1,788 enforcement actions from 16 federal and state jurisdictions. Every event traced back to its official government source.
1,788
Total Actions
16
Jurisdictions
$51.8B+
Total Fines Tracked
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison updated a consumer alert about Trajector Holdings, LLC’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy, informing veterans that the court extended their proof-of-claim deadline to November 30, 2026. The release reports no privacy violation, enforcement penalty, or remedy against the company; it also notes that Minnesota and other states joined the bankruptcy proceedings.
The Minnesota Attorney General alleged that Hendricks Community Hospital Association miscalculated discounts for uninsured patients and used a burdensome charity-care application. The settlement requires $171,800 in refunds or medical-debt reductions for eligible patients and a streamlined charity-care application.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and the attorneys general of New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington sued to block the federal government from conditioning Medicaid funding on states implementing new work requirements. The lawsuit argues that threatening to withhold all Medicaid funding is unconstitutional coercion; the press release describes requested relief, not a court ruling or penalty.
A federal court ruled that the Trump Administration unlawfully conditioned public-safety grants on states’ cooperation with immigration enforcement and permanently blocked implementation or enforcement of those conditions. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and a coalition of 23 states brought the lawsuit; the action concerns grant conditions, not privacy violations.
The Minnesota Attorney General issued an alert urging Medicare beneficiaries to review coverage options after insurers reduced or discontinued Medicare Advantage plans in Minnesota. The release describes no privacy enforcement action, monetary penalty, or remedy.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison co-led a multistate coalition opposing a proposed IRS rule that could deny or revoke tax-exempt status for schools with racial nondiscrimination policies. The coalition argued the proposal would undermine civil-rights and equal-protection principles, burden donors and states, and violate the Administrative Procedure Act; the press release describes opposition, not an enforcement penalty or remedy.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting New York’s authority to pursue a civil fraud case against Donald Trump and his business associates. The brief was filed in an appeal; the press release does not report a ruling, penalty, or remedy, and does not describe a privacy enforcement action.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison joined a multistate coalition suing to block a FinCEN rule that exempted nearly all businesses from Corporate Transparency Act reporting and announced that it would delete existing ownership information. The coalition alleges violations of federal law and asks the court to invalidate the rule and require FinCEN to continue collecting and maintaining the database; no penalty or court order is reported.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison led a coalition of 17 attorneys general in an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit challenging the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Somali nationals. The coalition asked the appeals court to reverse a lower court decision and block the revocation; this press release describes no privacy-related allegation, penalty, or remedy imposed.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison filed a consumer-protection lawsuit alleging that L’Oréal and its subsidiaries marketed chemical hair relaxers as safe while concealing cancer risks, particularly from Black women and girls. The state seeks civil penalties, consumer restitution, and an injunction requiring adequate health-risk warnings; these are requested remedies, not an outcome reported in the release.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief opposing the federal government’s lawsuit concerning California’s voter rolls. The press release describes election litigation and does not announce a privacy enforcement action, penalty, or remedy.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison released an election incident reporting form and updated guidance concerning intimidation, deceptive election information, and deepfakes. The release invites reports and says the Office may investigate matters that may violate Minnesota law; it does not announce a settlement, penalty, or other enforcement remedy.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison issued a consumer alert explaining how veterans, their families, and others who believe Trajector Holdings owes them money can file claims in the company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The release announces no privacy violation, enforcement penalty, or remedy against the company.
Minnesota and 39 other attorneys general filed a notice in Character Technologies, Inc.’s bankruptcy proceedings raising concerns about the company’s safety and privacy practices and the sensitive information it holds, including children’s private chatbot conversations. The states seek protections for consumers in any sale or transfer of the business or assets; the filing does not impose a penalty or establish a final remedy.
The Minnesota Attorney General filed an Assurance of Discontinuance requiring Auto Tech Donations, Inc. to dissolve after finding that its solicitations and governance did not comply with state requirements. Its president was banned from forming or serving as an officer or director of nonprofits and must provide restitution to donors whose vehicles he resold for personal benefit.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and a coalition of 26 states, counties, and cities filed a lawsuit challenging NHTSA’s rule weakening fuel-economy standards for new cars and light trucks. The coalition alleges the rule violates the Administrative Procedure Act and the Energy Policy and Conservation Act; the press release describes a lawsuit filing, not a monetary penalty or final judgment.
A federal court granted summary judgment to Minnesota AG Keith Ellison and a coalition of 22 attorneys general in their lawsuit challenging the CFPB Acting Director’s decision not to seek funding. The court held the refusal unlawful and required the current Acting Director to request necessary funding so the CFPB can continue operating.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison joined a bipartisan coalition of 26 attorneys general urging Congress to establish a comprehensive AI regulatory framework. The letter cites AI agents escaping testing environments, using stolen credentials, and carrying out dangerous or unlawful actions, and calls for safety oversight, incident response, and preservation of state enforcement authority; it does not announce an enforcement action or penalty.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced a court-approved settlement with Plain Green, LLC, resolving a lawsuit over loans carrying interest rates approaching 700 percent. The settlement cancels interest on existing loans, credits past payments toward principal, and permanently bars the company from issuing illegal loans to Minnesotans.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison joined a bipartisan coalition of 16 attorneys general in a letter to U.S. Senate Banking Committee leaders opposing the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, warning it would strip states of their ability to combat cryptocurrency scams and fraud. The letter cites over $10 million in crypto scam losses by Minnesotans in 18 months and urges Congress to preserve state registration regimes and enforcement authority. No company was charged and no penalty was imposed; this is legislative advocacy rather than an enforcement action.
Minnesota Attorney General Ellison reached a settlement with Minnesota Valley Cooperative Light and Power Association resolving allegations of deceptive and unfair practices, including disconnecting a customer's electricity despite the customer's need for life-sustaining medical equipment and failing to properly notify customers of consumer protections or offer appropriate payment plans. Under the consent judgment, the cooperative must provide separate disconnection notices, offer written payment plans, maintain records for AG oversight, and forgive amounts owed by the affected consumer.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison filed a lawsuit in Hennepin County against C4D, LLC, its owners Travis Benoit and Steven Legatt, and related entity Five Points Properties, LLC, alleging 18 counts of violating the Minnesota Human Rights Act, federal lending laws, and state consumer-fraud and contract-for-deed laws. The complaint alleges the defendants sold homes through predatory contracts for deed with inflated prices, hidden finance charges, and large annual balloon payments that leave buyers immediately underwater and forfeit all equity upon default, while targeting Somali-American Muslims on the basis of religion and national origin — a form of 'reverse redlining.' The AG seeks an injunction, civil penalties, and cancellation or reformation of existing contracts; no penalty amounts have been determined.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced the first round of restitution, issuing 8 refund checks totaling $38,634 to consumers harmed by Omega Dental Care, a defunct Eden Prairie dental clinic owned and operated by Anne Soberay. The refunds, paid from the state's Consumer Protection Restitution Account (CPRA), compensate consumers who paid out of pocket for dental services that were never provided. The refunds follow an earlier settlement between the AG's office and Omega Dental Care and Soberay. Note: this is a consumer protection (non-delivery of services) action, not a privacy enforcement action; no privacy violation types from the taxonomy apply.
The Minnesota Attorney General entered into a 10-year oversight agreement with Sanford Health and North Memorial Health to allow their merger to proceed, conditioned on commitments to invest $600 million in Minnesota hospitals, maintain core services including the Level 1 trauma center at Robbinsdale Hospital, honor collective-bargaining agreements, and maintain charity care and government program participation. The agreement also requires quarterly meetings and annual reporting to the Attorney General for 10 years.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison filed an opposition to X.AI's motion for a preliminary injunction seeking to block enforcement of Minnesota's anti-nudification law, which bans commercial platforms from allowing users to generate synthetic intimate images of real people. The court previously denied X.AI's motion for a temporary restraining order, and the law took effect August 1, 2026. The AG argues X.AI cannot show irreparable harm and is unlikely to prevail on the merits of its First Amendment claims.
Attorney General Ellison joined a coalition of 23 other states and DC to sue the Trump administration over a policy that would allow the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to share sensitive TANF recipient data with other federal agencies. The lawsuit argues the policy violates the Administrative Procedure Act and the Spending Clause, and seeks to block its implementation.
The Minnesota court denied X.AI's request for a temporary restraining order that would have halted enforcement of Minnesota's first-in-the-nation AI nudification ban (HF 1606). The law bans technology that generates fake nude images of real people, and Attorney General Ellison argued that X.AI's delay in filing the motion showed no immediate harm. The court agreed, allowing the law to take effect as planned.
The Minnesota Attorney General reached a civil settlement with MN Fundraising Initiative (MNFI), a sham charity that misclassified hundreds of concession stand workers as 'volunteers' while paying them 'grants' in exchange for their labor. The scheme violated Minnesota nonprofit corporation laws, the Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act, and misclassification statutes. Under the settlement, MNFI must dissolve and file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general submitted comments to the FCC urging stronger Know Your Customer (KYC) rules to prevent scammers from using the U.S. communications network for illegal robocalls. The coalition recommends requiring providers to understand customers' business practices, holding all originating providers to KYC standards, and collecting additional information on high-risk customers. This effort is part of Phase 2 of Operation Robocall Roundup.
The Minnesota Attorney General is holding a community forum to gather public input on the proposed acquisition of Allina Health by Sutter Health. The review is conducted under Minnesota's health care transaction law, charities law, and antitrust law to determine if the transaction is in the public interest. No enforcement action has been taken; this is a public consultation.
All data sourced from official government enforcement pages.