1,634 enforcement actions from 16 federal and state jurisdictions. Every event traced back to its official government source.
1,634
Total Actions
16
Jurisdictions
$49.9B+
Total Fines Tracked
The New Jersey Bureau of Securities issued a Summary Cease and Desist Order against Arya International Inc. (operating as Mystical Stars, LLC) and owner Rupal K. Patel for operating a nationwide investment fraud scheme involving unregistered securities. The scheme targeted friends and family of dance students, raising over $5.4 million from 74 investors, including 48 New Jersey residents, through false promises of guaranteed 10-20% returns. The order requires the entities to immediately halt sales of unregistered securities and cease misleading investors.
New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport, alongside 42 states and territories, filed a multistate complaint against Novartis AG and its subsidiaries Sandoz AG and Sandoz Group AG alleging a conspiracy to fix prices, allocate markets, and rig bids for 31 generic drugs, inflating costs for consumers and public healthcare programs. The complaint also alleges Novartis fraudulently spun off Sandoz to shield itself from liability for prior antitrust violations. This action builds on evidence from three previous multistate generic drug price-fixing complaints.
New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Consumer Affairs issued general guidance warning sellers against engaging in price gouging during a declared state of emergency ahead of a major winter storm. The guidance cites New Jersey’s price gouging law, which prohibits price increases exceeding 10% of pre-emergency prices for necessary goods and services during the emergency and 30 days after its termination. Violations carry civil penalties up to $10,000 for first offenses and $20,000 for subsequent offenses, with each individual sale counted as a separate violation.
New Jersey, serving as co-lead of a 22-state coalition, filed a motion for summary judgment on January 22, 2026, seeking an expedited order to stop the Trump Administration from defunding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) before March 2026. The states argue that defunding the CFPB would undermine federal and state consumer protection efforts, including states’ reliance on CFPB consumer complaint data and mortgage lending data for enforcement actions. This motion builds on a December 2025 lawsuit filed by the same coalition challenging the administration’s threats to withhold CFPB funding.
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced a settlement with Apple Inc. over allegations of widespread merchandise pricing violations at 11 Apple stores statewide, including failure to display required pricing information and refund policies. Apple agreed to pay a $150,000 civil penalty, the largest-ever under New Jersey's Merchandise Pricing Act, and implement revised business practices to ensure clear pricing and refund policy disclosures. The settlement resolves violations of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act and the 2017 consent order previously entered into by Apple.
$150K
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced a multistate settlement with Hyundai and Kia over the sale of millions of U.S. vehicles lacking industry-standard anti-theft engine immobilizer technology, which contributed to a surge in auto thefts. The settlement requires the manufacturers to equip all future U.S.-sold vehicles with immobilizers, offer free ignition cylinder protectors to eligible owners, provide up to $4.5 million in consumer restitution for theft damage, and pay $4.5 million to the coalition states. The 36-state coalition is led by Connecticut, Minnesota, and New Hampshire, with New Jersey as a co-lead.
$4.5M
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced the adoption of comprehensive new rules codifying the prohibition against disparate impact discrimination under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD). The rules, published in the New Jersey Register on December 15, 2025, clarify legal standards for disparate impact liability in employment, housing, public accommodations, financial lending, and contracting, including the use of artificial intelligence in employment contexts. The rules do not create new liability but provide clarity on existing LAD protections amid federal rollbacks of disparate impact standards.
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced that New Jersey is joining a coalition of 22 states in suing Uber for deceptive practices related to its Uber One subscription service. The lawsuit alleges that Uber enrolled consumers without their knowledge and made cancellation extremely difficult, seeking restitution, penalties, and an injunction under New Jersey's Consumer Fraud Act and the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act.
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin is leading a bipartisan coalition of 42 attorneys general in sending a letter to 13 tech companies, demanding that they implement safeguards for their AI chatbots to prevent harmful interactions such as sexually explicit conversations with children, encouraging self-harm, and spurring violence, following reports of serious incidents including deaths and self-harm.
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin joined a bipartisan coalition of 36 state attorneys general in sending a letter to Congress opposing proposed legislation that would ban state laws regulating artificial intelligence. The letter warns that such a ban would leave residents, particularly children and senior citizens, vulnerable to harmful AI practices including scams, misinformation, and privacy violations. The coalition urges Congress to instead collaborate on federal AI safeguards rather than preempting state-level protections.
The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs sent warning letters to over 3,000 auto dealerships reminding them of the state's data deletion law, which requires dealerships to offer to delete personal data from vehicles when accepting them for resale or lease. Failure to comply can result in fines of $500 for first offenses and $1,000 for subsequent offenses, aimed at preventing unauthorized access to sensitive consumer information stored in vehicle infotainment systems.
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for demanding that states turn over sensitive personal information of SNAP recipients, including Social Security numbers and addresses. The lawsuit argues that this demand violates federal privacy laws and the Constitution, as the data is protected and should only be used for program administration. The coalition seeks to block USDA from conditioning SNAP funding on compliance with this demand.
The New Jersey Attorney General filed a lawsuit against Discord, Inc. for deceptive business practices under the Consumer Fraud Act. Discord misrepresented its Safe Direct Messaging and age verification features, failing to protect children from
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration for illegally granting Elon Musk and DOGE unauthorized access to the U.S. Treasury Department's central payment system, which contains sensitive personal information such as Social Security numbers and bank details. The lawsuit seeks an injunction to halt this policy and a declaration that it is unlawful and unconstitutional.
A multistate coalition of 50 attorneys general, including New Jersey, reached a $52 million settlement with Marriott International, Inc. for two data breaches that exposed personal information of over 131 million consumers. The breaches resulted from inadequate cybersecurity practices at Starwood and Marriott networks. The settlement mandates comprehensive security improvements and monetary penalties.
$52.0M
Enzo Biochem, Inc. agreed to pay $4.5 million and strengthen its cybersecurity practices to settle allegations that deficient data security led to a ransomware attack exposing the health data of 2.4 million patients. The multistate enforcement action was led by New Jersey with New York and Connecticut.
$4.5M
Bumble Inc. agreed to pay $315,000 and update its disclosures to settle allegations that it misrepresented its criminal background screening policies to New Jersey users, violating the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act and Internet Dating Safety Act. The settlement requires Bumble to clearly disclose its screening practices and safety limitations on its dating platforms.
$315K
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced a multistate settlement where Morgan Stanley will pay $1.27 million to NJ over data security incidents that compromised personal information of over 755,000 NJ residents and millions nationwide. The incidents involved improper decommissioning of devices and a software flaw, leading to unauthorized access. The settlement requires Morgan Stanley to strengthen its data security and disposal procedures.
$1.3M
New Jersey, leading a coalition of 41 other attorneys general, sued Meta for knowingly designing addictive Instagram and Facebook features targeting children and teens while falsely claiming the platforms were safe. The lawsuit alleges Meta collected personal data from users under 13 without parental consent, violating the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and state consumer protection laws like the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act.
Blackbaud, a software company, experienced a ransomware attack in 2020 that exposed sensitive personal information, including protected health data, due to inadequate security practices and delayed breach notification. A multistate investigation resulted in a $49.5 million settlement, requiring Blackbaud to enhance data security, implement breach response plans, and undergo third-party assessments.
$49.5M
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin joined a multistate lawsuit against Avid Telecom for allegedly initiating and facilitating billions of illegal robocalls, including to numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry, in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and Telemarketing Sales Rule. The company is accused of transmitting scam calls and ignoring warnings from the Industry Traceback Group.
EyeMed Vision Care suffered a data breach in June 2020 due to poor security practices, including shared passwords, exposing personal and medical information of approximately 2.1 million individuals. The multistate settlement imposes a $2.5 million penalty and requires EyeMed to implement enhanced security measures and comply with privacy laws.
$2.5M
The New Jersey Bureau of Securities issued a Cease and Desist Order against Horatiu Charlie Caragaceanu and his organizations for promoting TruthGPT Coin, a cryptocurrency scam that falsely claimed AI capabilities and endorsements from figures like Elon Musk. The respondents misrepresented the AI model's ability to predict cryptocurrency prices and manipulated images to show false endorsements, targeting investors with unrealistic profit promises.
Google settled with 40 state attorneys general over allegations that it misled consumers about location tracking practices. Google will pay $391.5 million and must enhance transparency and user controls for location data collection.
$391.5M
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced a multistate settlement with Experian and T-Mobile over a 2015 data breach that compromised personal information of over 15 million consumers. The companies will pay over $16 million to states and agree to improve data security and vendor management practices. New Jersey will receive approximately $500,000 from the settlement.
$16.0M
Wawa Inc. agreed to pay $8 million to resolve a multistate investigation into a data breach that compromised approximately 34 million payment cards between April 2019 and December 2019. The breach involved malware that harvested card data from point-of-sale terminals. New Jersey will receive $2.5 million, and Wawa must implement enhanced cybersecurity measures including a comprehensive security program and third-party audits.
$8.0M
The New Jersey Board of Pharmacy temporarily suspended the license of Christina Bekhit, owner of AllCare Pharmacy, after her arrest for selling falsified COVID-19 vaccination cards and entering false information into the state's immunization database. Under a consent order filed on July 5, 2022, Bekhit agreed to cease pharmacy operations and surrender her permit, addressing grave public health risks from fraudulent vaccination records.
New Jersey, as part of a multistate coalition, settled with Carnival Cruise Line over a 2019 data breach that compromised personal information of approximately 180,000 employees and customers nationwide. The breach resulted from deficiencies in Carnival's data security program and delayed breach notification. Carnival will pay $1.25 million and implement enhanced email security and breach response measures.
$1.3M
The New Jersey Attorney General announced the arrest of Christina Bekhit, a pharmacist operating AllCare Pharmacy, for selling fake COVID-19 vaccination record cards and entering false information into the state's immunization database. She faces criminal charges for computer criminal activity, tampering with public information, and falsification of medical records.
New Jersey is co-leading a multistate investigation into TikTok to determine if the platform violates consumer protection laws by using techniques that increase engagement among young users, potentially causing mental and physical harm. The investigation will examine what TikTok knows about these harms to children, teenagers, and young adults.
All data sourced from official government enforcement pages.