax Over 2017 Data Breach

Wasden Obtains Settlement from Health Insurer Premera Over Failure to Protect Sensitive Data from Hacker

Wasden Announces $1.86 Million in Debt Relief for 215 Idaho ITT Tech Students

Attorney General Resolves Lawsuit with Boise Consignment Store Owner

Consumer Alert: Attorney General, State Tax Commission Issue New Warning following Fraudulent Mailings

St. Anthony Manufactured Home Retailer Restricted from Selling in Idaho

Wasden Urges Congress to Take Action Against Robocalls

Wasden Announces New Wells Fargo Consumer Redress Program

Wasden Announces Idaho’s Participation in $120 Million Settlement with Johnson & Johnson and Subsidiaries over Hip Implants

Wasden Announces Proposed Settlement with Fiat Chrysler and Bosch over Diesel Emissions

Wasden Announces Idaho’s Participation in $1.5M Settlement with Retailer Neiman Marcus over 2013 Data Breach

Wasden Announces Settlement with For-Profit Education Company

Wasden Announces $575 Million Settlement with Wells Fargo

Wasden Announces $68 Million Settlement with UBS for Artificially Manipulating LIBOR Interest Rates

Consumer Alert: Attorney General, State Tax Commission Warn Idahoans of New Tax Scam

Consumer Alert: Attorney General Warns Idahoans of Recent Uptick in Imposter Scams

Attorney General Announces $6 Million Settlement With Debt Buyer

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden Announces Idaho’s Participation in $148 Million Settlement with Uber over 2016 Data Breach

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden Announces Settlement with Idaho Falls Magazine Publisher

Attorney General Releases Consumer Protection Division’s FY 2018 Report

Idaho Joins National Effort to Target Fraudulent Charities That Falsely Claim to Help Veterans and Service Members

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden Announces Idaho’s Participation in $100 Million Multistate Settlement with Citibank over LIBOR Manipulation

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden Announces Settlement with Boise Clock Repair Business

Wasden Announces Deadline Extension for Idahoans Who Sent Scammers Money Via Western Union

Wasden Announces Settlement with Subsidiary of Japanese Airbag Maker Takata

Japanese Pharmaceutical Company Agrees to 20 Year Settlement Agreement after Attempting to Block Generics

State Attorneys General and State Mortgage Regulators Reach $45 Million Settlement with PHH Mortgage Corporation

Idaho to Receive Nearly $151,000 in Settlement with Pharmaceutical Company over Marketing Practices

Idaho Fraud Victims Now Eligible to Seek Payment from Western Union Settlement

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden Announces Idaho’s Participation in $220 Million Multistate Settlement with Deutsche Bank over LIBOR Manipulation

Wasden Announces Idaho’s Portion of $120 Million Multistate Settlement with General Motors over Defective Ignition Equipment

Idaho to Receive $438,000 in Settlement with Drugmaker Mylan Over EpiPen

Attorney General Announces Settlement with Boise-based Window and Blind Cleaning Service

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden Encourages Consumers to Act to Prevent Potential Identity Theft

Idaho Joins $3.5M Settlement with Lenovo over Installation of Hacker-vulnerable Software on Laptop Computers

Attorney General Releases Consumer Protection Division’s FY 2017 Report

Idaho and 42 Other States Reach $33 Million Consumer Settlement with Johnson & Johnson

Idaho Announces $18.5M Settlement with Target Corporation over 2013 Data Breach

Idaho Consumers Given Additional Time to Submit Claims Related to Provigil Settlement

Wasden Announces Settlement with Western Union

Idaho to Receive $7.48 Million in Settlement with Moody’s

Idahoans May be Eligible for Payment Under Recent Pharmaceutical Settlement

Attorney General Settles with Another Unregistered Telemarketer

Attorney General Reaches Settlement with Retailer USA Discounters

ACTIVEOutdoors/Idaho Fish and Game Data Breach

Attorney General Concludes Investigation, Offers Recommendations to Board at Twin Falls YMCA

Attorney General Releases FY 2016 Report for Consumer Protection Division

Idahoans to Receive Payment from HSBC Settlement

Idaho Attorney General Joins Nationwide Settlement with Barclays for Manipulating Libor

Attorney General Settles Antitrust Investigation into Anticompetitive Conduct by Manufacturer of Provigil

Attorney General Resolves Consumer Protection Case Against Former Boise Boat Builder

Attorney General Approves Settlement with Company Accused of Misleading Idaho Businesses

Attorney General Reaches Agreement with Volkswagen over Emission Fraud and Consumer Protection Violations

Idaho Consumers to Receive $2 Million in Compensation for Past E-Books Purchases

Attorney General Settles Consumer Case with Telemarketing Company

Wyeth/Pfizer Agree to Pay $784.6 Million to Resolve Claims They Underpaid Medicaid Drug Rebate Program

Attorney General Settles Claim Against Cancer Charities and Executives

Supreme Court Denial of Apple Appeal Clears Path for Reimbursement to Idaho Consumers

Attorney General Reaches Agreement on Soldier Mountain Sale

Wasden Announces Settlements With Natixis And Societe Generale

Attorney General Announces Settlement with MoneyGram

Attorney General Ends Investigation, Reaches Agreement with St. Luke’s and Hospital Districts

Idaho Attorney General Reaches Joint $470 Million Settlement Addressing Mortgage Abuses

Attorney General Resolves Consumer Case with Boise Telemarketing Company

Qualitest Pharmaceuticals to Pay $39 Million to Resolve False Labeling Allegations

Attorney General Reaches Settlement with Makers of 5-hour Energy Products

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Settles with States Over Kickbacks

Millennium Health Agrees to Pay $256 Million to Resolve Allegations of Unnecessary Drug and Genetic Testing and Illegal Remuneration to Physicians

Settlement with Attorney General Leads to Changes for Idaho Travel Guide Publisher

Settlement Reached by Attorney General Requires Florida Company to Refund Idaho Businesses

For-Profit Education Company Agrees to Changes, Loan Forgiveness in Agreement with Attorneys General

Attorney General Reaches Settlement in Proposed Merger of Springleaf and OneMain

Astrazeneca Pays $46.5 Million, Cephalon $7.5 Million in Nationwide Civil Settlements

NuVasive, Inc. Pays $13.5 Million Dollars to Resolve Off-Label Marketing and Kickback Allegations

Pharmerica Corporation to Pay $9.25 Million Healthcare Fraud Settlement

Attorney General Announces $71 Million Settlement with Drug Maker, Amgen